Celebrity Gossip

You don't mess with the Dolly

    So, Howard Stern apparently manipulated parts of a Dolly Parton audio book to make them seemingly racist and sexually graphic, something he's done in the past with other famous people, Reuters reported.
    This random act of lewdity prompted the superfabulous country superstar-diva Dolly to say via statement, posted on Reuters: "I have never been so shocked, hurt and humiliated in all my life. I cannot believe what Howard Stern has done to me. In a blue million years, I would never have such vulgar things come out of my mouth. They have done editing or some sort of trickery to make this horrible, horrible thing. Please accept my apology for them and certainly know I had nothing to do with this."
    She goes on the mention the word "lawsuit." I say, go for it, girl. You do not mess with Dolly. Ever. Because when you do, it only makes you look ridiculous. There are so many silly celebrities out there that it seems just plain hurtful to pick on someone who makes a point to be polite. Just read Jancee Dunn's Rolling Stone interview with her (also featured in Dunn's hilarious book, "But Enough About Me").

She is awesome

    I've never been the biggest fan of Barbara Walters. Sure, she's a world-famous journalist, but she isn't exactly known for asking celebrities the tough questions. However, her appearance on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show has revealed her to be self-deprecating and, yes, even funny.
    Babwa's bio, "Audition," has been creating huge buzz because of its references to her affairs with famous dudes and she didn't shy away from the sexy subject. She joked that the names printed on the cover of the book are actually those of people she's slept with. Which prompted Ellen to respond when seeing her name, "Well, it was gonna be in my book, but all right." They're really the names of all the people Babwa has interviewed. Watch the funny clip here.

Two times the Jolie-Pitt

    All you Angie haters are really going to dislike what's been spilled. Yes, in one of the rare occasions where Life & Style magazine is right, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are expecting twins. Her "Kung Fu Panda" co-star Jack Black spilled the beans to "The Today Show" by joking and saying, “You’re gonna have as many as [the] ‘Brady Bunch’ when you have these."
    Angie then confirmed it, but didn't reveal whether the twins are boys, girls or one of each. Either way, it's going to make the gene pool a little more beautiful.

Quick fix

• Felicidades to first daughter Jenna Bush and her husband, Henry Hager. The two wed Saturday at the Bush family's Crawford ranch. The bride wore Oscar de la Renta (of course), and the couple's first dance was to Taj Mahal's "Lovin' In My Baby's Eyes." The president called his daughter's wedding "spectacular." Can you imagine the pressure on Jenna's sister, Barbara, now? Click here for more.
• The dad of "American Idol" front-runner David "ArchAngel" Archuleta has been banned from backstage and rehearsals, People.com reports. Why, you ask? From People: " Jeff Archuleta was accused of interfering in the production when he wanted David, 17, to alter his “Stand By Me” performance by adding a verse from Sean Kingston’s 2007 summer hit “Beautiful Girls,” against producers’ wishes." Dude, you don't mess with Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller. You just don't.
• Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson aren't engaged, Kate's rep says.
• Kelly (aka Jennie Garth) is returning to the 90210 ZIP code!! Click here.
• Liv Tyler and her rocker hubby have split. Click here.
• 'Are you a fan of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series? Have you been anxiously anticipating the trailer for the film version of the first book? Watch it here.
• Hugh Hefner has invited Miley Cyrus to pose for Playboy when she's of legal age. Oh, and he also calls her a "very pretty lady." Click here.
• "Dancing With the Stars" is closing in on the final four. I'm going to have to disagree with Maria and root for Kristi. She took home gold once, she can do it again.
• Have you been wondering who's starring in the new "G.I. Joe" movie? Yeah, me neither, until I saw the cast. Click here.

Quick fix

•Cameron Diaz made her first red-carpet appearance since the death of her father, Emilio, at the Los Angeles premiere of "What Happens in Vegas" on Thursday night. Click here.
•Jessica Simpson, on how beau (and Dallas Cowboy QB) Tony Romo wanted to kiss her on their first date, according to Glamour magazine: "I was taken aback...the fact that this guy, on our first date, in the first 10 minutes of dinner, wanted to lean over the table and say, 'This is my girl, and I want to kiss her'—our first kiss in front of everybody—was awesome."
•"Ugly Betty" chica America Ferrera is NOT engaged, Us magazine reports. The ring people saw her wearing is a prop from the show. Click here.
•Injured "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Cristian de la Fuente tells E!Online that he has to have surgery but that he will dance on Monday. Eh. I'm a Kristi-Mark fan.
•In TV news, "Battlestar Galactica" booty-kicker Katee Sackhoff was reportedly in talks to replace Jorja Fox on CBS's "C.S.I." Find out what happened here.
•Nicole Kidman will play 1960s soul singer Dusty Springfield in a new biopic.

True love

    Singing superstar Mariah "Mimi" Carey, 39, and actor-singer Nick Cannon,27, wed April 30 in the Bahamas after a whirlwind romance, various media outlets, including People and Latina.com, reported recently.
    Instead of focusing on the negative ("Hope Mariah had a prenup"), let's all look on the bright side of life and hope the two stay together. Come on, people. Less negativity, more positivity.
    Never mind that the two of them only met March 26 when he flew down to the Caribbean to star in her video "Bye Bye," a People.com insider says. Or that he gave her a used -- though lovely and expensive -- ring from Jacob the Jeweler, the U.K.'s Daily Mail reports. You know, the ring that looks suspiciously like the ring he used to propose to model Selita Ebanks with back a year ago.
    "This is what Nick does; Nick is such a sucker for love," said a source close to Cannon tells People magazine. "He falls in love so quick."
    Oh, dear.

