Gossip / Rumors

When asked if there's "trouble in paradise," Lohan responded yesterday in West Hollywood, "Not exactly." Translation: "We're at each others throats. It's a frickin' mess."

The female Amy Winehouse is back, sorta.

It's been ages since we heard about the Babyshamble and Kate Moss ex, and guess what he's up to now -- ditching a gig. (Shocker, obviously.) NME.com reports Pete was supposed to turn up for a gig over the weekend in London, and bailed "at the 11th hour -- just before he was due on."

Kooky Courtney Love took to her MySpace blog to trash Robert Kardashian -- and now the whole family is hella pissed!

C. Love accused the Kardashian bro of a hate crime -- saying he attacked one of her employees and repeatedly called him a faggot. Courtney says she tried reporting the incident to cops, but they brushed her off. If she was as incoherent in person as she is online, it's not really that startling.

The Kardashian family is none-too-pleased. A rep for the fam tells us, "We are so saddened to hear that someone is blogging this insanity on Christmas Eve. Everything this apparently unstable person writes is obviously untrue and we will forward this terrible nonsense to our attorneys. Merry Christmas!"

There's a rumor going around Oprah's about to drop $50 mil on a mansion in DC, so she can be closer to the Obama White House.

But Oprah's peeps tell TMZ -- no truth to this at all. In fact, some DC real estate sources say there's exactly one house in the District even approaching that price -- an estate called Evermay -- and Oprah hasn't looked at it.

Everyone is still buzzing about Janet Jackson and her possibly being pregs. Her guy, Jermaine Dupri, doth protest once again ... and possibly too much?

"No she is not pregnant and yes we're still together," says JD, on his blog. "It baffles me how y'all let these blog and magazines control your lifes [sic]." After Janet ditched her tour, the rumors flew.

In a radio interview with DJ Andy Gil on 93.1 in Las Vegas, Terry Kniess explained how he called the exact price of not only his final showcase, but also the initial item up for bid that got him onstage. His trick: he watches the show A LOT.

So like most of us you were wondering why Madonna's rep came out firing brazenly the other day with a "payout" figure to the AP.

Turns out it was wrong, at least according to Madge and Guy. They say in a joint statement to TMZ, "A misleading and inaccurate statement, specifically in relation to the sums of money involved, was wrongly issued to AP this week.The financial details of the settlement will remain private, save to say that both of us are happy with our agreement. Our primary concern, like any co-parents, is the care and well being of our children."

Tim McGraw isn't gunning for Tennessee Gov just yet -- he says he's got to get "a lot smarter" before he does.

"There is no truth to this," says McGraw's rep to People, about rumors that spread this weekend. "It's something he is interested in, but not for 2010. Later in life." McGraw was reportedly being groomed for a run at the Governor's office by Tennessee Dems.

For Denise Richards, it's more than complicated –- it's desperate.

A "longtime pal" tells the Chicago Sun-Times Denise is very worried about what's to become of her if/when her reality show gets the axe. "She's willing to do just about anything and take any role that's not pure porn," says the pal. (What are friends for?)

It's possibly a lil' TMI, but Oprah Winfrey says she's back to 200 lbs. and she's "mad" at herself for letting it all go to ... her waistline.

"I'm embarrassed," says O, in the new issue of her mag. "I can't believe that after all these years, all the things I know how to do, I'm still talking about my weight ... 'How did I let this happen again?'" Apparently since slimming down to 160 in '06, she's put on 40 big ones.

Fantasia Barrino says reports she's about to lose a house are hogwash.

Reports say the "AI" winner is about to lose one of her homes in Charlotte, NC: She bought the 6-bed, 6,000-sq. ft. mansion back in 2007 for $1.3 mil (not a misprint) but couldn't keep up on payments. So the county will be auctioning off the house on January 12, 2009 unless she ponies up. She's also got another house nearby.