Does Sarah Jessica Parker Think She's Hotter Than This Teenager?

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Gossip sites are reporting that Sarah Jessica Parker is reeling after being replaced as the representative for The Gap's clothing line in favor of 18-year-old British soul singer Joss Stone.

Gap says its decision to replace Sarah, who turns 40 this week, for Joss was prompted by a desire to focus on the teen market.

A friend of the actress says, "Sarah's spring campaign for Gap has only just started and she feels the announcement of her replacement in the same week that the new ads are appearing is a bit of a snub. Joss is not only a teenager, she is a virtual unknown. Had her replacement been a big star, perhaps Sarah wouldn't have minded so much."

Joss Stone a "virtual unknown?" Maybe if you've been living under a rock lately . . .

, Joss is described as laid back, bordering on shy, and is more likely to be seen in a long peasant skirt and dozens of bangles. Insiders say she was picked for her "girl next door" appeal.

Industry insiders say that Gap's move is savvy - and encourages the fashion industry to move away from the stick-thin models of the past, and focus on the teen market.

Celebrity stylist Nick Ede says that Joss is a great choice: "She has that cool laid-back British attitude Americans love and the Sienna Miller 'boho-chic' look, which is now so popular. She is always barefoot and she doesn't look like a model."

Visit Joss Stone's website at www.jossstone.com

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Michelle Branch Thrilled with Being a Wrecker

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Michelle Branch is excited about her new work as a "Homewrecker," less thrilled about the thought of giving birth to a baby.

She says she's "too scared to face reality," and that she's anxious about her upcoming baby's due date (August), but she's busy with a new project with friend Jessica Harp, who she is now touring with as the country with the "Wreckers" for the "One Tree Hill" Concert Tour.

"My husband named us the Homewreckers," Branch told Brandee Tecson of mp3.com in a recent interview. (It was later shortened to the Wreckers.) "Jess and I would always find ourselves in sticky situations with men who were either married or had girlfriends, so it's kind of a salute to our troubled romantic past."

"It's funny to go from being on tour as 'Michelle Branch' and dealing with that then being on tour as 'The Wreckers' and being a new artist, but everyone still expects it to be the Michelle Branch thing," she said during a recent tour stop in Los Angeles. "So that's a balance that we're trying to figure out every day.", The two have also recorded a song for the new Santana album called "Feeling for You." The Wreckers' debut album is scheduled for release in June.

Michelle married her bass player last year (Teddy Landau, 40) and she is expecting her first child later this summer. Branch told admitted she does know the sex of the baby, but isn't saying. She's also done well to control her diet, to the point that some are surprised to learn of her pregnancy.

"It was funny because yesterday we were down in catering and Gavin DeGraw had no idea that I was even pregnant," Michell said. (she's 5 months along.) "I was like, 'What? You just think I'm this fat, raving bitch?' He was like, 'Yeah, well, I guess!'"

Michelle fans can read the full interview at mp3.com.

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Janet Jackson Gets Only a 100 Yard Break from Sicko

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So brother Michael isn't the only Jackson with trouble these days. Janet Jackson was in court this week also, but in her case she is asking the law to help her with a obsessive fan who has been harassing her for nine years.

A judge issued a restraining order on Robert Gardner, 46, who has apparently been stalking Janet around the country.

"I'm not sure why she's saying this," a clueless Gardner told a judge in L.A. "I do not want to be considered a stalker." The sick bastard doesn't see a problem with constantly following and attempting to contact the singer.

Leo Standora of the NY Daily News is reporting that Janet told the court that, in addition to the NINE years of alleged stalking, the creep has been sending her "disturbing letters and faxes" in which he talked about "a fabricated personal history" between them. , According to court papers, the singer is also claiming that Gardner tried to get into a New York TV studio last year "armed with a box cutter, a large pair of scissors and a multifunction knife." She was at the TV studio recording a show.

After all that, the judge ordered Gardner to stay at least 100 yards from the entertainer for three years. That's a slap on the wrist for a decade of putting emotional stress on the woman he is obsessed with.

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Mario Vasquez Trying to be Like Fez

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"American Idol" drop out Mario Vasquez is famous (for the next 15 minutes) and he's using it to try and hook up with all the hot female stars.

The Fez wannabe was recently told to get away from Ashlee and Jessica Simpson after he began bothering them to pose for a photo with him at a New York nightclub. Since Ashlee has already dated the real Fez (Wilmer Valderrama) she'd hardly be wanting a poser.

According to the NY Post, he was complaining to the shocked sisters, "I know what it's like to be a celebrity and to be harassed. I'm so glad to be in a private area."

, Then he asked again if he could have his picture taken with them and they told him no, like, four times. Finally, bouncers came over and asked him to leave. It seems like Super Mario is being thrown out of a lot of places anyway. The rumor going around about the REAL reason he "voluntarily" left American Idol -- is that he was told to leave.

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Who's Your "Wonder Woman"?

