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Vanilla Ice 'threatens suicide' during 911 call, Liv Tyler to divorce

1:49PM Friday May 9, 2008

Former rap star Vanilla Ice, real name Robert Van Winkle, reportedly threatened to kill himself during an emergency services call his wife made after a domestic at their Florida home last month

Ice, 40, was booked on a charge of domestic battery on April 10, after he allegedly kicked and hit his wife, Laura Van Winkle, at their home in Palm Beach.

Ice, Ice crazy?

However, Ice was eventually cleared of any charges after his wife recanted her statement and told deputies he had only pushed her. Plus there were no independent witnesses to the battery, so the case was dropped.

Job done. Or so we thought...

It seems there's a whole lot more to the story that we were first led to believe.

Celebrity gossip website TMZ.com has published a recording of what it claims to be the 911 call Ice's wife made on the night they had their altercation.

During the recording Laura is heard pleading for a divorce, and Ice threatening to take his own life.

At one point the emergency services operator asks if there are any guns in the house, to which Laura answers "yes".

Ice is then overheard saying: "I don't need a gun", followed by, "I'm going to kill myself, I swear to God".

Listen to the shocking tape here.

This isn't the first time Ice has been arrested in South Florida. The bad boy rapper was jailed in 2001 following a domestic dispute and later busted in 2004 on a domestic battery charge.

I'm sensing a theme here...

Do as I say, not as I do

Bless Britney Spears.

I'm sure she only had good intentions in mind when she gave pregnant sis Jamie Lynn some advice on motherhood, but WTF?

Spears, who has pushed out two sprogs to date - Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one - gave her little sister some pregnancy tips during an intimate baby shower at Spears' home in Kentwood, Louisiana last week.

And what choice morsel did Brit Brit impart with?

Jamie Lynn tells OK! magazine: "She told me, 'There are going to be some long nights, but it is completely worth it."

Wow. Profound stuff that. I'm sure that'll help the lass when it comes time to push...

Talking of mothers...

Entertainment Tonight has just broadcast a snippet of Brit Brit's second appearance on US TV show How I Met Your Mother.

See the clip here.

No doubt

The company behind the release of a sex DVD allegedly starring Jimi Hendrix has challenged anyone doubting the stud in the flick is the real Hendrix to prove it isn't him - and they'll cough up.

Steven Hirsch, co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, says his company is so confident the tape is real, he'll gladly pay the Hendrix Estate US$100,000 if it's proved otherwise.

Hirsch says: "Vivid took considerable time and spent a substantial sum of money to authenticate the footage and we are very comfortable that this is the real thing.

"We believe that those who say otherwise are relying on their emotions to make unsubstantiated claims."

This whole thing just reeks of blatant commercialism and bad taste. Do we really need to see Hendrix getting his freak on with a bunch of groupies from yesteryear?

 

Source: contactmusic.com

The backlash begins...

Miley Cyrus' recent "Nudie-Gate" controversy was bound to affect her career.

Ratings for her Disney-tastic show Hannah Montana have nose-dived since her strip for Vanity Fair.

Audience figures for last Sunday's episode of Montana reportedly plummeted by 24 per cent from the previous week, according to the National Enquirer.

However, Mickey Mouse magnate and CEO Bob Iger insists: "The Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus franchise is incredibly robust."

Well he would say that wouldn't he. Luckily, some of us aren't as dumb as we look and can smell bull at ten paces.

Milking it

As I reported to you on Wednesday, Lindsay Lohan has been accused of fingering someone's mink jacket.

Well, predictably, the whole saga has turned out to be the kind of gift that keeps on giving.

Masha Markova, the student who claims Li Lo nabbed her precious mink, not only wants compensation for the "unauthorised rental" of her hideous garment, she's now playing judge and jury and conjured up a suitable punishment for the gormless star: making her milk goats.

OK...

In a recent interview, Markova suggested Li Lo should go and "milk goats for two weeks", which she obviously thinks would smack the naughty out of the actress.

Funnily enough, I wouldn't have had Li Lo down as the farmyard type, but who am I to judge.

 

Wobbly Williams

It breaks my heart to report this, but it looks like Robbie Williams has gone from hunk-a-spunk to hunk-a-chunk.

Bless him; he's been lost in showbiz for the past two years - well, ever since he released his cry-for-help album, Rudebox, anyway.

British tabloid The Sun has just published these piccies of Rob looking decidedly porky and sporting a pair of, oh, I can't say it... moobs.

Come back, Robbie!

Ragazza calda!

Way back when Miley Cyrus was but a glint in her father's eye, Angelina Jolie was showing the true meaning of brining sexy back.

Take a peek at this music video of a 16-year-old Jolie romping with some hot Italian stallion in a bedroom scene.

Ignore the music (if that's possible) - it's a hideous cover of Crowded House classic Don't Dream It's Over.

What's interesting is the way the two horny stallions beat the living daylights out of each other in order to win Jolie's affection.

