Posh says Corey Haim didn?t want to have sex with her

I always find it bizarrely fascinating when I find out two seemingly random celebrities have been best friends for years or use to date. In what has got to be one of the most bizarre hookups imaginable, Victoria Beckham has said that she used to date Corey Haim back before the Spice Girls were famous. And worse than that, Corey wasn’t all that into her. In fact, he didn’t want to have sex with Posh.

Victoria Beckham has claimed that ex-boyfriend Corey Haim didn't want to have sex with her during their short-lived fling. The singer dated The Lost Boys star in 1995, before she found fame with the Spice Girls but the couple didn't get beyond a cheeky snog.

'We didn't have sex or anything,' she told OK! magazine. 'In actual fact, he didn't seem to want to try. The most we did was kiss.'

'Looking back it's hard to work out whether I really fancied him or if I was just a bit of a sad fan,' she added.

[From Metro]

Not surprisingly, Haim painted a totally different picture of their relationship in an interview two weeks ago. And there was certainly no mention of not wanting to have sex with the woman who now beds David Beckham.

"When she kisses, she does this cool thing which I can't say," he said during a recent interview for a British television show. He then elaborated, saying "she does this little grr gnaw thing" that felt like "a girl gnawing on your lip."

Haim says he dated the former Spice Girl, who is now married to soccer star David Beckham, in the mid-1990s, calling her a "soul mate."

The "Lost Boys" actor says he met Posh Spice in 1995 when the Spice Girls arrived at a recording studio. "A car pulled up, and five girls in these crazy outfits pile out and are like these punk rock chicks. And then Vic. We lock on — sniper eyes. So I had to hang out with her, it was my obligation as a man."

[From Fox News]

Hmmm. Nothing in that description leads me to the conclusion “this dude can’t get it up for a Spice Girl.” It sounds more like, “They had this awesome connection… I bet it was hot.” Except then you imagine a naked Corey… and a naked Posh… not so hot. For whatever reason, I’m more apt to believe Victoria. You wouldn’t think a woman would say something like that if it were untrue, as it isn’t exactly flattering to either of them.

Here’s Victoria Beckham at the 2008 CFDA Fashion Awards at the New York Public Library on June 2nd, and Corey Haim leaving the Newsroom cafe in Hollywood on May 7th. Images thanks to WENN.

Hancock Premiere has superheroes and super zeros!

I love me some Will Smith. I also love me some Will Smith movies. (Well, except for Hitch. Okay, Hitch and The Legend of Bagger Vance. Okay, Hitch, The Legend of Bagger Vance and Wild Wild West. My point is, I still watch Fresh Prince, okay?!) Anyhoo I'm sort of gagging over his new film Hancock. I mean have you seen the trailers? Now THOSE are some special effects! But what isn't having a special effect on me is the suit he wore to the Los Angeles premiere of the film. I mean did he keep that from the costume department of Bagger Vance? Where's his caddy then? I don't care what they say plaid is not rad. Especially full body plaid. Which leads me to Thomas Jane.

Really, Thomas Jane? Really? Were your overalls dirty so you decided to come to a Hollywood premiere dressed like a trucker? I get that it's not your movie and I get that you don't even have a cameo in it, but seriously is it too hard to tuck in a shirt and perhaps shave? I hope this lackadaisical attitude doesn't rear it's ugly head in his upcoming film Mutant Chronicles. (Which by the way BETTER be minimally enjoyable unlike The Mist.) Speaking of mist, thank you Charlize Theron for finally laying off the spray tanning. You look lovely. I don't get what black nail polish has to do with anything, but I'm gonna look beyond that because your make up looks fresh and appropriate and that necklace is perfect. I'm borderline on that gown, but I love the color and I get what you're going forunlike Valerie Bertinelli. This worries me. Valerie Bertinelli looks like Barbra Streisand's Mini-Me. Why is she wearing a drape? I mean seriously! I've said it before and I'll say it again: "Clothing should be draped, not drapes." This tells me she does not believe in her Jenny Craig'd fabulous body which really breaks my heart, because she looks amazing. I'm just sayin' I would think if she just lost 40 pounds and is a spokesperson for a weight loss program AND she's back on red carpets that she would be showin' it all off to get some new fabulous jobs aw, well. Maybe she's just taking it one day at a timeAnd that's just what Lisa Raye should be doing. I love the new hair (I actually have that same hair in a box in my closet), but what is up with that hot tranny mess of an ensemble? (Minus the sandals of course: LOVING THEM!) It's part bridesmaid, part summer teen and part tablecloth all in one!

