No, the headline does not refer to his life in general, though that would have been a clever headline if it were written a few months ago.
The News Of The World reports that Babyshambles singer/songwriter Pete Doherty attempted to kill himself while in rehab when he heard about ex-girlfriend Kate Moss’ relationship with fellow ugly guy Jamie Hince. He took some pills, but ended up vomiting up all the pills before any ill effects took hold.
Says a source: "He saw an opportunity to take an overdose and took it. He told me he didn't know what the pills were but thought ‘fuck it' and took them all. He doesn't care what drugs do to him—in fact, he likes finding out."
Well, hopefully that’s all behind Pete now as he is 6 weeks sober, checked out of rehab and engaged to model Irina Lazareanu.
LOS ANGELES - Lindsay Lohan has checked out of a drug and alcohol treatment program in Utah that she entered in August, according to People magazine.
Lohan, 21, left the Cirque Lodge treatment center on Friday afternoon, the magazine reported on its Web site, citing statements from her parents.
"I'm proud of her. She's moving ahead with her life," her mother, Dina, told People Friday. "Things were getting out of control. She took action. She took responsibility. She really needed to heal."
The exclusive center, which promises anonymity to clients, refused Saturday to confirm or deny the report. Calls to Lohan's publicist and attorney were not immediately returned.
Lohan's visit to Cirque Lodge was her third trip to rehab since January, a frenetic year in which she wrecked a Mercedes-Benz, released the box-office flop "I Know Who Killed Me" and was arrested more than once.
Lohan has been prominently in the public eye since becoming a star at 11 in the Disney film "The Parent Trap." She's also appeared in "Mean Girls," "Freaky Friday," "Herbie Fully Loaded" and numerous other films. In recent years, however, she's become better known for nonstop appearances on the Hollywood nightclub scene.
"Now that she is going out into the world, I can only hope for the best," her father, Michael Lohan, told People.
In May, Lohan was arrested after crashing her Mercedes-Benz into a tree in Beverly Hills. She was arrested again in July after the mother of Lohan's former personal assistant called 911 to report that her car was being chased by an SUV. The chase ended in Santa Monica, where police arrested Lohan for being behind the wheel.
In both cases, Lohan was found in possession of small amounts of cocaine.
In August, she reached a plea deal on misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges stemming from the arrests. The deal called for her to enter treatment, spend a day in jail and perform community service.
"It is clear to me that my life has become completely unmanageable because I am addicted to alcohol and drugs," Lohan said in a statement released by her publicist last August.
The other Duff sister was leaving Opera last night, and was greeted with a ton of flashing lights from paps. Wait, do people realize which Duff girl this is?!
Usually the happy Hilary Duff is the sister getting all the attention, but last night all lenses were on Haylie, while Hil was no where to be found. The older Duff, looked almost bewildered that cameras were focused on her. Maybe it was a case of mistaken identity!
Ding dong! It's mama, y'all! Just when all was going to hell in a weave basket, Britney Spears may have had one smart idea -- to get back in mom's good graces! Mama Lynne and Britney's younger sister Jamie Lynn flew from Kentwood, La. to Los Angeles Friday evening. Could they be in L.A. to finally bury the hatchet with Britney?
Britz and mama have been on the outs since June, and since then Britney has made one bad decision after another. Perhaps her mother's touch will get brittle Brit back together again!
Unfitney and little sis Jamie made a stop at Taco Bell last night, in the company of about a hundred paparazzi. One problem though; Brit Brit forgot how to order food, y'all! How she gon' get her some vittles?!
The popwreck tried to order grub for herself and Jamie, but ding dang it -- she was yelling through her raised door window, and the Taco Bell employees couldn't hear her. How do you work these fancy electronical windows anyways?! Mama Lynne would know what to do!
Finally, photogs took pity and placed the order for her, even bringing ditzy Britz her food. Them drive-thrulaters can be tricky buggers!
LAS VEGAS - Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon married Saturday evening between the former "Baywatch" star's performances on the Las Vegas Strip, according to published reports.
Anderson, 40, wore a white denim Valentino dress, according to a report on People magazine's Web site.
The vows were squeezed in between the 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows of "Hans Klok's The Beauty of Magic" at Planet Hollywood resort, casino spokeswoman Amy Sadowsky said. Anderson is starring as a magician's assistant.
"Hello, I just got married ... I did," she said after performing the second show of the night. "I'm distracted. It's a big day. A big day at the office."
Salomon, 38, is best-known for making a sex videotape with Paris Hilton, his girlfriend at the time, and was previously married to actress Shannen Doherty. Anderson was previously married to singer Kid Rock and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee.
