LET’S KICK OFF YOUR FRIDAY WITH YOUR DAILY “LINDSAY” WITH NO LESS THAN 5 STORIES!
LINDSAY OFFERED TO TAKE LIE DETECTOR TEST!
Lindsay Lohan swears she didn’t steal that $2,500 necklace, and she even offered to take a lie detector test to prove her innocence. Unfortunately for the actress, prosecutors shot down her offer because they didn’t consider polygraphs scientifically sound. Sources say that even though Lindsay says she’s not guilty, her legal team is desperately trying to strike a plea deal because Lindsay is terrified of being locked up. Word is, Lindsay is willing to plead guilty provided she doesn’t have to go to prison, but prosecutors want her to serve some time behind bars so the two sides are at an impasse. Linds’ lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley confirmed the rumors, telling CNN, “Ms. Lohan maintains her innocence, and now that I’ve seen the police reports, I believe the case is entirely defensible. Having said that, we will entertain a discussion concerning a plea if it means no jail so that she can move forward with her recovery and her career.”
LINDSAY TWEETS THAT SHE DOESN’T STEAL
Lindsay took to Twitter yesterday to release her first official statement about the incident. “I would never steal, in case people are wondering,” she posted, later adding, “In case people are wondering, I was not raised to lie, cheat, or steal.” (Um, does she think we don’t know who her parents are?) She concluded by writing, “Also, what i wear to court shouldnt be front page news. it’s just absurd. god bless xox.”
WHY LINDSAY COULD GET OFF
Insiders are claiming that if the Lindsay Lohan case goes to trial, Lindsay may have a good shot at beating the rap. TMZ reports that the owners of Kamofie & Company, who claim Lindsay stole the $2,500 necklace, have been inconsistent with their story. First they told cops Lindsay had been to the store three times looking at the necklace before taking it, but later they changed their story and said Lindsay wasn’t looking at the necklace, but at a ring. Then the owner claimed video showed that when he was talking to Lindsay’s male friend, the actress could be seen taking the necklace off her neck and putting it in her Chanel bag. A day later, the owner said Lindsay walked out of the store with the necklace around her neck. But according to the official police report, Lindsay tried on several items that day, but continued to wear the necklace in question the entire time. At one point she tried to negotiate down a price for a ring, but the store owner wouldn’t budge. She accepted defeat, but told the owner she’d be back the next day. She then left the store, still wearing the $2,500 necklace. The owner says he noticed the necklace was missing, but figured Lindsay took it by mistake and would bring it back the next day, but she never returned.
IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME LINDSAY TRIED TO TAKE JEWELRY!
TMZ claims that four days before Lindsay allegedly took that $2,500 necklace, she almost walked out of the same store with a diamond earring. According to the police report, on January 18th, Lindsay came into Kamofie & Company and tried on a pair of 18-karat gold white diamond earrings. Lindsay removed one of the earrings and left the other one on as she shopped in the store. She was still wearing the remaining earring (which just happened to be covered by her hair) when she left, but a clerk stopped her before she could get away. Some people think this could actually help Lindsay’s case, because when she went to leave the store she absentmindedly left her own, more expensive, earrings on the counter. People close to Lindsay say this is a perfect example of how scatterbrained she can be.
LINDSAY TO OPEN HER OWN BOUTIQUES
If Lindsay Lohan skates on her grand theft charge, sources say she wants to open her own boutiques. According to Radaronline, Lindsay and her mom Dina are making plans to open two stores, one in Venice Beach, California and one in New York’s SoHo neighborhood. The stores will reportedly sell clothing and jewelry (hopefully not stolen). “Both Dina and Lindsay love the fashion industry and are excited to do this together,” a close family friend told Radaronline.com.