As I look at it now it looks like this entire red carpet is a mess. Does Justine Bateman think she's still on the set of Satisfaction? Has Kevin James gone Gangsta Rapper on us? Is Minnie Driver about to break into a routine from Flashdance? Did Queen Latifah just happen to be doing her cardio down Hollywood Boulevard and made a wrong turn and ended up on the red carpet? Does Amanda Peet not realize her makeup is that of a cracked out rocker on a 10 day binge? Has Virginia Madsen FINALLY proved to us once and for all what really IS black and white and red all over?

(Sigh, I am exhausted)`

Special thanks go out to Jason Bateman for being the real hero of the red carpet of a superhero movie. He looks like a true star at an actual premiere for one of the summer's hottest films. Thank you Jasonand I miss Arrested Development more than you will ever know. (Is it true there's rumored to be an A.D. movie in '09? Please say yes, PLEASE!)

Amy Winehouse leaves the hospital? again

Singer Amy Winehouse leads a remarkably open life for someone so famous. Most celebrities keep a passel of security guards and assistants around them at all times. They buy fancy homes in gated communities. They only sign autographs at premieres. Amy is pretty much the opposite of all those things. You rarely see her with any security other than a friend or her dad. From the description in Rolling Stone, she lives in anything but a fancy, gated home. Winehouse’s fans are often photographed going right up to her door, which she answers herself. She’ll chat and sign autographs. I can’t think of any other celebrity that encourages that kind of access.

In a way it’s really cool – and if she had her act more together in terms of her personal affairs, it’d be easy to say Amy was really down to earth and awesome. Unfortunately all of her openness – or maybe it’s just a refusal to hide – has made Winehouse’s every move pretty easy to document. That’s why it came as a surprise to many that she’s been at a hospital clinic for the last ten days, since her release from another hospital after being diagnosed with emphysema-like symptoms.

Though her rep wasn’t clear, it appears Winehouse is being treated for her lung condition and not specifically for her addictions. She was allowed to leave the clinic twice for concert performances this past weekend – and was also photographed buying cigarettes and booze. After ten days she’s being released.

Amy Winehouse has left the hospital, it was confirmed Tuesday. The performer, who had a busy weekend of concerts, was discharged from the clinic where she has been staying for more than 10 days on Monday.

Her representative, Chris Goodman, said, "She has left [the] hospital. She is continuing as an outpatient." The singer, 24, returned to the facility during rehearsals and between her performances for Nelson Mandela and at the Glastonbury Festival. But she left for good on Monday.

"She will return for regular appointments for check[-up]s," said Goodman. He adds, "There comes a time when you are ready to leave the hospital, and so she left. No one was trying to keep her there. It was completely up to her – everyone knew she would not stay there forever”… Goodman says Winehouse is "looking great and feeling great."

[From People]

I really don’t understand how Amy Winehouse is constantly able to convince doctors that she’s fine. She’s always leaving hospitals and rehabs after what seems like relatively short stays – especially considering her myriad of conditions and the ferocity with which her addictions always seem to return. I realize they can’t lock her down… but it’d sure be great if they could.

Amy wasn’t in the hospital secretly, and a few media outlets mentioned it. Maybe it just didn’t get as much press because it doesn’t exactly raise eyebrows anymore.

Despite the “everything is great!” line her PR guy gave, the Daily Mail reported that Amy immediately went out partying.

