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Tim Tebow Katy Perry Dating Rumor “[Katy's] mentioned on more than one occasion how much she likes Tim,” a source tells OK! magazine.”Katy’s mom firmly believes the best cure for heartache is to quickly fall in love again… In her mind, Tebow is the perfect guy for her daughter. He’s handsome, charming, intelligent and above all, a good Christian.” Katy’s parents have gone as far as inviting Tim to speak at the church Katy used to sing at in Huntington Beach, Calif. Of course — when Katy will be there!

Gwyneth Paltrow released her GOOP newsletter, Jan. 5, promoting her GOOP cleanse kit, which costs $425, but doctors interviewed by HollywoodLife say cleanses have ‘no scientific proven’ value and are ‘complete bunk’! Don’t spend your money or your effort subjecting yourself to actress Gwyneth Paltrow‘s “cleanse” or anyone else’s, say top NYC doctors. “‘Cleansing’ is the equivalent of ’snake oil,’” says NYC internist, Dr. Robert Bos. He adds that “there is no scientific proof” that a cleanse will help give your digestive system a break, eliminate toxins, rebuild beneficial bacteria or give you more energy, as Gwyneth promises in her...

ASPEN — Brooke Mueller, ex-wife of actor Charlie Sheen, was arrested shortly after midnight Saturday at an Aspen nightclub and charged with third-degree misdemeanor assault and felony possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. At approximately 11:32 p.m. Friday, Aspen Police Department officers were doing a routine walk-through at Belly Up Aspen when a woman reported that an assault had taken place. Police said the woman identified the culprit as Mueller, who was found shortly after midnight at the dance club Escobar. Mueller was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, a class-four felony, and third-degree...

Actor Johnny Depp has moved out of France and returned to America because he didn’t want to become a permanent French resident and pay income tax there. The Pirates of the Caribbean star and his longterm partner, French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis, moved to her native country in the 1990s to live away from the Hollywood spotlight with their two children. However, Depp has now moved his family out of France after government officials asked him to become a permanent resident, as he feared he would end up paying tax in both countries. He tells Britain’s The Guardian newspaper, “Well, I...

FULL TITLE: 'This isn't a party town!' Mayor warns Prince Harry not to 'fornicate the night away' as he settles into sleepy Arizona township He has already made a splash in the States, drinking until dawn and kissing a heavily tattooed cocktail waitress. But party loving Prince Harry has been ordered to be on his best behaviour while he trains in a heavily Christian desert town. Indeed the Mayor of Gila Bend, a tiny community in the heart of the Arizona desert, has warned that the lively British royal risks being taken to task by more than one angry father...

Ashton Kutcher's marriage is said to be collapsing following reports that he cheated on wife Demi Moore with 23-year-old model Sara Leal. However the actor put on a brave face last night as he stepped out to support the Clinton Foundation at the Decade Of Difference Concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The 33-year-old That 70's Show star forced a smile as he posed with Jason Segal on the event's red carpet just hours after a source told The Mail On Sunday that he has begged his wife of six years for forgiveness. The 48-year-old actress has consulted a lawyer about...

more: http://www.SHTFplan.com/ From what we can gather, according to eye witness testimony, St. Louis PD has barricaded the Bank of America building and is refusing customer access to deposits. Eye witness account: ‘They would not let me get past that barricade, where those three guys are. I talked to the liutenant of the St. Louis Police Department – and he said they [customers?] don’t have a legal right – but he was going to try to work out something, a symbolic gesture where eight people to pull out their money, I being one of them.’ He came back later and...

"But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken….” A Reflection on the Sin of GossipBy: Msgr. Charles Pope One of the more under-rated categories of sin are the sins of speech. There are many ways we sin, but perhaps the most common way is by speech. Too easily, almost without thought, do we engage in gossip, idle chatter, lies, exaggerations, harsh attacks, uncharitable observations and remarks. With our tongue we can spread hatred, incite fear and maliciousness, spread misinformation, cause temptation, discourage, teach error,...