Rumors of the couple's wedding plans have circulated since they applied for a marriage license last week.
By GREG RISLING, Associated Press Writer 21 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - Celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander was indicted on 59 counts of sexual assault in a move prosecutors said Thursday would keep his accusers from having to testify at a preliminary hearing.
Prosecutors previously charged Alexander with more than 40 felony and misdemeanor counts involving 18 victims that included rape, sexual battery and committing a lewd act on a child. He pleaded not guilty to the earlier charges.
The indictment, unsealed Thursday, added two more victims to the original case, bringing the total number of victims to 20, and said the crimes targeted women and girls from 15 to 27 between November 2002 and March 2007.
Alexander, 33, is suspected of meeting women on the Internet then assaulting them when they visited with him about modeling opportunities.
His defense has claimed some of the women made the allegations to seek fame.
Alexander's lawyer, Anthony Brooklier, said in some of the cases, the victims either kept in contact or met with the fashion designer after the alleged crimes occurred.
"We think this is made up of whole cloth, the entire case," Brooklier said Thursday outside of court.
Alexander was arrested in March at his Beverly Hills apartment. Bail was previously set at $1.3 million but Alexander remaned in custody.
He was in court Thursday when Superior Court Judge David Wesley ordered him held without bail pending an Oct. 25 hearing. Prosecutors had asked for bail to be set at $5.1 million.
"One of the reasons in seeking the indictment is that it speeds up the process and avoids a preliminary hearing," said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office. "The nature of the charges allows victims not to testify twice."
Three arrest warrants also have been issued for Alexander in Dallas County, Texas, where authorities said they plan to seek indictments for sexual assault and extradite Alexander after his California case concludes.
Criminal investigations are also under way in New York and Massachusetts.
Alexander came to the United States from India as a teen with his sister and mother. He graduated from the Parsons School of Design in New York in 1998 and began designing jewelry and clothing.
The Commissioner in the Britney Spears custody case has written his order giving a blow-by-blow account of what went down in the case. Commissioner Scott Gordon ruled that Spears "was not in substantial compliance with material provisions of the Court's September 17, 2007 order." He then continues.
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are teaming up with Taco Bell to raise awareness for World Hunger Relief Week. Seriously. We're not kidding.
The "Hills" duo is helping Yum Restaurants (Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, A&W and Long John Silver) and the The World Food Programme raise awareness and funds during World Hunger Relief Week.
Last night, TMZ cameras caught a shapely, primped-out platinum blonde in a snug black dress, flanked by tall men in dark suits and whisked away by a mega-SUV with tinted windows and big chrome rims.
Paris? No. Hayden? Nope. It's Gummi Bear Virgie!
C'mon, people, we're talking about none other than Virgie Arthur, Anna Nicole Smith's mother, who showed up to Rita Cosby's book party on the far west side of Manhattan looking like the aftershot in one of those cable makeover shows. Like her body?!
At her arrival, she managed to upstage author Cosby herself, distracting cams from catching Rita getting served with legal papers.
Celebumom Dina Lohan enjoys getting her picture taken by paps -- but doesn't really like talkin' to 'em.
TMZ caught Lindsay's mother in New York yesterday, with "Moving Up" and former "Trading Spaces" designer Doug Wilson, who's doing interiors of what will be Lindsay's new, post-rehab apartment. Dina didn't mind posing with Wilson for a few pics -- until paps started asking about Lilo.
Ma Lohan quickly jumped into Doug's town car -- leaving Wilson waiting outside -- until her own ride showed up. Dina then posed for a few more pics before jetting away.
Aristocratic beauty Amy Winehouse debuted her newest high fashion accoutrements on Wednesday -- industrial size hair clips and a hickey! Classy! The demure 24-year-old was snapped in London looking exquisite as usual, after stopping off for another gourmet meal at McDonald's. Show us your McRibs!
The rehab singer's latest look should add some variety to the loads of Amy Winehouse costumes sure to haunt parties this Halloween! Boo!
Courtney Love's not necessarily the best person to have in your corner, but in a brand new blog the Widow Cobain is coming to Britney's defense.
In another rambling, semi-coherent, grammatically vulgar post to her "konkis" (short for concubines), Love writes, "I know everything the DCS in LA is a horror show they are angry ... they hated me for my status welath etc - and they took it our on the kid once your in that system it s f**ke duyiup sio B get OUT!!!!! ... before you judge walka mile in her shoes."
If Courtney cleaned up her act to hang on to daughter Frances for this long, there's still hope for Brit.
Michael Lohan, despite spending the week with Lindsay, having some father-daughter one-on-one tie, is blasting Dina for her portrayal of his reunion with Lindsay.
