Showbizz Buzz for Friday, June 27th

Strange. A Vietnam vet has issued an apology to PAMELA
ANDERSON, after mistaking her for DIXIE CHICKS singer NATALIE
MAINES--and hurling abuse at her on a flight to Los Angeles.
Next up, an apology to all men, for not knowing the difference
between Pamela Anderson and Natalie Maines!

Singer BRANDY's getting a divorce from her music producer husband
ROBERT SMITH. They'll reportedly remain friends, and raise their
daughter jointly.

JOSHUA GRACIN is returning to military duty, and won't be joining
the other American Idol finalists for their summer tour. Interesting
that they forgot to mention this until AFTER the tickets went on sale!

Remember COREY CLARK, who got bounced from American Idol for
not revealing his legal troubles? Those troubles have been resolved.
He was sentenced to six months of unsupervised probation. And
ordered to return KENNY G.'s hair.

SIMON COWELL told CONAN O'BRIEN last night that he was close
to a deal with Fox that would bring him back for the third installment
of Idol.

BRITNEY SPEARS has given Star magazine an exclusive interview,
where she admits to experimenting with unspecified drugs. She's
quoted saying, "Was it a mistake? Yes."

Ever hear about something, and know you shouldn't look? GWYNETH
PALTROW's pimple.

Will MADONNA follow in CELINE DION's footsteps? Maddy's been
approached by producers to mount a huge Vegas-style show. If those
producers use the word "mount" like I just did, she might just say
yes.

Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle opens today. Wanna impress your
friends with interesting but useless info? CAMERON DIAZ got paid
$20 million. DREW BARRYMOORE's salary is $14 million (but gets
more from being one of the film's producers). LUCY LIU only made
$4 million!

--Greg Valentine

Showbizz Buzz for Wednesday, June 25th

DESTINY'S CHILD will become a foursome again next year. It's not
official who the new member will be (but seriously, how could it NOT
be BEYONCE's little sister, SOLANGE?).

Readers of Rolling Stone magazine have named U2 "best live act in
the world." RADIOHEAD, BON JOVI, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, and
TORI AMOS (?!) round out the top five. Sorry PIA ZADORA fans, she
didn't make the list, again!

VANESSA CARLTON has signed with a Hollywood agent to find some
acting roles. Meantime, she's working on her second album, with
help from boyfriend STEPHAN JENKINS (singer, THIRD EYE BLIND).

KELSEY GRAMMER confirms that Fraiser will finally leave the building
for good next May. The show's been on NBC since 1952 (ah, actually
for the last 11 years).

One report says KFC is giving pitchman JASON ALEXANDER the boot,
because he wants the fried chicken chain to treat the birds better.
On the other hand, do you think those ads are really helping?

JOEY FATONE from 'NSYNC asked his girlfriend of ten years to
marry him. She said, "Why the hell not, since we already have a
two-year-old daughter together."

Scantily clad lingerie models will face each other in a 7-on-7 tackle
football game, in a pay-per-view event held during halftime of the
Superbowl in January. I know, I had to read that sentence twice,
too!

CHRIS ROCK will host the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.

--Greg Valentine

Showbizz Buzz for Tuesday, June 24th

BLINK-182 is being sued by a former roadie who claims he thought
up the name for their album, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. The
roadie wants a lot of money for his idea. People taking credit for
ideas like this usually get detention.

World Idol? The creator of the "Idol" phenomenon wants the various
winners from around the globe to compete against each other for
the title of "World Idol." Hey, what about winners from other planets?
Like URANUS AIKEN?

Okay, I'm turning myself in for detention!

DIDO releases her first album in almost four years on September 9th.
It's called Life For Rent.

BONO's tireless charity work to help the needy people of the world
has earned him: A) The Nobel Prize B) Sainthood C) Twenty-
four death threats currently being investigated by Scotland Yard.
The correct (?) answer is "C".

LUKE WILSON, VINCE VAUGHN, and WILL FARRELL will reunite
sometime next year to film Old School 2. The plot? Old guys (at least
two years older than the last time) head off to Spring Break. A lot of
people in the radio and record biz would call this "a documentary."

New albums in stores today: Michelle Branch, Hotel Paper; Beyonce
Knowles, Dangerously In Love; Soundtrack, Charlie's Angels 2: Full
Throttle.

The third-annual BET Awards, honoring music, movies and sports,
are tonight at 9. No appearance by CLAY AIKEN is scheduled.

