From the Access Hollywood News Desk…

by George Larrimore & Shelly Aguilar

RE-LAUNCH: OK , it’s not really a re-launch.It’s just a new name.TaleSpin! You like? It took WEEKS to come up with anything even close to clever. Plus, From The News Desk was just toooooo dull.One thing won’t change; we’ll try to give you news and views we hope you haven’t heard, and we’ll continue to help you see through the spin that Hollywood is renowned for.

REAL HOLLYWOOD: We realize that it took a Battalion of PR Peeps to pull off the big Premiere of “Ocean’s Thirteen” on Hollywood Blvd. last night but, from our people who were there, it was the Real Thing.A big time production with Big Time Stars.And fans screaming for them.On our show tonight the Ever Clever George Clooney explained why he showed up first: he said it’s no fun having to follow Brad Pitt on a red carpet. And after months and months of paparazzi peeks from around the globe, Hollywood finally got a look at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in the flesh for the first time in a long time. We’ve seen Will and Jada, Tom and Katie but Brad and Angie are The Most Glamorous couple we’ve seen in a long time.

NEW MAN: Headlines flying all over the place today announcing that Jennifer Aniston has a New Man. You don’t think the official announcement (from People Magazine) was timed to coincide with the release of Brad’s New Movie do you? We got lots and lots of e-mails with details: He’s 36, a Brit, a model and former bricklayer/boxer. Obviously a hunk. But it seemed to take a while before anybody even bothered to mention that he has a name. It’s Paul Sculfor. They met in a restaurant where Jen was dining with Courtney Cox-Arquette. Jen and Paul are said to share an appreciation of Mexican food.

PARIS: We’re sensing The Media are ready for a break from coverage of Paris Imprisonment, although everybody still seems interested in how she’s doing on the inside. People Magazine reporting she had a visit from her Beverly Hills psychiatrist yesterday who says she’s just trying to cope. And somebody reported she did not have to endure the so-called “cavity search” (for weapons, contraband, etc) that so many inmates have to endure. You know that Leno/Letterman will find the joke in that bit of news.

T-SHIRTS: The first t-shirts bearing the Paris Mug Shot hit the shelves at Y-Que in Hollywood today. Good lighting!

CATCH AND RELEASE: Perhaps the tackiest News Release of the Day from a company claiming it has a product that can clean up nasty environmental staph infections. The Release noting that the place where Paris is incarcerated is rampant with Staph.

STILL JAMMIN’: AP reporting today that the Rolling Stones doing a stadium show in Belgium last night and that the fans caused a 30 mile long traffic jam trying to get in.

We’ll change this e-mail address too but for now; News Tips to McGeorgenews@nbcuni.com.Please!

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