Gossip #1

Hillary Duff Gets Fired from Film for being Preggy

Hilary Duff has been fired from the upcoming movie The Story of Bonnie and Clyde due to “scheduling conflicts,” aka they won’t wait until she has the baby to start filming on the movie. Hilary was supposed to play Bonnie in the film, but soon after she broke the news that she was preggers, she was dropped from the film.

“Hilary won’t be available until next June,” says a source, otherwise, “if we could wait we would.”

Director Tonya S. Holly is reportedly already looking for a new Bonnie in time for shooting, which starts this autumn.It’s lucky for Holly that the decision hasn’t raised hackles. Actress Tylo Hunter famously won a $4.8 million judgment when pregnancy cost her a Melrose Place role in 1996.

Scheduling conflicts with Kevin Zegers who was due to play Clyde mean that both the lead roles will now have to be recast for the upcoming film.

There had been controversy over Duff’s casting from the beginning, with rumours in May months before her pregnancy that the actress had been dropped from the project. A public battle between 23-year-old Duff and original Bonnie actress Faye Dunaway erupted when the Oscar nominated actress said of Hilary’s casting: ‘Couldn’t they at least cast a real actress?’ Duff hit back at the Hollywood legend saying: ‘I think that my fans that are going to go see the movie don’t even know who she is’.

Hilary seems to be content about this latest news however, and has been public about her happiness to be starting a family with her husband, hockey player husband Mike Comrie.She has been spending time lately preparing for the birth with gentle exercise such as pilates, and indulging in cravings for favourite foods such as Pinkberry frozen yoghurt. Tweeting her gratitude for support from her fans, the actress wrote: ‘Thanks to everyone for the continued love and support throughout the years.’

Bummed for you Hillary, would’ve been interesting to see how you would’ve played miss Bonnie.

Gossip #2

Kate Winslet among 20 party guests Forced to flee Richard Branson’s island Home

Richard Branson’s opulent home on the tycoon’s private Caribbean island, was on fire when it got struck by lightning.  About 20 people were staying in the eight-bedroom Great House on Necker, his private isle in the British Virgin Islands. Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet was among guests forced to flee the house.

Sir Richard’s daughter, Holly, who is due to marry shipbroker Freddie Andrews on the island later this year, and his 90-year-old mother, Eve, were also among guests forced to flee the Great House.

In recent days, the Caribbean has been buffeted by tropical storms, with the one passing over Necker Island last night today picking up speed to become the first hurricane of the season.

This morning Hurricane Irene hit Puerto Rico, sending residents fleeing for shelter in refuges and knocking out electricity across half of the U.S.-administered island, including San Juan, the capital

From his devastated home on Necker Island, Sir Richard said: ‘We had a really bad tropical storm with winds up to 90mph. A big lightning storm came around 4am and hit the house.

‘My son Sam rushed to the house and helped get everyone out. Kate Winslet, her boyfriend and her family were there, and Holly and some of her friends were also staying.

‘My mother was there and they managed to get her out and she is fine.

‘The main house is completely destroyed and the fire is not yet completely out. My office was based in the house and I have lost thousands of photographs which is very sad.’

Read more here

Gossip #3

Glee will be getting two new male cast members for its forthcoming third season after two winners were selected on the finale of reality competition The Glee project last night. Samuel Larsen, 19, and Damian McGinty, 18, both triumphed in the show after being put through their paces for nine weeks of singing and dancing tests.

‘Thank you all so much…UNBELIEVABLE feeling….i won The Glee Project!’ tweeted Damien, who hails from Northern Ireland.

Glee creator Ryan Murphy was only expected to select one winner but ended up choosing two, and also gave runners up Lindsay Pearce and Alex Newell the opportunity to star in two episodes.

Murphy said that Massachusetts based Newell was ‘the best singer’ among the finalists, calling him the ‘lovechild of Kurt [Chris Colfer] and Mercedes [Amber Riley].’

But the eight contenders who were eliminated may yet see themselves on the show.

Ryan Murphy told The Hollywood Reporter last month: ‘Some of [the contestants] are so talented.

‘We’re in the middle of writing Glee Season 3 and I don’t want to have a lot of guest stars this year, but we’re writing a lot of kids’ stories and I’m thinking, “You know who would be good for those two lines is [eliminated contestant] McKynleigh, who got kicked off.”‘

‘It’s definitely being discussed but we haven’t done anything yet,’ he added. ‘We’re also writing the part for the winner and it’s quite a great role. They’re all talented and I think they all fit. They’re all part of the Glee family.’

