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Remember The Days When The Last Person Paris Hilton Wanted To Be Was Nicole Richie?

10:50AM Molly Friedman | It’s tough to remember (or believe) that once upon a time, Nicole Richie was merely Paris Hilton’s chubby, recently-rehabbed, dread-locked sidekick. She made a name for herself by starting fights in clubs and providing a crude antidote to the far more glamorous Paris during the first season of The Simple Life. Fast-forward five years later (just like in Lost!); Richie has managed to outshine Hilton’s star status not by doing anything in the way of “work,” but instead by transforming into a style icon with a fiance and baby to boot. And lately, Paris seems to be doing everything in her power to copy her former lesser half’s life, from her choices in fashion and boyfriends to her recent and sudden slim-down. More »

Paris Hilton Wants ‘Double Wedding’ With Frenemy Nicole Richie And Brothers Madden

8:30AM Molly Friedman | With news that Paris Hilton is just dying to plan a “double wedding” with Nicole Richie and baby daddy Joel Madden, we’ve decided that the heiress has a hard time determining what exactly makes for marriage material. Hilton and Madden’s brother Benji haven’t even announced any engagements via blog post yet, but Paris isn’t wasting any time daydreaming about matching hers and Nicole’s matching wedding gowns and, if we’re lucky, an off-key duet of “Stars Are Blind” sung at the altar by the dual vocal powerhouse that is P&N. But at just 26, just how many times has Paris found the man she plans on spending the rest of her beautiful life with? We took a look back at the modern day Liz Taylor in the making: More »

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The Daily Telegraph Has Taken The Monk-Madden Break Up Rather Badly

8:10AM Jess McGuire | Look, we’re all upset at losing a new Australia’s Favourite Son-In-Law contender (the position having been sadly left vacant ever since Tom Cruise abandoned Our Nic and pursued his interest in couch-jumping and psychiatry hatin’) in Benji Madden, the tattooed twin from Good Charlotte who has moved on from his relationship with actress Sophie Monk with lightening speed – and straight into the arms of Paris Hilton. But the tone in this article regarding Ms Hilton’s donning of a ‘B’ necklace leads us to believe that somewhere in a News Ltd office, there’s a writer taking things particularly hard and strangely personally. Paris Hilton may be showing off a bejewelled B named for her latest lover Benji Madden, but really, it may as well stand for bitch. Thems fightin’ words! The necklace is the latest display of nasty behaviour straight from the pages of Hilton’s how to be a bitch manual, and surely designed to get a rise out of Madden’s ex fiancee Sophie Monk. Monk was especially attached to the “B” for Benji necklace the Good Charlotte guitarist gave her as a gift last year, even insisting on wearing it in the promotional material she did to launch the Bio-Fit bra for Pleasure State last June. Close to her heart, literally, behind-the-scene spies on the set recalled Monk wouldn’t be parted from the trinket necklace at the time. Hang on, Benji’s giving the same gift to all his ladyfriends? Surely that would leave a bad taste in Paris’ mouth (not an unusual occurence, but nevertheless…). How odd. But while the Hollywood heiress clearly thinks she’s winning the battle of the blondes, she’s effectively only flaunting her deep seated paranoia and insecurity along with the necklace. We really did look earnestly for a by-line on the off chance we’d discover Sophie Monk is now writing for the Telegraph, but there’s no trace of the author in the online version of the article (unless we have been blinded by lack of sleep and, perhaps more devastatingly, lack of coffee this morning). Regardless, Sophie Monk will no doubt be pleased to learn the Australian media is 100% behind her. Once Andrew Bolt and Michelle Grattan throw in their two cents, we’ll be done. More »

Sophie Monk: “My Idiot Ex Did NOT Leave Me For Paris Hilton!” World: “Suuure…”

9:55AM Jess McGuire | Sophie Monk has broken her silence (what happened to the whole “this will be the only statement we’ll be making on the break-up” schtick, eh?) now that the public has learned her former fiancee Benji Madden is currently running around town with Paris Hilton, and has insisted the well-ridden socialite was not the reason for the couple’s break up. The former member of all-girl outfit Bardot, who is from Brisbane, said the media had got it “all wrong” with speculation over her break-up with the tattoo-laden Madden, lead guitarist with international chart-toppers Good Charlotte. “Let me make this as plain as possible, Benji did not leave me for Paris Hilton. Benji and I did not break up badly or anything like that,” she said. “We both decided as adults our relationship had run its course and decided to move on.” And then, three hours later and totally free of guilt, he decided Paris Hilton was the one. To be fair to Sophie, we’d be choosing denial over accepting the fact Paris Hilton was the preferred choice of ladyfriend of a man who is clearly, clearly punching above his weight when it comes to landing paramours. Monk added that despite her relationship bust-up, her acting career in the US had gone into “overdrive”. There’s that denial again… More »

Sophie Monk No Longer With The Bloke From Good Charlotte Who Isn’t The One Who Knocked Up Nicole Richie

10:54AM Jess McGuire | It seems like only a month ago Sophie Monk’s reps were insisting she and Benji Madden’s relationship was just fine and dandy (actually, it was) but that is not the case now, with the couple officially announcing yesterday they are splitsville. Revealed exclusively to Confidential by Monk’s Sydney agent Yoon Kim, the announcement ends months of speculation about the gradual deterioration of the high-profile couple’s 18-month relationship. “Sophie and Benji have officially split. The decision was mutual and they remain amicable,” Kim’s statement read. “This will be my only statement regarding this matter.” After meeting on the set of a Good Charlotte videoclip in mid- 2006, the starlet and the tattooed rocker embarked on a whirlwind romance which peaked with a marriage proposal six months later at Monk’s Gold Coast home. Whether her parting of ways with the more internationally famous Madden will affect Monk’s rapidly skyrocketing career in Hollywood where she has dazzled in assorted blonde hottie roles (a quick glance at her IMDB profile reveals she’s currently filming Spring Break ‘83, while another enticingly titled film – Spring Breakdown – is in post-production) remains to be seen. Ah well, Sophie. There’s always Brandon Davis. More »

Hold Your Horses, Australia, Sophie Monk And Benji Madden Are Still Together!

3:57PM Clem Bastow | Though millions of Australians were ready to wail in the streets at the rumoured news that Sophie “Motorcycle Dance” Monk and Benji “The Slightly Fatter And More Tattooed One” Madden were about to split, the country can breathe a collective sigh of relief – it is not so! In a statement to US Magazine, the couple’s publicist wrote: “As Nicole Richie and Joel Madden anticipate the birth of their first child, a rep for Madden’s rocker brother, Benji, confirms that, despite reports of a split, his romance is still going strong. “In response to recent rumors that the couple had broken up, Good Charlotte’s rep tells Us: “Benji Madden and Sophie Monk are together and very happy.” Evidently this is such a cause for celebration that News Ltd created a slideshow to the effect of providing reverence for our greatest celebrity coupling since Tom and Nicole – which we give thanks for, as it allows us all to bask in the glory of this: For which, we should all give solemn thanks. More »