The troubled star marked her release from hospital by partying until 4.30am amid fears she'll resume her bad habits. The Rehab singer visited live music venue The Monarch and stopped in at a kebab shop before returning home to carrying on the party with friends.

A source is quoted in The Sun as saying: 'We feared a taste of the outside would remind her what she’s missing and it would be hard to get her back into life at the clinic. That’s exactly what’s happened. Sunday was like she was on a terrible comedown from the whole thing. She kicked off and threw all her toys out the pram.

'She told Mitch [her father]: "I’m climbing the walls in here. I need to get out". She said if he didn’t help her get out, she’d walk out. 'He realised he had to let her leave, otherwise he’d have no control over where she goes and what she gets up to.'

[From the Daily Mail]

What’ll it take to get her to straighten out? What hasn’t gone wrong for Amy Winehouse? If she hasn’t hit rock bottom yet, I’m truly afraid to see what her version of the bottom looks like.

Here’s Amy Winehouse leaving her Camden home to go for a walk with an inhaler in her hand after she was released from the hospital last night. She produces an ace of hearts playing card which she asks the photographers to get published for her incarcerated husband. Totally normal. Images thanks to WENN.

Jessica Simpson thrills Tony Romo?s parents at Olive Garden

Jessica Simpson sure knows how to thrill. And give a good performance. Did anyone see the legendary Blonde Ambition? Straight to DVD is the way to go. No one knows how to do it up classy like Jessica. Which is why she met boyfriend Tony Romo’s parents at the swankiest joint in town: Olive Garden. Apparently free bread sticks lure even the fanciest of celebs.

Jessica Simpson, 27, met beau Tony Romo's parents on June 27, when all of them had dinner at an Olive Garden in Janesville, Wisc. Romo, 28, who grew up in nearby Burlington, was home to play in a golf tournament.

But making a reservation at the Olive Garden surprised even the restaurant’s general manager. "We thought it was a big joke," said Doug Belfanz. "Jessica Simpson's not going to the Olive Garden in Janesville, Wisconsin!"

Yep, actually, she did. Simpson, wearing a casual blouse and blue jeans, walked in holding hands with Romo, who wore a T-shirt and baseball cap. Simpson had wine with her three-cheese ziti, but seemed more interested in Romo. "She scooted up next to him during the meal," says Belfanz. "They were acting like a couple."

After dinner, they posed for a photo with the staff and signed autographs. Sneaking out through the kitchen, Simpson complimented the chefs on the meal. "They were laughing," Belfanz says. "It was just a big family being out."

[From People]

When even the restaurant’s manager thinks you’re a moron for eating there, it’s probably a better idea to just go home and microwave some Hot Pockets for everyone. I’m sure that’d be equally impressive to the Romos.

I’m not certain who’s ahead in the competition between Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. Nick is stuck in a relationship with the only woman on earth who seems more vapid and dull than Jessica. But Jessica is taking her potential future in-laws to Olive Garden. It’s kind of a six of one, half dozen of the other situation.

Here’s Jessica and Tony on their way to church in Dallas on June 8th. Images thanks to Splash.

Did Angelina give birth to the twins already? (update 2: not yet)

Another day, another "Angelina had the babies rumor," except this time it's a little closer to her due date and might actually be true. A French gossip magazine called Closer, which doesn't look much different from US Magazine Star, has a super brief mention that Angelina had the babies. Even though I can't understand French and have to rely on a translator, it's easy to tell that it's short on details and asks people to credit them with the news.

Here's the rough translation from an online translator:

English automated translation: Exclusively world-wide, Closer is in a position to announce you that Pretty Angelina would have delivered this morning in a French hospital! The star would have returned last night in work room. All forbidden reproduction without the mention of the site closermag.fr

French version: En exclusivité mondiale, Closer est en mesure de vous annoncer qu'Angelina Jolie aurait accouché ce matin dans un hôpital français ! La star serait rentrée hier soir en salle de travail. Toute reproduction interdite sans la mention du site closermag.fr

[From Closer]

So she delivered, but there are no details on if she had a boy and girl as expected, where she was even in general, or if was scheduled or unexpected. Just Jared says that it claims she went into labor on Monday night (I think that's what the "work room" translation is referring to) and gave birth this morning.

