May 8, 2008 Will R. Kelly finally face trial? Jury selection in the child pornography case against Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly is scheduled to begin on Friday, according to the Associated Press. But Kelly’s attorneys have filed a motion to delay the trial yet again. “The R. Kelly kiddie porn trial has been delayed for more than five years,” said TMZ.com. “So what’s another five years between litigants?” Well, one thing’s for sure, said Chris Cechin in Radar Online. If this trial happens, “it will certainly be an international spectacle.” Aside from . . .

May 8, 2008 Gossip With her alleged stalker seated across the room, Uma Thurman read aloud a note from the obsessed fan in a New York City courtroom last week. The actress said she “was completely freaked out” by a card from Jack Jordan with a drawing of an open grave and the message. . .

May 8, 2008 Why Cameron Diaz doesn't want a boyfriend Cameron Diaz enjoys the company of men, says Adrian Deevoy in British GQ. “I do get asked out. It’s fun. And I like boys. A lot. I’m boy crazy. That hasn’t changed since I was very young. I love boys.” But Diaz is the first to admit that boys don’t always love her. “I’m a lot of woman. In a lot of ways. And I understand that it can be intimidating. I like to bring people in and make connections. But if I don’t like somebody . . .

May 8, 2008 Springsteen’s favorite muse Diane Lozito may not be a household name, says Peter Knobler in More. But she inspired Bruce Springsteen to write his early hit “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight).” In the summer of 1971, right after graduating high school, Lozito went to see the Boss play in Asbury Park, N.J. They soon made eye contact. . . .

May 8, 2008 When Sutherland was a radical Donald Sutherland was an angry young man, says Stephen Armstrong in New Statesman. Early in his career, during the height of anti-Vietnam fever, he purposely picked roles in the anti-war movies Kelly’s Heroes, The Dirty Dozen, and M*A*S*H*. He had a three-year affair with Jane Fonda during which he toured the U.S. in their FTA (“F--- the Army”) revue. But he eventually became disenchanted with leftist politics. “There was a potential for social movement,” says Sutherland. . .

May 8, 2008 Gossip Roger Clemens had a 10-year relationship with country star Mindy McCready that began when she was 15, said the New York Daily News. The alleged affair could be used . . .

May 8, 2008 Miley Cyrus, sorry for topless shoot Miley Cyrus apologized this week for posing topless, wrapped in a sheet, for Vanity Fair. “I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be ‘artistic,’” said the 15-year-old singer, “and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed.” She said celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz talked her into the risqué images. “That’s what she wanted me to do, and you can’t say no to Annie.” Vanity Fair said Cyrus and her parents approved the pictures in advance. Cyrus, the star of Disney’s billion-dollar Hannah Montana franchise, also apologized for “silly, inappropriate shots” that appeared on the Internet last week of her flashing her bra for her boyfriend.

May 7, 2008 Roger Clemens' alleged affair Roger Clemens had a 10-year relationship with country star Mindy McCready that began when she was 15, said the New York Daily News. The alleged affair could be used against the former pitcher in his defamation suit against his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee, who says he had injected Clemens with steroids. “If it’s proved that he’s a philanderer, his reputation is already damaged,” and can’t be defamed, said McNamee’s lawyer. “Anything is fair game.” A lawyer for Clemens said he and McCready were longtime friends, but had no “inappropriate relationship.”

May 6, 2008 Was Tom Cruise groveling on ‘Oprah’? Tom Cruise was “groveling before Oprah Winfrey this past week,” said Tom O’Neil in a Los Angeles Times blog, in an attempt to "to win back the respect and awe of America." It’s not like Oprah wasn’t in on it, said Alonso Duralde in MSNBC. What did you expect him to do? said Alessandra Stanley in The New York Times. “Cruise employed his . . .

May 5, 2008 The secrets Barbara Walters tells Barbara Walters reveals intimate details about her personal life in her new autobiography, 'Audition,' said Gary Rotstein in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, including her affair with a senator, which seems unethical. Yes, but that was the 1970s, said Shaun Sutner in the Worcester, Mass., Telegram, and times were different . . .

May 2, 2008 How will Paula Abdul’s mistake affect ‘American Idol’? American Idol judge Paula Abdul has created a controversy after critiquing contestant Jason Castro’s two songs on the show Tuesday night, although he had only performed one. “I don’t know what Paula Abdul is or isn’t drinking, smoking, or snorting,” said Andrea Peyser in the New York Post, but she “has turned into a one-woman disaster zone." Well, “scandal has always suited American Idol,” said James Hibberd in The Hollywood Reporter. “From accusations of . . .

May 1, 2008 Gossip Yoko Ono is considering a lawsuit against the producers of the new anti-evolution documentary 'Expelled' for using the John Lennon song “Imagine” without permission. The filmmakers said . . .

May 1, 2008 Gossip Roger Clemens had a 10-year relationship with country star Mindy McCready that began when she was 15, said the New York Daily News. The alleged affair could be used against the former pitcher in his defamation suit against his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee. . .

May 1, 2008 Curtis’ new skin Jamie Lee Curtis isn’t grieving the loss of her youth, says Nancy Griffin in AARP. “I have not one second of anxiety about turning 50,” Curtis says of her upcoming birthday. “I feel way better now than I did when I was 20. I’m stronger, I’m smarter, I’m so much less crazy than I was then.” As she’s aged, she says, she’s given up all artifice. “Getting older means paring yourself down to . . .

