Looks like the reality of getting dumped by her record label and watching her latest rom-com tank at the theatres earlier this year still hasn’t sunk in just yet.

According to People, J-Lo apparently still thinks she’s living in the year 2000, when she could get away with being a diva.  Apparently, Fox has given her the boot, with a source saying “her demands got out of hand”.

I’m dying to know what it was she wanted, aren’t you?  Here’s hoping someone at FOX leaks J-Lo’s list of “must haves”, they should be good for a giggle or two.

No word who’s going to replace J-Lo (word is Steven Tyler is in, but so far that’s just an unsubstantiated rumour).  Nigel Lythgoe, who’s returned to the fold to produce AI, is supposedly determined to get Paula Abdul back.

Stay tuned….

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What’s that old saying about never invite the Devil to dinner an expect him to behave?

Word on the street is that organizers have lifted their embargo on the egomanical rapper and invited him back.  This isn’t so much about forgiveness and second chances as it is about ratings.

I’ll tune in just too see what happens with Kanye and Taylor Swift (probably nothing).  Don’t lie, you will too. 

Both MTV and Kanye remain coy on his participation, with both parties neither confirming or denying Kanye’s participation.  Well played.

For his part, Kanye took to his fave new toy, Twitter, writing “More music … I’m bout to drop a bunch of sh!t this yea … surprise performances … guest verses … living in the studio”

Kanye’s expected to release a follow up single to Power in the next couple of weeks or so, with his fifth album scheduled to drop later this fall.

The MTV Video Awards airs Sunday Sept 12th @ 8pm

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Uh-oh.

Mia Farrow is either very brave or very stupid. 

In the Hague to give her version of events surrounding the blood diamonds that were given to Naomi Campbell, Mia Farrow basically said that Naomi was blowing smoke up the courts collective ass and pulled the wool over their eyes when she testified last Thursday.

Mia says Naomi knew exactly who gave her those “dirty stones” and what they were, telling the court, “She [Naomi] said that she had been awakened by men knocking at her door and they had been sent by Charles Taylor, who gave her a huge diamond.”

Mia says that Naomi told her she would donate the diamond to charity, but she was quite excited about it.  “It was sort of an unforgettable moment”.

Naomi had said she had given them to Jeremy Rattcliffe who ran a Nelson Mandela Children’s charity.  Ratcliffe initally denied ever receiving them, but after Naomi’s testimony, he handed them over to the authorities and is now under investigation himself.

Apparently, if your caught giving false testimony to the Special Court for the Sierra Leone, offenders can face up to two years in prison.  Naomi might find herself even more inconvenienced than she was previously, and Mia might want to invest in a football helmut, as Naomi probably has a BlackBerry with her name on it.

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Uh-oh.

This can’t be good.  First comes inconvenience, then comes exasperation, followed by anger, rage, flying Blackberrys and staff beat-downs.  The Netherlands better put itself on high alert.

While in the Hague giving testimony today on receiving blood diamonds from Charles Taylor in 1997 , angry super-model Naomi Campbell made it crystal clear to all her thoughts on being forced to testify, saying “”I didn’t really want to be here. I just want to get this over with and get on with my life, this is a big inconvenience for me.”

As to receiving the blood diamonds, Naomi says this sort of thing is par for the course for a super-model like herself . ”I get gifts given to me all the time, at all hours of the night. Sometimes without notes. It is quite normal for me to receive gifts.”

Naomi says she didn’t keep the diamonds for herself once she found out it was likely Charles Taylor who gave her the “dirty stones”, she gave them to someone she lobbed a Blackberry at to keep quiet Jeremy Ratcliffe (then head of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund) to use for for the charity.  Ratcliffe denies ever getting them.

They better make sure all throwable objects are out of her way once Naomi is finished there.  Hell have no fury like an inconvenienced angry super model.

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Boo!

Naomi Campbell, the famously mal-tempered model with a penchant for beating the help and throwing Blackberry’s at them, has scored a minor victory of sorts for herself when she testifies at the trial of Charles Taylor, deposed Liberian warlord and dictator at the Hague tomorrow.

Naomi will be there to answer questions on whether or not she received blood diamonds from Taylor back in 1997 in South Africa.  Taylor used them to fund his activities.

Naomi said she feared for her safety and that of her family if cameras were present, and the court agreed, barring paps from taking pictures of Naomi in or around the court.  Naomi’s request for a total gag order on everything about her visit except public testimony was denied.

