28 July 2006
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Anderson & Rock Plan Multiple Marriages

Former Baywatch beauty Pamela Anderson will marry fiance Kid Rock in a series of different locations, starting with a French ceremony this weekend. The blonde actress is set to tie the knot with Rock - real name Robert Ritchie - this weekend on board a yacht in St. Tropez, where they fell in love all over again. However, friends of the stars who haven't been invited to the wedding need not worry because the couple will walk down the aisle another three times in the US, according to Celebrity Week. Anderson reveals, "We are going to have a couple of weddings. We have to do Malibu. We have to do Detroit. And we are going to do Nashville. We are starting (this weekend) in the south of France." She adds of any pre-wedding jitters, "I am fine. I am not nervous. It is a good decision."
Spears Dismisses Pool Boy for Befriending Federline
Britney Spears has sacked the hired help who used to clean the pool at her Malibu, California mansion - because he became too friendly with her husband, according to US reports. Jon LaLane, the son of fitness guru Jack LaLane, claims chatting to Kevin Federline got him fired - because Spears feared he was only out to get information about her family. Now, angry LaLane is firing back after his dismissal, telling American magazine In Touch his former boss can't stand the thought of anyone talking to Federline without her permission. The fired 45-year-old says, "I was hanging out a little bit and she came out screaming at Kevin for lying around, then looked at me like I was to blame... She wants Kevin on a leash." And LaLane, who has also tended pools owned by Barbra Streisand and filmmaker James Cameron, among others, admits Spears is, by far, the meanest boss he has ever had. He adds, "(I'm told) she fires everybody. I figured, 'Why not me?' I just didn't expect her to be so mean. It's a revolving door there. She's not the nice person everyone thinks she is."
Hilton & Richie To Publicly Make Up on Letterman Show
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are set to publicly end their two-year-old feud as guests of US chat show king David Letterman. The beloved TV host has offered to play peacekeeper after inviting The Simple Life stars to appear together on his The Late Show program in September. The two former pals fell out amid reports Richie aired a private viewing of Hilton's controversial sex tape. Both girls have refused to go into detail about their bust-up, with Hilton repeatedly telling journalists, "She knows what she did." Hilton and Richie agreed to team up on TV again for the third season of reality show The Simple Life - but refused to work together onscreen.
Hasselhoff Fires Back at Drunk Reports

