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July 2009

By Elizabeth Snead

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July 31, 2009 1:30 PM

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LeslieMan_Alexa_16874987_600 "Funny People" writer-director Judd Apatow just can't stop working.

He even directed his own video interview for Time.com to accompany the magazine profile (now on stands) written by Joel Stein.

Click here to watch the Apatow video

In the video, called "To Cover or Not to Cover," he turns the tables and grills Stein about whether he will make the cover of Time.

Yes, it's Apatow funny. And he did make the cover.

Here are some snippets from the serious Stein piece

On his latest film, "Funny People":

"I wanted to see how funny I could be without making the choice that every 10 minutes something big and visual had to happen," he says. "People like the comedy more when they care about the characters. That's what I learned from the last two movies. This movie is just taking that one step further."

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By Elizabeth Snead

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July 31, 2009 1:28 PM

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And you thought the Hogan family -- the bitter divorce, Linda dating an 18-year-old, Hulk Hogan dating a woman his daughter's age -- was pretty heinous.

Get ready for the lewd and lascivious "The Lamas Life."

Not too familiar with the Lamas clan?

Here's the scoop. Former "Renegade" and "Falcon Crest" star Lorenzo Lamas -- the son of Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas ("fine Corinthian leather" and "you look mahvelous") hasn't spoken to his son A.J. since 2003 reports of his affair with Lorenzo's fourth ex-wife, stripper Shauna Sands.

But, thank God, their touching "reconciliation" is being documented by E! for this season's reality-TV train wreck "The Lamas Life."

"There is a chance we can make things better -- through the circumstances of a television show," Lorenzo tells the New York Post.

Yeah, maybe make the circumstances of their bank accounts better too.

Keep reading for more Lamas lore.

Photo: Shauna Sand and Lorenzo Lamas. WireImage

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By Elizabeth Snead

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July 31, 2009 1:14 PM

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Vanessa-hudgens Vanessa Hudgens spills the beans to Hitfix about Zack Snyder's new film "Sucker Punch."

Even though she's branching out and has done two non-Disney movies, "Bandslam" and "Beastly," she's daunted by her role as Blondie in "Punch."

And yes, this is the one in which there is reportedly a fantasy strip scene in a brothel.

"I'm not confident, but I know if I really, really set my mind to it then I can do it," Hudgens tells Hitfix. "I do not know what to expect. I've never been so excited and scared in my whole life."

"Sucker Punch" is about a girl ("Lemony Snicket's" Emily Browning) who is put into a mental institution by her evil (aren't they always?) stepfather.

She finds an alternative reality to escape from her real life nightmare. The film also stars Emma Stone, Evan Rachel Wood and Abbie Cornish.

"It's very much an ensemble piece," Hudgens says.  "It's these five girls in this crazy fantasy land, but I don't know honestly.  I read the script and I have talked to Zack a little bit, but haven't really had any rehearsals or anything for it."

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By Elizabeth Snead

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July 30, 2009 7:51 PM

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Finally, the case of the mysterious mama is solved.

Kayleen McAdams is NOT the mother of "Sherlock Holmes" star Jude Law's fetus.

Actress/model Samantha Burke's attorneys have just released the following statement:

"Ms. Burke can confirm that she did in fact have a relationship with Mr. Law and that she has informed Mr. Law that she is expecting his child later this fall. Since informing Mr. Law of the pregnancy, he has been nothing but responsive and supportive of Ms. Burke and the pregnancy."

According to TMZ, she's having a girl she will name Sophia, and her due date is Oct. 6. We bet Jude can hardly wait.

This may be her model webpage. And this is definitely her on TMZ


More Jude Dish:

Is Rachel McAdams' sister pregnant with Jude Law's kid?

Is Jude Law dating model Lily Cole?

Jude Law seen snogging Rod Stewart's daughter

Who wants Sienna Miller's leftovers?

 

Photo credits: WireImage

By Elizabeth Snead

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July 30, 2009 7:13 PM

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ActressEm_JimS_57877206_600 Emma Watson, who plays Hermoine a talented young Muggle-born witch in the "Harry Potter" series, has a real witch hiding in her family tree.

 According to Ancestry.com, English records show Watson's distant relative was Joan Playle of Essex County, England, a 16th-century English woman convicted of witchcraft in 1592.

Details are sketchy -- naturally -- and Playle's conviction remain a mystery. She was unmarried, which often led to witchcraft accusations. During the Elizabethan era, poor, homely, old, widowed single women were often declared to be witches.

