Pamela Anderson Praises Playboy

The former Baywatch star calls Playboy founder Hugh Hefner “a pioneer” in a post on her official website, adding he “fought tirelessly for freedom of expression and for human rights – Playboy was one of the first magazines to put an African American woman on the cover. While his detractors were accusing him of exploiting women he actually did more for the women’s movement than any other man of his generation.”

She continues, “I am delighted and honored that my breasts and I were able to play a role in helping this freedom-fighter achieve so many of his goals… I love him, I admire him and I am very proud to call him one of my dearest friends.”

Government Officials Confirm Another Madonna Adoption

Government officials from Malawi have confirmed that Madonna is set to adopt another child from the African country, saying they expect the Material Girl in the country “before the end of this month.”

Reuters reports that the singer will bring her Malawian son David back to his native home to adopt another child and is expected to visit the site where her charity, Raising Malawi, will build a school for girls.

“We expect her over the weekend or earlier than that… but without a doubt she is coming before the end of this month,” an official at the Ministry of Gender and Child Development announced.

David’s natural father, Yohane Banda, has also been informed that his son may return for a visit, telling Reuters, ”Someone from Raising Malawi visited me last week and told me that my son may be visiting me sometime next week. I am delighted, I want to see my son.”

LeAnn Rimes’ Rep Denies Cousin Named Pebbles

A woman claiming to be the cousin of LeAnn Rimes’ husband Dean Shermet, has dissed the couple’s marriage on radio, with the country singer’s rep revealing, “There is no known cousin Pebbles.”

The woman called Michigan’s Mojo in the Morning show on Friday claiming she was Sheremet’s “cousin Pebbles” stating that he “doesn’t care” that Rimes had an alleged affair with her Northern Lights co-star Eddie Cibrian because “he’s gay… he’s been gay since he was probably five.”

Rimes rep tells Usmagazine.com, “Although Dean and LeAnn never knew they had a cousin named Pebbles, they are glad to hear that she has come out of the woodwork.”

He continues, “Dean and LeAnn are also interested in connecting with their other long lost family members: Fred, Wilma, Barney and Bamm-Bamm. So Pebbles, please let us know if you have spoken to them, too.”

LeAnn Rimes Addresses Cheating Rumors

LeAnn Rimes has addressed reports that she is cheating on her husband, after security camera photos of her kissing co-star Eddie Cibrian popped up in a gossip magazine.

According to the mag, the Northern Lights stars were seen holding hands and kissing during a date in Laguna Beach on March 7, with further reports they met at the Malibu Beach Inn on March 14 for a “three-hour tryst”.

“This is a difficult time for me and my loved ones,” Rimes wrote on her official website on Wednesday (March 18). ”But I appreciate all your continued support.”

She adds, “I would like to assure all of you that this is a place for you to hear things directly from me and as you all know, not everything in our lives is always black and white.”

Rimes has been married to back-up dancer Dean Sheremet since February 23, 2002, when the couple walked down the aisle in Dallas.

Pastor Shares Details Of Mandy Moore’s Wedding

Mandy Moore married Ryan Adams on March 10, she chose to be married in an old brick church on the outskirts of Savannah by Pastor Steve Schulte.

“She was thrilled to be getting married. She was giddy but not in a childish way. She was obviously so happy” Schulte tells PEOPLE magazine.

He explained that one of the couple’s reps contacted him the day before, asking if he could officiate.

Schulte, who obviously agreed to take the job, commented, “I thought it was either somebody famous or somebody really bad.”

Wedding planner Chad Baker agreed to help out as they had another wedding later that day, however, it was only the couple and Schulte who were inside the Whitefield Chapel at Bethesda Home for Boys when the couple tied the knot.

Our congratulations go out to the happy couple and we hope you will have a long and happy future together!

Scarlett Johansson Joining Iron Man Sequel

Scarlett Johansson is officially joining the cast of the upcoming Iron Man sequel, signing a deal on Wednesday afternoon (March 11) to play the Black Widow.

“Scarlett is thrilled to be a part of Iron Man” her rep, Marcel Pariseau, told E! News’ Marc Malkin.

Additionally, Variety is reporting that after months of salary negotiations, Mickey Rourke has also signed on and will play the villain Whiplash.

Iron Man 2 is set to hit cinema’s in May 2010

Amy Winehouse Charged With Assault

Despite trying to tone-down her partying and headline grabbing ways, Amy Winehouse has been ordered to front a London court to face assault charges.

According to a spokesperson from London’s Metropolitan Police, “The singer has been charged. She will appear on bail at City of Westminster Magistrates Court on Tuesday 17th March charged with common assault.”

He added, “It is connection with an incident in Berkeley Square on the 26th September 2008.”

There has been no official comment made by her rep at the time of writing.

Holly Madison: I’m Single And Loving It

Following two high-profile break-ups in a row, Holly Madison claims she’s loving the single life saying, “I’m never dating anybody again.”

Hugh Hefner’s former number one girlfriend, who also recently split with illusionist Criss Angel, tells PEOPLE, “I’m just not interested in dating anybody… I don’t need a man. I’m really happy with myself and being with my friends.”

She adds, “I’m focused on forwarding my career. I’m working on producing my own shows. Girls Next Door was a great place to start but it was somebody else’s show. I’m just ready to move on.”

