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Monday, September 29, 2008
If you haven’t seen it yet, see it now …
You know what we’re talking about, because EVERYBODY’S talking about it. Loudly. At work.
Here’s another entry in which Sarah Palin plays herself, and comes off looking much, much more well-informed.
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Janet Jackson gets lapful of vomit, hospitalized
In two apparently unrelated events, believe it or not.
First, courtesy of Page Six (New York Post):
Jermaine Dupri had a little too much of a good time celebrating his 36th birthday. Dupri and his squeeze, Janet Jackson, went to Tenjune, where, spies say, they shared bottles of Jay-Z’s Ace of Spades Champagne and Patron tequila with Ne-Yo, Busta Rhymes and Ice-T — until Dupri “vomited in Janet’s lap. Ms. Jackson bolted out of the scene and sped off in her chauffeured Maybach.” A rep for Jackson and Dupri didn’t return calls. A rep for Tenjune declined to comment.
Meanwhile, Dupri is under some stress at work. The head of urban music for Island/Def Jam put out his lady’s last album, “Discipline,” which flopped. Our insider said, “(Label chief) L.A. Reid had wanted to make changes to the album, make it fresher with some newer artists added in, but Janet said no — and Jermaine backed her up. He looks silly right now.”
Then came this, from People.com:
Janet Jackson has been hospitalized, a rep said Monday. The singer “got suddenly ill during the sound check” before her concert in Montreal and had to be rushed to the hospital. Jackson, 42, is being monitored at the hospital, and hopes to reschedule the show. No further information was given about Jackson’s condition.
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Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah S. back together?
Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman — back together? Over the weekend, they held hands at a Thai karaoke bar in Hollywood. After seeing photographers, Kimmel began to walk backwards and covered his face as Silverman smiled and walked forward.
But a rep downplays any romance, telling Usmagazine.com: “They remain close friends.”
Silverman even thanked Kimmel when she picked up her award at the Creative Arts Emmys for the satirical music video “I’m F——— Matt Damon” earlier this month. “Thanks to the person for whom this whole video was made: Jimmy Kimmel, who broke my heart — ohh, who’ll always have a place in my heart,” she said.
Kimmel and Silverman split in July after five years of dating. At the time, word was that the break was mutual.
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Dennis Quaid to Meg Ryan: “Shut up!”
Dennis Quaid is a little — OK, a lot — ticked at ex-wife Meg Ryan for recently talking publicly about their failed marriage and his alleged infidelity.
A recap: Ryan recently told InStyle magazine that “Dennis was not faithful to me for a long time, and that was very painful.” She explained to Diane Sawyer that she just wanted to “fill in the gaps for people.”
But Quaid tells New York’s Daily News, “It was eight years ago, and I find it unbelievable that Meg continues publicly to rehash and rewrite the story of our relationship. Also, I find it regrettable that our son, Jack, has to be reminded in a public way of the turmoil and pain that every child feels in a divorce.”
Quaid, now married (with twins) to Kimberly Buffington, went on to say, “I, myself, have moved on years ago and am fortunate to have a happy, beautiful family.”
As for reports that Quaid’s custody and visitation rights hinged on his sobriety, the actor — who completed rehab for drugs and alcohol — says: “Meg and I have always had joint custody of Jack without any stipulations whatsoever.”
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Mindy McCready heads back to jail
Mindy McCready will voluntarily surrender to authorities tomorrow, Sept. 30, to serve 60 days in a Tennessee jail for a probation violation. The country singer, 32, was arrested for violating her probation for prescription drug fraud in June.
“I am working very hard to put all of this behind me as quickly as possible so I can get back to what I like to do most: sing, write songs, and entertain,” said McCready in a statement today, Sept. 29.
McCready — known forevermore as the “troubled singer” — had entered rehab July 16, and she was previously jailed in 2007 after violating probation on a 2004 drug arrest.
McCready’s statement also said: “I would like to thank my fans for their unwavering support as I continue to work on my recovery and to regain custody of my precious son, Zander.”
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Travis Barker released from burn center
After nine days, Travis Barker has been released from the Joseph M. Still Burn center at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.
“Travis is doing great and was discharged this morning,” Burn Center spokesperson Beth Frits said Monday, Oct. 29. “He has left Augusta.”
The musician, 32, was admitted in critical condition in the early hours of Sept. 20 after a Learjet 60 carrying him and five others crashed upon takeoff from the South Carolina’s Columbia Metropolitan Airport, about an hour away. Barker and DJ AM were severely burned; four others died.
Frits said she believes Barker is returning to Los Angeles, where he lives. DJ AM (real name Adam Goldstein) was released late last week.
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Matilda gets Heath Ledger’s estate
Heath Ledger’s daughter, 2-year-old Matilda Rose, will inherit his entire estate, estimated to be worth $16 million (down from $20 mil when originally reported). Ledger — just 28 when he died in New York in January from an accidential overdose of prescription drugs — had named his parents and sisters as the beneficiaries in his will according to a Perth (Australia) newspaper.
The will, which has been probated behind closed doors at the Supreme Court in Perth, was made before Matilda was born, and there had been speculation that the child’s mother, actress Michelle Williams, would lodge a claim. But Ledger’s father, Kim, has put an end to such speculation, revealing that Matilda will inherit the lot.
“There is no claim. Our family has gifted everything to Matilda,” he said.
Ledger’s will listed just 145,000 Australian dollars in assets and cash when it was drawn up in 2003, but the Hollywood star’s estate is now believed to be worth more than $16 million.
