The smut: Wednesday (25/06/08)
Is Anne's ex a shyster? Is Hulk Hogan an idiot? And is someone else really brave enough to date Heather Mills?
I don't know why, but I like Anne Hathaway. Granted, regular readers will know that I don't have a soft spot for many, if any, celebs, but I do for Anne. Maybe it's because she kept her plain name when she got famous, choosing to be hold on to the same name as William Shakespeare's wife rather than choosing a stripper-type moniker (from Tara Patrick to Carmen Electra) or the ridiculous (from Caryn Johnson to Whoopi Goldberg). She manages to keep her boobs in check, doesn't flash her hooha at photographers and looks like a relatively natural beauty.

That aside, I loved Anne in The Devil Wears Prada and she looks like an actress with a brain inside that pretty head of hers. Which is why I can't understand why she stayed with her newly dumped ex-boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, for four years.

Anne's ex-man has been in and out of trouble with the law for quite some time, from accusations of embezzling investors' funds to bouncing cheques, and yesterday he was charged in Manhattan with six counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering.

Raffaello, if that's even his name, is accused of lying to potential investors and telling them that he was the Chief Financial Officer for the Vatican. He also tested positive for opiates after his arrest. His bail has been set at US$21m, which would imply that the FBI don't particularly want to let the guy go. He could face life behind bars if convicted.

Anne's an up and coming movie star, so she surely couldn't be short of a bit of cash herself. I bet the guy's not even Italian! What odds would you give me on the bet that his name's Vinnie or Frankie and he comes from Long Island. Needless to say, the girl can certainly do better and I hope she does. Suggestions for a suitor, anyone?

Hulk Hogan and his wife, Linda, are asking a Florida court to let them wriggle out of a deal in which the pair bought a $4m condo before their ugly marriage split. They no longer want to buy the place, and Hulk (I can't call him The Hulk - way too insulting to Bruce Banner) is willing to lose his $840,000 deposit to get the whole mess over with.

If only he had spent some of that cash on a decent lawyer instead of wasting his money on Speedos and bleach. Legal documents submitted by Hogan to the court state that when the real estate deal was signed "the parties were living together and the Husband's career was in tact."

Ironically, there is nothing tactful about the Hogan family. I'll be the first to stick my hand up and say that I occasionally publish the odd typo. Mortifying, but it happens. But in a legal document? To say his career was ‘in tact?' Either Linda sucked Hulk so dry that he can only afford a nasty ass, low rent lawyer, or that's guy's secretary needs to be fired lickety split. Come to think of it, Hulk's not the sharpest knife in the drawer. It was probably dictated straight from the wrestler's mouth.

Stand up the bravest man in Britain! If the News Of The World, Britain's bastion of Sunday tabloid journalism is to be believed, Heather Mills has a new boyfriend. The money-grubbing ex-Mrs McCartney encountered holiday rep Jamie Walker, 36, at a resort she was staying at in Tenerife.

Heather may have 24 million pounds of Paul's money but it sounds like she hasn't got any balls, forcing her nanny to call and ask the bloke out after seeing him looking after daughter Bea at the holiday kid's club. He makes 800 quid a month, so he's probably safe from Heather's clutches in the long term.

Maybe we should forget the Free Katie campaign and ditch Mrs Cruise in favour of a Save Jamie? I'll take a t-shirt.

Despite my excitement when I first moved to London, it soon became apparent that you don't see a celebrity on every corner in the city. Nevertheless, yesterday Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, with little King in tow, managed to bump into Roger Federer at the London Zoo. Handy, since Gavin is a mad tennis fan. Federer had the day off and, since he is the all-powerful, all-ruling tennis machine, doesn't really need to practice.

The group chatted happily and ambled along for a while before parting ways. The Fed so doesn't ring my bell in the hotness department, and I think it may be all the tacky bandanas he insists on wearing on court. This wasn't helped by the nasty cardigan he donned for his first-round game at Wimbledon a couple of days ago. Not cute.

Anyway, I love Gwen and Gavin together and they've managed to stay together, despite rumours of his philandering while they were dating. And I love that they take little Kingston almost everywhere with them and genuinely seem to delight in his presence. Pity Gavin can't do that with his other child, 19-year-old British model Daisy Lowe, who he dropped like a hot potato once her mother, an old friend of Gavin's, revealed he was the daddy. Would they not want Kingston to be in touch with his big sister? You decide.

Finally can y'all give me an ‘amen'? Britney Spears appeared in a Los Angeles court yesterday with ever present daddy Jamie and ex-husband Kevin Federline on a custody matter. While they wouldn't reveal what was discussed, Britney left the court happy and word is she received access to overnight visits with her two young boys.

She was later snapped at a Beverly Hills department store with her hair tied back, wearing a bra, and with all signs pointing to the pop star claiming back her kick-ass old body. Girl is looking halfway decent, and I'm happy for her. Little kids need their mother. Except maybe Denise Richards' ones.

What's the goss that's grabbed your attention today? Let me know below.

3 Comments
1. kaitepai - Jun 25 03:29pm
No no no! You are so wrong about Roger! He is gorgeous, EVERYONE wears the headbands, and his cardigan was fabulous. But I do think he should be at the practise court not the zoo... hes no longer the all reigning king of tennis he once was :s
2. mommamacnz - Jun 25 06:16pm
I am glad to hear that Britany Spears is pulling her life together and is being a better person all round. Here's hoping she will soon be able to have her children with her more often.
3. treth.gksl@xtra.co.nz - Jun 30 03:52pm
No no no! You are so wrong about Roger! He is gorgeous, EVERYONE wears the headbands

yeah everyone that knows nothing about fashion!
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