Britney vs. Demi: The photos

OK, OK -- chatter on the street is that the pictorial of Britney in Bazaar is reminiscent (uh, make that a blatant copy!) of the Demi Moore photos by Annie Leibowitz in Vanity Fair of a few years back.

Well, friends, take a look at the Demi cover here and compare it to Britney's cover (below, in the previous post).

Brunette? Check.
Pregnant? Check.
Nude? Check.
Covering up boobs? Check.


BUT: Britney's kneeling and facing right, and Demi is standing and facing left.

You be the judge!

Britney nude in August Bazaar!

You've seen the recent photos of Britney as a brunette -- now we find out that she apparently did the hair job as part of a pictorial for Bazaar magazine.

The photo spread, which will appear in the August edition of the fashion magazine, shows off not just Spears' newly minted hair, but a a few more of the pop queen's assets as well.

The magazine will include about a half-dozen photos in all, including the cover shot shown here. (Click the small photos to see the big pictures.)

All in all, not a bad pictorial. The pix certainly make her appear a bit more motherly than the paparazzi have made her out to be. And that's precisely the point, we're quite sure. A nice coup for Britney, and she can indeed now brag that she's appearing NUDE! in a major magazine.

StarChatter says "Check it out!"

Here comes the bride...

Nicole Kidman arrived for her wedding to Keith Urban Sunday dressed in a white Balenciaga gown and veil and clutching a posy of white roses. She was accompanied by her father, Antony, in a creme-colored Rolls Royce.

The ceremony was held in a small chapel on the grounds of St. Patrick's College in Manly, Australia -- a suburb of Sydney.

Church bells rang out about 90 minutes after Kidman's arrival, indicating the end of the ceremony. Thousands of onlookers lining the streets leading to the cliff-top church cheered, while helicopters buzzed overhead.

The newlyweds issued a statement afterward: "We just want to thank everyone in Australia and around the world who have sent us their warm wishes."

Beth Ostrosky rockets up the Buzz

Beth who?

You may have seen her in the film 'Flirting with Disaster', on the cover of FHM, strolling on the catwalk -- or even more likely -- on Howard Stern's arm. She's Beth Ostrosky, and for whatever reason, she is rocketing up the Yahoo! Buzz chart.

The search engine giant reports that Ostrosky had a one-day gain of 2322% yesterday, just behind chart-topper Connie Chung (whose odd off-key adios from her television show has been a viral video hit).

Why the boost for the rockin' blonde? The "O", as she's sometimes known, is the host of the G4 Channel's "Filter", billed as "a slick and surprising cross between FHM/Maxim and The Daily Show."

Check out more of Ostrosky on G4.

Anne Hathaway almost pulls a Tara Reid

Anne Hathaway was at the premiere of "The Devil Wears Prada" recently and just about had a Tara Reid "oops" moment on the red carpet.

Hathaway, her boobs practically flying out of a vivid red dress, marched along talking to reporters and fellow actors while posing for photos.

Several publications have delighted in prominently publishing the resulting pix. Nothing like flashing your boobs to get a little boost in the press!

Summer = celebrity photo galleries!

OK, now that it's officially summer we can share a few links to some HOT celebrity photo galleries.

We'll kick things off with a link to our friends over at redbalcony.com -- a great site for videos, movie trailers and celebrity photos.

The galleries feature Lindsey Lohan, Jessica Alba, Beyonce, Pamela Anderson, Salma Hayek, Paris Hilton, Daisy Fuentes, Denise Richards and many, many more.

Check it out, StarChatters!

More to come, more to come!

Soothing the paparazzi with a pint

Nicole Kidman knows what the paparazzi like: beer.

About 20 photographers camped outside her Sydney, Australia, home were treated to a case of cold Victoria Bitter beer and a few bottles of water yesterday.

On the case of brewski was a note: "Enjoy!, Nicole and Keith".

The Keith is of course Keith Urban. Kidman and Urban arrived in Sydney on Monday saying they had returned to Australia to be married.

On this bubbly news, all StarChatter can say is "Cheers!"

Kidman-Urban wedding confirmed

Nicole Kidman's publicist has confirmed that the actress will wed country crooner Keith Urban in Australia, possibly as early as this weekend.

