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by Kat Giantis
MSN Entertainment
August 15,
2005
Tinkerbell has endured much as Paris Hilton's plaything. The ridiculous canine couture. The flashbulb-filled photo ops. The constant complaining about how former BFF Nicole Richie did her wrong. The declarations about what, exactly, is hot.
But it appears the teacup Chihuahua's days of being Paris' perfectly coordinated lapdog are over.
In a move likely to make People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals foam at the mouth, the air-headed heiress has sent her once ubiquitous purebred pooch packing, claims New York magazine.
Paris, 24, purportedly prefers her younger, tinier pup Bambi (think "All About Eve," but with dogs), which she acquired back in March, and has banished the quivery, shivery Tink to second-rate celebrity status by sending her to live with her mom, Kathy.
"[Paris] only likes them when they're very small," a source tells the mag, "and Tinkerbell got too big."
Tinkerbell's breeder tells the magazine that the pampered, pricey tail-wagger (puppies from that bloodline cost an estimated $10,000) is a bit larger than normal, adding that teacup Chihuahuas usually "won't go over 3.5 pounds, but if you fix them or feed them junk ... "
(Of course, even at that weight, the itty-bitty bowwow is still smaller than Paris' knuckle-buckling 24-carat engagement ring from fiance Paris Latsis.)
Tinkerbell, who briefly went missing last summer (a sullen Hilton posed for pictures as she posted signs offering a $5,000 reward), apparently had some trouble adjusting to "the new baby."
"I still have Tinkerbell and I love her, too, but she gets jealous and she bites [Bambi] when I'm holding both of them," Paris said a few months back.
We can only hope the allegedly forsaken Tink, whose relationship with her mistress was immortalized in a hilarious, suicide-tinged episode of "South Park," releases a Snausage-fueled tell-all that will put last year's unauthorized tome, "The Tinkerbell Hilton Diaries: My Life Tailing Paris Hilton," to shame.
LeBlanc's Tabloid Confession; Aniston's 'Homely' Apology
For former "Friends" stars Matt LeBlanc and Jennifer Aniston, it definitely hasn't been their day, their week, their month, or even their year. He's watched the ratings plummet on his critically eviscerated spin-off "Joey," while she's suffered through a very public breakup with Brad Pitt (maybe you've heard a little bit about it).
Now, both are making headlines for things they'd probably just as soon forget.
First up is LeBlanc, 37, who, in a damage control-driven sit-down with the National Enquirer, clears his conscience over a close encounter with a "sexually aggressive" exotic dancer.
Seems the small screen star, who has an 18-month-old daughter with wife Melissa, is feeling mighty guilty over his alcohol-induced antics, which occurred during a motorcycle trip to British Columbia with some pals.
"The stripper was all over me," recalls LeBlanc to the tabloid. "I acted like a fool in allowing myself to be led astray and placed in such a horrible situation and I feel ashamed."
So, just what happened that was so "horrible" and turned what the Enquirer describes as a "fun-filled getaway" into "a personal nightmare"?
"I'm a guy who walked into a strip club, had too much to drink, got carried away with a dancer for a mad moment and am now paying the price of allowing myself to be lured into that position," explains Matt, who shows his repentance in several solemn snaps taken during the confessional.
In addition to recollecting how he was "lured" and "led astray," the actor uses such publicist-friendly phrases as "... it was like I was being singled out ... almost set up," "... she was crossing the line that strippers normally shouldn't cross," "... I knew it was wrong," "... I felt I was being careless and irresponsible and I had to get the hell out of there," and "It is not where a family man should be, and I know that."
Concludes a wiser, post-lapdance LeBlanc, "I could not wait to get home. The guys said a trap had been set for me and I fell right in it, and that's why I feel stupid and careless now."
Now on to Aniston, who, unlike her onetime co-star, is getting -- not giving -- a mea culpa.
A contrite Kimberly Stewart, whose major accomplishment in life can be summed up in three words, namely "Rod Stewart's daughter," wants Jen, 36, to know she's really, really sorry for dissing her famous face.
"It was something that I said," she explains to Access Hollywood. "It was one of those things that you say and then you bite your tongue, and you're just like, what did I just do?"
Stewart, who some have said resembles a more shopworn version of her pal Paris Hilton (well, we've said it, anyway), was referring to comments she made in the July issue of Blender magazine, in which she paid Aniston this backhanded compliment: "I like her, 'cause she's, you know, homely. She obviously has to have something else. It's not like she's gorgeous or anything."
