SATC2′s Willie Garson “can’t gush enough” about fatherhood

May 27, 2010



In Sex and the City 2, his beloved character, Stanford Blatch, gets hitched – and off-screen, Willie Garson has also taken a big life step. The actor finalized the adoption of his 8-year-old son, Nathen, in February. “Fatherhood is really great. He’s amazing. I can’t gush enough! I miss him every minute I’m not with him,” the proud papa tells In Touch. In addition to having a doting dad, Nathen enjoys the perks of being a celebrity kid, like A-list play dates. “He plays with James Wilkie all the time,” Willie says of his child’s friendship with the 7-year-old son of SATC cast member Sarah Jessica Parker. The Sex star, whose highly anticipated film hits theaters today, had a dad’s night out for On Location Tours’ Sex and the City 2 Midnight Madness event in New York on May 26. Fans were able to hit the famous franchise’s Big Apple hangouts and meet Willie himself at a special screening of the movie. To find out more about taking a signature Sex and the City Hotspots Tour, visit screentours.com/tour.php/satc/.

What is Ashley Greene’s Best Look?


After a few days of contentious contract negotiations, Ashley Greene signed on for Breaking Dawn. Thank goodness!

This means the beautiful young actress will often be in the news and on various magazine covers going forward. Therefore, it’s vital that she determines her best look, don’t you think?

(Editor’s note: yes, we know Greene’s best look is 100% naked, but those photos have been removed from the Internet, so let’s move on to the second choice, okay?)

Below, we’ve pitted Ashley against herself. Study the photos closely and then sound off afterwards…

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What is Greene’s best look?

Michelle McGee Unmoved By “Generic” Jesse James Interview, Wants Attention


Some people may have seen Jesse James’ tearful interview on Nightline and been impressed at how he bared his soul, maybe even feeling a little sorry for him.

Michelle McGee is definitely not one of them.

“I do think things were avoided,” his mistress told In Touch afterward. “Like details of our affair. He seemed to gloss over everything and it was very generic.”

Poor thing is upset she didn’t get a mention! Jesse admitted he “hurt” Sandra, but Michelle “Bombshell” McGee is upset that he didn’t bring up her, as well.

“What about the other people he hurt along the way? I was just hoping for some acknowledgment of the pain and embarrassment he caused myself and others.”

Look, lady. YOU outed the affair for MONEY. Then YOU continue to comment on every story and try to cash in at every turn. Who do you think you’re fooling?

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Whatever Jesse James does, a Michelle McGee response is sure to follow.

On a slightly more legitimate note, McGee does take issue with some of James’ proclamations, such as a statement that deep down, he wanted to get caught.

“No. He took every precaution NOT to get caught. I was only allowed to come up during after hours. We could never go get food – even at his own restaurant.”

As for Jesse blaming his cheating on his father’s abuse?

“I do believe something happened with his dad,” Michelle said. “He talked about it one night. He said he hadn’t talked to his Dad for years and he hated him.”

However … “I believe people could react that way as a result of abuse, but is this the reason for cheating with multiple women? I’m not sure I’m convinced.”

Lastly, McGee is worried – for Sandra Bullock, and that she will fall for Jesse’s tears:”I have my suspicions that they will be still together but not in public.”

Lee DeWyze, Bret Michaels and More: American Idol Finale, In Pictures


Simon Cowell said goodbye.

Bret Michaels said hello.

And Lee DeWyze was crowned champion.

It was a long, entertaining, emotional night on American Idol, capped when Ryan Seacrest announced DeWyze as the winner, a conclusion Lee later summed up thusly:

“It just all happened so fast. It was amazing, it felt like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders and now that this big step is done, it’s on to the next step, which is to make an album and go on tour and do all the things I wanted to do for a long time.”

The New Idol

Below, we’ve gathered a slew of photos from the evening. There’s Paula Abdul waving to fans; Carrie Underwood on the red carpet; Crystal Bowersox backstage; and so much more.

Click on each photo to enlarge it…

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Elin Woods Plans Solo Trip to China


Tiger Woods wife is leaving him … on a solo trip to China.

Elin Nordegren Woods is planning an extended trip to the Far East this summer, and has not decided if she is bringing the couple’s two children with her.

One person she’s not considering bringing is Tiger, as the couple continues to live separately and is not on speaking terms. She is clearly moving on.

Forging her own path, Elin recently went back to school, enrolling in Rollins College where she is taking a course several nights a week. As for Tiger?

“Tiger goes out with friends to his favorite places in Orlando,” one source close to the golfer told Radar Online. “He’s getting on with his own life too.”

He’s also been on the prowl with an Elin look-alike.

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Elin Woods will be waltzing into the sunset soon.

The upcoming trip to China continues Elin’s pattern of staying away from Tiger. In recent months she has traveled to Sweden with their children, too.

She’s said to be considering a permanent move to Sweden once her divorce from Tiger is finalized. “She’s become fully independent,” the source said.

”She’s doing all she can to build her own life.”

Tiger and Elin Woods have both hired divorce lawyers but have not filed papers – reportedly because they want to hammer out the terms out first.

Both are committed to their children, but it’s become increasingly clear that their relationship is over, it’s just a matter of when it becomes official.

So far, reports suggest the Tiger Woods divorce drama may come down to confidentiality as much as money. Tiger wants Elin’s full legal silence.

In Touch Exclusive:Kristin Cavallari to write a shocking tell-all!

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Some of The Hills‘ cast members are becoming fed up with the way the show’s producers are meddling in their lives to create drama. Now In Touch can exclusively reveal that Kristin Cavallari is ready to fight back. “After The Hills, I plan to work on many business opportunities, and I have always wanted to write a tell-all book,” she tells In Touch. According to an insider, Kristin has already started writing the book, and as soon as her contract with the show is up, she’ll dish all the dirt on it. “She has wanted to tell the real story before, but she wasn’t allowed.”

