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Lindsay Lohan's estranged father is urging the actress to return to rehab and dump the people who are dragging her down.
Michael Lohan, who became an ordained pastor during his recent jail stint, has begged his daughter to take her sobriety seriously after he saw grainy tabloid photographs of the actress allegedly snorting cocaine in a Los Angeles hotel bathroom.
The 20-year-old star recently spent time in rehab after she was publicly criticized for her partying ways, but her father is far from convinced the actress means business.

He tells In Touch Weekly, "I think that Lindsay needs to find a place where God is paramount in her life. If that place is rehab, so be it."
Michael, himself a recovering alcoholic, insists his daughter needs to clean up and ditch her so-called friends.

He adds, "The people around her are a negative influence."
"American Idol" judge Paula Abdul has slammed reports a furious fit of anger was to blame for her nose injury.
Abdul was left bruised and with a fractured toe and broken nose after she tripped over her Chihuahua Tulip on Sunday.

Some media outlets and fans have questioned Abdul's unusual explanation for her injuries, with some sources claiming she injured herself while throwing a tantrum. A source tells Page Six, "Paula did not break her nose. She had pitched a fit, threw something into a mirror or glass object, and a shard of glass struck her in the face, which explains why Paula's nose didn't seem swollen.

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However, the former pop star's spokesperson says the report is "absolutely, categorically untrue."
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Sharon Osbourne has lashed out at KISS star Gene Simmons in a new magazine interview after rocker publicly criticized her family.

The rock matriarch has served up a foul-mouthed tirade in the new issue of Blender magazine, after Simmons claimed his kids were better than her own because they didn't take drugs.
Angry Osbourne rants, "He said that our kids are on drugs and that his aren't messed up like that."
Osbourne then lashes out at Simmons, calling him a "C-list (celebrity)," and goes on to poke fun at his partner, former model Shannon Tweed.

She rages, "His wife's [bleep] has been rubbed on every pole in L.A. I'll [bleep] tear his head off and stick it up his wife's [bleep]!

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Britney Spears and Ryan Phillippe have slammed reports that they enjoyed a steamy tryst in a nightclub bathroom last week.
The single stars reportedly hooked up at trendy Los Angeles night spot Les Deux -- but their representatives have told the New York Daily News the rumors are completely false.
The National Enquirer claimed "Britney had her arms around him," before the pair sneaked to the bathroom, and bodyguards "busted in the door and found Britney and Ryan groping and kissing.

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Spears and Phillippe are currently in the middle of divorce battles with their respective estranged spouses Kevin Federline and Reese Witherspoon.
Rosie O'Donnell has fought her last fight at "The View." ABC said Friday she won't be back on the show following her angry confrontation with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Wednesday.

O'Donnell asked for, and received, an early exit from her contract. She was due to leave "The View" in mid-June.
"Rosie contributed to one of our most exciting and successful years at `The View,'" show creator Barbara Walters said.

"I am most appreciative. Our close and affectionate relationship will not change."
In a statement, O'Donnell said she was grateful.

"It's been an amazing year and I love all three women."
Presumably, that includes Hasselbeck. The two exchanged bitter words on Wednesday over O'Donnell's opposition to the war in Iraq.

They've frequently had snippy political exchanges during O'Donnell's year on the daytime chatfest, but never as long and loud as that one. (AP)
The boss of footwear giant Dr. Martens has apologized to Courtney Love for featuring her late husband Kurt Cobain and other dead rockers in an advertisement.

David Suddens says he's unreservedly sorry for the campaign, which only appeared in the U.K. and showed the Nirvana legend sitting on a cloud wearing an angelic robe alongside the caption "Dr.

Martens. Forever."
He tells People.

com, "We do think that it is offensive. We made a mistake. My message to Courtney Love is this is something we shouldn't have been doing.

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Earlier this week, a spokesperson for Love said, "Courtney did not, and would not, approve of such a use of Kurt's name and likeness."
British actress Sienna Miller has infuriated close neighbors who are fed up with her late-night house parties.
The "Factory Girl" star, who lives in London, stands accused of keeping nearby residents up with noisy nocturnal gatherings -- and some are so tired of the disturbances they're threatening to call in the cops.

