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Mary-Kate Olsen is celebrating the recession because she can buy cheap hats at Barneys.

A Page Six spy, who recently shared an elevator at Barneys with the diminutive actress, reports Olsen was excited about all the discounted merchandise for the taking. "It's really sad, the recession is everywhere. But at least they are having good sales," said Olsen, who pointed to her hat. "That's where I got this! The recession!"

Someone smack her for me please.

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Luke Wilson is back in Austin, Texas for the holidays, and he's spending them at the Yellow Rose gentlemen's club. Ol' Luke was "getting lap dances and rocking out" to heavy metal.

Gew.

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Apparently the hand injury Shia LaBeouf sustained in his DUI car crash earlier this year is fairly serious, much more so than has been admitted in the past. "Shia's tendons had fused together, and right after the accident there was talk of a partial amputation," a source tells the Daily News. Good thing he's an actor and not any other job where he'd actually have to suffer the consequences: the writers for the Transformers sequel wrote his injury into the plot.

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Courteney Cox says that divorce from husband David Arquette isn't something she'd ever consider. "I don't know what the future's going to hold, but divorce isn't really an option," Cox says. She says the couple attends counseling to work on their issues. "Therapy helps us. It's so easy to grow apart; marriage takes work. I suppose you can work it out by talking to each other - I would just prefer to have a referee, it reminds us why we're together."

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Michael Jackson has announced he is preparing for a comeback world tour, blasting recent reports he is suffering from a deadly lung condition.

Hack, hack, cough!

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Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow said he will no longer direct the Hollywood adaptation of "The Green Hornet" and may not star as Kato, a character made famous by Bruce Lee.

Hmmm.

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Lindsay Lohan's girlfriend Samantha Ronson is recovering at home following her admission to a California hospital to treat an alleged struggle with exhaustion and depression.

I guess it would be exhausting making $3 million dollars pressing play on a digital turn table.

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Brad Pitt had to enlist a less-famous friend to buy his Christmas gift for partner Angelina Jolie because shop clerks thought he was a prank caller. The star fought to purchase the complete works of Hungarian cult director Bela Tarr for the actress in time for Christmas.

Aww aren't they sweet now that everyone is over the whole home wrecker thing?

Labels: brad pitt, Courtney Cox, david arquette, luke wilson, mary kate olsen, michael jackson, samantha ronson, Shia LaBeouf, stephen crow

Written by: Christy

| 10:15 AM | 1 comment(s)!

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden kicked off a new fundraiser for the Richie-Madden Children's Foundation at a Marble Slab Creamery yesterday in LA. With their new effort, if you text the world "child" to 90999, a $5 donation charge will be sent to the foundation and automatically added to your phone bill. While at the event, Nicole and Joel couldn't help but gush about their inspiration for all the giving back — Harlow.

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Donatella Versace attended Marc Anthony's surprise birthday party for his 40th birthday at NYC's Bowery Hotel on Sunday. The designer brought along her 22 year old daughter, Allegra Beck Versace, who has made headlines for the past few years due to her major eating disorder.

Donatella and Allegra released a joint statement last year admitting Allegra's health problem, and said she was being treated at UCLA's hospital for anorexia. The anorexia announcement came days after a tab claimed Allegra's weight had dropped to 70 pounds.

I am pleased to know she has been seen out and about. I certainly hope she is receiving the proper help. =o)

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Bloomberg LP, whose best-selling financial news and data terminals are ubiquitous on Wall Street, is trying to reassure jittery employees that it will weather the financial storm after the failure of one major client and the sale of another.

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I love when the cast of a show acts like one great big family - the kind that shows love by making slanderous comments and jockeying for position. Felicity Huffman, 45, recently squashed rumors of a Eva Longoria pregnancy by saying that she was just fat.

"She's just fat, that's all there is to it!"

My guess is she now weighs 100 lbs and this is considered fat in Hollywood.

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So far Sarah Palin is getting an "F" with celebrities. I think about 20 people have come out and bashed her. Lindsay and Sam posted a rant on Linz's official MySpace page denouncing the VP candidate and calling her a "narrow minded, media obsessed homophobe."

