Morning Mix: Britney Blasted for Pet Shop Puppy

Headlines: Humane Society blasts Britney Spears for buying pet shop puppy; universe condemns her for pink wig... Paris Hilton working on new album... Gisele Bundchen tops Forbes list of richest supermodels... Donald Trump says he'd hire Rosie O'Donnell for "Apprentice" celebrity season... Isaiah Washington joining cast of NBC's "Bionic Woman" redo... Winona Ryder on the cover of August's Vogue... Diddy gets 10,000 applications for job opening posted on MySpace... Amy Winehouse: Underweight?

Rumor Mill: Lindsay Lohan dating "Mindfreak" (and Cameron Diaz ex) Criss Angel?... Emma Watson lands $4 million Chanel contract... "SNL" alum Jon Lovitz clobbers Andy Dick over Phil Hartman remarks... Queen Latifah opening Miami fast food restaurant.

Breaking (Sort of): Have you heard the one about Dave Chappelle being a guest at the Prince William County, Va. jail or hospital? Thanks to a heads-up from one early a.m. commenter (see below), I just got off the phone with a jail spokesperson and got an answer on whether or not the comic has indeed been a guest since Saturday (as reported this morning on radio station DC101 and over at PerezHilton.com). No, he's not there, says the rep. Also, as of 11:28 a.m. ET, a Prince William hospital spokesperson said Federal law prevents her from confirming or denying whether a person is a patient. If you hear any additional reports, share them below or e-mail me at celebritology@washingtonpost.com.

Update, 4:10 p.m. ET: TMZ.com (Careful at-work linkers, TMZ's headline is a little explicit) apparently reached a rep for Dave Chappelle, who confirmed that he was indeed admitted to a hospital this weekend. From TMZ: "The rep says Dave went to the emergency room for 'physical exhaustion.' She says he was treated with 'food, water and sleep' for about 12 hours and then went home."

Say What?
"I have never smoked anything in my life. I've never tried any drugs. I wouldn't do anything that would cause holes in your brain or your nasal cavity. Call me Texan, but I don't think of marijuana like that." -- Kelly Clarkson explains her just-say-sometimes drug policy

By Liz |  July 17, 2007; 7:54 AM ET  | Category:  Daily Mix
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Paris Hilton working on new album...SHE MUST BE STOPPED.

Andy Dick is a [bleep]hole.

Posted by: st.louis | July 17, 2007 8:54 AM

Several callers to DC101 this morning (6:00-7:00 am) were reporting that Dave Chappelle has been in Prince William county jail and/or hospital since Saturday, for drunkenness, etc. Seems he was "way messed up." He was in the ER for observation (due to intoxication) and escaped, to later be taken in by police to the jail. Can celebritology do any investigation on these statements?

Posted by: DC101 | July 17, 2007 9:09 AM

Thanks for the tip, DC101. We'll see what we can find out.

Posted by: Liz | July 17, 2007 9:27 AM

So is calling yourself Texan/country the new celebrity get out of jail free card? Will we soon hear bush say "Call me Texan, but winning in Iraq means an indefinite stay, not an exit strategy"? Sheesh. Any Texans annoyed by this new pop culture reference?

Posted by: excap | July 17, 2007 9:31 AM

Like I needed another reason to like John Lovitz, but even if you don't dig the dude, the following remark is not only funny, it's appropriate.

Lovitz on Andy Dick
"I wanted to punch his face in, but I don't hit women."

Posted by: Bored @ work | July 17, 2007 9:41 AM

Regarding Chappelle, see comments on www.perezhilton.com

Posted by: Anonymous | July 17, 2007 9:55 AM

Damn, I like Kelly Clarkson; I didn't want to think she was another stupid pop singer. Why couldn't she keep her mouth shut.

Posted by: Lisa1 | July 17, 2007 10:21 AM

I wasn't aware that that was a "new" Texas image. hasn't Texas always prided itself on being different, and justifying all its quirks with the Texas explanation?

