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 Sharon
Stone is a cougar on the war-path. The recently separated commando queen
is looking to jumpstart her sputtering career Demi Moore-style, setting her
sights on Goldie Hawn's 27-year-old son Oliver Hudson. A friend claims
"She's looking for her Ashton. She knows Demi has got acres of coverage
since taking up with her toyboy." Stone may have a hard time duplicating
Demi's hype. First of all, the reverse May-December is already getting tired
and secondly, Stone is older and less hot than the newly-remodeled Moore. In
order to make a bigger splash, she needs to go bolder. Forget Hudson and
make a play for Dewey from Malcolm in the Middle.
Here's some completely useless and shallow information: If you want hair
like Jennifer Aniston's, just pick up a US$100 bottle of shampoo that's made
with a curious blend of champagne, caviar and truffles. (Ironically, these
are all things that are not allowed on any celebrity's Zone diet.) If you
don't make a million dollars an episode and can't afford the shampoo, a
cheaper alternative may be to just stick your head into a supermodel's
toilet bowl. Apparently this concoction ensures rapid growth. Speaking of
concoctions, it makes you wonder if she ever puts it down Brad Pitt's pants.
The shampoo, that is. Enrique Iglesias
is on a roll. He recently padded his bank account by beating out J.Lo
and Justin Timberlake to become the mole-less face of Pepsi and he's
been well-received on the big screen opposite Johnny Depp and Antonio
Banderas in the kick-ass blockbuster Once Upon a Time in Mexico. If recent
quotes are any indication though, his good fortune may be going to his
mole-free head. The spawn of Julio recently revealed, "I haven't found a
girlfriend I want to be with more than a week at a time and I haven't had a
steady girlfriend for the last five years." That may be news to Anna
Kournikova. What happens after one week? Does the Latin lothario have
his women removed like an unwanted mole? (Sorry, the mole makes me giggle.) Penélope
Cruz.
Penélope Cruz has recently been forced into spin duty to combat rumours that
her relationship with Tom Cruise is kaput.
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 In
a recent interview Cruz assured inquiring minds with the soothing words
"everything is fine." Well, that's a ringing endorsement if I've ever heard
one. I don't want to seem skeptical but lately Tom and Penélope have been
seen together as often as Clark Kent and Superman.
Kevin Costner raised a few eyebrows with a recent
declaration that he would never compromise his artistic integrity by making
a sequel.
"I have not made Tin Cup 2 or Bull Durham 2 or Dancing
with Wolves Twice... I won't spit on my life to get a big fat hit." It's
true -- Kevin's cinematic résumé boasts remarkable range. I mean he makes
sports movies AND westerns. (Please, Tin Cup was Bull Durham on a golf
course and Open Range should be called Dances Without Oscars.)
Cindy Crawford was recently asked to remove her US$900
Jimmy Choo shoes while going through security at JFK airport.
Somehow, amidst all the metal detecting and whatnot, the high-priced heels
went AWOL. While I support stepping-up security in the fight against
terrorism, this instance seems to be a bit much. I can assure you that no
woman would ever try to set fire to $900 shoes .ANNE
MURRAY CALLED AND SHE WANTS HER HAIR BACK.
Good news for anglophones -- Céline Dion's next album will be en
français. 1 fille & 4 types will be her first French disc in four years.
Also, having suffered a hernia, Dion no longer does her flying stunt during
her Vegas show; a body double now takes flight.
Actually, I'm not surprised the songbird has grounded
herself. Hell, I don't even buy her when she belts out "I drove all night"
in her Chrysler ads -- mainly because she didn't even walk down the aisle at
her wedding. She was carried Cleopatra-style behind a pair of camels. The
zoological allusion seems apt. I'm convinced she's morphing into one of
Siegfried & Roy's white tigers. Tara Reid has lashed out at what
she sees as a Hollywood double standard.
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While Reid has been forced
to work desperately to reform her (rather well-deserved) party-girl image,
she's annoyed to see Colin Farrell's roguish behaviour rewarded. "You
watch that guy smoking endless cigarettes, every other word is f**k, f**k,
f**k, 'I'll screw any girl in the world.' If I did that I'd be blackballed
out of the industry." You know, Reid may have a point. Of course
Tinseltown's selective prejudice is based on talent, not gender. Farrell is
a gifted actor whereas Reid's last two credits are National Lampoon's Van
Wilder and My Boss's Daughter. Tara, make a decent movie and you too can
sleep with as many women as you want.
Speaking of Demi, the dark angel has decided to furnish her
new US$4.8 million love palace with furniture from IKEA. While this may
sound like she's going cheap on the décor, I think Demi's just a hopeless
romantic.
 Flipping
through the IKEA catalogue must remind her of Ashton -- pages and pages of
unpolished wood.
IS HE USING
JAILBAIT ON THAT HOOK?
At my editor's
behest, I've made a conscious effort to stay away from all things MJ, but I
just had to share this little nugget. The onetime King of Pop was recently
spotted arriving at an airport in Santa Barbara wearing pyjamas and carrying
an umbrella, a hand fan and a fishing rod. It's as though the cast of Queer
Eye for the Straight Guy got a hold of Huck Finn.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Academy Award-winner (yes, it's true) Cuba Gooding Jr. was recently spotted
shopping at a Costco in Van Nuys, CA, bragging to fellow bargain-seekers
that his membership card was a present from Jerry Maguire costar
Tom Cruise. Hey Cuba, maybe the cashier at Costco isn't the only one you
should be reminding that you once starred in an A-list blockbuster. While
you're hauling that lifetime supply of mayonnaise home to the wife and kids,
you might also want to give your agent a gentle reminder lest the producers
of Snow Dogs 2 or Another Boat Trip come a-calling.
SMALL THINGS COME WITH BIG
PACKAGES?
Verne Troyer's
little heart was broken after his engagement to 6-foot tall model/yoga
instructor Genevieve Gallen was abruptly called off. Apparently the
relationship fell apart because the mismatched couple couldn't handle the
scrutiny of the curious media.
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