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70s Motown signer Martha Reeves was reportedly robbed. The singer says that thieves kicked in the back door of her childhood home, a house owned by her father, in Detroit this past weekend and were able to get away with around $1 million worth of uninsured recording equipment. I bet those premiums look petty compared to her loss now. She claims that speakers, microphones and karaoke machines were among the items taken. Either there were a lot of thieves there or they had a great amount of time inside the house and a huge getaway vehicle to have taken that much. Has she not heard of security measures?

The stars on Dancing will be short one member. Derek Hough, partner of Shannon Elizabeth, was taken from the set in an ambulance with an apparent neck injury. The injury was sustained during rehearsals.

An ABC spokesperson said that he was taken to an L.A. hospital to be examined. He went on, “The injury does not appear to be serious.”

Serial bride Patsy Kensit has split from fiancé Jeremy Healy – the man she planned to make her fourth pop hubby.

The Holby City actress, 40, was due to wed DJ Jeremy, 46 – one of house music’s top names – in the summer.

Last night a friend of Jeremy’s said it was the DJ who ended the eight-month romance with mum-of-two Patsy. The pal said: “As the wedding became a reality, I just don’t think he could go through with such a commitment. Patsy must be gutted – she surely thought she’d found the one this time.”

The pair first met when Patsy was 16 and in 1980s band Eighth Wonder. Jeremy was in Haysifantayzee, who had a 1983 hit with John Wayne Is Big Leggy.

The couple fell in love last August, after bumping into each other at a party.

Ex-Emmerdale star Patsy’s three failed marriages have all been to musicians.

She wed Dan Donovan of Big Audio Dynamite in 1988. They split in 1991.

In 1992, she married Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, dad to her son James, and in 1997 she wed Oasis singer Liam Gallagher. They had a son Lennon and split in 2000.

Patsy had reportedly asked film star friend Liz Hurley to be bridesmaid. The pal added: “She must be devastated.”

Richie Sambora was arrested for DUI on Tuesday but he could be facing criminal charges of child endangerment as his 10-year old daughter Ava, along with another juvenile and another adult, was in the car during his arrest. Sources say that after Richie was busted, the cops called Heather Locklear, Ava’s mom, and she authorized the other adult in the car to drive her daughter home. If the Bon Jovi guitarist was indeed driving drunk, he could be charged with endangering the 2 kids. He hasn’t been charged as of yet but the Laguna Beach PD is actively investigating the situation.

Lisa Marie Presley is still fuming about the media commenting on her growing physique that she is actually suing! Elvis’ daughter is actually planning to take several publications to court for calling her fat. But don’t take that for granted because that’s not all that was said. Publications also made claims that she had an “unhealthy appetite” and is “growing like her dad”. Her lawyer has commented about the lawsuit plans saying that such allegations have left the star “deeply upset and offended”. Her spokeswoman Cindy Guagenti recently spoke to the AP recounting the stories that have been printed saying “It’s like, ’she’s gonna die like her father’, ‘her and her mom are in a fight because of her weight’ - that’s not true at all. It’s just awful stuff.” Yeah, but a lawsuit? Can’t she just wave it off?

Victoria Beckham has reignited her feud with Britney Spears.

The Spice Girls star - who first fell out with Britney when the ‘Toxic’ star reportedly refused to sit next to her at prestigious Los Angeles’ hotel Chateau Marmont last year - has now blasted the 26-year-old for not having any personal input into her perfume line.

Speaking about the launch of her new dVb denim range for men, Victoria said: “I’m a complete control freak and I want everything to be perfect. I’m not doing a Britney Spears and just putting my name on something and saying, ‘Sell this perfume.’ This is a real passion of mine. People think all I do is go shopping like a miserable cow, but, in actual fact, I work bloody hard.”

Mother-of-three Victoria also revealed how she likes her husband, soccer star David Beckham, to wear his denims.

