I read somewhere yesterday that Mariah is trying to change her wardrobe image from skank ho to elegant and classy. Will the makeover "take"? Stay tuned.
As Cruise makes the rounds promoting "War of the Worlds," the often-guarded actor can't stop gushing about the "Batman Begins" actress. "I love this woman," Cruise told "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush in an interview airing Monday. "I am so happy, and I am not going to pretend or hide it or be shy. This woman is magnificent."
Giddy Tom pulled Katie onstage during his chat with Oprah Winfrey, also airing Monday. "I've never seen him like this before," says Oprah. "He's gone."
Usually, it's around this time that some creepy hustler crawls out of his go-go cage to spoil the joy. You may remember Chad Slater, aka Kyle Bradford, the "erotic wrestler" who claimed in 2001 he'd been Cruise's lover. Cruise, who was starting to date Penelope Cruz, filed a $100 million defamation suit against Slater - coming away with a $10 million judgment.
You haven't heard about another porn actor, known as "Big Red." In November 2002, porn-actor-turned-private-eye Paul Barresi heard through the gropevine that Red - named for his carrot top and ample appendage - was trying to sell his story. Barresi says he arranged for Red to meet him and infamous Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano. Red told them he'd had an encounter with Cruise at his London home when the actor and then-wife Nicole Kidman, were shooting "Eyes Wide Shut," according to Barresi, who promptly informed Cruise's pit- bull lawyer, Bert Fields.
Fields hurled one of his fireball letters. "As you well know, this story is an utter fabrication," wrote Fields. "[Tom Cruise] has never had a homosexual experience or encounter with you or anyone else."
Fields tells us he was unaware of any involvement by Pellicano, who thereafter went to jail for possessing illegal explosives. The lawyer confirms Barresi's role but says, "Pellicano was not acting for Tom Cruise." link
From the same NY paper:
Sen. Hillary Clinton is planning to host Iowa supporters at her D.C. pad. The fund-raiser is for her 2006 Senate campaign, but the mere mention of Iowa is bound to fuel talk that she's eyeing the Iowa caucuses in the 2008 presidential primary season. Meanwhile, Hillaryites love the speculation about who'll run against her in New York. "Every time another wanna-be Senate candidate is mentioned there's an uptick in contributions," a source tells The News' Ken Bazinet...