May 1, 2008 Tankleff’s lost years Martin Tankleff is out of jail, but he’s still not really a free man, says Alfonso Castillo in Newsday. In 1988, when Tankleff was 17, his parents were beaten and slashed to death at their home on Long Island, N.Y. The teen called 911 and ran out of the house, shouting, “Murder! Murder!” But police were suspicious, and a detective says Tankleff confessed after he was told, falsely, that his father . . .

May 1, 2008 When Moore ran with Ol’ Blue Eyes Roger Moore still misses Frank Sinatra. “I first met Frank in the 1950s at a Hollywood nightclub,” the British actor tells the London Times. “He greeted me warmly and said, ‘Hi, I’m Frank Sinatra.’ As if I didn’t know who he was.” In the 1960s, Moore ran into Sinatra again, in . . .

Apr 30, 2008 Is the Jimi Hendrix sex tape real? Vivid Entertainment is releasing a sex tape that allegedly features legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. There’s a good chance that the tape is a fake, said Mireya Navarro and Jeff Leeds in The New York Times. Well, “there are frequent glimpses of his hands, with many large rings on his fingers, said David Usborne in The Independent. “So maybe it really is him.” But . . .

Apr 30, 2008 Why breaking up via YouTube is bad manners, and great TV The embarrassing YouTube videos that socialite Tricia Walsh-Smith is using to get back at her wealthy husband over their nasty divorce make breaking up by phone seem positively polite, said Dan Reilly at Switched.com. It’s hard to say what she hopes to accomplish, said Charles Winters in The Socialite Report, “but it is definitely good TV!” . . .

Apr 29, 2008 Does Ashley Dupre have a case against ‘Girls Gone Wild’? Ashley Alexander Dupre, the 22-year-old call girl linked to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, filed a lawsuit against 'Girls Gone Wild' founder Joe Francis on Monday for $10 million. Is Ashley Dupre really claiming to be “a victim”? said Sean Hackbarth in the blog The American Mind. Dupre’s suit “sounds exactly like the one other girls filed against Francis, which landed him in jail,” said the blog Hollywood Grind. But this time . . .

Apr 29, 2008 Will Miley Cyrus' 'Vanity Fair' photo scandal affect her career? Miley Cyrus, a/k/a/ Hannah Montana, issued an apology for appearing semi-naked in photos that will appear in the next issue of Vanity Fair. “Candid Internet photos of Miley pulling down her T-shirt to show off a green lace bra last week, said Elizabeth Snead in a Los Angeles Times blog. “Semi-topless professional photos on the web this week.” What’s going on here? This must be a lot of fun for Disney, said Brook Barnes in The New York Times. “Keeping a teenage . . .

Apr 25, 2008 Does Amy Winehouse belong in jail? Amy Winehouse was arrested on suspicion of assault on Friday after a wild night out on Wednesday. Winehouse allegedly attacked two men, head-butting one, and punching another. An arrest could be a good thing for Winehouse, said Stuart Heritage in the blog Hecklerspray. Well, should the troubled soul singer be convicted, said Gina Serpe in E! Online, “she could face up to six months behind bars.” It’s hard to imagine . . .

Apr 25, 2008 Is Megan Fox really the sexiest woman in the world? 'Transformers' star Megan Fox vaulted past fellow actresses Jessica Biel, Scarlett Johansson, and Angelina Jolie, among other more established movie stars, to take the top spot on the FHM annual 100 Sexiest Women in the World list. Saying that Fox is the hottest woman on the planet isn’t exactly news, said The Hollywood Gossip blog. It will be hard for legions of loyal Jolie fans to take this list seriously, said Thaindian News’ entertainment blog. Not only was Jolie . . .

Apr 25, 2008 Why Star Jones isn’t talking about her divorce Former 'View' co-host Star Jones has filed for divorce from her husband, Al Reynolds, said Nicole Graham in Enews.com. Not a shock—rumors began swirling after their circus of a wedding less than four years ago. Don't expect the "former 'View' blabbermouth" herself to provide the juicy details on the split, said The Boston Herald's Inside Track blog. Jones says she learned her lesson from the media intrusion the wedding invited . . .

Apr 24, 2008 Gossip Yoko Ono is considering a lawsuit against the producers of the new anti-evolution documentary Expelled for using the John Lennon song “Imagine” without permission. The filmmakers said they had a legal right to use a “momentary” section of the song. . .

Apr 24, 2008 Zellweger’s romantic misadventures Renée Zellweger is often described as unlucky in love, says Will Lawrence in the London Times. In 1995, her ex-boyfriend, musician Sims Ellis . . .

Apr 24, 2008 Peace through barbecue sauce Bobby Egan practices an unusual kind of statesmanship, says Peter Carlson in The Washington Post. He’s no ambassador; he’s the owner of Cubby’s barbecue restaurant in Hackensack, N.J. There, he plies North Korea’s small diplomatic delegation to the U.S. with ribs, pulled-pork sandwiches, and other barbecue specialties. By disarming his guests with food. . .

Apr 24, 2008 McLain’s postseason slump Denny McLain has known plenty of misery, says Wayne Coffey in the New York Daily News. Forty years ago, when he was just 24, the former Detroit Tigers pitcher became Major League Baseball’s first 30-game winner since Dizzy Dean. Success quickly went to his head. “When you are told every day how great you are, you tend to believe what you hear,” he says. “You begin to think you are bigger than you are.” Shortly after winning his second Cy Young Award, McLain was . . .