Which celebrity pastor – who is pals with several noted dignitaries – better start praying that his hypocrisy isn’t exposed? Like many religious conservatives, he loves to preach about family values and he has spoken out against same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, behind his own family’s mega-mansion is a guest house where our preacher cozies up with his own special male companion.
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His Next Project is Rehab
Which pothead actor is seeking refuge for harder drugs in a NYC rehab center? The toker couldn’t quite kick the nose-candy habit.
Source: NYDN
Bad Breath Intervention Needed
Which female singer has halitosis bad enough to take the paint off the walls? There were so many complaints about the singer’s bad breath that the choreographer actually had to rearrange the blocking during her performances so that the singer wasn’t face to face or sharing the mic with any other person on stage. Since she doesn’t seem to get the hint when offered breath mints or gum, the singer’s friends and fellow performers are half-joking about staging an intervention.
The Swappable Beards
The old movie studio system used to match up gay stars with beards to improve their marketability. Times haven’t changed much. Two young Hollywood couples are now being employed in such a ruse. The men in each couple are gay, and the girls are the beards. All of them are aware of their roles. There’s an interesting twist coming up, though. Now that the novelty of each couple has worn off, each couple will be breaking up and swapping partners with the other to stir up controversy and to get them back on the magazine covers.
Family Will Face Medical and Legal Scrutiny
Which celebrity family is soon going to come under serious attack from both law enforcement and the medical community? A loss in their family may have been preventable had the family sought proper medical treatment for the victim. Instead, they publicly denied the true condition, and privately refused treatment that could have prevented the tragic demise. A District Attorny is now consulting with medical experts and officials to determine jurisdiction and to see if charges can be brought.
Rock Star Doing Sound Checks
Only One Shows Up for Couples Therapy
This celebrity couple looks stable from the outside, but from the inside, it’s a mess, and their relationship will certainly end in 2009. She is doing all the work trying to save their relationship, and has enrolled them in couples therapy. Her significant other, however, doesn’t even show up half the time, claiming that work commitments prevent him from doing so. However, he does seem to have plenty of time to travel for fun and play games and run around with his friends. Besides, why should he bother trying to save this relationship when a past girlfriend – about whom he was totally crazy – may soon be back on the market?
Competitive Celebrity Calculates Next Move
Celebrity 1 and Celebrity 2 hate each other for several reasons. But for right now Celebrity 1 really hates the fact that Celebrity 2 is grabbing the headlines. So Celebrity 1 will soon be announcing something that was supposed to be a secret for a while longer. Why the change in schedule? Simply because Celebrity 1 wants to push Celebrity 2 out of the media spotlight right after the New Year. Celebrity 1, who adopts an I’m-so-above-it-all attitude in public, is actually very competitive and very, very calculating in private. In fact, Celebrity 1 has struck a deal with a certain media source for an exclusive announcement involving a change in family structure. Very shrewd, and certain to grab magazine covers from Celebrity 2 throughout much of 2009.
Still Smiling and Still Divorcing
We called this one three months ago. The title still holds. Everything will be very, very civil on the outside. Neither is expected to publicly blab about the details. However, behind the scenes, there is a flurry of activity over money and outsiders. Both members of this celebrity couple have considerable fortunes, but one has more than the other, and wants to block the less-wealthy one from claiming a piece of that both now and in the future. The negotiations have been cautious, however, due to both parties showing interest in someone outside the marriage since the decision to split was made several months ago. One has been spending a lot of phone time with an old flame who is now married. The other has been finding comfort in the constant company of a same sex member of their staff. The attorneys will hammer out the money, but it will interesting to see if either uses the other’s outside relationship as private or public leverage.
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Fake Couple Considering Their Options
Which couple has several difficult decisions to make now that their fake marriage is over? This gay, opposite-sex married couple were both in the closet for professional reasons, and agreed to the fake marriage to enhance each other’s professional image. However, now that the marriage is over, one of them may be coming out of the closet. That leaves the other, an actor, to decide whether to come out themselves or pretend that they are shocked – shocked! – that their spouse turned out to be gay. Both are unattractive options, as the former may hurt the actor’s career, and the latter would just be a lie which could result in hefty financial penalites.
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