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Bethenny Frankel is such a fame whore, she changed her wedding date to accommodate Bravo’s taping schedule for “The Real Housewives of New York City.”
“If she’s a heavily pregnant bride, she’ll get more attention,” an insider quips.
“The other housewives are so grossed out by how fake she is, none will attend the wedding unless Bravo makes them.”
A source close to Frankel says: “She doesn’t even want the other wives at her wedding. She feels she’s a bigger star.” Frankel’s rep could not be reached.
Bosses at a memorabilia company have offered to pay Corey Haim’s funeral costs – after the tragic star’s relatives appealed to fans to help fund a proper memorial.
The Lost Boys star died of a suspected drug overdose in Los Angeles last Wednesday, and his family members revealed they were struggling to gather enough money to fly his body home to his native Canada.
They set up an online fund so fans could donate to Haim’s funeral costs, and began selling the late actor’s possessions on internet auction site eBay.com.
But now executives at Startifacts, the company helping to sell Haim’s belongings online, have offered to hand his mother a $20,000 check ahead of the memorial, instead of making her wait for all of the money to come through after the online auctions finish.
Haim will be buried in Toronto, Canada next week.
One of 50 Cent’s bodyguards was arrested in Denmark on Saturday night after allegedly becoming embroiled in a scuffle with photographers.
The unnamed security guard was detained by police after allegedly grabbing one paparazzo by the throat and seizing another’s camera outside the Skt. Petri hotel in Copenhagen. The rapper was staying at the upmarket venue ahead of a performance in the Danish capital.
The fight was reportedly sparked after the bodyguard told the snappers to leave the hotel.
Copenhagen cops arrested the man and took him into custody. He was later released after reportedly paying a $900 fine.
Reality star Heidi Montag is set to make her big screen debut in Adam Sandler’s upcoming comedy JUST GO WITH IT.
The Hills star has landed a cameo role in the romantic comedy, which boasts an all-star cast including Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman.
In a post on her Twitter.com page, Montag writes, “I was just cast in my first feature film comedy! I start filming Monday!!!!! This is one of the best days of my life!!! Getting ice cream to celebrate.”
The movie is set for release next year
British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been named and shamed by officials in New York who have listed him among the city’s worst “delinquent tax payers.”
Ramsay’s business empire has suffered in the recent economic downturn and in 2009 he was advised to file for bankruptcy because of his spiralling money issues,
The TV star managed to stave off the debt-collectors momentarily by pumping $8 million of his own money into his businesses in a last ditch bid to keep afloat, but has subsequently been hit with a series of bills and legal issues.
Late last year British tax officials ordered the TV star to pay off a series of outstanding debts in relation to two of his restaurants in London, and he was also hit with an allegedly unpaid bill from a U.S. dairy company in relation to his Manhattan eaterie.
Now tax officials in New York are said to be chasing the chef for $250,000 after he allegedly fell behind with payments.
His U.S. company, Gordon Ramsay New York, has also been listed by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) as among the Big Apple’s top 250 business “delinquent tax payers.”
A DTF spokesperson says, “New York loses billions of dollars each year in tax revenues owed, but not collected, known as the tax gap. We aggressively address the tax gap.”
A rep for Ramsay’s company adds, “There is an amount still outstanding to the New York State regarding Sales Tax. We are negotiating through our New York advisors to discharge this debt.”
George Clooney’s actor cousin Miguel Ferrer is facing a lawsuit from bank bosses over allegations he fell behind on loan payments.
Executives at America’s City National Bank claim the RoboCop star took out a $150,000 loan in April, 2009 but failed to make several payments a few months later.
Bosses at the company filed a lawsuit this week in a bid to recoup the remaining money, as well as a credit card balance of $3,245 plus interest, according to TMZ.com.
City National Bank chiefs are suing for a total of $142,640 plus interest, costs and attorney’s fees.
Hollywood fans of social networking site Twitter.com gathered in Los Angeles on Friday night to see stars including Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore and Ben Stiller share their favorite online moments for charity.
