October 7, 2010

Taylor Swift Covers Glamour, Speaks on Taylor Lautner, Love, New Album and More

Taylor Swift is ready to Speak Now.

That's the title of the singer's upcoming album, which will be released on October 25, and it's also just a statement of fact. She opens up to the latest issue of Glamour, answering questions about ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner, the CD and a lot more. Excerpts follow.

Gorgeous for Glamour

On Lautner: "He's wonderful, and we'll always be close. I'm so thankful for that."

On what makes love special: “I’ve learned that you can’t predict it or plan for it. For someone like me who is obsessed with organization and planning, I love the idea that love is the one exception to that. Love is the one wild card.”

On being so open with the world: “Everything that happens to me gets put into a song. For some reason, I’m really comfortable talking about my personal life in songs. There, I don’t hold back: names, dates, times, expressions on people’s faces, exactly where we were and how it felt, what I wish I would have said to them in the moment.”

On Speak Now: “My next album is something I’m really proud of. I can only write about what I’ve been through. And a lot has happened in the past two years.”

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Diana Taurasi: Nude, Controversial in ESPN the Magazine

Diana Taurasi is the best women's basketball player alive. She's also the latest female professional athlete to bare it all.

This WNBA star covers the Body Issue of ESPN the Magazine and says of the decision to pose naked: "Doing the shoot was something new and I had fun with it. For me, doing this was about facing the challenge and celebrating everything all of our bodies have been through and done."

Diana Taurasi Naked

That's one point of view. Another is that women such as Amanda Beard and Danica Patrick should be drawing attention to their athletic accomplishments, not their birthday suits.

Where do you stand? Are these athletes simply proud of their bodies, or turning themselves into sex objects instead of respected professionals? In general, should they be posing nude?

Lauren Conrad Pulls Double Book-Signing Duty

Lauren Conrad is a busy woman these days.

The former star of The Hills, and future star of a new reality show, was all smiles as she proudly pulled double book promotion duty at an NYC Barnes & Noble Tuesday.

LC promoted her new book Style as well as Sugar and Spice, the latest installment of her "LA Candy" series, providing us a chance to post two Lauren Conrad pictures!

Anyone complaining? Didn't think so.

Our Candy GirlLC: Lauren Conrad Style

STYLE, SUGAR & SPICE: Lauren Conrad is also sweet. Don't leave that out.

Homeowner Plans Public Humiliation of Octomom

The dude who owns Octomom's house is not only going to legally reclaim it if she doesn't pay up, he plans to publicly humiliate the mother of 14 in the process.

Nadya Suleman has to pay off her massive debt - more than $450,000 - in three days. Amer Haddadin is sick of being d!cked around by Octo and her lawyers, too.

As a result, he's already planning the news conference for October 9 to tell everyone about how terrible of a resident and person the future welfare recipient is.

Octo-Freaky

FORECLOSURE: It's coming, and it's gonna hurt for Nads.

Of course, all Nadya has to do to avoid this terrible scenario is pay up. Easier said than done, of course, when you're on the hook for nearly half a million bucks.

Our advice? Just get naked, pay off the California mortgage loan and move on. It's not like porn can hurt the reputation of someone nobody respects anyway.

Clock's tickin', babe.

Husband of Shery Shabani: She Totally Slept With David Beckham!

Friday, Shery Shabani and David Beckham denied that they had an affair.

Her husband, Joseph Shabani, isn't on the same page whatsoever.

Joseph, who allegedly tried to run Beckham off the road after claiming the star had a fling with his wife, is speaking out. "I believe she had an affair," he says.

Beckham Stretching

BIT OF A STRETCH: Are you buying reports of Becks' infidelity?

Shery Shabani, a Beverly Hills mother-of-two, claimed Joseph, also known as Kambiz, tried to run Becks off the road outside their children's school over the tryst.

A tryst that she and David, who's also been linked to hooker Irma Nici, insist never happened. Joseph says it did in a court filing, though he does not name Becks.

Joseph wrote: "Petitioner (Shery) and I have been experiencing marital troubles for many months, due to my belief that Petitioner (Shery) has had an affair."

