James Blunt tells GQ that he once sold his sister on eBay. And not in that funny, joking way, he really did sell her. Apparently he’s not quite as big a jerk as this makes him sound.

“I was waiting for my first album to come out and ended up selling pretty much everything I owned on eBay. I had a mild addiction.

“Anyway, I came back to the flat where my sister was staying and she was crying because she couldn’t get to a funeral in Ireland.

“The planes were on strike, the ferry was out of season and there were no trains. I ended up whacking it on eBay, ‘Damsel in distress seeks knight in shining armour! Desperate to get to a funeral in Southern Ireland, please help!’”

[From London Net]

While this makes him sound a little off kilter (who in the world wants to go to a funeral with someone you’ve never met That your brother found on eBay And paid for you) it’s sweet in a weird way. Turns out the guy who won James Blunt’s sister was wealthy enough not just to “buy” her, but also had his own helicopter that choppered them to the funeral. God I hope they didn’t land it next to the church or something. Anyway, it turns out that the pair fell in love, and they’re getting married this summer. So in a way, Blunt’s eBay addiction helped his sister find true love. Or buy true love. Whichever. Who says brothers don’t look out for you

Helen’s take:

James Blunt may be the ultimate sensitive crooner - but doesn’t seem to quite make it to that level of sensitivity behind the music. He sold his sister to the highest bidder on eBay.

This is really hard to explain, so here’s what he had to say about it.

“The stupidest thing I’ve ever sold is my sister, on eBay.
“I was waiting for my first album to come out and ended up selling pretty much everything I owned on eBay. I had a mild addiction.
“Anyway, I came back to the flat where my sister was staying and she was crying because she couldn’t get to a funeral in Ireland. “The planes were on strike, the ferry was out of season and there were no trains. I ended up whacking it on eBay, ‘Damsel in distress seeks knight in shining armour! Desperate to get to a funeral in Southern Ireland, please help!’
“The bids flooded in and the guy who won had a helicopter. He flew her to the funeral.
“That was three years ago, this summer they’re getting married!”

[From NZ Herald]

This is probably a story I would have kept to myself. Probably for the same reason James kept it to himself until now - he knows it’s not really part of the sexy singer-songwriter mantle to sell your relatives, no matter how good the cause. I wonder what the final bid was At least she liked the guy, how awkward would it be to be stuck with someone you couldn’t tolerate, in a helicopter, when he had paid for the privilege

James Blunt’s music doesn’t appeal to me at all, but I’ve always kind of liked him after seeing this on Australian television a year ago.

ANDREW DENTON: That song you just sang, ‘Goodbye My Lover’ was, for you on the album, the most important song. That was the one about the girl who was the one. Have you sung her out of your system

JAMES BLUNT: I’ve sung it a lot. No, it hasn’t got me the girl back, but I’m sure it will get me laid.

I wonder how many times it got him laid No, no I don’t. Just keep on being miserable James, it seems to work for you.

 [Date: 11-Jul-07 ]

Church obviously isn’t any condition to go drinking at clubs, but apparently that hasn’t held Henson back from making sure he still has a good time.

Tracy alleges Gavin invited her back to the La Mon Hotel and Country Club on the outskirts of Belfast where they exchanged kisses under a table in the banqueting suite.

‘It was a drunken snog, or two, or three,’ says Tracy. ‘Nothing for Charlotte to worry about. I mean, come on, who doesn’t get up to these cheeky little things

‘When we left each other I didn’t take his number but he took mine. Needless to say I never heard from him again.’”

[From Now Magazine]

If my boyfriend drunkenly kissed a girl and then invited her back to a hotel, he’d be looking at the business end of a hissy fit. The People UK referred to Church as “Notoriously-jealous Charlotte.” Right, because only notoriously jealous people would have a problem with their boyfriends kissing other girls. How could someone who’s just a little bit famous, or even dating someone who’s just a little bit famous, think that they wouldn’t be caught I mean this girl ran to the press about it right away how could you expect anything less

This Tracy Donnelly sure has a high opinion of herself, despite her behavior. Some of her best quotes from her interview:

“Every woman in the place was swarming around him but I stayed well clear. About midnight he came over and said ‘These girls are really annoying me. They just want to talk to me because I’m famous’”

“When we snogged it was exciting but I think he knew that he’d done something wrong. But it happened all the same again and again and again. There was never a question of sex, I don’t know if it crossed his mind or not, but I’m not that kinda girl.

“People may think that my speaking out will ruin Gavin and Charlotte’s relationship but I doubt it. It was a drunken snog or two. Who doesn’t do it Although I guess he should be more careful.”

