A source tells us the interview, which hits stands tomorrow, is six pages and is on the record with Jamie Lynn and her mother. She tells the mag that the father is Casey Aldridge, who she has been dating for some time and first met at church. Brit's younger sister, star of Nick's "Zoey 101," says she's keeping the baby.

Sources tell us that she has not yet told her older sister. Well, she knows now.

UPDATE: Nickelodeon issued the following statement this afternoon: "We respect Jamie Lynn's decision to take responsibility in this sensitive and personal situation. We know this is a very difficult time for her and her family, and our primary concern right now is for Jamie Lynn's well being." -TMZ.com

The father is Casey Aldridge, 19, Spear’s boyfriend of about a year, a non-celebrity.

He and Jamie Lynn have even been living together.








variety sources : US, people, jared, trent, popsugar, perez, e!, et, access hollywood, tmz, etc

Britney Spears Ordered To Show Up For January Deposition
Pop star has missed four previous deposition dates; judge moves next custody hearing to February.

Kevin Federline's attorney is hoping that the fifth time is the charm.

After failing to get Britney Spears to show up for a deposition four previous times in the singer's ongoing custody battle with ex-husband Federline, attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan convinced Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon to order Spears to be deposed in the case in January.

TMZ reports that Gordon ordered Spears to submit to a deposition with Kaplan during the first week of January, though the exact date has not yet been announced. Gordon also postponed a planned custody hearing that had been set to take place January 23, at which Spears' lawyers were expected to petition the court to reinstate her custody rights. If Spears does show up for the January deposition, the next hearing in the custody case will not take place until February 19, which will give Kaplan time to review Spears' testimony about her fitness as a parent. Neither Spears nor Federline were in court for Tuesday's (December 18) ruling.

At the emergency custody hearing on Tuesday, Kaplan also asked Gordon to impose sanctions on Spears in an attempt to "remedy" her deposition-ducking tendencies, which include her failure to appear for a deposition on Wednesday. Spears reportedly called in sick, citing anxiety, though various media reports had her out on the town in Los Angeles that same night visiting gas stations and a hotel.

Due to the delay in the proceedings, Federline will retain primary custody of 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James, while Spears can have court-monitored weekly visits with the boys but will not be allowed to drive with them in light of a series of recent auto-related mishaps.

One of the requests Kaplan reportedly made during the half-hour meeting is that Spears not be allowed to make any requests to change the current custody status until she has been deposed. The couple will reportedly stick to their previously arranged holiday schedule, during which the boys will split Christmas Day between their two parents, and, barring any subsequent drama, the attorneys for each side are expected back in court February 1.

Katherine Heigl Weds Musician Josh Kelley

It's official: Katherine Heigl is a married woman!

The "Grey's Anatomy" star, 29, wed musician Josh Kelley, 27, in a black-tie ceremony Sunday afternoon at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley, Utah. Afterward, her Grey's costar T.R. Knight told Usmagazine.com: "It was incredible. It was beautiful."


Heigl's sister Meg told Us: "It was great."

The 30-minute sunset ceremony, which ended shortly after 5 p.m., took place under a giant white tent in front of more than 100 guests, including "Grey's" costars Sandra Oh, Kate Walsh, and Knight.

The heated wedding tent, dramatically lit by blue-and-purple lighting and decorated in large white drapes, was filled with silver chairs covered with white cushions on a white carpet. The couple wed on an altar flanked by brass candleholders.

Knight was to have served as a groomsman.

Next on the agenda for the couple? "I'm super excited to start a family," Heigl recently told Extra. "I've always wanted a family, a large family. But I say that now!"

The pair met in 2005 when Heigl appeared in the music video for his song "Only You." She gushed to Us: "I met this guy I couldn't imagine living without!"

Kelley popped the question June 19, 2006, with a 3-carat, pear-shaped diamond flanked by pave diamonds. Designed by jeweler Ryan Ryan, the sparkler has sentimental value (half of the platinum band is from her mother's own engagement ring).

Fergie Goes Bridalicious





Wedding bells will ring for Josh Duhamel and Fergie.

The actor's rep confirms to E! News that Duhamel recently popped the question to the Black Eyed Peas singer.

So far, there's no word on a wedding date.

Duhamel, 35, and Fergie, 32 (real name: Stacy Ferguson), have been an item since September 2004. They met when she made a guest appearance on Las Vegas.

The proposal comes after Fergie told Blender earlier this month that she was in no real rush to get engaged because she and Duhamel were "practically married, anyway."