However, the rumor emerged for a reason - Shery herself named David Beckham personally in her divorce filing from Joseph, her husband of 12-plus years.

In her original declaration to court, Shery alleged Joseph told the couple's children, Taylor, 10, and Tye, 7, how their mother had cheated on their father.

He made "degrading statements" to her, about the affair. Joseph said: "I did not accuse Petitioner of having an affair while the children were in the room."

The millionaire lawyer added, "Moreover, at no time were our children in the room when she and I argued, especially when I spoke to her about her affair."

Amber Portwood Hasn't Hit Gary Shirley in Weeks

Teen Mom star Amber Portwood has serious anger issues.

On the September 28 episode of the MTV show, she went off, punching, kicking and screaming at on-off fiance Gary Shirley, the father of her daughter Leah.

"A lot has changed," said Portwood, who is under investigation by the authorities in Anderson, Ind., over the incident. "I haven't hit him since that fight."

Gary Shirley and Amber Portwood (and Leah)

ONGOING FEUD: It never really stops for Gamber.

The reality star tries to avoid re-watching her violent outbursts, of which this wasn't the first. She attempted to choke Shirley at one point last season.

"When I see myself in that position, it really opens my eyes," Portwood says, adding that "I want to stop it, because I really don't want to be like that."

Toward achieve that goal, Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley are now in counseling to learn how to "calm down when things happen," for all their sakes.

"We are getting close to finding a solution. If I get mad, I try to think about Leah and how an [outburst] will affect her," she says of the 23-month-old.

She's optimistic she can move on. "I will teach Leah what I've done wasn't right ... I do love this man, but if we keep fighting we can't move forward."

Gasp! Kourtney Kardashian is Pregnant and Alone!

Kourtney Kardashian is getting set to take over New York City, arriving there this week with shady baby daddy Scott Disick.

But despite photographic evidence that proves Kourtney and Scott are very much together, the latest issue of In Touch Weekly has breaking, false news for fans of this couple: they are apart!

Not Pregnant, Not Alone

While Kourtney reportedly forces her man to have sex against his will, Disick is busy house hunting for a bachelor pad to call his own. If you believe the anonymous sources quoted in this cover story, that is.

But here's a lesson in tabloid journalism 101, readers: Read the words on this magazine closely. Does it actually say that Kardashian is pregnant?

Tiger Woods Cigar Guy: Man, Myth, Legend

Mark Palin of the UK's Daily Mail already had the coolest golf photo ever. In a one-in-a-million shot (in more ways than one), Tiger Woods duffed a chip right into him.

But the true brilliance of this image from the Ryder Cup wasn't the errant pitch from Woods (who won the match), but the dude in the background on the far right.

World, meet Tiger Woods Cigar Guy.

Tiger Woods Cigar Guy

Amazingly, Tiger Woods really hit this shot - and Cigar Guy really saw it.

While the miraculous image of the ball heading straight at the camera first grabbed public's interest, it was a mystery cigar-chomping fan who really seized it.

The photograph has become a sensation, and Tiger Woods Cigar Guy, whoever he is, has been parodied across the web. Follow the jump to see what we mean ...

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INTERNET LEGEND: Cigar Guy truly is the man. There's no disputing this. We're just waiting for the doctored pic of him, Devon James and Joslyn James in a threesome.

Rumer Willis and Micah Alberti Break Up

Rumer Willis and Micah Alberti have parted ways.

"They decided it wasn't working," a source said.

Sad, but Willis, whose stepfather and mother, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, have been under fire for relationship woes of their own, is bouncing back just fine.

Micah Alberti Picture

IT'S OVER: Rumer Willis and Micah Alberti have called things off.

Saturday, she headed to Tao in Vegas, where she partied with Glee cast member Mark Salling and his pal Chord Overstreet, who appeared on the show as well.

"Rumer was bouncing around the club having a great time just dancing," says an onlooker. "Chord was flirtatious with Rumer. They clearly had a lot of fun."

Might that fun lead to something more serious? We'll have to wait and see.

