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  • Apparently not only is Jared Leto a wannabe rocker, but he is also a wannabe lover - according to Penthouse gal Krista Ayne (pictured, right), Leto's skills are lacking, and he's too busy with his makeup to call a girl back - Page Six India attacks Richard Gere! Effigies of the star are burned on the streets of New Delhi for his recent and taboo public display of affection - TMZ Britney on the road...
  • Jenna Jameson's recent and dramatic weight loss is freaking her fans out - NY Post Jason Wahler, Laguna Beach alum, was arrested for the fourth time in nine months, this time fo calling a cop a "nig**r, fag**t, and poor f**k*r" - TMZ Avril Lavigne and hubby buy The Barkers old Bel Air mansion - People Does being pregnant mean you're allowed to wear ill-fitted bathing suits? - Dlisted New couple alert! Scarlett Johanson and...
  • Kurt Cobain died thirteen years ago today. He had a crazy wife, insane parents, and a terrible stomach that he ended up trying to cure with heroin. No one has come close to his greatness. Enjoy this genius SNL performance....
  • Having just come back from touring in Europe, singer songwriter Shane Alexander, the former frontman of Los Angeles band Damone, will (heads up) play Tuesday night at Troubadour. Although he has been compared to the likes of Jack Johnson, James Blunt and Damien Rice, Alexander holds his own with a unique blend of raw melodies, soft vocals, haunting background harmonies and complex guitar parts. After leaving Damone in 2003 Alexander immediately launched his solo career...
  • Avril talks sh*t about Britney and her ability to "deal with it" - The Sun Speaking of Britney, look at her ridiculous attempt of going incognito to the Lakers game - TMZ Hip Hop feud alert - Timbaland calls Scott Storch a bitch - NY Post Tara Reid's boobies spilling out of her bikini - Egotastic! Meredith Vieira admits to panic attacks and fighting off "mental gremlins" - Page Six Back when she was involved...
  • After the Joe Rogan Comedy Store confrontation and the recent accusations of stealing from Bill Cosby, there seems to be a Carlos Mencia aka Ned Holness witch hunt as of late. Now he is being accused of stealing a Jesus joke from the late Sam Kinison. They're kind of different, but for a guy being looked at so closely he really should be extra careful....check out the clip after the jump and decide for...
  • In Britney news... Britney got caught up in a real life gun drama today - Metro And she reportedly checked back into the Century City hospital this evening - X17 In other news... Joel Madden defends his break up skills - People Rose McGowan tries to color coordinate her cast at the Grindhouse premiere - Page Six How can anyone go from dating Matthew McConaughey (dreamy sigh) to Josh Hartnett, I mean seriously - Star...
  • My intuition is always right, except for when I was sure I would marry Kirk Cameron, but this time I'm predicting Los Angeles's own The Western States Motel, as Indie Rock's next darlings...or at least they should be. With beautiful harmonies, both mellow and upbeat songs, cool stage presence, and emo lyrics to boot, I don't see how they aren't on the cover of Filter already. They even have shaggy hair and a pretty CD...
  • Sometimes I feel like the Gossip Roundups should be renamed the Britney Roundups... Like when she visited a hair salon this weekend to discuss extension choices to attach to her short do once it grows out a little more, she's having major hair shaving regret- Star Or her first brunette wigged-post rehab outing to a dance class and then sushi with girlfriends - People Clearly, dance class and sushi were not dramatic enough, because...
  • Just a teeny bit shy of Daydream Nation's twenty-year anniversary in June, Sonic Youth is hitting up festivals this summer with their performance of their classic album, in its entirety. Their first stop is in Chicago on July 13th as part of the Pitchfork Music Festival in collaboration with ATP's Don't Look Back Series. From there, the foursome (Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, and Steve Shelley) will move onto dates in Berkeley, Los...

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