Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans: August 28, 2007 by Tommy Vergason
PARIS’ PARTY PALS: Paris Hilton didn’t let cloudy skies dampen her beach-party weekend, E! ONLINE’s MARC MALKIN reports. Paris reportedly welcomed Kid Rock and Russell Simmons to her Malibu rental on Saturday, before going to the LG Beach House, where Jessica Simpson, Rumer Willis, and old flame Stavros Niarchos were also spotted.
A BRIEF UNION: Actors Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito have agreed to end their four-month marriage, PEOPLE reports, with the divorce going into effect on November 10. Esposito’s May 1 divorce filing reportedly cited “irreconcileable differences,” and financial terms were determined by a prenuptial agreement, which remains sealed.
GRANDPARENT DUTY: Two exes joined forces to babysit this weekend, USMAGAZINE.COM reports. Britney’s divorced parents, Lynne and Jamie Spears, reportedly watched over grandkids Sean Preston & Jayden James at Kevin Federline’s house on Friday. Kevin was reportedly filming scenes for “One Tree Hill,” and Britney was…getting a warning for allegedly speeding.
KATE HUDSON IS AN AUNT: Actor Oliver Hudson and wife Erinn Bartlett welcomed a baby boy on Thursday, E! ONLINE reports. The baby, named Wilder, was reportedly born a few weeks shy of his expected due date, according to Hudson, who called the birth a “miracle.”
MADONNA’S HOUSEGUEST: After facing a previous delay, court-appointed Malawian official Penstone Kilembe will visit the UK home of Madonna and Guy Ritchie on Sept. 4, REUTERS reports. Kilembe will reportedly spend two weeks with the couple to assess their “suitability” as parents to Malawi-born David Banda, the boy they are seeking to adopt.
DECEMBER DEPP: Dreamworks & Paramount have granted Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd” a nationwide release on Dec. 21, instead of waiting until January to go wide as originally planned. VARIETY reports that studio execs were impressed with clips of the Johnny Depp-starring “dark” musical, noting its potential for “broad appeal” at the holidays.
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