"We are very happy to be back in Australia. We have come home to celebrate our wedding with our family and friends," said Kidman and Urban in a statement released today.

Speculation is that Kidman and Urban will marry at a Catholic church in a northern Sydney suburb on June 25. Sydney's The Morning Herald reports that attendees may include Naomi Watts, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Baz Luhrmann and Rupert Murdoch.

Also according to reports, the couple intend to live in Nashville, Tennessee, where the Grammy-winning Urban is based.

Jodie Sweetin to watch others undress

Jodie Sweetin, who played sister to the Olsen twins on TV's "Full House," will return to the small screen on Fuse Music Television.

Sweetin will host the reality show "Pants-Off Dance-Off" which features amateur men and women stripping to popular songs. The gig begins July 18.

Nice work if you can get it.

The 24-year-old actress told "Good Morning America" earlier this year that she checked herself into rehab in March 2005 to recover from methamphetamine addiction. She plans to visit college campuses around the country to speak about her recovery.

Britney to give birth in Namibia? Nah.

Shortly after the Britney Spears NBC Dateline interview with Matt Lauer, the gossip was coming in fast and furious that she was planning on heading to Namibia to give birth to her second child, a la Angelina Jolie.

Uh, not so fast, said Spears publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnik on Friday. "Not true," she was quoted. OK, that's simple enough.

But StarChatter asks, if not Namibia, then where? Neither Spears nor her publicist would say. We of course have our own suggestions:

1. Bahgdad. Sure, it's a hot zone, but wouldn't we all like to see some paparazzi get blown up?

2. Any place ending in "-stan". So many choices! And it's be fun hearing the ET chicks try to say "Kyrsyrkystan."

3. Albania. Actually we're saving that one for Jessica Alba.

4. Arkansas. C'mon -- give a backward state a little celebrity exitement!

By the way, was StarChatter the only one to notice how absolutely humongous Spears' hooters have gotten? Geez, she could feed a family...

Thanks for the plug, Tera!

So it isn't juicy gossip or celebrity news -- sue us! But it is a hot photo of adult film star Tera Patrick from the June issue of FHM.

We'd like to personally thank Tera for the plug! So Tera, if you are ever tooling around Beverly Hills and want to drop in on StarChatter headquarters, please do!

Jessica Simpson likes a man with a big...

Imagination.

That's just one of the juicy tidbits Jessica Simpson reveals in the most recent issue of Maxim magazine. Unfortunately for the subscribers, she doesn't reveal any of the tidbits they REALLY want to see.

Anyway, the bombshell blonde said "A guy with a great imagination sends me through the rafters. I love it!"

Hmmmm. We never thought about calling a man's you-know-what a "great imagination." Props, blondie!

Simpson, 25, also noted her other turn-ons: "I love to kiss with my eyes open because I can take in the entire situation and know if I'm enjoying it or not."

Yeah, with your eyes closed, it's hard to tell how big a man's "imagination" is, too.

She also mentioned her sister Ashlee's rack: "My sister has the most perfect boobs and skinniest legs."

As if her own boobs weren't perfect? We'd be happy to have a look so we can compare.

StarChatter out.

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Joely Fisher gets a major buzz

A Yahoo! Buzz, that is.

The search site's Buzz Index indicates that actress Joely Fisher topped the charts with a 2118% one-day jump, beating out the likes of of Daryl Hannah (tree sitter), Jennifer Beals (Flashdance lawsuit) and Teri Hatcher (general hotness).

We scratched our heads a bit on this news. The auburn-haired TV actress, perhaps best known for her supporting role opposite Ellen DeGeneres in the comedy "Ellen", has been somewhat out of the limelight of late. Then we remembered: she'll have a lead role in this fall's Fox comedy " 'Til Death" with Brad Garrett. The previews look pretty funny, so perhaps the buzz is the result of the promos.

Still, she didn't exactly drop a baby -- or shack up with Brad Pitt and run off to Namibia.

Score one for the PR crew at Fox.

Britney: "I'm human!"

Uh, yeah. We kind of figured that.

So Britney sat down with Matt Lauer to talk about the paparazzi, marriage and motherhood -- and to shed a few tears.

The "Bride of Federline" said her marriage was strong despite rumors to the contrary. But, she admitted: "I'm an emotional wreck right now."

