Today's Evil Beet Gossip

Lindsay Lawyers Up With Robert Shapiro (Yes, OJ Simpson’s Former Attorney)

Clearly, she's shooting for the stars. After a week or so of searching for, you know, The Best Lawyer Ever, Linsday's set her sights on Robert Shapiro -- the man who did the impossible and got OJ Simpson off on capital charges for the murders of his wife and Ron Goldman. Sources close to Lindsay say that she's doing everything in her power -- and in the power of prolific attorneys -- to avoid jail time, and to secure a more "comfortable" place in a rehab or other similar facility. Lindsay is supposed to begin her stint in the pokey on July 20th. And I can't fucking wait. If this lawyer somehow finagles a deal with Judge Revel that changes Lindsay's ultimate location, I'm going to be pissed, for real. You know, not as pissed as when OJ Simpson got away with murder was found innocent, 'cause that's a horse of a different color, but it's a big, fucking, nasty, fly-ridden horse all the same. Lindsay needs to do this thing the hard way this time, or she's never going to learn. />Clearly, she's shooting for the stars. After a week or so of searching for, you know, The Best Lawyer Ever, Linsday's set her sights on Robert Shapiro -- the man who did the impossible and got OJ Simpson off on capital charges for the murders of his wife and Ron Goldman. Sources close to Lindsay say that she's doing everything in her power -- and in the power of prolific attorneys -- to avoid jail time, and to secure a more "comfortable" place in a rehab or other similar facility. Lindsay is supposed to begin her stint in the pokey on July 20th. And I can't fucking wait. If ...

There’s Probably No One on Earth Who Can Hate Michelle Williams

She just seems so damned likable, doesn't she? Plus, she dated Heath Ledger (RIP, you talented, talented buddy, you), Spike Jonze (another uber-talented dude that seemed pretty nice to boot), and most recently -- and allegedly, of course -- Ryan Gosling. Who is just ... amazing. All pretty solid choices, at least from an outsider's perspective. Shelly (can I call you Shelly, dear? OK, cool.  Shelly it is.) just seems terribly down-to-earth and normal, and someone who you could totally just kick back and watch chick flicks with. Or action-splatter movies, or porn, or whatever your poison is, really. She also kind of emanates that old-Hollywood beauty, where even in schleppy sweat-shorts and a really unfortunate-looking tank top (or whatever the fuck that thing up there is), she looks classy and refined. Above, Michelle is photographed taking a smoke break on her latest film project, Take This Waltz, which is being filmed in Toronto, Canada. Oh, and by the way, has anyone seen that movie I was telling you about, Blue Valentine with Williams in it? Is it great? Is it awful? Isn't the scenery beautiful, if you have seen it? Yeah. I used to live there. So, anyway, my point is that if you don't like Michelle Williams, or you harbor ill will toward her, it's akin to hating baby seal pups and, like, wanting to punch them in the face. [gallery] />She just seems so damned likable, doesn't she? Plus, she dated Heath Ledger (RIP, you talented, talented buddy, you), Spike Jonze (another uber-talented dude that seemed pretty nice to boot), and most recently -- and allegedly, of course -- Ryan Gosling. Who is just ... amazing. All pretty solid choices, at least from an outsider's perspective. Shelly (can I call you Shelly, dear? OK, cool.  Shelly it is.) just seems terribly down-to-earth and normal, and someone who you could totally just kick ...

In Other News …

Liv Tyler's just like everyone else -- she picks her nose in public. [Celebslam] Even though The Hills is over, Spencer Pratt's still a douchecookie. [popbytes] You know, I still haven't seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Yep. Cue the "you suck!" [Pajiba] Kelly Osbourne's wicked-young fiancee is dunzo. [Celebitchy] Penelope Cruz is married! [Amy Grindhouse] It's really not funny, but it is, kind of, in a way. [CityRag] Bret Michaels is not engaged yet. I didn't even know he was porking anyone. [Pop on the Pop] Is Twilight poisoning our youth? [Zelda Lily] Hey! Here's a naked photo of a really hot soccer player! Totally NSFW, just so you know. [OMGBlog] I can't believe they're still doing The Apprentice. When will the madness end? [Celebrity Smack Blog] />Liv Tyler's just like everyone else -- she picks her nose in public. [Celebslam] Even though The Hills is over, Spencer Pratt's still a douchecookie. [popbytes] You know, I still haven't seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Yep. Cue the "you suck!" [Pajiba] Kelly Osbourne's wicked-young fiancee is dunzo. [Celebitchy] Penelope Cruz is married! [Amy Grindhouse] It's really not funny, but it is, kind of, in a way. [CityRag] Bret Michaels is not engaged yet. I didn't even kn...