Actor David Hasselhoff is firing back at press reports he was turned away from a British Airways flight because he was drunk, insisting he was ill. The star's publicist, Judy Katz, has blasted a story that ran in yesterday's edition of British newspaper The Sun as "totally untrue". She says, "Due to a new medication prescribed by his doctor in London on Tuesday for an infection in his injured hand, Mr. Hasselhoff became ill at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday and requested to be put on a later flight to Los Angeles. They gave him some strong antibiotics and he got sick at the airport. He couldn't get on the plane. It was his choice. He left London on a 12 noon British Airways flight and will be appearing on America's Got Talent later today." The Sun reported the newly-divorced actor had been told he could not board the flight because he was drunk. Witnesses told the newspaper Hasselhoff appeared to have trouble standing up. The hand injury Kats is referring to stems from a shaving accident Hasselhoff had last month, when he cut himself in his hotel bathroom.
Harrelson Escapes Felony Charges in Paparazzi Confrontation
Woody Harrelson will not face felony charges in connection with a confrontation with a cameraman outside a Hollywood nightclub last month. On Wednesday, county prosecutors in Los Angeles said the case will be referred to the city attorney's office for review. Misdemeanor charges could still be filed, according to city attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan. The June 29 incident involved Josh Levine, a cameraman from celebrity news website Tmz.com. In a one-page evaluation, Deputy District Attorney Alisanne Scolnik Augusta considered allegations that Harrelson broke the camera's viewfinder and choked the cameraman, who refused the actor's requests to stop taping him. Harrelson grabbed the cameraman around the neck, but the prosecutor in the case wrote that "the force used is not to the level that would cause great bodily harm." She also stated that the cameraman's injuries were not serious, and that videotape footage does not show a clear intentional breaking of the camera. Mateljan said the city attorney's office is expected to receive the case report this week. Harrelson's spokeswoman, Ina Treciokas, had no comment.
Electra Slams Foxx Rumors
Carmen Electra has slammed media reports she is dating Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx, insisting "there's not an ounce of truth" to any of the rumors. The former Baywatch star announced her split from rocker husband Dave Navarro last week and media reports already had her getting cozy with Foxx. Witnesses swear they spotted the newly single star hanging out at Hollywood hot spot Element last Saturday, but Electra says it's not true. In fact, she claims she was at home that night watching TV - with Navarro. Regarding the Foxx rumor she tells American publication People, "Dave thinks it's funny, but I'm upset because there's not one ounce of truth (to it)." Though officially split, the couple are still living together for now in their Beverly Hills home. A source close to the actress says, "There's a positive way of remaining friends." Navarro was still wearing his wedding ring at the July 23 taping of his TV reality show Rock Star: Supernova, but still ogled co-host Brooke Burke and exclaimed, "Damn, she's hot!"
Longoria Begs Bosses To Axe Naked Scenes
Eva Longoria has begged her bosses on Desperate Housewives to stop making her take baths on the TV show - because she hates spending all day naked in water. The sexy star - who plays man-eater Gabrielle Solis in the show - has grown tired of being forced to strip off while her male cast mates parade through the set to ogle her naked body. She says, "I didn't realize how much lingerie I'd be in and how much time I'd spend in the bathtub. I actually had to go to the director and go, 'Can you please stop putting me in the bathtub?' It's a pain in the butt to shoot. You're naked and they just fill it up with bubbles and basically they put body make-up on you so you look beautifully tanned with flawless skin and then it just comes off in the water so you're sitting in this brown water all day. There have been times when they do all the tub scenes in one day, so I go out and in comes Ricardo Chavira, then in comes Jesse Metcalfe. I'm like 'Guys, can we space out the tub scenes?'"
Knowles Nervous Over Screen Kiss
Beyonce Knowles had to be shown how to kiss Dreamgirls co-star Jamie Foxx, because she didn't know what to do. Foxx plays Curtis Taylor Jr., husband to Knowles' soul singer Deena Jones, in the forthcoming Bill Condon musical. Knowles, 24, says, "I guess you could say we had a love scene. We kissed. Now, I'm a singer/songwriter, that's what I did first - I didn't start out going to acting classes and people-kissing classes. So that's all still new to me. Working with my acting coach made it easier. I just thought it was necessary for the character, we have to established that they're married. Jamie was very professional, it was quick, and you know, it is what it is."
Cornell: "I Almost Turned Down Bond Theme"
Chris Cornell almost turned down the chance to record the new James Bond film's theme song, because he disliked Pierce Brosnan's recent 007 movies. The Audioslave frontman has been selected for the soundtrack of Casino Royale. But Cornell only agreed to compose the track once he had watched a rough edit of the upcoming Daniel Craig-starring movie. He tells VH1, "I wasn't really sure about doing a Bond theme, because I wasn't really a big fan of the last several movies. And then I heard that there was going to be a new guy - Daniel Craig - who was going to play Bond. And he's so different. I have seen him in several movies, and I was kind of intrigued. So I went to Prague (in Czech Republic), where they were shooting the movie, and they showed me a rough edit of it. I was just completely blown away by it, because it's unlike any Bond film ever, really. Craig is an actor's actor, and there's emotional content to the movie. He's not like the swaggering, winking sort of super-agent guy. He's like a human being in this movie, and it's going to completely readjust the way people think of the character."
Prince's Second Wife Seeks Divorce

Pop star Prince's second wife, Manuela Testolini Nelson, has filed for divorce in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Purple Rain star has never confirmed he was actually married to Testolini and publicly denounced the legalities of marriage after divorcing his first wife, Mayte. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Nelson filed for divorce on May 24 in Hennepin County District Court. The petition filed by Nelson was the first hard evidence that the couple had actually been legally married. According to court documents the couple married on December 31, 2001. The divorce filing is expected to be sealed by the judge to protect the couple's privacy.
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