Morning Mix: Super-Exclusive Dispatch from Our Capitol Hill Correspondent

Headlines: Luciano Pavarotti succumbs to pancreatic cancer at 71... Oprah Winfrey may lend her help to Barack Obama's presidential bid... Rosie O'Donnell calls Whoopi's first "View" day "all right"... Celebs on hand to kick of New York Fashion Week... Paris Hilton ready to reproduce... Amy Winehouse makes surprise appearance at Britain's Mercury Music Awards... Ryan Seacrest may sing to open Emmy Awards... Jenna Fischer ("The Office") and husband announce split on myspace page... Jennifer Lopez awarded $545K in suit against ex-husband... Phil Spector jury hears closing arguments in murder case... Busta Rhymes's trial date postponed till November.

Rumor Mill: Sherri Shepherd to join "The View" as fifth co-host... David Beckham benched for remainder of season... Lance Armstrong and fashion designer Tory Burch split... Kim Porter says Diddy's dalliances played a part in split (second item)... Drew Barrymore dating "He's Just Not That Into You" co-star Justin Long... Maddox Jolie-Pitt enrolls in New York's $18K-a-year Lycee Francais.

*** Special Dispatch: Capitol Hill Confidential ***
Here is your Celebritology special guest correspondent, Gene Weingarten, who attended yesterday's filming of the movie "Body of Lies" at Eastern Market. He will be bringing you, the reader, all the exciting news of the stars, whose names will appear in boldface, as is the custom in celebrity news on the theory that celebrity news enthusiasts don't read so good and need all the help they can get.


Hollywood works its magic to transform D.C.'s Eastern Market into Amsterdam. (kingpinphoto for brightestyoungthings.com)

It was an exciting day all around for celebrity news enthusiasts because this movie features Leonardo DiCaprio, the famous weenie heartthrob, and Russell Crowe, the moody Hellion of Hollywood for whose manly bulges The Celebritologist would happily disrobe, but I am not supposed to reveal that. Unfortunately, neither Leonardo DiCaprio nor Russell Crowe was present; this was to be a scene without dialogue containing only exploding cars and many, many extras. It can be reliably reported that for much of the day, the most famous celebrity visible at the scene was Gene Weingarten, your Celebritology special guest correspondent. Gene, who was dressed in jeans and a shirt, spent much of his time watching the extras, such as the Very Fat Man Carrying a Toolbox. Also notable was the Little Jewish Guy Playing an Arab Terrorist, and the Woman With Large Breasts whom Gene Weingarten found attractive.

Things wrapped up not long after the car exploded, which is when director Ridley Scott, another celebrity, appeared. Your correspondent walked up to him. It was the meeting of the two famous titans of fame. Gene Weingarten asked Ridley Scott a question, which he answered, an answer that stunned Gene Weingarten, which he will reveal not here but in his column in three weeks, because he is not an idiot. -- Gene Weingarten

*For more on-the-scene coverage of the filming of "Body of Lies," read today's Reliable Source.

Chat Day: I eagerly await our 2 p.m. ET assignation where I hope to talk about all of the above and field your questions, comments and well-crafted criticisms of the world of Celebritology and -- more specifically -- your Celebritologist.

By Liz |  September 6, 2007; 7:50 AM ET  | Category:  Daily Mix
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Seacrest says he'll sing and Hilton says she wants to make a baby.

Next thing you know, Pavarotti's dead.

Coincidence?

Posted by: byoolin | September 6, 2007 8:28 AM

And while Justin Long dates Drew Barrymore, the PC guy is in a hotel conference room somewhere trying out speed dating with a succession of recently divorced mail order brides.