"I'm madly in love with him," she said of her now fiancé. "He understands how to treat a woman and give me respect."

Aside from planning her nuptials, Fergie is working on completing her second solo album, the follow-up to 2006's The Dutchess.

She has also signed on to perform a remix of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" on the upcoming 25th-anniversary edition of Thriller.

Duhamel is currently in his fifth season on Las Vegas. Earlier this year, he starred opposite Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox in Transformers.

How will Paris Hilton survive?

BY TRACY CONNOR
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Thursday, December 27th 2007, 4:00 AM

Time to tighten the belt, Paris.

Hotel magnate Barron Hilton announced yesterday that he's leaving 97% of his wealth to charity, dramatically cutting the fortune his children and grandkids will get.

That means granddaughter Paris Hilton, who once stood to inherit $100 million or more by some accounts, could end up with a measly $5 million or so.

"The whole family will be devastated, particularly [Paris' mom] Kathy," a pal of the clan told the Daily News last night.

"Some of them could be likely to contest the will - it'll be in the courts longer than Anna Nicole Smith versus J. Howard Marshall."

Barron Hilton is worth an estimated $2.3 billion, including the $1.2 billion he made from the sale of the Hilton Hotels and Harrah's casino chains.

All but 3% of the money will go into a charitable trust to benefit the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, which was started by his father, the foundation announced yesterday.

The foundation funds clean water in Africa, education for blind children and housing for the mentally ill.

It doesn't buy jeweled collars for Chihuahuas named Tinkerbell.

Paris - who makes millions a year from her celebrity appearances and endorsements - had no immediate comment on her grandfather's bequest.

There have been conflicting reports about the socialite's relationship with the 8 0-year-old.

Author Jerry Oppenheimer has said Barron Hilton is so embarrassed by Paris' antics - from her sex tape to her drunken-driving bust - that he cut her out of his will.

But other sources have reported that the businessman was so impressed by her money-making abilities that he forked over a big chunk of her inheritance last year.

Although Barron Hilton's plans for his fortune are big-hearted, he wasn't always so charitable.

After his father, Conrad Hilton, died in 1979 and left most of his money to the foundation, Barron sued to get his hands on half the bounty.

Jamie Lynn Spears had affair with older man

Atlanta, GA 12/27/2007 03:31 PM GMT (FINDITT)



According to reports, Casey Aldridge might not be the father of 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears’ unborn child. Sources now claim the actress was having an affair with an older man on the set of her show ‘Zoey 101.’

“Casey is being paid off to be the family’s fall guy while the real father remains unidentified,” a source alleges. “The man many suspect is the father, however, would face rape charges and probably prison time if he were to come forward and admit he had sex with Jamie Lynn.”



Nickelodeon is said to be dropping ‘Zoey 101’ because of being unable to hide Jamie Lynn’s pregnancy on screen.



Meanwhile, the Spears family is said to be keeping Jamie away from her older sister Britney Spears. Sources say the girls mother, Lynne Spears, believes Britney will be a “bad influence” on Jamie Lynn as she recently lost custody of her sons to her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

double whammy!!

Sean Penn seeks divorce from wife, actress Robin Wright Penn

By Joe Dwinell & Herald wire services
Friday, December 28, 2007

Sean Penn, who won an Oscar in the Boston-based drama “Mystic River,” is seeking a divorce from his wife, actress Robin Wright Penn, after 11 years of marriage.

Penn’s publicist, Mara Buxbaum, confirmed the divorce to People.com but gave no details.

Penn, 47, and Wright Penn, 41, met while filming “State of Grace” in 1990, and married in 1996. They have two teenage children, Hopper Jack, 14, and Dylan Frances, 16.

Wright Penn is best known for her roles in "The Princess Bride" and “Forrest Gump.” She also appeared in the adventure movie "Beowulf" which opened in the United States in November.

Penn was previously married to singer-actress Madonna. They split in 1989 after four years.

Fergie's Multi-Carat Lady Lump

Best Movie: 2 Days in Paris

Julie Delpy and Adam Goldberg's story of a couple coming undone is an enchanting examination of courtship. Sure, there are splashier, better promoted, bigger budgeted and more grandiose films. But Paris is truly timeless and unique.

Worst Movie: The Golden Compass

If you can take Nicole Kidman, talking polar bears, Sam Elliott, beloved fantasy source material and reportedly $250 million and screw up, you take the cake, the icing and the damn doily, too. A truly amazing feat.

