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Kim Kardashian recently attended the opening of some hot new party hole in a warm state most of us don’t live in. At the event, Kim revealed that one of her family members plans to go under the knife. Says Kim, “Someone in the Kardashian family will soon have plastic surgery. I can’t tell you who, but someone in my family will look totally different and viewers will see it all on the show very soon.” It seems too obvious that it would be Bruce, who from the looks of it is no stranger to plastic surgery. Perhaps one of the girls? What do you think, is Kim yanking our chain or will one of the Kards soon sport a brand new face?

The always loopy Brittany Murphy appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last week to promote a new movie premiering on Lifetime. The interview was pretty dull but one aspect stood out. Murphy, who hails from Jersey, spoke in a British accent. My thought was that she’s practicing for a role, but then I don’t think a whole lotta roles are coming her way.

Ferguson inquires about the actress’ drinking habits–oh, just out of curiousity, I suppose–and Murphy tells him she refrains from the sauce, claiming she likes to “stay grounded.” (I see she’s following the Paula Abdul method of blanket denial.)  ”This is grounded?” Ferguson jokes. Her behavior might not be substance-related; could be nerves or malnourishment, or both. Take a gander at the darling oddity below!

That’s right, ANTM fans, Tyra Banks’ popular series has been packaged into a book. Fierce Guide to Life: The Ultimate Source of Beauty, Fashion, and Model Behavior will be released April 7th to coincide with the show’s 12th season. (Good God that’s a lot of seasons!) Fierce’s author, J.E. Bright, has made a career out of book adaptations of movies and TV shows. Bright has written “junior novels” based on movies like Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and Ice Age. Fierce Guide will appear not in Beauty/Grooming, then, but in the kids’ non-fiction section of your nearby Barnes & Noble.

 Judging the book from its cover (which is what ANTM is all about), Fierce Guide is lame even from a 4th grader’s perspective. It features a shot of the Cycle 5 gals, pre-makeover. Yeah, that was a good season, featuring lesbian Kim and drunk Lisa, but it’s not exactly up-to-date. The content of the book is less than fierce too, giving advice to pre-teens who want to model. It covers Tyra-isms like smiling with your eyes, as well as diet and exercise tips and makeup how-to’s.

Here’s an excerpt from the section about body hair: “Yes, you’re secretly a hairy beast. While there is no medical or hygienic reason to get rid of your body hair, the current standards of beauty absolutely require you to remove all hair from your armpits, legs and face for a smooth, youthful look. It’s a regular chore that every model must handle. If you’re going to be modeling a bathing suit or lingerie, you will definitely need to groom your bikini line.” Sounds like the book includes coupons for My First Gillette Razor. Next up: an ANTM boardgame. Now that might be fun.

Ellen Degeneres had her wife actress Portia de Rossi on her show this week. The interview might have been awkward and sappy, but the two make a genuinely cute couple. Among the things we learn: Portia is Australian, and Ellen is actually taller than her, though you’d never know it as Portia favors a dangerously tall heel.

De Rossi sticks to bitchy characters, (like in her current show, Better Off Ted) but she comes across as very sweet. She says that’s why she’s attracted to characters who just don’t give a shit, because she herself cares too much about what others think. She’s no Lindsay Bluth Fünke, she just likes to pretend. Enjoy the clip below!

Julia Roberts appeared on Letterman to promote her new flick Duplicity last night, and the host and his guest kicked back and chatted like old pals. As a viewer, I sort of forgot about the film she was trying to promote and just enjoyed their chemistry. They discussed an array of topics, from Octo-Mom to the joys of having children to “raging maniac” co-workers. In this clip, Julia tells of one such insane actor who had a bleep-filled hissy on set after an acorn fell from a tree and hit him. She doesn’t name the Christian Bale-esque leading man, but let’s just assume it was Hugh Grant. Enjoy below!