Jake Isn’t the Only One Who Hates Vienna These Days

According to exclusive prying into personal business sources at RadarOnline, Vienna Girardi's ex-boyfriend (no, not this one here, a different one, but this one can't spell, either) is pissed to the point where he's spitting nails and wants to punch his former lover in the face. RadarOnline got a hold of some pretty incriminating -- and threatening -- text messages sent to Vienna by her ex-boyfriend, Brian Lee Smith, who claims that she broke his heart, so for retribution, he wants to break her face: Brian: “It’s your turn to once get alittle of the pain I feel if I will nit lie or make up anything all truth oh btw I’ll be comin to la soon...for the record u told me I could if u hurt me again (in those fake emails) lol” Vienna: “Please stop! Look I get that your upset but this isn’t the way to get me back.” Brian: “Upset is not the word I want to punch you in the face and whatever I say deny it’s cool I have proof on everything! I’m not dumb I won’t say anything I can’t back up...Just to show I’m a better person than u I sold u out for free!!!!!! I would not except one penny...f**k u Vienna hope ur happy now it’s your turn look like a f**king idot.” Read More />According to exclusive prying into personal business sources at RadarOnline, Vienna Girardi's ex-boyfriend (no, not this one here, a different one, but this one can't spell, either) is pissed to the point where he's spitting nails and wants to punch his former lover in the face. RadarOnline got a hold of some pretty incriminating -- and threatening -- text messages sent to Vienna by her ex-boyfriend, Brian Lee Smith, who claims that she broke his heart, so for retribution, he wants to break h...

Rihanna is the Only (Alleged) Fool in the World to Have Fallen For Chris Brown’s BET Crocodile Tears

Remember Chris Brown's cheeseball performance of a Michael Jackson tribute at the BET awards last month? Those wretched, gag-a-maggot tears that were allegedly triggered by eye drops, and not because Brown has a feeling bone in his body, with the exception of his penis? It sounds like ex-girlfriend Rihanna didn't hear about his alleged eye drop usage, because she and Brown have reportedly reconciled (as friends, don't worry) their differences, as Rihanna was "moved" that Brown was able to show such emotion -- and not, you know, the blacked-out violence kind-of-emotion that Brown has exhibited in the past. According to a "friend" of the former couple:
"It's been almost a year since they last spoke, but Rihanna felt like she could try to be friends with Chris again. Seeing how emotional he was on set [at the BET Awards] really touched her. She'd never seen him like that before. Chris [also] told her that he felt like he's grown up in the past year. He's said he's so happy to be back in touch with her. They were each other's first love and he's missed her so much. Rihanna knows that if he wanted him back, he'd be there in a second."
Uh, you know, just because you were once someone's "first love" doesn't mean that they automatically earn a place in your life -- or your heart -- down the road. Especially if the relationship ended under the circumstances that Rihanna and Chris's did. If, you know, you want to forgive Chris for what he did, Rihanna, more power to you. I think it's an amazing thing when people can look inside themselves to really let go of the malicious and horrific things that some people in our past have done to us, and it's really a gift to be able to do so. But there's no reason to bring that person from your past back into your present.  Ihave no explanation for that -- I just stand firm in my opinion that there's just not. />Remember Chris Brown's cheeseball performance of a Michael Jackson tribute at the BET awards last month? Those wretched, gag-a-maggot tears that were allegedly triggered by eye drops, and not because Brown has a feeling bone in his body, with the exception of his penis? It sounds like ex-girlfriend Rihanna didn't hear about his alleged eye drop usage, because she and Brown have reportedly reconciled (as friends, don't worry) their differences, as Rihanna was "moved" that Brown was able to show ...