The event, organised by the Artists for Peace and Justice charity, brought together numerous stars who all share an interest in the micro-blogging site, with many taking the stage to talk about their ‘Tweets’, ‘Twitpics’ and ‘Twitvids’.
Moore showed off the video she posted on Twitter last year, which saw her sporting a toothless smile while she underwent a dental treatment, and her husband Kutcher gave guests a view of a YouTube.com video which praises the rise of the website.
Stiller read his all-time favorite ‘Tweet’ to the crowd: “On a remote island vacationing, really enjoying dropping off the grid, totally disconnecting from the world,” while Justin Long poked fun at portly Precious star Gabourey Sidibe in his chosen message, “Christian Bale lost 80 pounds to play The MAChinist. Big deal. Gabourey Sidibe lost 300 to play Precious.”
The night also saw readings from The Hangover star Ed Helms, 24’s Mary Lynn Rajskub and Mad Men actor Rich Sommer.
Tickets to the gala were sold to benefit aid efforts in earthquake-ravaged Haiti – the event was also recorded and will be made available to download on the iTunes website to help raise cash for charity, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Golf clubs in hands or not, the kids of “South Park” are ready to take on Tiger Woods.
Creators of the Comedy Central cartoon have long since proven that no subject is sacred to them. So for the opening of its 14th season on Wednesday, the troubled golfer encounters Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman in their animated Colorado town.
“It’s such an important issue in America right now – the sex addiction outbreak,” Matt Stone, who makes the series with partner Trey Parker, said on Friday. “We’re all really concerned about him and hope he gets better.”
Sex addiction, the intersection of powerful men and willing women, late-night phone calls to the police and bad public relations gave them so much fodder they could have made an entire Tiger-centric season, Stone said.
Since the Peabody Award-winning show’s first episode in 1997, Parker and Stone haven’t worried about lines between good taste and bad if they can get a laugh. They mocked the Church of Scientology to the point of annoying Tom Cruise, and depicted Jesus Christ defecating on President Bush and the American flag.
“There’s a delicacy in talking about (Woods) that we don’t have to worry about,” Stone said.
He wouldn’t give many details about the episode, in part because he and Parker were still writing it on Friday. Stone said he was fascinated and disgusted by Woods’ public apology, so it’s likely that will be worked in.
“South Park” is airing its 200th episode next month.
“We can’t even believe we’re still here doing this,” he said.
The actress was spotted wearing a skimpy cutaway swimsuit on a photo shoot in the Nevada Desert.
Notoriously tricky to wear, Cameron achieved the seemingly impossible, making the Michael Kors design look wearable and flattering.
She seemed far more comfortable, however, when she covered up off-camera in a furry gilet and scuffed biker boots.
A source at the shoot told RadarOnline.com: ‘Cameron looked amazing and although it was not the most glamorous location she seemed to be having a blast doing the photo shoot.’
The star recently admitted that she had to work hard to maintain her figure.
She said: ‘I hike, snowboard and surf. I admit I do hire a personal trainer as well, but for me working out is a big part of keeping mind and body together.
‘I used to be able to eat and drink anything I wanted – fried chicken, onion rings, half a bottle of wine – then go right to bed. But as you get older your insides rebel against you.’
Cameron, who wore a stunning silver Oscar de la Renta gown to last Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, also revealed that she was set to work with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in an upcoming film.
The former couple, who split in 2007 after three years together, are to co-star in Bad Teacher, in which Cameron is to play the gold-digging colleague of a substitute teacher, played by Justin, 29, who discovers he is due to inherit a fortune.
Speaking at the awards ceremony, she said: ‘We’re thrilled to have him.
‘He’s the best person for the job. He’s going to be hilarious. He’s fantastic, he’s going to be so great.’
Of course, Justin is now in a relationship with fellow actress Jessica Biel – though if we were in her shoes, we’d be very worried about his new co-star indeed.
