First we told you that Guy Ritchie stood to make $100 million plus from his divorce with Madonna. Then came word that, no, Ritchie wants "not one penny" of Madge's fortune. But if that's true, then why has Madonna acquired the services of Fiona Shackleton, Britain's shrewdest divorce attorney?
Today, new information about the still unfolding drama says that not only is Ritchie going after Madge's millions, under British law, he stands to see about 250 of them.
Were Ritchie to walk away from his marriage with a quarter of a billion dollars, it would be the most expensive celebrity divorce in recent history.
After the jump, more ungodly settlements.
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Unable to get Chinese president Hu Jintao to do more than turn a blind eye to the suffering in Darfur, director Steven Spielberg has resigned as an "artistic adviser" to the Beijing Olympics, where he was consulting on the opening and closing ceremonies. The announcement comes on the same day nine Nobel Peace laureates sent letters, similar to the ones Spielberg has written, to Jintao urging more action. It also comes on the same day as Daniel Radcliffe shooting down rumors Spielberg is directing the next Harry Potter. [Reuters]
First they took away our late night shows, then they took away our sitcoms. Then they gave us back our late night shows, but now they might be taking away our self-congratulatory events.
That’s right, the Golden Globes, the big shit award show until the Oscars come, might be canceled due to “internet royalties” and this damn writers strike.
The deal is if the writers pickets the Golden Globes, then “the good people” actors like George Clooney would feel totally awk attending. And George Clooney doesn’t need to scab to remind people how good he looks in a tux. People, and People, will remember. CONTINUED »
• Prince Harry likes it when his girlfriend calls him "Big Ginger." Kinky!
• Guests of Eva Longoria and Tony Parker's wedding have an extra swag-ger in their step.
• There's nothing sleazy billionaire Ron Perelman likes more than pining away for his 7th grade crush sailing on his yacht with platonic friend Gina Gershon.
• Steven Spielberg is living in constant fear of his grandmother's chaise lounge.
• “I love big boobs on a woman,” admits a totally heterosexual John Travolta. “So I wanted [my character] Edna [Turnblad] to have them. My boobs and butt got a lot of attention on the set. The whole crew kept coming over and groping me. The scary thing is, I liked it.”
• Brandy takes a backseat to her porn star brother while waiting for that whole vehicular manslaughter thing to pan out.
• Bono and Nicholas Cage have never looked so…heavenly!
&bul; Ewan McGregor needs lots of jock support.
• Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson to join forces on overbudgeted Hollywood extravaganza.
• For Vanessa Minnillo, hanging out with boyfriend Nick Lachey is no day at the beach.
• David Hasselhoff is really sorry that he got drunk and lost custody of his daughter devoured a hamburger without pausing to grab utensils.
• Anna Wintour might've rebuffed Project Runway, but she's all set for an A&E documentary about how many skinny people are required to produce September Vogue.
• Atoosa Rubenstein incorporates, sets up expense account.
• FHM may be gone, but Maxim is still causing trouble at the hands of Vanity Fair.
• Steven Spielberg offers filmmaking hopefuls the chance to be the next Project Greenlight disaster.
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• The Chateau Marmont just can't handle the crazy amount of traffic Lindsay Lohan's fire crotch drags in. [Page Six]
• Steven Spielberg is doing something for the Jews that doesn't result in his making a profit? Maybe he needed the tax write-off this year. [Fox]
• Britney Spears will let Kevin Federline take his nuts out of a jar for one day — but only so that he can put a bigger rock on her finger and swear to give her lots more babies. [Scoop]
• Somehow, when Jay-Z wants to help Africa, we take it a bit more seriously than a war-paint-wearing Gwyneth Paltrow ad. [R&M]
• Santa stops by Conde Nast early this year, forcing an army of intern elves to collect Madame Wintour's big-bowed Chanel gifts. [Gawker]
Following in the steps of Jann Wenner and David Pecker, Steven Spielberg is next on the list for a stint in the reality TV realm.
He is set to team up with Mark Burnett for his proposed televised competition titled On the Lot, in which the winner will receive a studio deal and a meeting with the Oscar-winning director.
"All through my career I've done what I can to discover new talent and give them a start," Spielberg said in a statement Thursday. He called the series, scheduled to air next season on Fox, a chance to open "a much wider door."
We know what you're thinking: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon already tried this. They called it Project Greenlight and it sucked. But then again, this is Fox, which seems to have a knack for these reality competitions.
