In Case Someone Cares News (Page 42)

Productionof "Grindhouse," the much-hyped Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez movie opening Friday, ground to a halt last year when Rodriguez fell for his leading lady, Rose McGowan, and his wife found out.

Rodriguez and his spouse of 16 years, Elizabeth Avellan, raised five kids and worked together, with Elizabeth serving as his co-producer on "Grindhouse," "Sin City," "From Dusk Till Dawn," "Desperado" and "Spy Kids."

But the marriage exploded last April when Page Six reported that Rodriguez, 38, had begun a torrid romance with McGowan.

"It was the worst-kept secret on the set. They were going off to his trailer, having meals together," our source said. "Rose thought some of the crew were treating her differently, and the attitude was, like, well what do you expect when you're [bleeping] the director?"

So she's a bang-the-director-for-a-better-part type of gal.... I get it.. She's a little whore!

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Keanu Reeves was driving his Porsche when he hit a paparazzo. The accident took place at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.

"Reeves pulled out of a parking space parallel to the curb and grazed a paparazzo standing in the street in front of Mr. Reeves's 1996 Porsche," says a sheriff's statement.

"The man fell to the ground. Paramedics were summoned and treated the man at the scene. He was then transported via ambulance to a local hospital for further treatment.''

Sounds like someone has a lawsuit on the way!

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Three months after her split from Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, Music and Lyrics star Drew Barrymore has moved on -- with director Spike Jonze!

Drew was caught locking lips with Jonze (ex-husband of director Sofia Coppola) on Tuesday night following a cozy dinner at Ivy at the Shore in Santa Monica.

A witness at the restaurant said that the new couple was "all over each other" during their date.

And as Best Week Ever blog points out, Drew's bestie Cameron Diaz is now getting the last laugh in her rumored feud with Coppola.

Jonze directed Diaz in Being John Malkovich, and the actress is said to have irritated Coppola so much that she inspired the obnoxious, ditzy blonde character, Kelly, in Coppola's film Lost In Translation.

Blah, blah, blah. Drew really needs to shut down her crotch for business.

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes may be expecting a baby sometime soon.

The weird couple went to West Hollywood baby boutique last week looking for items for a boy's nursery.

The TomKat friend was overheard saying, "We want to be prepared for a baby boy." We're told the interested themes for the room were: sports, nursery rhyme, cartoon and the color blue.

The estimated cost for the eggshell blue-themed room alone is $45,000 -- and would include a custom-made blue and white antique crib, blue bedding and blue walls with floating clouds. The shop was also given a deadline of April 15, three days before Suri's first birthday, to come up with the designs.

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"Every stitch was a labor of love," says Beverly Hills designer Pol' Atteu, who crafted the dress that Smith wore for her burial on March 2. "My tears are all over that dress."

The pink and ivory gown (with a matching tiara) was made of French lace, pearls and Swarovski crystals and took a day and a half to make.

The heart design and embroidered silk flowers over the bust symbolize Smith's devastation over son Daniel's death, "She died of a broken heart."

The "died of a broken heart" quote is cheesy like cheddar on crackers, heh. But the dress is pink, Anna's fave color. I'm sure she would have liked it.

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Some dumb show featuring the untalented Pussycat Dolls premieres tonight on the CW. Here's an early review. I'm not intrested in this trash, but some of you may be. I sure do know how to sell a show, don't I?

THE COMPETITION

Auditions - We're not forced to endure weeks of tryouts with sub-par singers or dancers. Instead, the 18 girls have three days to learn song-and-dance routines that they perform before getting cut down to nine.
Talent - Most of the girls can actually dance, and some can even carry a tune. Unfortunately, not all can do both at the same time.
Dedication - These girls put the Top Model wannabes to shame. (*SPOILER ALERT*) After a virus sweeps through the 18 contestants, many are left literally puking up bile or lying down with an IV sticking out of their arms. Despite this, every single girl got up and performed their audition, and four of the sick ones even got chosen as finalists.

THE GIRLS (Zap2it's favorite four)

Chelsea - She once weighed 192 pounds. No really. We've seen the photo several times. Having overcome being an "ogre," she's now extremely competitive and plucky.
Melissa R. - This tiny, very cute girl who can dance and sing appears to have it all ... except the support of her two practical, doctor parents and her pastor.
Anastacia - She's probably the prettiest and most, umm, statuesque of the bunch and knows it. Her "it's all about me" attitude makes her kind of scary, but in a hot way.
Sisely - She quit her punk rock band to try out, which makes her a bit of a wild card, but she has interesting vocals and looks like a feline Kirsten Dunst.

THE HOST

Mark McGrath - Why is the former Sugar Ray lead singer here? I can't think of one instance when he was needed.

THE JUDGES (except for Robin, they don't appear until the second episode)

Robin Antin - As the creator of the PCD, she seems more like the Tyra Banks of this outfit -- doling out advice, critiquing when necessary and appearing smug the whole time. Her best line when she tells the girls to dress up for a night out: "Look cute. No crimped hair."
Lil' Kim - Ex-con and rapper with the soul of a PCD; She seems a little bit soft on the contestants and is wowed mainly by their personality or appearance.
Ron Fair - The really critical one of the group. No British accent though.

THE HELPERS

Mikey Minden - co-choreographer; A demanding instructor with lots of flair and a love for the skull motif on his clothing. And, despite obviously being gay, he's "hot" -- or at least contestant Melissa S. thinks so.
Eric Dawkins - vocal producer; Not afraid to tell the girls that they're flat or can't hit a note.
The Pussycat Dolls - Frankly, Nicole is the only one we recognize at this point. She always seems to be "on" and aware of the cameras.

OTHER OBSERVATIONS

- This is probably not a show where being "too sexy" is a liability like on Top Model.
- Even so, when some of these girls are out of costume and makeup, they look disturbingly young since many are only 18.
- The argument over female empowerment rages on.

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Britney goes shopping online, picks up the clothes at her cousin's house.

Britney Spears left rehab for the second time this week (she stepped out for an AA meeting on Wednesday), for a little retail therapy of her own.

In the company of a driver and two bodyguards, she left the Malibu facility at around 7:30 p.m. last night.

She then headed to an apartment on Inglewood Blvd. in Culver City, California, where the pop star met up with her cousin Alli, with whom she's been in close contact since entering rehab.

The pair spent 20 minutes inside the residence and returned to the car with a bag from the posh L.A. clothing boutique Intuition that appeared to be full of clothes.

Not much to report in this post. Boring! I'm annoyed with Brit anyway. I haven't seen her scalp in a while.

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Was I supposed to laugh at these pics? I think Jess was trying to look serious.

And more importantly, do we care?! I'm still trying to figure out why Nicole's famous. Slow news day people. Slow news day. Yuck.

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This is what happens when you live with your boyfriend.

"Charlotte has asked us to bring you the news exclusively today via CharlotteChurch.com that she is pregnant. For reasons of privacy, Charlotte has chosen not to comment on this matter, other than to confirm that she and her boyfriend, Gavin Henson, are delighted.

In an ideal world, we would not have made this announcement so early in the pregnancy. However, due to recent speculation and persistent questions from the media about this most private of matters, Charlotte felt she had no choice other than to go public and she was keen to ensure that her fans had the opportunity to read the truth here first."