Tim Gunn Reveals: I Attempted Suicide

As one of several celebrities that is speaking out on the troubling, dangerous issue of teen bullying, Tim Gunn makes a shocking admission in the following video: he once attempted suicide.

"As a 17-year-old youth who was in quite a bit of despair, I attempted to kill myself and I'm very happy today that that attempt was unsuccessful, but at the time it's all that I could contemplate," says the Project Runway host.

Tim Gunn Pic

Gunn continued:

"I woke up the morning after taking over a hundred pills and I was in a whole other level of despair. I thought, 'I shouldn't be here. This isn't what was meant to be.' I frankly just wanted to start life all over again."

Following the tragic outbreak of young suicide this month, Gunn concludes his message with: "There are people who can help you. You cannot do this alone... It gets better, it really does."

Watch the video now:



Carrie Underwood Hearts Mike Fisher, Marriage

Carrie Underwood hearts being married to Mike Fisher, but keeps her personal life so private there are hardly any pictures of them together in public. Respect.

Opening up about her marriage in a rare interview, she tells People that given their careers, they haven't been together too much since their summer wedding.

But, the country singer adds, marriage is a perfect fit for her.

Mike Fisher PhotoJust Carrie U.

Mike Fisher, a.k.a. the Luckiest Man Alive, wed Carrie July 10.

"Mike is the missing piece to my puzzle – he's a few pieces," the American Idol champion says of her NHL star husband. "He makes me a better person."

While the winters in his native Canada can be rough ("I can't do cute heels in the winter!"), they're content to shuttle between Nashville and Ottawa homes.

"It's not like we have office jobs where one of you can transfer!" Underwood says, then states the obvious by noting that "It's not a conventional marriage."

Still, Carrie says marriage is something for which she gives thanks, along with other blessings, like her dog Ace and her family. All together now: Awww!

Oksana Grigorieva: Mel Gibson Was Gonna Kill Me!

Trailing in public opinion polls for months despite a half-dozen Mel Gibson rants that paint the star as a bona fide crackpot, Oksana Grigorieva is on the attack.

Mel's estranged baby mama bailed on Oprah, but is opening up to People, going into even greater detail about the abuse and threats she accuses him of.

Specifically, Oksana talks in detail about the argument earlier this year, during which she says Mel Gibson hit her in the face while as she held daughter Lucia.

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ISSUES: Mel Gibson's got plenty of 'em in the anger department. But is he really an abusive maniac, or is Oksana Grigorieva just trying to slander and extort him?

"I thought he would kill me," says Oksana Grigorieva, flatly.

Gibson, who declined to comment for this story, has disputed her account and a source close to him has said he intervened when she was shaking the baby.

The Russian-born musician says the silver screen legend often flew into jealous rages, talking about suicide and even brandishing a handgun in front of her.

She also discusses why she taped Mel Gibson's rants.

"I needed to document his threats," says Grigorieva, who denies she leaked the tapes, and also refutes Gibson's claim that she used the tapes to extort him.

"I'm not angry at him," Oksana says. "For the sake of Lucia, I really want him to be well. He has to have the courage to be responsible for what he's done."

Brittney Jones Claims Ashton and Demi Have an "Open Marriage"

Brittney Jones is sticking to her story: she met Ashton Kutcher at a bowling alley this summer, exchanged text messages with the actor and then slept with him on a living room couch.

Now, the alleged serial mistress admits that Kutcher at least felt guilty about the incident... because Moore couldn't be involved in the affair!

Ashton & Demi Bring It

Hey, you'd be smiling, too, if your wife was picking out women for the two of you to bang!

“He said they share women, but he isn’t supposed to go off and sleep with women on his own,” Brittney hilariously told Radar Online. "He explained that he and Demi had a deal where they had to share lovers. He felt bad that he had been with me and didn’t share.”

Jones added that Ashton referred to his marriage as "open" and claimed he and Moore often engaged in "threesomes."

Who knew these two would be be trying to take the title of "Hollywood's Most Twisted Marriage away from Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller?!?