Seriously, this is cheese of the Gorgonzola variety.

Nice voiceover, Jolie.

Sublime split

Comic Robin Williams and his soon-to-be ex-wife, Marsha Garces Williams, are about to have the most amicable divorce in history.

Well, that's what they hope anyway...

They both want to keep things civil and respectful as they gear up to take the split to court.

"We will strive to be honest, cooperative and respectful as we work in this process to achieve the future well-being of our families," so says the pair's divorce agreement.

"We commit ourselves to the collaborative law process and agree to seek a positive way to resolve our differences justly and equitably."

So no backstabbing or outbursts of wanton hatred and selfishness?

Spoilsports.

Fully charged

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation actor Gary Dourdan has been formally charged following his drug arrest.

The shamed star was charged with three strikes following his arrest last week in Palm Springs, California.

The charges made against Dourdan were for possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy.

Dourdan issued a statement this week denying that the drugs were his: "I am blessed that the Sgt. realised that the luggage carrying whatever they found was not mine and that my tests have been coming back negative," he said.

"I've been happy to cooperate in any way to clear myself and go on with my blessed life."

Source: starmagazine.com

Lock up your sons...

Crazy juggernaut Amy Winehouse is on the rampage again.

She was arrested by London police on Wednesday in connection with a video that allegedly showed her smoking crack back in January.

Her spokesperson said: "Amy Winehouse voluntarily attended a London police station today by appointment. She was arrested in order to be interviewed and is co-operating fully with inquiries. The interview relates to a video handed to police earlier this year."

Wino was held at an East London police station for about eight hours, and later released.

"She has been bailed to return on a date in May," a Scotland Yard spokesman tells People.com.

Dirty girl

Sex and The City actress Sarah Jessica Parker says that being trailed by lens lizards (paparazzi) makes her feel all kinds of dirty.

She also feels like New York's "town trollop" because of the chaos her scrum of paparazzi causes when she's out and about in the city.

Parker says: "I feel very ashamed. I feel like I'm, like, the town trollop. It makes me feel ashamed of my work. And I'm not. But I'm attached to this culture now in a way that it's kind of vulgar.

"And I feel cheapened."

SJP, admit it, you love the chase. If you ask me, she's just trying to separate herself from her fame hungry, panty-dropping contemporaries. And I don't blame her.

Source: hollyscoop.com

The big split

I could sniff this one coming a mile off.

Actress Liv Tyler has split from British rocker husband Royston Langdon.

So it's all over - Dunzo, curtains - the proverbial has hit the fan.

In a statement to the media, Tyler's rep said: "Liv Tyler and Royston Langdon have confirmed their separation.

"They remain good friends and devoted parents to their son Milo and are requesting that their family's privacy be respected at this time," the rep added.

Tyler, 30, married Langdon, 36, in 2003, and they have a 3-year old son, Milo, together.

Rumours began circulating about a possible split last week, with a source claiming to have overheard Tyler seeking advice form a lawyer on the phone.

"In the conversation, she complained about her husband being a 'leach' on her assets, and she said she got married too young," the source told Usmagazine.com.

But the clincher had to be when Tyler walked the red carpet solo at New York's Costume Institute Gala - without her wedding ring.

Seriously, is there anyone left in Hollywood that's still married and happily so?

I'll get back to you on that one...

Saving the best bit...

...for last.

The Net Guide Awards were announced today, and this wonderful slice of cyberspace devoted to celebrity shenanigans was a finalist in the Best Blog category.

Guys, thank you! Your support is amazing, and it's genuinely heartfelt.

I'm off out to celebrate with a great big dirty Martini.

Cheers!

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Fast gossip

Hey you, come on into my store, I've got scandal galore...

The Ugliest boots ever made: Dlisted

Paris Hilton has killed many a dog: Cityrag

 

Listen to the New Kids on The Block single: Gabby Babble

Chris Noth thinks Victoria's Secret is trash: ICYDK

Celine Dion is High on O2: JustJared

Heidi Klum is angry: Celebslam

Pamela Anderson sold her undies: Hollywood Rag

More Madonna make out. Yawn: CNW

Christina Ricci gives awkward interview on the Tonight Show: Celebitchy

Victoria Beckham pregnant again? Popbytes

Tom Cruise has Napoleon syndrome: Allieiswired

Is Mariah Carey high? CityRag

Kelly Osbourne walked into a wall: Popbytes

Ashlee Simpson sets a wedding date: Celeb Parasite

* nzherald.co.nz is not responsible for the content of external websites.

 

Comments

Blogger Bites Back

Waitakere

10:45AM Tuesday
13 May 2008

Thanks for the good wishes, Seymor Butts. That's an interesting username you have there.very, erm, anatomical. I like it.

Seymor Butts

Titirangi

6:40AM Monday
12 May 2008

That's great news! Well done on the nomination. I'm sure I speak for all your avid readers when I say: "keep up the good work!" Brilliant.



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