She added: “I think guys should wear jeans big and baggy, with a big pair of boots or flip-flops - exactly how you see David when he’s out in his jeans and T-shirt. Do not pull them up tight and have your bulge showing. Let it hang! I didn’t want anything too tight around the crotch. That really repulses me. It might be fashionable, but you are not going to get that from dVb.”

Victoria recently revealed she would hate to have Britney’s life, adding: “I could never live a life like Britney Spears, who is under the spotlight every day. “I couldn’t do that. I would go stir crazy. I need my privacy with my husband and children otherwise I’d just go loopy.”

Meow!

These two are enjoying pairing off with other couples and hitting the town. Just last week, They headed out with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett. Now, Tom and Katie are out with old friends of Tom’s.

Tom and Katie were spotted at Wolfgang Puck’s Cut steakhouse with Forest and Keisha Whitaker. Tom co-starred with Forest in 1986 in The Color of Money.

Is it just me or does Katie look like a scared kid?

Forget a beach vacation, just hand her a baby!

Marcia Cross really, really wanted to have a baby, so she skipped out on the honeymoon and instead hit up the fertility doctor. She said, “We decided to skip our honeymoon and try in vitro after the wedding.”

She says now, “I had already been through infertility treatments. It’s very, very difficult to get pregnant in your 40s. It’s costly and tough on your body and your relationship.”

It worked for her, though. Just seven months after her wedding, Marcia gave birth early to twins Eden and Savannah. They just recently celebrated their first birthday.

It’s nice to see celebrities using their fame for a good cause. Colombian singer Shakira is shedding her wardrobe and auctioning it off.

The hip-swinging pop sensation is auctioning off more than 40 articles of clothing she wore on her 2007 Oral Fixation tour to benefit her Bare Feet Foundation, which is building a school for impoverished children in northern Colombia.

A shiny lavender skirt with turquoise and coral beading; a bright red dress with a plunging neckline and huge, winglike sleeves; a blue tank top emblazoned with the slogan “For Those Who Love to Rock”; and other items are up for bid on the website eBay Giving Works.

The auction began on Friday and continues for 10 days. “We have bids from all over the world. It’s very exciting,” said Eric Gazin, president of Auction Cause, the Los Angeles company running the auction. While most auctions start out slow, bids for Shakira’s clothing have already been flooding in, Gazin said

It comes as some relief to know that Britney is being kept away from the men who seem to make her crazy. It has been said that her father had taken out a restraining order against Sam Lufti. Now it appears that they aren’t letting Adnan Ghalib, her crazy cook lover, in either. Apparently he arrived at the UCLA Medical Center laden with gifts and flowers for Brit-Brit. Sources say, though, that Momma Spears wouldn’t let him in. Allegedly, Lynne turned him away. He stood around for about thirty minutes but finally left without seeing her. It might be a good move for him; if he stays away and she stays crazy, no one can keep blaming him for it!

Kylie Minogue and Olivier Martinez may be back together. We have had reports that the pair recently enjoyed a two-day reunion in Paris, where the lurve was said to be blossoming as beautifully as springtime blooms.

An onlooker was quoted: “They were pouring their hearts out to each other and were very intimate.”

Also a member of Olivier’s family said: “She has always described him as the love of her life.”

While neither Kylie nor Olivier has confirmed a reunion of the hearts, we are waiting with baited breath for a whisper of any sort to say yay or nay.

No, we’re not talking about some celebrity mud wrestling or something like that. Believe it or not, we’re talking about the Superbowl. Believe it or not, even the ladies are getting ready to check it out.

With cute quarterbacks like Eli Manning and Tom Brady, it’s no wonder this will be the biggest co-ed Superbowl party ever. But which one do the ladies like more? Cosmo mag says more women vote for Tom Brady.

Here’s to the best looking game ever….

