- During the 18th hour of his annual telethon, Jerry Lewis introduced one of the participants as an “illiterate faggot.” That didn’t stop the telethon from raising a record $63 million after enormous last-minute contributions from Isaiah Washington, Ozzie Guillen, and Mel Gibson. (TMZ)
- Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams “amicably split up” over the weekend, thus flooding the market with two more people I’d prrrobably make out with while drunk. (Us Weekly)
- Andy Dick went nuts at a VH1 Party this past weekend, saying he wanted to kick Scott Baio’s ass, then stepping over the line and blaming him for the deaths of Chris Farley, Gilda Radner, and John Belushi. (24/Sizzler)
- Dina Lohan’s new boyfriend fired back at Michael this weekend, refuting claims about his own alcoholism and reminding everyone about Michael’s lengthy arrest record. The ball is in your assaulty, DUI-filled court, Mr. Lohan. (Page Six)
- Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” set a new Labor Day weekend record, racking up $31 million at the box office and crushing the previous high of $14.6 million held by the much less intense horror movie “Labor Day.” (Entertainment Weekly)
