Why Was Scarlett Crying?

SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - Scarlett Johansson reportedly broke down in tears at the Met Costume Institute’s star-studded gala. Sobbing in the ladies’ room, the bombshell actress was consoled by designer-pal Stella McCartney. “She was crying to Stella — not hysterical, confused,” an observer told the New York Daily News. Mysterious …

Sheryl Crow starts family by adopting

Sheryl Crow is starting a family. The rocker recently announced that she has adopted a son.

“Hey, everybody, I am so excited to share with you guys that I’ve adopted a little boy,” Sheryl told fans in a message on her Web site. “He was born two weeks ago.”

“His name is Wyatt (after my dad) Steven (after my little brother and Scooter) and we are enjoying some very private family time. Just wanted you to be the first to know.”

“She’s super-happy. … She’s just over the moon,” a Sheryl insider reportedly told Us magazine’s Web site.

Sources told Star magazine that the singer missed being a mother figure to the three children of her ex Lance Armstrong since their split last year and started exploring her options in terms of parenthood. (Sheryl has said that she is now seeing someone new, but does not want to name him.)

Congratulations to Sheryl and Wyatt! Can’t wait to see pix.

Depp’s Drama

Johnny Depp has finally spoken out publicly about his daughter’s recent health scare. Lily-Rose, 7 (mom is French actress Vanessa Paradis, Johnny’s longtime lady love), was hospitalized two months ago for E. coli poisoning and remained critically ill for more than a week. Now the famously private actor is opening up about the terrifying experience.

“It gave us a great scare,” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star admits to the U.K.’s Daily Mirror. “What got us through this wasn’t the strength of Vanessa or me, but our daughter and her incredible ability to make us feel OK even though she was very unwell. She was super-strong.”

“It was a very bumpy patch, but she has come through it beautifully and unscathed, and she is now as healthy as she always was. She is wonderful,” the proud family man gushes. “It was a reminder to us of how lucky we are to be able to breathe, walk, talk, think and surround ourselves with people we love.”

Who says Hollywood actors don’t know from family values?

Life-Saving Lovebirds

In other unusually warm-and-fuzzy celebrity news, Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo recently won over a neighbor who didn’t want them moving into his condo building — by helping save his life.

Acording to a report in the National Enquirer, the couple was at the elevator of their NYC digs when an elderly man got off, grabbed his chest and collapsed onto the floor.

Luckily, the neighbor, who reportedly suffers from angina, managed to let Nick know that his heart medication was in his apartment. The former boy-bander took the man’s keys and returned with the prescription. Meanwhile, Vanessa called 911. The do-gooder couple waited with their neighbor for paramedics to arrive.

And on a tangled-web-we-weave note, the very man who now calls Nick and Vanessa “my heroes” was originally against the high-profile pair getting a condo in the builing, thinking their supposed party lifestyle would be a nuisance. Ah, gotta love irony.

Alert Level: Brown?

Just how out of touch with reality is Bobby Brown? The R&B bad boy claims that he’s on Osama bin Laden’s hit list — and that the terrorist leader has the hots for his ex-wife, songbird Whitney Houston.

“[Bin Laden] wanted to have me killed because he was in love with Whitney,” Bobby claims on a forthcoming ITV show, “24 Hours With … Bobby Brown.” “He wanted to marry Whitney and make her one of his wives.”

“I feared for my life,” the paranoid singer insists. “I’m still on my guard. The most wanted man in the world wants [me] dead.”

As of press time, bin Laden could not be reached for comment.

Five Quick Takes

- Legally embattled “The Hills” star Jason Wahler has reportedly checked into rehab.

- Friday morning, Jaime Pressley (“My Name Is Earl”) delivered first son Dezi James in Los Angeles.

- Producer Jermaine Dupri says girlfriend Janet Jackson may sign to his Island Def Jam label.

- Jennifer Lopez dismissed rumors she has beefed up security due to anti-fur groups’ death threats.

- Tuesday, Jay-Z watched the NYC City Council honor mom Gloria Carter’s work on his scholarship fund.

Happy Birthday for May 14

» Actress Miranda Cosgrove (“Drake & Josh”) is 14.

» Actress Amber Tamblyn (“Joan of Arcadia”) is 24.

» Singer Natalie Appleton of All Saints is 34.

» R&B singer Shanice is 34.

» Director Sofia Coppola (“Marie Antoinette”) is 36

» Actress Cate Blanchett (“Babel”) is 38.

» Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block is 38.

» Spacehog guitarist Antony Langdon is 39.

» Fabrice Morvan of Milli Vanilli is 41.

» Musician Raphael Saadiq is 42.

» Rocker Ian Astbury of the Cult is 45.

» Guitarist C.C. DeVille of Poison is 45.

» Actor Tim Roth (“Reservoir Dogs”) is 46.

» Marillion singer Steve Hogarth is 48.

» Musician David Byrne of the Talking Heads is 55.

» Director Robert Zemeckis is 55.

» Cream bassist Jack Bruce is 64.

Say What?

“Before he knew me, he felt very confident about dressing on his own. I seem to have sapped his confidence. … I buy him so much that he feels it’s taken away his ability to make his own decisions.”

— Sarah Jessica Parker on hubby Matthew Broderick, to Glamour

Kitty Raymond is an entertainment writer who has a celebrity astrology blog at www.celebastroblogy.com.