Best Performance: Nicole Kidman in Margot at the Wedding

Nobody likes Margot! Well, people are stupid. Kidman is raw, cold, warm, scary, monstrous, likeable and loathsome all at once. She's a paradox—watching her in a kitchen with Jack Black is no less than spellbinding. So, watch it, already!

Best Comedy: Superbad

I'm still deaf from the roar of laughter that overcame the audience when Jonah Hill's character told us about his elementary school artwork. And then you have McLovin'. Thank you, Judd Apatow, for making teens funny again.



Best Crap: Norbit

The waterslide! The Eddie Murphy! Come on. You know you laughed, and you know you wouldn't put it on your highbrow list of best "films" if somebody paid you.




Worst Crap: Good Luck Chuck

Jessica Alba and Dane Cook should give refunds to the few who bought tickets to this absurd, disgusting sex comedy. If anything, it brought unsexy back. Bad movie! Bad!

Best Death: Hostel: Part II

Eli Roth wins. The outsider girl's (Heather Matarazzo) undoing begins when she falls for a guy. But it's a woman who finishes her off. Symbolic and bloodycrazygood.




Best Soundtrack: Black Snake Moan

Samuel L. Jackson's grinding cover of the classic blues song "Stack O' Lee Blues" is still one of my most played on iTunes. I'll take this rousing ditty over the funny tunes in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and the Radiohead-y There Will Be Blood any day. And that's a huge compliment.




Biggest Waste of Time: Rendition

So what if Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal got together on the set of this earnest clunker? Couldn't they have just hooked up through their publicists or something?

Most Romantic Comedy: Lars and the Real Girl

Romantic: He (Ryan Gosling) falls for a blow-up doll. Superromantic: His family and friends go with it. Imagination is a beautiful thing.



Least Romantic Comedy: License to Wed

Remember Corey Haim and Corey Feldman's '80s flick License to Drive? Well, compared to this Mandy Moore crapfest, Drive is a heartfelt, thoughtful Woody Allen movie.




Best Sports Movie: The Great Debaters

There's a huge buildup to the huge scene in which believing you can win means everything. Debate is a sport, and director-star Denzel Washington knows it.

Best Affleck: Ben Affleck

Casey Affleck rules and all, but when I think Affleck right now, I think Ben. Gone Baby Gone is personal—you can tell it's made by a Bostonian. But it's also invigorating—you can tell a confident director is at work. Congrats, Ben.




Sexiest: No Country for Old Men

The Coen brothers' modern-day western saga isn't a boudoir romance, but the battle of Josh Brolin vs. Javier Bardem is a feast for every bone in every body. The feelings, the regrets, the passion, the absence of passion, oh man. Not to mention that haircut...



Unsexiest: I Know Who Killed Me

Lindsay Lohan can't go out at night and flash her cootchie and then expect people to pay good money to see it. Gross, idiotic and downright stupid. Saving grace: Lohan can never do a movie this repulsive again. Knock on stilettos.

Most Overrated: There Will Be Blood

Paul Thomas Anderson movies feature performances that are both majestic (Tom Cruise preaching) and intimate (Mark Wahlberg as the busboy longing for a better life). Blood just doesn't dig that deep. In one ear, out the other, swoosh.




Second-Most Overrated: Juno

Um, it's not Little Miss Sunshine. There. I said it!





Biggest Letdown: Southland Tales

With all the bad buzz from Cannes, I expected to be entertained in the so-bad-it's-good way, but Tales was just plain boring. Justin Timberlake, don't quit your day job as a denim designer or whatever you do.

Breakout Guy: Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild

Sean Penn was wise to give Emile Hirsch the job of bringing life to Christopher McCandless. We don't judge him, we actually go with him. And we can thank Hirsch for the exuberant journey.




Breakout Girl: Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone

It's not just that she nails the Masshole accent, the clothes, the Southie posture, the drug yearning, the general ADD way of some women. It's that she brings so much heart. The woman is a genius—the new Jessica Lange.





Most Overhyped: A Mighty Heart

Angelina Jolie was never vulnerable—she was doing vulnerability. And the woman is one of the greatest actresses around, so when she hides behind curls, beige outfits and teardrops, it's just plain frustrating.

Most Underhyped: Starting Out in the Evening

I cried so hard I had to buy Kleenex. It's poignant and perfect. And yet people don't talk about it—heck, most people haven't even heard of it. Frank Langella, you rule. Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences, you better notice.





Best Ending: Gone Baby Gone

Good endings follow you into the parking lot, into the car, into your bed and into your dreams. Gone ends better than any other film in '07 does. Obviously, I can't say what happens, but I can say it's subtle, complicated and provocative.

