Celebs: clearing things up

This week celebs have been opening up and straightening things out, and what better way than using there own mouth rather than getting their voice-piece publicists to do the talking. 

First up Victoria Beckham has been talking about having another baby. In the past the mum-of-three has said that she'd love a little girl and as youngest son Cruz will be turning four in a few months, surely it's time for another one? Well apparently not: "I'm not even trying to get pregnant at the moment", Victoria told The Sun. "I don't want another baby for two years because I'm working so hard on my fashion business. I haven't got time...we would like another child but it won't be for a couple of years yet." Well there you have it, although that probably won't put a stop pregnancy rumours.

After an eight-year silence Meg Ryan is finally talking about her affair with Russell Crowe and subsequent divorce from Dennis Quaid. Meg has told InStyle magazine that she wasn't the only one who was unfaithful: "Dennis was not faithful to me for a very long time, and that was very painful." Her affair with Russell occurred after filming Proof of Life together, but she insists that didn't end her marriage: "Russell didn’t break up the marriage. He was definitely there at the end, but it wasn’t his fault. I was a mess. I hurt him too at the end. I couldn’t be in another long relationship, it wasn’t the time for that. So I got out." Meg has remained single but three years ago she adopted a little girl from China, which clearly gives her much happiness: "Daisy is brilliant. This kid says things every day that make you just stop and stare at her."

Heidi Klum has revealed that a tattoo on her arm which was the subject of recent media attention is in fact, not that new. Talking about her May inking the model and mum-of-three said: "My husband and I always get married every year. It was our fourth wedding, and we wanted to have our names tattooed together. So it's my husband's name and our three children, their initials, in the stars."

News that Daisy Lowe and Mark Ronson had ended there six-month relationship came a bit out of the blue, but the 19-year-old's mum has told Hello magazine that there wasn't another person involved and that the pair are (yawn) still friends. Pearl Lowe said: "They decided things weren't working out so they called it a day. It was a sad but mature decision but they've decided to stay close friends." 

Weekend whereabouts

Jennifer Lopez spent Sunday completing the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in 2 hours and 23 minutes. Later that night she threw hubby Marc Anthony a 40th birthday party, not bad for mum of 7-month-old twins! Ultra fit Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer's Wedding Planner co-star, finished the event in 1 and 1/2 hours, with girlfriend Camilla and baby Levi watching on.

Mark Ronson and Daisy Lowe have called it quits after six months together. The couple went to numerous public events together, including the very recent GQ awards, but ended their relationship last week. Mark recently celebrated his 33rd birthday and 19-year-old Daisy is currently on the catwalk for London Fashion Week.

Lindsay Lohan isn't a fan of Sarah Palin and she's used her blog to share her opinions: "Is our country so divided that the Republicans best hope is a narrow minded, media obsessed homophobe?", she writes. At the end of Lindsay's political message, girlfriend Samantha Ronson chimes in: "Vote for obama!.. Mainly because if she gets elected my green card probably won't get renewed!!!"

Sienna's pap troubles

It's fair to say that sometimes Sienna Miller really doesn't help herself, but the paparazzi are particularly ruthless with this young actress. Photographers behaviour has become worse ever since Sienna and her married-boyfriend Balthazar Getty were pictured on holiday, mostly naked and frolicking on the beach. But in the weeks since she has been surrounded at an American petrol station, needed a police escort home in L.A and had paps shouting constant insults such as 'homewrecker'.
Sky Showbiz website has seen enough and has launched a 'Save Sienna Campaign', saying that the "increasingly aggressive behaviour we've witnessed towards Sienna over the past few weeks is simply not on...no human being deserves to be treated like this". The site is "refusing to publish any pap material featuring Sienna - until the photographers bothering her decide to clean up their act", but readers aren't quite as sympathetic: an online poll shows that only 57% feel sorry for her, whilst 43% voted that Sienna deserves the paparazzi bothering her.

In recent footage of Sienna arriving at LAX airport

 she told a particularly rude and hurtful pap that she was "gathering lots of nice evidence against what you guys do because its highly illegal". But comments of the video, which is on TMZ.com, didn't seem to side with the actress: 'whore', 'piece of garbage' and 'worthless' were some of the thoughts left by viewers.

What do you think? Do the paps need to back off a bit or should she just put up with it?

Mid-week madness

Anne Hathaway has kept a dignified silence concerning her ex-boyfriend's troubles with the law, but she's now spoken about the difficult time involving Raffaello Follieri's arrest for charges of wire fraud and money laundering. "As soon as I found out about the arrest, I had to get on a plane to Mexico to do a press tour for Get Smart," she tells October's issue of W magazine, "And then I spent a week in shock at a friend's house." 

Follieri is still in prison, unable to pay his $21 million bail, Vanity Fair recently reported that Anne broke off the relationship hours before his arrest, telling him "you were the love of my life".

