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THG Week in Review: July 24-31, 2010

Free Britney — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:07:22 +0000

Welcome to The Hollywood Gossip’s Week in Review.

Below, our staff members take a look back on the last seven days in celebrity news and rumors – and we’ve certainly got a lot to talk about.

Visit our site daily and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for 24/7/365 updates. Now, for some of the top stories we covered this past week:

The Mel Gibson tapes. Where to start? All the tapes / voicemails were recorded February 18. Oksana Grigorieva says she taped him because she feared for her life. Whether witnesses saw him attack her January 6 is the question.
She’s being treated like a common criminal in the slammer, but Lindsay Lohan may be set free as early as this weekend. She’s lobbying for time with family before being shipped off to rehab following her release – don’t bet on it.
A major shakeup at American Idol leaves Randy Jackson the last judge standing, with J. Lo and Steven Tyler replacing Ellen and Kara.
The appearance by Barack Obama on The View was mostly light, and sparked criticism from many, including former Gov. Sarah Palin.
In other Palin news, Bristol is reportedly pissed over a report that Levi put it to Lanesia Garcia and may become a baby daddy again!

This is reportedly the new American Idol panel.

Jon and Kate Gosselin reached a custody settlement.
A supposed set of Angelina Jolie drug photos surfaced.
Zac Efron did the strip club thing … Zac Efron style.
Justin Bieber is a sinner against God (some think).
Kendall Jenner is all good with her bikini pics, though.
Tiffany came to the defense of Miley. Yes, Tiffany.
People really don’t like Scott Disick as a general rule.
Jersey Shore is back, and better/worse than ever.
The Bachelorette ending(s) spark debate among fans.
Mocienne Petit Jackson claimed to be MJ’s love child.

Most people have Bieber Fever, but some say he’s a sinner.

Baby news about six months from today: Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr (rumored); Melissa Rycroft and Tye Strickland (confirmed).
Couples: Alex Beh is dating Jennifer Love Hewitt; Kroy Biermann is dating Kim Zolciak; Eddie Cibrian is moving in with LeAnn Rimes.
Wedding Bells: Linda Hogan and Charlie Hill are engaged. Hey, at least he can drink at his own wedding to the 50-year-old. Barely.

Oksana: Mel Gibson Should ‘Tell The Truth’

AP — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:32:18 +0000

LOS ANGELES â Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend says she’s the victim of a “smear campaign” and never tried to extort money from the Oscar-winning star.

In a video interview posted Friday on RadarOnline.com, Oksana Grigorieva says she’s been “victimized all over again” by speaking out about her troubles with Gibson. She accuses him of “trivializing domestic violence” and urges him to “tell the truth.”

The Russian singer and mother of Gibson’s youngest child says the now-infamous tapes allegedly of the filmmaker threatening Grigorieva were all recorded on one night, and that she recorded the calls because she feared for her life.

Gibson met with sheriff’s detectives last week to discuss his claims of extortion against his ex. The sheriff’s department is also investigating claims by Grigorieva that Gibson abused her during a January confrontation.

Oksana Grigorieva Speaks on Mel Gibson Tapes: "I Was in Fear For My Life"

Free Britney — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:16:01 +0000

Breaking her silence for the first time since the now-infamous Mel Gibson tapes were leaked, Oksana Grigorieva says she recorded him because she feared for her life, and that his response (or lack thereof) amounts to a trivializing of domestic violence.

Oksana told her unofficial mouthpiece Radar Online all about the custody fight for daughter Lucia, Gibson’s vile rants and the disturbing abuse photos.

“I’m devastated. Everybody’s devastated,” Grigorieva said, adding that with her ex’s silence, “I think Mel, basically, is trivializing domestic violence.”

“It is unfair that by standing up to somebody – and speaking out – I am being victimized all over again. He has hurt so many people,” Oksana said.

Grigorieva says she recorded and saved the phone calls and voicemails from an enraged Gibson that have sparked so much controversy out of fear.

“I didn’t think I was going to make it through the night,” she explains.

Oksana says Mel needs to tell the truth.

“Everything, by the way, this is really important, all of the tapes that you hear on the Internet, all of them were recorded that one night. The tapes, as you call them, the voicemails, everything was recorded that night because I was in fear for my life.”

“I really did not think I was going to make it.”

Gibson hasn’t publicly commented on Grigorieva’s claims, but his attorneys say he did not hit Oksana and have tried to cast doubt on all evidence.

For her part, Oksana denies extortion allegations by Mel’s legal team: “It is all false information he is feeding the press. It is a smear campaign.”

Saying that a court order prevents her from revealing details, she pleaded to Mel: “Speak the truth, tell the truth, for the sake of your daughter.”

Authorities are still investigating both the extortion charge against Oksana Grigorieva, as well as domestic violence claims against Mel Gibson.