Days Before Divorce, Sean Penn Had Christmas Date With “Young, Attractive” Mystery Brunette

It’s over for Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn — but is the actor, 47, already moving on?

Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn at the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 10, 2006.
Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com

Four days before she filed divorce papers in Marin County, California, on December 21, he was spotted dining on Christmas with a “very young, very attractive” brunette at San Francisco’s Café de la Presse restaurant.

“He seemed nervous and on edge,” fellow diner Rob Seide told Usmagazine.com of the actor. “He didn’t seem very happy.”

Penn originally filed divorce papers in Marin County December 7, his attorney Mindy Ross told Us, but the petition was dismissed December 18.

On December 21, Robin Wright Penn, 41, filed her own request for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Penn's divorce papers listed November 30 as the date of their separation; she listed the split date as December 1.

The couple, who have been married for over 11 years, have two kids: Dylan Francis, 16, and Hopper Jack, 14.

“It was bound to happen,” added a source of their split. “He always seemed like a bachelor at heart and the kind of guy who just couldn’t be married for long.”

No Criminal Charge Filed Against Brandy Over Fatal Car Crash


Brandy arrives at the La Dolce Vita Benefit for the Sarah Ferguson Foundation Street on November 1, 2007 in New York City.
Jim Spellman/WireImage.com

Singer Brandy will not face charges by the L.A. City Attorney over her 2006 car accident that left a woman dead, Usmagazine.com confirms.

Frank Mateljan, the city attorney's office spokesman, tells Usmagazine.com:

"The City Attorney’s Office has decided not to file misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges against Brandy Norwood in the case stemming from a December 30, 2006 traffic collision.

"After conducting a thorough investigation, which included consulting with some of the top accident reconstruction experts in the country, City prosecutors concluded that there was insufficient evidence from which a jury could find Ms. Norwood guilty of such a charge beyond a reasonable doubt."

On December 30, 2006, Brandy drove her Land Rover into the back of a Honda driven by Awatef Aboudihaj. Aboudihaj's car smashed into a third vehicle before being struck by someone else. Aboudihaj, 38, later died of her injuries.

Brandy was not injured in the crash. There was no evidence that alcohol or drugs were involved.

The singer isn't entirely off the hook yet: She still faces four wrongful-death suits filed on behalf of Aboudihaj's family and another victim of the crash. A trial date is set for January 28.

Katherine Heigl : Five Fun Facts

1. Katherine Heigl starred in the lowest-earning movie in recorded history: the 2006 thriller Zyzzyx Road with Tom Sizemore. It grossed $30 at the box office.

2. Katherine Heigl dated Blossom actor Joey Lawrence for three months in 1994. "I was on the East Coast. He was in L.A. It was mostly over the phone," she told PEOPLE in 1999.

3. Fans of Katherine Heigl's first TV show Roswell mailed thousands of Tabasco sauce bottles – the favorite condiment of the lead characters – to TV executives in order to keep the show on the air.

4. After being rejected for roles on Felicity and Alias, Katherine Heigl told Entertainment Weekly in 2007, "That's when I wanted to quit." But Heigl was fortunate because if she would've landed Alias, she wouldn't have been available to audition for Grey's Anatomy.

5. Katherine Heigl's husband, musician Josh Kelley, wrote ''Katie's Song'' for her. "It was one of the most thrilling and romantic things that I've ever experienced," Heigl told PEOPLE, "and it makes me really like him bad."

Anne Heche is a heartbreaker. Just like she dumped Ellen DeGeneres in 2000, this January the actress went on to dump her husband of five years, Coley Laffoon, for her "Men in Trees" co-star James Tupper. The couple has one son named Homer.




After four years of dating, fellow Canadians Alanis Morissette and Ryan Reynolds mutually decided to call off their engagement. Although Reynolds has moved on to Scarlet Johansson, so far Morissette hasn't written a follow-up song to her hit, "You Oughta Know."




Denise Richards made a bad decision when she divorced Charlie Sheen and immediately jumped into a relationship with Richie Sambora, the ex-husband of her former BFF, Heather Locklear. After dating for about a year, Denise and the Bon Jovi rocker called it quits in March.

Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling - like, 'How could you let a girl like that go?'"




Although everyone suspected that John Mayer and Jessica Simpson were dating, the singers tried their best to downplay the relationship. They made beautiful music together for a few months, but ultimately hit a bad note and broke up in June.





Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson met while filming "You, Me, and Dupree," and rumor has it that Owen was the reason Kate's marriage to rocker Chris Robinson came to an end. Regardless, the romance didn't last long as Kate and Owen went their separate ways in June.

