Kanye West Takes Credit for Success of Taylor Swift

You're welcome, Taylor Swift.
This is the message Kanye West sent on the radio show Mojo in the Morning yesterday, once again bringing up his rude behavior at the 2009 MTV Music Awards and implying it "spawned" the global success Swift has since enjoyed.
Said Kanye:

Without this incident, would Taylor Swift even have a career at this point?!? Kanye West isn't certain.

"I feel like when Taylor was getting all those magazine covers, she was all good then. I feel completely empathetic and sympathize with that moment of her feeling bad, that spawned her to have one million magazine covers and be the most popular artist in the world, but in that moment of her feeling bad, I do feel bad about being the cause of that."
Only Kanye West can aim for an apology, and end up taking credit for the career of another artist.
Are you buying it at all? Do you think Kanye's interruption has played any role at all in Swift's album sales and/or magazine covers?

Conan O'Brien on TBS: Did You Watch?

After months of anticipations, Conan O'Brien brought his unique hair and comedic style to TBS last night. Among the highlights on the debut of Conan:

• Monologue jokes that included shots at NBC - "I'm going to be honest: It's not easy doing a late-night show on a channel without a lot of money and that viewers have trouble finding. So that's why I left NBC." - and even his new employer:

"This is an exciting night. I'm glad to be on cable - truth is, I've dreamed of being a talk show host on basic cable ever since I was 46... And things are going well already. I'm happy to report that we're already number-one in TBS's key demographic: people who can't afford HBO."

• A new set that featured a full moon and an ocean view, the former of which Conan could move around with a remote control.
• Seth Rogen as a guest, talking about proposing to a topless Lauren Miller and joking that he placed the ring on her nipple.
• Lea Michele as another guest, saying of her scandalous GQ pictorial: "We were just having fun."

Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky Break Up

After nine years together, Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky have decided to call it a relationship. They never married but have a four-year-old son, Henry.
The Lovely Bones star and The Wrestler director both confirmed the separation via their rep, saying it took place months ago. No reason was given for it.
Some celebrity gossip sources say Rachel has been linked to Daniel Craig, a.k.a. James Bond, but this has not been independently confirmed or denied.

Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky have broken up.

Happy Birthday, Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo!

How often do you see two people get engaged, and then celebrate their birthday on the same day, all within one week?
The answer: not often. But that's the exact case with Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo today, as the former turns 37 and his new bride-to-be hits the age of 30. We're guessing this couple can think of plenty of ways to celebrate the occasions on their own (if you know what we mean!!!)...
... so we'll just wish Nick and Vanessa the happiest of birthdays, encourage readers to do the same and honor them with this photo montage. Have a great day, forthcoming newlyweds!

 

Father of Shannen Doherty Passes Away

Close to a year after he suffered a stroke, the father of actress Shannen Doherty passed away on Friday. He was 66.
In March, immediately after the former Beverly Hills 90210 star was prematurely voted off Dancing with the Stars, she expressed gratitude merely for appearing on the show and seeing her dad's "face light up" as a result.

In her statement dealing with the passing of John Thomas Doherty, Shannen referred to her father as the "greatest man in the world" and said: "I love him with every inch of my being and cannot imagine life without him."
Our thoughts go out to this actress and her family.

Spencer Pratt & Heidi Montag: Celebrity Oddsmakers?

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are having financial problems.
Fortunately, they've been offered a high-paying gig that could not only ease said fiscal woes, but get them out of the U.S. for awhile. They win and so do we!
With Speidi recently admitting that they're broke, and even tried to fake a divorce to keep the money train a comin', a gambling site may ride to the rescue.

Will Speidi take on actual jobs? [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

YouWager (dot) com has offered the couple jobs. As in work, in exchange for money. While this may be a foreign concept to them, it's an enticing offer.
Heidi and Spencer would be given a cool $100,000 each to "manage the odds and lines surrounding the entertainment sector." Yup, they'd set odds.
The gruesome twosome would be living in Costa Rica, where the company is based (for legal issues, obviously), handicapping critical gambling topics "ranging from celebrity news and pop culture to music and movies."
They'd obviously be good at that. Spencer's main hangup, however? Due to the political turmoil between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, he's "looking into how he can legally own a firearm over there so that he can protect himself."
How awesome is this guy?

Oksana Grigorieva: Mel Gibson Cheated On Me!

Oksana Grigorieva is tracking down women she thinks Mel Gibson was putting it to while they were together, believing the star may have abused them as well.
She's trying to prove Mel is too violent to be around their daughter, Lucia, over whom the couple is embroiled in an ugly custody fight. But here's the problem:

• Oksana herself was Mel's mistress while he was still married to Robyn Gibson, who says he was never violent - even once - in 29 years of marriage.
• TMZ, which is all over this story like Oksana on a $10 bill, has no evidence Mel cheated on her, let alone grew violent with other women.

Just the same, Oksana Grigorieva believes Mel was cheating on her and wants to ask the women if he ever attacked them. Bet Violet Kowal is on her list.
Oksana's team wants someone to come forward and say Mel was violent toward them in order to achieve Oksana's endgame of stripping Mel of custody.
The judge in the custody case has been unmoved by her arguments and has given Mel full visitation, even as he's being investigated for domestic violence.