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Rihanna was spotted playing a game of ten-pin bowling with friends at the Bloomsbury Lanes recently. During her night out bowling, Rihanna dished that she’s a big art collector saying “I’m not a big spender, but I do like to buy art. My favorite canvas is a Ronnie Wood one. He painted a portrait of Bob Marley and as soon as I saw it I knew I wanted it. It’s very rare that you get a painting of a legend painted by a legend, so I had to get it.” I guess now we know where buying 6 pieces of artworks from one gallery stems from.

This has got to be a joke. Amy Winehouse is reportedly working on getting her own clothing and make-up line out in the market. A source tells UK’s The Sun that “Amy’s style has been copied by girls around the country and there’s a lot of money to be made. It’s a very distinctive look. She wants to bring out a range of cosmetics and fashion products. There could be hairspray, head scarves, liquid eyeliner, perfume – All the things that are distinctive of her look.” I’m willing to bet that the key pieces of her clothing line would include ballet shoes, a gold belt, a tank top and cut off shorts.

Paris Hilton and Benji Madden spent a romantic weekend together in St. Louis. The hotel heiress and Good Charlotte rocker travelled together to the Missouri town where Paris promoted her new perfume. They later partied at local nightclub Home on Saturday night.

The pair – who met through Paris’ best friend Nicole Richie, who is engaged to Benji’s brother Joel Madden – were first spotted together at Los Angeles club Villa on Thursday night. An onlooker said: “Paris only had eyes for Benji. As soon as she saw him she walked over and gave him a huge slobbering kiss. Then they snuggled down in a corner booth. She stroked his arm and his leg while whispering sweet nothings in his ear.”

Paris has recently been romantically linked to Jared Leto. Benji split from Sophie Monk, his Australian fiancée of 18 months, earlier this month.

Despite his partying on Sunday night, Sean “Diddy” Combs still planned a special baby gift for ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez.

While walking the red carpet, he announced that he thinks J.Lo “is going to make a great mother.” He also said he is planning to send her a present. “I’m going to send her some Sean John baby clothes. I’m so happy for her. It’s such a blessing.”

Diddy is also the father of twins, so he offered the following advice to Jennifer, “It’s double the love, and it’s also double the crying and screaming, so it’s a unique blessed situation. It’s a rarity to have twins. She’ll be all right.”

Britney Spears may have just gotten denied her bid to get some form of visitation with her sons but she’s not giving up hope no matter how thin of a rope she may be holding on to. A source close to the fallen pop star reveals to Us that Britney “hasn’t put the children’s belongings away. She desperately wants the kids. She cries about it.” Britney’s parents and even KFed won’t let her talk to the kids on the phone and no one talks about Britney when the boys are around. “They don’t want to get them riled up. They just keep them focused on activities.”

Pink has confirmed she has split from her husband. The ‘Stupid Girls’ singer and her husband of two years, motocross racer Carey Hart, insist their marriage has come to an amicable end.

Pink’s publicist Michelle Schweitzer said: “Pink and Carey Hart have separated. This decision was made by best friends with a huge amount of love and respect for one another. While the marriage is over, their friendship has never been stronger.”

The pair first met in 2001 but broke-up in 2003. However, they soon rekindled their romance and in 2005, Pink proposed as Carey competed in a biking competition at Mammoth Lakes, California. They married in January 2006 in a non-denominational ceremony in Costa Rica, in front of guests including Lisa Marie Presley.

However, last summer their union was said to be on the rocks as the singer had grown tired with her husband’s constant dalliances with other women. A source said at the time: “Divorce is just around the corner. Carey has this one blonde in particular that he takes everywhere, even public appearances. But Pink knew what she was getting into!”

Pink was also seen kissing a mystery woman at Santa Monica’s Viceroy Hotel. A source said: “She was flirting the way you’d expect her to flirt with a man, cuddling and being overly affectionate. They were making out.”

Amy Winehouse’s husband Blake Fielder-Civil recently suffered a drug overdose in prison and I’m stuck wondering how he got heroin in jail. And here’s my answer. It’s being said that the inmate has been exchanging pictures of his wife for drugs. In return for the pictures, he is given a ‘Joey’ – slang for a hit of heroin worth a few pounds. “He’ll take orders from other inmates then ask Amy to bring in signed photos of herself during visits. He usually gets her to write a little personalized note to make it look authentic. Once he’s back on the wing he’ll swap these for Joeys.” It seems he has no trouble in cashing in on his wife’s fame.

Another court hearing was held last Thursday to determine if there should be any changes made in Britney Spears’ life, at least with regards to her conservators. A Los Angeles Commissioner decided to extend her father’s role as conservator, so until the next court hearing on March 10th, Jamie Spears will be the captain of the pop wreck’s ship. Additionally, Brit’s brother Bryan has been named the trustee of his sister’s estate. Dad will rule her life and big brother will control her money. Britney was also ordered to undergo a 730 evaluation which would help determine child custody. The results of which will be turned in to the court by the next hearing.

Umm, so it’s almost time for Season Three of Flavor of Love. Remember the first season? Flavor Flav picked Hoopz and was eventually dumped. Season Two, he never even called Deelishis.

Now, he’s up for Season Three, and he’s gotta do it since he’s already cashed the check VH1 payed him. But he’s engaged. Yep, that’s right, engaged!

Apparently, after he jilted winner Deelishis, he met a woman, got her pregnant, and decided he was in love with her. He says he is only doing Season Three “for his family”.

Why she feels we want to actually WATCH a reality show about her is beyond me, but Denise Richards sure went to a lot of trouble to bring it to us.