One tells Britain's the Independent, "She has parties with bouncers that last until daylight.
"The music's so loud that it rattles our windows. When someone's gone round to complain, the music's turned down a bit and then turned up when they've gone.

"We're going to call the noise police if it carries on."
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and his girlfriend, "Gladiator" actress Connie Nielsen, are celebrating the birth of their first child together.
The baby boy was born in New York earlier this week, but his name has yet to be announced.

New mom Nielsen says, "Everything is fine. He eats. He's wonderful.

And we are extremely happy." Ulrich has two sons, Myles and Layne, who are 8 and 5 years old respectively, from his marriage to doctor Skylar Satenstein.
Nielsen has a teenage son -- Sebastian, 16 -- from a previous relationship.

Ty Pennington, host of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," pleaded no contest Friday in a misdemeanor drunken driving case.
Pennington, 42, had been charged with two misdemeanor counts -- driving with a blood-alcohol level above the 0.08 percent limit and driving under the influence of alcohol.

He pleaded no contest to the first count and the other count was dismissed, said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the city attorney's office. Mateljan said it was a normal disposition for a first offense.
A judge placed Pennington on three years' probation, restricted his driving privileges for 90 days and ordered him to participate in a 90-day alcohol program and attend a Mothers Against Drunk Drivers meeting, Mateljan said.

He faced up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted of the charges by a Superior Court jury.
Pennington was arrested May 5 and released after posting $5,000 bail.
"I'm happy to bring closure to my recent court proceedings," Pennington said in a statement released by publicist Stan Rosenfield.

"Drinking and driving is never acceptable. I have pleaded no contest and will abide by the court's ruling." (AP)
Britney Spears' one-time love rival Shar Jackson is relieved the pop star and her ex, Kevin Federline, are no longer a couple -- because curious fans have stopped bugging her kids.

Jackson admits family life was hell while Spears and Federline were married because everyone wanted to know what she thought about stories surrounding the couple.
She tells USA Today, "Somebody was always at my door with a camera."
Jackson, who is the mother of two of Federline's young children, Kori and Kaleb, admits she became accustomed to the attention but her teenage children, Donnie and Cassie, weren't prepared for the questions they'd be asked at school.

The aspiring pop singer says, "They've had to change schools twice."
"The Sopranos" actress Lorraine Bracco regrets cheating on husband Harvey Keitel with actor Edward James Olmos -- calling her decision "immature."
The actress' infidelity sparked a lengthy and messy custody battle with Keitel over their daughter, Stella, and sent her spiraling into a dark depression.

And, now she's back in control of her emotions and the fighting is over, Bracco is looking back on the affair she had with Olmos as a mistake. Speaking candidly on Thursday's "Oprah" show, the star said, "Eddie was a lovely man and, in all retrospect, Harvey is a good man. .

.. It was an immature choice.

"I was on that river in Egypt, called denial! And I wasn't mature enough or smart enough or willing to accept that I was unhappy in that relationship."
The actress was diagnosed with clinical depression during her marriage to Olmos -- something that weighed heavy on her daughter, who is now 22.

Stella, who also appeared in a segment on the "Oprah" show, revealed, "Watching the person who is supposed to be taking care of you in pain is the hardest part.
"It was hard for me because I felt responsible. She fought to make me happy -- for me to have the life that I wanted, and I think it took a lot out of her.

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I just wanted to make it all OK, and I couldn't."
Amy Winehouse will walk back down the aisle in her native England so friends and family can witness her recent nuptials for themselves.
The "Rehab" star exchanged vows with Blake Fielder-Civil last week during a trip to Miami, Fla.

, but neglected to tell her relatives about the ceremony until it was over.
Now she's promised her disappointed dad Mitchell the chance to give his daughter away for all to see.
She says, "I'm going to have another bash -- I've just got to.

"My dad is OK about it now but I've got to do it again for him.