The father/daughter estrangement stemmed from Michael’s drug abuse and anger management problems, but recently Lindsay has let him back in her life. Dina, somehow equally impressed with her own press as Michael, has been telling the media it’s been a healing experience that all parties are mutually overjoyed with.
Michael has a different story. He tells The Insider: “I can’t even say how great it’s been [spending time with Lindsay]. Dina, though, is painting this pretty picture for the media [that she’s happy about Lindsay’s relationship with me], but what she’s doing and saying behind the scenes is a totally different thing.”
I want to know what’s happening behind the scenes! When do we get a Kramer Vs. Kramer-esque publicity battle?
Paris Hilton went to a James Blunt concert in Toronto yesterday in a black wig and uncharacteristically urban dress, including some sort of Fender guitar hat. Judging from this picture posted by Celebrity Dirty Laundry she didn’t fool anyone.
“Hey, is that Paris Hilton?” “No, idiot! Paris is blonde.” “Oh, right. Let’s continue to listen to the subpar warbling of James Blunt…”
InTouch Weekly has made contact with a 28-year-ld Hawaiian man who claims to have a video of him and Britney Spears having sex. The video was shot without her knowledge at the Four Seasons hotel on the Kona-Kohala Coast on June 7, while Brit-Bomb was vacationing.
Says the guy (picture surfer dude accent you know is present): “It was just normal sex, we didn’t do anything crazy. It was a little disappointing. It lasted for about 25 minutes and then we passed out.”
He’s shopping around the video, which – if authentic – will be the most money anyone has ever made for 25-minutes of (what I can only assume is) missionary position intercourse.
The Peninsula Hotel staff can breathe a sigh of relief -- Britney has left the building -- for now.
After a visit from cousin/assistant Alli Sims during the day yesterday, it appears that Little Miss Brit has obtained a proper drivers license. She jumped into her white convertible Mercedes with an unknown sidekick and took off from the hotel. She's legal now, y'all! TMZ caught her pulling out of the hotel's parking lot last night -- then she picked up a male buddy in Woodland Hills and retreated to her Malibu home.
She sure has some mighty mysterious goings-on -- but beware, Brit's back in the 'bu!
We now know exactly what went down in court Monday when L.A .County Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon stripped Britney Spears of physical custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James.
As we first reported, Britney didn't follow a number of conditions the Commish laid down. But sources tell us three factors were the last straws for Gordon.
Britney was supposed to sign a document that would have given the green light for a custody evaluator to conduct psychological evaluations. Commissioner Gordon ordered Spears to get the signed document to Mark Vincent Kaplan, K-Fed's lawyer, by Monday at 10:00 AM or appear in court. She did neither.
- The judge ordered both Kevin and Britney to submit proof they had valid California driver's licenses and insurance. He also ordered that neither party drive with the children if they didn't have the proper license. Over the weekend, TMZ posted video of Spears driving with the kids in Malibu. She did not have a California license and still doesn't. The TMZ posting was discussed in court and the Commish was pissed off.
- The biggest reason for the change was Thursday night, Britney was at Sutra nightclub in Newport Beach. TMZ shot video inside the club. Various people say they saw her drinking alcohol after midnight. According to Gordon's order on September 17, neither Britney nor K-Fed were allowed to consume alcohol within 12 hours of the time they obtained physical custody of the kids. We know Britney picked the children up at 12 noon on Friday, which means she would have violated Gordon's order.
In short, Gordon was ticked off that Britney thumbed her nose at the court. Stay tuned.
Last night, at the FOX Reality Channel Really Awards, Bonaduce jumped on stage, picked up "Survivor" star Jonny Fairplay and slammed him on his face, causing him to lose a few teeth.
TMZ has obtained this photo of Britney Spears out in Los Angeles -- just hours after a judge ordered physical custody of her two sons be given to her ex, Kevin Federline. Hello? Anyone home?! Photogs caught Britney leaving the swank Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills tonight, in a car with a driver. Ding dang y'all, guess mah license isn't valeridated after alls! Now if only I could figured out how to put this here seat belter on!
Notice the baby shoes hanging from the rear view mirror. Memories.
TMZ knows exactly why Britney lost custody -- she ignored the Commissioner at every turn.
Rewind to last month. L.A. County Commissioner Scott Gordon ordered Spears to do a number of things in order to maintain 50/50 custody.
Spears was ordered to meet with a drug counselor -- she didn't do it.
Spears was ordered to submit to drug testing -- she didn't do it.
Spears was ordered to enroll in parenting classes -- didn't do it.
Spears was also required to sign the judge's order -- again, she didn't.
