BAAD BOY

When was the last time you think anybody told a Hollywood hunk to leave the room if he couldn’t behave?  Milk star James Franco who’s working his way through the schools and coursework to earn a Ph.D. was caught texting during a lecture and ordered by his instructor to leave the room!  What’s worse, is that no one would have known except for a ‘chatty cathy’ fellow classmate who snitched to her favorite gossip rags and they told the world.

—Arlene Walsh

HER HERO

There’s more to Jason Lewis than just being serious eye candy.  The Sex and the City hunk recently proved that he earned all those delicious muscles the hard way, through some serious athletic training.  The actor was out in the sun and surf with a girlfriend whose surfing kite had become a bit too lively for her.  The part time model and full time hero, heard her screams as the kite tried to carry her up, up and away.  Just like a super hero he jumped into action bringing down the kite and saving the fair maiden.  And, you know his reputation wasn’t hurt one bit by the small ‘owie’ his bravery earned him.

GET YOUR DAUGHTERS READY

Junior league hunk Justin Bieber is barely old enough to date, but he’s already telling the world what he looks for in a girl friend.  The sixteen year old warbler isn’t bothered by the shyness or fears most boys his age go through – he already knows what he likes in the fair sex.  It’ll come as no surprise that the boy who admits to a crush on Kim Kardashian has it all already figured out.  “I especially look for a beautiful smile, beautiful eyes and a good sense of humor,” he says. He has also admitted to a preference for older women, up to around thirty-nine, but admits, “Forty would be just a bit too old for me.”

- Arlene Walsh

Barbara Walters to Have Surgery

On Monday’s “The View”, Barbara Walters revealed that she has a faulty heart valve which requires surgery. The procedure is scheduled for later this week, and is designed to stop the valves from getting “tighter and smaller.” She says she will be “roaring back” to “The View” after the show’s summer hiatus.

HE’S DONE IT AGAIN

It’s no secret that Robert Pattinson has an army of young and not so young women for whom he is absolutely catnip. But, now reports are coming in from barbers all over that he’s developed a legion of young guys looking to emulate his style. Pattinson’s famous slightly messy, slightly dirty looking mop is now the most requested look in the fancier saloons here and in the U.K. An English hairdresser to the famous in London dishes, “This style can look both dressy and messy and will be ‘in’ through all of 2010.”

—Arlene Walsh

THAT SMARTS

Daredevil and actor Thomas Haden Church wanted more than anything to learn to ride a bull. He spent weeks in training for his rodeo event something he’d wanted to do since he was a kid. But, you know the saying, “Be careful what you wish for.” Church got his wish and was riding his bull when he and bull parted company. The actor actually became briefly airborne then the hard reality of gravity and ‘mother earth’ slammed him back to reality. Now, he’s nursing a broken pelvis and has abandoned forever any plans or desires to ride anything more dangerous than a luxury SUV.

-Arlene Walsh

Kelly Keeps It Alive

Kelly Osbourne had to spend six weeks away from fiancé Luke Worrall because a girl has to take whatever job is offered and that’s what her career demanded. So, when the chance offered itself, she jumped on a jet and surprised her man where he was working, London. She gloats, “I hadn’t seen him for six weeks. His agent told him to go to a hotel for a modeling job, but when he got there, I opened the door – he was gobsmacked!”

-Arlene Walsh

No Ink For Her

Since having married Marilyn Manson, most people would think that there isn’t much Dita Von Teese wouldn’t do. But the girl with the porcelain skin says there is one very big no, no. While Dita can enjoy tattoos she finds that she only enjoys them on other people and will never allow anyone with a tattooist’s needle to come close to her gorgeous epidermis.

-Arlene Walsh

Rip Torn Pleads Not Guilty

Actor Rip Torn has pled not guilty to gun and burglary charges over last January’s incident in which he drunkenly broke into a bank (thinking it was his own house) carrying a loaded gun.
In a Connecticut court this morning, his attorney said that Torn is making progress in his alcohol rehabilitation program. (via TMZ)

Smithsonian Says No to O.J.

Although OJ Simpson was kind enough to offer to donate the suit he was wearing when a jury found him not guilty of murdering Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, the the Smithsonian Institution told TMZ, “It is highly unlikely we will accept it.”

Ellen vs. Simon?

Insiders at “American Idol” are saying that tensions are mounting bewteen judges Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell. TMZ is reporting that, even though producers have separated the two at the judges table, that the animosity continues to grow. 

J.K. Rowling: Plagiarist?

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been sued again for plagiarism, a charge the writer calls “unfounded” and “absurd”. The claim says that she stole plot elements from Adrien Jacobs’ 1987 book,
“The Adventures of Willy the Wizard — No 1 Livid Land” .
In a statement, Rowling said, “I am saddened that yet another claim has been made that I have taken material from another source to write Harry.”

“My Sharona” Singer Dies

Lead singer of pop band The Knack, Doug Fieger, died Sunday at the age of 57 after about with cancer. The band is most commonly associated with the 1979 hit song “My Sharona”.

Nancy Kerrigan Sticks Up For Her Borther

TMZ is reporting that former ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is claiming that the official cause of death of homicide for her father, Dan Kerrigan, was “unjustified”. Furthermore, she said that she was planning “to help my brother fight.”  The article goes on to state: “The Medical Examiner determined Dan Kerrigan died from cardiac dysrhythmia after suffering a neck injury during a fight with his son, Mark.”

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pit Sue Tabloid

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are suing the British tabloid “News of the World” for allegedly making “false allegations about their relationship.” Their lawyer, Keith Schilling, relased at statement saying that “the allegations published by the News of the World are false as well as intrusive.”

Brittany Murphy’s Death Avoidable

Brittany Murphy’s autopsy indicates that her death was “preventable,” TMZ is reporting. Anonymous sources say that her death was caused by pneumonia and severe anemia, and both were treatable.

Academy Awards Nominees Announced

Here’s a selected list of some of the nominees:

Best picture
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
“Up in the Air”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Up”
“The Blind Side”
“District 9”
“An Education”
“A Serious Man”

Actor
George Clooney, “Up in the Air”
Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker”

Actress
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”
Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan, “An Education”

Supporting actor
Matt Damon, “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”

Supporting actress
Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique, “Precious”
Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”
Penelope Cruz, “Nine”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “Crazy Heart”

Director
Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”
Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
James Cameron, “Avatar”
Lee Daniels, “Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air”

Etta James Hospitalized

Iconic R&B singer Etta James was recently hospitalized in Southern California for sepsis, an infection. The 72 year-old singer, best known for the song “At Last”, is stable, but no one knows how long it will take her to recover.

Super Bowl Singer Selected

And the singer is…Carrie Underwood. The country superstar has been selected to sing the national anthem at the biggest game of the year.

Brooke Mueller Checks Into Rehab

Charlie Sheen‘s wife, Brooke Mueller, has reportedly checked into a North Carolina drug and alcohol treatment center. According to TMZ, Brooke flew there yesterday, and will be staying for about a week. Mueller has supposedly been in the hospital this past week for pneumonia.