Ellen & Portia's Wedding Portrait
Didn't get invited to Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's shindig, either?
We know, it hurts. But at least now you can get a good, up-close look at the pair on their big day and know that it didn't cost you a trip to the Crate & Barrel registry for the privilege.
Dave Matthews Band Saxophonist Dies
The Dave Matthews Band brass has been silenced.
Saxophonist LeRoi Moore, one of the founding members of the Virginia-based jam band, died Tuesday afternoon at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, E! News has confirmed. He was 46.
Exact cause of death is unknown, but it was due to complications from critical injuries that Moore sustained in a June 30 ATV crash on his farm near Charlottesville, Va.
Moore, who suffered a punctured lung and broken ribs at the time, had not performed with DMB since his accident, but had returned to L.A.—where the band is performing tonight at Staples Center—to begin an "intensive physical rehabilitation program," according to a statement released by DMB, which also said that Moore's fellow band mates are "deeply saddened" by the loss.
Ooh, Ooh That Smell
Sure, life as a touring rap star seems glamorous and all, but consider the case of Snoop Dogg and his Unity Tour: Between those shows with tens of thousands of screaming fans, clamoring press and raging parties are 15,000 miles of road done in 13-hour stretches between 35 cities, 27 states and two countries. Oh, and did we mention the bus full of people that reeks of fried fish? Get a whiff in our exclusive KillahKev With the Big Boss Dogg video series.
Nicole Kidman Prompts Olympians' Sail to Victory
Nicole Kidman's got the golden touch.
A phone call from the Australian actress helped spur two of her countrymen to victory Monday in the men's 470 class sailing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, gold medal winner Malcolm Page tells Melbourne's Herald Sun.
After making tracks in the preliminary rounds, Page, partner Nathan Wilmot and their 4.70-meter-long fiberglass dinghy—named the Australia, after Baz Luhrmann's upcoming epic starring Kidman and Hugh Jackman—also finished first in yesterday's medal race, beating out teams from Great Britain and France for the top spot on the podium.
But despite their nautical tribute to Kidman, Page says that he didn't get to speak to her when she first rang him up because he saw the unknown number and let her call go to voice mail.
Posh in a Snit Over "Blatantly Untrue" Diet Pill Story
Victoria Beckham has had it up to here with tabloids trying to get the skinny on her figure.
The glamorous Brit is reportedly gearing up to sue the U.K. magazine Now over an article that claimed she was "hooked on sex and diet pills," which has since mysteriously vanished from the rag's website (though search results confirm the story once existed).
"The accusation is dangerous, defamatory and blatantly untrue," Beckham's agent, Jo Milloy, said Monday, referring to the latter half of that statement.
"Victoria takes her position as a role model to young women very seriously and is horrified by this hurtful, fabricated story. It is now with her lawyers."
Afternoon Fix: A Tired Feud; Plus, Brad-Jen Dreams!
• Jon Voight and Roseanne Barr are worse than Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump. J.Vo responded to R.Bo's angry blog post by calling her "sick of the mind." Either settle this with a reality show or please just stop, OK?
• Sienna Miller and Balthazar Getty's tour de PDA continued today before she peaced out of L.A. Now the paparazzi can get back to following real stars.
• This one goes out to all you who ever wondered what Michael Phelps looks like with clothes on. Also, he's not dating fellow swimmer/Playboy model Amanda Beard.
• Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston both have films premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, and Us Weekly is super excited that they could reunite. Will all of their wildest fan fiction fantasies come true?
• The Jonas Brothers have decided not to endorse a presidential candidate. Watch out guys, Roseanne's going to blog-attack you next.
Another Pit Stop for 90210
The new 90210 is happening right now in 90036.
As I type this, cast and crew from the CW's updated 90210 are shooting scenes a couple of miles or so outside of Beverly Hills at Los Angeles' Kokomo Cafe on Beverly Boulevard.
This is the second time that the real-life eatery has been transformed into the new Peach Pit.
Who's there? Keep reading to find out...
Burning Q's: A-List Dems & Olympic No-Shows
Why are most stars Democrats? You would think as high wage earners, they would be Republicans.
—Dawn
Remember: Top-paid actors are also members of a massive union—the Screen Actors Guild. Unions traditionally see themselves as underdogs against a more powerful class, in this case, studio heads, film financiers and other producers. Stars know that they wouldn't get half the perks they enjoy—rest periods, minimum pay—without their union.
So their pay may give them something in common with the Bush family, but their culture does not. Unless you count Heidi and Spencer; they're Republicans.
You see celebs attending all kinds of sporting events. So have any celebs been to the Olympic Games this year?
—Becky
Golden Girls Outdistance Michael Phelps
Mark Spitz has been vanquished. But not so Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia.
Michael Phelps' Spitz-sinking swim on Saturday elevated NBC to its best ratings on the once-mighty, now-dead night in about a generation.
Still, the golden boy of the Beijing Games couldn't topple The Golden Girls, which held on to its title as NBC's most-watched Saturday-night show of the last 18 years.
Overall, NBC's first full week of Olympic action was ratings gold, with the network scoring the most lopsided Nielsen wins in more than 20 years.
Exclusive
Wicked Talk About Movies, Mr. Armani and the Gays
Kristin Chenoweth wants the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked to be made pronto.
Why?
Because Chenoweth wants to play Glinda, the role she originated in the original Tony Award-winning show.
"I did create it," Chenoweth tells me. "I originated it. It would be hard for me not to want to do it...But they need to hurry up before I'm 45!" (She turned the big 4-0 last month.)
With or without the Wicked movie, Chenoweth is doing all right...
