In Touch Exclusive:Jesse James is using the kids to get to Sandra

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Jesse James has been putting his three children to work. Knowing how close his soon-to-be-ex, Sandra Bullock, became to Chandler, 15, Jesse Jr., 12, and Sunny, 6, during their nearly five-year marriage, he’s been encouraging them to “let Sandra know how much they miss her,” the actress’ friend shares, adding that he got them to send her homemade Mother’s Day cards. And he isn’t above playing on Sandra’s maternal fears: “One time, he phoned Sandra and claimed Sunny was running a fever and asked if he should bring the little girl to the doctor,” says her close friend, who adds that more than once, Jesse, 41, has had Sunny call Sandra. “Sunny tells her she misses her and she misses Louis” – something that’s bound to break Sandra’s heart, considering she’s known and loved Sunny since she was a baby. According to her friend, Jesse even used the children to get Sandra’s support for the Nightline interview, saying that if he can’t save his reputation, it could be difficult to support the kids.

Danielle Staub: I was Severely Abused by Kevin Maher


Danielle Staub is done with sex.

But the Real Housewife of New Jersey isn’t done bashing her ex-husband. In a new interview with Us Weekly, Staub makes serious allegations against Kevin Maher.

“I was severely abused,” she says. “I was in fear for my life. I was visibly bruised, injured, scared and victimized.”

Staub and Maher were married in 1988, and the former goes into detail about their past in her new biography The Naked Truth. The book is largely a response to Maher’s memoir, Cop Without a Badge, which accuses Danielle of kidnapping, extortion and drug use.

These two make it seem like Lindsay Lohan and her father have a stable relationship.

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Staub tells the magazine that Maher is “obsessed” with her and adds there was…

“A lot of physical abuse, and then the emotional abuse that follows… We are talking days and days in a row before he was exhausted, or ran out of drugs, whatever it was that he was on.”

Maher admits he hit Danielle, but only in “self-defense.” He denies all accusations of long-term, unprovoked abuse. (He also says he never killed her dog. Consider that noted.)

“Some of the things she has written… are just complete lies,” Maher says.  “This woman was never hospitalized by me.”

Why did the volcanic couple stay together? He explains: “I was never in love with her, I was in lust with her. Our whole relationship was about sex. We had sex from the time we woke up in the morning to when we went to sleep, and even during sleeping. It was all about sex and cocaine.

That’s what he should have named his book.

Rumor Mill: Doug Reinhardt Dating Rima Fakih, Paris Hilton Bombarding Him with Phone Calls


We’re not sure we believe this piece of celebrity gossip, as the sources are particularly weak, but Paris Hilton has allegedly been bombarding her ex with phone calls.

Why? She’s distraught over reports that Doug Reinhardt, whom she dated for 14 months, is now with Miss USA Rima Fakih, and she’s determined to win him back.

“Paris is furious,” a source supposedly close to Hilton said. “She was absolutely freaking out at the Cannes Film Festival when she heard Doug was talking to Rima.”

“She’s been constantly contacting him and wants him back!”

However, the recurring player on The Hills is said to be shunning the ho because he is not interested in a reunion. “He is just so over it,” says the source of Doug.

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Has Doug moved on from Paris … with Miss USA Rima Fakih?!

We believe it … but not necessarily the part about Paris’ harassment. Despite her actions, Hilton recently said she loves being single and is “too busy” for love.

“I love it! I am having so much fun. A lot of guys have obviously hit on me and I am getting thousands of calls, but I’m not ready to be with anyone,” she said.

Thousands of calls.

“I want to stay focused on myself and my family and my work. Then, maybe in six months or a year … but for right now, I’m just too busy for a relationship.”

As for Doug and Rima Fakih, we have no clue how he and the pole dancing champion would have met, or how we wouldn’t have known about it if they had.

You never know, though.

Vienna Girardi to Go Dancing with the Stars?


With one Dancing with the Stars performance under her belt already after Tuesday’s finale, Vienna Girardi wouldn’t mind joining the show’s cast full-time next season.

Her fiance, The Bachelor star Jake Pavelka, competed this season and danced with Vienna to – what else – “On the Wings of Love” in a very special performance.

We’re as nauseous now as we were then, but Vienna Girardi held her own out there, twirling around the floor for viewers and fellow contestants in a short exhibition.

“It was great,” Jake raved. Great?No, but good enough to spark speculation about Vienna joining next season’s cast. “I keep hearing that question,” she said.

“When they asked me to dance, I was a little nervous, but I thought, ‘Why not? Jake had so much fun.’ [I said] I’d love to try it. I dressed like a princess. I loved it.”

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Jake says he won’t stand Vienna’s way. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

“I can’t be selfish. She gave me the time. If it did come down to them asking her,” Jake Pavelka said. “We’ll see where our lives are, and if it makes sense, go for it.”

She’s no Nicole Scherzinger, but she wasn’t bad out there – and if you think ABC wouldn’t resort to such stunt casting, come on. Jake was on it. Why not Vienna?

For now, Vienna’s reveling in her cameo. “We only had a couple of rehearsals and I kept going, ‘I’m not ready for this! I’m going to fall! My knees are going to shake!’”

“But it was a blast.”

Also exciting? Vienna revealed to reporters that she’s already picked out her wedding shoes. The two haven’t set a date yet, “but I found my shoes,” Vienna said.

“[They're] Jimmy Choo and they have crystals all over them. They’re like Cinderella slippers.” Good to know, future Vienna Girardi Pavelka. Very good to know.