Oscar winning actress Kate Winslet has won a $40,000 libel suit against British tabloid The Daily Mail for saying she lied about her exercise regime.

“I strongly believe that women should be encouraged to accept themselves as they are, so to suggest that I was lying was an unacceptable accusation of hypocrisy,” the 33-year-old mother of two said in a statement.

In the British High Court on Tuesday (November 3), The Daily Mail accepted that the allegations in their January 30 article, “Should Kate Winslet win an Oscar for the World’s most irritating actress?”, were false.

“I am delighted that the Mail have apologized for making false allegations about me,” Winslet said in the statement. “I was particularly upset to be accused of lying about my exercise regime, and felt that I had a responsibility to request an apology in order to demonstrate my commitment to the views that I have always expressed about body issues, including diet and exercise.”

The Daily Mail also agreed to publish an apology, pay damages to Winslet as well as her legal fees.

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From 43 to 39 years young, here are today’s Backseat Birthdays!

1966 – Kathy Griffin (comedian) 43
1969 – Matthew McConaughey (actor) – 40
1969 – Sean John Combs Puff Daddy P. Diddy Diddy (rapper) – 40
1970 – Tom Everett Scott (actor) – 39

Happy Bithday guys! You’re 40 now, isn’t time for a name change, Diddy?  Nice dress, Kathy!

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Singer Michael Buble has spoken out about his breakup with Emily Blunt last year.   Apparently he was so devastated that he needed therapy.

“It was a whole s**tload of things. It was going through the break-up and asking myself why. I have a tendency to sabotage relationships; I have a tendency to sabotage everything. Fear of success, fear of failure, fear of being afraid. Useless, good-for-nothing thoughts.”

Sabotage, huh?  Yes, I’d say hanging out with another chick would definitely sabotage a relationship.

Michael says that the therapy has helped.

“I’ve become a lot more introspective. I’ve taken the time to get to know myself and to like myself and respect myself.”

That’s nice.  Meanwhile I am sure Emily couldn’t care less – she’s too busy being happily engaged to John Krasinski!

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The Oscars hosts have been announced.  Yes, I did say hosts.  This year we get double the fun!  Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are set to co-host the 2010 Oscars. How fun is that?!

Producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman stated,

“We think the team of Steve and Alec are the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars. Steve will bring the experience of having hosted the show in the past and Alec will be a completely fresh personality for this event.”

Steve Martin is already working on his jokes asfter the news was announced,

“I am happy to co-host the Oscars with my enemy Alec Baldwin.”

Alec Baldwin seems pretty pleased with the idea as well,

“I’m thrilled to be hosting the Oscars. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime.”

The Oscars will be on March 7, 2010 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood…..that’s just about 4 months away.  I think this is going to be a great show. How about you?  Are you excited for Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to host the Oscars?

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Jon Gosselin and his on again, off again girlfriend, Hailey Glassman gave an in interview together that is set to air tomorrow night (November 4th) on ET.

During the interview, the troubled couple discusses or rather argues about their future as a couple.

“We’re going to take a break and decide,” Jon, 32, says. “We’ll let Hailey decide on what she wants to do. … My life is so hectic right now I have to concentrate on my own decisions. … Maybe she wants to go get a job. Maybe she wants to date other people. Maybe she wants to experience life? Live on her own and do her own things. I don’t know. If I was 22, I would probably want a break too, because it is so much.”

Hailey claims that any time she tries to leave Jon, “he cries.”

“As hard as it is for us, he needs to go handle his stuff, be with his family and handle his divorce, and I need to go and be a 22-year-old and get my life back,” she says.

Truer words have not been spoken, girl!

Jon believes that he’s going to have to let her go “in order for her to be happy, especially if she thinks he has been “emotionally abusing her.  I cannot live with that guilt.”

So it looks like Jon and Hailey are making it an official breakup during the show,

“I don’t want to do this on national TV — this is serious,” says Hailey.

Jon doesn’t seem to be handling well at all as he says,

“I wanted to discuss this in private, but now it’s public. I’m getting frustrated, because it’s uncomfortable. This whole thing’s uncomfortable. I don’t like it. I mean, you’re telling me out there that you love me and you want to be with me, and then you…”

Hailey fires back with,

“I do love you, and you tell me you love me — we would love each other and we want to be with each other, but it’s not healthy!”

That was it for Jon,

“I’m not talking anymore.”

Hailey took it to a whole new level by bringing up the kids,

“Don’t you want them to look up to you and say, ‘My daddy’s honest?’”

That pushed Jon over the edge,

“I’m not talking about this.”

Then Jon stormed out of the interview.  Wow, that is nuts!  I can’t wait to see what happens next!  Real life soap operas are too much!  Stay tuned for more details and the video… I will be adding it as soon as it’s up!  See Kate Gosselin’s interview with Natalie Morales here.

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The Hills star, Audrina Patridge is back on the market now that she and Corey Bohan have called it quits.  The single life seems to be agreeing with her just fine,

“I am single right now, and I’m loving it! I’m just thrilled to be by myself at the moment. I’m really focusing on myself.”

So what’s next for Audrina?  She’s ready to be done with The Hills and is going ot be doing her own reality show that starts filming in December.

“It will be Hollywood behind the scenes, and all about me!  My fans want to know me outside of the Hills bubble. I’m really opening up and letting the cameras come in.”

I love, love, love Audrina and I can’t wait for her show!  Are you in?!

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Leona Lewis is a very talented singer and a total knockout.  But, one thing she didn’t have during her first solo concert was all the confidence she needed.  Leona worried that she wouldn’t remember all of the lyrics to her songs, so she wrote some of the lyrics on her hands!

The songs Leona needed a little help with were, Brave and The First Time I Ever Saw You during her first full-length concert in London.

I can’t blame her a bit!  Nerves can get anyone in a situation like that!  I would have done the same thing!

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Star couple Beyonce and Jay-Z sure spread the love around last week.  They had a $1,200 lunch at Nello’s in New York, which is extravagant enough, right?  Their $500 tip was just the icing on the cake.  Lucky waiter!!

I love stories of celebrity big tippers.  I love that some folks will share their enormous wealth so spontaneously!  By the way, what kind of lunch costs over a grand?  White truffles, lobster salad, and vintage bubbly.  Bon appetit!

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The cast and crew of 24 must love working with Kiefer Sutherland. After everyone from 24 wrapped up a shoot in San Pedro, CA, they stopped into The Spot, a local bar/restaurant to unwind.

According to an employee at the bar, Kiefer was throwing back scotch & Cokes and bought drinks for everybody in the joint — roughly 30 people. The total damage: $500. No food … all booze.

It gets even better.  After buying drinks for the whole place, Kiefer left a $200 tip.  Nice!

And don’t fret over whether or not Sutherland, who has a few DUIs in his record, drove home after all that fun.  He was smart and had a designated driver take him home.

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Are you still interested in Dancing With The Stars this season? Well if you are, then you got to see a bunch of solo dances and two group routines last night.  And if you’re like me, you were probably less than entertained.

Here are the scores from last night’s dances:

Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough –  55
Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff – 53
Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson – 52
Kelly Osbourne and Louis van Amstel – 52
Mya and Dmitry Chaplin – 49
Michael Irvin and Anna Demidova – 47
Mark Dacascos and Anna Trebunskaya – 43

Who’s going home?  Dare we say Michael Irvin???  Are we more excited to see Joanna Krupa in Playboy?

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