Dan Gordon-Levitt, Brother of Inception Star, Passes Away

Dan Gordon-Levitt, the brother of Inception star Joseph Gordon-Levitt, has passed away. He was 36.

In an emotional blog post, the actor wrote the following today, referring to his sibling as "Burning Dan" due to his background as a fire spinner and his involvement in Nevada's annual Burning Man event.

"BURNING dAN brightly embodied that bold beastly bliss sometimes referred to as 'the creative spirit. 'He would absolutely positively insist that we not let this bad news deter us on our collective mission...So let's celebrate him, he's f--king awesome."

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brother

Gordon-Levitt was found unresponsive in his Hollywood home in the early yesterday morning and pronounced dead at the hospital. An autopsy is pending

Jasmine Villegas Releases New Single: What Do You Think?

Will the personal life of Jasmine Villegas get in the way of this artist finding professional success?

With her career just underway, the 16-year old singer has already made millions of female enemies around the world by sinking her lips on to Justin Bieber. Now, she's released a new single titled "All These Boys." But will listeners even give it a chance?

Jasmine V. Picture

Will they hate the player or hate the game? Can those afflicted with Bieber Fever actually purchase the album of the girl who might be making out with Justin at this very moment?

You tell us, readers. Listen to "All These Boys" below and sound off: What do you think?



Lindsay Lohan in Rehab Until Further Notice

Lindsay Lohan will remain in rehab until her court appearance on October 22, and very possibly beyond that. Hey, when you're turning a profit, why not?

How long she stays in there is likely up to the judge.

The plan is for Lohan to stay in rehab until the hearing, at which point Judge Elden Fox will have reports from the doctors at the famed Betty Ford Clinic.

Lost Her Marbles

Marbles and morals? All gone.

The judge will have an easier time evaluating Lohan's problems and progress then, and decide whether to keep her there, put her in jail or set her loose.

If the judge determines Lindsay would be better served in rehab than jail, where she's likely to be set free promptly, it's likely her stay will be extended.

As for the October 22 court appearance, Lindsay does not have to show in person, since in misdemeanor cases lawyers can appear on behalf of a client.

Judge Fox clearly remanded Lohan into custody last month, though, and expected her to remain behind bars until October 22. So she should be there.

Our question: Can she stay clean this time?

Nadya Suleman Offered Gig as Porn Assistant

The foreclosure watch is on, and the clock is ticking. Octomom Nadya Suleman has until October 9 to cough up some serious cash or lose her home.

Her prospects for financial solvency are looking about as bad as the odds of her public humiliation are good, but her prayers may still be answered.

All thanks to a generous, PG-13 offer from an adult film company.

Swingin' Octo

Will Octomom ride Vivid's new offer to financial recovery?

Vivid Entertainment has been trying to get Nadya Suleman to star in a hard core porn flick for months, a prospect she has rebuffed unequivocally.

Given her reluctance, Vivid president Steve Hirsch has tailored his offer, and is now trying to get her a job - as a production assistant on XXX films!

Hirsch is willing to pay her $1,000 a day to be a member of his production crew, a job where she wouldn't even have to have sex or get naked.

A grand per day. That's a lot of money, even if "production assistant" is kind of a "fluff" job, if you get what we're saying. Please tell us you to.

Bogus Angelina Jolie Gossip of the Week: Brad Pitt Bangs Jennifer Aniston Look-Alike!

You gotta love Angelina Jolie gossip. It never ceases, and the extent to which tabloids will invent nonsense continues to reach new depths as the years go by.

Case in point: New Idea. That's apparently a magazine, and aptly-named, 'cause this definitely is a new twist. Brad Pitt didn't just nail Jennifer Aniston this time.

He was caught with a Jen look-alike! The horror!

Brad Bangs Jen Look-Alike

ANGE'S FURY: We bet it was absolutely insane. And fake.

We know Angelina gets stabbed in the back 2-3 times a week, but this is nuts. How many more affairs with Aniston or Aniston doppelgangers can she tolerate?

Every time she turns around, Brad's plotting with his ex-wife to ruin Angelina's life. When he's not joining the mile high club, of course. What a player. And a d!ck.