Remember when the gossip columns were filled with plants about Chace Crawford — the Gossip Girl star whose publicist wasn't pleased that he was being labeled a big 'mo — and his female relations?
Then rumors started that Crawford and co-star/roommate Ed Westwick shared more than just scripts?
Enter this obvious plotline:
Gossip Girl costars and roommates Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford can’t get enough of one another’s company:
The twosome showed up at a recent show by Brit popsters The Ting Tings, and a spy says “they were never more than a foot apart. It was freaky.
The mystery woman who was riding shotgun when a drunken Shia LaBeouf caused that accident in West Hollywood? It was Isabel Lucas, Adrian Grenier's "girlfriend." Uh oh!
LEDGER OSCAR A 'WISH-FULFILLMENT RUMOR' "When the new Batman movie 'The Dark Night' began screenings last month before its U.S. debut on Friday, some moviegoers saw Heath Ledger as an instant Oscar candidate as the deranged villain, The Joker. But Oscar watchers and veteran critics say the joke may be on fans creating mostly Internet-based buzz … 'Dark Knight' is the type of comic book, action adventure that Oscar voters generally do not favor and there are many movies to see later this year, the experts said. 'All this Oscar talk is a phenomenon of the Internet age that I like to call 'a wish-fulfillment rumor.' If people say it often enough, they think it will happen,' said Leonard Maltin, film critic for TV program 'Entertainment Tonight.'"
Are Gossip Girl cast mates - and real life roomies - Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick secret gay lovers? That’s the alleged word:
NEW BENNIFER TO GO WAY OF OLD BENNIFER? "Sources insist … that Jennifer Garner is considering splitting up from her hubby, Ben Affleck. Say it ain't so, baby-cakes! Nevertheless, waiting on comment now from both parties. Could this be the reason Jen and Ben are always seen cooing over adorable daughter Violet separately, rarely as one happy family unit? Perhaps. And certainly, those who know the former Alias star well insist Ben's mama has never particularly cared for the gal who broke Michael Vartan's heart to hook up with Benny-Boy in the first place."
SICK IN MANY SENSES OF THE WORD "At its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, [Apple] announced a new 3G version of the iPhone in a push to target mainstream consumers. But a strong undercurrent at the event focused on the emaciated appearance of co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. While Jobs looked especially gaunt in his trademark black turtleneck and faded jeans, other Apple executives spent more time on the stage during his keynote address — a notable move for an executive who typically spends much of his speech rallying the Mac faithful and introducing many products himself. This created a dilemma of sorts for those of us in the business and technology press, but it is also not the first time his appearance has caused concern. In 2004, Jobs successfully battled pancreatic cancer, and since then, there has been occasional speculation about his health after one of his public appearances. … Henry Blodget at Silicon Alley Insider apologized upfront for bringing up the personal subject, before wondering if Jobs has had a recurrence of the cancer that he successfully fought but kept hidden from investors until after his surgery."
AND THE DELIVERY RUMORS BEGIN… "There may be nothing more than wishful thinking to reports coming out of France this morning that Angelina Jolie, who was due to give birth to twins some time in the next three to four weeks, has indeed already delivered her fifth and sixth children."
'BABIES ARE THE NEW BLACK' "Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag will spend the summer staging a fake pregnancy, a new tabloid report claims. … 'This summer, Heidi plans to wear loose clothes and even strap on some padding around her waist to make it appear as if she’s about three months along. The plan is to get the baby rumor mill going so she can get photographed more. She and Spencer won’t confirm or deny the pregnancy so they can keep everyone guessing.'"
In what will truly be the worst hour in the history of television, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are set to appear on Tuesday's episode of The Tyra Banks Show. And, because they don't know how to discuss anything else, the topic of conversation is Lauren Conrad.
Spencer offers to take a lie detector test and claims he is "1,000 percent" positive that a sex tape featuring Lauren and ex-boyfriend Jason Wahler exists. Did we suddenly travel back in time to one year ago? Who cares? Of course, neither Spencer nor Heidi has actually seen the tape, because Spencer claims he "would rather throw up." Oh, please. You know Speidi would be watching that on repeat if, in fact, it did exist. Those two are so obsessed with her it's pathetic.
Heidi agrees, saying the tape was not a rumor: "From what I have heard from confirmed sources … her ex-boyfriend was going around trying to sell it. … I am not sure she has it anymore, but from what I've heard … I am not really allowed to elaborate." And she wonders why Lauren refuses to give her the time of day.
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Fresh on the heels of the Ashlee Simpson pregnancy rumors, fiance Pete Wentz contacted MTV News to set the record straight:
There is a witch hunt for people to be pregnant whenever they get engaged in Hollywood. This is all news to me. I can't wait for the story about how I'm really in a gay relationship and this is all just a cover. … I mean really, this is crazy. … I mean we're engaged, that's true, and happy about it.
Meanwhile, OK! magazine is jumping on the bandwagon with a Simpson source claiming the couple is "over the moon" with their baby joy. The magazine offers lots of details that may or may not have been made up — big sister Jessica is thrilled about the fetus, Ashlee is suffering from morning sickness and the couple plans to wed by the end of May.
Coincidentally, Ashlee's new CD just so happens to be coming out next Tuesday. You smell that? That is the scent of a desperate publicity stunt.
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But, soft! What bump through yonder silk blend breaks?
It is the Britney, and Marlboros are in the hand.
Arise, fair Britney, and kill this unfounded pregnancy rumor,
Which is already sick and pale with uncertainty,
That thou, her subject, eats very unhealthily
And art a major target for Photoshopping.
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The best unsubstantiated rumor of the day comes to us from today's Page Six:
Jack Nicholson has been drinking a lot - and we mean a lot - of water lately due to a serious case of dry mouth. A friend of the legendary actor told us, "Jack's saliva glands stopped working, so he has to continually drink water to swallow anything."
Listen, if you were making short work of meaty, leviathan sandwiches, you'd be thirsty, too.
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