So I Guess Everything’s All Better in the Palin Household

Us Weekly reports that -- wait for it, wait for it -- Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin are engaged. Again!
Bristol and Levi, 20 — who famously called off their previous engagement two weeks after welcoming son Tripp in December 2008 — tell Us Weekly they reconnected three months ago while working out a custody plan for their 18-month-old son. “I really thought we were over,” Levi tells Us Weekly. “So when I went, I had no hope. I think we both just started talking — and then we took Tripp for a walk.” Says Bristol, “When he left that night, we didn’t hug or kiss, but I was thinking how different it was. He texted me: ‘I miss you. I love you. I want to be with you again’ … I was in shock.”
And it's funny, too, since Levi just released a statement as to how "sorry" he was to Sarah Palin and family for his prior indiscretions. Good timing, Lee. Good-assed timing. But not a good-assed reveal, because I'm gathering from the interview that the couple spoke to Us before they let Sarah know:
Says Bristol, “It is intimidating and scary just to think about what her reaction is going to be. Hopefully she will jump on board.”
Oh, snap, Bristol. Looks like you're gonna be cut out of the political suicide family inheritance this time. No, but really. These two are just kids.  Kids! We can expect that they've made mistakes in their past (I'm lookin' at you Mr. Playgirl Playmate), and I'm sure they're trying to rectify whatever personal damage was done between the two of them (and Sarah Palin ... and the media ... and the eyes that saw Levi Johnston's johnson), so I really think we should back off these guys, give them a little room and see what they can do.  They just better remember that they're not the only ones at stake, here: there's an adorable little baby involved, too, and that child doesn't need the drama that having kids at a very young age can stir up. What do you guys think? Will this little family be left alone, or do you think that Palin's supporters are going to try and sabotage this reunion at any cost? />Us Weekly reports that -- wait for it, wait for it -- Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin are engaged. Again! Bristol and Levi, 20 — who famously called off their previous engagement two weeks after welcoming son Tripp in December 2008 — tell Us Weekly they reconnected three months ago while working out a custody plan for their 18-month-old son. “I really thought we were over,” Levi tells Us Weekly. “So when I went, I had no hope. I think we both just started talking — and then we took...

Quotables

“[When] other actresses who aren’t thought of, maybe, as being quite as attractive do full-frontal, they’re called brave. Nobody has ever said, ‘Eva, you’re so brave for doing full-frontal nudity.’ Just because I’m attractive doesn’t mean it’s not still scary. Why am I not brave?” Eva Mendes in a recent interview with Allure magazine on exposing her lady bits for the sake of thee-ah-tah. Or crap movies, dealer's choice.
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Damn, Kim Kardashian. I Just Might Have to Take Your Man.

I, you know, knew that Kim Kardashian had a new boy-toy since getting dumped by breaking up with Reggie Bush, but because she's kind of really not on my radar at all, I didn't really pay attention to who the lucky dude was. However. HOWEVER. I came across these photos today of Kim and new boyfriend, Miles Austin, and I have one thing to say: Yummy! Miles Austin, huh? I guess the new fad these days reverts back to high school behavior -- trying to date the hottest football players, like, ever, right? I can't begrudge her, though. She's smokin' hot, and he is, too, so they're clearly a match made in heaven, at least according to Hollywood standards. Right? Right. PS - Blue looks good on you, girl. Just not as good as I bet this guy does, knowwhatImeanknowwhatImean? [gallery] />I, you know, knew that Kim Kardashian had a new boy-toy since getting dumped by breaking up with Reggie Bush, but because she's kind of really not on my radar at all, I didn't really pay attention to who the lucky dude was. However. HOWEVER. I came across these photos today of Kim and new boyfriend, Miles Austin, and I have one thing to say: Yummy! Miles Austin, huh? I guess the new fad these days reverts back to high school behavior -- trying to date the hottest football players, like, ever...