Posted by: byoolin | September 6, 2007 8:39 AM

being something of a sports gal meself, the whole beckham story has me shaking my head asking, "when will these teams ever learn..." david beckham, in his current incarnation, is rather like the soccer version of j.d. drew...or 'mr. glass' as my son and i like to call him. he's a delicate flower, so beautiful to look at (well, becks is), but so easily bruised.

however, i'm going to change gears here b/c i saw a photo of julie newmar AKA catwoman from the 'batman' television series (10 points to whoever can tell me who else played catwoman on the batman television series)...back to ms. newmar...she was at fashion week wearing a "dress of her own design." it was a long off white ball gown with a sheer top, and sleeves just off the shoulder. that's all well and good but her bra was so stupid looking. it was like she wore a regular bra and just pulled the straps down slightly. it was sooooo cheesy. ms. newmar has a fine looking figure and can certainly pull off the look (such as it is) but just because you 'can' do something doesn't mean you should.

and finally, i would never accuse a man who's won --what?-- seven tour de france races of being unable to commit, per se. it's just a matter of what or who he's committing to. in the case of tory burch, i'd say he made a good decision. any fashion designer caught in a dress looking like that deserves must be out of her gourd.

Posted by: methinks | September 6, 2007 9:06 AM

"Y'know, it just upsets me because I'm not anything like what people say about me, and this cartoon character that they've made of me is just completely false. It makes me mad that I'm such a good person and I'm treated like that by some people, I just don't get it."

-Paris Hilton

Oh, I'm such a great person...

Is she like the ultimate narcissist or what? The only person responsible for making Paris a cartoon is herself. At 26, it's time to take some responsiblity for your actions already. But what can I expect from a woman who cries for her mommy when she has to face punishment? And then comes home to nursery after jail? And this woman-child she wants to procreate? Just what we need crowding the earth: the crotch spawn of Paris Hilton.

Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 9:07 AM

answer your question methinks, I beleive the other catwoman, the better catwoman, was Eartha Kitt, who by the way is still performing.l

Posted by: st.louis | September 6, 2007 9:20 AM

Not to be outdone by Nicole, Paris hops on the baby train. A while back there was a suggestion to have K-Fed snipped. Might I apply that suggestion to Paris as well?

Did Amy Winehouse ever go back to rehab? I remember reading that she got a pass to pick up a guitar but I don't recall reading that she's completed her stay.


Methinks,
I'm going with Eartha Kitt.

Posted by: petal | September 6, 2007 9:21 AM

both st. louis & petal get honors for their answer "eartha kitt"...and yes, she was the better catwoman.

now, for even bonus points...who ELSE played catwoman on the series 'Batman'? this is a toughie...

Posted by: methinks | September 6, 2007 9:23 AM

Who is Lee Merriweather?

Posted by: dym | September 6, 2007 9:25 AM

ding,ding, ding! we have a winner! nicely done, dym.
okay, i'll stop playing trivia.

Posted by: methinks | September 6, 2007 9:28 AM

Gene misspelled (or mistyped) "Celebritologist." What would PtheP say?

But I think I speak for every female and most of the males when I beg for news of any Leo sightings around town! After The Departed - rowr!

Posted by: Sigh | September 6, 2007 9:30 AM

I love the comments about the Rosie piece on TMZ.com. Someone really nailed it; Trump was right, Rosie is a loser if she's videoblogging herself watching the View without her on it.

Posted by: 23112 | September 6, 2007 9:38 AM

I clicked on the Drew/Justin rumor link only because I thought - EEW! She's way too old for him. My suprise they're only 3 years apart - he seems so young, and I guess since she's been around FOREVER I always assume she's older. Now that the ick factor is gone for me, I think they'd make a cute couple.

Posted by: Alison in TN | September 6, 2007 9:49 AM

Oh god, I'm all for Obama, but if he's elected he will have to appoint Oprah as ambassador somewhere and that scares the crap out of me.

Posted by: POS | September 6, 2007 9:49 AM

What's wrong with Oprah being an ambassador? She'd be awesome.

Posted by: Anonimis | September 6, 2007 9:51 AM

Paris only wants a baby because Brit has two and now Nicole is expecting. Considering what happened to the poor dog, what makes her think she can care for a baby?