A-lister Aniston mentioned the D-lister's comment in her much-discussed Vanity Fair interview, admitting that after she read it, "It literally ruined my night. I got my feelings hurt." She described it as her "instant Karma" for breaking her self-imposed ban on celebrity magazines.
Now, a sorry Stewart has decided to rub salt in the wound in order to salve her own guilty conscience: "... It made me feel awful, so I sent her flowers today and an apology."
By the by, things could be looking up a little for the beleaguered LeBlanc. Variety reports NBC is retooling his struggling series by giving Joey a new best friend (Miguel Nunez, Jr. -- no, we've never heard of him, either), a better career (he lands a major movie role and buys a house) and a more involved agent (the fabulous Jennifer Coolidge will now be in every episode).
But don't look for Aniston -- or any of the Central Perk gang -- to pop up on the show, which returns Sept. 21.
"Part of the plan of last year was getting past 'Friends,'" exec producer Kevin Bright tells the trade, "and I don't know if we're there yet."
Demi's Naked Ambition
Turns out it's not just Ashton Kutcher's unprecedented 11 Teen Choice Awards that make him so darn irresistible to Demi Moore. The May-September squeezes also share an interest in clothes-free cuddle-bunnies and zoning out in front of the tube.
In the September issue of Harper's Bazaar, Moore, 42, reveals that her idea of a perfect night at home with her 27-year-old amour includes "sharing a bath with one another and watching Court TV. Snuggling up naked."
Not enough info for you? The actress adds that that they also enjoy "going out dancing ... and going to the movies and having no-butter popcorn, holding hands ... and then maybe the bathtub, or swimming naked in the pool."
Anyone else feeling queasy? Seriously, popcorn without butter? Gross.
While Moore doesn't address the is-she-or-isn't-she baby rumors that have been bubbling since March, she's open about her wish to give Rumer, 17, Scout, 14, and Tallulah, 11, her daughters with Bruce Willis, a little brother or sister.
"The next phase? The growth of my partnership [with Ashton]. The growth of our union. The growth of our family. Which is all the things we truly desire ... to expand our family," she reveals.
But that doesn't mean the Kabbalah-loving star, whose marriage to Willis went belly-up in 1998, is looking to marry her goofy, doofy practical joke-prone beau of two years.
"I feel that we are and that we don't need something formal, so to do so isn't a big deal one way or another," explains Demi, who calls Ashton her "soul mate."
"I truly feel I have been given that gift," the actress confides to the mag. "And believe me, I wasn't some lightweight package. I'm, like, the package that didn't just come with luggage -- I had trunks."
Jennifer Garner: 'I Couldn't Be Happier'
Jennifer Garner had a good reason for waiting so darn long to confirm she was carrying Ben Affleck's baby.
"It's so personal for me," she reveals in the September issue of In Style. "The news of my pregnancy got out when I was in the middle of my first trimester. I hadn't even had a chance to tell my friends -- that alone was so ugly -- it made me hyper-protective."
And despite the fact that the dimple-cheeked "Alias" star has chosen to discuss -- in general terms at least -- her impending bundle of joy with one of the most popular celebrity magazines out there, she maintains, "I feel uncomfortable with people reading too much about my pregnancy or my relationship. It grosses me out. It's too sweet to read about or dissect or talk about."
Which means you should probably just ignore Garner's admission about how she's feeling a wee bit worried about the "life shift" she's experiencing.
"I don't know what things are going to be like, so of course I have moments of apprehension and in-over-my-head-ness," she says. "I think I'd be a fool not to."
And you might want to avoid any water cooler talk about how she realizes her anxiety is shared by many expectant moms.
"I'm not the first person to have a baby and try to balance a relationship and work," concedes Jennifer. "And P.S. -- I had a really good role model. I know enough to know that when you get in a pickle ... call mom!"
The paparazzi-plagued Mrs. Affleck also gushes about her secret June 29 knot-tying in the Turks and Caicos ("We were able to have a beautiful, private wedding, and I couldn't be happier"), but admits she no longer harbors any illusions of happily-ever-after.
"I don't have this fantasy about marriage anymore," she says. "Everyone says it takes hard work. Well, it kind of does -- and I'm much more pragmatic about romance than I used to be."
While Jen seems reluctant to go into detail about her "too sweet" relationship with Affleck (and we admit the two are adorable together), the same standard apparently doesn't apply to her marriage to Scott Foley.
"I wanted to see him as a white knight and was crushed whenever anything normal happened," the actress tells the magazine of her union to the "Felicity" star. "I wanted to be the princess. Now I'm much more willing to see myself as human and flawed, and accept someone -- the whole picture."