Lily Allen Slams "The New York Times"

Lily Allen has blasted The New York Times on her official blog, after the publication allegedly sold photos of the Brit-popstar to a tabloid magazine, labeling her post “The New York Time (sic) are cheap skanks.” Read the full post after the jump.

The singer wrote the following, long, message on her website:

“The New York Time are cheap skanks


Heya,

So, something has been really bugging me and I have to get it off my chest. A few months ago Ambrosia my press agent and friend called me very excited saying the New York Times asked if they could do a piece about me for the cover of their Arts section. It goes without saying The New York Times is an incredibly prestigious publication, so of course we were all very excited at the prospect. The plan was that a NYT reporter would fly in from New York, hang out at my house for a little while do the bulk of the interview there, to make it feel more relaxed and then we’d go out for dinner after. The reporter could not have been more lovely, she was called Milena and she did indeed come over to the house, I showed her round, she helped me pick out my outfit (an ISSA patterned all in one, louboutins, hoop earrings just in case you were wondering). Then she got out her Dictaphone, we did an interview for an hour, hour and a half and then went out for dinner. We went to this restaurant called the Wolsley and ordered a bottle of wine. I wasn’t really drinking at the time, but I was having so much fun with Milena and I felt so relaxed and chilled I decided to let my barriers down a little. Anyway, we ate diner, I had Wiener Schnitzel she had Duck and we shared a pickled cucumber salad thing, some friends dropped by for a drink at the end of the meal, it was a lovely evening. I actually left Milena with my friend Louis in the end, as I had to go and meet someone else for another previously arranged dinner, I knew she was in London alone and she and Louis seemed to get along so I felt happy leaving her in his care. I gave Milena my email address and contact details and said if she thought of anything else she needed for her article all she need do is ask, and I bid them both farewell. Thinking back, I did feel a little awkward about her paying for dinner, but she insisted.
Earlier on in the day a photographer whose name escapes me came round to the house to take a picture to accompany the NYT piece, they wanted one picture of me in my home setting. Seeing as the piece was so intimate and the biggest part of the interview had been conducted at my house. It is unusual for me to allow photographers into my home but these seemed like special circumstances and after all TNYT is one of the most respected news publications in the world.
The article came out little over a month ago and it was great, a really nice piece with a picture of me sat on my sofa, on the cover of the arts section.
The next time I saw Milena was in New York a couple of weeks ago, I played a gig at the Bowery Ballroom and had an after party at the Spotted Pig, we had a drink and I thanked her for the article as it was very complimentary, it’s not often people write nice things about me.
Now I want to be clear, this has nothing to do with Milena she is a reporter and that is all. The reason what I’m about to tell you is so hurtful is because I had a really nice time with her and I feel that I will only ever feel badly about that day in London from now on.
When you read magazines such as NOW, People, US weekly, Heat, More etc they print pictures that they buy from other magazines for instance, I’ll do a shoot and an interview with SPIN magazine or Observer Music Monthly and they might syndicate those pictures or sell them to other magazines. These magazines will then print those pictures alongside a whole bunch of quotes lifeted from previous interviews. This can be incredibly misleading and tedious as I would never sit down and do an interview with most of the tabloidy magazines. I’ve been trying to clamp down on this more recently, and now, when I do a photo shoot, I get the magazine to sign a contract saying they won’t syndicate the photographs without my consent. I don’t do this because im a snob, it’s more because the more credible magazines are unlikely to take me seriously and work with me if it looks like I’ve been doing interviews with whoever will listen.
Now, last week, when I was in LA I got this email from Murray Chalmers, who does my press in the UK.
“This is exactly why I want everyone to use photo contracts! I don’t know who these at home pics were done for but they have been sold to OK which is a pain in the arse as it looks like we have done OK…”
There was then a link to OKâ��s website with the tagline “World Exclusive, At home with Lily Allen.” Needless to say I was mortified, in fact I was in tears, 6 photos of inside my home for everyone to see, and a made up interview that was very misleading. All this because I’d let the NYT photographer into my home. I was furious and got on the phone immediately.
I assumed we had one of these contracts in place, but the American PR agency assured me the NYT have an unwritten agreement with the PR’s and nothing like this has ever happened before, they were as upset and angry as I am.
In the end I got an apology from OK, but the NYT refuse to accept what they have done is morally wrong. Everybody assures me this is completely unheard of for the NYT to act in such a cheap and disgusting way.
I found this on an email trail, its an explanation from the NYT

I am sorry to say that we have no record or recollection of your client
or her representatives ever requesting any restriction on our
exploitation of the photographs. Indeed, it is not our general policy
to accede to such restrictions, so it is certainly not something we
would have agreed to without a written agreement confirming such
arrangement.

As the copyright owner of thousands of photographs, a significant part
of our business, like most news organizations, is the syndication of
photos to third parties. This is very standard in the news business and
I’m sorry that it comes as a surprise to your client. Under the
circumstances, we are unable to provide you with the assurances you have
requested.

I do hope, however, that our correspondence sheds some light on this
issue for your client’s future arrangements.

Uuuuurrggh, so patronizing, and gross. The world has become a dark place when The New York Times considers OK magazine to be “the news business”. Sorry if that made for tedious reading but, I think the NYT have behaved really badly and I wanted to vent. It’s one thing posing for a picture for TNYT and wholly another letting OK into your house, and I didn’t even get paid.

Lil x”