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Friday, July 07, 2006

Celebrity News

JESSICA SIMPSON: Daddy Says Strip...Mama Says Zip It! (audio)(Posted 3:00 AM, 7/7/2006)
Jessica Simpson's mom is doing her best to protect her daughter's image from being dragged through the mud -- by her own dad! According to the National Enquirer, Tina Simpson put her foot down when daddy Joe wanted Jess to go through with a steamy photo shoot. A source close to the Simpsons says, "It called for a very sultry, pouting Jessica to face the camera appearing in very tight short-shorts and bra. Standing behind her was a hunky shirtless model posed to look as if he were pulling on his pants. But just when the model started unbuttoning his pants for the photographer to begin snapping, Tina blurted out, 'Time out! This isn't going to work.' Tina said the pose made Jessica look slutty, [but] Joe had no problem. Tina dug in her heels and got her way."

DAVID HASSELHOFF: MC Knight Rider? (audio)(Posted 3:00 AM, 7/7/2006)
Knight Rider is crossing over into the world of hip-hop, as David Hasselhoff preps his debut rap album, reportedly with Ice-T as producer. According to Ireland Online, Ice-T said, "The man is a legend. We are going to show a whole new side of him. He's gonna come out as Hassle the Hoff -- I promise you. The Hoff will surprise people with his rap skills and humor."

Scary Thought For The Day: A tribute concert for the late A-C/D-C singer Bon Scott is being held today (Friday) in Perth, Australia. Scott would have been 60 today.

JOHNNY DEPP: Pirates of the Caribbean (audio)(Posted 3:00 AM, 7/7/2006)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is the first film in which Johnny Depp has reprised a character -- the pirate "Captain Jack Sparrow" that he patterned after The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards. Depp says, "It's still shocking to me. I was handed this opportunity to make something of this character and had pretty solid ideas about who he was and what he should be like and everything -- and there were a number of people who thought that I was nuts. But I was committed to the guy." --Bill McCleary

JENNIFER ANISTON: Going to the Chapel...With Brad's Mom!(Posted 3:00 AM, 7/7/2006)
What's a wedding without an ex-mother-in-law in the house? According to Life and Style magazine, that's Jennifer Aniston's viewpoint -- which explains why the actress wants Brad Pitt's mom to be there when she ties the knot with Vince Vaughn. A source close to Jen says that she called Jane Pitt last week to ask if she'd fly out for the ceremony. "Jane said there's no way she'd miss it. She's remained very close with Jen since her breakup with Brad and she still considers Jen her daughter." Aniston reportedly hasn't decided whether or not she'll invite her own estranged mom -- who was not on the guest list when she and Pitt got hitched. -- David Sprague