Jamie Foxx premiered a new music video recently and it features a host of big-name stars. “Blame It” is off his third release “Intuition.” The song is a social commentary on both the evils and the joys of “a-a-a-a-a-a-alcohol.” Foxx spins a familiar tale of woe involving a drunk chick who gets another cup of devil’s brew only to spill it on herself. And she’s so wasted she doesn’t even care.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Forrest Whittaker, Samuel L. Jackson, and Ron Howard make brief but knowing appearances in the club as Foxx rubs all over the drunk chick. The stars don’t have much to do but stare at the camera or off into the distance, and the effect is a little puzzling. Is this the crew Foxx typically rolls with? At least the dancing, suit-wearing panda is having fun.

Season 6 of Project Runway has already wrapped up, but fans are yet to see an episode due to the show’s legal problems. The season’s three finalists recently showed their collections at New York’s Fashion Week, but producers had them show anonymously. The popular series finds itself without a network or a premier date for its latest season, so the finale was missing its usually celebratory air. Producers kept everything secret so as not to spoil the show’s ending for viewers. 

“I’m a little bit sad for our designers, that they don’t get that recognition today,” said host Heidi Klum. The overall mood of the runway show was a downer, according to The New York Times. Reporters were not allowed backstage, and there were obviously no audience favorites, as the finalists remain unknown. Said past winner Christian Siriano, “For the contestants, it’s kind of horrible.” As Heidi Klum has repeatedly told us, in fashion, one week you’re in and the next you’re out. Will fans still be interested by the time the show’s legal troubles are sorted out, or will Heidi & co. be old news by then?  

 Late night talk show host David Letterman is on a roll lately, what with his memorable Blago interview, and now with this one-liner filled Joaquin Phoenix appearance. Phoenix caused a buzz recently when he declared he’s quitting acting and focusing on his music. Everyone assumed he meant something folksy or bluesy, a little Johnny Cash-style singing possibly, as he impressed when he played the legend in 2005’s Walk the Line. Phoenix then announced that he meant to jumpstart his career as a rapper.

So, like all of us, Letterman probably didn’t know what to expect from Phoenix. His new look could be summed up as the anti-heartthrob: big, bushy beard, shades, lots of unkempt hair and a little bloat. He looks like a bluesman on Letterman and said probably ten words. Is his new persona part of an elaborate hoax that’s being filmed by friend Casey Affleck? The best role of his life, created and lived by himself? That’s for us to wonder. Somehow it’s too funny to be your run-of-the-mill downward spiral; it’s more like he’s lampooning them. Enjoy the clip below!

Twenty-four-year-old Kelly Osbourne has checked herself into rehab for a third time. The news comes shortly after Osbourne was arrested for slapping a gossip columnist at a London night club. The writer apparently insulted Osbourne’s fiancee, Luke Worrall. (The couple is pictured above.)

Osbourne was treated for an addiction to painkillers at age 19, then checked into a facility again a year later. This time we’re not sure what the substance of abuse is, but mother Sharon Osbourne promises that Kelly will divulge all after her release. Sharon added, “We just pray that everything’s going to be OK.”

In other Osbourne family news, the unconventional crew returns to TV this spring in Osbournes Reloaded, a variety show debuting on FOX.

Yesterday I wrote a post dedicated to the evils of Megan Hauserman, a reality TV villain most recently seen in Rock of Love: Charm School. Today I found this clip of the show’s reunion special, which aired last Sunday. Megan always upped her game, becoming extra-obnoxious in Sharon’s presence, and during the reunion she’s in full antagonism mode. Drunk and in her teeny bikini, she insults Osbourne’s husband Ozzy and brings out the wrath of Sharon. (Hadn’t she seen Ozzy’s Behind the Music? Sharon’s tough as nails.) Like any lady, Mrs. O. has thought of the possibility that she will lose her cool and planned accordingly. She retaliates by dousing Megan with a sticky-looking pink drink that’s been hidden behind her chair. Megan squirms like a melting Barbie before being carted off-stage by security. 

Hauserman filed a police report after the taping, alleging that Osbourne grabbed her hair and scratched her. Really though, when you walk around practically naked, you’re asking for some scrapes and scratches! The world has sharp edges, idiot! I don’t care if you’re on a reality show, think about hygiene. Maybe no one wants to sit on the couch your bare ass touched! Sorry about that, Megan really does bring out the worst in human nature. Anyhoo, enjoy your Jerry Springer moment of the day.