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Crackdown at LA Nightclubs?

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There was a great article in the LA Times today about the increase in underage stars hitting Los Angeles bars and nightclubs, well not so much their increase, young Hollywood a la Drew Barrymore have long been taking in the after dark scene but now the ever present paparazzi are there to document it and this weekends DUI crash involving 20-year-old Lindsay Lohan after a night out on the town is finally drawing the attention necessary to fight the problem.
These days, there's no hiding the illicit behavior, thanks to the aggressive tactics of Hollywood's ever-expanding paparazzi corps, who document celebrities through every nightclub-hopping step. That's what happened over the weekend to actress Lindsay Lohan. The 20-year-old was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing her Mercedes convertible in Beverly Hills early Saturday, culminating a night of partying on the Sunset Strip.
Former hotspot Mood is currently being investigated by the California Alcohol Beverage Control Board, who are looking to close the bar down for 15-days and Les Deux, one of the newcomers on the club scene has issued a public statement stating that they are in fact a restaurant, not a club, and that Lohan was not drinking at their club. But the astute writers over at Eater LA have taken umbrage with club owner Lonnie Moore's restaurant claim:
We'd never particularly thought of Les Deux as a place for eating, even though we had heard something once about decadent cupcakes, which do not a restaurant make. So we downloaded the Les Deux menu, a four-page document consisting of three pages of wine, hard alcohol and specialty cocktails, and one page consisting exclusively of two salads and nine liquor-absorbing pastas--just enough to keep the fuzz from enforcing a 21-and-up policy. You know, a real family dining establishment.
Not only does it look like law enforcement should crack down on underage celebrities and their bar hopping but also the definition of "restaurant" because when compared with a menu like that, the bar that I frequent that supplies me with a bottomless basket of peanuts and suggests that I throw the discarded shells on the floor should apply for a restaurant designation. Update: I Just realized they serve nine pasta dishes! Who the f*ck eats pasta in Los Angeles? I guarantee 98% of Les Deux's clientele hasn't had a carbohydrate (unless its from fruits, vegetables, and alcohol) in years. That just makes their menu even more of a joke. Picture by Rodrigo Marques

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If you're or brave or turned on by what kind of panties the skeleton in the corner of your high school biology classroom slipped into in an attempt to woo those fake organ cross sections littering the shelves then click here.

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TMZ! You have finally made it!

If a washed up former model that describes herself as the first ever supermodel even though no one knew who she was prior to her appearance on The Next Top Model (or remembers that she could put the guests on Maury Povich's paternity testing episodes to shame when she said "In the week I conceived, I had made love with five different men" and then tried to saddle Sylvester Stallone with the kid until DNA proved otherwise) I don't know what can. Congrats TMZ, you've arrived Video by London Entertainment

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Paris Hilton: Not So Hot

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Celebrity photographer Roger Moenks is planning to publish “Inheriting Beauty,” a collection of photographs that the New York Posts says, includes the "world’s most stunning heiresses." Among those to be profiled are Roberta Armani, Dylan Lauren, Allegra Hicks, Nadja Swarovski, and Casey Johnson. The most glaring omission? Paris Hilton! The pokey bound princess was origianlly slated to be included but Moenks and his editors:
“bounced Paris by unanimous vote,” said his agent, Marianne Strong. “She’s tried to play society like a game of Three-card Monte. Let’s hear it for high standards.”
I think this is a total plant just to gain some publicity for the book by trashing Paris. Wtf is Paris an heir to? Conrad William Barron Hilton is barely on the Forbes list of the 400 Wealthiest Americans, coming in at #374 with a net worth of only $1 billion (for reference Oprah checks in at #242). Factor in his 8 kids and all the grandkids he will have to payout when he kicks the bucket, what exactly will Paris get a cut of? The only thing Paris should be profiled in is the "US Prison Systems Hottest Inmates."

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Did Lindsay Lohan Try To Kill Herself?

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Lindsay Lohan's partying has been well documented, especially over that last year, it almost feels like she is at one Hollywood hotspot or another, every night of the week. With that comes the speculation of drug and alcohol abuse but now stories of attempted suicide are starting to appear. Star Magazine is reporting that while in New York City, a week before her May 26th DUI, Lohan had an emotional breakdown leading her to scream "that she just wanted to end it all."
“She grabbed a knife and started cutting at her writs,” the insider reveals. “A friend made her stop and went around looking for sharp objects. Lindsay ran into the bathroom with a bottle of Advil.” Crying, “Leave me alone! I just want to die!” Lindsay locked herself in the bathroom and threatened to swallow the entire bottle, says the source. Finally, someone broke down the door and saved the distraught actress from herself!
As shocking as that is, what I find more jaw dropping is Star is confirming that Lindsay and DJ Samantha Ronson are lesbian lovers! There has been a lot of gossip about Lohan and Ronson getting it on behind closed doors but nothing concrete or official. Now news breaks that the night Lindsay Lohan earned her street cred first DUI gold star, her and Ronson were seen fighting "because Lindsay won’t acknowledge her as her girlfriend." Does this mean that Lindsay's party behavior is a lot more deep rooted than we previously thought? She already has to deal with her father being insane and her mom being an enabler but is Lindsay drinking and snorting her life within inches of death because she can't come to terms with her feelings for another woman? We joke that Lindsay has slept with half of Hollywood but now that this has come to light, it quite possibly could be true!

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Britney Spears headed back to rehab?

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While Britney Spears was awfully photogenic yesterday The Sun Newspaper in the UK is reporting that Britney Spears had to be carried out of the mens bathroom of the Mondrian Hotel's posh Skybar Sunday night covered in vomit.
“Britney was found slumped over the toilet bowl with make-up smeared over her face and her wig hanging off. She looked a real mess and was sitting on the floor with her head over the bowl throwing up. There was vomit down the front of her black dress and around her mouth."
Although she had a room booked at the Hotel she begged her bodyguard to take her home, reportedly sobbing to the hotel staff “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Things aren’t going well for me at the moment.” This comes also comes on the heels of Britney releasing a statement to her fans on her website saying that rehab was a humbling experience but "till this day I don’t think that it was alcohol or depression." Not alcohol or depression? What's left drugs? Over the last several months Britney has blamed everyone but herself for her downward spiral and now it's painfully obvious that Britney did not take rehab seriously. But one question hasn't been asked maybe rehab didn't take her seriously? With all these celebrities using rehab for their problems with drugs, alcohol, and even hate speech, has it become a joke? Are the rich and famous given a free pass in rehab much like they are for parking tickets, DUI's, and underage drinking? Lindsay Lohan has just entered the Promises treatment center and Britney was recently released from the same center. Lisa Stanley, the entertainment reporter for the K-Earth 101 morning show her in LA described Promises as "The only Promise made is the promise you'll be back." Rehab has to be profitable too. Picture by Hot Shots Worldwide

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