Today's Evil Beet Gossip

Hayden Panettiere’s Mother Hardly Even Noticed That Her Husband Hit Her in the Face

Skip and Lesley Panettiere gave their formal statement to Mario Lopez, the odious new host of Extra, about the whole thing where he got arrested last night for hitting her in the face a bunch of times. Lesley and Alan told Mario Lopez, "Nothing actually happened." Explained Mario, "In fact, Lesley wasn't even aware that Skip had been arrested. Hayden found out about her dad's arrest when he called her from jail. They love each other very much and want everyone to know that the matter...

Britney Spears Is a Moron: The Video

Here's the Britney Spears promo for the 2008 VMAs, with host Russell Brand, whose last name she apparently cannot remember. I don't know if they even scripted this thing. They probably just turned the camera on and waited, knowing full well that Britney would be unintentionally hilarious at some point. I have to admit, though, she looks hot here. /> Here's the Britney Spears promo for the 2008 VMAs, with host Russell Brand, whose last name she apparently cannot remember. I don't know if they even scripted this thing. They probably just turned the camera on and waited, knowing full well that Britney would be unintentionally hilarious at some point. I have to admit, though, she looks hot here. ...

The Royal Ronsons?

Harpers Bazaar -- which recently ran the Tyra-as-Michelle-Obama photo spread -- now brings you the Ronson children (Mark, Charlotte and Samantha) as the Royal Tenenbaums. Likey? No likey? And of course they bring up Lindsay. Samantha's response? "I'm not going to talk about Lindsay because she's my friend, you know? She's great. She's also 22 years old. I think people forget that. With the Internet the way it is, one second we're enemies, one second we're best friends, one second we're lov...

Hayden’s Dad Is Back on the Streets

Alan "Skip" Panettiere posted the $50K bail required for him to get out of jail after allegedly beating up his wife last night. Also -- and this is hilarious to me -- publications have begun to report that there may have been alcohol involved in the spat. No shit? Oh, man, my hopes and dreams are coming true: it's looking like this whole good girl act Hayden's got going on is just because she's too damn young to have developed a drinking or drug problem. I mean, now we know that ...

The Third

Carey Hart's brother, 21-year-old Anthony Hart, was killed on Saturday during a practice run at a racetrack. Anthony lost control of his motorcycle and hit the outer track barricade at roughly 3:30 p.m. Although an autopsy has not been completed, authorities suspect he died of fatal head injuries. Damn, that is so fucking sad. And I bet Pink feels like a huge asshole for spending last week filming a video in which she takes a chainsaw to a tree with her ex-hubby's name on it and calls him a tool. Pett...

Hopefully There Are Useful Parenting Tips Outside That Window, Lynne

Because it's clear we're not going to find any in your book. The cover from the upcoming Lynne Spears tome, Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World, has just been released. What was originally supposed to be a how-to book on parenting -- before her oldest daughter was hospitalized for a nervous breakdown and her 16-year-old daughter got pregnant -- is now apparently just going to be a scandalous tell-all. Classy. ...

Tori Spelling’s Not Doing 90210 Spinoff Because She’s Not Getting Paid Enough

Although Tori Spelling originally said she was backing out of the 90210v2.0 to focus on being a mom, it turns out she's just pissed about her paycheck. Sources are reporting that Tori dropped out of the show after learning that Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth were making between $40,000 and $50,000 per episode, while Tori was getting less than $20,000 per episode. She asked to be paid on-par with Shannen and Jennie, and was denied, so she quit. Look, as much as I dislike everything abo...

More on the Panettiere Family Smackdown

Oh, wow. Now sources are saying that Lesley Panettiere may have gotten a few blows in on her husband before he hit her and got himself arrested. "Hayden's mom drank way too much and was being rude to everyone. Her Dad was trying to put her in her place. Lesley striked him several times before he hit her," said a spy. The couple's evening began at the Whaleman Benefit dinner at Beso last night, where Lesley was flirting with Paula Abdul's ex boyfriend JT Torregiani. This didn't make Mr...