Food Network gossip for my sister and J:

Giada De Laurentiis says Rachel Ray feud is all smoke and no flame.

A feud? But who will you root for?

(Notice how I completely ignore her denial...)

Now where am I going to get my Hollywood insider scoop without feeling dirty afterward?

Defamer is getting "folded" into the bigger Gawker media network, and will be a mere shell of its former self.  All of its current editors are leaving and I've noticed a tone shift already. (Blind items?  Really?)

Mind you, I am not above indulging in salacious gossip.  I'm just picky about where I get it from.  Defamer was not only one of the best written, most well-informed gossip sites, but they also had some Hollywood street cred.  And the commenters are amazing.

It looks like that is all going to go away now.  Damn.

The Clayboards are all stirred up.

Defamer has put up a link to a poster at the Clayboards who is just destroyed by the SHOCKING news that Clay is Gay. Here's a snippet:

I will never be able to listen to him sing, "O Holy Night," knowing he desires unholy nights.

And watching him "come out" while hiding himself behind that poor little baby was utterly disgusting.

For all his talk about his personal life being off limits, he the one who has put it out there front and center, and has become just another advocate for legitimizing this abomination.

Every day families across this country are bombarded with this so-called alternative lifestyle being shoved down our throats... on television, in music, and in print. But it will forever be abnormal, perverse, and a subject of ridicule. And all the charity work in the world won't change that fact.

Today, if you say homosexual behavior is wrong, some people will label you homophobic, or say that you are judgmental. So be it, I know Who has the last word on this, and that word won't change with the times.

I am speechless.  I know that people think this way, but...she LOVED him yesterday.  Now that he is gay, she doesn't?

If you read the thread from the beginning you'll find more posts like this one (and they're highly entertaining) but overall, people are happy for him.  And that's good.

About that People magazine cover...I was not surprised at the news that he is gay but I was SHOCKED to discover that he's actually a lesbian!

Big Surprise.

Clay Aiken is gay: "The 29-year-old former "American Idol" runner-up, multiplatinum recording artist and Broadway star credits his son, conceived by in-vitro fertilization with friend and producer Jaymes Foster, with making him realize that he could no longer hide his homosexuality from the world."

I joke, but for his sake, I am glad the he finally came out.

Way to go, Barbara Stanwyck.

Robert Wagner reveals love affair with Stanwyck: "I would say she gave me self-esteem," writes the actor whose successful TV series included "It Takes a Thief" and "Hart to Hart," but the relationship didn't hold. They were both too busy working and the age difference was too great. Stanwyck eventually broke it off.

George Michael needs to stay out of public restrooms.

George Michael in 'toilet drugs arrest': "In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said a 45-year-old man had been arrested in the Hampstead Heath area of London on Friday. He was later released with a caution for possession of class A and class C drugs."

I wonder if he ever imagined during his heyday that his public life would eventually be reduced to periodic reports of misbehavior in public toilets?

Ryan O'Neal: Still Trying To Work Out The Kinks

"This morning, deputies were doing a routine sweep to make sure Redmond was adhering to his probation," sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said. "Upon searching the premises, the younger O'Neal was found in possession of narcotics. Later, a vial of drugs were found in the elder O'Neal's bedroom. We believe the drugs found were methamphetamines."

Girls, he back in the game.

Old news, I know! But I was away for almost the entire month of May and I couldn't let this pass without mentioning it here.

All of the important news breaks when I'm not around to blog about it. I hate that.

Poor Sarah's not taking it so well, but I guess she can console herself with the thought that she got closer to the prize than any other woman has so far. And she'll have the photos of that time he took her to the Academy Awards and not his mother.

If she's this vile in public, how monstrous must she be in private?

Naomi Campbell released on bail : "Witnesses said Campbell was aboard a British Airways plane due to depart for Los Angeles when she became involved in a dispute because one of her bags had been lost. During the dispute, Campbell allegedly spit on the officer."

Chace Crawford Is 'Doing Okay' After Breakup, Says Sis

Thank GOD. I was so worried about him.

Seriously, who the frak is Chace Crawford, and why am I supposed to CARE?

Kiefer done with jail.

Kiefer Sutherland got of jail today after serving all 48 days of his sentence, and with nary a complaint.

"The actor was also sentenced to five years probation, and must complete an 18-month alcohol education program and attend weekly therapy sessions for six months."

I hope he's able to stay on the right track now.

"'Sixth Sense' actress has first child"

Sixth Sense actress???

They couldn't come up with a more recent movie that Toni Collette has been in? Like, oh, I don't know, Little Miss Sunshine, perhaps? Or even About a Boy?

I had totally forgotten that she was in The Sixth Sense.

Ew.

Milo Ventimiglia & Hayden Panettiere Are an Item: "Having previously denied a relationship, the two Heroes stars are now considered an item."

I'm sorry, that's creepy.

So is Matt Dillon just gonna wake up one day and look really, REALLY old?

I don't know what sort of ritual sacrifices he's been making, but it's working.



He hasn't aged a day in 20 years.

Classy

Britney Spears went to a strip club in New York City and she wasn't happy with the red micro-mini dress she had on. Too many clothes, apparently. So what's a girl to do in such a situation? Well, any enterprising woman would know that despite all evidence to the contrary, there are plenty of clothing options available in a strip club. You just need to know where to look.

Embarrassing photo included.

Oh, SNAP.

New York Daily News: "Tina Fey dissed archfoe Aaron Sorkin Sunday night at the Writers Guild Awards. The '30 Rock' star competes with Sorkin's 'Studio 60': Both take place behind the scenes at a show like 'Saturday Night Live,' where Fey was head writer. Wiggling around the Hudson Theatre stage in a party frock with plunging decolletage, Fey told the crowd, 'I hear Aaron Sorkin is in Los Angeles wearing the same dress - but longer, and not funny.'"