PETE WENTZ DIDN’T WANT DIVORCE
Sources close to Pete Wentz say it wasn’t his decision to get a divorce. Insiders tell TMZ that Pete tried talking wife Ashlee Simpson out of filing the papers, but Ashlee wanted out of the marriage and no amount of talking would change her mind. In fact, Pete was so blindsided by the divorce, sources tell Radar he already had plans to surprise Ashlee for Valentine’s Day. Sources tell Radar that Ashlee was “fed up” with Pete’s constant touring, which was a source of many of their arguments. Said a source, “Since she gave birth to Bronx she hated him being away from home and wanted him to stop the band life and work more on producing music, so he could be around to concentrate more on being a husband and father.
KELSEY GRAMMER OFFICIALLY DIVORCED
It’s official – Kelsey and Camille Grammer are divorced. A judge in Los Angeles signed off on the couple’s divorce decree yesterday, leaving Kelsey free to marry fiancée Kayte Walsh at the end of the month. Kelsey and Camille are expected to work out their property settlement at a later date. “I have a great many mixed feelings about today–I’m sad for what was, yet excited about the road ahead,” said Camille in a statement. “I’m grateful to my family and friends who have stood by me through this time— I will never forget their love and support. What I most hope is that Kelsey and I can improve our communications and truly co-parent our two wonderful children; and I wish Kelsey and Kate love and happiness in their new marriage.”
CHARLIE TO BE SINGLE IN SIX MONTHS
Charlie Sheen is one step closer to being single. Sheen and wife Brooke Mueller filed final divorce papers in L.A. County Superior Court Thursday, which means they will be officially on the market by May 2nd. Under California law, a divorce decree isn’t granted until six months after the papers are filed. TMZ reports that according to the settlement, Charlie and Brooke will share custody of their twin sons, although Brooke gets primary physical custody. Brooke will get $55,000 a month in child support, which, the documents state can never be less than the amount Charlie pays Denise Richards for their two daughters.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON DATING SEAN PENN?
Scarlett Johansson has been linked to yet another new man. According to Us Weekly, Ryan Reynolds’ soon-to-be-ex is reportedly seeing Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn, who is 24 years her senior. Sources say the pair’s fling began in early January, when she was staying at the Chateau Marmont in L.A. “Their first hook up was in Scarlett’s bungalow,” said the insider. Scarlett allegedly reached out to Sean when she was thinking about traveling to Haiti with the charity organization Oxfam. Since Sean has been living there, the insider claims, “she turned to him for advice.” Scarlett didn’t end up going, but, she did develop feelings for the actor. Said the insider, “Scarlett’s smitten with him.” A rep for Johansson says the story is “not true at all.”
NO JENNIFER/ANGELINA FEUD
The press loves to perpetuate the Jennifer Aniston/Angelina Jolie feud, but Perez Hilton reports that Aniston really isn’t holding a grudge against the woman who stole her husband. Perez said he had a conversation with the former Friends star last year, in which she told him, “look, that was so long ago, and we’ve moved on and we’re all adults.” Aniston then added, “I still talk to Brad (Pitt) and everything’s fine.”
A NEW MAN FOR SIENNA?!
Only days after announcing the end of her relationship with Jude Law, sources say Sienna Miller may have already found a new man. The Mirror claims that Miller has “grown close” to British actor Joe Armstrong, her co-star in the upcoming West End production of Flare Path. But insiders insist that nothing romantic is going on (yet). “Her colleagues have been brilliant,” said a source. “She gets on really well with Joe in particular and they’ve been hanging out a bit outside of the theater. But neither Jude or Sienna are ready to rush into a new relationship.”
BRAD WOMACK DENIES HE PROPOSED TO EX
Bachelor Brad Womack is denying his ex-girlfriend’s claim that he proposed to her just before going on the ABC dating show. Laurel Kagay, Womack’s on and off squeeze for eight years, told Us Weekly that Womack proposed to her on more than one occasion, the most recent time being this past summer. Appearing on Lopez Tonight, Womack said, “I can 100 percent tell you I did not actually ask this woman to marry me.” He adds, “I want to take the high road because this particular woman I cared for very much at one time. I’ve learned really quickly, this experience can breed nothing but negativity, along with all of the positive.”