Show of support: Cast members including Jenna Ushkowitz, Harry Shum Jr, Ashley Fink and Darren Criss from the Glee cast turned out to cheer the finalists on for yesterday’s final

Cheerleaders: Ashley Fink looks quite overcome as the final result is announced, as she watches next to fellow cast member Max Adler

Decision maker: Executive producer Ryan Murphy (right) selected two winners on last night’s show

Contestants: Damian and Samuel beat off challenges from 12 Glee Project contenders

Last night, the contestants were supported by some of the Glee cast, including Jenna Ushkowitz, Ashley Fink, Darren Criss and Harry Shum Jr. Many cast members, including Kriss, Mark Salling, Levin McHale and Ashley Fink,  appeared as mentors throughout the competition.  But the winners may be a little nervous at their forthcoming first day on the Glee set. ‘It’ll be quite intimidating being there with a cast that’s been together for three and a half years,’ Damian told E! Online.

Samuel added: ‘I would imagine it to be like the first day of school. You’re going to be thrown in a garbage can like any freshman.’

However, it looks like they will be getting a warm welcome from some of the more established members of the cast. Lea Michele, who plays Rachel Berry, tweeted today: ‘I’m so excited to have the Glee project winners on our show! We actually had some1 here the other day! It was so much fun!!’

Gossip #4

Denise Richards tells her side of what it’s like to live with Charlie Sheen.

What is like having Charlie Sheen in your life? What’s it like to know that you had children with a man who paraded around for weeks drinking “tigers blood”? How does it feel to know that you married a man whose name will forever be synomous with the phrase, “Winning!”? These are questions that only woman can answer because she live through it all -Denise Richards. (You could count Brooke Mueller, we suppose, but she’s got her own demons to deal with.)

Anyway, with a new book coming out, Denise was on Ryan Seacrest’smorning radio show todya to talk about life with Charlie, their kids and how she has survived the last year as her friend and co-parent. First of all, we use that term “friend” quite loosely. It doesn’t sound like they’ve got much in common anymore. In fact, Denise reveals that her time with Charlie while they were married were more than a little tumultuous and at one point, she even insists she hit her own “rock bottom.”

She explains, however, that the Charlie the world is seeing now is different than the man that she married and divorced. The shenanigans he’s pulled have been difficult for her, especially when it comes to their daughters. Denise explains:

“I honestly really wanted to protect the kids from it as much as I can, and there were a lot of things that truly weren’t my place to comment on.”

Perhaps the last six months aren’t something she’s ready to talk about yet, but she did tell Ryan her side of the story when it came to the infamous night at the Plaza. As she remembers it:

“I was actually in New York to do press and brought my girls a couple of days early, he was off and thought it would be fun to all of us to go. I thought it was sweet because at the time, I thought he was in a different place entertainment wise of what he does in his free time. I did not know who was going to be at the table. When I found out I thought, ‘I can be cool about this, I can hang,’ then things got a little crazy and colorful so I left the table. Then when things got really crazy it turned into a whole different thing … I think [the police officer on the scene] was a little dumbfounded about why I was at dinner with my ex-husband and four hookers. I was so nonchalant about it! [Charlie] had to be taken to the hospital and I went along. It was a very, very crazy memorable insane evening.”

Man! Four hookers, Charlie and Denise. That sounds like the set up for a terrible, terrible joke!

But when all is said and done, she doesn’t regret what she’s gone through with Charlie because she got her amazing children out of it. That’s a good way of looking at it. Now, the next step is to make sure that neither of those girls take after their daddy with his crazy ways. Nip that in the bud right quick!

Gossip #5

Daniel Radcliffe’s New Girlfriend Identified

Fans worldwide wondered just who the pretty brunette was who was holding hands with Daniel Radcliffe in New York on Tuesday. The U.K.’s Daily Mail has identified her Rosanne Coker.

Coker, 22, first met Radcliffe, also 22, when she worked as a production assistant on “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” back in 2007. They went on to work together on the final two “Potter” films, plus “The Woman in Black,” out in 2012.

The British beauty, who began dating the star about a year ago, is the daughter of successful painter-decorator Malcolm Coker. Coker opened up to the Daily Mail about his daughter’s high-profile guy, saying, “They would really prefer to keep things quiet,” Coker said. “But Rosanne has worked on the last three ‘Harry Potter’ films, so she and Daniel have known each other quite a long time. But they have been going out for just over a year now. I have met Daniel, and he is a lovely guy. I’m just really happy for Rosanne, and as long as she is happy that is all that matters to me.”

The couple reportedly splits their time between her family’s home in Surrey and Radcliffe’s posh New York apartment.

“They have a lot of fun together, and at their age, what more could you ask? Who knows where it is going to lead?” Coker added.

Although Radcliffe didn’t reveal Coker’s identity at the time, he told Larry King in July, “I’ve got a girlfriend at the moment who I am very much in love with. So you know, we’ll see where that goes.”

