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Week in Review: Jessica Simpson's Dad Drives Tony Romo Away
Sunday June 8, 2008


Usmagazine.com looks back at the week in celebrity news:

- Jessica Simpson made surprise appearance at the CMA Music Festival Block Party in Nashville without on-again, off-again beau Tony Romo. Us Weekly reports in its new issue, on newsstands now, that Simpson's controlling father Joe has brought her relationship with Romo to the brink and was the main source behind their split in May – and he even tried to manage the NFL player's career. For more on Joe's role in the end of Jessica's marriage to Nick Lachey, his inappropriate comments on the shoot of her video and how her excessive partying is causing friction with Tony, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now. See photos of Jessica and Tony making out and other celeb PDA.

- Pregnant Angelina Jolie turned 33 on Wednesday. The actress said she didn't expect to fall for Brad Pitt. “After my last divorce, I said I was absolutely going to marry somebody in another field, an aid worker or something," she told Vanity Fair. Meanwhile, Jack Black revealed that Jolie was "relieved" that he broke news of her double-expectancy. Check out Angelina Through the Years and watch the trailer for her new thriller Wanted.

- Jennifer Aniston introduced beau John Mayer to BFF Courteney Cox and David Arquette. They grabbed dinner together on Tuesday. Read what a body language expert had to say about Jen & John.

- Britney Spears shot a cameo for the Pussycat Dolls' new video without interacting with the group on set. "Britney looks hot and blonde," an insider told Us. "It is a very short sequence, but she [Britney] had a lot of fun with it," the source added. Check out Britney's on set looks and her bikini body.

- Whitney Port may star in a Hills spin-off show, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue. "I think that Whitney will do really well with it," Lauren Conrad told Us. "She is a very likable person." See baby photos of your favorite Hills stars.

- Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are planning to move to New York City while she performs in All My Sons on Broadway this fall. (See Holmes' hair through the years.) Last weekend, the couple opened the doors of their new Beverly Hills mansion for an A-list housewarming party.

- Brad Pitt dropped more than $50,000 on art in Switzerland. Watch him get punched in the Burn After Reading trailer.

- Barack Obama secured the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night. Grey's Anatomy star Kate Walsh told Us it's "a great movement in American history" and Oprah Winfrey said she is "euphoric." See Obama's Just Like Us moments!

- Ryan Phillippe and girlfriend Abbie Cornish "seemed really into each other" during a rare public appearance together, a source told Us.

- Tatum O'Neal was arrested after allegedly buying crack and cocaine in NYC. "I lost my Scottish terrier, Lena That seemed to set me off," she told the New York Post.

- Audrina Patridge said Heidi Montag shouldn't rush down the aisle with Spencer Pratt. "I think she's still young, and I just feel like she shouldn't get married right away," Patridge told Us. Check out Heidi and Spencer's cheesiest moments and and watch their MTV ad here.

- Paris Hilton sparked pregnancy rumors by wearing a loose green dress but her rep told Us the speculation was "completely false." Check out these photos of celebs who really are expecting.

- Sarah Jessica Parker said it was "disappointing" to learn that the strapless gown she wore to the NYC premiere of the film was worn earlier by a heiress and Lindsay Lohan. "Look, my affection for the dress hasn't changed," she explained. "But what they did was so short-sighted." Check out Carrie's crazy couture.

- Pete Wentz said hearing his baby's heartbeat made him feel "content." Check out Ashlee's bump here.

-Shania Twain opened up about needing "some time to heal this broken heart" from her split with husband of 14 years, producer Robert "Mutt" Lange.

- Candy Spelling won $180,000 at a slot machine at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Check out 90210 Stars: Then & Now and add your vote to the petition for the return of Shannen Doherty on the 90210 spin-off.

- Mario Lopez and his Dancing With the Stars girlfriend Karina Smirnoff called it quits.

- Steven Curtis Chapman and wife Mary Beth's adoption and orphan care ministry Shaohannah's Hope raised more than $310,000 in honor of Maria Sue, the Christian singer's 5-year-old daughter who was struck by a car on May 21.

- Kim Cattrall will star in and produce Sensitive Skin, a new HBO series about a middle-aged wife and mother in New York who rediscovers her sexuality. Check out Sex and the City style here.

-Hulk Hogan's son Nick Bollea was transferred out of solitary confinement in a west Florida jail. See celeb mugshots.

- T.R. Knight told Us that the recent legalization of gay marriage in California gave him an "extraordinary feeling" but he's not ready to wed beau Mark Cornelsen.Check out the love lives of Grey's Anatomy stars.

- Bisexual babe Tila Tequila said Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson shouldn't be afraid to go public with their relationship. "I think that the fact that everyone knows about it makes it fine," she told Us.

- American Idol runner-up David Archuleta landed a record deal with 19 Recordings/Jive Records. See what past Idols are up to.

- Ed McMahon is on the verge of having his house foreclosed "If you spend more money than you make, you know what happens," he said.

- Kelsey Grammer was released from a Hawaiian hospital after suffering a mild heart attack.

- Rosie O'Donnell announced that she and Kelli Carpenter won't be walking down the aisle again anytime soon.

- Vin Diesel and his girlfriend, model Paloma Jimenez, have welcomed a baby girl.

- Check out celebrity personal trainer Valerie Waters' exclusive video of workout tips and to learn Jennifer Garner's hot body secrets.

- Designer Yves Saint Laurent died.

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