As for the acclaimed director (who hasn't had much luck with his past few flicks) this move completes his final step in the sale of his soul to Rupert Murdoch.
We have all been anticipating the arrival of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chirs Martin's second baby. Mostly because we all want to know what crazy name she's going to assign to this one. Yes, it's going to be a boy, and, as Page Six kindly points out, not going to be named Orange. (She's blonde not retarded.)
The little Martin man is going to be named after Gwyn's godfather, Steven Spielberg. So, he'll be named Steven, right? Nicknamed Steve?
Nope. It's Mortimer. Obviously, because Gwynnie calls Steve "Uncle Morty." So, let's get this straight.
She's naming her baby the full name of a nickname for somebody who's real name sounds nothing like the nickname she's given him. Either this is really outrageous and garbled gossip, or Gwyneth managed to think of something weirder than Apple.
BABY MORTY [Page Six]
CELEBRITY POP QUIZ #1 - Gwyneth Paltrow [Ross Matthews]
Somebody get Steven Spielberg a tissue. His camp is boo-hooing about Universal Studios' new-found love for Ang Lee, and his hot back cowboys.
"(Universal chief) Stacey (Snider) and her team believe Brokeback Mountain is their winner this year," claims a well-placed insider.
"The movie has been spoiled, spoiled and spoiled again, with endless promotion and support. Munich, on the other hand, has been horribly neglected. Steven has been thrown in the backseat. It has been painful."
Of course Universal claims to love their gay and Jewish babies equally, but Drudge's insider claims the preference for Brokeback is due to the fact that "gay romance is easier to sell to the academy than a complex study of an Israeli assassin."
Let's be honest, here folks. Nobody wants to see hairy men run around with guns when they could watch a shirtless wrestle tumble between Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger.
STUDIO EXECS PREFER 'BROKEBACK' OVER 'MUNICH'; SPIELBERG SAID DISPLEASED [Drudge Report]
• It hurts when people are so racist, especially against their own people. Eva Longoria calling a police officer "a Mexican bike cop" is almost as bad as Steven Spielberg making Munich. [MSNBC]
• Magazine editors have New Year's resolutions, too. Some are less realistic than others (like Jim Nelson's goal of making GQ synonymous with "great reporting"), but its nice to know that even the ED2010 idols want to stop eating and start reading. [WWD]
• Poor Oprah Winfrey. After her private jet plows into a bird, murdering it, she has to land her plane and everything. We're pretty sure the bird's little babies feel sorry for her, too. [People]
• We almost don't believe it's true: SNL produced something funny. Even funnier, though, is the hype over this show making people laugh for the first time in six years. [NYDN, You Tube]
• We figured out what Brad Renfro is good for: reminding you that its a good thing you never got with your middle school crush. [A Socialite's Life]
• Steven Spielberg is done making movies with Tom Cruise, according to word spreading from his camp. Which might be fine for Tommy Boy, since he'll be busy trying to convert Oprah to Scientology.
• For those of you going through catfight withdrawal since Fashion Week ended, don't fret: Tyra "Real Boobs" Banks and Karrine Steffans are filling the void. Steffans fired the first shot with claims of their binding trait: bedding Hollywood's hottest men. But what's different about the duo? TyTy has two shows, Karrine has, uh, none.
• Brad Pitt doesn't appreciate his staffers running their mouths to magazines, which explains his firing of Kristin Hahn, an exec at his production company (with ex Jennifer Aniston) for talking to Vanity Fair about their relationship.
• Perhaps Brooke Shields and Britney Spears should have a chat. The poptart is said to be suffering through postpartum depression, which is the medical term for "we're making this up to get linkage." Either way, we're sure Tom Cruise already has some vitamin supplements on the way.
• Despite his $15 million annual salary, Dr. Phil is offering just $7 an hour (and no benefits) to transcribers for his talk show. Well, at least he's not calling the gig an "internship" and offering exactly zero dollars.
• Justin Timberlake sucks at acting? That's the word coming out of his new flic Edison, which screened in Toronto recently and didn't exactly wow the audience.
• After splitting with John Stamos just 17 months ago, Rebecca Romijn is ready for another trip down the aisle, this time with Jerry O'Connell.
• First she cuts her blonde hair shorter, now Lindsay Lohan is back to red and facing her freckles once again? What's next, she's gaining weight?
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