Amy Winehouse's dad is trying to steal credit for some of his daughter's problems, but not the drug thing. Just the other ones. He was cheating on Winehouse's mom basically since the singer was born, then moved in with his mistress when she was 10, then married the mistress. Now Amy Winehouse makes songs like "What It Is About Men." [Us]
Unrelated, according to Amy Winehouse's dad: Winehouse called in sick — aka "drugged" — to a concert for the record company execs who cut her checks. [Showbiz Spy]
Mary-Kate Olsen was spotted at the Waverly Inn with Chace Crawford from Gossip Girl. So totally looks like a date. An awkward date. [Faded Youth]
It is for some reason taking Britney Spears for-EV-er to shoot her How I Met Your Mother TV cameo at Fox Studios. The singer continues to be allowed to visit her kids. [X17]
P. Diddy would like to help you get home safely, since you are drunk. Assuming you are on the "A-list" or, more accurately, the "famous and cool enough this week to not die in a drunk driving accident" list. Also, the music producer really wants to protect his $100 million Chiroc vodka endorsement deal. [Showbiz Spy]
If you trick Eddie Murphy into fathering your child, don't expect the comedian to be all "involved" in the child's life. [Page Six]
Actor Sean Penn kissed another man on camera, long and hard. [OK]
Tonight Show host Jay Leno pretended he didn't already know actress Minnie Driver is pregnant. No word on the identity of the father.
Ryan Phillippe and his son looking cute together, or something. [P6]
Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis convinced two dozen reporters to come listen to him talk about how he was a "rock star" in jail and received a "great deal of inmate attention."
The Sun is running "First photo of ailing [Patrick] Swayze." Happy Friday. [Sun]
Michael Jackson of course will not lose his sad, empty Neverland Ranch, because the singer made a deal with his creditors, to whom he owes $25 million. As you already know, this was fated to happen.
Probable former gay stripper David Hernandez said getting booted off American Idol is just the first step to making an album with singer Alicia Keys and producer David Foster. [EW]