[From The People UK]

Well I guess she was wrong when she said that she doubts what she did will ruin Charlotte’s relationship. How could someone do that to another girl let alone someone who is pregnant That’s just so far beyond the line. According to Hollyscoop, Charlotte has now locked Gavin out of their home, refusing to listen to his apologies and excuses. Charlotte’s mother has been calling Henson and screaming at him. Good for her! Apparently the guy has a history of drunken flirting, which probably explains Charlotte’s “notorious jealousy,” with good reason. There’s no point in staying with someone that flirts and/or cheats every time they have a drink. She’s 21, which is not an incredibly mature age, but it’s not like she’s a desperate teenager either. She has the resources to take care of herself and her baby, and she should do just that - and forget about this loser.

Header image via Hollyscoop.

 [Date: 11-Jul-07 ]

The Friends star is claimed to be happy with a move across the Atlantic to aid her homesick boyfriend.

A source commented: “Jennifer loves the UK and London - especially now that, with her relationship with Paul, she has a reason to be there.

“Paul has been missing home and Jennifer is tired of Los Angeles so it seems only logical they give it a go.”

They added: “Paul has a place in the UK but they plan to look for something together in London soon.”

[From Digital Spy]

Somehow I don’t think Jennifer is stupid enough to do that just yet. She seems uber - if not over - bonded with best friend Courtney Cox, and apparently has a pretty tight circle of friends in Los Angeles. The article also claims that Aniston and Sculfor never broke up, and that Sculfor actually just went home to London for two weeks.

This woman has a history of picking men that don’t want to commit to her. She was engaged to Tate Donovan, married for five years, only to be left for Angelina Jolie (though of course Brad refutes that), then spent how many years clowning around with Vince Vaughn, who everyone knew she was too good for, and he still wouldn’t commit to her. Sometimes you just look at someone and can see they’re empty, and Paul Sculfor is one of those guys. Maybe it’s the vacant model stare, but there’s just a lack of substance there. I hope she finds someone decent who treats her well. Actually, I still hope she finds Ross, but I’m a loser that way.

 [Date: 11-Jul-07 ]

Just for good measure, check these photos out too:

This one looks like a passport photo, albeit a very good one:

“Oh yeah, it’s you baby!”

Heh, this guy is cute. Baby face, a nice body, and a great smile! Plus tall and dark!

And why were the eyes planted on Victoria The corset spill-over of Frankenboobs of course. According to today’s Sun Daily:

… the star reckons she doesn’t know what all the fuss is about. Victoria told The Sun Daily’s Bizarre: “Everyone keeps going on about my t**s - but they’re only a 32B.”

I’m not a plastic surgeon nor am I a woman, but I can guarantee you that those are not 32Bs. What we are seeing is the result of when a relatively large implant is used over little soft tissue cover. They just look really fake. It’s a look that some prefer I suppose - until you have to touch one. I won’t bore you with my preferences, however, getting hit in the chest by two rocks isn’t one of them.

I’m curious if anyone else out there really believes Vic. Do you think she has 32Bs and a great bra is doing all the work Inquiring minds what to know. Post your comments.

 [Date: 04-Jul-07 ]

And your daily dose of politics. (Let me know if you guys enjoy the occasional political cartoon as I have a subscription with this service.)
- Bush takes time off fishing to commute “Scooter” Libby’s sentence [Metadish]

RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch. Illustration licensed from CagleCartoons.com

 [Date: 03-Jul-07 ]

Jude Law recently threw his ex wife and mother of his four children, Sadie Frost, a 42nd birthday party with a cake that said “Sexy Sadie.” He is said to be planning a safari vacation with her and their children. He also resisted the advances of his longterm on-and now mercifully-off girlfriend, Sienna Miller, at the O2 Wireless festival in London a couple weeks ago.

Thanks to WENN for these pics.

 [Date: 03-Jul-07 ]

She was seen out in Manhattan on 6/29 with a mystery blonde guy.

Her nose ring is kind of unattractive, but it’s not like it’s new. I remember seeing it last year. Those rings that hang from the middle of the nose aren’t as flattering as the normal one-nostril ones.

Scarlett will star in yet another film by director Woody Allen, called Barcelona. It is set in Barcelona, Spain and starts shooting next week. It also features Penelope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn and Chris Messina.

Thanks to INFDaily for these pics.

 [Date: 03-Jul-07 ]

It also contains the bombshell that Kennedy flew into the path of an American Airlines flight before his plane crashed:

The book - which relies on eyewitness accounts and never-before released government documents - reveals that Kennedy strayed into the flight path of American Airlines Flight 1484, carrying 128 passengers and six crew members, shortly before his fatal crash.