During promotional events for Get Smart Anne's co-star, Steve Carell, stepped in during some awkward questioning. Referring to the incident she tells W: "He said, 'At some point you're going to have to talk about this time in your life. You don't have to do it this week. I'll take care of anything that comes your way.'" 

For now 25-year-old says she needs "to be me for a little bit." It's expected that Raffaello will make a deal this week to spend five year in prison.

Josh Hartnett is suing the Daily Mirror for alleging the actor was filmed having sex in a public part of a top London hotel. The 30-year-old's lawyer has said that the allegations are "not only untrue but a complete fabrication", and that they had been "defamatory and unsubstantiated". As well as seeking damages the 'Lucky Number Slevin' star wants a public apology printed in the paper. Josh is currently starring in a theatre production of Rain Man in the capital.

One of the strangest rumours doing the rounds recently was Pamela Anderson hooking up with Michael Jackson. Well Pam put an end to it when she appeared on Ellen Degeneres talkshow. "He just wants me to be in a video...My life is so interesting. My life is a blur," she told the newlywed host. When Ellen pressed the former Baywatch star for more she replied: "It happens ... skin cancer and Vicodin. I don’t know ... I have a lot of interesting friends," a statement that has left many people baffled.As for her love-life Pamela said she is still shacked up with ex-husband, and father of her two sons, Tommy Lee, but said she wasn't 'getting any'.

Bite-size

Usher and wife Tameka Foster are expecting their second child together. The new arrival will join 10-month-old Usher Raymond V.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has come forward saying that an operation she had earlier this year to remove a cyst was actually for fertility reasons, she said: "I was not able to have children up until March. Now it's in God's hands. I would love to have a family."

Mischa Barton has 

reportedly split from her boyfriend of seven months

, Rooney frontman Taylor Locke. A source told In Touch Weekly that a three week holiday together resulted in their break-up: "They fought almost every day on the trip. She broke up with him just a few days after they returned to LA."

Joshua Jackson apparently stopped by former co-star Katie Holmes' theatre, where she is rehearsing for the play All My Sons, to present her with some good luck flowers. The two once dated and haven't been in contact for some time.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman has denied he's been cast as Penguin for the next Batman instalment, saying: "I think I’m more interested in seeing someone else do it. I don’t know if I’d be a good Penguin to be quite honest".

A big hunk of juice

The stars of Step Up became engaged over the weekend. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan have been dating since meeting on the set of the 2006 movie but have remained shy about their relationship, regardless of attending many public events together. According to People 28 year-old Channing asked Jenna to marry him in 'Maui in front of close friends invited under the radar to surprise her'.

Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards was a memorable occasion, for right and wrong reasons. Britney Spears had a great night: the singer proved she's back to her best by looking fantastic and going home with three gongs, all for her 'Piece of Me' video. 

After Britney the most talked about was the evening's host, Brit comedian Russell Brand. The funny man pushed some buttons with his sense of humour, in particular by poking fun at the Jonas Brothers' promise rings, for which he later had to apologise. American Idol singer Jordin Sparks had her say on the matter whilst presenting an award: "I just want to say, it's not bad to wear a promise ring, because not everyone, guy or girl, wants to be a slut".

It feels like she's been pregnant forever but Minnie Driver has finally given birth. The actress' rep told People that Henry Story Driver was born last Friday in Los Angeles and weighed a whopping 9 lbs 12 oz. Minnie has shrouded the father's identity in mystery saying: "He's going to be a dad so yeah he's going to be there for the kid". The 38 year-old added: "I'm not getting married to this person and I don't know what's going to happen but everyone is cool about the situation." This is the first baby for Minnie, who once famously dated Matt Damon.

Jennifer Aniston sure isn't as down as people like to make out. The 39 year-old actress, at the Toronto International Film Festival for her new movie Management, said that "things couldn't be better," adding that she's "busy, but it's great". Jennifer, who recently split from John Mayer, was dressed to impressed in a low-cut Balenciaga black dress and told reporter that she finds her inner strength from "waking up everyday". Meanwhile her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, is also in town for his film Burn After Reading. The father of six said that "everyone is healthy," referring to eight-week-old twins Knox and Vivienne, adding that there's "no sleep though...Sleep is something you long for, but it's alright. We'll get it." 

There have been rumours that Jennifer and Brad have had dinner together in the Canadian city, whilst other sources have said that they are staying in hotels two miles apart and plans have been made so that there is no chance of them bumping into each other.

In other Brangelina news multiple sources have been reporting that Angelina is suffering with post-natal depression. The actress hasn't been seen in public since the twins' birth but I have a feeling that if she was unwell Brad wouldn't have gone off around the world promoting a film.

Other brief news:

Recently reconciled couple Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams have been spotted at an estate agent in Sherman Oaks, California.