Although she had just given birth to their twin daughters in December 2006, Kim Porter decided it was time to dump Sean "Diddy" Combs, her on-again/off-again boyfriend of 10 years. The couple also have a nine-year-old son together named Christian.





Supermodel Kate Moss' relationship with Pete Doherty was filled with lots of ups and downs, and arrests and drug charges. Although Doherty announced they were planning to wed, Kate finally kicked the rocker of her London home in July when she suspected he was cheating on her with another model.





In July, Johnny Knoxville filed for divorce from Melanie Lynn Clapp, his wife of 12 years. Who knew that the wild star of "Jackass" even had a wife?

After almost five years of marriage and four kids, NBA star Shaquille O'Neal filed for divorce from his wife Shaunie in September.





Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger fell in love on the set of "Brokeback Mountain." The couple, who broke up in September after three years together, have a two-year-old daughter, Matilda.





"Drumline's" Nick Cannon went all out when he proposed to Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks in May 2007 with the help of the MTV jumbotron in New York's Time Square. Five months later, the attractive pair called off the engagement to focus on their careers.

Although it was rumored that Leonardo DiCaprio and Israeli model Bar Refaeli were on their way to getting hitched, the couple never made it down the aisle, ending their two-year relationship in October.

After breaking up with Cameron Diaz at the start of 2007, Justin Timberlake rebounded with Jessica Biel...and hasn't left her side since.




Will Sarah Larson, a former Las Vegas Go-Go dancer and "Fear Factor" contestant, put an end to George Clooney's bachelor days? The couple have been an item since the summer.





Another pair that hooked up in January was Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes. The British actor closely resembles a younger version of Danes' ex, Billy Crudup.

Tongues wagged when Marilyn Manson began dating actress Evan Rachel Wood, who is 18 years his junior. The rocker's relationship with the ingenue was rumored to be the cause of his divorce from burlesque artist Dita Von Teese.





New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had already moved onto supermodel Gisele Bundchen when his ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan revealed she was pregnant with his child in February.





Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson began making public appearances together around April. While Wentz is head over heels for Ashlee, the same can't be said for his Fall Out Boy bandmates, who reportedly believe Simpson's lip-syncing may have hurt their credibility with Grammy voters by association.

Teen queen Hilary Duff began cozying up to her hunky hockey player boyfriend Mike Comrie, who plays center for the New York Islanders, in July.




After breaking up with Fabrizio Moretti, serial dater Drew Barrymore reportedly hooked up with Spike Jonze and Zach Braff before settling on Justin "The Mac Guy" Long in August.




After leaving prison, Paris Hilton's taste in men drastically improved. Since September, she's been spotted with Alex Vaggo, a pizza delivery boy whose modeling career she's helped to launch.

PEOPLE Best Of 2007

Oops! Stars' Most Regrettable Moments


CALL HATING



When a voicemail left by Alec Baldwin to his 11-year-old daughter, Ireland, was leaked to TMZ.com, people were shocked to hear the 30 Rock star calling her a "rude little pig" and threatening to "straighten your a-- out." Baldwin acknowledged he shouldn't have used that language and later went on The View, saying his anger was the result of "deep and seemingly endless frustration" with someone else (assumed to be ex-wife Kim Basinger).


MR. BEAN



Hugh Grant was arrested in April after the actor apparently pelted photographers with baked beans. Grant "got a container of food, it was like Tupperware, and threw it," photog Darren Goff says. "It sprayed everywhere and beans ended up in my hair." Grant was never charged and a police source speculated why: "The evidence may have been eaten."



PICTURE (NOT SO) PERFECT



As clean-cut star of the tween hit High School Musical 2, Vanessa Hudgens is a role model to millions of kids. So when nude pictures of the 18-year-old popped up on the Internet in September, it was a shock to fans and a setback for the Disney darling, who eventually apologized.

THE GREAT MUSTACHE CAPER



Following the on-air, split-screen showdown between Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View in May, a staffer (and O'Donnell pal) was escorted out of the building after getting caught drawing mustaches on pictures of Hasselbeck that hung in the ABC studios.


TELEVISION DRAMA



In a bizarre appearance with a Seattle TV station in January, Paula Abdul slurred, swayed and seemed to talk nonsense to local anchors, who asked her about the American Idol auditions in their city. Abdul later blamed her confusion on audio problems, saying, "Alabama was in my ear and so was Seattle at the same time, so I'm answering questions to the wrong answers of the cities."