She said the paparazzi and the press have made her out to be some sort of monster. Matt asked: "If you could talk to them as individuals, not as a group, what would you say to 'em?"

Said Britney: "We just need privacy and we need our respect. And -- and those are things that you have to have as a human being."

Fat chance, baby!

For those of you who need the full fix, a special edition of Dateline will air tonight with the complete interview. Tune in to NBC at 9 p.m. Eastern, 8 p.m. Central.

Daryl Hannah treed

One-time mermaid Daryl Hannah was arrested Tuesday during a protest in L.A.

Hannah and more than a dozen others were arrested while protesting the the closing of a 14-acre urban community garden slated to be replaced with a warehouse and other commercial development by the landowner.

According to reports, Hannah and famous tree sitter John Quigley raised their fists as authorities used a fire truck lift to bring them down from a walnut tree towering over the green swath in a gritty area southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

"I'm very confident this is the morally right thing to do, to take a principled stand in solidarity with the farmers," Hannah told The Associated Press in a cell phone call before officials reached her perch and arrested her.

Seventeen arrests were made inside the garden for investigation of failure to obey a court order and for obstructing sheriff's deputies trying to carry out the order, according to the sherrif's department.

Heather Mills feeding frenzy

The media is frothing over the allegations that Heather Mills was once a high-paid prostitute -- and we don't mean her marriage to Sir Paul McCartney.

Here's a sampling of the headlines from around the globe:

"Lady McCartney denies lesbian prostitute claims"
"Heather: I was not a hooker"
"Hard-core Heather"
"Mills-McCartney: 'I was not a call girl'"
"Heather Mills McCartney's sexy past"
"Mills appeared in two X-rated publications"
"EXCLUSIVE: I'M HEATHER'S PORN PICS LOVER"

And of course the Lady Heather Mills (soon-to-be-ex) McCartney has denied all allegations and has threatened to sue the Fleet Street tabloids over the scandalous reports.

As for the reports, they allege that Mills:
-- was a prostitute for Arab businessmen
-- posed nude for a sex book
-- engaged in other lewd conduct unbecoming a lady

Well.

As for StarChatter, we're awaiting hard evidence in the form of photos. So, if you got 'em, share 'em!

JenJim? McCarrey? Jimmeny?

Well, as if anyone but we StarChatters care, it appears that Jenny McCarthy (former Playboy model, former blonde-then-brunette-then blonde-again bimbo) has teamed up with Jim Carrey.

According to a vapid report by PEOPLE magazine, the two have been spotted together at various southern California locales, including a tony L.A. restaurant.

McCarthy, who divorced her husband director John Asher, last year, is promoting her newest book, Life Laughs: The Naked Truth About Motherhood, Marriage and Moving On.

Nothing like a little rumor of a celebrity pairing to pump up book sales. Let's just see if this thing has legs.

Oh, and we're voting for JenJim as the couple's pet name.

Jaime Pressley: caught in the buff

"My Name is Earl" actress Jaime Pressley has gotten a bit of overexposure recently after the publication of several photo shoots featuring her in various states of undress.

Pressley apparently had a rising career as a nude model prior to getting bit by the acting bug. Men's Magazine "Ultra" put Pressley on the cover in the May edition, and featured what it called "rare nude photos", most of which looked at least several years old. Additional photos have popped up on web sites.

While there's been no report of legal threats or other attempts to stop the publication by Pressley or her representatives, one wonders whether the execs at NBC knew about her modeling career. They certainly know now, and as the old adage goes, there ain't no thing as bad publicity.

Olivia Newton-John's boyfriend un-dead?

From the Not-Dead-Yet Department: According to news reports out of Australia, witnesses in Mexico claim to have seen Olivia Newton-John's missing boyfriend, who was reported to have fallen overboard during a deep-sea fishing trip last year.

Patrick McDermott supposedly disappeared on June 30, 2005, while on an overnight fishing trip out of San Pedro, California. News reports revealed that he had amassed huge debts and faced possible jail time over child support he owed his former wife, actress Yvette Nipar.

But according to a story on Monday in Australia's Daily Telegraph, McDermott has been seen by witnesses in Mexico's Baja Peninsula as recently as a few weeks ago.

