Remember this girl? Apparently with the Spitzer scandal dying she’s ready for a brand new one. Ashley Alexandra Dupre sued Girls Gone WIld for $10 million dollars last Monday for having “exploited” her image by using shots taken during spring break 2003. She was just 17 then. Dupre claims that being underage she can not be held liable for any contracts and anything made then is not legally binding.

Girls Gone Wild Founder, Joe Francis, on the other hand is very surprised at the lawsuit especially since he has a videotape of Dupre giving her consent. Prior to the lawsuit Joe Francis offered Dupre a $1 million dollar contract for a promotional tour but canceled when he found out that he already had the old spring break video, which was the one he used for the promo tour. Apparently Dupre wants a chunk of the money so she filed this lawsuit. According to Francis he is willing to discuss the offer again with Dupre if she wishes.

Miley Cyrus has apologized in advance for her sexy pictures that will be coming out in the June issue of Vanity Fair. The picture shown above was taken by Annie Leibovitz during a photo shoot that Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley’s dad, claims was “supposed to be artistic”. According Billy Ray he was with Miley during the shoot and didn’t intend for the photos to come out that way but “now seeing the photographs and reading the story, I [Billy Ray] feel so embarrassed”.

This is a blow to Miley Cyrus’ squeaky clean Hannah Montana image that she has been cultivating really hard, especially since the father-daughter duo is known for being set against Miley going the way previous Disney stars such as Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan has.

Disney Channel of course stood for Miley saying that Vanity Fair “deliberately manipulated a 15-year-old”. Since her parents were on the set the whole day Vanity Fair of course rebuts this accusation by reminding the world that there were adults there whose job was to make sure that Miley wasn’t manipulated into anything.

How this will all pan out will depend on Hannah Montanas fans and their parents. Will this break their trust or will they stay loyal. One thing’s for sure Hannah Montana shouldn’t slip up in the near future if she wants to retain their confidence.

It seems that after pairing up with Jet Li in the Forbidden Kingdom Jackie Chan is now ready to go south of Asia to India’s Bollywood. During the audio launch of the much awaited “Dasavatharam” Chan delighted the audience and got their on their feet by professing to be a fan of Kamal Hassan and saying that “Kamal, Bachchan and I should work together. I’m an actor, I sing and I fight. When you all find the time, call me here and we’ll do a movie. But only I will do all the romance scenes.”

Hmmm… Does this mean that next time we might see Jackie Chan saving someone in a sari? Who knows? For sure his fans in India will hold him to his word.

Plan on joining American Idol to get rich? Unless you’re going to be among the top contestants you can forget about it. My recent research to find the answer to the question of how much the idol contestants actually make while on the show lead me to these findings:

1. No one is paid anything until they’re on the top 24.
2. The top 24 contestants get paid about $30 a day for food and an additional $500 a week for clothing. They are not allowed to spend the $500 on anything else.
3. They go home empty handed if they don’t make it to the top 12.
4. The longer the contestant stays the bigger the check they get when they are eliminated (this makes sense of course). The top two contestants get a car on top of the money.
5. Contestants get a cut from the compilation album.
6. Contestants are paid a nice enough amount for going on the AI tour. For each appearance they rack up $5000 (per show) and they also get a cut from the all the merchandise sold during the tour.
7. Of course we all know the AI winner goes home rich.

Lesson learned? If you plan on joining AI just for the money you’d better make sure you make it to the top 12!

Yesterday around 35 guests came to Ever After Teahouse in Studio City to have a good time with happy mommy to be Jess Alba. Guests ,ostly gave gender-neutral gifts since they had no clue as to the baby’s sex prior to the baby shower. Before they left they were on the know though because Jessica happily told every one that they are expecting a baby girl come June.

Presents that were given included lots of clothes, Dr. Seuss books, a giant stuffed bunny, flower bouquets, and lots of other high-end stuff. I guess Jess’ baby girl will definitely be living in the lap of luxury as soon as she comes out. Aside from the gifts in yesterday’s baby shower Jess has already been amassed quite a few cool gifts thanks to Tyra Banks.

Last February Tyra asked help from MomLogic to be able to give Jessica a surprise baby shower when she guested in the Tyra Show. Jessica Alba loved all the gifts since she confessed that many of them were the things she was actually looking at and wishing for whenever she went online. With the beautiful gifts given who wouldn’t be happy?

Here’s a peek at some of the gifts the baby has received so far.

Be sure to drop by 8024 Sunset Boulevard to stand rignt on one of Hollywood’s most important (but little known) historical spots.

Schwab’s used to be one of America’s most famous drugstores, thanks to the PR skills of its owner, Leon Schwab. He kept telling people that Lana Turner was discovered there in his soda fountain. She denies it, of course, but the story has become part of urban legend.

However, even if Lana wasn’t discovered in Schwab’s, it was a favorite hangout of many writers, actors and important Hollywood producers, who went there for their medical prescriptions (and, Leon likes to say, advice on which aspiring actors had that star quality).
No wonder in the film Sunset Boulevard, William Holden even said it was “a combination office, coffee klatch and waiting room.”

The pharmacy was torn down in 1988, but it still feels good to imagine the old Hollywood — and how a pharmacist may have launched the careers of the stars we worship today.

There’s no “making up” between cosmetics tycoon Ronald Perelman and his ex-wife, Ocean’s 13 star Ellen Barkin.

The Revlon mogul is taking Ellen and her brother to court, accusing them of using one of his companies — the film company Applehead I — as “a private piggy bank.” According to his lawyers, the Barkins even set up their own venture called Applehead II, which they funded with his own money.

The tycoon also said that Ellen’s brother gets a $250,000 salary from Applehead I for absolutely no work.

Hollywood movies have made millions of plots involving government conspiracy theory, but tiptoe around the topic of an alleged “agreement” producers have with the US government. Apparently, to smoothe relationships with the Pentagon, they edit “sensitive” villains out of their scripts, veer away from politically-charged settings, and throw in military rescues and “God Bless America and her troops!” themes when they can.

Os so reports journalist and Hollywood insider David Robb, whose book Operation Hollywood reports research he made on movies like Top Gun and Stripes, who got to borrow military equipment in exchange for their patriotic themes.

Do you agree with Robb, or think he’s just cashing in on controversy?

The Hollywood writers guild and producers have reached a plateau in their discussions about pay.

Most Hollywood production outfits have gone multi-media, spinning off TV content to web or mobile. Great for the viewers, but unfair for the writers. They’re seeking additional compensation when their materials are reproduced in new content platforms like DVDs, the Internet, or the mobile phone. If the talks don’t get resolved soon, the writers may call a strike. Reruns, anyone?

The price to pay may be too much for people who have found themselves peaking too early in the world of showbiz. With the aid of affordable search engine optimization based on creative information as composed by their writers can only offer a detailed overview how some once upon a time stars are falling one by one.

The list seems to spearhead a lot of the teens who have found themselves in the Hall of Shame. Check this out:

1. Lindsay Lohan
2. Paris Hilton
3. Britney Spears

These gals have at one time looked like angels. As to what happened to them is anyone’s guess. Many attribute it to lack of guidance or simply wanting to rave for attention. But while they are busy looking for identity, it seems that they have dug themselves an even deeper hole rather than upping their popularity ratings. Such a shame but that is perhaps the price of fame.