Lance cannot stand anyone getting more attention than himself. He divorced wife number #1 when she started getting attention for sticking by him through the cancer and having th kids through in vitro (she wrote a book). He dumped Sheryl Crow when she wanted to resume her career rather than just be the girlfriend, then the whole cancer thing got her attention.

Did anyone ever ask Meredith Viera what she thought of Rosie's first day? Seriously, Rosie, you are no longer on the show -- or relevant -- shut up and go away.

Posted by: ep | September 6, 2007 10:15 AM

methinks---we call him "nancy drew" at our house

Posted by: editour | September 6, 2007 10:57 AM

i'll bet RoO'Do is one of those people who never shuts up. you know, just has to keep on blah, blah, blah about total nonsense, like i was driving to work today and this chick in a maroon car kept tailgating me and i said to myself, i'll show you, and i moved in the other lane and passed the car in front of me, and then she just started tailgating the car that i passed. she just wanted to tailgate somebody, anybody... and then ...

Posted by: b | September 6, 2007 11:00 AM

editour--seriously--are you my cousin, david?
that's what he calls drew.

i almost wrote "AKA nancy" but thought after yesterday's sensitivity session here on the celebritology blog, that monniker might get me in trouble.

Posted by: methinks | September 6, 2007 11:05 AM

Please someone explain th appeal of Ryan Seacrest. I find him rather...blah. No charisma, he's not funny, not interesting, yet he's on EVERYTHING.

Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 11:19 AM

I don't get Ryan Seacrest either. He's somehow boring and annoying at the same time.

Oh - and as for "The PC Guy", aka John Hodgman? Married, kids, living on NYC's Upper West Side. I wouldn't worry about him. Actually, I kinda think of John Hodgman and Justin Long like this...

http://www.lauriemcguinness.com/

Posted by: Chasmosaur | September 6, 2007 11:57 AM

Why would the Jolie-Pitts enroll their kid in a school when he'll probably only be there, like, 5 days a year? How DO those kids get their schooling, anyway? Tutors for a few days for each stop in each country?

Posted by: wondering ... | September 6, 2007 12:28 PM

Is Justin Long also the Apple Guy on the TV commercails?

Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 1:09 PM

I have to agree with the chat posters and the commenters on Jezebel (link below): Barack is a hottie.
http://jezebel.com/gossip/estrofest-2008/michelle-obama-wont-let-hubby-run-again-because-it-makes-him-too-smelly-and-snore+y-296973.php

Posted by: Va Obama-ite | September 6, 2007 3:56 PM

That French school Maddox is attending has branches all over the world. Each branch keeps its curriculum consistent with all others.

So, it makes a lot of sense for a family that does the amount of traveling this family does, to enroll their children in this school. If Maddox is in NY Monday and Tuesday and Los Angeles, Paris or whereever the rest of the week, he just pops in and misses nothing.

So there are a lot of advantages. In addition to becoming multi-lingual, of course,

Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 4:09 PM

By the way, Jodie Foster attended and graduated from that same French school and ended up going to Yale.

Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 4:15 PM

Maddox just turned 6, the proper age to start 1st grad

At almost 4, 2 1/2, and 15 months, the other children are a little two young for "schooling"

Posted by: MGC | September 6, 2007 6:27 PM

Paris Hilton to reproduce? Oh, my, God forbid. The thought makes me cringe then retch. Say it isn't so....

Posted by: sane woman | September 7, 2007 1:26 PM

Ha ha ha! Gene- we were watching you at Eastern Market during the filming and trying to figure out who you were. Someone saw you taking notes and wondered if you were a reporter. And I said (based on the caricature version of you that I've seen in the paper): "That looks like Gene Weingarten from the Washington Post." Well I'll be a monkey's uncle. Wish I'd put money on it! Now if I could only guess what Tom Sietsma looks like...

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