Rosie’s always been a little outspoken, and now she’s aiming that at Britney Spears and her family. She blames Britney’s early stardom for her meltdowns. Rosie posted a poem on her blog, expressing her sentiments and emphatically stating that she would never let her daughter Vivi do that. Read on for the poem.

if i had a magic wand
i would will her the strength
windex all windows
watch the sun warm her soul
she was parkers age when i met her
lil souther girl with a tiny twang yes maam she smiled
adorable

she wanted it
the mothers always said
as way of both apology and explaination
in the dressing room

vivi would
if i let her
support r family
with her light and talent

its not mine 2 sell

Now this is how you create a commotion! It has been a while since Mariah Carey scored a hit but that doesn’t mean that she can no longer stop crowds and create a media storm. The curvaceous diva posed for cameras as she shopped for butterfly designs on Monday at Van Cleef & Arpels on Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles. The singer also made a stop into Gucci for some extra shopping as paparazzi continued to get shots of her and her amazing cleavage – at least when they have a clear shot of it. There’s no doubt that it wasn’t just her cleavage which made jaws drop. I’m sure her credit card bill will too.

After three days without sleep and nights spent talking to trees, troubled star Britney Spears is in official meltdown. Her psychiatrist paid her a midnight call and is thought to be trying to have her sectioned under the Mental Health act once again for her own safety.

Mum Lynne and manager, Sam Lufti, are currently in the house with Britney, who is said to inert, unresponsive and confused.

This new breakdown comes after Britney went on a 5am shopping trip to buy Red Bull and constipation pills before continuing her habit of driving aimlessly around Los Angeles all night in her new car.

At one point she stopped inexplicably in the middle of a canyon road, clambered from the Mercedes and confessed to the waiting photographers she was dizzy, afraid and wanted to go home. She then padded into the forest making strange faces and muttering to the trees in her new mock British accent.

The psychiatrist was told about the driving and decided she must be hospitalised on another “5150 hold” - which her manager agrees with.

Poor Britney. Incidentally, boyfriend Adnan is nowhere to be seen.

And she wants everyone to be convinved that she’s such a good mother. Oh wait, maybe she can teach them what kind of girl to stay away from when they grow up.

Britney Spears headed out for some fun Friday night and was wrapped in a long coat. As the night went by, she slowly peeled away layer after layer of clothing. By the end of the night, she was down to a little red shirt that was practically falling off.

At least she kept her pants on and her legs closed!

We all know that celebrities can be just like regular people and love some karaoke. A couple of stars proved just that for Ellen DeGeneres’ 50th birthday celebration on Friday. The talk show host’s birthday was actually on Saturday, so, Happy Birthday Ellen!.

Stars on the video sang to the tune of Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’. Jake Gyllenhaal did a little lip synching and booty-shaking to it. Other celebrities who joined in on the fun were Victoria Beckham, Queen Latifah, Kate Walsh, Jamie Foxx, Paris Hilton, Sharon Osbourne, David Spade, Heidi Klum, Masi Oka and Celine Dion. It’s quite a funny clip.

Celebrities who want a turn at being an entrepreneur usually go to the fragrances route but everyone is pretty much over it especially when their products stink. Kylie Minogue is the most recent celebrity entrepreneur but before who pinch your nose, apparently, she’s over the perfumes too!

The Australian singer is coming out with her own bed linen collection instead. ‘Kylie at Home’ will debut later this year. How would you like to be in bed with Kylie? If she’s giving us sheets, maybe a condom line should be in the works too so people will be safe as they roll in between her sheets.

It’s almost that time, and I can’t think of anything I’d rather watch. Umm, except maybe a trainwreck.

Popular TV and radion host, formerly of MTV’s Lovelines, Dr. Drew Pinsky says he’s ready to set his Celebrity Rehab plans into action. He is showing all of us the process of rehab, with the help of a few celebrities.

So far, he’s working with people like Daniel Baldwin, Jessica Sierra, and Chyna. He says patient Brigitte Nielsen has already quit both drinking and smoking. But it’s not all roses for everyone. Jessica Sierra recently had a setback, and he can’t even get her to his treatment facility in California because she cannot leave the state of Florida for 45 days.

Dr. Drew says he’s not trying to glamorize things but instead wants to show all of us that it is a difficult process to become and remain sober.

Forget Superman, we can go one better - Super-Mama. Post-baby Katie Holmes looks like she has been spending some serious time in the gym lately.

