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Resume Breathing: Paris and Benji Are “Taking a Break”

Meieli Sawyer — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:37:13 +0000

Stop crying, now: Paris Hilton has revealed that she’s just on a break with Benji Madden, and that they didn’t split for good. Paris told Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM that they’re “really good friends” and that they are “very close.” It sounds a bit complicated, especially for Paris:

“He’s such an amazing man,” she told Seacrest. “He’s my best friend. He’s been so great to me, so loyal. He is an incredible person, and we will always be really close. We’ll see what happens in the future.

“I’m still in love with him.”

Oh, yeah: and she’s so not into Stavros. I’m going to give this more time and see how it turns out. If we learned anything from Friends, it’s that taking a break can go wrong.

Paris Hilton and Benji Madden Split

Meieli Sawyer — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:18:16 +0000

We knew it! Benji Madden has broken up with Paris Hilton, and hopefully Paris has learned her lesson about giving embarrassing, romantic interviews that later bite you in the a*s. It wasn’t even a year yet, and Benji was the “love of her life,” and they were making beautiful music together. So the Stavros thing really was a rebound move– how sad.

According to Star, this is Benji’s doing:

Paris was fed up with Benji always telling her what to do and bossing her around. She couldn’t take his overbearing ways anymore. It was stressing her out. He can be very aggressive and he was just too much trouble.

She felt she couldn’t cut loose and party. He doesn’t drink and doesn’t think she should either. She felt too fenced in.

It’s pretty sad that Paris felt so bad because Benji was concerned about her drinking, wanted to spend quiet time together, and tried his best to watch out for her. Yes, going back to Stavros sounds like a very good idea to me *cough*.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Marriage: On the Rocks?

Meieli Sawyer — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:00:18 +0000

Page Six came out with the speculation that Gwyneth Paltrow is facing marriage difficulties and just might be heading to Divorce Town on the coattails of her friend Madonna! She was seen husband-free in Miami for the Victoria’s Secret show in Miami, where she posed it up looking severe and kind of like someone who might not be lucky in love.

The plot thickens because Gwyneth Paltrow has been seen hanging out with the Fontainebleau Resorts owner Jeff Soffer– referred to as “Miami Royalty” by Page Six– and was seen riding in his Bentley, hanging out on his yacht, and getting a private tour of the newly refurbished place.

Page Six reports that “Paltrow didn’t stay at the hotel with other guests, opting to ’stay at a friend’s house instead for more privacy.’ While attending the Victoria’s Secret party and show, she ‘remained closed off in a private section and hung out with Soffer and Madonna paramour Alex Rodriguez.’”

A source added that “If things were so great with Chris, why wouldn’t she be with him?” Exactly!

Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling Are So Over

Meieli Sawyer — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:57:05 +0000

Le sigh, Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling have split up for good! Boo, everyone seems to love them, but it’s another case of relationship-death-by-Hollywood, with an insider saying that “‘Rachel is too controlling. They broke up the first time because of their busy schedules — and that’s the problem again.’”

Why can’t Spencer and Heidi go this way? I’m inclined to believe that Spencer even enjoyed having Heidi get fired (see evil grin here), and I’d love to be reporting that news instead.

Jennifer Aniston’s “Showing Off Her Body”

Meieli Sawyer — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:40:30 +0000

If I ignore the conflicting reports (flaunting her single self vs. being engaged), I can concentrate on the ridiculousness that is this OK! mag report. They’ve made Jennifer Aniston out to be a heroine of the dating world, when what she was really doing was shopping and sightseeing:

“Indeed, Jen spent the next few days showing just how happy she was to be single, wearing flattering outfits and going shopping. She also spent time soaking in some culture, walking the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on, where she spent over an hour admiring one exhibit.”

There’s a grain of truth to the lightweight sensationalism, even if it does describe Jen as “‘openly encouraging the attention, smiling, showing off her body, and creating photo ops’”: I’d be happy to be single after my ex gave everyone blow-by-blow account of the breakup. Maybe Jennifer’s not flaunting her singleness as much as rejoicing the fact that she’s escaped from such a cad. Now that I can believe.

Image: WireImage

John Mayer Broke Up with Jennifer Aniston By Text

Meieli Sawyer — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:44:38 +0000

John Mayer’s just continuing to cement my theory of how scumbag-ish he really is. I don’t even have to try anymore– especially not with sources like The Mirror digging up the good dirt on how his split with Jennifer Aniston came about:

“A friend told [Mirror]: ‘She is so intent on getting married and having children, he felt hemmed in. After a 20-minute phone conversation, he just said, ‘I can’t take it any more,’ and hung up. Then he texted, ‘That’s it – the end.’”

Not only is John Mayer really polite, but he’s obviously a perfect gentleman, too. I can so imagine this happening.

Image: WireImage

The Break-Up That Surprised. . . Nobody

Meieli Sawyer — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:42:53 +0000

John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston, no more? Maybe John Mayer really is an a*s– just like I always suspected. According to yet another random “source” John has already moved on, and since I hate him, I’m happy for her. The Mirror reports:

“John took the decision to end things as he felt he just wasn’t ready for the level of commitment that Jennifer deserved. Contrary to reports, Jen didn’t want to have kids or marry this year, but she did want to set a timetable for their future together.”

Well, well. I have to agree with Jezebel. John Mayer just might have pulled a John Mayer after all– and if so, I’m just glad that Jen got out when she did!

I really hope she didn’t actually call it a “timetable.” That is a turn-off. Even so, I have to agree with Jezebel. John Mayer just might have pulled a John Mayer after all– and if so, I’m just glad that Jen got out when she did!

Image: WireImage

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Was Justin Burned Oh-So-Bad?

Meieli Sawyer — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:18:12 +0000

Is Drew Barrymore this cold? Ouch. According to E! Online’s source, Justin Long dropped out of Whip It!, Drew’s first feature film directorial, because “He couldn’t stand working with her and not being with her” and that “He’s too upset.” And there’s more:

“She dumped him. She was hot and cold. One minute she was in love with him and the next she wanted to break up with him. He is so distraught over the split that he dropped out of the movie.”

Since Justin’s involvement with the film, according to Chris Miller (a rep for Flower Films), “border[s] on his personal life,” we’re not going to get an answer there, either. I hope his rep sets things straight soon– they announced the breakup in early July, and I’m sure he wants to get over it.

Perhaps some time at Comi-Con will help Justin forget about his troubles? That’s where he’s supposed to be this weekend. While it wouldn’t do it for me, he can do what he wants until the whole shebang is cleared up.

Image: WENN