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<p>In “The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,” Joe McGinniss’ soon-to-be-published book for former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate, one tidbit, passed along by the National Enquirer, concerns former NBA player Glen Rice.</p>

Complete Headline: Sarah Palin snorted cocaine off 55 gallon oil drum and had affairs with NBA star and husband's business partner: Sensational claims in new book Sarah Palin snorted cocaine off a 55 gallon oil drum while snowmobiling with friends and had elicit affairs with a top NBA star and one of her husband's business partners, a new book sensationally claims. In revelations which could strike a devastating blow to the controversial politician's hopes of joining the 2012 presidential race, Mrs Palin is said to have snorted the class A drug off an oil drum with her husband. Joe McGinniss's...

COPLEY, Ohio — A gunman who killed seven people during a weekend rampage in his Ohio neighborhood cornered one of his victims, his girlfriend's 11-year-old nephew, in the basement of a house, ordered out the family sheltering the boy and then shot him, police said Monday. Michael Hance's cold-blooded killing of such a young victim after stalking seven other people on a tidy suburban Akron street named Goodenough Avenue was, neighbors said, the culmination of a dispute over a home that once belonged to his girlfriend's parents.

Superbrands' success fuelled by sex, religion and gossip By Alex Riley and Adam Boome BBC Three Watch: Alex Riley sees Apple staff "whipped up into an evangelical frenzy" Before filming Secrets of the Superbrands, I'd never been to a porn shoot, and in my wildest imaginings I never thought the reason I'd end up at one would have anything to do with filming a documentary about the world's most powerful technology brands. My mission was to find out how these brands - such as Apple, Microsoft and Google - have grown so explosively to become some of the world's biggest...

What if the biggest mystery surrounding Col. Moammar Gadhafi had nothing to do with his long, brutal reign as the world's most eccentric and violent leader turned pariah? And what if a long-lost letter from a Catholic cardinal who knew Gadhafi's true identity was evidence that could have solved the mystery? To many Libyan people, the biggest question mark about Gadhafi does not involve his repressive and dictatorial rule, delusional statements or brazen lies. Behind closed doors, for years, they've wondered if he is Jewish. Last week the issue came out in the open, as NBC's Richard Engel reported from...

A judge temporarily stripped Charlie Sheen of custody of his twin sons Tuesday, after Brooke Mueller submitted a declaration in which she alleged Charlie said, "I will cut your head off, put it in a box and send it to your mom" ... TMZ has learned. TMZ broke the story ... Brooke's lawyer got a temporary restraining order against Charlie, prohibiting him from going near her. The judge also ordered Charlie to surrender their twin boys -- Bob and Max -- to Brooke while the TRO remains in effect. Police removed the twins from Charlie's house late Tuesday. According to...

According to American tabloid the National Enquirer, Marc Mezvinsky sparked fears for his mental health after he abruptly quit his cushy job with a Wall Street investment bank and headed to Wyoming to be a ski bum. “Marc has us ALL worried. I think he’s clearly undergoing a crisis,” said Marc’s first cousin, Andrea Mezvinsky. “He’s known Chelsea for a long time, but I think he’s having trouble coping with the pressure of being in the spotlight.” Recent reports claimed Marc walked out on Chelsea after a fight about starting a family.

New Speaker of the House JOHN BOEHNER is embroiled in a bombshell sex scandal - involving at least two different women, The ENQUIRER has learned! Capitol Hill insiders and political bloggers have been buzzing about an upcoming New York Times probe - detailing an alleged affair that the 61-year-old married father of two had with pretty Washington lobbyist LISBETH LYONS. And an ENQUIRER investigation has uncovered a bedroom encounter that Boehner - second in line of succession to the presidency - allegedly had with LEIGH LaMORA, a 46-year-old former press secretary to ex-Colorado Congressman JOEL HEFLEY. The Ohio native, a...

CHELSEA CLINTON's new husband walked out on her after a knock-down, drag-out fight over starting a family, sources say, and now the former first daughter wants an annulment! Just six months after marrying into the Clinton clan, Marc Mezvinsky has quit his cushy Wall Street job to be a ski bum in Wyoming, leaving a devastated Chelsea behind in their New York apartment, insiders say.

Lord, Keep Your Arm Around My Shoulder and Your Hand Over My Mouth – A Meditation on the Sins of SpeechBy: Msgr. Charles Pope One of the greatest gifts of the Human person is the capacity to speak. It is also one of our greatest weaknesses. The Book of James says,We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect!, able to keep their whole body in check.  When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, and thus we can turn the whole animal. Or take...

