Thursday, January 17, 2008
Defamer Australia Blind Item!
2:39PM Clem Bastow | The world is abuzz about the new Andrew Morton unauthorised Tom Cruise biography, not the least here in Australia where it can’t be published due to our defamation laws (god bless America’s right to free speech).
Well, which bookseller was planning to secretly ship in a few crates of Tom Cruise: an Unauthorised Biography, selling it ‘under the counter’ to those customers who came in and asked for it?
What a pity, then, that the long arm of the Cruise/ScientoLOLogy legal team reached all the way across many borders to put a stop to that little party of prohibited literature.
If it’s lies, all lies, why is Jerry Maguire so keen to stop anyone from reading it? More » 
Amy Winehouse Round-Up Update: Omg! Omg!
1:59PM Clem Bastow | You know we wouldn’t usually hit you with two doses of Winegums in the one day, but in this instance the new news is just too good to pass up.
Are you ready? Really ready? Okay…
BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL WANTS A DIVORCE.
Yes, you heard it correctly. Daddy Winegums, Mitch Winehouse, is telling all and sundry that his son-in-law is spitting chips in jail (presumably because Amy is actually working and enjoying her life rather than, you know, allowing him to suck her blood on each harvest moon), and he doesn’t sound too confident about the marriage’s chances, either!
“Blake threatened to issue divorce proceedings when they were having a row,” he says.
Mitch, 57, reckons Blake wants to split because he’s being encouraged by his mum Georgette Civil, 42, to cut Amy out of his life. “Unfortunately, Blake is influenced by things his mother has said,’ he tells Grazia. ‘I think Georgette wants them to divorce, but it’s up to them.”
…And pals agree Amy’s marriage is looking likely to collapse.
“The Blake and Amy situation is imploding,’ says a source. ‘Blake has been listening to his mother, and he’s been hot and cold with Amy when they do meet.”
This could seriously be the first amazing thing to happen in two-thousand-and-GREAT. Can you imagine?! Sure, Winegums would be all sad ‘n’ shit for a while, but just think about the amazing sob songs she’d then record.
So, just once more, we’d like to say:
Everybody light a candle! More » 
John Laws Is Softening In His Old Age
12:51PM Clem Bastow | Looks like retirement is agreeing with old Golden Tonsils; not long after he spewed abuse at lunching peers Bob Rogers and Derryn Hinch, the recently retired talkback king has written a note of apology to the pair.
Honestly, what’s next? Pauline Hanson writing an open letter in the Women’s Weekly to the general Asian population? John Howard saying sorry?
“Bob. Just a brief note in relation to the incident that occurred while you were dining with Derryn Hinch at Salon Blanc,” he wrote.
“I would like to say that I regret my language. I don’t, however, regret my sentiments as I believe I have perfectly good reason for them but the language was extreme, and for that I apologise. John Laws.”
The letter follows an incident at a Woolloomooloo restaurant when Laws hurled abuse at his radio rivals, including “despicable weasel” and “c**ts”.
Well, we’re pleased to see that he’s only apologising for using the word “c**t”, but not for wanting to use it.
Looks like the old Lawsie hasn’t left the building just yet. More » 
Amy Winehouse Round-Up: A New Look For Michael Douglas
11:37AM Clem Bastow | Fortunately these last few days Winegums seems to be behaving herself (well, as much as she can manage), hanging out with producer Mark Ronson and seemingly staying away from Blake Fielder-Civil and his zombie paws of death. So, today’s Winegums Watch comes to you in the form of this rather amusing snafu on the part of The Mail’s photo editor: We’re not particularly mad about Amy’s new look, either, but surely this is taking it a bit too far? More »
George Michael Wants To Give You “Access All Areas” In A “No Holds Barred” Manner
10:44AM Clem Bastow | Gossip girls and boys the world over will be clapping their hands at the news that George Michael has just signed on to write an epic, totally authorised and totally tell-all autobiography with HarperCollins.
And given that he’d certainly have a lot of stories to tell, unless something goes horribly wrong and the book turns into a 500-page literature version of Jesus To A Child, we’re about as excited as everyone at HC and in his management team is – VERY!
The book, dubbed “one of the hottest remaining untold celebrity memoirs”, will cover the pop star’s personal and professional life and will hit the shelves in autumn next year.
Michael’s manager Andy Stephens said: “George has promised HarperCollins a no-holds-barred biography, and it’s certain to be just that.
“People aren’t stupid, they’re beginning to notice that the truth is more interesting than the stories the press come up with.”
Belinda Budge, managing director and publisher of Harper NonFiction UK, said: “This is an incredibly exciting publishing event.
“George is one of the best known and best loved pop singers in the world, with an extraordinary story to tell.
“I am particularly thrilled by this deal, as I have long been a fan of George’s. “Most importantly, this really will be a truly authentic book – and an exceptional one, as he’s going to be writing it entirely himself.”
Hopefully the back cover will have a cut-out-and-keep Camberwell carrot paper so that readers can enjoy the book with a nice long joint jazz cigarette.
It’s the way George would want it to happen. More » 
YouTube Clip Of The Day
10:39AM Jess McGuire | Today’s clip of choice is a little heavy on the swears, god love it. Worth noting if you’re at work with the volume up on your speakers.
Thanks, David! More » 
Baked Fish Is The Best
10:15AM Defamer Hollywood | We have to admit that, up to this point, we haven’t been regular watchers of BET’s Hell Date. That’s all about to change. Remember when we said yesterday that we were totally going to buy the new issue of GQ because Rachel Bilson is on the cover? Well, we lied. Egotastic has got the pictures. Frankly, we were hoping for more. Our favorite Olsen, Ashley, made out with our least favorite Leto, Jared. Absolut Vagina! Probably better than Absolut Kurant. Enjoy this complete retrospective of Amy Winehouse’s hair. I’ll Say I’m Sorry, But I’m Not Taking Off My Glasses: The T-Shirt [via Gorilla Mask] And you thought Kirk Douglas looked old? More »
David Spade and Matthew McConaughey Probably Just Too Into Themselves To Wrap It Up
10:07AM Defamer Hollywood | Right off the bat, let’s get something straight. We are ALL for pre-marital sex. In fact, if pre-marital sex didn’t exist, well … we don’t even want to think about a world where pre-marital sex doesn’t exist. But really (and we ask this out of curiousity more than anything else), does anyone else find Hollywood’s recent spate of high profile out-of-wedlock baby announcements the least bit peculiar? We know the WGA strike has freed up a lot of time for a lot of us, but that doesn’t explain why notoriously toxic bachelors like David Spade and Matthew McConaughey decided to throw caution (and their condoms) to the wind. So then, what can we attribute this (sorta joyous!) news to? As with most of ills permeating our society these days, we’re gonna place the blame squarely on the shoulders of Juno. More »
Deeper Down The Katie Holmes Marathon Conspiracy Rabbit Hole: Who Is Paul Vincent?
9:58AM Seth | When it comes to the Katie Holmes NY Marathon conspiracy, we realize we’ve thrown quite a bit at you over the past couple of days, but the single most damning piece of evidence had yet to land in our inbox. A tipster we’ll call Deep Socks suggested we go to the official Marathon website and look up the split times, registered by every runner via computer chip (we’re learning so much more about marathon culture than our lazy asses ever imagined possible!), of a runner named Paul Vincent: More »