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6:49 AM MST on Mon., Oct. 13, 2008 re: "Kim Kardashian Sex Tape Squashed"

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7:14 PM MST on Tue., Sep. 23, 2008 re: "Kim Kardashian Sex Tape Squashed"

samuel martin said:
PLEEASE do some stuff on the economic crisis!!! The people need to know the truth....they dont want us to even think the corn will come up in Kansas if we dont mortgage our souls for the benefit of the wealthy investors. Its total scare tactics. AND who would be stupid enough to allow the people who broke the system to try and fix it??!! You may be the only publication on the planet that could save us from these crooks, bound with the end of our society as we know it and allow this unrepayable debt to occur. The essence of the exercise is to bring us to our knees so we will have to agree to join the 'One World Order' so that we may have some of our debt forgiven. The grand plan is working for them but means doom for us folks who pay the bills. Enquirer...please!!!

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2:50 AM MST on Tue., Sep. 2, 2008 re: "Scoop! Nicole is arrested, admits using drugs"

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I think Angelina is one brave mom

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1:27 PM MST on Sat., Aug. 30, 2008 re: "Kim Kardashian Sex Tape Squashed"

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8:31 PM MST on Wed., Aug. 20, 2008 re: "Jen Reacts to Angelina’s Revelation"

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yes, Jennifer did care and yes Angelina was and still is worried about losing Brad... it's all a control thing, not that she loves Brad. Angie is very insecure!!

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8:26 PM MST on Wed., Aug. 20, 2008 re: "Jolie doesn’t control Pitt, her brother says"

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yea right!!! He will stay with her until she is done with him and she will be at some point.

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3:23 PM MST on Wed., Aug. 13, 2008 re: "Jen Reacts to Angelina’s Revelation"

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How can one contact Jennifer Aniston. My advice would be to have the children she wants now. Then look for a man as she is going to approach a relationship with hopes for children and many men will feel that that is the motivation for the relationship. I generally do not favor having children outside of marriage but in this case, Jennifer can support any future children and then take her time to meet a man with whom she would like to share her life and be a father to her children. Best of luck to Jen. Oyster (mother of four pearls of girls).

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10:48 PM MST on Sat., Apr. 26, 2008 re: "Roseanne Wants Rosie’s Job"

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I think all beta Thatens should report to planet Xion NOW!!!!!

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1:04 AM MST on Mon., Mar. 31, 2008 re: "Hayek is engaged, expecting a baby"

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Dont think its strange that she went wild, It would drive me crazy. I would've slapped him on the spot.

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2:22 AM MST on Wed., Oct. 3, 2007 re: "Scoop! Lindsay’s odd rant: I’ll sue the tabloids’"

Steve Johnson said:
Do you know that Mikhail Kryzhnovsky, a former KGB, the author of the "White House Special Handbook" , is the US president de facto ? American presidents rule USA in strict acordance to his instructions since 1996.

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8:40 AM MST on Sat., May. 19, 2007 re: "Paris Gets ‘Good Behavior’ Break"

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I'm very glad Paris isn't going to go to jail for long. She doesn't deserve the pinishment anyway. She didn't do anything wrong and if she did she would apologize and that would be that. She is so sweet and beautiful and cool. I can't wait to see her on tv again!

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8:54 PM MST on Fri., May. 18, 2007 re: "Jen Reacts to Angelina’s Revelation"

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Since Brad didn't marry Angie, & IF Jennifer is still in love with Brad , I think They ( J. & B. ) can get married Again & give Shilo the best family she deserved.

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11:44 PM MST on Thu., May. 17, 2007 re: "Jen Reacts to Angelina’s Revelation"

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Ya,it's like who cares if Angie and Brad plan their baby's birth,I think Angie is still trying to throw stones at Jennifer again,Angie is so evil. Whats a matter Angie, getting worried about you and Brad now! Give it a rest,leave Jen alone,she does not care!!!!!!

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5:58 PM MST on Fri., May. 11, 2007 re: "Lindsay’s New British Boy Toy"

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Sadly, Lindsay Lohan looks twice her age. If she understood that she will look 50 by the time she is 30, she might consider slowing down on her party life. She used to be so cute, it really makes me sad.

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8:05 AM MST on Wed., May. 9, 2007 re: "Paris Appeals to Ahnuld"

karen said:
Unfortunately, in todays American 'pop culture' television, coming together doesn't mean what you think it means. TV execs want 'edgy' controversial hosts because the bottom line is viewers. The View has very high ratings because people tune in to see what ridiculous thing Rosie is going to say. I don't even think she really believes half of what she says. If you want balance what c-span...'yawn'

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1:14 PM MST on Mon., May. 7, 2007 re: "Jake and Reese: Still Together"

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This wasn't even Jake and Reese...this was Jake and an assistant, whose name is apparently Valerie, and who kind of resembles Reese. She picked him up at Burbank airport on that Friday night (see Just Jared for pics) and they were driving back to the LA side of the hill.

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1:11 PM MST on Thu., May. 3, 2007 re: "Roseanne Wants Rosie’s Job"

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No way! When will The View find an intelligent woman with values to fill Rosie's position? Smart intelligent remarks and discussions are missing, we don't need "smart ass" remarks. When will we start coming together to solve the problems? As a woman, I am sometimes embarrassed at who we have representing the female gender. Why does someone have to always be wrong? I am ready to see "people", not democrats or republicans, come together to solve the issues. Have we forgotten how to do that?

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7:58 PM MST on Wed., Apr. 25, 2007 re: "Prince William, girlfriend split up"

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