Celebrity Gossip

[Abigail]

Frank Lampard has launched a live tirade against a radio presenter who apparently criticised his parenting.

The Chelsea footballer reportedly phoned James O'Brien's show on LBC 97.3 to defend himself against reports that he was living in a mansion while his children stayed in a flat. O'Brien suggested that any father who did that was "weak" and "scum".

His comments, which came after Lampard's split from Elen Rives, were made on the first anniversary of the death of the footballer's mum Pat, The Sun reports.

Lampard, 30, told listeners: "Every penny I earn, every yard I run on the football pitch is for my kids. Unfortunately I've split up with my girlfriend so they're now living in a temporary flat, and it's not a bad flat at all.

"I'm actually buying them a house at the moment which is of equal living standard, if not more, to mine. My kids will never ever live in inferior circumstances."

The presenter was told that he should think about what he is saying, with Lampard adding: "Next time I'll speak to you man to man, forget the radio show."

O'Brien said it was "absolutely regrettable" that the exchange happened on the anniversary of Lampard's mother's death, but refused to apologise for any of his comments.

[tammyy2j]

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are expecting twins via a surrogate.

An unnamed friend of the couple tells EW that Parker and Broderick turned to a surrogate after trying for years to have another child naturally. (Parker, 44, and Broderick, 47, who married in 1997, have a 6-year-old son, James Wilkie.) "They had a lot of unsuccessful tries," says the source. "They came to the conclusion that this was going to be the best alternative for expanding their family."

A spokesperson for the couple confirmed the good news in a statement. The twin girls are due later this summer.

[Perdita]

JUST a year after they got back together, SEAN PENN and his wife ROBIN are set to divorce.

The Oscar-winning actor filed for separation just days after their 13th wedding anniversary.

And he is seeking joint physical and legal custody of their children, 18-year-old daughter Dylan and 15-year-old son Hopper.

Sean Penn originally filed for divorce in December 2007, however, after four short months apart, the couple reconciled in April of last year.

During their separation he was linked to LEONARDO DiCAPRIO's ex-girlfriend PETRA NEMCOVA.

Rumours of a second split first surfaced in February when he failed to mention his wife during his Best Actor acceptance speech at the Academy Awards.

And just last month, he was rumoured to be romancing actress NATALIE PORTMAN - although the reports were denied by sources close to the Hollywood actor.

Penn was married to the Pop Queen MADONNA, before he met Robin.

The marriage lasted four years during which time Penn was charged with assaulting a photographer, and domestic assault.

They divorced in 1989.

From The Sun

[Perdita]

JAILED Jack Tweed turned tail and ran from the showers in prison — after THREE encounters with naked gay star Boy George.

Jack, 21, was stunned when he bumped into the Culture Club icon in the wash block of the nick where they are both serving sentences.

Shy Jack, whose Big Brother star wife Jade Goody died of cancer last month, repeatedly met beefy George after being sent to cushy Edmunds Hill jail in Suffolk.

A pal said: “Jack isn’t exactly the most comfortable person when it comes to getting attention from other men. As soon as he saw Boy George was standing there naked having a wash he was gobsmacked.

“He grew up listening to George’s records but never imagined the first time he met him he would be stark naked in a prison shower.”

Sources said Jack TWICE went to the showers only to find 1980s icon Boy George, real name George O’Dowd, already in there wiping himself down.

There was fleeting eye contact and Jack immediately turned around and fled.

The THIRD time he went into the changing room where Boy George was getting undressed for his morning wash.

A pal told The Sun: “Jack knew what Boy George was in jail for and didn’t want to take any chances.

“The first time he saw him he just turned white and legged it.”

George, 47, who stands 6ft, is said to be an intimidating figure for young prisoners at the jail.

He was locked up at the Category C nick for 15 months for falsely imprisoning a male escort, shackling him to a bed and beating him with a chain.

Jack was moved there from tough Chelmsford Jail in Essex after being sentenced to 12 weeks for assaulting a cabbie.

Pals say Jack is worried about falling in love again after 27-year-old Jade’s death as it will make him look “bad”.

Chum Mark Wright, 22 — Jack’s best man at his wedding in February — said: “He doesn’t know if he’ll ever get another girlfriend.”

From The Sun

[Perdita]

Brady Green has been convicted of stalking Tyra Banks.

Manhattan judge James Burke found the 39-year-old guilty of stalking, harassment, criminal trespass and attempted aggravated harassment, E! reports.

The verdict came the day after Banks testified that Green's actions made her fear for her safety and that of her staff.

The Georgia native, who will be sentenced on June 18, faces a maximum of 90 days in jail. However, Burke indicated that Green could avoid jail time if he agrees to receive mental treatment.

"Put Mr. Green in a location where he can thrive, and that location is not likely to be the city of New York," the judge told the defendant's attorneys.

Green's lawyer Jeffrey Berman told reporters that he was disappointed with the verdict, but "glad the judge did not send him to jail".

[Perdita]

Jennifer Ellison has claimed that she is a bigger draw for readers than her peers when she strips off for magazine photoshoots.

The actress and glamour model told The Sun that she would carry on doing the risqué photographs as long as she is still in demand.

Ellison said: "I do it for the money and because I'm good at it - and they keep wanting me to do it.

"As long as I'm selling more mags than anybody else, I'll keep doing it."

Last year, it was claimed that pantomime producers were worried that Ellison's 2009 calendar was "too hot" for a family audience.

Not exactly short of confidence, is she?

[Chloe O'brien]

At least she is honest. Good on her if you've got it flaunt it that what I say.

[Perdita]

GEORGE HARRISON forged ALL THE BEATLES’ autographs — to make a dying fan’s wish come true, it has emerged.
He faked signatures of JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY and RINGO STARR on photos sent to leukaemia victim Ann Bartlett, 16.

And yesterday the two black-and-white pictures fetched £1,300 to boost research into the disease.

Tragic Ann and a pal — living in Barnet, North London, in the mid 1960s — gave drawings of their idols to a neighbour, the group’s dentist.

George, who died of cancer in 2001, is thought to have realised he could not get all the signatures in time and so copied them himself.

Ann’s dad Harry, now in Rickinghall, Norfolk, said: “I’d heard in London that George was the master forger of the group.”

Andrew Bullock, of auctioneers Keys in Aylsham, said: “It adds a certain something and it’s actually quite nice.”

[Perdita]

The husband of supermodel Cindy Crawford has been sued for sexual harassment, reports E! News.

Randy Gerber, who owns a string of bars and restaurants across the US, and his company have been accused of firing two former employees after they refused his and other staff's advances.

One claimant has alleged that Gerber tried to kiss her three times in one night last year, and also attempted to put his hand up her dress while she was working as a waitress at the Moonstone Lounge in San Diego.

The lawsuit, filed at San Diego County's Superior Court, is seeking unspecified damages.

However, a representative for Gerber has dismissed the claims, telling TMZ: "These allegations were previously investigated and shown to be baseless. This lawsuit has no merit."

[Perdita]

The teenage daughter of Sting is reportedly recovering after fracturing her skull in a fall last weekend.

According to The Sun, Coco Sumner was dining with a friend at a restaurant in Los Angeles when she collapsed and banged her head on a chair.

Sting and wife Trudi Styler were reported to have been "beside themselves with worry" as they arrived at the hospital in California where the 18-year-old was kept for four days.

A representative for the family has since claimed that Sumner is "recovering well".

Hope she recovers quickly