postcards from the pug bus

LOS ANGELES – For the third time in four years, Britney Spears owns the most searched-for name on the Internet, according to Yahoo’s Buzz Index for 2005. Spears, who did not release an album of new material this year, proved that she is not a one-dimensional star and that talent is not a prerequisite for Read More

HOLLYWOOD – Tom Cruise, who reportedly turned down the role of Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain, is quietly angling to play Twist’s gay ranch cook in a prequel to Brokeback Mountain called Out Behind the Mountain. According to Hollywood insiders, Cruise turned down the role of Twist, which eventually went to Jake Gyllenhaal, because Cruise feared that his portrayal Read More

LOS ANGELES – Paris Hilton is about to appear nearly naked in a television commercial once again. This time, however, instead of doing a lap dance on a high-powered black car, Hilton will be stretched out on a table at The Total Health Connection touting the glories of colon cleansing on behalf of The International Read More

HOLLYWOOD – Nicole Richie’s book The Truth about Diamonds apparently contained too much “truth” about her fiance, Adam Goldstein, a professional club DJ who goes by the name DJ AM. According to friends of the couple, Goldstein, 32, was offended by Richie’s archly satirical portrayal of DJ PM, a professional club DJ, in Diamonds. “He seen too much Read More

LOS ANGELES – Jennifer Aniston is being sued by photographer Peter Brandt, who charges that Aniston “wantonly exposed her breasts” in her backyard, thereby interfering with his ability to earn a living. According to an attractive nuisance suit filed by Brandt’s attorney in Los Angeles, the incident occurred three weeks ago when Brandt, 53, was Read More

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Brad Pitt has filed a legal petition in Los Angeles seeking to change the names of Angelina Jolie’s children to Zahara Brangelina and Maddox Brangelina. His decision was met with scorn from his ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston. The Friends star declared that Pitt was “too lazy and too [hen-pecked]” to find children to adopt on Read More

HOLLYWOOD – Jessica Simpson did not sign a prenuptial agreement before marrying Nick Lachey because she was determined to remain a virgin until her wedding night. According to Access Hollywood, Lachey reportedly had a prenuptial agreement drawn up by his attorney before he and Simpson were married in 2002. At the time Lachey was the Read More

MALIBU – Britney Spears turns twenty-four on Friday, and her husband Kevin Federline has been scouring gas station minimarts for presents. Federline, who was recently voted Most Annoying Wigger of 2005 by the NAACP, is determined to quash rumors that he’s a shiftless gold digger. According to a source close to Federline, the dancer-turned-rapper shopped Read More

HOLLYWOOD – Celebrity daughter Kimberly Stewart has ended her eleven-day engagement to Laguna Beach star Talan Torriero. The announcement, which came just hours after Stewart had learned Torriero’s last name, stunned friends of the couple. “She told me she thought Talan’s last name was ‘Guy,’” said Stewart’s close friend Paris Hilton. “Everybody always calls him “that Laguna Beach guy” Read More