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This pair goes down as one of the weirdest celebrity couples to date. Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan recently attended Bravo’s second annual “A-list Awards” with a special lady in tow. I picture Mr. Corgan going for an arty girl, one who doesn’t wear much makeup and has her hair dyed a strange color. She probably has a quirky haircut too and wears slightly unflattering, avant garde clothes, kind of a low-key, hipster Tilda Swinton. But apparently I give the Corg more credit than he deserves, because his date du jour was the trashtastic Tila Tequila. Ok, maybe if you were on the rebound from a relationship with the girl described above, you’d go for a splash of Tequila–but just a splash.

The pair looked exceedingly chummy while posing on the red carpet, and it seems their evening together may have continued behind closed (car) doors. Really, Billy? Really?

Page Six is reporting that reality star Lauren Conrad got very close with WWE Superstar The Miz this weekend. The two were spotted at a party for Star magazine, where they chatted all night, eventually exchanging phone numbers and hugging. Who the hell is The Miz, you ask? He’s Mike Mizanin, a former cast member of MTV’s The Real World and a regular in the neverending series of “Challenge Seasons” in which Real World stars face off against each other in physical battles.

Mizanin debuted The Miz on the show, getting drunk one night and letting his asshole-y alter ego take over. Apparently he always wanted to be a professional wrestler, and he now has a contract with WWE.

You can see The Miz in action here:

Careful Lauren, he’s a CHICK MAGNET!

Last October, Joaquin Phoenix bid a not-so-fond “Bye! Good” to acting. He announced he’s ditching the movie biz in order to focus on his music career, more specifically his rap career. Ben Affleck’s little bro, Casey, is set to chronicle his friend’s adventures with his video camera. Affleck plans to direct a documentary feature on Phoenix, which will begin filming during Phoenix’s first public performance at a Las Vegas club. It all sounds like a big prank, but get this: Phoenix’s new rap album is reportedly being produced by P. Diddy.

Many fear that Phoenix is heading down a self-destructive path with his latest unconventional career move. The actor underwent treatment for alcoholism in 2005, and reports have him partying heavily since launching his rap career. Pics like the above, in which Phoenix sports a ladies’ hair clip and a crazed expression, have raised a few eyebrows. The actor has long had a reputation for being eccentric though. Check out the first minute or so of this video:

Angelina Jolie reportedly “dissed” Ryan Seacrest at the Golden Globes yesterday. Seacrest attempted to score an interview with the actress and Brad Pitt, but the golden couple sailed past him, oblivious to his chirpy appeals. Let’s imagine the scene because it has a lot of dramatic potential. Short, yappy Seacrest goes into internal convulsions when he spots Brangelina from a distance, wafting along on their separate plane of existence. He tries to keep his cool. He has a history with Jolie. He attempted to engage her in red carpet banter at the 2006 Golden Globes, but the actress was distant and cool in her responses. Her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, was dying at the time. He takes deep breaths and recites his calming mantra. He fingers the Xanax in his suit pocket and calls out to the pair in what he hopes is his typically casual, tv-friendly manner. 

But poor Seacrest is invisible to Brangelina; he hasn’t done enough humanitarian work to register in their line of vision. They stride past in slow-motion like the ultimate prom king and queen, while Ryan the lowly band geek scampers after them to get signatures for his yearbook. They aren’t snubbing Seacrest, it’s just that they can’t see or hear him. To Angelina, he’s the equivalent of a gnat, a pesky buzzing sound that’s soon drowned out by the waves of inner peace that roll out from under her billowing grecian-style gown. She is held aloft in the tower of her own aura, and can’t make out the small dog pissing in excitement at the base of her grandeur.

Today Seacrest spoke about the snub on his KIIS-FM radio show, saying, “I don’t think Angelina thinks I’m that important… I don’t think I’m top of mind for Brad and Angelina. I honestly don’t believe they’d know who I was…”  

Paris and Nicky Hilton were in Australia for New Year’s Eve, spending the day at Sydney’s Bondi Beach and then heading to a VIP room at the Bongo Virus online party. (The Bongo Virus is an online social networking site.) The heiress reportedly earned $600,000 for her two-hour appearance at the party. Fans craving a Paris-citing waited in a nearby nightclub, where she made a very brief appearance.

The Hilton sisters didn’t have any Tara Reid moments down under, as I’m sure we’d all have seen the pics by now. In fact, Paris wasn’t even photographed with a drink in her hand. After seeing pictures like the above, however, I’m concerned about the 27-year-old’s spine. I guess she’s trying to look slinky with that pose, but to me it says, “I need a back brace.” Couldn’t Nicky have said, “Yo Paris, this isn’t yoga class so cool it with the arched back. You need a mat and a gentle, relaxing atmosphere for that shit.” After all, isn’t that Nicky’s job, to remind Paris where she is?