It could be true, but it seems like they'd have a little something more to report if it was, and wouldn't be so quick to insist that they're credited with this vague exclusive. The website for Closer magazine features some of their other stories about celebrities, including the familiar "beach bodies" and "scary skinny" pictorials. The gossip press isn't that much different in France it seems, including the penchant to invent stories in order to get publicity. We'll have to see, but this sounds this total bs to me or they would have a general location of the hospital and/or the sex of the babies.

UPDATE Thanks to commenters Gena and Elisha below for pointing me to this AP article which confirms that Angelina is in a hospital in Nice. There is no news as to whether she's given birth yet and it's phrased as if she's waiting to give birth and her admittance was planned. She is thought to have been on bed rest for a few weeks up until this point.

PARIS - Angelina Jolie has gone into a hospital in the south of France where she expects to give birth to twins.

Nadine Bauer, a spokeswoman for the Lenval Hospital in Nice, says Jolie is fine and that everything is going well. She said the actress' admittance to the hospital's maternity wing had been planned for some time.

Bauer said Jolie will almost certainly remain in the hospital until she gives birth. She said Jolie was admitted so she could be kept under surveillance and not to give birth immediately.

Bauer would not say when Jolie was admitted.

[From News.Yahoo.com]

So how many paparazzi and amateur photographers are going to be crowded around that hospital now? Why would they confirm that she's there, though? It seems like they would refuse to comment out of respect for her privacy. Maybe Angelina should have rented all the equipment to set up a temporary hospital at that villa where she's staying.

Update 2: In Touch is reporting that Angelina has checked into the hospital, but is "just resting" dyring a pre-planned visit and has not given birth yet. Her doctor us said to be flying in "later this week"

In Touch has learned that the Wanted star did check into the Hospital Lenval's Santa Maria clinic in Nice, France, on June 30. "Ms. Jolie came to the hospital last night as part of a pre-planned rest period, before she gives birth," Nadine Bauer, spokeswoman for the hospital tells In Touch. "The visit has been planned for a long time; there are no complications. She is just resting." Angelina's babies are expected to be delivered by French doctor Michele Sussmann and her regular ob/gyn Jason Rothbart, who is due to fly to Europe later this week.

[From In Touch]

Does Kate Hudson move too fast in relationships?

Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong in Cannes on May 25, 2008
In Touch has a new story that claims that Kate Hudson, 29, has already told her new boyfriend, athlete Lance Armstrong, 36, that she loves him. They don't specify whether Lance said it back, but claim to have a witness who heard her say "I love you Lance" several times. They also say that Lance and Kate are talking marriage and that it's the "real thing" for both of them.

There's an inset story beneath that one that details Kate's dating history and the way that she falls head over heels for boyfriends quickly. This was more interesting to me, because I have girlfriends who jump into relationships too soon and I have to admit to being foolish in love at times too:

MOVING IN AFTER 4 DAYS [EX HUSBAND CHRIS ROBINSON]
Days after their first date in May 2000, Kate moved in with Chris Robinson. "We knew we were in love after four days," she says. They wed seven months later.

DATING AFTER 1 WEEK [OWEN WILSON]
One week after her separation from Chris was confirmed, rumors flew that Kate was already dating her You, Me and Dupree co-star Owen Wilson

VACATIONING AFTER 2 WEEKS [DAX SHEPHARD]
Two weeks after she was first seen with comedian Dax Shepard, Kate invited him to take a vacation with her to Canada to meet her entire extended family.

MEETING KIDS AFTER 1 DATE [LANCE ARMSTRONG]
Lance and Kate were first spotted at a Kid Rock concert after-party in NYC on May 15. She flew with him to Austin, TX, the next day and met his children.