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The Hollywood trade papers report Thursday morning that your wishes have come true - "Wonder Woman" will likely hit the big screen by the summer of 2006.

The man behind other supergirl flicks such as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" and "Firefly," will be in charge of bringing the brass-boobed bionic bodelicious battling beauty to the big screen. But I can't remember his name and no longer care - it being St. Paddy's day and on my third Guinness and all . . .

"Wonder Woman" is the apex of Amazon chick flicks, and its success will depend on the casting of the role (and a good script) but since my opinion has not been sought after, I offer a few suggestions and comments for the part of the brass boobed wonder with superpower sh*t kicking abilities. Here are a few choice picks and nix:

Angelina Jolie- The chosen one. Queen of the Amazons. But she's already got the I.D. as Laura Croft Tomb Raider. Twice.

Jessica Alba- The fanboys will be howling at the moon for their Wonder Girl ... "Ooo, Jessie Aba is zo hot she HAS 2 B Wunner Wumon" "SHEZ SO OMG HOT" "I luv Jessica, she so roks!" Yeah, but I liked her better as Max. Come to think of it, a big screen "DarK Angel" wouldn't be so bad, as long as they had that hot boy, Jensen Ackles (Alec), in it. And Original Cindy ...

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Amazing Race - March 16 review

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March 16 review

Finally, a tough roadblock! A feast it was . . . of Cow ribs, cow intestines, cow udder, pork sausages, blood sausages, a whole cow kidney, and parts of cow saliva glands. A veritable feast of roasted cow innards. But little meat. I wonder what kind of spices were used? Nummy!

To the teams:

Alex/Lynn: Team numero uno. Lynn: "If you can't do it, Barf it up." Alex: "That's the last thing I want to hear is 'Barf it up.'" He did anyway, and felt a whole lot better afterwards. Give it to that guy, this was a tough roadblock, and 3 of the 9 teams didn't complete the task. They kicked butt in the raft rowing against Team Survivor, but why didn't they win a trip or money or something for finishing first on this leg?

Rob. Not Rob and Amber, anymore, not now anyway, since she's just baggage that he's carrying around. Amber hasn't done a thing but whine occasionally. He's an army of one, and we haven't seen her step up -- yet. You have to hand it to the guy -- only Rob would be able to quit a roadblock task and turn it to his advantage. Genius. I still don't like him, but he's a smooth player. Who's been this crafty in the amazing race like this before?, Susan/Patrick: Team Mama's boy. Somebody stop me, but I'm missing Hellboy Aaron. Shut up and eat the "Argentina Feast" -- flies and all -- whiny boy. He finally did it, but would have been done an hour earlier if he hadn't taken so much time to discuss why he couldn't possibly do it. They must have been re-enacting some family scenes of when Patrick was a baby and wouldn't eat the strained peas. Only this time, mommy is telling him to vomit. The real problem was, it took them 1 1/2 hours to get out of Santiago, and it's amazing they still aren't there driving around looking for the "Al Norte" exit.

(Amazing FACT on the Amazing Race: Gay racer Alex is 22, Patrick is 26!!! Doesn't it seem like Patrick is the baby of the race?)

Meredith/Gretchen: Very endearing and nice old folks. Their concern for the others was touching, and they show alot of class, as well as smarts, for going along with Rob's suggestion to quit, even though they were taking a chance.

Rob/Deana: And why was the smaller team member doing the eating? He must out-weigh her by 80 or 100 pounds, he should have done the roadblock.

Uchenna. Not Uchenna and Joyce, she's another invisible who needs to step up. As for the big guy, he had no trouble with the 4 lbs. of "cow's everything" except when Alex vomited at his feet. Even more impressive, Uchenna sat there and ate! I'd of gotten up and moved away from the vomit. Downwind . . . across the circle . . . anywhere. I liked Joyce's quip in the car later, "Do you want a mint?" Was she trying to tell him something, or, oh wait, did he vomit too?

Ron/Kelly: If he mentions one more time he was in an Iraqi prison, I'm gonna barf.

Gregg/Brian: The bros took a goofy view of the detour - who would pick a 7 mile bike ride (over train tracks, no less) over a river flowing at a speed of about 20 or 30 mph, and with 3 other rowers in the raft to help out? I'm beginning to wonder about the smarts on these two . . . they can't suck every week, but at least they've got determination. Yeah! Pick up the wreck of a bike and run with it! Yaaaaah!! Dudes, get your sh*t together -- soon!

Debbie/Biana: The "childhood" friends blew it. "Love you." "Love you, too." [averted gaze] The girls drove 2 1/2 hours PAST Santiago to the ocean when the clue clearing mentioned something about them driving through the Andes Mountains. Hmmm, what could be wrong here? They could have placed well, since Deb kicked ass eatin' 4 lbs of meat - the only chick to do so. But with the long drive, they went from first place to eliminated. At least they picked up $20,000 for winning last week . . .