Thirty-four year-old actor Joaquin Phoenix recently announced his retirement from Hollywood.  He said he plans instead to focus on his music career. What music career, you ask? Well, he played Johnny Cash in a movie, so I guess that makes him part-musician. Now it seems Phoenix is making a documentary of his transition from actor to musician.

Hmmm, smells like a ruse to me. The former actor did an impromptu rap performance in Culver City, CA, which was filmed by his buddy (and partner in crime?), Casey Affleck. Click here to see it. Defamer is calling the whole retirement thing “bullshit” and Phoenix’s scruffy bluesman get-up looks like it’s for a role. Maybe he and Affleck got sick of reading scripts and decided to make their own movie? Way to be proactive, boys!

First the 37-year-old actress was taken to the hospital after collapsing on a flight to London. According to The Sun, Ryder’s condition led the plane to make a hasty “priority landing,” after which she was checked into a hospital under a fake name. Gossip mongers are surmising that the original Wino took too many sedatives to combat her fear of flying and had to have her stomach pumped. Anyone who remembers her 2001 arrest for shoplifting knows that the actress has a history of pill-popping.

Now according to British news, Ryder is under investigation for “losing” a very pricey diamond bracelet. The Daily Mail reports that she was lent a bracelet and ring to wear at a Marie Clare magazine party in Spain. She later reported the items missing, saying she gave them to staff at her hotel for safekeeping. The hotel claims it has no record of her handing over the jewels. (Cue the theme from Dragnet.) Italian jeweler Bulgari obviously wants the stuff back and has called the cops to figure out what really happened. My theory is that Ryder popped a few extra Xanax for her fear of magazine parties and consequently remembers nothing. Her defense is probably, ”Diamonds? What diamonds?”

Wow, I thought for sure theirs was a union that would stand the test of time. Schlock rocker Marilyn Manson and actress Evan Rachel Wood started dating in December of ‘06 after Manson’s divorce from Dita Von Teese. At the time bloggers like Perez Hilton attacked Wood, but the actress defended her love as genuine. Sounding like a young Joan of Arc, she said, ”I’ve seen blogs where I’ve been called a slut, a whore, that say I should be condemned to death simply because I’ve fallen in love. Surely the fact that we are both prepared to go through all this proves just how important – and real – our love is, no? Everyone is so worried that I’m losing myself but really I’m finding myself.”  

Post-breakup Wood is again on the defense, this time denying reports that her brother was to blame for the split. Stories circulated that her brother Ira was living with the couple, and that the musician kicked him out, prompting Wood to end their relationship. She released a statement to PEOPLE saying this was poppycock. She continues, “The person that said such horrible things about Manson being ‘controlling’ and ‘emotionally abusive’ is certainly no source ‘close’ to me. Manson has been by my side and taken care of me through the best and worst times. I love him as a person and as an artist.”  Hopefully this is the last time she’ll feel the need to play Manson’s advocate. See the couple in happier times below.

Sacha Baron Cohen is still in character, but it’s another character this time. The star of “Borat” is now filming “Brüno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt.” He’s chosen the runways of Milan Fashion Week as his playground. The actor/comedian caused a ruckus yesterday when he unexpectedly jumped on a catwalk during a show. He appeared in character, wearing a blond wig and cloak, with many layers and accessories. Cohen even managed to strut his stuff a little before being hauled off by security. He looks unrecognizable here and actually pretty modelesque too. He was detained by Italian police afterwards.

Dude’s crazy! Apparently ”illusionist” David Blaine plans to hang upside down in Central Park for 60 hours, (over two days!) At 8:30 this morning, Blaine was hoisted six stories high, and he plans to remain suspended until 11 pm on Wednesday. Blaine’s physician, Dr. Ronald Ruben, told ABCNews.com, “How he does this I’m not 100 percent sure. He seems to have the ability to use his mind to control his body to not experience pain and discomfort, as well as take away his basic drives to eat and sleep and defy his fear.”  Ok Doc, how much were you paid to say that? According to medical experts, Blaine could also temporarily go blind after hanging for that length of time. 

What prompted Blaine to dangle? He says Harry Houdini is his inspiration. “I always liked that idea of being upside down,” Blaine says. “So I started experimenting on how long could somebody actually be put upside down. And there was no documentation of it. Nobody really had research on it. I invited doctors to kind of look and watch me as I was doing experiments. And although the dangers are high, I think there’s a way to override that. “ Blaine’s previous stunts include being buried underground for seven days, and being encased in a block of ice in Time’s Square for 63 hours. At least he’s used to catheters, huh?