Rita Jenrette, who once notoriously had sex on the US Capitol steps, has been reincarnated as Italian royalty. The brainy beauty and former TV journalist — who appeared nude in a 1981 Playboy photo spread where she admitted having sex at the Capitol with her congressman hubby, John Jenrette — has become an Italian princess after marrying Prince Nicolo Boncompagni Ludovisi.

Elizabeth Edwards passing: will Rielle Hunter marry John Edwards? With the sad passing of Elizabeth Edwards, San Francisco residents are wondering if Rielle Hunter, mother of John Edwards' daughter, Quinn, will move in now. According to Radar Online, John Edwards mistress is hoping that she and former Democratic presidential candidate can marry now, reports the Hollywood Gossip John and Elizabeth Edwards were no strangers to the San Francisco Bay Area when they came here during the campaign. And again, when John Edwards was trying to hide out from the press after the Rielle Hunter scandal broke, San Francisco was the...

Hey, all, do you remember Sarah Palin? I know it’s been awhile, but think back. Palin was John McCain’s running mate in 2008. Ah, now you remember. Well, as we all know, after the election, Palin vanished from public view which was too bad because she really seemed like an interesting character. Fortunately, TLC has announced that the famously spotlight-shunning former governor’s new TV show, Sarah Palin’s Alaska, will premiere this November. Finally we’ll get some Palin back in our lives! For those of you who haven’t been following the progress of the program, it’s “a new eight-part documentary series...

Meditation for the Morning Let us adore Our Lord Jesus Christ conversing in the world, and doing men the favor to hold intercourse with them. (Baruch 3:38) Oh, how holy were His conversations, how far removed were they from all the miserable features which are so often to be met with in ours! (Wis. 8:16) Let us contemplate and bless this adorable pattern. FIRST POINT Faults to be Avoided in Conversation The first fault of conversation is dissipation or want of reflection, which is the cause, first, that we lose considerable time in useless speechesconversation1 How to Make All Our...

Bloody cheek. It's not every day a com moner is graced with the personage of a card-carry ing, blue-blooded, bone headed duchess. But Sarah Ferguson irritably dragged her hips into the Javits Center yesterday at the crack of 8:30, and proceeded to whine, kvetch and play the victim in a British accent as impenetrable as Scotland Yard. And, judging from the crowd she attracted, which coated the convention center like a lover's saliva on Fergie's well-traveled toes, the world's greediest, tackiest and brokest royal is quickly accomplishing a feat that has eluded her back home in England, where the weary...

WHICH members of Congress make regular, secret visits to Cuba as guests of Fidel Castro, flying in from nearby islands? Their passports aren't stamped, so no one's the wiser.

She's best known for being one of the most sought over woman in Hollywood, but Megan Fox even admits to having insecurities. And surprisingly, motherhood is one of them. "No one believes me when I talk about this, but I'm really maternal," the 23-year-old actress tells the March issue of W magazine. "I worry that because I've always wanted [kids] so much, as the world goes sometimes, I won't be able to have them, even though I would be able to provide them with such an amazing environment." Despite the box office success of her "Transformers" movies, Fox, who recently...

VAN NUYS -- Ronald Reagan's 31-year-old grandson was arrested Thursday in Van Nuys, police said. Cameron Reagan, the son of political radio host Michael Reagan, was taken into custody for resisting arrest after officers were dispatched to the 4700 block of Allot Avenue about 12:20 a.m., said Los Angeles police Officer April Harding of the Media Relations Section. It was not immediately known why officers went to the home. Officers saw Reagan leaving the rear door of the residence and attempted to stop and talk to him, Harding said. Reagan was "very uncooperative and belligerent, and he was arrested for...

Tiger Woods was braced for new trouble tonight amid reports that at least two women are set to go public with claims that they had affairs with the world’s highest-earning sportsman. RadarOnline.com a celebrity news website, reported that several women had come forward claiming to have had sex with the billion-dollar golfer, including one who purports to have “explosive” answerphone recordings. Jaimee Grubbs, 24, a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, tells this week’s edition of Us Weekly magazine that she had a 31-month affair with Woods, starting in April 2007, and that she has more than 300 text messages — some...