[From In Touch, print edition, July 7, 2008]

The accompanying article warns that the danger with falling in love too quickly is that you can just as easily sour on a person and ditch the relationship the minute you get a taste of reality. It also can be hard on your kids if you're a single mom and bring too many men into their lives. In Touch quotes "relationship expert" Dr. Gilda Carle who says "Her son gets attached to her various partners, but when it's over, Ryder may become disappointed and confused."

That could be true, but we don't know how many men she's dated who have played a significant role in his life. There are three that I can think of since she split with her husband. Certainly you should be careful not to bring a lot of men around or make them seem like replacement daddies, but kids are resilient and I see Kate as dating until she finds the right man, not sleeping around.

It does sound like Kate moves too fast, but it seems more like she falls quickly and just goes with it. In Touch includes a quote she gave to Cosmopolitan in 2005, when she was still married, to suggest that she may be fickle in relationships. She said "If for some reason it's over, why would you spend five years of your life trying to make it work when you can spend those five years being friends and finding someone else?" She probably already knew her marriage was over at that point, and it's possible she didn't move on to Wilson that quickly after it ended, and just waited to announce her separation.

If anything Kate sounds guilty of the same thing a lot of do when we find a great new man - we think he's the one and start to revolve our lives around him. It's better to step back a little, get your head together, and focus on your friends and interests for a while so that you can make a better decision about who you want to commit to - for now.

Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong are shown in Cannes on May 25, 2008, thanks to Splash.

Madonna in rumored affair with NY Yankees player Alex Rodriguez

The Madonna and Guy Ritchie divorce saga just got a hell of a lot more interesting. Madonna is said to have been visited late at night at her NY apartment by NY Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, 32, also known as A-Rod. US Weekly is set to detail their covert relationship in their upcoming issue. They have plenty of circumstantial evidence that seems to suggest that 49 year-old Madonna is getting some on the side, and that it may have contributed to the demise of her marriage. What's more is that A-Rod is married himself with two daughters, aged three and a half and two months, and this is not the first allegation that he's cheated on his wife.

Us Weekly reports in its new issue, on newsstands tomorrow, that Madonna's seven-year marriage to Guy Ritchie has stalled out – and the singer has been hosting late-night visits from New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez at her Central Park West apartment in New York City.

A ringless and grim-faced Ritchie, 39, arrived in New York City from London yesterday after several weeks apart from his family. A source tells Us that the $28-million-a-year Rodriguez, 32, has made numerous solo nighttime visits to Madonna, 49, at her spacious home and would sneak out "as late as midnight." Says the source, "All the doormen are talking."

Rodriguez attended Madonna's April 30 NYC concert; the singer sat in his seats at a Yankees game on June 22 (it was the first time she ever was photographed at a Yankees game). Her son Rocco, 7, also sported Yankees gear on June 25 while playing in Central Park.

Rodriguez, married with two young daughters, has already faced speculation about cheating: In 2007, he and a stripper were reportedly spied in Toronto, Miami and Dallas.

[From US Weekly]

Guy Ritchie is now in NY and it's not known if he's met with Madonna or what their plans are. Neither of them is wearing their wedding band, but Madonna's rep says she rarely wears hers anyway.

Cheating is wrong, but part of me is smiling and shaking my head that Madonna is hooking up with a hot baseball player 17 years her junior. He's a married dad and should be off limits, no matter the state of their respective marriages. The rules for average people don't apply to the mighty Madonna obviously. She's done with her husband and she's ready to get a taste of her old life again.

Madonna has a new video from "Hard Candy" out called "Give It 2 Me." She struts around in flattering lighting wearing next to nothing. It was co-produced and co-written by Pharrel and I would much rather see that guy dancing around in his underwear, but unfortunately he keeps his shirt on the whole time. Can Madonna ever make a video that's not about her? It seems like she should vary the formula she's used for making videos since the beginning of her career in the 80s.

The music is pretty decent. Madonna knows what she's doing by hooking up with younger talented music makers.





A-Rod is shown at the Raising Malawai fundraiser on 2/6/08. Madonna is shown leaving the gym on 6/4/08. Thanks to WENN.