Troubled Hollywood

With all the chatter about the David vs. David battle last night on Fox, no one is talking about the Dancing With the Stars finale on ABC, crowing a female for the first time in five years. Could this be because we knew it all along? Yeah, probably.

Everyone was amazed with Kristi Yamaguchi from the get go. Some felt she was a ringer, due to her past as a figure skating champion, yet they still couldn’t stop themselves at marveling at her talent. She was just really good. Many people were saying they should just hand her the title from the very beginning, but as we found out, she wasn’t necessarily running away with that mirrored disco ball trophy, no matter what Penn Jillette wanted to gripe about. Read more »

I still shudder looking out the window at six inches of snow that fell on the first day of spring. It’s only supposed to reach a high of 37 today, but there’s not much hope of that snow melting with no sun and more supposedly on the way. I’m on vacation in a few days, and right now I can’t get out of Dodge quick enough. Until then, let’s dish a little.

I’m struggling to figure out how you commit “fraud” in a marriage both ways. Originally when Pamela Anderson filed for annulment after two months of marriage to Rick Salomon,
she cited the reason as “fraud.” Now, he’s countering with his own claims for fraud. Surely, he knew those weren’t real. But how else do you commit fraud in your marriage. False claims to … what?

US reports that Ryan Phillippe was on the radio with Howard Stern and denies that he ever hooked up with Britney Spears last year. He also denied getting together with the other starlets he was rumored to be with, such as Ashlee Simpson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, or Angelina Jolie. Yet, he thinks Lindsay Lohan “wanted” him. Well, she wanted a lot of things last year, so I wouldn’t be bragging about that. However, he thinks his ex, Reese Witherspoon, is happy with her new flame, Jake Gyllenhaal, and he sees him as a “good dude.” I’m sure Jake is relieved.

Apparently there are already words being exchanged within this season’s Dancing With the Stars cast. Penn Jillette joked after the Tuesday night performances, saying he was done being the happy one, after seeing the performance of Broadway star Marissa Jaret Winokur, and later he told Access Hollywood that skater Kristi Yamaguchi is a cheater, as he thinks she’s been dancing for thirty years professionally, albeit on ice. She responded that she thought he was saying this all in fun, and her professional partner Mark Ballas confirmed that. Reportedly Penn apologized right after the comment, but the thought of huge Penn going against tiny Kristi really tickles me.

The National Enquirer, if you choose to believe such a source, is reporting that Winona Ryder was shoplifting again. Reportedly, she went into the local CVS and when leaving, there was some makeup that wasn’t paid for, mixed in with the merchandise that had been paid for. It could have been an honest mistake, but if you’d already been in that much trouble, wouldn’t you be more careful? I’m just sayin’ …

Slow day on gossip here. Maybe everyone is taking time off from being bad for Easter holiday. It’s done, and so am I.

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