OJ Gets 15 Years in Actual Prison [Breaking]
Our long national nightmare of not seeing justice done in one high-profile crime is over! OJ Simpson was just sentenced, and now journalists across the nation are trying to figure out all the fancy law talk to see just how much time OJ will spend in jail. The judge was very disappointed in the Juice, even though he was very very sorry, and OJ will

Oscar-Nominated Movies All the Same This Year [Film]
New York Times reporter David Carr's alter-ego the Carpetbagger has come out to offer movie analysis in the long, loooong runup to Oscar season, which seems to last for approximately four months. Now, it isn't that these year's movies are bad; they're solid efforts. And all the other things you would say to a shiny class of first graders who are a

Victoria Beckham Smiles and Gets Tons of Celebrity Praise
Victoria Beckham is taking the world by storm, again. Her new dress line sold out before it even hit the racks and, lucky her, she needs no model or celebrity face other than herself to sell her sexy, sultry, sophisticated brand. This time she's posing on the cover of Harper's Bazaar talking in her usual down to earth way and earning some awesome c

Knut's Second Birthday: Bigger And Blacker
Knut the polar bear celebrated his second birthday at the Berlin zoo today by nosing at a food sack with the number 2 on it, but the party had a somber tone, as Knut was recently put up for sale by the zoo (anyone have a spare however much a polar bear costs?). I hope someone adopts him soon, because he looks really, really dirty:Was there an oil s

MTV Hit Hard By Viacom Layoffs
More information about the bloodbath that took place over at Viacom yesterday to the tune of 850 layoffs is beginning to trickle down. We heard a rumor from an insider yesterday who said that most of the MTV News department had been let go, which appears to concur with an L.A. Times report that the deepest cuts came from MTV Newtworks.MTV Netw

Obama Money-Fixer To Fire Actual Maverick [Don't Fire Sheila]
Tim Geithner is Barack Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary, which is probably the most important job in his administration, and no one really quite knows how to feel about that. He's a Rubinite and maybe responsible for killing Lehman but also he's never been a banker, so there you go. But now apparently Tim Geithner is inexplicably going after bel

Gwen Bundles Her Boys Up in Blue
Gwen Stefani had her boys all bundled up for cold weather out in LA yesterday on the way into the pharmacy and for a trip to the park. Kingston was suave as usual in his hoodie and hat while Zuma was a little rock star 2008 celebaby addition wearing cashmere. The boys are already used to a life on the go but hopefully Kingston will be able to teach

Tina Fey Is Funny, But Also Kind Of Mean [30 Rock]
Last night's 30 Rock seemed a bit familiar, didn't it? It felt like something we'd read was just being basically reiterated to us, with a lot more jokes. The episode took place mostly at Liz's 20 year high school reunion, and we came to see that she was an acidic loner at her suburban Philadelphia school, with extra weight and big silly eyebrows. W

Chris Martin Accused Of Surfing With The Alien, Stealing His Tunes [Cheaters]
What would the world's lovers of tasteful rock think of Coldplay and Brian Eno if they found out that they plagiarized the good bits of Viva La Vida from guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, of all people? Well, we'll find out if a lawsuit that Satriani filed in Los Angeles yesterday goes his way. Satriani is claiming that the Brit band incorporated su

Entourage Creator Doug Ellin Selling Starter House
SELLER: Doug EllinLOCATION: N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CAPRICE: $1,595,000SIZE: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathroomsDESCRIPTION: Great Country English house on lower North Beverly Drive. This house is priced to sell. Over 3,200 sq. ft. Redone hardwood floors, beautiful master suite, 3 fireplaces, great outdoor entertainment space featuring gazebo, hot tub

Pop Quiz, Hot Shot: Week of 11/30/08
It's time to test your knowledge of what's happened this week with our favorite celebrities. Have you paid attention to everything that's gone down? Take the quiz!Question 11 of 10Who does Heidi Klum reportedly hope to have as a guest judge on Project Runway? Mariah Carey Christina Aguilera Jessica Simpson Britney Spears
It's time to test your knowledge of what's happened this week with our favorite celebrities. Have you paid attention to everything that's gone down? Take the quiz!Question 11 of 10Who does Heidi Klum reportedly hope to have as a guest judge on Project Runway? Mariah Carey Christina Aguilera Jessica Simpson Britney Spears

Limey Lass Vs. Gator Crass: Predicting The Year-End Hot 100 [100 And Single]
When Billboard closes out 2008 next week by charting the year's biggest hits, you can expect several songs from late 2007 to loom large on the year-end Hot 100.But I doubt any will surpass the song that made an unrecognizable Tom Cruise shake his groove thing this past summer.If there's any chance that something will upset Flo Rida's pop-rap smash,

Sad But True, Viacom Lets 7% Go -- And We Mean Employees, Not Films
The hits just keep on comin'. Viacom succumbed to the cost-cutting measures with a seven percent shave that included Paramount Vantage chief Nick Meyer (pictured at right) and 500 more at MTV Networks, Variety reports. Like all other divisions of the company, Paramount too is adapting to the changing conditions and, as a result, we will reduce our

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Who is showing off a nicely rounded baby bump? Hint: She might want to stay away from spices because that might bring on an attack of indigestion.Answer after the jump!It's Melanie Chisholm, better known as Mel C from the Spice Girls, refreshingly not showing off acres of stretchmarks, walking around in shoes appropriate for a pregnant woman, a

While You Were Awkwardly Laughing In Shock While Hiding Your Zune
Just when you think that it's quite possible Obama is some sort of miracle God sent from the heavens, we learns something about him that quickly brings him back down to our level. Example? He uses a Zune.Tom Cruise bought Katie Holmes an engagement ring after the first date. No word if that was before or after she signed the contract.#100 on thi

