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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Celebrity sites all over Lohan’s latest trouble
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Back in May at the Atlanta premiere of “Georgia Rule,” Buzz recalls nodding sagely as Jane Fonda addressed the ongoing personal problems of her talented co-star Lindsay Lohan, saying: “We all need to wrap our arms around her and just love her.”
When the BuzzBerry began blowing up early Tuesday morning with reports of Lohan’s latest DUI/drug possession arrest, the thought occurred that perhaps we all should have hugged the troubled actress a little tighter.
Or, at the very least, hired her a car and driver.
Lohan was arrested again early Tuesday when police booked her on suspicion of drunken driving and cocaine possession after a frightened woman dialed 911 to report being chased by Lohan’s SUV in Santa Monica, Calif.
Less than two weeks out of rehab, with another drunken-driving case pending, Lohan had a blood-alcohol level of between 0.12 and 0.13 percent when police found her about 1:30 a.m., Sgt. Shane Talbot said.
Lohan attorney Blair Berk said her client had relapsed and was again receiving medical care.
“Addiction is a terrible and vicious disease,” Berk said in a statement Tuesday.
Lohan was released on $25,000 bail. A court date is scheduled for Aug. 24.
All day Tuesday, celebrity Web site TMZ owned the latest Lohan saga. Snarky celeb site Gawker.com described TMZ’s coverage with the headline: “Lindsay Lohan’s Latest DUI Arrest is Tmz.com’s 9/11.”
But our fave tribute to the “Freaky Friday” thespian had to be the instant video retrospective, “The Lindsay Lohan DUI Slideshow” posted on YouTube. Set to 1970s instrumentalist Chuck Mangione’s cheesy hit “Feels So Good,” the clip craftily combined images of Lohan’s latest mugshot, the salacious gossip site headlines and various hilarious photos of “The Muppet Show” lab assistant Beaker.
As Defamer.com artfully phrased it: “The combination of Beaker’s joyous presence and Mangione’s soothing trumpet makes us think that everything’s going to be OK.”
— The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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Beyonce visit includes Lenox stop at Nicole Miller’s
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Before her sold-out “Beyoncé Experience” tour stop at Philips Arena over the weekend, the pop star and “Dreamgirls” actress popped into Lenox Square mall for a bit of shopping.
On Thursday night, flanked by bodyguards, Beyoncé paid a visit to the Nicole Miller boutique. While the store never officially closed during her shopping spree, we’re told that the singer’s security detail effectively kept her screaming fans at a safe distance.
Beyoncé “went straight to” an elegant forest green and gold dress (priced at $410) and also snapped up two metallic belts. And no, she didn’t try on the dress before the purchase.
“Most people would, but she didn’t,” the clerk who waited on her told Buzz on Monday. Nicole Miller’s policy states that all sales are final, so no returns would be possible on the grabbed-up garment. “But I’m sure she’ll be more than happy with the dress.”
To pay for her purchases, the pop star promptly plunked down her black American Express card, according to store spokeswoman Edra Matthews. On her way out, we’re told the Houston-born singer waved to fans and drawled, “Thanks y’all!”
OVERSCENE
Things were no less interesting at Philips Arena on Saturday night when Atlanta-based country legend/Trumps Towers Atlanta interior designer Kenny Rogers shocked fans as he stepped out of the wings to accompany country crooner Tim McGraw for a cover of Rogers’ monster hit “She Believes in Me.” McGraw and wife Faith Hill co-headlined the capacity show. According to the country music fan message boards that were all abuzz on Monday, the concert was being filmed for a future project. Philips Arena reps we reached out to Monday did not immediately return our calls.
ON MY iPOD
Antwan “Big Boi” Patton, one half of rap duo OutKast and actor in the new big-screen comedy “Who’s Your Caddy?”:
“I just got the new Smashing Pumpkins, and I’ve been listening to Bob Marley lately,” the musician told Buzz. “The old Bob. Also, a playlist I started called Christmas Eve 2006 has like 80 songs on there, like a record I did with Chris Brown called ‘Hold Up,’ ‘Energy’ with Raheem DeVaughn — that’s ridiculous! My P. Diddy ‘Last Night’ remix. Rich Boy’s ‘And I Love You’. Along with my reggae and everything else. I listen to some of everything — oh yeah, and especially my Gucci Mane!”
PETA VEEP RECALLS B-52’S GOOD DEEDS
In addition to an obligatory appearance to flog Michael Vick outside the Falcons pre-training camp in Flowery Branch today, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals senior vice president Dan Mathews also will spend some time tonight to praise some notable Georgians. Mathews will be at the Buckhead Borders at 7:30 to acquaint readers with his new book, “Committed: A Rabble Rouser’s Memoir.” We’re told that Mathews will discuss how former Athens residents and B-52’s members Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson helped to “put PETA on the pop culture radar.” Mathews will detail how he was once jailed with Pierson after they stormed Vogue editor Anna Wintour’s Manhattan office during an anti-fur protest (Mathews dishes that the cops even serenaded Pierson with a few bars of “Love Shack” as her mug shot was snapped). Mathews, meanwhile, credits Schneider (incidentally, our current fave celeb with access to our private cell number …) with irritating New England fishermen after using the band’s hit “Rock Lobster” in radio spots to dissuade folks from dining on the oversize underwater cockroaches. There was no immediate word whether Vick planned to protest outside Mathews’ in-store appearance.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 71. Actor Mark Goddard (“Lost in Space”) is 71. Comedian Gallagher is 61. Actor Robert Hays (“Airplane!”) is 60. Actor Michael Richards (“Seinfeld”) is 58. Actress Lynda Carter is 56. Director Gus Van Sant is 55. Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez is 39. Actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth is 37. TV personality Bindi Irwin (“Bindi: The Jungle Girl”) is 9.
Contributing: Sonia Murray and news services.
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