Appearing at a Hollywood awards show, the stunning actress looks a million miles away from the gangly, baby-faced Joey character of Dawson’s Creek. Dressed in an asymmetric toga-style gown covered in sequins, Katie, who famously ran the New York marathon in November last year without a bra, looked amazing as she showed of her new muscular physique.

One onlooker said, “Katie’s arms looked like they were made of steel. There was no fat whatsoever. She’s certainly giving Madonna a run for her money in the muscles department.”

In a bizarre twist, Britney Spears claims that the only person she can trust at the moment is new paparazzi friend Adnan Ghalib. After fleeing from hospital where she was taken late Thursday night on suspicion of a drug induced psychosis, Britney is now holed up with her new ‘chums’ in a rented mansion. These new friends consist of Ghalib and three of his photographer friends.

Adnan met Britney last month when she took him back to her hotel room for an evening. He spent the New Year with the star and her children; but left before the breakdown that took her to a hospital bed.

Britney claims, “He is my only friend in the world” and has shunned help from family and friends.

One source said, “Britney is on the edge. It’s worrying — and ironic — that the only person she feels she can turn to is a paparazzo. It’s like the lamb going to stay with the wolfpack. Britney knows Adnan because he has followed her relentlessly for months. Her family are astonished a photographer is the person Britney turns to when she needs to step out of the media storm. They fear she has lost her grip on reality so much that she feels her only friends are the paparazzi.”

Along with touring the world for their reunion tour, the Spice Girls are also filming a documentary about their reforming called ‘Giving You Everything’. A sneak peek of the documentary has made its way on the internet and it features some very raw moments.You can see a very emotional Ginger breaking down in tears. There’s also a blunt Sporty talking about Geri’s departure from the band saying “she could have really fucked things up for us”. Just from that sneak peek, you can tell that the documentary is pretty much a very raw and candid look at all the girls. It goes away from seeing the high-profile celebrities that they are and is quite a tell all.

While we are all enamored with Turk and Carla on Scrubs, in real life, Donald Faison dates CaCee Cobb, the best friend of none other than Jessica Simpson.  So, what’s his take on Jess’s obsession with Tony Romo?

Donald actually likes the two of them together.  Will they be hooking up for cozy couples only dinners together now?  Maybe not.  Donald says, “CaCee and I prefer to keep our relationship away from the glitz and cameras.  But he is a great guy.”

They did spend some time together when the two couples met to help CaCee celebrate her thirtieth birthday at Teddy’s nightclub.  Donald continued about Tony, “I think he’s really, really, really smart.  He’s a really genuine guy.”

Jessica with a smart guy?  It’s a good thing because we all know she’s a few fries short of a Happy Meal.

Well, not literally because that would just be silly. Especially being as Michael Jackson is the most recent famous bod to join the environmentally friendly crowd and purchase the Toyota Prius car. The eccentric star, who has often been accused of having a carbon footprint and frequently charters private planes, spent around $20,000; joining the masses including Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Ferrell, Cameron Diaz and Harrison Ford.

I doubt this will make Mike the environment guru all of a sudden but at least it’s a step in the right direction. Maybe it will make up for the fact that after all the plastic surgery the man has had we’re not entirely sure if he is even bio degradable anymore.

But anyway, this car is supposed to be Hollywood’s hybrid car of choice; running on electricity and petrol. Ferell has gushed about how much he loves his car; even going as far as to say it is “sexy”.

Hmm; good to the environment and sexy…oh, and the car’s good too.

We’ve seen Angelina Jolie head into third world countries in hopes of helping them recoup losses. Now we see the other half of Hollywood’s most beautiful couple heading out at home.

Brad Pitt spent Monday in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans for his “Make It Right Project”. The project will push for the building of 150 environmentally homes that will be affordable to residents who were uprooted after Hurricane Katrina. This area is one of the poorest regions in the city and was the site of some of the worst flooding caused by Katrina in 2005.

Pitt is seeking pledges to help with the work. He has agreed to match up to $5 billion in contributions with billionaire Steve Bing agreeing to do the same.

