Britney Spears was not amused by a spoof of her soon-to-be ex-husband Kevin Federline at the American Music Awards Tuesday night, E! Online reported. Host Jimmy Kimmel did a bit that featured a K-Fed lookalike being put in a box and dropped in a river. Spears, a last-minute addition as a presenter, reportedly was upset because no one told her about the skit, and some of her reps demanded the skit be cut from the West Coast feed of the show. (It wasn’t). Kimmel told E!: “I knew they wouldn’t mind, because I know (Spears and Federline) both have great senses of humor.” Spears appeared on Kimmel’s show lying on a stretcher after an Internet rumor inaccurately claimed the pop star was hospitalized because of a drug overdose.
Michael Richards hired super publicist Howard Rubenstein, and the former “Seinfeld” star has called the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton, apologizing for his racial rant a week ago the Laugh Factory comedy club in Hollywood, according to gossip website tmz.com. Rubenstein told TMZ that Richards “acknowledges it’s horrible and wrong and he will never do that again.” Rubenstein says the calls were received “positively.” Meanwhile, two Los Angeles residents say Richards launched into an anti-Semitic rant at the Improv comedy club last spring. Rubenstein confirmed Richards made derogatory comments about Jews, but says it was part of his act. Richards told Rubenstein, “I’m not anti-Semitic. I was playing a role and poking fun at the rednecks.”
Are Jessica Simpson and John Mayer an item again? Us Weekly reports the couple ate lunch together in Malibu, Calif., earlier this month. A source said, “When they got up, Jessica was rubbing his back. You could definitely tell they were on a date.” Rumors were rampant in August the two were dating, eventually leading to the dismissal of Simpson’s rep Rob Shuter, who reportedly revealed the relationship.
Tom Cruise serenaded his new wife, Katie Holmes, with “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” at the couple’s reception, according to People magazine. Cruise sang the Righteous Brothers classic in his 1986 hit film “Top Gun.” Wedding guest Leah Remini told People: “Katie was completely touched. She was laughing along, loving him and really enjoying it.” No word if “Top Gun” co-star Anthony Edwards joined in for a duet.
Speaking of the Cruise-Holmes wedding, Jennifer Lopez allegedly donned her diva togs for the affair, according to Us Weekly. A source said Cruise and Holmes provided a private plane for some of their famous friends and “Lopez sent her assistant to lay all her belongings on all the best seats” before other stars, including Remini, Jada Pinkett Smith and others boarded. Lopez also reportedly flew her hairstylist, Ken Paves, to Rome to ensure her hair was looking perfect.
Lindsay Lohan made a recent stop in London a memorable one. According to the Daily Mirror, Lohan spent four hours at a West End club drinking Belvedere vodka and Red Bull and clutching the hand of British reality star Calum Best. Lohan also gave the crowd a lap dance and rubbed her breasts in the face of another male friend at Kabaret’s Prophecy club. Lohan and Best reportedly finally left the club at 4.15 a.m., taking a cab to her suite at the Sanderson Hotel.
Folk musician Joshua Radin claimed on his MySpace blog that Paris Hilton vomited on stage after a Jay-Z concert Saturday at Tao in Las Vegas. “Paris had been swilling straight vodka from the Grey Goose bottle for hours … (she) gets up on stage, pukes (and) leaves,” Radin wrote. Hilton went on stage to perform her single, “Stars Are Blind,” Radin wrote, before she vomited. A rep at Tao insists Hilton “definitely did not throw up.” Our take: Usually, it’s the crowd that throws up when Hilton sings.