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Joss Stone To Be The Gap's New Spokesbabe

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Not only did Joss Stone steal the show at the Grammy awards a few weeks ago with her performance of Janis Joplin songs, now the Brit has been named to star in the upcoming Gap ads for the clothing store.

She'll be replacing Sarah Jessica Parker, and none too soon. A Gap spokesman told Lisa Marsh of the New York Post's PAGE SIX gossip column that Joss is the new spokesbabe.

Joss is currently shooting the ads in Los Angeles this week, and they will begin appearing on TV starting April 28. Wierd huh? Looking forward to a jeans commercial - but we see so little of Joss on this side of the pond that it's a shame.

Jennifer Love Hewitt Reveals Her Moron Dinner Dates

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Jennifer Love Hewitt is admitting she hates blind dates, especially if the involve dinner, according to ananova.com.

She talks about how she went out with one guy who yelled at her during the entire time she was eating: "He kept saying, 'Why are you eating your steak like that? Why do you want ketchup? What is that?'"

Hewitt said she was like, "'Dude, stop yelling at me for eating.' But he thought the date was fantastic."

"I also went out with a guy who handed me a pack of Altoids at the beginning of the night and said, "For when we make out later."

Ashlee Simpson Singing Live on Tour

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Ashlee Simpson, the anti-diva of youth, rolls into the Big Apple this week for a concert appearance despite her often criticized live singing skills.

So far, reviews of her shows on her nationwide tour have been mixed. The Seattle Times said "there was no lip-synching" at her show there last month. But the paper also quipped,"there was no singing, either."

In Minneapolis last week, the Star Tribune newspaper gave her high marks for her perky covers of Blondie, the Pretenders and Madonna. But they also didn't give her any praise for her singing. Not that she needs to sing -- she can always pull a "Saturday Night Live" and run off the stage, leaving her real bad to happily soak up the spotlight for once and play the rest of the set like the pros they are.

Now the raven-haired rebel is appearing in New York City — home of the infamous StopAshlee.com petition that has already collected an amazing 350,000 signatures. Folks have been flooding the website just want to make their thoughts known -- that they are sick of the fact that Ashlee is promoted as a star and isn't able to do the one thing she was created for: singing.

Not that she's doing much of it on the tour anyway, and doesn't have to. Her audience loves her and she won't be boo'd off the stage like she was at the Orange Bowl. Ashlee has being careful to play only short, hour-long sets that include a few breaks and a brief showcase of acoustic songs. And any criticism by newspaper reviewers has been drowned out by the throngs of adoring fans, who are usually female, and mostly pre-teens.

Still though, Ashlee's got it right. Teens go to a teen idol concert to see dancing, panting, strutting, ass-shaking, hair-flippin', videos, smoke, bubbles, lights, special effects, pyro flashes and some bouncing boobs. Singing? Nah. It's a show -- so what if Ashlee can't sing the notes? Her fans are gonna out scream her anyway.

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Amanda Bynes is Very Down to Earth

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Amanda Bynes is set to leap the chasm between "teen actress" and adult actress, even though it's just her voice for now. She can be heard as a character in last weekend's hit movie "Robots" alongside the likes of Mel Brooks, Halle Berry and Robin Williams.

She'll likely make it too, because Amanda has a different 'tude. Unlike the antics of so many teen queens, nobody is finding out who Amanda is dating, or where she goes to party -- which is all fine with her. She doesn't flaunt herself in front of paparazzi, dabble as a pop singer, or launch some clothesline or stinky brand of perfume.

Hopefully, she'll stay true to her goals and follow in the footsteps of actresses such as her friend, Jamie Lynn DiScala (in the photo with Amanda) who was lucky enough to land the role of Meadow in HBO hit "The Sopranos."

"I don't want to have my face on everything. ... I just don't want to be some young brat who is everywhere. It sickens me," Amanda said. "I don't really relate to that many people who are my age, especially in this business."

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She told an interviewer last week that she learned from her childhood acting days that "you have to have a thick skin and not care about what other people say who try to knock you down. I have this attitude of believing in myself and not needing anyone else's positive reinforcement or negative, as long as I'm happy with myself and doing the best I can do."

She'll follow up "Robots" with the futuristic tale of "Rodney Copperbottom." "My character, Piper, is the tomboy of the group," she said. "She's the only girl, and she has to be rough in order to be with all the guys. She meets Rodney for the first time and falls in love with him and has a little bit of a crush on him, but he is actually in love with Cappy, which is Halle Berry's character."

The rest of the cast is listed as: Ewan McGregor as Rodney Copperbottom, Halle Berry as Cappy, Greg Kinnear as Ratchet, Mel Brooks as Big Weld, Drew Carey as Lugnut, and Robin Williams as Fender.

"I'm not an old soul, but I'd much prefer to be watching movies or spending time with my friends," Amanda said. "Everything else is so unfulfilling. I'm so lucky to be able to do this, and I hope to do it for as long as I can. Hopefully I will."

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