After a court battle with ex-husband Charlie Sheen, shooting has begun. She fought to get permission to have their two children Sam, age 3, and Lola, age 2, in the show. The kids will be filmed along with their ten dogs, two guinea pigs, and two pot bellied pigs.

The show isn’t titled yet, but it will show on E! network. Denise says, “I want people to see what I’m really like and then judge for themselves. And then if they still hate me then, that’s their choice.”

The rumor mill has opened up with yet another story of a potential baby on the way.

Minnie Driver was spotted outside an L.A. doctor’s office, gonig over sonogram photos with a friend, while chatting with boyfriend Matthew on the phone. Were they her sonogram pics?

Back in January, it was reported that Minnie was expecting, but her rep wouldn’t answer any calls about it. Today? Still no comment.

She recently visited her incarcerated husband the day after winning 5 Grammy Awards but it seems that Amy Winehouse has a new Blake in her life. It’s an American photographer by the name of Blake Wood and it is being said that the two have been holed up in a hotel room together in London’s Park Plaza. And let me just say that this Blake couldn’t be anything further from her husband Blake Fielder-Civil.

Wood is drug-free, a healthy vegetarian and has a job. Not to mention, he’s friend approved as he was introduced to Amy by Kelly Osbourne. Dump the old one!

Apparently driving while intoxicated runs in the family. Paris, you should be proud. You trained little bro Barron Hilton well.

The youngest Hilton, age 18, decided to be like big sis Tuesday morning. He was arrested around 8:04 a.m. for driving under the influence and for possession of a fake driver’s license. Before his $20,000 bail was finally posted, he spent an entire day in jail.

Not only was he under the influence for having drank alcohol as a minor, but he was well over the .08 legal limit.

His father’s response? “I haven’t been contacted yet by either my son or the police. If what I have heard is true, it is very disturbing and I will have a lot to say – but it will be to my son, not the media.”

I guess the song is true – the children are out future. Two DJs brought the house down at the Warner Music Group Grammy party on Sunday night. And here’s the kicker – both of them are under 10 years of age. 6-year old Ryuses and 9-year old DJ Sara set the scene on fire as they twirled turntables at Vibiana, leaving the audience of recording artists and record execs in absolute awe. They were spinning it right with the best of the business. One of the most obvious things they have in common with the people at the party – they needed someone else to drive them home.

Frances Bean Cobain has given a rare interview, in which she expressed disbelief at the public’s fascination with her life. The daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love says she hopes to break free of her parents’ shadow as she nears adulthood.

Appearing in a Harper’s Bazaar spread, Frances Bean spoke of her hopes and plans for the future and insisted, “I’m not my parents”. Speaking about the public’s interest in her life, she explained: “These people are fascinated by me, but I haven’t done anything. If you’re a big Nirvana fan a big Hole fan then I understand why you would want to get to know me, but I’m not my parents.”

“People need to wait until I’ve done something valid with my life”, said Cobain, who is considering a career in the media as a journalist or photographer.

Wayward Kerry Katona is facing bankruptcy proceedings over her debts of nearly $2 million. The star could lose the roof over her head after blowing a fortune on drugs, booze and parties.

As she prepared for her 11-month-old daughter Heidi’s christening last week, the Land Registry Bankruptcy Unit served Kerry with official papers. They warned her insolvency proceedings were going ahead, and secured her two properties so they can be sold off to pay creditors.

The big spending ex-Atomic Kitten singer and her husband, former drug dealer Mark Croft, have hired a team of insolvency advisors to help sort out their main debts. These comprise $1,400,000 claimed by the taxman, including an immediate $400,000 instalment, and $120,000 in loans and credit card bills.

Fergie is refusing to rush into planning her wedding to Josh Duhamel.

The Black Eyed Peas star and ‘Las Vegas’ actor Josh got engaged in December after dating for three years, but the 32-year-old singer is determined to take her time and make sure the nuptials are perfect.

She said: “I have a big stack of wedding magazines, and I’ve never picked one up before in my life. I’ve been touring for a long time, and I want to go home this summer and spend time with my family and get in the studio and just take some time to think about everything.”

The ‘London Bridge’ star – who was recently revealed as the new face of MAC make-up’s Viva Glam campaign – also insists she takes her position as a role model very seriously and is keen to promote safe sex to her fans.

She added, “I think I can be very helpful to some of these people. I know certain people who are very proud of having unprotected sex and the fact that they haven’t caught anything yet. But that’s not right.”

There are 2 trees, one is place back of the wall and the second one is in front of the wall, and a tree has been cutted so amazingly it look like an illusion.

I’ve been wondering when this was going to happen. The British police have reportedly hauled Amy Winehouse in for questioning regarding those tabloid pictures which allegedly show her smoking crack. Last month, UK’s The Sun ran grainy video still that seemed to show Wino doing hits off of a small pipe. The video was supposedly taken at a party at her house.

The Metropolitan police did confirm that they interviewed a “24-year old woman” over allegations of drug possession this week but did not say if it was Wino or not. Who else would the so-called 24-year old woman be though?

Oh the drama! When it’s not rumors of a breakup with his girlfriend for supposedly shacking up with his protégé, rapper turned entrepreneur Jay-Z is troubled by a mutiny. His new 40/40 club in Las Vegas has been plagued with problems since its troubled opening in December. Actually, the problems started just before it opened, but hey, who’s counting?

Las Vegas Weekly has a juicy expose about the so-called mutiny at the club. An estimated 100 employees have either quit or have gotten fired since the opening and only two of the club’s original 10 managers are still around. What exactly is happening there?