The Gossip Rag: Celebrity life, photos, gossip, and news

So, Victoria Beckham told the papers that celebrity bloggers are all spineless nerds:

“I think these people are pretty spineless, the way they hide behind pseudo-names,” says Victoria Beckham to Neil Sean of Sky News. “They don’t really know what’s going on in anybody’s lives. They’re just sad people that sit behind their computers.”

I don’t think I’ve ever really expressed an opinion about Ms. Posh Spice, but now it occurs to me that her skin tone is skin-cancer personified, her fashion sense like a dressed-out frog, and her marriage to celebrity soccer star David Beckham a money-grabbing exploit. Oh, and I blog under my real name, Missy.

Oh no! The magic couple John Mayer and Jessica Simpson, Hollywood’s own darlings of good behavior, romance, fidelity, etc, are breaking up!

People has the story, which says that John Mayer did the breakup because he was “just over” the relationship:

“John did say that he broke up [with Jessica]. He said that it was because he was just over it. He’s fine about it, he’s not upset – but he’s definitely not looking for someone right now.”

Jessica Simpson is likewise taking the high, happy, road:

“I am very happy, but I don’t really want to talk about my personal life tonight because it’s not what it’s about. But I am very happy. I will let you know that.”

People’s sources say this is one of a dozen breakups the couple has been through. Personally, if you compare their music you’d find they are not a match of equals, and Johnny probably can’t stand his air-headed girlfriend’s pop talent, while she undoubtedly is troubled by his brooding, dark introspective music.

After being dropped by Verizon, Akon (Aliaune Thiam) issued a public apology for the incident at the Zen nightclub in Trinidad where he simulated sex with an underage girl:

“First, and most important to me, I want to sincerely apologize for the embarrassment and any pain I’ve caused to the young woman who joined me on-stage, her family and the Trinidad community for the events at my concert in Port of Spain on April 12th. It was never my intention to embarrass or take advantage of my fans in any way, especially those under the age of 18. That is why we tried to make sure that the club did not admit anyone under 18 in the audience. Somehow, that standard was not met.”

The girl, age 14, is Danah Alleyne who uploaded the following photo to her MySpace account with the caption “girls nite out! best time!!”, according to TMZ:

If you want to see the video that sparked all this mess, Shout Mouth has it. It’s odd that a 14 year old girl claiming to be 15 years old would be admitted to a club where you should be at least 18 or 21 (I’m not sure which). Apparently they only checked ID in the VIP section. The long, conflicting, story can be read in it’s entirety at Hollywood Grind… whose name sounds like a really bad pun for a story like this.

On her MySpace page she claims to be 19. She certainly looks older than 14 to me:

After this, the pastor’s daughter probably won’t be going clubbing for a long time. Hopefully her parents have suitably grounded her and explained to her what rap stars like to do on stage.

New of the world thinks Miss Lindsay Lohan has been doing the coke, which wouldn’t surprise anyone in the slightest:

Then the Mean Girls star bragged to the others: “I’m going to New York tomorrow to f*** Jude Law.” She SNORTED 20 lines of cocaine in ONE night alone. STRIPPED down to a thong before inhaling the drug off a coffee table. BRAGGED of wild sex sessions with a host of celebrities including singer James Blunt and model Calum Best. “Going to rehab was all for publicity. She wanted people to see her seeking help but it hasn’t got her off the drugs at all.”

The alleged photos from the video are inconclusive but extremely sketchy:

You can check out the rest of the photos showing “Lindsay Lohan snorting cocaine and shoving it up a pal’s nose” if you’d like. All they tell me is that she probably will live a shorter life than should be…

There’s a CNN story about R Kelly’s magical escape from Justice. It highlights:

How Singer R. Kelly has been waiting five years for his sex-tape trial. In that time, he has made six albums and gone on three tours. Kelly will appear Friday for a status hearing in a Chicago courtroom. Judge’s fall from ladder, appendicitis, busy lawyer contribute to delays.

It has be hard to live with a trial looming over you, but for R Kelly it may be a litigation advantage:

Kelly’s lawyers may figure that the delays have worked in their client’s favor, and not only because they’ve given him the chance to keep working and making millions. “You may have a jury that’s going to come in and say, ‘So this happened in the 1990s and this is 2007? I’m just not buying it,”‘ Helfand said.

You can go check out the CNN story for more sordid details. Given his predilection for young women–Aaliyah who was 15, for example, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a conviction and 15 wonderful years without another Sex in the Kitchen.