Paris Hilton appeared in a Miami courtroom yesterday to testify in a civil lawsuit that was filed against her by the investors of the movie Pledge This. They claim that Paris didn't do enough to promote the pic -- she was the executive producer even though she was unaware of what that meant -- and are seeking $8M.
Didn't the court reporter do a great rendering of our gal Paris? More actual pics in the gallery of Paris working it in the court's parking lot.
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At the 3 Olives party last night, I tracked down a bunch more celebs to get the dirt on their lives. Erin Lucas -- chain-smoking in the VIP area (NYC clubs are all non-smoking) and "catching up" with her ex-boyfriend from The City -- took time to take a pic with me and answer some questions about why she wasn't returning to the next season of The City. "I’m doing a couple things on the side," she says. "I can’t really talk about it very much. It was a personal decision of mine to not continue on to season two. I’m kind of a gypsy. I’d like to focus on hosting -- that's what I went to school for, and that's what I love." I asked her about the AC/DC tat on her side -- her dad's the bassist for the group -- and she said she changed her last name and tried to hide the fact that he was her father. "I never wanted to be known as the girl whose dad was in AC/DC, but that flew right out the window after the first season."
At the 3 Olives party last night, I tracked down a bunch more celebs to get the dirt on their lives. Erin Lucas -- chain-smoking in the VIP area (NYC clubs are all non-smoking) and "catching up" with her ex-boyfriend from The City -- took time to take a pic with me and answer some questions about why she wasn't returning to the next season of The City. "I’m doing a couple things on the side," she says. "I can’t really talk about it very much. It was a personal decision of mine to not continue o...
Hey kids! So, I'm in NYC right now, having a blast and chasing down stories. I attended a party tonight for 3 Olives and the launch of their new bubblegum-flavored vodka. I didn't try it, but the verdict was that it was "weird but good." Go figure. Or just go buy a bottle.
Kim Kardashian was hosting the event, so I got a chance to speak with her. We talked about Paris Jackson's moving speech at her father's memorial (you can view it here) and Kim weighed in with some of her own experience. "I spoke at my father’s funeral," she said, referring to the late Robert Kardashian, "and that was the hardest thing I had to do, and I was 22, and she’s only 11. I just thought it was really brave of her. But it was really something she wanted to do. She wasn’t scheduled to talk, but you could very much see that day that she wanted to say something to all the people. She was standing on the side saying she wanted to speak. I was so glad that I spoke at my father’s funeral, even though I was really nervous and thought I couldn’t do it, but that one opportunity to speak your mind is so important, and she lived in the moment."
So what's up next for Kim?
"I’m producing my own shows," she says. "I think that’s the next step for me, getting in the background and producing. I love the whole process of making a show, creating a show and seeing it come to life. There’s a competition-type show, a reality show, there’s a few that I have in the works."
I really wanted to show you guys what a red carpet looks like from a reporter's perspective. These things are INSANE. So I took video of Kim & Khloe doing the carpet. The audio is relatively quiet in the video, but in person it's just deafening screams coming from every direction yelling at every person about everything. It's a total madhouse. Every time I see one of things things in person it just blows me away. That said, all the reporters and photographers on the carpet got along really well this time, and I met some fantastic folks from People, Star, Life & Style and E!, all of whom were covering the event as well. I made friends! And we all sat there and made fun of the celebs when we weren't talking to them. I have found my people. />
Hey kids! So, I'm in NYC right now, having a blast and chasing down stories. I attended a party tonight for 3 Olives and the launch of their new bubblegum-flavored vodka. I didn't try it, but the verdict was that it was "weird but good." Go figure. Or just go buy a bottle.
Kim Kardashian was hosting the event, so I got a chance to speak with her. We talked about Paris Jackson's moving speech at her father's memorial (you can view it here) and Kim weighed in with some of her own experience. "I ...
A couple of weeks ago, I went on a little rant about an episode of Kathy Griffin's show where Paris Hilton said she never performs a certain sexual act that we've all seen her perform multiple times on video.
What I didn't mention was that during that same episode, Kathy & Paris's trip was interrupted by Jill Zarin from Real Housewives of New Jersey York. The show made it seem as though Jill had just burst in on them and then wanted to tag along all day. Not so, claimed Jill, when I caugh...
It doesn't even seem possible that Jim Carrey is old enough to be a grandfather, but it's the next role he's slated for.
Carrey confirmed to E! News that his only child, 21-year-old Jane is expecting her first child with her longtime boyfriend, Nitro. He's in music -- he fronts the band Blood Money -- and his real name is Alex Santana, but can you just imagine the joy of learning that your daughter is knocked up by a dude who answers to Nitro? Ah, young love.
Hey, does this make Jenny...
Now that Mickey Rourke has rebounded and is probably somewhat flush again, it seems he's throwing some of his newly-earned cash at his plastic surgeon ... though I do find it near impossible that he's actually paying someone to do this to his face.
Back in the '80s, there was a show called Beauty and the Beast starring Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton. Just from the title you can probably figure out the plot. In a greatly abridged nutshell, Vincent the man-beast falls in love with Catherine...
At a time when websites are closing down left and right GOOP, Gwyneth Paltrow's site that promotes spiritual betterment through buying quality cashmere, lives on.
In her most recent entry, Gwyn acts like an ass by talking about what's coming out of her ass. If you eat healthy and take care of yourself -- and you'd think that working out with Madge would qualify -- you shouldn't need to do a detox. But she ballooned to a size four, so off to the colonic spa she went.
Here a...
Oprah is working on a Brady Bunch reunion -- and no, I don't know why -- and all surviving members are on board, except one. According to Marsha, Marsha, Marsha (or, whatever, actress Maureen McCormick), Eve Plumb (Jan) won't be attending.
McCormick blogged: "All of us said yes except for one person, Eve Plumb, who used to be my best friend but now apparently wants to distance herself from the show and, most troubling, from me ... I have no idea why, unless she's mad at the joke I ma...
Brooke Shields is heading to the big screen and let me tell you, this is going to be a good movie. When I say "a good movie" I mean "a funny movie." And when I mean "a funny movie" what I really mean is "sooooo damn funny that such a piss-poor movie was ever produced." Even the title is bad.
Brooke has signed on to costar with Brendan Fraser in a movie called Furry Vengeance and no, it's not porn. As if the mere presence of Brendan Fraser wasn't synonymous with box office gold, ch...
You know that you've spent too much time researching celebrities when you start to recognize their re-dos of outfits. Lily Allen is currently really into a black and white tunic that's spending time in her closet.
She wore it on June 22nd to Nobu.
She wore it on July 1st walking on the streets of London.
She wore it -- kinda -- last night at the MontreuxJazz Festival in Switzerland.
Someone, get this girl some new clothes! Preferably, something that fits!...