By Sheri

17 YEAR OLD MILEY CYRUS WANTS TO FOCUS ON CAREER

Ahhh, to be 17 again! The time where you can decide on your future! (Unfortunately, many of us make bad decisions!) Is soon-to-graduate-high school 17 year old Miley Cyrus making a mistake by putting off college to expand her acting career? Well, her reviews for The Last Song with boyfriend and Australian underwear model, Liam Hemsworth, were mixed. Yet many reviewers called her “charismatic” or said she had a real “screen presence” so maybe she should try acting while she can still get parts? Also,  she’s 17 and wants to break out of the Disney/Hannah Montana mold.

Plus, it’s not like she doesn’t ever want to go to college at all. Cyrus tells press her grandmother didn’t go back to school until age 62 so Miley could “always go back later.” (Very flimsy logic, but then this is Miley Cyrus we’re talkin’ ’bout). If she did choose college now, Miley would likely pick her sister’s alma mater, Nashville’s Middle Tennessee State University where she says many of her friends are going.

BTW, who are her movie star friends really? Recently she was seen having dinner with Justin Beiber and despite her romance with Hemsworth, there was press asking her if he was her new guy. (Sick! The guy looks 12! I was glad (and surprised) to find out Beiber is actually 16 so that’s only 1 year younger that Cyrus..but still…) Does someone set up these dinners as a publicity stunt or what?

Miley told The View in March: “The music industry isn’t as positive as I would like it to be” so “I just want to work in movies.” Well, maybe it’s worth a shot for her, but is the movie industry really any more “positive” than the music biz? How ’bout noooooo… Don’t put on those rose-colored glasses Miley…

By Sheri

MICK JAGGER: (66¾ WITHOUT PLASTIC SURGERY IS THE NEW 50)

Okay, it’s official – I love rock god Mick Jagger!(Sir Mick Jagger actually!) Musically, there’s no one like him! He and the Rolling Stones are amazing and I could listen to them forever. Those slow songs like “Wild Horses” and “Angie” as well as the more upbeat tunes such as “Happy”can set my world right again after any kind of weird day (like when I realize again that they really did  stop making new Seinfeld eps eons ago…).

Sir Mick was on Larry King last night talking about the 40 year anniversary of Exile on Main Street (great new album mixes plus a gritty docu filmed in French basements). It was hilarious when Larry turned the talk away from Exile to ask Mick if being on drugs ever affected his performance on stage. Mick waited one beat and deadpanned “probably” which almost sent Larry into one of his laughing spasms that makes you think he’s short of air and going to have a heart attack!

I loved hearing Mick Jagger, in his upper crust, yet also unpretentious, British accent, go into the story behind Exile (for what must be the 1,516th time in his career – long story short UK wanted 90% of his income so the Stones moved to France in Exile to pay like 40% less tax) I’m struck how cool he is still at 66¾ to be almost exact (turns 67 on July 26). He’s rock and roll elegance old school with a modern cool edge in his thinking.

Unlike Heidi Montag, who at almost a third of Mick Jagger’s age, has had a gazillion plastic surgeries, Jagger swears off them. As his model daughter (like her famous model mom, Jerry Hall), 20 something Elizabeth told the British papers in 2006, Mick Jagger has vowed never to have plastic surgery. Elizabeth calls her Dad’s face “craggy” in a good way, and I agree. I also agree with her when she says most people who get plastic surgery have “…glazed expressions like they’re in a permanent state of shock.” (Hello Steven Tyler…)

By Sheri

MICHAEL JACKSON’S GRAVE FULL OF SUNFLOWERS

When you want something, put it out into the universe – or at least MySpace. That’s what Lisa Marie Presley (yes, Elvis’ daughter and Michael Jackson’s ex-wife) discovered. (BTW, Jackson proposed to Presley on the telephone and it was basically a phony I mean phone marriage with daily telephone calls between the two.)

On Monday, Lisa Marie visited Michael’s grave site, bringing with her some sunflowers and a picture frame. Reportedly, she took more than an hour to arrange the items so that the sunflowers were extending just so from the picture frame (very van Gogh, no?). On Wednesday, Presley commented on her MySpace blog that Michael Jackson loved sunflowers and it would be great if his fans could donate some since, aside from her frame, some candles and a couple of bouquets, his grave site mausoleum was quite empty.

SUNFLOWER GUY SAVES THE GRAVE

When Jason Levin, the owner of sunflowerguy.com, saw Lisa Marie’s plea, he promised to send bushels of sunflowers to Michael Jackson’s grave. Levin made good on his promise as 300 bushels of sunflowers worth about $5K left his Vista, California location at 6:30am Friday morning and arrived at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in LA by 9:30am the same day. (Not bad at all considering Presley only posted her desire two days before!)

