Toni Braxton Sets the Pace On 'DWTS'
Heart disease is the new deaf.
Our "Dancing with the Stars" spies tell us Toni Braxton will put on her dancing shoes for the show this season. Toni, who quit her Vegas gig due to heart complications, continues the "DWTS" tradition of dancers with some form of challenge: Heather Mills (leg), Marlee Matlin (deaf) and Tucker Carlson (rhythm).
A rep for the show says they don't comment on casting rumors.
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Cheryl Burke in Hit and Rumba
So imagine you're at a hot Hollywood club (One Sunset) when a car allegedly mows you down. Your pain's then alleviated when a papper tells you the car that hit you was carrying a celeb.
Here's the insult that comes with the injury -- the "victim" couldn't recognize the "celeb" in a lineup. Nice acting job buddy!
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And Now for a Little Gay Bassing ...
Ever since Lance Bass announced he was gay (and looking for work), the pappers only have queer things to say to the guy.
Not only did they call him "gorgeous" outside Crown Bar -- but they also wanted to get one thing straight: Will he be doing the vertical mambo with a man on the next season of "Dancing with the Stars"?
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'Star' Search for 'Dancing' Still in Limbo
Sources tell TMZ that the casting for the next season of "Dancing With The Stars" is far from complete. Producers still are scrambling on specifics and contestants.
Taking a page from Jerry Springer, the producers are trying to create some major drama, possibly by pairing exes up against each other or people who have had some sort of turbulent relationship.
Talks with Kim Kardashian, Warren Sapp, Lance Bass and "Brady Bunch" mama Florence Henderson have been confirmed. Another younger Brady also may be on board. Paging Chris Knight!
The formal cast announcement is scheduled for late August.
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Cheryl Burke's Ex: She Was Dancing with the Bars
Matthew Lawrence (Joey's bro) and Cheryl Burke used to date -- and last night, with the help of his other brother Andy, Matt told us the not-so-surprising reason their relationship hit the skids...at least according to him.
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Sabato to Rachel Hunter: I Made a "Big" Mistake
Antonio Sabato Jr. messed up big time by calling Rachel Hunter a "big girl" last week -- and now he's doing what any man in his right mind would do. Backtrack like hell.
Cheryl Burke popped her head out of Prego right behind him -- so we had to punch fun at the hard-partying dancer for being at "happy hour."
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Recently Spotted Sober: Cheryl Burke
Even after three club appearances -- Villa, One and Hyde -- Cheryl Burke was able to walk in a straight line last night. Incredible!
While we miss the boozy Burke, we're thankful Kelly Monaco was there to take her place as that girl.
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A Sobering Moment with Cheryl Burke
Asking late-night lush Cheryl Burke how wasted she planned on getting at a Fourth of July party seemed totally reasonable to us.
Not so much to her and pals Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey.
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Cheryl Burke: Samba-dy Get Me a Drink!
Cheryl Burke's hair was flying all over the place last night -- and that's never a good sign.
After leaving Crown Bar, the pappers had no problem calling her out as "hammered" and a "drunky" as she wobbled to her car, where she quickly deteriorated into a hot mess.
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Cheryl Burke: Dancing with the Slurs
Just because there's no red light, doesn't mean the camera isn't recording -- something an overly-partied Cheryl probably wished she knew before calling Verne Troyer the very un-PC term, "midget," about a hundred times.
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Scary Spice: Wheelchair Won't Cramp My Style
What has four wheels, a mysterious injury and Eddie Murphy's unwanted daughter? It's Mel B!
Someone in Mel's camp told us the reason she was in a wheelchair at LAX this weekend was because her "hip was out of joint or something" from the long flight. We're told she went to a chiropractor and is all better now.
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Hubby to Mel B -- Suck It In, Sister!
Guess who slept on the couch last night? Melanie Brown's husband Stephen "Not Really A" Belafonte.
When the photogs wanted a shot of Mel outside the Waverly Inn in a skin-tight dress, Belafoolish yelled out some posing instructions that a husband should never give his wife.
Evander's Liquid Diet
Evander Holyfield has pulled a Bill Clinton, who famously translated the word "is". Evander now says there's a difference between being "broke" and "not liquid".
"I'm not broke. I'm just not liquid," the ex-champ tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, insisting he didn't "blow" the hundreds of millions he scored in the ring.
His lawyers claim the 109-room mansion is no longer up for auction. Maybe he sold more of those "Real Deal" grills.
Evander made nearly $250 million from his fights over the last 24 years. And that doesn't include AFTRA scale for "Dancing."
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Holyfield Goes Belly Up
Evander Holyfield made over $200 mil in the ring ... and probably another 10 grand or so on "Dancing with the Stars." So shocker -- seems he's broke.
Evander's home has gone into foreclosure and it's going on the auction block. On the home front, he's being sued for allegedly defaulting on a $550,000 landscaping bill. And, baby mama Toi Jenese Irvin is taking him to court for $6 grand in back child support.
Evander's rep was mum.
Stacy Keibler's Breast Reduction
Spies on Scott Caan's upcoming film, "Mercy" tell us Stacy Keibler lobbied hard for a scene in which she would expose her breasts.
Then the unthinkable happened! Director Patrick Hoelck nixed the idea!
People on the production team were stunned, lobbying Hoelck for a change of heart. And finally, Hoelck saw two really good reasons why he should change his mind.
Keibler now realizing her rack's worth said no way and declined the role completely.
The role has since been given to a no-named actress. Her name? Not Stacy Keibler.
Kitson to Monaco: Let's Get Ready to Rumba
So maybe you thought that ol' Kelly Monaco dropped major coin for the dress she wore on at last week's "Dancing With the Stars" finale. Turns out, it's actually trendy Robertson shopping enclave Kitson that'll be paying the price.
Like most stores in L.A., Kitson loans out clothes to freeloader celebs as long as they come back damage-free within 48 hours. We hear the disco diva's peeps arrived at the store in a panic five hours before the finale, desperate to find something for her to wear. Per their agreement, the store loaded them up with $6,500 worth of free dresses.
Little problem: TMZ has learned that her manager returned most -- but not all -- of the clothing a week late, and not only that, the dresses were "completely ruined." Apparently Kel wore another one of the dresses to party it up on her birthday in Vegas. Kitson says the dresses are "filthy and definitely not in sellable condition." Furthermore, they claim Monaco's people have refused to pay for the damaged dresses.
A rep for Kelly did not return our call for comment.