First Lady Oprah Didn't Want To Influence The Election
Okay, come on. First of all, I looked at that title, and almost spit out my tea when I realized what I'd written. Oprah Winfrey, otherwise known as Goddess Of All She Surveys, really and truly believes that she has the powah to influence an American Presidential election. It's her world, we just exist in it.If you recall, before the election

Just Like Everywhere Else, Layoffs Plague Hollywood
While Paramount and Universal have both caught the dreaded layoff bug, the most personalized trauma for FBLA might be the Hollywood Reporter's of departures of long-serving managing editor Harley Lond, lead TV critic Barry Garron, Hy Hollinger, a veteran editor in the international department and New York-based features editor Randee Dawn Cohen.The

Britney Spears Lights Up Another Tree and Lights Her Smile
Britney Spears made an incognito move from NYC to LA yesterday where she showed up for yet another tree lighting ceremony with Adam Carolla. After a trip to FAO Schwarz with her boys not to mention all her other exciting New York promotional stops, Brit looked happy to be back home in California. Brit should keep that smile big because she is expec

Which Actor's Wife Bought Him a Bra For His 'Moobs'? [Blind Item Roundup]
Yesterday you friends guessed that the celebrity who went from smoking cigarettes to smoking drugs was, gasp!, terrorist-elect Barack Obama. And the parking ticket obsessed guy? Jerry Seinfeld. Interesting indeed. Today we have an actor with an embarrassing man-boob problem, a druggie singer who might get kicked out of her group, and a rising star

Maddox Is the Co-Pilot of the Jolie-Pitt Private Jet
The Jolie-Pitts flew in style as Brad carried Zahara and one of the twins onto their private jet headed from New Orleans to LA earlier this week. Maddox looked absolutely adorable as the family landed at the Van Nuys airport such a pro at the jet-setting lifestyle. Last night on Larry King, Brad admitted that he's pretty interested in his famil

A-Rod Like a Virgin With Madonna [Gossip Roundup]
Alex Rodriguez said he isn't shagging Madonna. Sure. He's just hanging in Miami, Mexico City and Brazil with her, platonically, and maybe buying an apartment with her, platonically, and meeting secretly with her in restaurants, as friends. He also denied riding on a private jet with Madonna, so I guess this is supposed to be someone else who was

Are These 'Twilight' Star's Facebook Messages? [Robert Pattinson]
Swirling around the release of Twilight, the terrible but terribly successful vampire romance movie, were rumors of a hookup between stars Kristen Stewart and heartthrob Robert Pattinson. This sounded like so much publicity fodder for the film's teenage target demos. This might be more of the same: A tipster forwarded the following screenshots, pur

Are These a Twilight Star's Facebook Messages? [Robert Pattinson]
Swirling around the release of Twilight, the terrible but terribly successful vampire romance movie, were rumors of a hookup between stars Kristen Stewart and heartthrob Robert Pattinson. This sounded like so much publicity fodder for the film's teenage target demos. This might be more of the same: A tipster forwarded the following screenshots, pur

The Spirit Moves to London With Scarlett and Eva
Scarlett Johansson and Eva Mendes continued their The Spirit press tour, stopping off in London last night. The dynamic duo was joined by costar Samuel L. Jackson and director Frank Miller for this red carpet and it looks like this group isn't sick of each other yet. Scarlett and Eva are both already showing off an impressive dress collection, even

How 'Pansexual' Neal Boulton Pranked His Way To Celebrity [Calling Bullshit]
Neal Boulton is reportedly orgasmic. The editor of a magazine for gays and a website for bis signed a book deal (with an agent) and claims to be drowning in reality show offers following a profile in Page Six Magazine. Everyone wants to screw and/or sign the sexual libtertine, supposedly, because of his oh-so-exciting and freewheeling life. But al

Pilot Warns Of 'Reckless' Malcolm Gladwell [Danger!]
Malcolm Gladwell's fellow intellectuals, bloggers and Canadians were the first to turn against the New Yorker essayist's accessible and apparently all-too-convincing ideas; now the various professional classes are, one after another, joining the backlash against his DANGEROUSLY misleading anecdotes. Fearsome reviewer Michiko Kakutani was brutal in

Clint Eastwood's 'dysfunctional' love
Clint Eastwood loves his dysfunctional family , despite having his seventh child at the age of 66.The Oscar-winning director - who has seven children with four different women - has learned to accept his unusual private life.Clint, who is married to journalist Dina Ruiz, said: I love my dysfunctional family. Dina fell pregnant on our honeymoon. A

Runway judge Britney Spears
Heidi Klum wants Britney Spears to be a judge on 'Project Runway'.The supermodel - who hosts the hit US TV fashion show - reportedly thinks an appearance from Britney would dramatically increase the programme's popularity.After meeting up with Britney at her 27th birthday party in New York's Tenjune nightclub this week, sources say Heidi is keen to

Adrienne Bailon Scandal - Did She Fake The Funk?
Adrienne Bailon is all too aware of the effect a nude picture scandal could have on her career, yet she took nude photos of herself, which ended up in the wrong hands. Now, some insiders are suggesting she did it for the publicity.Famous sex scandals certainly improved the visibility of Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton, and Pamela Anderson, so the D

Pamela Anderson's Tommy romance
Pamela Anderson is planning a romantic New Year's Eve with her ex-husband Tommy Lee.The former 'Baywatch' actress - who has two sons, Brandon, 12, and 10-year-old Dylan, with the Motley Crue rocker - is looking forward to the pair's intimate celebration on December 31.Pamela, who posted a naked magazine cover shot of her and Tommy, wrote on her o