Ellen & Portia Say 'I Do'
- Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi officially tied the knot in front of 20 guests at their Beverly Hills home on Saturday, exchanging handwritten vows and Neil Lane rings. Ellen wore a pants suit; De Rossi opted for a Zac Posen gown. [NYP]
- Madonna spent her 50th birthday in London, attending Kabbalah sessions before having a small party at her London home. She then hit the clubs with 90 or so of her closest friends. [Mirror, Showbiz Spy]
- Did Hillary Clinton get facial fillers from a plastic surgeon earlier this month? [R&M]
- Republicans are having a tough time finding any celebrities to come to their convention. [R&M]
- Courtenay Semel says she had a relationship with Lindsay Lohan long before Sam Ronson entered the picture, but that the two split up because Lindsay refused to come out of the closet. [The Sun]
- John Mayer says he ended his relationship with Jennifer Aniston because he didn't want to waste her time since "it wasn't right." Jen's friends say she's the one who ended it, that Mayer was in it for the press, and that Jen was tired of paying for everything. [People, MSNBC]
- Another Ronson is working the turntables: Ann Dexter-Jones' son Alexander seems to be following in the footsteps of older sibs Sam and Mark Ronson and becoming a DJ. [P6]
- Tyra Banks made the audience at her show wait for two hours during a taping last week, while she hung out backstage giggling and snacking. [P6]
- Amy Winehouse slapped a fan on the street in London. She also took her 12-year-old goddaughter out for a night of partying that ended when Amy collapsed on the floor. [NYDN, Mirror]
- Michael Lohan is trying to get Jessica Simpson to be a spokesperson for a new line of vitamin water he's working on. [P6]
- "King of All Pimps" Jason Itzler has landed a movie deal for $600,000. [NYDN]
- Jared Leto's band, 30 Seconds to Mars, is being sued by Virgin Records for $30 million for failing to deliver the three records they were required to. [NYDN]
- Fergie isn't getting along with the rest of the Black Eyed Peas because she won't commit to tour dates to promote their new album this fall. [P6]
- Months after they first filed for divorce, Shaquille O'Neal and wife Shaunie have called off the split and decided to reconcile. [Us]
- Sylvester Stallone inked a $1 million deal to become the face of a Russian vodka. [NYDN]