But Playle was not executed and was instead excommunicated from the Church of England. She was one of only 270 known individuals accused of and tried for witchcraft in all of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Research also revealed Playle was convicted in the parish of Great Waltham in Essex County, a town approximately 50 miles northeast of London and about 100 miles from Oxfordshire, where Watson grew up.

Life is so strange sometimes, isn't it?

Keep reading to find out more ancestry.com scoop for Harry, Ron Belatrix and JK Rowling herself.

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By Elizabeth Snead

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July 30, 2009 4:57 PM

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A grieving Joe Jackson talks about Norwegian rapper Omer Bhatti, 25, who was sitting in the front row with the family at Michael Jackson's memorial service.

He's been rumored to be Michael Jackson's secret biological child. And Jermaine Jackson has said that if a DNA test confirms it, he will be welcomed into the family.

And why not, the kid's talented!

Check out Bhatti's photo in People here

See more photos of Omer with Michael here

But Omer has said that he's not Jackson's biological son, simply that he was "like a son" to the King of Pop.

However, Joe confirms the secret son's existence to a NewsOne interviewer and adds,  "He looks like a Jackson, he acts like a Jackson, he can dance like a Jackson."

Is Omer the future of the Jackson family? "I don't know," says Joe. "Not until I see it happen."

What do you think? Is this young man Michael's son?

Or is he just another way for Joe Jackson to make money off Michael?

More Michael Dish:

Debbie Rowe wants Michael's kids to see a shrink. Finally!

Dr. Conrad Murray prime suspect in Michael Jackson's manslaughter

Rupert Everett says Michael Jackson is better off dead. Rupert who?

Did Debbie Rowe sell her kids for more money?

La Toya believes her brother was murderered

Did Michael Jackson live in Neverland General Hospital?

Arnold Klein gave Michael Jackson Demerol, donated sperm 'once'

Where is MIchael Jackson's brain?

Corey Feldman has been dressing like Michael Jackson for a loooooong time

Chris Brown dances to 'Thriller' at P. Diddy's White Party

OK! Michael Jackson death photo stirs controversy

Video of Michael Jackson rehearsing. Was he up to form or a shadow of his former self?

By Elizabeth Snead

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July 30, 2009 4:53 PM

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UPDATE:

Kayleen McAdams is NOT the mother of "Sherlock Holmes" star Jude Law's fetus.

And she is not pregnant at all. And she has  never met Jude Law. Nor did Rachel make Jude 'fess up to fatherhood!

Actress/model Samantha Burke's attorneys have just released the following statement:

"Ms. Burke can confirm that she did in fact have a relationship with Mr. Law and that she has informed Mr. Law that she is expecting his child later this fall. Since informing Mr. Law of the pregnancy, he has been nothing but responsive and supportive of Ms. Burke and the pregnancy."

Read full report here.

Could Jude Law's baby mama be Kayleen McAdams, the sister of Jude's "Sherlock Holmes" costar Rachel McAdams, above?

Sienna_millllller She's an adorable 27-year-old Hollywood makeup artist  and some websites are identifying her as the  "secret mother."

Some gossip sites have Jude and Kayleen hooking up last Christmas in New York when the actor was shooting on "Holmes"

Web buzz has her seven months pregnant and reports are that Rachel made Jude publicly admit his paternity or she would not do any press with him for "Sherlock."

We don't believe this for a minute. For one thing, her publicist says, "This is completely untrue. Kayleen hasn't even ever met Jude Law."

And we believe her.

However, she sure looks like Jude's type. Click here to see her.

Cute, perky, blond. In fact, she looks eerily like Sienna Miller, left, in her Edie Sedgwick "Factory Girl" days


Photos: WireImage

More Jude Dish:

Is Jude Law dating model Lily Cole?

Jude Law seen snogging Rod Stewart's daughter.

Who wants Sienna Miller's leftovers?

By Elizabeth Snead

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July 30, 2009 2:55 PM

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Dear God.

Tell me this is not the best Madame Tussaud's wax museum could do for President Obama?

He looks more the iconic Mad magazine "What, me worry?" cover boy Alfred E. Neuman with a Mystic Tan.

And without the missing tooth.

Check out the eerie resemblance.

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Elizabeth Snead
Elizabeth Snead

Elizabeth Snead is the creator of the celebrity culture blog, The Dish Rag, and also pens the weekly "Red Carpet Rewind" fashion photo gallery.

She covered international fashion, entertainment and pop culture for USA Today for a decade and survived the film festival war zones from thermal undies Sundance to topless Cannes.