Manuel Valdez, owner of a bar north of the Mexican resort town of Cabo San Lucas, told the paper he saw McDermott several months ago and was struck by McDermott's mood, saying "it was one of those situations where you don't know if the person is on drugs or normally quiet."

Newton-John, 57, was at a health retreat she owns in Australia when she learned of McDermott's disappearance. She later told the hosts of The View that her initial reaction to hearing about McDermott was utter shock. "I was just kind of frozen. … But you have to move on. I didn't think I was going to sing again, but I am singing again."

We'll be keeping an eye on this one ...

Urban in Playgirl: glad he had guitar

Australian country singer Keith Urban wishes he could turn back time because he regrets posing nude for Playgirl magazine.

The 38-year-old musician, who is currently romancing Nicole Kidman, was able to maintain at least some modicum of modesty with the help of a guitar -- but still looks back on the April 2001 photoshoot with disgust.

"I look back on it and I go, 'That probably wasn't a great idea.' But I was sort of swayed by the record company that this would be a good thing," he said.

"It's not the full monty and, hey, it could get a whole load of people going out and buying your record, they told me.

"But I look back now and wish I hadn't done it. There are some things in your career you wish you hadn't done, so there it is."

We're betting Kidman probably thinks otherwise.

Daughtry: No Fuel for now

American Idol castoff Chris Daughtry has turned down an offer to become the lead singer for the rock band Fuel.

"I'm going to be doing my own thing," Daughtry, a 26-year-old from McLeansville, N.C., told The Charlotte Observer on Saturday.

The band had offered Daughtry the job just hours after his elimination from the popular show last month. Daughtry's hard rock vocals would have made him a perfect fit for the band, said some. Fuel's bass player Jeff Abercrombie and guitarist Carl Bell said Daughtry was invited to replace singer Brett Scallions, who quit in February.

Daughtry said he expects to announce his next career move after this summer's American Idol concert tour ends. He told The Charlotte Observer he'd met with entertainment executives last week in New York and seen a Pearl Jam concert.

Shatner as Rocketman: a classic riff

Well, it ain't gossip, but it sure is entertaining -- in a creepy sort of way. Let's just say it's a perfect distraction for the first Friday in June.

Followers of the long and varied career of William Shatner will LOVE this video. (Remember the cop show he was in with Heather Locklear? Yep, you're a dedicated Shatner fan.) Those of you who are not fans, prepare to be weirded out.

Remeber, this is the Elton John song "Rocketman". You;ll never hear it done like this again.

Check it out on YouTube »

Hollywood: Death by doughnuts?

The National Enquirer is running a breathless bit on STARS WITH DEADLY EATING DISORDERS -- AND THOSE AT RISK!

The tabloid, which is never shy about shouting the whispered secrets of the stars, tosses out the roundup on several Hollywood stick figures, as well as a quote from the alternately expanding and contracting black woman known only as "Oprah".

StarChatter thinks Oprah is about as close to death as Liz Taylor was on Larry King the other night. Which ain't very close at all.

For those of you with morbid curiosity, do check out the Enquirer »

Just don't think you're going to read anything you haven't seen before.

Simple Life: Paris, Nicole ride again

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie will once again prance about half naked and drip innuendo on unsuspecting bystanders in a fourth season of "The Simple Life" scheduled to be broadcast on E! beginning June 4.

Interestingly, the duo, who reportedly can't stand the sight of one another, have been filming their segments seperately.

Subtitled "'Til Death Do Us Part", the latest installment of the cheeky seriees features the celebutantes infiltrating families for the usual insulting but presumably harmless fun. The first episode, according to E!, finds Paris and Nicole (separately) wearing a pregnant suit, cleaning house and babysitting a 3-year-old. The second episode has the duo infiltrating a Pakistani-American family to trivialize their religion, ruin their kitchen and corrupt their teenage son.

With any luck, Nicole has conquered her rumored eating disorder and put on a few pounds.

Anna Nicole Smith confirms pregnancy

In a video post to her web site, Anna Nicole Smith has confirmed rumors of her pregnancy, stating that she's "really happy."

Be forewarned if you want to watch: The former Playboy model keeps her clothes on and her annoying little dogs are yapping incessantly in the background. Definitely not the sort of fare her fans are accustomed to.

Oh, also: she's one loopy chick.

Check out the video.