Tiger Woods did not suffer facial lacerations from a car accident. They were inflicted by his wife, Elin Nordegren -- according to a conversation Woods had Friday after the accident. Tiger has yet to be formally interviewed by the Florida Highway Patrol -- that should happen this afternoon. But we're told Tiger had a conversation Friday -- with a non-law enforcement type -- detailing what went down before his Escalade hit a fire hydrant. We're told he said his wife had confronted him about reports that he was seeing another woman. The argument got heated and, according to our source,...

London - Researchers found that women will typically spill the beans to someone else in 47 hours and 15 minutes. A study of 3 000 women aged between 18 and 65 also found that four in ten were unable to keep a secret, no matter how personal or confidential the news was. Michael Cox, UK Director of Wines of Chile which commissioned the research said: "It's official - women can't keep secrets." No matter how precious the piece of information, it's often out in the public domain within 48 hours. The study found that the average woman hears three pieces...

Barack tried not to look startled when some random woman in the crowd would grasp him firmly by the derriere -- and sometimes try to hold on." (snip) "Jesus, I wish they'd stop grabbing my ass." Now, if their name were Larry and it took place in a limo.....??

BOSTON -- Political blogs are abuzz with a rumor that former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is moving to Rhode Island. The rumor was first reported Saturday by the Anchorage Daily News, which said the gossip is that Palin has “finally decided” what she is going to do with the rest of her life. Her plan, the column said, is to settle “in Rhode Island with $7 million from her book and a contract with FOX.”

Sarah Palin skipped out as Alaska's governor due to marital problems she and hubby Todd have had "from day one," Levi Johnston said Monday. The father of the Palins' grandson Tripp and their daughter Bristol's ex-fiancé declined to give details of what was wrong, but emphatically told RadarOnline.com no infidelity was involved (Click here to watch interview). "No!" the hockey hunk replied when asked if he thought there was cheating, adding, "I'm not going to get into that." But asked if he believed the marital problems were serious enough to prompt Palin to step down, Johnston answered just as firmly,...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, rushed to deny stories of marital strife today after bloggers ignited an Internet firestorm over divorce rumors. Two Alaska bloggers posted items attributed to unnamed sources that the couple would divorce.

The vice president, well-known for his verbal gaffes, confirms at a dinner the existence and location of a secret hidden bunker that Cheney is believed to have used after the 9/11 attacks.

Highlights - The site, thedirty.com, now claims they have a sex tape of Carrie Prejean. - However, the site’s owner has a history of making false claims and profiting from the publicity and reaction his allegations generate. - The most popular case was Kobe Bryant and Laker Girl Vanessa Curry. - No photographic evidence of a Bryant and Curry affair emerged; despite weeks of claims he would soon publish pictures. Read full report: http://www.butasforme.com/2009/05/13/fraud-thedirtycom-says-video-of-prejean-coming-but-the-site-has-a-history-of-hyping-slanderous-material-that-never-materialized/

IUC just learned from a close source in Lilo’s camp that the out of control actress is seven weeks preggo. “I swear she’s carrying,” the Lilo friend said. “She’s going through big emotional turmoil. She’s not sure if she’ll have it or go through with an abortion that she booked to have in the next few days. Saddest part is she has no idea who the father is. She must have slept with more than two dozen men in the past couple of months.” Please, lets send a message here loud and clear to Lilo what to do. IUC encourages...

Women only really hear properly when they are gossiping or eavesdropping on other people's conversations, according to new research. More than two thirds of women admitted that a gossip with friends is the only time they are properly listening to what is being said. The same percentage think they hear most intently when they are trying to eavesdrop on an argument taking place nearby. Only half of men said they only hear properly when gossiping, while four in 10 admitted to listening closely to other people's conversations. The poll of 2,000 people also found that more than one in five...

She knew? You betcha, says the baby daddy of Sarah Palin's grandson. The Alaska governor most likely was aware before her daughter, Bristol, became pregnant that the teenager and her hockey hunk boyfriend were having sex, Levi Johnston said in a bombshell new interview. "I'm pretty sure she probably knew. Moms are pretty smart," said Johnston, 18, the father of the governor's first grandchild, in an interview that will air Monday on "The Tyra Banks Show." Johnston said he and Bristol Palin practiced safe sex "most of the time."

