A new book claims Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy Jr. had a “passionate fling” within hours of meeting, according to excerpts published in the British tabloid the Sun. Written by Diana’s former “energy healer” Simone Simmons, the book says the encounter at the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan was “a moment of pure lust.” President Kennedy allegedly used the same hotel for trysts with Marilyn Monroe, The Sun reported. Friends of the late princess dismissed the claims. “Simone has thrown the eye of a newt and bats’ wings into a pot and concocted a fantastical story of nonsense in pretty much the same vein as the mystical rubbish she used to feed the princess,” Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, wrote in a rival British tabloid, The Daily Mirror. Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997. JFK Jr. piloted a private plane that crashed off the coast of Massachusetts in 1999.
Britney Spears may be following in the footsteps of Demi Moore, by appearing naked in Vanity Fair weeks before giving birth to her first child. Life & Style magazine reported Vanity Fair editors
hope to shoot Spears in her seventh month so the issue can hit newsstands before she gives birth this fall. Moore graced a famous Vanity Fair cover while pregnant in 1991.
Terry McMillan, author of “How Stella Got Her Groove Back,” is splitting with her husband of six years, the New York Post reported. Jonathan Plummer was the inspiration for “Stella” when they met in Jamaica in 1996.
Sean Patrick Thomas, co-star of “Save the Last Dance,” and his actress girlfriend Aonika Laurent are engaged, TeenHollywood.com reported. Laurent appears in the upcoming comic-book film, “Fantastic Four.”
Rachel Griffiths, co-star on HBO’s “Six Feet Under,” gave birth Thursday to her second child, an 8-pound daughter, People magazine reported. Griffiths and husband Andrew Taylor also have a 17-month-old son, Banjo. The new baby has not been named, but we’re guessing it will be either Mandolin or Dobro.
Goran Visnjic will audition to be 007 in the next James Bond film, Croatian news agency 24 Sata reported. The “ER” star will do a screen test Wednesday for “Casino Royale,” the news agency wrote.
Several actors, including Clive Owen and Daniel Craig, have been mentioned as replacements for Pierce Brosnan.
– Compiled by Greg Henry from wire and Internet reports
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