A rep at Forest Lawn commented that this was the first time so many flowers arrived at once and that they had to have security on hand to monitor the process of bringing in all the sunflowers. Lisa Marie hopes fans will chip in to get an ongoing supply of Jackson’s favorite flower at his grave site. A rep named Irene at Forest Lawn Cemetery has reportedly reserved a big vase for Jackson’s mausoleum that will hold 50 sunflowers at once. I think his fans will come through…

By Sheri

RIHANNA ON ‘LAST GIRL ON EARTH’ TOUR

After finally admitting to press last month that she and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star, Matt Kemp, are an item rather than just friends as she said for months, Rhianna recently declared she’s in love with the slugger. (better a baseball hitter than the woman hitting kind she dated before whose name I shouldn’t mention…Chris Brown Chris Brown Chris Brown Chris Brown Chris Brown.)

Her current ‘Last Girl On Earth’ tour has Rihanna in Europe sans Matt. So far, she’s had a lot of battle scars after slipping on stage and injuring her ribs in Zurich, Switzerland. Luckily her ribs weren’t cracked, but Rihanna commented that they did hurt for a long time and a doctor had to travel with her to keep their condition monitored. She’d love it if Matt could join her in Europe, especially when she was in the most romantic city in the world, Paris.
The hopeful plan was for Matt to meet Rihanna in London. Rihanna told London’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “I was hoping he would be able to come to London, but he’s working.”

THE LOVE BIRDS MUST BE APART FOR 7 WEEKS

In June, Rihanna and Matt will meet up again in the U.S., but for now, the Rude Boy singer sends a lot of video messages to her sweetie. In addition to tour concerts, the Umbrella girl also has videos to finish for her next single.

The only mystery is how serious the couple is since Rihanna went from denying their couple status, to saying she’s very much in love with Matt to commenting that it’s just “fun” and she’s not ready for anything serious. (Hey, I don’t blame her – celebs are always getting grilled about their love life and it’s not easy to answer – what if she hasn’t even told Matt how she feels really?) Anyway, time will tell and I wish Rihanna all the best…

By Sheri

LADY GAGA EATS BABY FOOD, HATES HER BODY?

Although her rep is denying everything, the rumors are rampant that Lady Gaga lives basically on baby food to stay slim. She also apparently has the same disease as Heidi Montag as Gaga’s said to be contemplating thousands of dollars of plastic surgery on everywhere from her face to her boobs to her thighs. The “source” (oh these people never give their names, what cowards!) tattling on Gaga in Heat magazine swears that Lady Gaga spends hours looking in the mirror lamenting over her looks.

Well, ya know, all Stefani Germanotta (Gaga’s real name) needs is a makeover (including some real hair, a hairbrush and real clothes rather than half of Batwoman’s costume!). A case of makeup remover to ditch the raccoon eyes is a good start in the cosmetics department, but really…

IF YOU DON’T LIKE YOUR THIGHS, WEAR SOME PANTS!

For someone reported to have issues with her thighs, Lady Gaga seems obsessed with wearing totally inappropriate, underwear-like garments in pubic oops public places. The crazy thongs oops things she wears reveal more than most people’s bathing suits!

Seriously, TLC’s Stacy London and Clinton Kelly need to school her on What Not To Wear. Can you imagine that episode? Come on, Gaga, forget the plastic (if it’s leather she’s wearing it looks like plastic) and the plastic surgery and just get some real clothes!

“IT’S ALL ABOUT STARVATION. POP STARS DON’T EAT.”

Lady Gaga said those words last May. Now she’s accused of living on baby food. The infamous Heat source (heat source ha) states that Gaga’s so weak from not eating properly and dancing so much that she’s been “blacking out” as well as “collapsing on stage.” Well ya, just get paid to blab to a magazine about it rather than calling 911 and getting the Lady some help (including counseling)…

By Sheri

GET WELL SOON BRET MICHAELS!

Poison’s lead singer and popular Celebrity Apprentice star, Bret Michaels, is said to be awake, talking and in a positive mindset as he recovers in hospital after suffering a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which is bleeding at the base of the brain. Yet he’s also in danger of suffering seizures due to a sodium deficiency. Michaels was rushed to hospital last Thursday after experiencing severe ‘thunderclap headaches’ that he said felt like “getting hit with a baseball bat over and over.”

Doctors and friends alike call him “lucky” and “a fighter” since many people have died as a result of the type of hemorrhage Bret suffered. While in hospital, he just recently had what his representative said was a “minor setback.” According to the information posted on the official Bret Michaels website (which has received so much traffic, some of the pages had to be moved), the hemorrhage caused a condition called hyponatremia, which is basically a salt deficiency. Fans of all ages are wishing Bret all the best and hope he recovers soon!

