January 2008

Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib took the stand today in the defamation trial Brit's former manager Sam Lutfi filed against Lynne Spears for the allegedly false claims she makes against Sam in her 2008 book Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid War.

You may remember the paparazzo-turned-paramour who pushed and flashed his way into Britney's life back in December 2007. Well Brit's mom Lynne claims Adnan provided some of the damning information about Sam that she included in her book ... now Adnan's denying it.

The former photog told the judge and jurors today that he never saw Sam hide Britney's cell phones or deny the pop star access to her dog London. He claims Lynne tried to coerce him into giving an interview to Entertainment Tonight in which he was to say negative things about Sam and accuse him of ruining Britney's life. Ghalib refused to do so. In fact, Lutfi befriended Ghalib and asked him to smuggle a cell phone to Britney after Spears' father Jamie had already gained legal control over her; Adnan obliged.

Lutfi's legal team is expected to wrap their arguments today and Brit's attorneys will begin their defense tomorrow.

Sam's suing Britney's estate for unpaid fees; Jamie Spears for allegedly punching him and Lynne for defaming him in her book.

Well, Brad Pitt is the face of Chanel No. 5, so why not?

Rob Pattinson has reportedly signed a 3-year, $12 million deal with Christian Dior.

"Rob likes the brand," a source tells E! News, and according to the site, the Twilight hunk will star in a series of print and video ad campaigns.

A-listers like Jude Law, Charlize Theron and Natalie Portman have all endorsed Dior fragrances, so it's speculated that the 26-year-old actor could be the new face of Dior Homme.

Can't wait to get a peek at Rob's first ad!

Rodger Berman is one lucky dude! He gets a personal stylist free of charge, because he's married to super stylist Rachel Zoe!

The Rachel Zoe Project star and her husband, along with son Skyler, went shopping for designer duds on Robertson Blvd. today, and the duo decided to pop into the All Saints store to try on beanies and other fall must-haves. Skyler's daddy didn't look to pleased with the headwear his wife was picking out, though!

Maybe this celeb stylist-turned-fashion designer might want to stick to outfitting herself! The fashionista looked super chic on her family shopping excursion, donning a black shorts suit, platform pumps, and a floppy J.Lo-inspired hat.

The trio were followed by reality cameras, who were busy shooting footage for the upcoming season of the hit Bravo show.

It's bananas how excited we are to watch Miss Zoe style some new celebs!

Tina Simpson filed for divorce from Joe Simpson just last week, and now we're learning the real reasons behind the split of Jessica Simpson's parents. According to Radar, Tina found pictures of 21-year-old aspiring model Bryce Chandler Hill laying around their house that had been taken on the property, leading her to fly to New York to confront her husband of 35 years about his alleged gay affair.

The former couple had just returned from a last ditch effort to save their marriage in Hawaii when Mrs. Simpson stumbled upon the snapshots, leading her to enlist close family pal CaCee Cobb to help identify the boy.

"Tina sent Joe, who was back in New York, a text message asking if he had anything to tell her. She quizzed him about Bryce but he denied knowing the kid. She flew to New York to make an unannounced visit to Joe. When she got there, she called him down to the lobby and they thrashed it out. It was there and then that Joe confessed he was having a gay affair with Bryce, who had left the hotel just days earlier, and Tina demanded a divorce," the source divulged.

Rob Kardashian isn't single any longer! Kim's younger 25-year-old bro is ready to show his love for songstress Rita Ora.

The budding sock designer posed for several romantic snapshots with his ladylove. Rob has been traveling with Ms. Ora during the U.S. portion of her tour.

If the tour bus is rockin' ...

Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem attended Skyfall premiere in Madrid, and much to our delight, the two hotties struck a pose on the red carpet together.

The film hits theaters in just ten days, and while Daniel reprises his role as 007, there are new Bond girls and villains, including Javier. When asked about the stunts in the film, Daniel told Flicks and Bits, "If there was anything I felt insecure about, we stopped filming and I would go off and rehearse it. It really is about making it look as easy as possible."

He continued, "I think there's been times when I've been standing on top of buildings on other movies and wondering, 'What the hell am I doing?' But on Skyfall it felt real good. We really wanted to push Skyfall as far as we could. We've always relied on the fact that we do things for real on Bond movies. The CGI is just to help out, as opposed to creating the scene. Standing on top of a train traveling at 50 kilometers per hour, while fighting Ola Rapace over a 300 foot drop, that's a standout moment for me."

Hurricane Sandy is in the midst of causing wreckage and destruction on the East Coast, and although a number of events have been cancelled, for David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon the show must go on!

The talk show hosts soldiered on without their usual live studio audiences, but still brought to the table some huge celebrity guests! Funny man Fallon welcomed Seth Meyers, Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, director Robert Zemeckis, and the band Imagine Dragons.

"I'm assuming that people at home will be watching either on their laptops or they're getting their generators out and they're gonna want to see... I want to leave room to laugh," Fallon joked.

True to form, Letterman poked fun at the natural disaster with a top 10 list of Rejected Names For The Storm, and then welcomed Flight actor Denzel Washington, who arrived in a yellow rain coat.

At least these comedian hosts kept their sense of humor!

Ke$ha performed at the El Rey Theater in Hollywood last night, and from licking her guitar player to rocking a risque leotard onstage, there was plenty to gawk at! At the end of the show K Money even did a number with two pals dressed in giant penis suits ... not sure if this was part of her regular set list or a Halloween special, but it was hilarious!

But what happened to the glammed up girl we snapped in London earlier this month?