KATHY GRIFFIN COMING TO BROADWAY
Kathy Griffin is taking her stand-up routine to Broadway, and she couldn’t be more clear about what she hopes to get out of the production, titling it Kathy Griffin Wants A Tony. The show will premiere March 11th at the Belasco Theater and run for eight performances.
SECURITY GUARD KILLED ON NCIS SET
Production on the CBS series NCIS was suspended Wednesday after a security guard working for the show was killed in a freak accident. The drama was shooting on location in Santa Clarita, CA, when a driver of a van lost control of his vehicle and ran over the guard. The 52-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital.
STUNTWOMAN INJURED ON FX SHOW
A stuntwoman on the set of FX’s Justified was severely injured during production last week. Initial reports said that a 30-year-old woman was struck in a “low speed collision” and hit her head on concrete, but E! reports that she wasn’t hit by a car, and simply slipped and fell, hitting her head. She was transported to a nearby hospital and is said to be doing well.
TV TIDBITS
● EW.com reports that Jack Black will once again host Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards. This will be Black’s third time hosting the telecast, which airs April 2nd. This year’s nominees include Miley Cyrus, who’s up for three awards; Justin Bieber, who is up for two and Taylor Swift, who is also up for two. Click here for a complete list of nominees.
● Twin sisters Tia and Tamera Mowry will star in a new reality show for the Style Network. The network has ordered six episodes of Tia and Tamera Take 2, which will follow the former child stars in their new stages of life, as Tia goes through her first pregnancy and Tamera plans her wedding.
● Lost’s Henry Ian Cusick has joined the cast of Shonda Rhimes’ new ABC pilot. The yet-to-be-titled series revolves around professional fixer Olivia Price (Kerry Washington) and her dysfunctional staff. Cusick will play a handsome and brilliant litigator who works for Olivia.
● Former Desperate Housewives star Jesse Metcalfe will join the cast of TNT’s Dallas reboot. He’ll play Bobby and Pam Ewing’s adopted son Christopher, who clashes with his cousin John Ross (Josh Henderson), over the Ewing dynasty.
● My Boys’ Kyle Howard will star in the ABC comedy pilot Smothered. The series revolves around a young couple who find themselves smothered by two very different sets of parents.
● Amanda Peet is in talks to star in the NBC pilot Bent, a comedy about a recently divorced mom who finds herself attracted to the contractor she hires to redo her kitchen.
● Minnie Driver is in talks to join the NBC pilot Free Agents, about co-workers at a Hollywood talent agency.
● The Hangover’s Bradley Cooper will star in The Words, a drama about a writer who steals another man’s work and must face the consequences.
● Former ER star Goran Visnjic has joined the cast of David Fincher’s adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. He’ll play Dragan Armansky, the CEO of a security firm that employs Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). His character appears in all three of the Stieg Larsson books.
● Oscar nominee Annette Bening will join Morgan Freeman in the Rob Reiner-directed drama The Third Act. The film tells the story of a formerly famous western writer (Freeman) attempting to rediscover his talent in a small rural town. Bening will play the mother of a young girl who is inspired by the writer.
● Christopher Nolan’s psychological thriller Memento is coming back to theaters for one night only. On February 17th, in honor of the film’s 10th anniversary, Memento will screen in 11 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. The screenings will be followed by a never-before-seen interview with Nolan, which was recorded February 4th in Los Angeles. In addition, a 10th anniversary special edition Blu-ray version of Memento will be available in stores February 22nd.
● Willow Smith will star in a remake of the musical Annie and she’s already set her sights on who she wants to play her Daddy Warbucks. Willow recently told Access Hollywood that she has asked her father Will Smith, who’s producing the film, to get Brad Pitt to play the role of the billionaire who adopts the young orphan. Meanwhile, Deadline.com reports that Glee creator Ryan Murphy is Sony’s top choice to direct the new version of the Broadway musical.
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