DONALD TRUMP CALLS BRET’S HOSPITAL

For some reason, the hospital where Michaels is isn’t being disclosed, but Donald Trump apparently knows because he called to check on Bret’s condition. In typical Trump speak, Donald commented that Michaels is in “big, big trouble” and “the prognosis is not great.” Donald Trump and Donald Jr. appeared separately on Larry King to express how much they like him and hope he gets well.

So many people are rooting for Michaels to recover. The last Celebrity Apprentice, which aired a few days after Bret landed in hospital, attracted nearly 8 million viewers. The show hasn’t had those ratings numbers since its premiere. I love Celebrity Apprentice and I love Bret on it. –Wishing you well, Bret Michaels!

By Sheri

NIKKI SIXX & KAT VON D HOLDIN’ HANDS IN MALIBU

Tattoo artist/LA Ink reality star, Kat Von D (I love her cool name and her real name is even cooler: Katherine von Drachenberg) is apparently back with Motley Crue musician/songwriter, Nikki Sixx (The best male rocker name since Alice Cooper. His birthname is Frank Carlton Serafino Ferrana Jr.). The couple broke up in January after dating for nearly 2 years. The reason their relationship ended then remains a mystery. Nikki issued a statement at the time that included this:
“We are taking a break from our relationship for reasons that we will choose to keep personal. She has loved and inspired the hell outta me and I know I’ve done the same for her in the almost 2 years we ruled the earth together.” (Gotta love that last part!)

Whatever it was, it seems they worked things out and got back together after just a few months apart. In the last few weeks, they’ve been spotted together all over Malibu. Sixx (51) and Von D (27) have quite the age difference, but seem happy as a couple. They began seeing each other in 2007 after Kat’s marriage had ended.

Nikki appeared on LA Ink in 2008 while he and Kat were dating. Kat did a tattoo of Motley Crue guitarist, Mick Mars, (oh those rocker names again! His birthname is Robert Alan Deal) on Sixx’s leg.  Nikki Sixx, who co-founded Motley Crue with Tommy Lee, has known Mick Mars around 30 years.

Recently, Von D posted on Twitter: “I’m currently in a relationship with Nikki.” Sixx confirmed the news on his radio show, Sixx Sense. The only thing is, the posts were made after rumors had started that Von D was involved with the married skateboarder/daredevil,  Bam Margera.

Photos of Bam and Kat holding hands leaving a bar surfaced and then came the pics of Kat and Nikki doing the same thing leaving McDonald’s or somewhere (the above photo). But Kat calls the comments about the speculation of an affair with Bam “silly rumors.”

Here is Erykah Badu’s controversial new single “Window Seat.” Badu was charged yesterday with disorderly conduct over her nude video shoot.  The video was shot in one take at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas where John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. A Texas woman filed an indecency complaint with the Dallas Police.  The video was inspired by the Brooklyn duo Matt and Kim’s video “Lessons Learned.”

By Sheri

GLAM GIRL GAGA GETS THE LAST LAUGH OVER EX

Imagine having an ex tell you you’ll never reach your dreams, never amount to anything? The nerve! I’d want to pull an “alleged” Charlie Sheen and get out the kitchen knives and/or shotgun and issue death threats!

Ah, but Gaga says in the soon to be released April issue of Cosmopolitan magazine that she told her ex boyfriend in no uncertain terms: “You won’t be able to order a coffee at the f***ing deli without hearing or seeing me.”

Good one, Gaga! Especially since it’s obviously oh so true! I wonder where this guy is and what he does for a living now? If poetic justice is any indication, he should be a newsstand worker, ah yes right outside a deli, who has to unpack and sell a gazillion (Gagazillion!) magazines with her on the covers!

By the way, Gaga’s gone very old school Hollywood these days with long, waved blond hair, blood red lips and elegant black gowns. ‘Cept on the new Cosmo cover, she’s wearing just a bra and boy shorts undies that both pretty much match her skin tone (except for the white waistband). Whatev…

GAGA TELLS COSMO SHE’S “DELUSIONALLY AMBITIOUS”

Lady Gaga said her ex “hoped I’d fail” and that she’d “never have a hit song” as well as “never be nominated for a Grammy.” This jealous loser must not think much of Karma!

Anyway, Gaga’s ambition and determination helped her keep going through all that loser’s remarks as well as music biz people telling she was “too pop” or “too theatrical.” Let’s not forget she’s only 23 (24 at the end of March) and reigns on the music charts! Yeah Gaga has the last laugh/giggle fit/ ha ha/guffaw (whatever she wants) all right!

Aziz Ansari, AKA Raaaaaandy, has recorded a rap song calling out every rapper ever because they haven’t sent him verses for his mixtape. The song is appropriately titled “Aaaaaaangry”. Check it out.