Van Tango

Reese Witherspoon has been feeling down lately since her divorce. So she turned to some big Hollywood shoulders, Renee Zellweger and Bruce Willis for some solace at Wolfgang Puck's Beverly Hills restaurant last Friday. She looked groggy and sad, and so Renee patted her on the shoulders and consoled her, keeping things uplifting. Then, Bruce ditched his dinner companions to come over and talk to the two belles for about 45 minutes. Curiously, after the meal, Renee took the chance to catwalk her way through the middle of the restaurant and left with Brucey. They must have given up spoon-feeding their concerns towards Renee and thought of a better way to spend the evening.

Lily Allen and other big names artistes have agreed to auction off shoes for charity. The others include Coldplay, Bowie, Johhny Marr, Nina Persson, Tim Rice-Oxley and Ringo Starr who have contributed trainers, high heels and boots to the online sale [http:/www.magclearmines.org]. All proceeds will go to charity MAG (Mines Advisory Group), which takes a stand against the spread of small arms and light weapons in Africa. Director Lou McGrath said: "The support from celebrities for the shoe auction has been fantastic. The money raised will play a vital role in clearing the remnants of conflict, preventing injuries and deaths and regenerating communities." Bids close on December 8. Man, this looks good so do your part.

Jaime Pressly looking great carrying a little one:


Disco of old and disco of new. Noel Gallagher is not down with Scissor Sisters but gave props to legendary Bee Gees. Speaking to Spin magazine, the masterplan guy admitted: "I particularly loathe Scissor Sisters. I like 'Laura' from the first record, but it's music for squares, man. They're huge in England, but there's no accounting for bad taste as far as the English are concerned." He also revealed a surprise influence on his career - The Bee Gees. "They're right up there with The Beatles in terms of how I learned to like music and how I was influenced as a songwriter." Word.

Oasis Presents 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' Documentary [Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6]

Cool moment - Liam during a photoshoot session (Part 1).. "Is that fookin' Girls Aloud?" (rushes to meet the girl group and had delightful small talk)

Jet performed during a secret homecoming concert on the Yarra River on Sunday (Nov 19) in Melbourne, Australia. [GettyImages / WireImage]

Rose McGowan out and about with her boyfriend :



In the final episode, Jade said she would be happy if any of the other two won. Joenie wants Jade to go home next because her personality did not impress. Next challenge is Cover Girl commercial and photoshoot. Three different scripts were given. Jade repeated the same phrase about winning this whole thing over and over again on the toilet cam. Danielle doesn't wanna go home because of her accent so something needed to be done. Photographer Jim De Yonker was in charge for this session. Joenie did very well after a minor flaw. Jade added more words to her lines that didn't impress Jay M so the cue cards came out. Even with them, she still fluffed but after some takes Jade finally performed brilliantly. Next up was Danielle who tried hard to change her Southern accent and still had trouble with it. Incredibly, she was able to speak in a proper manner in the end. Next day was judging time to determine who will be the final two. They liked Jade's photoshoot and commercial, Joenie's smile looked stiff in the ad but overall did well, Danielle's commercial didn't really impress them. First name called out.. Joenie! So we are left with Jade & Danielle. Since vocal coaching can be done, they felt Jade is the weaker competitor so Danielle got her 50% chance of winning. After reading T.Mail, both finalists did some horrible happy dance. Next day, a first time runway above water will be performed in a hot Thai weather. After some deep thoughts by both, backroom preparation was on the way. In front of the audience, Joenie and Danielle did their stuff to the delight of the judges. Both felt like it was their shinning moment soon when they win it. Joenie felt really good about the runway and was in tears. Nothing more they can do until judging time. They wanted a lil more alertness in Danielle but overall she rocked the show. Joenie's walk with the feather outfit was splendid but with another particular outfit it was like walking at a mall, looking down too much which is not so good for photographers. Next evaluation were on their previous photoshoots. Nigel Barker said Danielle had only one particular look. Crying photoshoot looks better on Joenie. Falling down shoot sees Danielle as more superior. Elephant photoshoot seemed like they did the same fantastic pose in a mirror image. Cover Girl photos were on par. After saying their final words to the judges, it is now time to choose the winner. Joenie is more commercial whereas Danielle had a stronger presence. This is toughest decision the judges had to make for a season finale. And finally they made their minds up to crown the winner who is.. Danielle Evans!! Tough luck for Joenie who was okay for being runner-up. Congrats to Southern Gal!

All Saints - The Observer article


Paris Hilton commercial for Hutchison Whampoa's 3G mobile phone company where she speaks Italian. [PH-Hutchison]

Vid Sightings:
1) Paris Hilton arrives at Los Angeles International Airport [PH-LA]

2) Nicole Richie at Ivy Restaurant/Mr Chow [NR-Ivy / NR-Chow]

3)Rebecca Romijn takes pictures with fans and signs autographs outside Mr Chow. [Romijn-Chow]

4) Brooke Shields and her husband out shopping in Rome. [Brooke-Rome]

Ashlee Simpson, now linked with Pete Wentz since splitting with Braxton Olita has claimed she's happily unattached. "I am single and loving it and enjoying every moment to myself," Ashlee said. Back from her London 'Chicago' stint, she is now living with big sis. Both Pete and Ashlee attended the Nov. 16 Nintendo Wii launch party at Boulevard club, where she settled into the lap of Charmed actor Drew Fuller for a major makeout session - and made fall out boy Pete feel glum causing him to disappear from the scene. Guess she had made a far better choice.

Prince Harry and girlfriend Chelsy Davy @ River Holiday in Namibia (22/11/2006)


Pete Doherty new 'Bumfest Demos' acoustic session [Pete-Bumfest]

Kasabian Bootleg (Jools /NME Gig / Jon Ross) 2006 audios [Kasab-Boot]

Ian Brown Personal Fest Argentina (18/11/2006) audios [IanBrown-Argie]

Looks like Brandon Flowers has company in the quitting business. Ewan McGregor recently revealed that he has begun seeing a hypnotist to help him quit smoking and get to the root of the problem. He is desperate to ditch his health damaging habit and has turned to a specialist for help. Ewan also promised wife Eve he would give up cigarettes to make up for canceling their family summer vacation to star in a new Woody Allen film. He said, "I'm determined this time, really. It has to work." They were set to fly to California when the actor got a last minute call from Woody asking him if he wanted a part in the as-yet untitled movie. He has already quit smoking once in the past back in 2004. However, he started smoking again during his round-the-world motorcycle trip, which started in April that same year. Good for him in getting professional help. Don't think Colin Farrell might do the same though.

Katharine Mcphee @ the American Music Awards (21/11/2006)


There's a new robot in town.. Designed as a host or guide, "Ubiko", a special robot in blue and white with three legs, can respond to easy questions and provide information on several issues. The rental rate for the robot is at a cost of JPY 105,000 (approximately $900) for two hours. This multi-functional robot is set to be on constant alert, with a capacity to carry anything. Spokesman Akiko Sakurai said that Ubiko could be used as supervisors at schools to prevent students from fighting. Secom and Alsok, security companies, are looking into the use of robots as security guards. [Ubiko-bot]