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> HolyMoly.com is reporting that Madonna is divorcing her husband of eight years, Guy Ritchie. The singer allegedly met with superstar divorce lawyer Nicholas Mostyn (most recently hired by Paul McCartney) last week and secured him to represent her. Rumor has it that the couple doesn't have a prenup -- which means Mr. Madonna could walk away with up to half of her fortune -- estimated somewhere between 300 and 500 million dollars (depending on how recently she's been on tour or made a commercial for saki or shampoo.) A source claims that there cause of the divorce stems from nothing more than the two "growing apart" and that Madonna and Ritchie will do everything in their power to keep the split as private and painless as possible. If this is true, we're actually sorta sad -- we liked them together. We'd much rather see the woman divorce her disappointingly soggy beast of a new album instead.
> Just when you thought nothing could possibly top last year's Alvin and the Chipmunks movie (note: if you really thought that we're a little terrified-slash-mesmerized by you), Variety confirms that a live action Smurfs film has just been given the green light. David Stem and David Weiss -- who wrote Shrek 2 and 3 -- are in negotiations to pen the screenplay featuring the lovable blue pocket-sized creatures best known in America from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon which ran on NBC's Saturday morning lineup from 1981 to 1990. The film will make use of a combination of CG film effects and live actors but no stars are currently signed to the project. Is it just us or does anyone else think Christian Siriano would make a perfect Vanity Smurf? There is only going to be one good thing about this: Instant new stoner viewing classic.
> Not only do Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have to suffer the slings and arrows of having their every move scrutinized by the gossip hungry public, they also have to deal with gruesomely tragic situations like not being completely sure of how to decorate the new nursery for their yet-to-be-born twins. “Brad wanted a nursery filled with furniture with 'clean lines' -- sort of '60s modern and lots of natural wood colors and whites," a source close to the family revealed to MSNBC.com. "Angelina was much more interested in creating a classic European nursery." To solve the matter the couple hired a psychic to determine the "vibe" of the twins, who then proclaimed the room should feel more "girly than modern." The end result? A nursery filled with "organza bassinets with pink bows, pink Versailles-style cribs with matching changing tables and armoires, and custom-made crystal chandeliers made in France," costing nearly $100,000. Which may sound like a lot to us, but when you're Brangelina it's sort of like buying a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos.
-- NOAH MICHELSON
rumor has it that ritchie's a big homophobe - i'm not so sad about this split.
Posted by: | June 13, 2008 at 09:00 PM