DADDY ISSUES



When asked during an interview on Dutch TV about former girlfriend Melanie Brown's pregnancy, Eddie Murphy replied, "I don't know whose child that is." But in June, a DNA test proved that Murphy is indeed the father of the Spice Girl's baby Angel Iris Murphy Brown, born in April.

PICTURE THIS



Warning all American Idol hopefuls: Make sure you account for all racy photos before auditioning because, as Antonella Barba found out in February, they may show up online. Barba's best friend Amanda Coluccio conceded to PEOPLE that the photos were "meant for her boyfriend ... as a gift," but said the girl in even more scandalous images was "not Antonella."



THE KNIFE SET



Pictures taken in 2006 of Lindsay Lohan and Vanessa Minnillo posing provocatively and playing with knives made their way onto the Internet in June. The New York Post speculated that the photos could hurt Minnillo's TV broadcast career, though her rep said it hadn't, while fans of Lohan's Disney flick Herbie: Fully Loaded would hardly approve.



CADDYSHACKLED



While in Sweden for a golf tournament, Bill Murray was pulled over – in a golf cart! – for driving while intoxicated. "He refused to blow in the [breathalyzer] instrument, citing American legislation," detective-inspector Christer Holmlund said. "So we applied the old method – a blood test."

ACCIDENTAL TOURIST



On a trip to Peru's famed Machu Picchu in June, Cameron Diaz carried a shoulder bag with the words "Serve the People" in Chinese. The phrase, a slogan of the late Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong, offended Peruvians, who suffered through the Maoist Shining Path insurgency that left nearly 70,000 dead. "It was certainly never my intention to reopen what I now know is a painful wound in this country's history," Diaz said in a statement.



PARTY'S OVER



A video showing a shirtless and intoxicated David Hasselhoff eating a hamburger on the floor of a Las Vegas hotel room aired in May and prompted the Baywatch star to release a statement. "Because of my honest and positive relationship with my daughters, who were concerned for my well-being, there was a tape made that night to show me what I was like," he said. "The tape was never meant to become public, but ... I hope that someone else will learn from the tape, as I have."



TALKING BLASPHEMY?



In January, TMZ.com reported that Rachael Ray, after a little too much red wine at an L.A. restaurant, made some "disparaging racial remarks" about Oprah Winfrey regarding an image she had hanging up from her movie Beloved. But Ray went on the defensive, telling PEOPLE, "I felt bad for Oprah because it attaches my name to [hers]. I wrote Oprah a note and said I would never presume to redress your paintings."

THE GOOD WITH THE BAD



In 2007 Amy Winehouse found success in America and love with husband Blake Civil-Fielder, but it was also a rocky year for the British singer, who canceled her August performances to address health issues and has had close friends and relatives beg her to seek treatment for alcohol and drug issues. That same month, photos of a bloodied Winehouse and Civil-Fielder were published by the British press.



RADIO WAVE GOODBYE



When Don Imus called the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos" in April, MSNBC suspended Imus in the Morning (a simulcast of his radio show) for two weeks. But as calls for Imus to resign grew louder, the network permanently pulled the show, despite the shock jock's repeated apologies. His other employer, CBS Radio, followed suit.



'GIRLFRIEND' PROBLEMS



After songwriters for the '70s pop group the Rubinoos sued Avril Lavigne for plagiarizing their song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" with her hit "Girlfriend," Lavigne fired back on her official Web site. "I had never heard this song in my life and their claim is based on 5 words," Lavigne blogged in July. "All songs share similar lyrics and emotions. As humans we speak one language."

INDECENT EXPOSURE



After failing to pay the bill on a storage unit, Paris Hilton's personal items – everything from steamy videos of the hotel heiress in bed to bank statements and pictures of her dog – were confiscated and then sold to Bardia Persa, who launched ParisExposed.com in January. The Web site, which offers a glimpse into her life for a fee, was briefly shut down by a judge but is back up and running.



WORST JET LAG EVER



In June, John Stamos apologized after a visit to the Australian chat show Mornings with Kerri-Anne, where he wandered around the set, read the host's lines from the TelePrompter and made lewd gestures. The ER star blamed his behavior on jet lag and a sleeping pill, saying, "I was not drinking ... I do not have an alcohol problem. I am not David Hasselhoff."



DRAMA OR THEATRE?



The Hills may be deliciously entertaining – but is it real? The blogosphere was abuzz over pictures that popped up in October showing Spencer Pratt dropping off girlfriend Heidi Montag at a Los Angeles airport, then picking her up the same day. Maybe Montag said it best when she told Blender that the drama on her show is "fun to watch, but I’m glad it’s not my life."

