Another former Home & Away hottie is making his mark in Hollywood!

Remember Nick Smith on HOME & AWAY??? Well Chris Egan, has left the Bay and is now a romantical lead, starring along side Mamma Mia’s Amanda Seyfried (most recently in Dear John….bit of a letter theme…just sayin..) in new movie, LETTERS TO JULIET.

It’s set in Verona, where Amanda’s character Sophie travels on a pre-wedding trip with her fiancé (Gael Garcia Bernal). She finds a letter asking for love advice from Shakespeare’s Juliet and sets out to track down the author (Vanessa Redgrave). When the author arrives, she brings along her grandson (Chris Egan) and well, you can guess the rest.

The movie is directed by Gary Winick (13 Going on 30) and will be released in Australia on 13 May. Check out the trailer and let me know: will you see it or skip it?

A major part of the Oscars is not the awards ceremony but the pre & post parties – where lots of networking happens – and here’s just two of the poor delusional souls who think they can aim for so much more…. Word is now that she’s given an Oscar worthy perfromance in Precious (according to her), Mariah Carey is busting to meet Woody Allen…saying the legendary filmmaker is her dream director.

“I’ve never met him, but Bullets Over Broadway is one of my favorite movies ever,” Carey told a reporter backstage at the Oscars. “I can quote every word. I think it’s amazing.”

Clearly she’d like people to focus on her performance in PRECIOUS and forget her performance in GLITTER! She also added “I’m going to try to be careful about what I do,” she said. “You’ve got to work with people who bring you to another level, and you have to surround yourself with people you can fully give yourself to.”

Meanwhile, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL’S Zac Effron wants to be introduced to JAMES CAMERON – telling a reporter “It would be great to shake his hand,” Efron said. “Avatar was a breakthrough in so many ways. You walked away and just wanted to live in that world. It’s like the first time you saw Jurassic Park.”

Finally we get a full-length ‘Runaways’ trailer – looks awesome!! 

It’s rated R in the US so not sure how the bulk of Twilunatics will get in.  Dakota rocks and Kristen was absolutely a great choice to play the young JOAN JETT – have a look at her back in 84 in Crimson & Clover (on of my all time fave songs – I had a bit of a girl crush on Joan Jett back in the day.)

A new Brangelina tell-all book written by one Jenny Paul and NATURALLY IT’S ALL ABOUT HOW BAD ANGIE JO IS……which of course feeds the insecurities of the female population…

Jenny claims that Angie Jo had a bit of an interlude with Mick Jagger in 1997 after they met on the set of the Rolling Stones video “Anybody Seen My Baby?” The book alleges that Mick and Angie hooked up several times in 1997, which of course is while he was married to Jerry Hall and she was married to Jonny Lee Miller. Angie was 22 at the time, and Mick was like 123 or something. They obviously couldn’t get enough of each other, because they apparently hooked up again 6 years later….in Bangkok. Just wondering, do you think Mick hummed the melody to “Angie” when he was parking his car…? It’s all just NASTY – maybe when he was younger….but not even back in 97!

Jenny’s tell-all also claims that in 2004, Angie also hooked up with Ralph Fiennes (again what the???), wonder if it was on a plane??? And Colin Farrell. Angie dated Colin for four months, but gave him the flick because of his drinking…

Well it appears Jermaine Jackson’s 13-year-old son Jaafar is! Child Protective Services were called to the Jackson clan’s home in Encino after they heard about an incident involving Jaafar, Blanket Jackson and a taser gun! Word is that last week the Jackson’s security team confiscated a taser gun Jaafar ordered off the internet after he was caught running through the house trying to turn poor Blanket into an ELECTRIC Blanket! According to “sources”, two social workers spoke to Katherine and Jaafar. They also confiscated the stun gun. They are planning to return to investigate the incident further.

Does every Jackson just dump their kids on Katherine and run?? Oh, and seriously, if anyone needs a tasering it’s PAPPA JOE!

OUR Emilie de Ravin (Claire from Lost) looked gorgeous at the New York premiere of her new movie Remember Me. Oh, and her co-star, not sure if you are familiar with him – Robert Pattinson was there as well, looking like a door to door salesman that the dog dragged out of the yard! But I know a lot of you find him damn sexy, so here’s some pics below!