Pictures have surfaced of Alice Dellal with what appears to be cocaine. The up and coming model, famous for shaving one side of her head, replaced Kate Moss as the face of Agent Provocateur earlier this year.

Natasha Bedingfield is engaged to her business boyfriend, Matthew Robinson. The 26-year-old announced the news during New York fashion week, saying 'It just happened...But I am so excited, and it happened in New York. And I want to share it with the world.'  

She's had her famous 'pob' for nearly two years but Victoria Beckham has unveiled a new, much shorter do at New York Fashion Week. What do you think?

I can see her getting quickly bored with it.

Straight from the horse's mouth...what have celebs been saying this week?!

Kerry Katona may have been a bridesmaid at Katie Price's wedding but it's fair to say that their friendship is well and truly over as the two continue a public slagging match. Latest to speak out is Katie, aka Jordan, who's brought up Kerry's money problems: "She's been saying some really bitter things about me lately. But if I want to buy my daughter 100 pairs of shoes, I will... I'd rather do that than buy a fleet of sports cars trying to make out I've got money then go bankrupt. At least they're paid for and not on HP." Ouch. It's only a matter of time before Kerry hits back.
The businesswomen, whose brought out her own line of equestrian clothing, has even had a dig at Jade Goody, who has been diagnosed with cervical cancer. Katie's dug up the whole racist issue from jade's celebrity Big Brother appearance: "There has to be an awareness that that sort of cancer can happen to anyone but I saw her on Celebrity Big Brother and thought she was a racist. She didn't give people sympathy when she was on the show." Mmm, I sense a backlash from these comments...

Lily Allen and Elton John have been in the news this week over a few bitchy comments they said to each other on stage at the GQ awards. Whilst presenting together Elton made a comment about Lily's drinking and she replied with "F**k off Elton! I'm 40 years younger than you, I've got my whole life ahead of me". But the legendary singer wasn't going to leave it at that, replying "I could still snort you under the table". It's thought that Elton had become increasingly annoyed at his co-presenters drinking and slurred speech. Lily apparently annoyed someone else at the ceremony, her brother's girlfriend Jamie Winestone. As the actress went up 

on stage to collect an award Lily seemed to announce Jamie and Alfie Allen engagement, which was obviously very hush hush as Jamie told her future sister-in-law to "shut-up, no one's supposed to know!" Oops.
You would have thought that after Lily's less than graceful exit from last year's Glamour awards she would have learnt by now.

A Big Juicy Update

Matt Damon is now completely outnumbered after his wife gave birth to a baby girl. The new arrival has been named Gia Zavala and joins two-year-old Isabella and half sister Alexia, aged 10. Matt's rep said "Everyone is great, she's healthy and beautiful." Matt has said he'll take the rest of the year off to spend time with his wife Luciana and their three girls.

For those waiting for the official word, wait no more - Jen Garner has finally confirmed her pregnancy. Whilst at an LA event a reporter asked Jennifer about any upcoming projects, her response? Pointing to her belly and replying 'this'! The actress later told Access Hollywood: "We're so excited, obviously", then joked "Oh, I'm not pregnant. I just had a lot of carbs for breakfast. It's just — what do they call it — a breakfast pouch?" This will be baby number two for Jennifer and husband Ben Affleck, who already have daughter Violet.

Probably the most unexpected news this week is that Ricky Martin is the father of twin boys...who were born by surrogate mother. A statement from the singer's rep read: "The children, delivered via gestational surrogacy, are healthy and already under Ricky's full-time care. Ricky is elated to begin this new chapter in his life as a parent and will be spending the remainder of the year out of the public spotlight in order to spend time with his children." This news has increased speculation about Ricky's sexuality, who has never confirmed or denied such rumours.

Speculation on whether Eva Longoria Parker is expecting have heightened this week with the actress wearing baggy clothes and the spotting of a potential baby bump. Just recently Desperate Housewives' creator Marc Cherry told US Weekly of the actress' baby plans: "Eva is desperately trying to get pregnant with Tony Parker," adding "After they phone their doctor, she promised me I will be the next call".

Former S Club 7 singer Rachel Stevens is tipped to star in this year's Strictly Come Dancing. Rachel, whose career hasn't done brilliantly since the band split, could join footballer Teddy Sherringham and George Clooney's ex, Lisa Snowdon. The dancing show will be on BBC1 from next months.

My Favourite news of the week: The Notebook lovers are back on! Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams have been spotted canoodling in Canada, several publications have confirmed. The pair began their romance after the movie wrapped in 2004 but suddenly parted ways last year. On the split Ryan told GQ magazine that "The only thing I remember is we both went down swingin' and we called it a draw." The couple won an MTV award for best kiss in The Notebook and famously recreated it for their acceptance speech.