Control tower personnel could not contact Kennedy by radio, because he was not responding. At the last minute, the American flight swerved to avert a mid-air collision.

Heymann writes that Kennedy was taking Vicodin, a narcotic he had been prescribed for pain from surgery on an ankle he broke while para-gliding on June 1, a month and a half before his fatal accident.

At a service station near the airport before his flight, Kennedy was spotted by executive and pilot Roy Stoppard who noticed Kennedy was carrying an opened bottle of white wine.

[From The National Enquirer print edition, July 9th, 2007]

The NTSB report concluded that Kennedy’s crash was the result of pilot error. Kennedy was said to have misjudged the altitude as there were hazy conditions with no visual reference, overcorrected and sent his high-performance plane into a spin which probably knocked him unconscious.

Back when JFK Jr. crashed his plane I was dating a guy who was taking private pilot lessons at Caldwell airport in NJ where JFK Jr., his wife Caroline Bessette, and her sister Lauren set off on that fateful night.

Anyway I e-mailed him for his take on this story, as I know he followed it closely at the time and since he’s a pilot he has more insight into it than I do.

Here’s how he explains the NTSB report:

When you fly in blackout conditions (dark night, no moon, fog), you have absolutely no reference to the horizon except for your HSI (horizontal situation indicator). Your inner ear measures acceleration, so if you, say, turn around to talk to your sister-in-law and then turn back front, you could feel like the plane has changed attitude even when it hasn’t.

Something like that probably happened with JFK. He felt the plane was in an ascending turn or flying level when really he had put it into a descending turn. At some point he saw the HSI and altimeter and, not realizing his descending turn had already gotten the plane close to its never-exceed speed (VNE), he overcorrected and “hammerheaded,” which probably knocked him unconscious. At this point the plane stalled, rolled on its back, and headed straight into the Atlantic.

[E-mailed from my friend DB]

In the Star Magazine article about the upcoming book, it is said that author Heymann claims that he had a secret autopsy performed on Kennedy’s remains and that they showed he had three times the legal limit of booze in his system. “His tissue and lungs had a very high level of alcohol. I sent the report to toxicologists, who say he had three times the legal limit in his system!”

My friend DB points out that more experienced pilots than JFK Jr. decided not to fly that night due to low visibility. He may have been drunk, but there are many other factors that could explain his tragic plane crash.

 [Date: 03-Jul-07 ]

Anyway there’s a questionable article in the National Enquirer this week about Shane West’s supposed 11 year affair with a porn star, who says she broke it off with him when he wanted threesomes with other women. If that doesn’t say he’s a red-blooded straight guy, what does

Of course it’s filled with enthusiastic quotes from the buxom brunette about how into sex he is. The tone of the article is so over the top that it sounds comical:

ER star Shane West has had a secret 11-year-affair with a porn star, The Enquirer has learned exclusively.

“Shane loves sex, maybe too much!” says 31-year-old Dorian Grant.

The two broke up earlier this year because, Dorian says, Shane wanted her to bring other women into the bedroom.

“Our relationship ended because he couldn’t get his way and have a threesome,” says Dorian, who has starred in such movies as “Jiggly Queens 2,” “Busty Blondes in Heat 6″ and “Beautiful Bosom’s Bound…”

“We began seeing each other, but I quickly realized he was only interested in using my ‘talents’ and didn’t want to take me out on regular dates,” said Dorian. “Shane treated me like a porn star all of the time, and that made me angry.”

Shane would visit her at her home strictly for sex, she says, and she finally became fed up with being his booty call.

“Most of the time he couldn’t even wait to get to the bedroom,” she said “Shane wanted to do it everywhere - on the floor, the couch of a table - it didn’t matter to him. At first I thought he was just turned on by me or really liked me, but the moment he was finished he was out the door.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, July 9, 2007]

Isn’t that a great stage name, Dorian Grant The fact that it’s a reference to an Oscar Wilde novel about debauchery makes the whole story seem that much more credible.

Grant is a real porn star (link is to IMDB and is safe for work) who has gone by that name for some time, but whether this story is true or not is up to question, and she probably could use the publicity. Maybe that’s just how porn stars talk. Shane’s publicist says he’s never had a relationship with Grant, but she supposedly passed a lie detector test, according to The Enquirer.

According to Wikipedia, West has been linked with Rachael Leigh Cook, Monica Keena, Marla Sokoloff, Dina Meyer, Jenna Dewan, and singer CC Sheffield.

Pictures from NBC.com and SearchExtreme.com (NSFW)

 [Date: 03-Jul-07 ]