Posted by: OD | July 17, 2007 10:21 AM

Amy Winehouse: Don't know if she's underweight, but she sure is scary, and not particularly smart. It's one thing to be eccentric and loopy while still keeping your fans happy, but that thing about canceling concerts to go drink, well that'll lose you fans real fast. And without the fans, she's not going anywhere.

Posted by: Anonymous | July 17, 2007 10:21 AM

jon lovitz: my new hero...
i'm sure andy dick got what was coming to him.

re: britney...she must be the darling of celebritologists everywhere. she's always doing sumthin' stupid.

Posted by: methinks | July 17, 2007 10:46 AM

As you can tell by my screen name, I am @ work & work says I can't go to Perez Hilton. Filtered for "provocative attire" or some such nonsense. If we had smileys I'd enter a rolling eyed smiley here.

Anyhooo....

Could someone please update me on the Chapelle thing that's on Perez?

Posted by: Bored @ work | July 17, 2007 11:00 AM

Here's a sentence from that Hilton story to fill you with despair: "[her debut] album opened at number six on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 600,000 copies."

Surely the number could not have been anything but 666,666.

Posted by: byoolin | July 17, 2007 11:16 AM

is britney the new anna nicole?

Posted by: b | July 17, 2007 11:35 AM

PINK WIGS ARE HOT!!!!

(even on Britney....)

Posted by: Holler | July 17, 2007 11:47 AM

I'm really torn, in regard to my thoughts on Kelly Clarkson. Half the time I think, "She's just a kid and kids sometimes speak before they think and end up saying stoopid things at inappropriate moments."
But the other half of the time I'll read something she said in an interview and think, "Wow, this chick really has no clue whatsoever."

Posted by: Libidinous Johnson | July 17, 2007 11:49 AM

As a native Texan I only get annoyed when people from Connecticut start saying they are are Texan and use that as their excuse for their behavior.

Posted by: michael | July 17, 2007 11:52 AM

The photo of Britney in the pink wig just screams Low-rent Trailer Trash.

Posted by: niceFLguy | July 17, 2007 11:54 AM

I have NO idea what the Texan reference means (then again, I grew up in NY and have probably not met many of them). What's so unique about Texans? (Aside from the fact they make less then stellar presidents...)

Posted by: Alison in TN | July 17, 2007 12:12 PM

to b:
have you seen the "hey paula" show on bravo? or even a commercial for it? she and britney are neck-and-neck to be the next anna nicole.

Posted by: cee_jay | July 17, 2007 12:18 PM

ROFL re. all the Texan/president comments, especially michael's! LOL!

I say an emphatic YES to "is Britney the new Anna Nicole?" Nature abhors a vacuum ...

Don't know anything about Amy Winehouse other than that she needs food, deep conditioner and a haircut pronto. She is seriously anorexic and scary-looking.

Posted by: C. | July 17, 2007 1:30 PM

TMZ says of Dave Chapelle:

Posted Jul 17th 2007 11:40AM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: Wacky and Weird

TMZ has confirmed Dave Chappelle went to the hospital this past weekend because he was wacked out. But Chappelle's rep told TMZ any wackiness was due to exhaustion -- not drugs.

The rep says Dave went to the emergency room for "physical exhaustion." She says he was treated with "food, water and sleep" for about 12 hours and then went home.

Callers to a DC 101's Elliot in the Morning radio show this morning reported that Chappelle entered rehab over the weekend. Not so, his rep tells TMZ

Posted by: Bored @ work | July 17, 2007 1:32 PM

here's an idea...if a celebrity needs food water and sleep, why don't they go HOME instead of to the hospital? even if they aren't near their HOME, couldn't they go to a hotel, get room service and turn off the phone. for crying out loud? how pampered *are* these people...

Posted by: methinks | July 17, 2007 1:44 PM

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