Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Former BOND girl DENISE RICHARDS has sold the Westlake Village, California, home she shared with estranged husband CHARLIE SHEEN for $4.1 million (GBP2.3 million), according to US reports. The actress put the house on the market last month (JUN06) and has made a quick sale as she looks to move on with her life as she battles Sheen over custody of their daughters. An insider tells American magazine Life + Style Richards closed the deal on the house she bought last year (05) at the weekend (09JUL06) and told him, "I’m so relieved just to get the whole Westlake thing over with." The home was a constant reminder of bad times for Richards – it’s close to former pal HEATHER LOCKLEAR’s house. Richards is currently dating Locklear’s estranged husband RICHIE SAMBORA

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Ah, the joys of attending a Rock Star: Supernova taping. If you’re  
lucky enough to have an "in" at CBS, you can go to the front of the  
line… and take a seat! Otherwise, be prepared to join the masses in  
a lengthy game of hurry up and wait – outside- in the heat. Then  
stand… and stand… and stand. I WOULD say that comfortable shoes  
are a must, but that’s a lie. Because you need six-inch heels to see  
over the heads of the camera-hungry nightclubbers that pack the pit.  
It’s American-Bandstand-Dance Fever- Gone-Wild.

Anyway, the taping of what will become Tuesday night’s show was okay.  
Not spectacular. There were a few good performances in there, but I  
can guarantee you the producers and judges already know the top three  
contenders (if not THE WINNER) for the Supernova gig. If they go with  
a woman, Dilana has got to be the top choice. As for the guys, all I  
remember is that a lot of them don’t have the stage presence to front  
a rock band. "Mr. Iceland" Magni was better this week than last, and  
if Iceland keeps voting, he’ll probably stick around a while  
longer… but he won’t be the lead singer of Supernova. Neither will  
Phil, Jill, Chris, Dana or Zayra. I can’t even remember who was who  
among Josh, Toby and Ryan. I think they had good performances, but  
obviously, no stand-outs. Lukas is just…. odd. And the whole  
homeless-guy-turned-rockstar thing got old with J.D. (who, sources  
say, was pretty much a shoe-in from the get-go last season despite  
how it was ‘played’ for TV).

For those of you who were turned off by the judges being too darn  
nice…. have no fear. They obviously got a talkin’ to from the man  
himself, Mark Burnett (who was seen drifting around the set  
throughout the evening). The judges pulled all sorts of non-sequitor  
and conflicting criticisms out of their tattered pockets… but still  
found time to incorporate those all-important rockstar critiques like  
"you have a nice ass" and "the ladies love you, man". Oy.

It will definitely be interesting to see how the show is edited for  
Tuesday because there were some bizarre and lengthy exchanges –  
between the rockers and the judges, and between the judges  
themselves. Jill talked back — at length, and very defensively–  
when she was accused of trying to mimic Courtney Love. Dana tried to  
pretend she was all grown up, singing "Born to Be Wild". Puh-leeze.  
Just go home! You DO NOT want to be on a tour bus with these guys!!   
Tommy Lee was in not-so-rare (i.e. totally out of it) form…  
especially when he told fellow judge Jason to just "shut up" – and  
then tried to kiss and make up. ICK.

The biggest problem is that NOBODY — not the judges and certainly  
not the contestants seem to know what sound Supernova is going for.  
At least with INXS, the rockers had a particular vibe to strive for  
and the audience could really get a feel for who was "just not right  
for our bahnd, INXS". Not so with Supernova.

Zayra admitted (in whatever accent that is of hers) that she was in  
diapers when the judges were rockin’ out, so she wasn’t "all that  
familiar" with their music (I suspect she doesn’t know a single  
Metallica, Guns ‘N Roses or Motley Crue song). And she took the  
judges to task (we’ll see if this makes the cut) for not clueing the  
contestants in to what the heck the all-important "Supernova sound"  
even is!  She says the contestants therefore represent a "boo-
fay" (or as we say here in America, a "buffet" or smorgasboard) for  
the judges to sample.

The best thing this show has going for it is the House Band. It  
rocks. It puts the AI band to shame. Give those guys a contract…  
and send Tommy Lee home.

Thanks Hannah! 

Jillian Barbarie of FOX’s NFL pre-game fame and Good Day LA tied the knot this past weekend with boyfriend, actor Grant Reynolds. Barberie surprised everyone by announcing her over-the-weekend marriage live Monday on Good Day LA, exclaiming that Grant was the love of her life. "I’m so in love with this man!" she said. Her co-hosts Steve Edwards and Dorothy Lucey were a bit stunned — probably because they weren’t invited!  It was a very small ceremony in Barbarie’s backyard in the San Fernando Valley. Barberie explained how she didn’t have a dress or flowers the day before the wedding, but a friend saved the day with an off-the-rack, off-the-hook Armani dress. Barberie plans to legally changing her name to Jillian Reynolds (yes- the folks at "Good Day" ribbed her about Star Jones Reynolds) because in her words "I’m, like, a traditional girl," but she still plans to use Jillian Barberie as her professional name.

TMZ 

Hopefully he is better then her first husband!

June Allyson, the sunny, cracked-voiced "perfect wife" of James Stewart, Van Johnson and other movie heroes, has died, her daughter Pamela Allyson Powell said Monday.She was 88.Allyson died Saturday at her home in Ojai, with her husband of nearly 30 years, David Ashrow, at her side, Powell said in a telephone interview.She died of pulmonary respiratory failure and acute bronchitis after a long illness, Powell said.During World War II, American GIs pinned up photos of Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable, but June Allyson was the girl they wanted to come home to. Petite, blonde and alive with fresh-faced optimism, she seemed the ideal sweetheart and wife, supporting and unthreatening. "I had the most wonderful last meeting with June at her house in Ojai. We had gotten lost in the car. She told me: ‘I could wait for you forever.’ We were such dear friends. I will miss her," lifelong friend Esther Williams said.With typical wonderment, Allyson expressed surprise in a 1986 interview that she had ever become a movie star:"I have big teeth. I lisp. My eyes disappear when I smile. My voice is funny. I don’t sing like Judy Garland. I don’t dance like Cyd Charisse. But women identify with me. And while men desire Cyd Charisse, they’d take me home to meet Mom."

Access Hollywood 

EARTH, WIND + FIRE star PHILIP BAILEY fears the funk supergroup will never fully reform because too many members have different ideas about what the band should be doing. The constantly touring SEPTEMBER hitmakers attempted a full reunion shortly after they were inducted into the Rock + Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 – but it fell flat. Bailey recalls, "When we got back together people had different agendas, objectives and views for their lives. We couldn’t really put it back together the way it was." THE EASY LOVER singer also fears he’ll never perform alongside MAURICE WHITE again after the founding force of the supergroup revealed to the world he’s suffering from neurological disorder Parkinson’s Disease. Bailey adds, "He doesn’t tour with us anymore. He hasn’t toured in years because physically he just can’t do it. "He doesn’t really sing that much… and if you haven’t sung constantly for 10 years, those muscles have to be exercised and used, so it’s not like he’s singing the way he was back in the day." But Bailey confirms White still records with the group.

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