She says her life is "definitely changing for the better. I couldn't be happier or feel more comfortable with the direction it's going in."
As for the future, "I've never had any luck thinking ahead. I always imagine a situation that isn't real, and real life always turns out better."
Lindsay's New Man, 'Broken Heart'?
Lindsay Lohan's family doesn't just have issues -- it has subscriptions. And it seems the tabloid-bait teen queen is working through her parents' ugly divorce battle by putting her feelings down on paper. But is she also finding solace from her dysfunctional home life by cozying up to an older man?
The New York Daily News claims Lohan, who was recently spied looking chummy with Jared Leto, has been spending time with New York club impresario Richie Akiva, the business partner of Ashley Olsen's ex, Scott Sartiano.
"Richie and Lindsay spent a few days lying low with friends at a private residence in the Hamptons [the weekend before last]," an insider tells the paper.
But Lohan's rep insists the slightly meatier-looking starlet, who has lately been making the scene in L.A., isn't seeing Akiva and says she's "single and happy."
Well, happy might be a bit of a stretch, if her forthcoming single is any indication. MTV reports LiLo will direct the video of a soul-baring song she's penned about her disappointment of a dad, who is currently sitting in the pokey on various assault and DUI charges.
She's reportedly considering titling the downbeat ditty either "Daughter to Father" or "Confessions of a Broken Heart." (Hey, knock off those eye rolls -- remember, she's only 19.)
"It's the story of a girl crying to her father, asking him why he did all this to the family, and more so, to her," a source explains to the Daily News. "There's also something about how, as the oldest child, she carries the weight on her shoulders. She asks him, 'If you loved us, why did you do all these things?'"
Lohan's spokeswoman elaborates to People, "Where some people write poetry or short stories, she writes lyrics. Lindsay is using music to express herself."
According to the mag, the "rockish ballad" will drop in the next couple of months, with the video scheduled to shoot in the next few weeks.
The stubbornly blond starlet (her new doll from Mattel wisely sports her once trademark -- and more flattering -- auburn locks) skipped out of her European stumping duties for "Herbie: Fully Loaded" to join her mother, Dina, and three younger siblings for the in-progress divorce trial, for which she'll likely be called as a witness.
Her father, Michael, is seeking part of her movie millions; Dina, who claims her soon-to-be-ex-husband was abusive, wants custody of the kids, alimony and $1 million in damages.
"He didn't do anything for my career except go out and not come home at night and make my mom and me stay up and wonder where he was and then show up three days later," Lindsay railed to W earlier this year. "So I don't think he deserves anything. He doesn't even deserve my respect."
Jessica Simpson under Attack
Has Jessica Simpson become a victim of her own success? After earning rave reviews for her thespian talents in "The Dukes of Hazzard" (and yes, filling out denim short-shorts and a teeny-tiny bikini count as "talents"), she's finding herself on the defensive from fans and foes alike.
Last week, a throng of Daisy Duke devotees were so thrilled to come face-to-face with their idol on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills that they surrounded the star, with a few going so far as to tear off commemorative pieces of her duds, reports the New York Daily News.
Mrs. Nick Lachey, 25, escaped from the frenzied crowd into Valentino's, where she worked through the garment-rending trauma with some retail therapy, reportedly dropping close to $15,000 on a pair of bags and a gray sweater with faux fur collar, purchases we're guessing won't thrill her more economically conservative hubby.
Of course, Simpson's credit card bill could climb considerably higher in light of some other battles a-brewing.
The latest issue of the National Enquirer features a surprisingly coherent barb from the often-addled Anna Nicole Smith, who takes Jessica to task for a claim her mom made last year about her allegedly Mensa-sized brain.
"... What's this about you supposedly having an IQ of 160? Please!" the slimmed-down, octogenarian-loving blond bites. "You should take an IQ test on live TV -- now that would make for great ratings!"
And all the publicity surrounding Simpson has seemingly revived interest in a 2003 song from mop-topped New York singer Adam Green. In Touch reports the tune, titled "Jessica," is now a hit in Germany, a place that once worshipped every soft rock ditty warbled by hirsute "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff.
Some sample lyrics: "Jessica Simpson/Where has your love gone?/It's not in your music, no/Jessica Simpson/You need a vacation ... /Jessica Simpson/You've got it all wrong/Your fraudulent smile/The way that you faked it ..."
There are also some esoteric bits about cavemen, a purple bulldozer and injections of cortisone, so feel free to draw your own conclusions.