And last Friday, Commissioner Gordon prohibited both Spears and K-Fed from driving the children unless they had a valid California driver's license. Gordon was pissed today when TMZ posted video of Spears cavalierly driving her kids around Malibu.
In short, Spears did everything wrong ... by doing nothing.
Britney Spears doesn't have a lot of people left in her corner these days, but should she ever need it, she can count on support from ... Ben Stein?
The former presidential speechwriter/game show host was outside of Mr. Chow and he couldn't have been more thrilled to talk to TMZ about Britney. Stein called Britney a "real authentic American," saying, "She gives her kids Doritos instead of carrots, just like every other American."
By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer Tue Oct 2, 6:38 AM ET
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears hit another personal low, being ordered to relinquish her children by a judge who had cited her drug-and-alcohol-fueled lifestyle.
Ex-husband Kevin Federline will take Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, beginning Wednesday "until further order of the court," Los Angeles County Court Commissioner Scott M. Gordon ruled Monday.
Phone messages left for representatives of Spears and Federline were not immediately returned.
This is the latest problem to plague Spears, whose fortunes have taken a very public turn for the worse since splitting from Federline, 29, last year. The two were married in October 2004. Spears filed for divorce last November and it became official in July.
Since becoming single, Spears has appeared increasingly erratic and out-of-control. First, she was photographed at various Hollywood hotspots partying hard with Paris Hilton, with some photos capturing the pop star without panties. Then Spears shaved her head as paparazzi looked on, beat a car with an umbrella and ended up spending a month in rehab.
Last month, Gordon said Spears engaged in "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol" and ordered her to undergo random drug and alcohol testing twice a week as part of her ongoing custody dispute with Federline.
Spears also was previously ordered to meet weekly with a "parenting coach" who was to observe and report back to the court about her parenting skills. Both Spears and Federline must complete the court's "Parenting Without Conflict" class.
Spears was set to redeem herself and return to the pop throne with a much-hyped performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last month. But it was universally panned, with Spears appearing spaced-out and lethargic — and, in some eyes, less than buff. The following week, her management firm dropped her and her divorce lawyer resigned.
Spears was then charged with misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run and driving without a valid license for allegedly crashing into a parked car in August.
The driving offenses likely compelled the judge to issue Monday's orders, said New York divorce lawyer Raoul Felder. Officials from the Department of Motor Vehicles said Spears applied for a California driver's license but did not complete the process.
"She was driving without a license with a child in the car," Felder said. "You can put aside the in and out of rehab, the shaving her head. But this? When a judge went out on a limb for her? There's no going back."
Though Spears must relinquish physical custody of the children until further ruling from the court, she and Federline still share legal custody.
Los Angeles divorce lawyer Connolly Oyler said he's surprised the children weren't taken from Spears sooner. Judges typically remove youngsters from households where parents are ordered to undergo drug testing, he said.
But, he added, all is not lost for Spears.
"If she picks a good counselor and gets a different set of friends, there's a good chance she can turn things around," he said, noting "she's only 25."
The couple is due back in court Oct. 3. Spears' new album is set to be released Nov. 13.
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Associated Press writer Raquel Maria Dillon in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
A California state DMV spokeswoman tells TMZ, in no uncertain terms: Britney Spears is NOT licensed to drive!
Paparazzi caught the popwreck going to a California DMV office Monday, but we're told she was not issued a license.
According to the DMV, if Britney brings a valid out of state license to the DMV today, and passes the written exam, she will be issued a California license. As TMZ reported Monday, she is licensed to drive in the state of Louisiana.
We're told if she is not able to produce a valid license, she must take a driving test in order to be licensed. Get out of the way!
Her final option, says the DMV, is to "get a learner's permit and practice." Toot toot!
Posted Oct 2nd 2007 11:32AM by TMZ Staff Filed under: TV
Having failed at finding romance on TV, former "Bachelor" Andrew Firestone is engaged for a second time.
Firestone's dad told the AP his son is set to get hitched to model-actress Ivana Bozilovic. You might remember her from an uncredited appearance as Female Rock Climber in "Charlie's Angels." According to her official site, she's also fluent in Serbo-Croatian.
No plans for televising the spring wedding have been made ... yet.
Courtney Love's not necessarily the best person to have in your corner, but in a brand 
We now know exactly what went down in court Monday when L.A .County Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon stripped Britney Spears of physical custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James.
TMZ knows exactly why 
A California state DMV spokeswoman tells TMZ, in no uncertain terms: Britney Spears is NOT licensed to drive!
Having failed at finding romance on TV, former "Bachelor" Andrew Firestone is engaged for a second time.