Whoopi Goldberg Doesn’t Think Mel Gibson’s a Racist

But I heard she thinks I'm Santa Claus in a really good disguise, so her perception might be a bit, oh, skewed. Goldberg spoke out in support of Gibson on a recent episode of The View, and claimed that Gibson had spent time in her home, and because of that, she'd know if he was a racially-motivated slimeball:
"I know Mel, and I know he's not a racist," Goldberg said. "He may be a bonehead ... I can't sit and say that he's a racist, having spent time with him in my house with my kids."
I mean, Whoopi, who is clearly African-American, speaking out on Mel's behalf says a lot in more than just one way, but Joy Behar (a woman I generally don't agree with much) claims otherwise. On the same episode, Behar blasted Gibson for his remarks stemming from a 2006 DUI arrest:
"Give me a break, you're an anti-Semite, you're a misogynist, and you're a racist!"
So. Who are you siding with? A black woman who's spent periods of personal time with the disgraced Patriot actor, or a sometimes-annoying, but outspoken woman that's regrettably often right more than she's not? Should we even be debating this? What's been said has been said, and there's no "unsaying" it. I mean, it's not as if he called people "poopyheads," or "dumb morons" or something. />But I heard she thinks I'm Santa Claus in a really good disguise, so her perception might be a bit, oh, skewed. Goldberg spoke out in support of Gibson on a recent episode of The View, and claimed that Gibson had spent time in her home, and because of that, she'd know if he was a racially-motivated slimeball: "I know Mel, and I know he's not a racist," Goldberg said. "He may be a bonehead ... I can't sit and say that he's a racist, having spent time with him in my house with my kids." I mean, ...

Marriage Ax-Alert: Christina Milian and The-Dream

Terius "The-Dream" Nash, musical producer best known for working with Mariah Carey, Beyonce and Rihanna, has issued a statement that he and wife, Christina Milian, are splitting up. The-Dream was photographed this past weekend frolicking in the waves (See? Fucking everyone is going on some tropical vacation. Get some!), in a rather provocative position with his personal assistant, Melissa Santiago. A position that, you know, isn't exactly appropriate for a personal assistant to be in, unless, of course, they're boning. Which they oh-so-clearly are.  Like, right now. The-Dream's released statement to Us Weekly claims:
"[Nash] is saddened to announce that his marriage to Christina Milian was unsuccessful. The couple reached this decision in late 2009, but decided to keep the news private in efforts to protect their baby daughter Violet."
Though the pair had decided that they were going to split back in '09 (at least according to Nash), Christina took to her Twitter account yesterday to voice her disapproval at what The-Dream was doing in the ocean with his assistant:
""Whatever you think...believe it."
And the ever-encompassing:
"Ugh."
She also tweeted to one of her followers that she'd "officially" lost her appetite. I'd lose my appetite, too. Even if, you know, I did marry someone who referred to himself as "The-Dream," (complete with unnecessary hyphen) and kind of knew that something like this would happen eventually -- 'cause, you know, "dreams" can turn rather wet when you least expect them to -- and with the person you least expect, as well. />Terius "The-Dream" Nash, musical producer best known for working with Mariah Carey, Beyonce and Rihanna, has issued a statement that he and wife, Christina Milian, are splitting up. The-Dream was photographed this past weekend frolicking in the waves (See? Fucking everyone is going on some tropical vacation. Get some!), in a rather provocative position with his personal assistant, Melissa Santiago. A position that, you know, isn't exactly appropriate for a personal assistant to be in, unless, of course, they're boning. Which they oh-so-clearly are.  Like, right now. ...

RIP George Steinbrenner

Owner of the Yankees baseball team, George Steinbrenner, passed away this morning at the age of 80. Steinbrenner suffered a massive heart attack at home in Tampa, Florida, and passed away shortly thereafter. Steinbrenner was probably the most notable Yankees owner, like, ever, in that he held seven World Championship teams and eleven pennant winners. He was also famed for putting all of the team profits back into his team, instead of putting the profits back into his pocket, though he faced a lot of scrutiny for the outrageous Yanee player payroll. Current Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter recently said of Steinbrenner:
"He's arguably the most recognized owner in all of sports."
And he was right. I never followed the Yankees, much less baseball (at least since cutie Darren Daulton played for the Phillies back in the nineties -- my grandma had a huge crush on him, and by virtue, I did, too), but I always knew who he was because of George Costanza's constant referrals to -- and employment by -- the team owner on Seinfeld. RIP, George, and have a ball managing the all-star team up in the sky. />Owner of the Yankees baseball team, George Steinbrenner, passed away this morning at the age of 80. Steinbrenner suffered a massive heart attack at home in Tampa, Florida, and passed away shortly thereafter. Steinbrenner was probably the most notable Yankees owner, like, ever, in that he held seven World Championship teams and eleven pennant winners. He was also famed for putting all of the team profits back into his team, instead of putting the profits back into his pocket, though he faced...