--Greg Valentine

Showbizz Buzz for Monday, June 23rd

It's huge! It's green! It's the big pile of money The Hulk made at the
box office over the weekend: $62.6 million, the biggest June opening
ever.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix sold 5 million copies on
Saturday alone. Retail prices for the book are between $17 and $20.
So when you do the math, Harry Potter kicked the Hulk's ass!

MIKE TYSON was arrested Saturday night, after getting into a brawl
with two men who approached him outside a hotel in Brooklyn. Did
ya know? Stories where "two men approach Mike Tyson" have a
62% chance of ending in "arrest." (Farmer's Almanac, look it up for
yourself).

RUBEN STUDDARD and CLAY AIKEN will release their debut albums
on the same day, August 19th. Their record company says this'll
"give the consumers a chance to vote with their money."

Looks like movie-goers "voted with their money." From Justin To Kelly,
starring the two finalists from the first season of American Idol, made
less than $3 million and didn't even crack the top-ten during its
opening weekend.

BRITNEY SPEARS and MARY J. BLIGE will headline a free concert
September 4th in Washington, DC, to celebrate the NFL's opening
weekend.

SEAN "P-DIDDY" COMBS once said he wanted to be "the black FRANK
SINATRA." Now Puffy's friends are actually starting to call him Frank.
Another name for Puff Daddy! Dude, know when to say when.

MADONNA's new video ("Hollywood") debuts tonight at 11 on VH1.

--Greg Valentine

Showbizz Buzz for Friday, June 20th

SIMON COWELL is one of People magazine's "25 Hottest Bachelors."
If he's really so "brutally honest," why doesn't he blast the
magazine for its "dreadful choice of bachelors?"

MADONNA wears $20 million worth of vintage jewels and gowns in
her new video for the song Hollywood.

The Madame Tussaud Wax Museum in New York's Times Square
recently unveiled a statue of JENNIFER LOPEZ. J-Lo got upset when
she saw it, saying they made her butt "too big." The museum
obliged the temperamental diva, and made the butt smaller. Don't
feel bad for the unused wax--it found a new home on the ANNA
NICOLE statue!

The search for the next bachelorette is on. Click here for details.

Heads were turning when DEMI MOORE showed up at the Charlie's
Angels 2 premiere with ex-husband BRUCE WILLIS and current beau
ANTON KUTCHER. It's nice when your ex and current agree to be
part of your publicity stunt.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is dating CAMERON DIAZ.

Who seems out of place on this list? ANTHONY HOPKINS, GLENN
CLOSE, HALLE BARRY, KEVIN COSTNER, and BRITNEY SPEARS will
get stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year. (Correct answer:
Kevin Costner).

In theaters today: The Hulk; From Justin To Kelly; Alex and Emma.

--Greg Valentine

Showbizz Buzz for Thursday, June 19

He might have been the runner-up on American Idol. But CLAY
AIKEN is the champ when it comes to sales. Clay's single "This
Is The Night" debuts at number one on the Billboard chart.
That tops RUBEN STUDDARD's "Flying Without Wings," which
enters the chart at number two.

Thing you didn't know, but now you do: NORAH JONES loves
the TV show Friends.

Hollywood marriages are getting so short, they're over before
they happen: PAMELA ANDERSON has been spotted in public not
wearing the engagement ring given to her by KID ROCK.

OPRAH re-launched her book club yesterday. The choice is the
classic, East Of Eden, by JOHN STEINBECK. It immediately
jumped to number two in sales on Amazon.com.

"Top this, you b*tches," is how CHER recently taunted young
singers like BRITNEY SPEARS and CHRISTINA AGUILERA during
one of her recent concerts. CHER has been on a farewell tour
for the last year-and-a-half. When Britney and Christina go on
their farewell tours, they probably won't know it!

--Greg Valentine

Showbizz Buzz for Wednesday, June 18th

RUBEN STUDDARD will have a cameo in the upcoming Scooby Doo sequel.
Are ya feeling the "Atomic Dog" remake for the soundtrack like I am?

JEWEL's mom has stepped down as the singer's manager. She says she
only agreed to do the job for five years, and it's been ten. Jewel's new
manager? SHAKIRA's mom.

There will be a sixth season of The Sopranos!

RACHEL HUNTER has filed for divorce from ROD STEWART. She's 34, he's
57. They both have their whole lives ahead of them (more so for Rachel).

Who's the most-searched for music star on Lycos? Well, the search engine
reports it's American Idol runner-up, CLAY AIKEN. This confounds experts
who weren't aware that people still did their searches on Lycos.

--Greg Valentine