April 29th, 2005

Harold "Bo" Bice
American Idol meets America's Most Wanted once again. It turns out that Harold "Bo" Bice was busted in June 2001 by Huntsville, Alabama police for felony cocaine possession. However, Bice had the charge dismissed last year after completing a diversion program for first-time offenders. On the American Idol web site, Bice says his "most embarrassing moment" was when he once "fell off stage during a show."

Brad Pitt
The tabloid The Star has been busted! After Us Weekly won the big bidding war for those photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie together on an African beach, Star magazine decided to do a Brad and Angelina beach cover story of their own. While The Star's headline proclaims, "Brad & Angelina: Caught Together! On Vacation" and shows the two together on a beach, there's less to the photo than meets the eye. It turns out they spliced together a picture of Pitt in Anguilla from January, and one of Jolie and Maddox in Virginia a year ago. The big clue is that since that time, Maddox has grown noticeably. Tucked away on page 8 of The Star is a disclaimer noting the image is a "composite of two photographs."

Ben Affleck
Due to the media frenzy surrounding a certain past relationship, you won't be hearing much about Ben Affleck's pending marriage to Jennifer Garner. A friend of Ben's says, "Jennifer is very down-to-earth, much more like him. That wasn't true with Lopez." In fact, on Valentine's Day, Garner serenaded Affleck with two love songs. A friend of the couple's says it's going to be a very secret wedding.

Jerry O'Connell
Is Rebecca Romijn being left sexually frustrated by boyfriend Jerry O'Connell? He recently visited a female acupuncturist in L.A.'s Little Tokyo neighborhood, complaining of "problems in the bedroom." O'Connell told friends, "They put all these needles into my lower stomach, and then she attaches these electrodes." For her part, Rebecca says Jerry likes to exaggerate and that in fact everything is more than fine in the bedroom.

Orlando Bloom
He may be a heartthrob, but one restaurant in Rio thinks Orlando Bloom is a deadbeat. Bloom treated girlfriend Kate Bosworth to a $760 gourmet meal at Casaro Amarelo in Rio to celebrate her 22nd birthday. Unfortunately, their credit card system was out of order that night and Orlando didn't have enough cash. Bloom promised to pay up in January, but they're still waiting.

Paris Hilton
Could Paris Hilton soon be taking a trip down the aisle? Paris seems to think that new boyfriend Paris Latsis is the one for her. Latsis is a Greek shipping heir and is the 54th richest man in the world, if you're counting. They've only been dating since the beginning of the year but Paris says, "We'll definitely get married in the future. I'm young but I love him and he's the guy I want to spend the rest of my life with." One possible sticking point in the relationship is that Latsis is low-key and doesn't like cameras, which means he'll have to get used to the paparazzi. Meanwhile, in her upcoming movie, "House of Wax," Paris will do what she does best. Paris has a striptease scene, which she insisted be filmed while she danced to her own record called Screwed. Paris says, "It was a closed set and I only had Jaume, the director, there who I trust. No one else was there because I was embarrassed. I was dancing and taking my clothes off. It felt so cheesy but I was doing it to my song, so it felt really sexy."

Michael Thompson
You can get a very revealing look at former "Sex & the City" star Cynthia Nixon, Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and "Sideways" star Sandra Oh in Allure magazine. They agreed to bare all for famed photographer Michael Thompson. While the vital parts are strategically covered, Nixon revealed she was ready for the extra exposure thanks to exercise, which she says has given her body more tone than it ever had. However, Oh panicked and says, "I called my trainer and said, 'You have to make me look perfect in a week.'" As for Rowland, she hasn't ruled out plastic surgery in the future saying, "I believe if something falls, and you want to pick it up, then that's your business."

Britney Spears
We may not be hearing from Britney Spears for awhile. Britney says she and husband Kevin Federline will not hire a nanny to care for their impending arrival and she says if she can't take her baby to recording sessions, tours and interviews, then she won't go.

Jack Osbourne
When we last heard from Jack Osbourne, he wanted to be a fireman. Apparently, he's gone done quite a different career path. It's reported that parents Ozzy and Sharon were on hand in Bangkok as Jack scored a second round knockout in his first bout as a kickboxer.

Usher
Sometimes it's hard to get some private time when you're a star. Just ask singer/actor Usher. He recalls an incident when he was answering the call of nature. Usher says, "I'm in a stall and this guy is on the telephone and I can hear his conversation. He's talking to his sister saying, 'He's in the stall right next to me... I can't right now. You know what, I'll call you back. Don't worry about it, I got it.' And then a few seconds later, a little piece of paper slides under. He says, 'Yo, man, let me get your autograph, man!'"

Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando fans can pick up some memorabilia of the late actor at an auction this summer. Among the items up for bids are Brando's annotated script from "The Godfather," a letter from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. urging his participation in a civil rights march, his Oscar nomination certificate for "On the Waterfront" and the black velvet tunic he wore in "Superman" in 1978. If you're interested, you can get a look at the items June 24-29 at Christie's in New York and June 7-10 at the auction house's Los Angeles gallery.

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