FLIRTING WITH DISASTER



After Richard Gere kissed Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty during an HIV awareness rally in New Delhi in April, Indians in several cities protested and burned effigies of the actor, saying the kiss was an "indecent" act and "against Indian culture." Although a judge issued a warrant for his arrest, Gere said the kiss was "nothing."



WAFFLE BIG HOUSE



First he got into fisticuffs with Tommy Lee at MTV's Video Music Awards in September, then Kid Rock was arrested for fighting at a Waffle House in Atlanta. "One kid just started [talking]," he told Ellen DeGeneres. "One thing led to another, and windows were broken."



FAKING IT?



In a profile of Brody Jenner in the March issue of Details, the Hills star – and his then-BFF/manager Spencer Pratt – admitted that Jenner only dated Nicole Richie to become a celebrity. Although Jenner later said the article horrified him and claimed he was misquoted, Details issued a statement standing by their story.

E-MAIL ALERT



Denise and Charlie Sheen's custody battle heated up in September when Richards filed court papers accusing Sheen of inappropriate behavior including an "attraction to underage women." The file included emails from Sheen's current fiancée Brooke Mueller, apologizing for his past tirades. Mueller told PEOPLE, "It's a shame that Denise conveniently edited my e-mail correspondence to serve her own interests."



GETTIN' IGGY WITH IT



After giving Iggy, a dog she adopted from the Mutts and Moms rescue agency, to her hairdresser, Ellen DeGeneres got into trouble for violating her adoption contract. The agency then took the dog away from her friend's family, and placed it in another home. "I'm sorry," she said through tears on her talk show. "It's my fault. I shouldn't have given the dog away. Just please give the dog back to those little girls."

25 Best Celebrity Quotes of the Year

"Kiss my fat ass."



– An emotional Tyra Banks, on her talk show, responding to critics who poked fun at the former model's recent weight gain.



"This is where you and I are different. Because this is all I want to talk about."



– David Letterman, to Paris Hilton when she told the Late Show host she no longer wanted to talk about her stint in jail.



"Somebody needs to teach you some class, my friend. You don't go grabbin' somebody else's, somebody's husband's [private parts], you understand me? That's very disrespectful."



– Faith Hill, after a fan grabbed husband Tim McGraw's crotch during a concert appearance

"I hate to be the one who told you this, but: I told you so."



– Larry Birkhead, on learning from DNA test results that he is the biological father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn




"It's the most fun I have ever had and. also the biggest pain in the ass I have ever experienced."



– Brad Pitt, on fatherhood



"My own mother told me I didn't have a shot in hell of winning tonight."



– A shocked Katherine Heigl upon winning an Emmy for Grey's Anatomy

"To quote the great Simpsons: Haa-ha!"



– Vindicated Dixie Chick Natalie Maines, channeling animated bully Nelson Muntz, while accepting the best country album Grammy for Not Ready to Make Nice



"It's not like I was caught with a Mexican hooker."



– Nick Lachey to OK Magazine after photos surfaced of he and girlfriend Vannesa Minnillo in a compromising position on vacation in Mexico



"It is totally major!"



– Victoria Beckham, about everything

"Maybe after having kids, if my boobs dropped down to my belly button, I would get them lifted ... Maintenance. But you know, my boobs are real."



– Jessica Simpson, on not ruling out plastic surgery in the future, to Harpers Bazaar



"I'm not sure when or why the tabloid angle on me was decided that I am a cad. I would have much rather it had been that I am secretly a dentist or that I love soup."



– Zach Braff, addressing womanizing rumors, on his MySpace blog



"Don't put it on YouTube."



– Beyonce Knowles, after slipping onstage during a concert performance. Despite her plea, the accident was posted on the website multiple times hours later

"I just saw Lo's Britney."



– Lauren Conrad, shocked that her friend exposed herself in a Vegas nightclub, on an episode of The Hills



"I think Jennifer knows how to get pregnant."



– Leah Remini, in May, on rumors that she was trying to convert pal Jennifer Lopez to Scientology to help with fertility



"I don't think much changes when you're 18 – maybe the way people treat you. But I think the only things I can do is buy cigarettes, porn and, if I get in trouble with the law, I'm kind of screwed."



– Hayden Panettiere, on her milestone birthday, to David Letterman

"You are an adult, and I'm not going to be the person for you to explain your thoughts. ... Defend your own insinuations!"