Fear for her safety?  HA!  Good one. 

What about the safety of various staff members that might come into contact with Naomi when she’s having one of her “moments”?

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No, I’m not being a sacrilegious smart-ass.  Read on.

The best selling author of The Vampire Chronicles returned to the fold years ago, after suffering the loss of her husband Stan, and falling into a diabetic coma.  This raised many an eyebrow, for Anne had been an athiest for years and has an openly gay son, author Christopher Rice.

Always adament that it wasn’t an issue as her son was exactly the way God intended him to be, it looks like some of God’s fan club finally got to Anne.

Yesterday, the author posted a message on Facebook page, saying, “In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. I refuse to be anti-Democrat. I refuse to be anti-secular humanism. I refuse to be anti-science. I refuse to be anti-life. In the name of Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen.” 

“I remain committed to Christ as always but not to being ‘Christian’ or to being part of Christianity. It’s simply impossible for me to ‘belong’ to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group. For 10 years, I’ve tried. I’ve failed. I’m an outsider. My conscience will allow nothing else.”

Anne announced she had dumped vampires for Jesus, saying she would only write about Christ in 2002.  Anne seems to have had second thoughts and is now working on a series about angels.

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Ellen DeGeneres tenure at American Idol turned out to be a short one. 

Apparently, the talk show host and comedienne never felt comfortable at Fox’s flagship karaoke contest and her rumoured feud with Simon Cowell (they hated each other) didn’t help.  Ellen and her reps supposedly went to the network brass and asked to be let out of her contract one year early, saying she wasn’t happy and “it’s not been fun”.  Yikes.

In a statement posted on her website, Ellen wrote, “A couple months ago, I let FOX and the “American Idol” producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me. I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next. It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for. I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings. I loved the experience working on “Idol” and I am very grateful for the year I had. I am a huge fan of the show and will continue to be.”

There’s nothing wrong with hurting someone’s feelings if they hurt your ears first.  Just sayin’…

For their part, execs at Fox continue to be all smiles, saying how wonderful it was to work with Ellen, blah blah blah, “fortunate to work with”, blah blah, ”incredible spirit”, blah.

Meanwhile, Deadline Hollywood says that Jennifer Lopez has signed on to replace Ellen in a secret deal that was finalized earlier this week.  J-Lo could use the work and the money, seeing how her career hasn’t exactly been on an upwards trajectory lately.  So far this year, she’s been dropped by her record label and her latest movie, The Back-up Plan flopped.

No word if new producer Nigel Lythgoe plans on making “other” changes on American Idol (cough – Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Karla Diogardi – cough).  Rumour is that Nigel really wants Elton John to come in to replace Simon Cowell (whom he makes look like Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), but Elton supposedly wants too much money and has touring committments he can’t get out of.   Boo.

Stay tuned….

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Pure gold.

You knew given his narcissism and ego, it was only a matter of time before Kanye West, he of the ALL CAPS FORM OF WRITING joined Twitter.

Apparently, the stage rusher joined yesterday and it’s been one Tweet after another since.  Not sure if he’s hawking stuff on the social media network for money (although it wouldn’t surprise me).  Kanye’s new album drops this fall, so he’ll be using Twitter to help promote it.

Here are some instant Kanye classics.  May there be many more.

I specifically ordered persian rugs with cherub imagery!!! What do I have to do to get a simple persian rug with cherub imagery uuuuugh

Dating models I had to learn to like small dogs and cigarettes

awwwww man this is addictive I might get in trouble on here!!!!

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Music is a very subjective art form and everyone’s taste differs.  However, a group of pigeons apparently really don’t care for the group Kings of Leon sound at all.

Word is the birds were pooping on the band members so badly during a concert Friday night in St Louis, they had to stop three songs into their set.  This sort of thing would never have phased Ozzy Osbourne back in the day.  Just sayin’…

Kings of Leon promised that they’ll reschedule the concert for another time, while the pigeons hopefully move on to a bigger and even more deserving target (this would make my life if it happened to Justin Bieber).

Concert goers were overheard saying they thought the whole thing was “sh*tty”. 

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Out with one crazy trainwreck (Tila Tequila), in with another (Janice).

TMZ says the modeling agency owner, reality TV mainstay and Tyra Banks nemisis is supposedly joining Dr Drew and company to shake her alcoholism.

Dr Drew must be almost as crazy as Janice if he thinks he can have her there and escape completley unscathed.  Wonder who Janice will end up fighting with (hint: everybody) during the new season?

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