Oksana Grigorieva: Mel is ‘Trivializing Domestic Violence’

TheInsider — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:47:00 +0000

In a new video interview, Mel Gibson‘s ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva speaks out against the star, saying that he has unleashed a “smear campaign” against her ever since she came forward with domestic violence allegations against him. “I’m devastated,” Grigorieva tells Radar Online. “I think Mel is basically trivializing domestic violence and this is very, very sad.” Grigorieva says she was “in fear for her life,” when she recorded the now-infamous tapes of Mel’s alleged verbal tirade against her. “What is unfair is that by standing up to somebody and speaking up, I’m being victimized again,” she adds. Mel is currently under investigation for domestic abuse. Grigorieva, who shares a baby daughter named Lucia with Gibson, shoots down claims that she tried to extort money from the star, saying, “I have never extorted anything from him…it’s a smear campaign.” When asked to deliver a message to Gibson on camera, Grigorieva says, “Speak the truth — tell the truth for the sake of your daughter.”

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Oksana Grigorieva Black Eye Photo Questioned

Free Britney — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:42:35 +0000

Oksana Grigorieva’s accusations of domestic violence may or may not be backed by witnesses who she says saw the argument in which Mel Gibson hit her.

Until that happens, however, much of the “evidence” she claims implicates the actor remains suspect – including the new photo of Oksana with a black eye.

The fact that the photo surfaced just this week is odd.

According to sources close to the situation, the idea that Oksana held back the photo on purpose during the couple’s custody mediation in May is “absurd.”

As one source said, “She produced photos of her mouth showing the damage to her veneers, she testified in great detail about the January 6 incident.”

“If she had a black eye she would have said it.”

So is she exaggerating or lying about the attack and fabricating evidence? That seems to be the implication, at least from this particular TMZ source.

The insider says, on the financial end, Oksana “held every piece of damaging evidence” over his head – notably the now-infamous Mel Gibson tapes.

That produced a $15 million deal she agreed to but later left on the table. The source said, “If there was a black eye it would have been $16 million.”

Also, the settlement included a confidentiality agreement, meaning it would have done Oksana no good to withhold evidence she could never use.

Even more glaring doubts are cast by medical professionals.

Oksana supposedly emailed her lawyer about the attack right afterward, but sources also say the day after the alleged incident, Oksana’s dentist never mentioned a black eye. Two days later, a pediatrician she saw also failed to observe it.

This doesn’t prove Mel is innocent, and regardless, the man needs serious help. But it does cast doubt on some of Oksana’s statements and motives.

Purported Email Reveals Mel Gibson Apology After Fight

TheInsider — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:05:00 +0000

An email now in the hands of police investigators shows that Mel Gibson apologized to his ex Oksana Grigorieva the day after he allegedly hit her in the face, RadarOnline reports. The purported email was sent the day after an altercation in which Grigorieva alleges Gibson punched her twice in the head as she held their infant daughter Lucia, according to RadarOnline. Grigorieva has claimed that two of her teeth were damaged in the alleged altercation and that she also suffered a concussion. “Could you please call me. I want to tell you how unspeakably sorry I am,” the news site quotes Mel’s email as saying. RadarOnline also reports that Gibson sent an earlier email to Grigorieva on the same morning that reads: “How’s your tooth?” News of the emails comes after a series of publicized rants by Gibson were made public by RadarOnline. The audio recordings have been obtained by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which is investigating the domestic violence claims alleged by Grigorieva.

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The Insider on TV: Tonight

TheInsider — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:01:00 +0000

The inside scoop about a Chelsea Clinton prenuptial agreement. Then, Mel Gibson‘s fight for daughter Lucia. Plus, is a movie in the works based on the story of Mel and Oksana Grigorieva? Who should be cast? Later, Demi Moore shares a photo shoot a giraffe and mouse. Watch “The Insider” on TV tonight for all this and more entertainment news with opposing views.

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Witnesses Saw Mel Gibson Hit Oksana Grigorieva

Free Britney — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:44:48 +0000

Did Mel Gibson attack Oksana Grigorieva physically?

The actor and his attorneys have not said a word about the infamous tapes, which makes sense. It’s pretty clearly him on the phone, and there’s no explaining away remarks such as “You should just say you’re sorry and BLOW ME!!!!!!”

But he’s adamantly denied any violence, and his fans have accused Oksana of being a gold-digging liar. Might there be witnesses who saw it, however?

According to TMZ, sources connected to Oksana Grigorieva say “third party witnesses” will tell L.A. County Sheriff’s investigators they saw Mel Gibson punch her in the face January 6 during a heated altercation at her home.

This is the same alleged fight that they appear to reference in some of the tapes, and that she Oksana emailed her attorney about just hours after.

The Mel Gibson tapes are all from February 18.

Is Mel Gibson’s benefit of the doubt evaporating?

Witnesses have not yet spoken to Sheriff’s investigators probing the domestic abuse allegations against Mel, but they will supposedly come forward soon.

Sources say at least one witness is someone who works with Oksana on her music, which Mel claims is pretty average in one of his voicemail rants.

