1. Waste watcher
Boy George is set to start his community service assignment picking up garbage in New York on Aug. 14. He is expected to report directly to the studio where “The Apprentice” is filmed.
2. Missing you
Ruben Studdard says he’s switching back to R&B on his next album, leaving a roughly 350-pound void in the gospel music scene.
3. Flab-ulous
John Travolta told a London paper that his wife is happy with the weight he’s gained. Dude, you are now obligated to share your secret with the rest of us.
4. All in
Celine Dion’s husband competes at the World Series of Poker. His secret weapon: Making his opponents listen to his wife’s music.
5. Serial dater
A purported Paris Hilton look-alike is posing in the new issue of Playboy, the New York Post says. You can tell it’s not Paris because the look-alike can act.
6. Thin-skinned
Kate Moss makes Vanity Fair’s best-dressed list and I don’t? C’mon, anyone can dress up a Popsicle stick.
7. Ice age
Hope everyone’s holding up in this heat. In search of someplace ice cold, I’ve resorted to searching out Mel Gibson’s career.
8. Heads up
Cher’s auctioning off 700 personal items, including her brass bed. Unfortunately Cher pulled out all the feathers in the mattress to make headdresses.
9. Small victory
In a new interview, Janet Jackson talks about her sex life with Jermaine Dupri. Too much information? Maybe, but at least it’s not Michael Jackson talking about his sex life.
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