The area surrounding Pitt and the onlookers was lined wit hot pink tents marking where the homes would stand. Brad said they chose pink because “it screams the loudest. It says people are coming back.”

Kudos to you, Brad, for using your celebrity status to push for something good!

Will Smith is trying to look modest. He recently declared to the press that he doesn’t find himself too talented. He only feels he has a bit of talent but he puts so much work into it that it seems like it’s a lot.

Starts always try to make affirmations like that and try to look all glamorous and common. But the truth is that no matter how hard they would try they will never convince ant of us they are and behave like the rest of the world. What he calls work others would call it dream come true, where he complains he is working too hard, others would breath at ease they can finally take a break from their effortful job and do something with their minds for a change.

The regretted tenor’s widow, Nicoletta Mantovani Pavarotti, recently decided to sue two of her dead husband’s friends because they made accusations at her address and discussed in public the state of their marriage after his death.

Nicolleta says she will not tolerate such affirmations, and if they were to stop she wouldn’t have filled a lawsuit,but by the look of things she is quite sure the two female friends of the great tenor will continue if not legally stopped. The insults at her address were seen by Nicolleta as an opportunity to make even more money, as she asks for $22 from each woman.

Lidia La Marca and Franca Corfini Strata appeared on national television and clearly stated their beliefs about the way Mantovani treated Pavarotti, even on his hospital bed. All Italy knows she wants nothing more but money, no lawsuit could make the world see her with different eyes. What kind of a wife goes to her dieing husband and asks him to sign papers cause if he doesn’t he won’t be allowed to see his 4 year old daughter anymore?
No matter what Mantavani might say or do, in my mind she is just a money obsessed woman that doesn’t know to stop her pursuit in order to keep things decent.

After Marie Osmond’s dollface was given the boot, the competition on Dancing with the Stars came down to race car driver Helio Castroneves and his partner Julianne Hough and Spice Girl Melanie Brown and her partnerMaksim Chmerkovskiy.

At the start of the final showdown, Castroneves was in second place, a mere one point behind Scary Spice. However, his quickstep on Tuesday night earned him a perfect score of 30.

After combining the scores from the judges with votes from viewers, it was determined that Castroneves had earned the mirroball trophy as the winner of this fifth season of DWTS.

His response? “It will look so good between my two Indy 500 trophies.”

It was a first place finish for him once again.

It seems she just can’t learn her lesson. In past months Britney Spears has been involved in countless driving incidents including running a red light, driving over a policeman’s foot; and recently she was banned from having her kids in the car with her when she was driving. But all this obviously isn’t enough to turn the pop star into the model driver.

In a move sure to prevent the ruling about her kids being overturned, Miss Spears was caught on camera by Hollywood TV sending a text on her mobile phone whilst driving. Now you would think that as a big celeb; used to being followed by the press, Britney would think twice about misbehaving and getting away with it. Doesn’t she know by now the paparazzi have a way of seeing everything?

Britney, honey, hire a chauffeur or something. You really oughtn’t to be on the roads.

Oh dear. Kylie Minogue has been publicly disgraced, according to a report today. Famous waxwork modellers, Madame Tussauds recently unveiled a sculpture of the singer in a racy position; causing our mini Aussie to feel “mortified and humiliated”.

The waxwork depicted Kylie on all fours, with her famous booty in the air. Claiming that she was not consulted about the model; the pop artist insists she did not approve of it.

But Kylie; you aren’t humiliated when you wear next to nothing on stage, nor when you strike these poses that give the idea that a position such as this would depict you correctly. So why are you surprised?

The admission comes after the unveiling of a brand new statue in her native Australia. This depicts her in nothing but a burlesque body stocking and red high heels. But she hasn’t complained about this one! Hmmm…

In retaliation to the response from the artist, the waxwork was replaced by a more modest model earlier this year; making Kylie to be the only person other than the QUEEN to have four waxwork models sculpted. She is cuter than the queen so we’ll let her have that one huh?