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Naomi Campbell’s driver in New York claims he’s been assaulted by the model while he was driving her around town in a limo.

Apparently the guy was slapped so hard by Campbell that his head hit the stirring wheel.

But guess what? He decided not to press charges.

Here’s the twist: he’s taking it to civil court instead.

Hmmm… KA-$HING?!

It’s been announced that Neil Patrick Harris, who stars on the popular CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother will star in Sonys buzzworthy big screen adaptation of the irrepressible cheerfulness commonly known as ‘The Smurfs.’ Harris has landed the lead live-action role but one wonders which character he will play as it hasn’t been revealed yet. I doubt if he will be Pappa Smurf though!

Raja Gosnell, who helmed both the Scooby Doo movies, and last year’s Drew Barrymore comedy, ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua,’ has already signed on to direct for Columbia Pictures, and the script is coming from J. David Stem and David Weiss, who wrote Shreks 2 and 3.

The Smurfs were created in 1958 by a Belgian cartoonist known simply as ‘Peyo,’ They first hit fame in 1981 when Hanna Barbera created no less than 256 cartoons of the little blue guys, that were shown in this country as part of NBCs Saturday Morning lineup for nine years before it was cancelled in 1990. The film version of the 80s animated classic will come to life through a mix of live-action and cutting edge CGI-animation.

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[HMG] – Facing strong competition from the likes of Penlope Cruz and Maggie Gyllenhaal, if Mo’Nique beats the odds and lifts the Oscar on Sunday, her husband will be right by her side for once.

Born ‘Monique Imes’ in Woodlawn, Maryland the 42-year old actress and comedienne has made no secret of the fact her four-year marriage to fellow actor Sidney Hicks is open. But she makes it quite clear that she’s never strayed.

“Let me say this: I have not had sex outside my marriage with Sidney,” the Academy Award nominee tells Barbara Walters this Sunday. “Could Sid have sex outside of his marriage with me? Yes! That’s not something that would make us say, ‘Pack your things and let’s end this.’”

And what if it occurred more than once, Mo was asked?

“What if it’s 20 times??” she scoffed at Babs. “We’ve been best friends for over 25 years, and we truly know who we are. Often, people get into marriages and they don’t know who they’re lying next to. I’m very secure with my husband.”

But Mo’Nique also revealed she has a few tricks to keep Sidney at home, and hungry for more.

I tried shaving one time and it was so painful I said ‘never again. Now I’m 42, and I’m very hairy, says Mo. And he loves the hairy legs. And if Sid likes the hairy legs, there you go!

But there’s one subject even the open-minded Mo’Nique won’t discuss – whether those hirsute hind-quarters might carry her to her Oscar;

“I don’t like thinking about that, because I’m big on the universe,” admits the star. “I don’t want to start to think about what I’m going to say because I don’t want the universe to say, ‘Really? You so sure about that?’….So let’s not jinx it.”

You can see if Mo’Nique does lift the little gold man on ABC, Sunday. Just try not to look near her shoes…

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Not a wise choice, Miz Ke$ha. You don’t mess with pop royalty.

In an attempt to appear like a genuine artist, Ke$ha decided to run her mouth off and attack Britney Spears for not singing live at her concerts. She says it’s “bullshit” for any artist to call themselves as such and not vocally perform live and considers Britney’s excuses for keeping close to the track completely unfair. Ke$ha says:

I dont think thats fair at all for people who are going to see the show. I think if you are going to be a singer, you should sing. If you are going to be a dancer, you should dance. If you are going to do a combination of the two, you should make it very clear when you are singing and very clear when you are dancing. I would never do that to my fans. No offense to her specifically but people have asked me before to mime. I have been up at three in the morning for a television show with jet lag but I refuse to mime. Its treating people as if they are too stupid to realize you are not actually singing. Sometimes it is hard to sing and dance at the same time but I would rather be off and be real and genuine about it to my fans. I dont want to treat my fans like they are stupid.”

No, you just urge them to mi$$pell words for the fun of it, use black eyeliner to draw on their face and brush their teeth with Jack Daniels. That in no way advances the level of stupidity in America.

Hush up, girl! We’ve heard you live and we’d much prefer you with loads of auto-tune attached! At least it covers up the drunken rasp you constantly are spewing!

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How thoughtful!!

Just to prove she’s better off without those fuckers there are no hard feelings, Paula Abdul spent over $1,000 on bouquets and cupcakes to send to American Idol judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi, and Ellen DeGeneres, each personalized with a handwritten note wishing them a great season on the singing competition!!

WOW!!

Paula’s new ‘medicine’ must be a serious upper!!!

We kid, we kid.

Nice gesture, Paula!!

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The man is truly stoopid.

On top of effing over his wife and impregnating his mistress, John Edwards is about to be indicted by a Federal grand jury. And his estranged wife Elizabeth could even help sent him to jail!

The douche is being investigated by the FBI and IRS for using campaign funds to pay his babymomma Rielle Hunter. An indictment is pretty much inevitable!

“John is terrified that he’s going to be indicted,” claims a source. “While he believes he’s done nothing illegal in trying to hide his extramarital affair with Rielle and their daughter, he thinks the Feds are going to make an example of him.”

Karma’s a bitch! Ha!

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Kourtney Kardashian took to her blog today to set things straight about some current tabloid stories.

She tweeted:

http://bit.ly/bsbakf tabloid attack! Why in touch and star mag r messing with the kardashians.

Her blog entry said she and boyfriend Scott Disick laugh over the crazy stories:

In Touch and Star Magazine have been having a field day when it comes to my relationship. Week after week Scott and I have been on the cover of In Touch with stories that make us laugh. Their evidence of me supposedly sleeping at my moms house (I have never slept there) is that my car isnt in my driveway (its in my garage, duh!). We have been blessed with the most amazing, beautiful baby boy and couldnt be happier.

She is irritated with them calling Scott “STD”:

And saying that Scotts initials are STD and that he had a dogtag because he was proud of ithis initials are SMD, but nice story, idiots.

Kourtney posted the tabloid stories in full on her blog, urging people to read them there rather than buy them on the newsstands.

just wanted you all to know that these stories are based on lies. My sisters and I are as close as always and happy in our relationships. If you want to read the ridiculous, fabricated stories, I have posted them NO DO NOT BUY the magazines!!!

Do you think it helps when celebrities try to set the record straight? Or do you think they look over-defensive in trying to refute the stories?

Scott Didn’t look too stressed about the rumors as he enjoyed the beaches in Miami today.

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Rihanna took time out from rehearsing for tomorrow night’s Echo Awards to meet with fans. She held a signing at MediaMarkt home electronics store at Alexa shopping mall in Berlin, Germany.

You can tell she is genuinely happy to be meeting them. And I’m sure they are ecstatic, as I’m sure she doesn’t get a chance to promote there very often – at least not as often as she could do it here in the United States.

What do you think of her jacket? I could NEVER wear that – I’d wind up hurting myself! haha

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