Quick fix

•Contrary to tabloid reports, actor Mario Lopez and "Dancing With the Stars" dancer Karina Smirnoff are still going out. Click here.
•In other "Dancing" news, "American Pie" actress Shannon Elizabeth got booted off Tuesday night.
•"CSI" star Gary Dourdan, who's reportedly leaving the hit CBS series, was arrested on suspicion of possessing heroin, cocaine and ecstasy, as well as prescription drugs, on Monday in Palm Springs, Calif. Click here.
•John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston reportedly got a little close during the weekend in Miami. Click here.
•"The Hills" girls are on the cover of the new Rolling Stone magazine. Yet another issue I won't be buying. Click here.

Good golly, Miss Miley

    You've all heard of the current Miley Cyrus scandal by now. If not, here's the rundown: Miley had a photo shoot with uber-respected photographer Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair magazine. She was all cool with it, telling the magazine she wasn't anxious about the shot of her exposing her back while wrapped in a silk stole. “No, I mean I had a big blanket on. And I thought, This looks pretty, and really natural. I think it’s really artsy.”
    The 15-year-old "Hannah Montana" star has since changed her tune, telling People magazine in an official statement that she was embarrassed:
    "My goal in my music and my acting is always to make people happy. For Vanity Fair, I was so honored and thrilled to work with Annie [Leibovitz]. I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed."
    Then her parents jumped in, with a source telling Us magazine that Billy Ray and Tish didn't see the controversial photo and that the couple had left the shoot before it was taken, something a VF rep denied, saying in a statement, "Since the photo was taken digitally, they saw it on the shoot, and everyone thought it was a beautiful and natural portrait of Miley."
    You know what? It's a nice photo. She looks young and pretty, if somewhat like that scary girl in "The Ring."  And it's not like Miley -- or any of the teen starlets making waves -- has been wearing turtlenecks for the past two years. If you go and take a look back at all of the award show outfits she's been wearing, you'll notice that some of them aren't necessarily age-appropriate. But then, what is nowadays?
    Go to the juniors section of any department store and you'll see rather racy clothing options for teenage girls. Miley's a big "Sex and the City" fan. So are a whole bunch of young girls who aren't old enough to get into the upcoming movie. Open a fashion magazine and you'll see quite a few underage models wearing less than Miley. 
    If you read the VF interview (or any interview with Miley), you'll notice that she's got a mind of her own. Sure, she's still a teenager and needs supervision (especially around digital cameras and MySpace), but she's still a good role model.
    So let's all get over it and move on. The girl gets enough publicity. Any more and she may not be the same.

Quick-ish fix

•Priscilla Presley will be dancing no more. Viewers of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" chose to keep actress Marlee Matlin over the ex-Mrs. Elvis.
•Taylor Swift scored big at the Country Music Television Awards on Tuesday night, winning video of the year and female video of the year for "Our Song." And she's only 18. Miley, you may have a challenger. See the video here and find out who else won here.
•Mariah Carey may be keeping company with actor Nick Cannon. The two looked pretty cozy in Vegas over the weekend, both People and E!Online report.
•Madonna has a video message for Perez Hilton. Whom does he love more, her and his superadorable Labradoodle, Teddy?
•'80s superstar, Broadway actress and philanthropist Deborah Gibson, who performed Saturday night during the UTEP Dinner Theatre's 25th Anniversary Concert, has a superfan, TMZ reports. The man reportedly followed the singer to El Paso and then was her the next night outside her L.A. home. Click here.
•Fergie's proud to be even a little bit Latina. Click here.
•Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's twin, Max and Emme, have reportedly been baptized. Click here.
•This whole Rob Lowe-nanny thing is dishing out some major dirt. Click here.
•I just may have to watch this show.
•Are you confused about J.K. Rowling's lawsuit against a Michigan fan? MTV explains it for you (and me) here.
•The El Paso Times has reported on the confrontations between emo and punks kids in Juarez and elsewhere in Mexico. My Chemical Romance spoke up for their fellow emo kids Saturday at Zerofest in Mexico City, MTV reports. Frontman Gerard Way told the crowd that band wasn't there to see an bleeping violence. Click here.
•Congratulations to Ali Vincent, who won season 5 of NBC's "Biggest Loser." After being voted off in the middle of the season, she came back to be the first woman to win the reality competition. Click here.

Ob-la-di, ob-la-"Idol"

    I was wrong. David Archuleta didn't sing "Hero" on Tuesday night's "American Idol." Oh no, he had to take my prediction one step further and sing "When You Believe," Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston's duet from "Prince of Egypt." Sure, it was less pop, more contemporary, but it was still good. I can't say the same for Kristy Lee Cook, who sang "Forever."
    Despite Votefortheworst.com's best efforts, I think Kristy'll be in the bottom three. I think she'll be joined by Carly Smithson and Brooke White. But who knows? Last week's elimination was a surprise.