An accounting mix-up led to the wrong woman being crowned Miss California USA. Christina Silva, 24, was declared the winner of the beauty pageant. She gave up the title to Raquel Beezley, who was originally named the second runner-up. Beezely, 21, will represent the state at the Miss USA pageant next April.
Pete Wentz is denying reports that he issued a cease-and-desist order against a Canadian band. The band, Neurosonic , has a song that allegedly pokes fun at his girlfriend, Ashlee Simpson. During a recent concert at NYC's Knitting Factory, the band's Jason Darr introduced the song "So Many People" by saying Wentz had sent the band a letter regarding the tune. a rep for the Fall Out Boy bassist, 28, tells PEOPLE magazine that is not true. The Neurosonic song entitled, "So Many People," reportedly pokes fun at Simpson's 2004 appearance on Saturday Night Live, when she appeared to be lip-synching.
CBS announced the following line-up additions this winter. return of The New Adventures of Old Christine on Jan. 28 and Big Brother on Feb. 12. Some other returns include; The Power of 10 with Drew Carey is back Jan. 2, the next Survivor on Feb. 7 and Jericho returns on Feb. 12. A new show The Captain, a new comedy starring Jeffrey Tambor and Raquel Welch about a group of people living in a prominent Hollywood apartment building, on Jan. 28.
A tiger at an animal sanctuary run by actress Tippi Hedren mauled a caretaker who was cleaning his cage Monday, critically injuring him. We love Tippi.
Impressive. One hundred moms and moms-to-be were treated to a host of gifts from Nicole Richie and Joel Madden .The celebrity couple, held a shower, gifting $200,000 worth of goods to the women. Nicole and Joel gave out the gifts at the LA Free Clinic as part of their Richie Madden Children’s Foundation.
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Daily News’ Dumbest People in Hollywood
1. Lindsay Lohan - poor movie choices (“I Know Who Killed Me“), delinquent behavior and bad taste in men ETC
2. Kim Kardashian - because it is sad when you leak your sex tape and nobody cares. Um, why does she have a reality series?
3. Spencer Pratt - who thinks his life on MTV’s “The Hills” is reality - and believes we think so, too.
4. Jeff Kwatinetz - the man that gave the okay for Britney Spears’ disastrous MTV Video Music Awards performance.
5. Shia LaBeouf - the 21 year-old “Transformers” star, for getting arrested while refusing to leave a Walgreens pharmacy.
6. Heidi Montag, reality television star
7. Jessica Simpson, singer, Chicken of the Sea advocate
8. Kiefer Sutherland, actor, recurring drunk driver
9. Tori Spelling, former teen actress/daughter of a media mogul. She is sweet though.
10. Rumer Willis, daughter of two famous people
11. Nick Hogan, son of pro wrestler
12. Courtney Love, aging rock chick, disaster in heels etc
13. J.R. Rotem, music producer and possible Britney Spears baby daddy
14. Britney Spears, pop star, train wreck, was
15. Brad Garrett, comedian, paparazzi hater
16. Ken Paves, celebrity hairdresser, hanger-on
17. Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress
18. Brad Womack, indecisive Bachelor
19. Michael Jackson, former singer, mess, remember him?
20. Cash Warren, celebrity boyfriend
Entertainment Weekly’s Smartest People in Hollywood
1. Judd Apatow, director/writer/producer
2. Steven Spielberg, director/producer (our number 1)
3. James Cameron, director/producer
4. Ari Emanuel, partner of the Endeavor Agency
5. Will Smith, actor/producer
6. Meryl Streep, actor
7. Peter Rice, president of Fox Searchlight
8. Tyler Perry, actor/director/writer/producer
9. David Heyman, producer
10. John Knoll, visual-effects supervisor of Industrial Light & Magic
11. Brian Grazer, producer
12. Dick Cook, chairman of the Walt Disney Studios
13. George Clooney, actor/director/producer
14. Jerry Bruckheimer, producer
15. Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment
16. Peter Jackson, director/producer
17. Will Ferrell, actor/producer
18. Robert Zemeckis, director
19. Tom Rothman, co-chair of Fox Filmed Entertainment
20. Ben Stiller, actor/director/producer