Twilight fans will be delighted to know that Kristen Stewart was there too, dressed down, showing her support and while they did not walk the red carpet together, or pose together for pictures, they did sit together for the screening! Meanwhile, some of the more passionate Twilight fans have been hating on poor Emilie for kissing the sparkly one in a MOVIE!!

The Queen of Scientology, Ms Suri Cruise may have ordered up another sibling…..and while normally we all know how a baby is conceived, the normal method is not quite the case if you’re a member of the Church of Scientology. Word is Katie is currently being PREPARED FOR PREGNANCY. A “source” has said that Katie is undergoing intense AUDITING saying: “This is exactly what happened just before she got pregnant with Suri. Tom has made no secret of the fact that he would like another baby. It is almost as if she is being prepared for it. Scientologists believe the health and the sanity of the child begin long before birth.” Ahem, the kid would definately need the SANITY part to live with Tom!

Hmmm, was just thinking, if Katie gets knocked up soonish…that would mean she’s due right around the time Mission Impossible 4 is released…great timing huh???

Madonna’s personal Jesus Luz has just scored himself a record deal with Warner Music (Madge’s former label)– his first song WE CAME FROM THE LIGHT will come out in May! How did Madonna swing it you ask? Well, she rarely gives permission for any of her iconic back catalogue to be used in adverts, but she relented and gave up classics Vogue and Like A Prayer to get Warner Execs to agree, and the two songs have been licensed for a major advertising campaign in the USA. A source said: “Madonna was determined to give Jesus all the help she can. She holds a lot of sway at Warners, where she had a deal until very recently. But getting him on the books wasn’t completely plain-sailing. There was a little give and take between her and execs, but a compromise was eventually settled upon.”

Jesus has a two-single deal, with the label allowed first refusal on an album as well. Generous Madonna has also been covering all of Jesus’s expenses, including his hefty studio costs. And she’s also been calling in some flavours with other old pals, including legendary remixer VICTOR CALDERONE. The dance music heavyweight has had a long association with Madonna, retooling much of her back catalogue, such as Frozen and American Pie. And he’s been busy toying around with Jesus’s tracks. Say what you will about her being a cougar, but she must genuinely have affection for him to do this, don’t you think?

Joan brought out some extra biarch when she spoke to Closer Magazine in the US and, well, it’s quite hilarious! “Victoria Beckham is so nasty. Why doesn’t she just go home?! Her dresses are beautiful, but I don’t care what she does. She’s mean to all the people around her. She’s too short to be a diva. We all use the same hairdressers, make-up artists, limo-drivers and greeters at the airports in LA and nobody has anything nice to say about her. They say she’s rude. She can’t always just be having a bad day. Victoria Beckham should get a life. I am not a fan of outrageous consumption. I think it is vulgar. And no-one should flaunt that they have a hundred Hermes bags. Not when people are starving. Everyone should be allowed to have a great time but she shows a distinct lack of class. I dislike Victoria Beckham. The entitlement – the total entitlement. You want to say, ‘Calm down, you were a Spice Girl.’ The arrogance when she walks into a room is astonishing.” Don’t you just LOVE it?  Would give up a month’s supply of chocolate to see Vicki’s face when she read that! Hahahah!

Linds has resurfaced back in the USA after spending a few days in London, where she actually turned up and performed her duties at a hosting gig, and during her time in the UK, Linds sat down for a little chit chat with the UK’s The Sun, not exactly People Magazine, borderline trashy, a popular British rag, but also known for it’s questionable reporting, especially with celebrities. And for some reason, Linds decided to talk to them! Yesterday the internet was full of bits from the interview, where she talks about drug and alcohol use (which of course wasn’t her fault). She offered more insight than ever before about her problems with addiction, her 3 stints in rehab, and said that she still drinks. Responsibly. Puhlease. Today there’s more revelations including her relationship with Samantha Ronson, that she was surprised by the hookup, and would otherwise be attracted to men and blaming the Ronson family’s interference on their split. The details and the fact that as usual she is not accountable for any of it are unimportant. Frankly, we really don’t give a fiddlers fart about her lies and excuses. What’s interesting is the WHY. Why the candour? Why now? And definately, why The Sun????? Two possibilities: She’s broke, hasn’t done a jewelery heist in a while, so maybe it’s about the cash. Or…They have something on her or her young sister Ali who was partying in the UK with her. Something really bad. And as such, in order to kill the report, she exchanged an exclusive interview, giving up some juicy bits in return for their silence. Hmmmmmm. Wonder what they know?