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Post Christmas Gossip Roundup
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Whats even more shocking than Jamie Lynn Spears being preggers? That it may not be Casey Aldredge's baby. Thats right, reports are that the real daddy is an older man that would surely be charged ith statutoryw rape charges if revealed - Showbiz Spy
Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie and her boyfriend of over three years, actor Josh Duhamel are engaged - TMZ
Our favorite heiress's fortune has just been pulled out from right under her nose - Barron Hilton, Paris Hilton's grandfather has committed 97% of his net worth to charity - OMG
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Tiffany Pollard, better known as "New York" from VH1's hit reality show I Love New York, has finally found love with "Tailor Made" real name George Weisgerber and was engaged on the reunion episode - People
Brendan Fraser and his wife Afton have filed for divorce after three children and a nine year marriage - USA Today
Lindsay Lohan's rehab boyfriend, Riley Giles, is cashing in on their relationship and spilling the juicy details of Lindsay's coke turned sex addiction -MSNBC
Jen Aniston and Courtney Cox really are BFF - the two spent Christmas Eve together at Mastro's -Popsugar
The model who claimed she slept with Tony Parker soon after his fairy tale wedding to Eva Longoria is now recanting her story, saying another woman tricked her into doing it - Celebitchy
Singer Brandy may actually be a victim in her recent car accident that left a woman dead on the 405 Freeway - Defamer
Happy Birthday to Phil Spector, Lars Ulrich, Jared Leto and more today - Dlisted
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