Gossip #6

Daniel Radcliffe’s New Girlfriend Identified

Wow, whats the occasion?

If there were ever any doubts on whether Leonardo DiCaprio‘s relationship with Blake Lively will last, this should hush them.

He bought her a brand new, black Prius! Holy shiz!!! Dropping $40,000 on a girl definitely says commitment — even if you starred in Titanic.

It also says you’re environmentally aware. Apparently the actor was really put off about her driving around in gas guzzling Range Rover.

But clearly he wants this to work, so he solved the problem himself.

Question is, how comfortable will the stylish Upper East Sider feel in it?

Gossip #7

Ryan Gosling stopped A Street Fight

Did Ryan Gosling prevent a street scuffle from escalating to an all out brawl?

A video posted on YouTube shows a man wearing a striped tank and a blue cap – who looks strikingly similar to the 30-year-old actor – intervening while a group of men argued in a NYC crosswalk.

“That’s the guy from the movies,” one observer can be heard saying, while another shrieks, “Are you serious? No, is it?!”

No word yet from his rep if this was indeed Ryan, who has been in New Yorkwhile he films his latest movie with Eva Mendes, The Place Beyond the Pines.

Gossip #1

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are Married!

Quite possibly the most anticipated event of the summer. We can finally say Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are married! In an evening ceremony in Montecito, Calif., on Saturday, Kim, 30, who glowed in her Vera Wang-designed wedding gown, said her “I do”s to Humphries, the 6-foot-9-inch New Jersey Nets forward, who she met last year through a mutual friend, Humphries’ teammate Jordan Farmar. Included among the pre-wedding milestones was the wedding cake, a 10-tier white cake with chocolate-chip icing and black-and-white decorations. Made by Hansen’s Cakes in L.A. for a reported $15,000 to $20,000, it was also designed to resemble Prince William and Duchess Kate’s wedding dessert.

“I’ve been to a ton of weddings; this is not even comparable to any other wedding,” Humphries’ groomsman Adam Sosnick tells Wonderwall. “Last year at this time, I doubt Kris saw himself getting married, but when it’s right, it’s right.”

Gossip #2

Paparazzi Queen 

International player Pitbull has been slapped with a defamation lawsuit by paparazzi queen Lindsay Lohan over an unflattering lyric about her on his chart-topping hit single, ‘Give Me Everything.’

TMZ reports that Lohan is angry over Pitbull’s line in the song where he raps, “Hustlers move in silence, so I’m tiptoein’ to keep flowin’/ I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan.” The actress claims in her lawsuit that the Miami rapper’s lyric defames her good name and “causes her to be associated and identified in connection with defendents.”

Really, Ms. Lohan? This lawsuit sounds so frivolous to us. Ever since she’s been walking in and out of jail she’s been a running punchline for comedians, talk-show hosts and artists. And now she’s upset?!?!

Lindsay is seeking unspecified damages and an injunction to stop all broadcastings of the song. Songwriters Ne-Yoand Afrojack, who co-penned the club anthem, are also named in the documents. We should also mentioned that the lawsuit was registered by attorney Stephanie Ovadia who is the same legal eagle who filed a defamation suit against E-Trade, on Lohan’s behalf, and won an out-of-court settlement.

Can you say, ka-ching!

Lawyers for Pitbull, Ne-Yo and Afrojack had no comment on the matter.

What do you think? Does Lindsay Lohan have a case or is she just seeking a quick payday? Sound off in the comments below.

Gossip #3

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Them’s fightin’ words. Songwriter Linda Perry, who has penned massive hits for Christina Aguilera, Pink and Gwen Stefani, may share the same last name with Katy Perry (albeit it being Katy’s stage name) but that’s where the similarities end. In an interview backstage at the Ford Amphitheater in Los Angeles, Linda lets ‘er rip, attacking Perry’s music and labeling it “crap.” Ouch.

When asked how the industry has changed, Linda said, “It’s just different.” She goes on to say while she’s not a huge fan of Adele‘s best-selling ’21,’ she thinks it’s a solid record. “It’s selling, okay? That means people still buy records.” But the problem that undermines a “solid” record like ’21? is that “crap,” according to the opinionated Linda.

She asks, “Who wants a f—ing Katy Perry record. Two songs are good, but the rest of the album is going to be crap. It’s going to sound like s— so who cares about buying that record. People download the single and that’s it.”

