After calling off their engagement, Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen officially call off their wedding, too. Weeks after filing for divorce from his wife of thirteen years, Kelsey Grammer is “deeply in love” with a young, blonde British woman who may or may not be pregnant. Bill Clinton chatted up Christie Brinkley during Lionel Richie’s performance at billionaire Stewart Rahr’s Hamptons fête. When the Soho House roof was too crowded (with guests including Kanye) for Hugh Grant’s liking, the club shut down the entire sixth floor, so Grant and his entourage of models could watch a movie. Portia de Rossi is legally taking on Elle DeGeneres’s last name. Mel Gibson’s father believes Pope Benedict is “a homosexual.” A casually attired Beyoncé partied at Brooklyn Bowl into the wee hours to support her sister, Solange, who was D.J.-ing. And Kellan Lutz manned the turntables at Atlantic City club Sunbar over the weekend.
Newly released police reports detail how Charlie Sheen held a pocket knife to his wife’s neck, yet the couple still have not filed the divorce agreement they signed in the spring. Sheen also gave officers a fake I.D. when he was arrested last December. While Lindsay Lohan is in rehab, her assistant is “miserable,” being run ragged by Dina and Ali Lohan’s demands. Justin Bieber has signed on as Proactiv’s latest zit-zapping spokesperson. Snooki rode a mechanical rhino while filming in Seaside Heights. And Kate Gosselin will be making an appearance at the Emmys, supposedly as part of Jimmy Fallon’s opening act.
In spite of reports that she made a sex tape with a married man, American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino says she’s not responsible for breaking up her co-star’s marriage. Glee creator Ryan Murphy signed a development deal with 20th Century Fox with an option to bring the show to Broadway. David Arquette got another tattoo over the weekend and practiced his inking skills, giving his tattoo artist another one as well. Kristen Bell is “over being blond.” And Zac Efron chatted with Details about his recent bout of poison oak, commenting, “Dude, it’s like everywhere. Everywhere. I can’t even begin to show you, ‘cause you’ll get so grossed out. I look like a zombie from ‘Dawn of the Dead.’”
