Author: Chip Hilton

LOS ANGELES – Wearing a sackcloth pullover from the Mel Gibson collection, Scientologist Tom Cruise knocked on Brooke Shields’ door to apologize for calling her a stupid, thumb-sucking [twit] on the Today show last year. Ms. Shields, appearing on NBC’s The Tonight Show Friday, told host Jay Leno that Mr. Cruise had dropped in

LOS ANGELES – Paramount Pictures has ended its fourteen-year relationship with Tom Cruise and his production company, El-Ron Universal, because of Mr. Cruise’ annoying laugh. The move was announced yesterday by the chairman of Viacom, the company that owns Paramount. “A much as we like Tom personally,” said Viacom chairman,

HOLLYWOOD – Lindsay Lohan told Elle magazine that she wants to follow in the footsteps of her idol, Marilyn Monroe, by “entertaining our brave fighting men one soldier at a time.” In a penetrating interview that lands like a smart bomb on newsstands today, the Herbie Fully Loaded actress said, “I want to do

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The National Enquirer‘s chief executive, David Pecker, confirmed that his organ’s British and Irish editions had apologized to Britney Spears for publishing two stories that claimed Ms. Spears and her husband Kevin Federline were getting divorced. The rare apology and retraction came after Ms. Spears had threatened

MALIBU – Any news report that begins with the words “Jessica Simpson thinks” is bound to raise eyebrows. The last time Ms. Simpson thought, at least for the record, she told reporters she wanted to adopt a baby in Mexico because she loved the Mardi Gras tradition. Undaunted by the

HOLLYWOOD – Jennifer Aniston, recently chosen by Entertainment Tonight viewers as the star who best represents American values, held a brief press conference yesterday to thank her supporters “for this meaningful honor.” Ms. Aniston finished ahead of Reese Witherspoon, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Clay Aiken, George Clooney, Jennifer Garner, Angelina

HOLLYWOOD – The Feed Lindsay Lohan campaign gathered critical mass today, Lohan’s nineteenth birthday, with the addition of the United Nations, the Hunger Project, and Carl’s Jr. fast food chain to the list of international organizations dedicating their resources to preventing Lohan from starving herself to death. “We cannot allow

MALIBU – Britney Spears issued a brief press release yesterday explaining her decision to appear naked in the August issue of Harper’s Bazaar. According to Ms. Spears, her choice was “the next logical step” in her campaign “to keep it real for my fans.” The first step in that campaign,

SYDNEY – Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban began their honeymoon yesterday, accompanied by several accountants, lawyers, financial advisors, and a “mutually acceptable” arbitrator. Some rumors had the honeymoon party bound for Fiji, while other sources said the group was headed for Bora Bora instead, but by all accounts the newlyweds

SWAKOPMUND, Namibia – Standing proudly in front of a large banner that read “Mission Accomplished,” Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt waved to a cheering crowd of body-guards, personal servants, and security experts prior to departing Namibia. Ms. Jolie and Mr. Pitt, dressed in military fatigues, were accompanied by their children—Maddox,

HOLLYWOOD – Tom Cruise has charged Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt with exploiting their newborn daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, “to wage a multimillion-dollar publicity campaign to bolster their careers.” Mr. Cruise made these charges in an op-ed piece entitled “What Price Publicity?” in today’s New York Times. “Brangelina’s constant, manic travel and