Chace out of Footloose

Chace Crawford has dropped OUT of the Footloose remake. Entertainment Weekly reports Chace, who was originally brought in after Zac Efron backed out of the role, probably had to drop out because of conflicts with Gossip Girl’s schedule. GG is going back into production in July, with shooting on Footloose now due to start around June/July. Director Kenny Ortega also dropped out earlier, claiming exhaustion after working on Michael Jackson’s This Is It. Craig Brewer, who directed Hustle & Flow, will step into Kenny’s shoes.

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Ricky Martin sells mascara

Ads for Yardley's TripleXXX lash mascara have taken advantage of music’s worst-kept secret. Recent ads for the tear-proof mascara feature the words “Ricky Martin Gay” in enormous white letters on a pink background, with a pic of the waterproof mascara beneath. All this presumably in case the recent news that you will never be Mrs Ricky leads to snot en trane.

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Gossip Girl does the splits

It’s a Gossip Girl real-life relationship massacre! OK magazine reveals Leighton Meester (Blair) and Sebastian Stan (Carter Baizen) have split because, as a loving friend told the mag, “She doesn’t know how to be in a relationship, and doesn’t really like them.” And now Ed Westwick (Chuck) and Jessica Szohr (Vanessa) are no more too. The New York Post reports Ed dumped Jessica because he heard she was flirting with one of his BFFs, spoiled rich boy Marco Minuto. Does this mean Chuck and Blair are available to hook up for realsies? Team Jessica is saying it’s all nonsense, of course. PHOTO CREDIT: GOSSIPGIRLSPOT.COM

What’s next for Oprah?

Oprah has unveiled her latest post talk-show plans: According to the Wall Street Journal, the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) is set to go live on 1 January 2011, and will feature Oprah interviewing celebs around the world for chats as far afield as Egypt and China. PHOTO CREDIT: TOPNEWS.IN

Gary Dourdan’s girlfriend not abusive

Domestic violence charges against former CSI star Gary Dourdan’s girlfriend Maria Asis del Alamo have been dropped. According to TMZ it turns out the noise that prompted a neighbour to call the cops was from the couple sharing a little loud love in the afternoon, and cops cuffed Maria after seeing a scratch on Gary’s neck. Wow, guys, keep it up – but keep it down!PHOTO CREDIT: TOPNEWS.IN

Desperate Housewife sues!

Nicollette Sheridan (Edie) is suing Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry, claiming he slapped her across the head and face after she complained about “something in the script”. TMZ reports she’s suing Marc for $20 million for “assault and battery, gender violence and wrongful termination.” She claims Marc had her fired after she complained to her employers about the assault. Her suit claims Marc had been “behaving in an extremely abusive and aggressive manner toward the individuals who work on the show.” But ABC Studios told America’s People magazine, “We investigated similar claims made by Ms Sheridan last year, and found them to be without merit.” PHOTO CREDIT: TOPNEWS.IN

Hurrah for Neal McDonough

Deadline Hollywood reports that ex-Desperate Housewives star Neal McDonough was dropped just three days into his new series, Scoundrels, and replaced by Jag’s David James Elliott, because he refused to do heated love scenes. Neal, who’s married to ex-South African model, Ruvé Robertson, has refused to steam up the screen in Housewives, Boomtown and many other projects. The man sticks to his guns – but boy, does he have to pay for it.

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