At least one of the third party witnesses reportedly saw the star pull a gun on Oksana during the same altercation, after he allegedly punched her.

We’re told Oksana’s 12-year old son Alexander, who Mel is also accused of assaulting, has already spoken with Sheriff’s investigators in the case.

Sources say during the mediation in May, Oksana said Alexander, whose father is Timothy Dalton, was hiding under the bed during the argument.

Concurrently, Grigorieva is being investigated for extortion of Gibson, and both are battling for custody of their eight-month-old daughter Lucia.

Whose side are you on in this increasingly bizarre saga?

Barack Obama on The View: President Talks Chelsea Clinton Wedding, Mel Gibson, Justin Bieber & More

Free Britney — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:54:12 +0000

President Barack Obama stopped by The View today, marking the first-ever appearance by a sitting Commander-in-Chief on a daytime talk show.

The subject matter was mostly light.

Obama did touch on some of his recent lows – prosecuting two wars, the BP oil slick, a misstep over a race flap – and the greatest indignity of all:

He wasn’t invited to Chelsea Clinton’s wedding.

“I was not invited,” Obama admitted when asked if he’d be attending Chelsea’s nuptials with Marc Mezvinsky in Rhinebeck, N.Y., this coming weekend.

Obama said he supported the Clintons’ decision to limit invites to guests who had a relationship with Chelsea, rather than including world leaders.

“I think Hillary and Bill properly want to keep this as a thing for Chelsea and her soon-to-be husband,” he said. “You don’t want two presidents.”

Obama later revealed that his pop culture knowledge is significant, but not without holes. “I’ve got to admit I don’t know who Snooki is,” he said.

“I knew Lindsay was in jail,” he added, referring to the jailing of Lindsay Lohan for failing to comply with probation terms of her DUI sentencing.

Asked about the recent scandal over the Oksana Grigorieva / Mel Gibson tapes, Obama replied: “I haven’t seen a Mel Gibson movie in a while.”

Obama does not use Twitter, but was a big fan of the iPod.

“I got Jay-Z on there, I’ve got Frank Sinatra. I’ve got Maria Callas on there,” he said of the MP3 player. “I do not have Justin Bieber on there.”

Slipping in polls of late, Obama may have decided on the light sit-down with the women of The View to reconnect with his female base.

He accomplished that, but did touch on some key issues.

When it came to the administration’s firing of Shirley Sherrod, Obama was asked what light the case shed on race relations in America.

“When you took office a lot of people thought we’d get beyond race, Do you think America is still racist,” asked Sherri Shepherd.

“I think what happened in that situation was a 24/7 media cycle that’s always looking for controversy generated a phony controversy. A lot of people overreacted, including people in my administration,” Obama said.

“When it comes to race let’s acknowledge that of course there is still tension out there, there is still discrimination, there is still inequality. But we’ve made progress and if each of us takes it upon ourselves to treat people with fairness.”

Anticipated fireworks from Elisabeth Hasselbeck did not materialize.

“We are in a state of chronic joblessness, yet you claim there are saved jobs, a standard not used before by any administration,” said Hasselbeck.

“It’s frustrating to hear that ‘saved-jobs’ boasting … How can you continue to say you’ve saved jobs when in reality people are losing jobs?”

The president explained the stimulus gave money to states that would have otherwise fired teachers, police officers and other public employees.

“It makes a difference if your job was one of the ones saved. States got hammered as a result of the financial crisis. If we had not provided immediate assistance to the states, they would have had to fire teachers, police, firefighters,” he said.

“This was not just a matter of jobs for those people but the services lost. We’re bouncing back, but not bouncing back as quickly as we need to.”

Asked by Barbara Walters about an increasingly deadly war in Afghanistan, the president reiterated his talking point that U.S. soldiers would be leaving Iraq this month and would begin drawing down from Afghanistan next summer.

President Barack Obama Answers: Does Mel Gibson Need Anger Management?

TheInsider — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:48:00 +0000

The ladies of “The View” asked President Barack Obama a series of questions, even having the president weigh in on Mel Gibson and Lindsay Lohan. In a sit-down interview with Obama that aired on “The View” this morning, July 29, Joy Behar asked the Commander-in-chief, “Does Mel Gibson need anger management?” Obama, seemingly taken aback by the question, jokingly responded, “Let me answer that Afghanistan question.” He then added diplomatically, “I haven’t seen a Mel Gibson movie in a while.” Obama told the ladies that he had not heard the leaked audio tapes of the actor lashing out at his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. Behar also asked the president, “Do you know that Lindsay Lohan is in jail?” He answered, “I actually know that. … It was in the ether out there.” But rest assured the President of the United States is not sitting around watching “Jersey Shore.” When asked if Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi should run for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, the city where Sarah Palin once served, Obama confessed, “I gotta admit, I don’t know who Snooki is.” He also admitted that he’s not hip to the Twitter trend. “I don’t tweet on a regular basis. … I think there’s an official president’s tweet, but some 20-year-old is doing a lot of the tweeting.”

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