They further discussed Sarah's lack of qualifications, once again, in a surprisingly intelligent manner. Samantha must have a bit of a brain upstairs handling the writing duties for the duo.

"I find it quite interesting that a woman who now is running to be second in command of the United States, only 4 years ago had aspirations to be a television anchor. Which is probably all she is qualified to be… Also interesting that she got her passport in 2006.. And that she is not fond of environmental protection considering she’s FOR drilling for oil in some of our protected land…. Well hey, if she wants to drill for oil, she should DO IT IN HER OWN backyard. This really shows me her complete lack of real preparation to become the second most powerful person in this country."

BAHAHAHAHAHA!

SOURCE

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Crazy celebrity diet...

Boiled Egg Only Diet - During the filming of "Cold Mountain," there were rumors that one famous actress on set ate only boiled eggs. She would rise in the morning and eat one and then have one or two at the end of the day. That was her entire diet! Could this be Renee Zellweger??

Master Cleanse / Lemonade Diet - Water mixed with maple syrup, lemon juice and cayenne pepper. Beyonce admitted following this regimen for two weeks to drop 20 pounds for the film "Dreamgirls." Jared Leto used it to shed about 30 pounds he gained to play Mark Chapman in the new film "Chapter 27."

WHAT!

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Can I say WOW?!! Marathons are already hard, but a triathlon? So much harder! But that didn't stop Jennifer Lopez the diva from joining and getting down & dirty for charity! According to reports, J.Lo finished the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in three and a half hours early today. The singer smiled as she crossed the finish line after swimming, biking and running. Jennifer Lopez also told the onlookers, "Thank you guys so much. This is an amazing day!"

Labels: beyonce, eva longoria, Jennifer Lopez, joel madden, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Renee Zellweger, samantha ronson, versace

Written by: Christy

| 9:10 AM | 0 comment(s)!

In case you wanted to know what Jessica Simpson has to say about her sister Ashlee and Ashlee's new husband Pete Wentz. We all knew she was pregnant and now that it has been confirmed, Jessica has spoken to the folks at People.com.

"She'll be amazing, absolutely amazing," Jessica Simpson, 27, told PEOPLE in Las Vegas Saturday at the grand opening of Palms Place.

"They're just the cutest couple in the world," she says. "They are adorable. Anybody would wish to be them and you can only wish them well. Just being around them inspires love and everything I sing about."

There you have it. If the music goes down depression lane we'll know why.

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Ted Kennedy will undergo brain surgery this morning. The Senator himself has released the following statement:

"I am deeply grateful to the people of Massachusetts and to my friends, colleagues and so many others across the country and around the world who have expressed their support and good wishes as I tackle this new and unexpected health challenge. I am humbled by the outpouring and am strengthened by your prayers and kindness. Over the past several days, VICKI and I, along with my outstanding team of doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital, have consulted with experts from around the country and have decided that the best course of action for my brain tumor is targeted surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation. This morning, I will be undergoing surgery with DR. ALLEN FRIEDMAN at Duke University Medical Center and expect to remain there to recuperate for approximately one week. Shortly thereafter, I will start radiation treatments at Massachusetts General Hospital and begin chemotherapy. After completing treatment, I look forward to returning to the United States Senate and to doing everything I can to help elect BARACK OBAMA as our next president."

Wow. I wonder what Barack will be saying in response to this fantastic endoresment.

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Lindsay Lohan has apparently passed on an offer by OK! magazine to say she's gay. Insiders told Page Six that Lohan and OK! are in talks to do a cover where Lohan "comes out" about her relationship with gal pal Samantha Ronson, and the mag has offered her "around $1 million to do the cover." Now I have to think she's AGAIN just doing this for the money and the publicity.

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X-Files star Gillian Anderson is expecting her second child with boyfriend Mark Griffiths, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.

The couple have a son, Oscar, who was born in November 2006. Anderson also has a 13-year-old daughter, Piper, from a previous marriage.

Labels: ashlee simpson, barack obama, celeb baby, Gillian Anderson, Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, pete wentz, samantha ronson, ted kennedy

Written by: Christy

| 7:48 AM | 2 comment(s)!