Okay, while we appreciate Linda’s right to feel how she does, there are a few holes in her argument that we’d like to point out. First, she was in a band in the ’90s called 4 Non Blondes that had one hit, ‘What’s Up,’ and that was about it. Sure, Linda has gone on to write huge hits like Xtina’s ‘Beautiful’ and Stefani’s ‘What You Waiting For,’ but she is ignoring the fact that Katy has had five No. 1 singles from her latest album ‘Teenage Dream,’ which has pushed sales. That’s more than the one or two songs she references earlier. Perry has set a record, so there has to be something there, right?

Linda did pay Katy a bit of a complement, saying, “I’m not saying that Katy is bad. She is great for what
she does, but she is not reinventing the wheel or giving substance.” She compared Katy’s music to “microwave popcorn for you to feast on right at this moment. That’s what she wants to do obviously, not looking to change the world musically, all the power to her. I am not saying it’s bad, but it’s not what I participate in. But that is part of the reason why music business is in turmoil.”

We’re going to go out on a limb here and say that Linda Perry won’t be asked to write any songs for the follow up to ‘Teenage Dream.’ Or maybe this is all part of her master plan to write something other than the equivalent of sonic microwave popcorn for Perry.

Gossip #4

Selena Gomez is set to Host the pre-Show of the VMAS 2011

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Selena Gomez will be all over the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards later this month. Not only will the ‘Love You Like a Love Song’ singer be presenting during the event, but she has also been confirmed as the host of the pre-VMA show.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the 18-year-old will be reporting live from the black carpet live on Sunday, Aug. 28, beginning at 8PM. “I am very excited to be a part of the 2011 VMA’s,” Gomez said “After all of my years watching the VMA’s, the pre-show has always been one of my favorite parts.  It is a true honor to be hosting from the black carpet this year.”

The fashion-conscious teen is a perfect choice to host the pre-show festivities, as she’s always dressed to perfection and fronts her own signature line of clothing called Dream Out Loud. Gomez is also rumored to be involved in the scheduled VMA tribute to Britney Spears, but that has yet to be confirmed by the network.

Announced performers include Lady Gaga, Adele, Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown and Young the Giant, and most recently, Cobra Starship. The pop rockers will perform their ‘Night Shades’ track ‘You Make Me Feel…’ with Sabi.

Gossip #5

U2′s Bono has some heart issues…

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U2 singer Bono was at the center of a health scare last week, the reports of which are only now surfacing. The singer supposedly suffered from heart palpitations while in the South of France and was subsequently rushed to Princess Grace Memorial Hospital in Monaco last Wednesday, Aug. 17, because he was complaining of chest pains.

The report reveals that Bono was not held overnight, but indicates that he was examined by a leading heart specialist, who prescribed plenty of rest for the singer. Apparently, it wasn’t that scary of an incident, since he was spotted at the Saas Café with his wife and Julian Lennon on Friday, Aug 19. Perhaps that’s Bono’s idea of rest!

Bono’s body might be showing some signs of breaking down with this latest health hiccup, if it turns out to be true. He had emergency back surgery in 2010, which forced the band to table its tour and a performance at the famed Glastonbury Festival at that time.

However, Bono’s companion Julian Lennon — yes, the son of John — posted a note on his Facebook page, addressing Bono’s scare. Looks like Lennon was playing the part of celebrity publicist, writing: “For those whom are fans of Bono, the recent reports about him going to hospital with chest pains this weekend, were completely false… He did, however, go for a regular check up last week, but was given the all clear! He’s in fine form!”

It seems NME and Lennon are offering conflicting reports, but whatever the case, if Bono did indeed make a hospital pit stop, we hope he’s feeling better and stays healthy!

Gossip #6

Will Smith is Set To Make A New Album!!!

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Remember waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back when Will Smith was a rapper? He was a Philly kid who bro’ed down with his pal DJ Jazzy Jeff as part of the DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince duo, spouting off G-rated hits like ‘Parents Just Don’t Understand?’ Then he got the TV show, starred in movies and became one of the most money-in-the-bank movie stars on the planet, while releasing more inoffensive pop-rap like ‘Getting Jiggy With It?’

Well, Smith is revisiting his musical roots and is “working” on a new album with producer La Mars “Mars” Edwads, the knob twiddler who has collaborated with Snoop Dog and Wiz Khalifa.

“We’re working on Will Smith, bringing him back. That’s actually him on the other line right now,” Mars told XXL. While “working” could mean anything, it’s good to know that Big Willie Style is making a comeback and planning some new material. What about DJ Jazzy Jeff? Will he be a part of the new material? Could Papa Will duet with hair whipping daughter Willow? Wife Jada Pinkett-Smith fronts a hard rock band called Wicked Wisdom, which appeared on Ozzfest a few years back, so the hubby and wifey could also rock out together, too.

There’s no limits when it comes to Will Smith, who last released an album in 2005 in the form of ‘Lost and Found.’