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The pair, parents to 2-month-old son Tripp, broke up 'a few weeks ago' Bristol Palin and her fiancé Levi Johnston have broken up, two sources tell PEOPLE. The split happened "a few weeks ago," according to a source close to the couple, but it's unclear what precipitated it. "It was a mutual thing," adds the source. "It kind of just happened," says the source, referring to the split. "I thought they would stick it out. But I think they can work together to raise Tripp." Despite the breakup, Levi still sees the couple's son. Levi's dad, Keith Johnston, told PEOPLE...

Sarah Palin's 18-year-old daughter Bristol has reportedly broken off her engagement with Levi Johnston, the father of her 2-month-old son Tripp. It's surprising because in an interview just last month with FOX's Gretta Van Susteren, Bristol said the 19-year-old Levi is a hands-on dad and that they planned on marrying after finishing their education. But in a new interview with Star Magazine, Levi's sister Mercede Johnston says Bristol actually broke up with Levi more than a month ago, is not attending school and rarely lets her baby daddy see their young son. Mercede also says Bristol even told him that...

NEW YORK Manhattan gossip columnist Liz Smith, who knew her way around a blind item long before today’s celebrity bloggers were born, is no longer a New York Post columnist, due to financial considerations. Her last Post column will appear this Thursday. Starting next week Smith will move her column to women-celebrating Web site wowowow.com -- of which she is a founder -- marking the first time in 33 years that Liz Smith’s column will not be in a New York newspaper, according to the site.

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Mrs. Obama Comes Bearing Gifts January 20, 2009 10:18 AM One reason Michelle Obama might be so popular at the White House coffee this morning is that she brought gifts. From ABC's Sunlen Miller: "Upon arriving at the White House, this morning Michelle Obama presented Mrs. Bush with a gift. It was a pen and journal for her memoirs." The thing is, we all know what the gift is now, but Mrs. Bush might not! The eagle-eyed Ann Compton reports: "Laura took the box inside but didnt open it ... she could be seen as she handed it to an...

Michael Phelps, the golden boy of swimming, may be up to his neck in a dating scandal. Click HERE to see images of Michael Phelps's new gal http://www.knx1070.com/Michael-Phelps--New-Gal/3401146 The celebrity Web site TMZ.com ran photographs on Friday in which Phelps' girlfriend, Palms cocktail server Caroline "Caz" Pal, appeared to be posing topless in a series of photos. Phelps, who had become the most sought-after celebrity endorser after delivering a record eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympics, reportedly took Pal home to meet his mother over Thanksgiving. The Web site purportedly shows Pal, 26, in provocative photos both alone and...

After putting it on Thursday's front page, the New York Times was still harping on Gov. Palin's wardrobe and who picked it out in three I.Q. melting stories in Friday's edition: "Wardrobe Mysteries Linger..." by Michael Luo and Eric Wilson, "...And a Whiff of Clarity" by Luo alone, plus a Metro section story. In "Clarity," Luo tried to nail down the role in this grand conspiracy of one "Lisa A. Kine." The F.E.C. records showed a "Lisa L. Kine" was reimbursed for more than $2,000 in charges, including those made at Pacifier, as well as others at Macy's, the Gap,...

Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin has hushed up a series of scandals including her own brother-in-law's shocking criminal past! After the Alaska governor was named John McCain's running mate, she disclosed her husband Todd had been arrested for drunk driving in 1986 - but not that his brother James Palin was involved in a devastating hit-and-run that inflicted multiple injuries on a female pedestrian. Court papers obtained by The ENQUIRER show that James Palin, Sarah's brother-in-law, was busted as a 20-year-old on Feb. 15, 1989, in his Dillingham, Alaska, hometown - after a major drinking binge. According to official records:...

Gossip twit Cindy Adams was just giving her report on the Dem and Repub conventions on local New York TV. Of course her main concern was which celebrities were there, but she did say that, far from being nervous prior to her big speech, Sarah Palin was backstage diapering Trig just before she walked on stage. Quote Cindy: "She's cool as ice."