– Elisabeth Hasselbeck, in a split-screen showdown with Rosie O'Donnell on The View



"I feel that I was treated unfairly, and that the sentence is both cruel and unwarranted. I don't deserve this."



– Paris Hilton, after being sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating probation by driving with a suspended license. The heiress ended up spending a total of 23 well-documented days behind bars.



"Is the world flat? I never thought about it."



– Sherri Shepherd, on The View, after Whoopi Goldberg asked her if she thought the world was flat. The newest co-host later explained that she choked under pressure and didn't understand the question.

"Who cares what Simon Cowell has to say?"



– Former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson, accepting the New York Critics Circle Award for best supporting actress for her role in Dreamgirls. She went on to win the Oscar.



"I'm quite happy to be thrown around and hopefully my leg will stay on."



– Heather Mills, on the possibility of her prosthetic leg coming loose while competing on Dancing with the Stars. It didn't happen.



"It's Britney b----."



– The first words on Britney Spears' "comeback" album Blackout

"I am truly not one to give advice. I'm divorced and I stole my best friend's husband."



– Denise Richards, when asked by TV's Extra if she had any post-jail advice for Paris Hilton



"That would probably go under the category of 'everything.'"



– Jack Wagner, on what he likes best about girlfriend Heather Locklear



"This is the only naked man that will ever be in my bedroom."



– Melissa Etheridge, clutching her Oscar and reveling in her win for Best Song backstage

BRITNEY SHAVES HER HEAD



It made one indelible picture – a bald Britney Spears, looking wounded and confused after shaving off her hair in a Tarzana, Calif., salon Feb. 17. The singer's impulsive haircut set the ###### for a bumpy year that saw her checking in and out of rehab, temporarily losing custody of her sons and performing a much-criticized number at the MTV Video Music Awards.



ROSIE QUITS THE VIEW



After a season marked by high ratings, memorable moments and a bilious feud with Donald Trump, Rosie O'Donnell left her post as moderator on The View after a televised showdown with Elisabeth Hasselbeck on May 23. The comedian quit her job three weeks before her contract stipulated – and spent the summer blogging and dishing on the experience.



CHRIS BENOIT'S MURDER-SUICIDE



WWE star Chris Benoit's life ended in tragedy when the wrestler, 40, committed suicide June 24 after murdering his wife and 7-year-old son. With authorities still investigating whether Benoit was overprescribed testosterone – which may have caused violent outbursts – World Wrestling Entertainment chairman Vince McMahon said, "There was no way of telling this man was a monster."

ISAIAH GETS FIRED FROM GREY'S



Months after Isaiah Washington used a homophobic slur on the Grey's Anatomy set and attended counseling, ABC reps announced June 7 that the actor's contract had not been renewed. But Washington – whose controversy had prompted costar T.R. Knight to publicly come out – made no apologies, saying in a statement, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more." By fall he was back on NBC's Bionic Woman.



OWEN WILSON'S SUICIDE ATTEMPT



Known for his goofy comic charm, Owen Wilson was hospitalized Aug. 26 after what police called a suicide attempt. Following the shocking news, fans learned Wilson reportedly had been struggling with a drug addiction. He's since bounced back, with longtime director pal Wes Anderson saying Wilson was "making us laugh a lot" in recovery.



LINDSAY: FROM REHAB TO ARREST



Just 11 days after leaving a 45-day stint at Promises (following a DUI arrest May 26), Lindsay Lohan was back in police custody on suspicion of drunken driving. This time, cocaine was found in her pocket – and Lohan subsequently completed another round of counseling at Cirque Lodge in Utah. She capped the stay by reconciling with her father, Michael, before getting back to work – and ultimately serving only 84 minutes of jail time.

PARIS ORDERED BACK TO JAIL



On June 4, Paris Hilton reported to the Century Regional Detention Facility to serve time on a probation violation. But days later the heiress was transferred to home detention – only to have Judge Michael T. Sauer order her back to the Lynwood, Calif., jail to complete her sentence (left). She finally emerged from behind bars June 26 and set off on a Hawaiian vacation. Still, she vowed to live a more charitable life.




ANNA NICOLE'S DEATH & CUSTODY BATTLE



Even after Anna Nicole Smith's death (of an accidental overdose) on Feb. 8, the questions and mysteries just kept multiplying. Who was Dannielynn's father? Was she legally married to Howard K. Stern? With lawsuits and custody battles raging, Larry Birkhead proved to be the baby's biological father on April 10 and by September was celebrating Dannielynn's first birthday. Now, her psychiatrist is being investigated for overprescribing pills.

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