Gossip / Rumors

For days now, blogs and websites have been reporting that PETA is up in arms that a restaurant owned by Pamela Anderson, BlackSteel in Hollywood, is serving foie gras. Pam, an ardent supporter of PETA, seemed to have trouble on her hands. Never fear, however, TMZ can confirm that like most rumors spread via the web, this one is wrong.

A post on Pam's official website says that she is not, in fact, an owner of the restaurant. She said she gave $25,000 to her good friend Chef J. (the restaurant's owner), under the condition that he promise not to serve foie gras. She says that if Chef J. reneged on his promise, she'll expect him to donate the $25,000 to PETA

Over the last few months, TMZ shot video of Bass and "Amazing Race" winner Reichen Lehmkuhl, and although there was a buzz the two were a couple, they went to considerable lengths not to be seen in the same shot. In one video, as they walked through a park in New York together and saw the cameras, they immediately separated.

Now, Bass reveals to People he is indeed gay and in a "very stable" relationship with Lehmkuhl.

Bass told People that he feared coming out while he was in the boy band 'N Sync because he felt "it would overpower everything."

The 27-year-old Bass, a Baptist, has already told his friends and his "shocked" family, according to the magazine.

Bass now says he's at peace with himself.

Turns out BFFs Jake Gyllenhaal and Lance Armstrong are more then just bosom buddies. Jake is interested in playing Lance in a upcoming Sony biopic about the seven-time Tour De France winning, cancer surviving, rock star dating, all around nice guy.

The guys have been spotted riding with Matthew McConaughey in Malibu lately. Now we hear that Jake is in training for the role and part of that training is spending every waking moment with Lance. They were recently spotted together in France for the Tour de France.

The supercouple are looking to set up digs in the affluent Bel Air section of town -- home to many of Hollywood's biggest stars and moguls.

While David currently plays for Real Madrid, earlier this month he resigned as captain of England's national team and is rumored to be in talks to join the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team.

The move seems logical since David has already set up a branch of his youth soccer camp, The David Beckham Academy at Southern California's Home Depot Center. And since murmurs of a Spice Girls reunion never materialized, a move to L.A. might be the first step toward launching Victoria's Hollywood career.

So move over Brangelina, TomKat and Bennifer because Posh and Becks are ready for their closeup!

Evidence of Oprah and Stedman out anywhere in public had been scarce, to say the least, with the pair pictured just a tiny handful of times since 2000, as TMZ documented last week. But O and her Steddie looked chummy and in good spirits at Malibu's Villa Casablanca as they helped support the benefit that helps schoolchildren with after-school and other experiences.

This time, it may be a case of Jude taking Sienna back, as the actress was spotted all over Toronto with her current co-star James Franco, getting cozy on and off the set. They went to a concert, shared some smokes, ate some Chinese food, and even shopped with Sienna's mom.

It's not the first time that Sienna and Jude have had to make nice in public after rumors swirled around them -- and it's only the latest in a series of scorned women taking their cheating men back.

Is someone trying to sabotage the National Enquirer? Apparently, the tabloid thinks that's precisely what's going down.

In the last few days, Britney Spears and Kate Hudson both got their pound of flesh from the National Enquirer, well not exactly. They got apologies from the UK National Enquirer. The paper retracted its story that Britney was ready to divorce K-Fed and issued an apology. Ditto Kate Hudson -- the paper retracted it's story that Kate was dangerously thin.

While Jessica's love life makes the gossip pages everyday, the younger Simpson sister has been making headlines of her own lately due to her remarkable makeover. While the pop princess has never admitted to having plastic surgery, it's been widely speculated that she's had at least a nose job.

At a launch party for Victoria's Secret Pink clothing line Simpson addressed her new look, being as vague as possible. "I think we live in a world where everyone's focused on looks and this life is to be lived for yourself and to enjoy it, so whatever makes you feel confident and sexy is what you should do."

Plastic surgery or not, people are definitely taking notice. Though Simpson reportedly turned down a $4 million offer to pose for Playboy, she's definitely loving every minute of the attention, "I am feeling great about myself," she says, "completely confident and nothing in particular, just feeling good."

Rumors have been swirling on the Internet that Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is a less then stellar father to his daughter.

What apparently started said rumor was an interview Flea did with Key 103, a radio station out of Manchester, England. The host and Flea began talking about their children, and Flea mentioned how his daughter Sunny hit her head on a table and joked that he put her in the closet because she was crying. The joke escalated to rumor and the rumor populated the Internet.

With everyone looking for a reason to chastise celebrities for their child rearing abilities, maybe Flea should keep jokes about his fathering skills on the down low.

Hear Flea's interview.

Gwen and Eve were both seen leaving Record Plant Recording Studios in Hollywood last Thursday. The two joined their superpowers in 2002 and produced the hit song "Let Me Blow Ya Mind," earning them both a Grammy award for best rap/sung collaboration.

But Suri -- well I've been reading the comments on TMZ, and although I agree there's something weird about the whole situation -- something we don't fully understand -- the kid exists.

If this were a giant ruse, there's no way they would have carried out a charade at a hospital. I don't care who it is, Tom Cruise or Joe Schmo, there's no way a hospital would risk its license by becoming the backdrop for a phony birth. For starters, I think it's a crime to submit a bogus birth certificate to the County of Los Angeles. Beyond that, medical licenses would be squarely on the line. I will tell you -- I called St. John's this past Monday over our Suri Cruise birth certificate story and the officials seemed panicked, ultimately hanging up on me. But I just don't believe St. John's would cross the line.

If there really were no Suri, it would have been simple to just have a home birth, or a birth at the Scientology Center.

Look, the whole thing is just plain weird. The PDA was nauseating pre-birth, and now -- well, where's the love? And as long as we're talking, I have another question. A few days before giving birth, who buys a size 2 pair of jeans? I get the idea that a pregnant woman sets goals, but usually that means going to their closet and finding a pre-pregnant pair and saying "I'm gonna fit into these within three months." Who goes out and buys a pair of size 2 jeans?

The actress of "Boiler Room" and "Big Momma's House" fame and a mystery man were on the streets of the hip shopping center when Long's ex, Massai Z. Dorsey, ran into the pair. Apparently there's bad blood between the guys because a street brawl broke out between Dorsey and Long's new guy, right in the middle of the shopping center!

Sources tell TMZ that the Long's guy friend kicked Long's ex's butt - hands down - leaving him lying on the street as he and Long took off running.

As Long was running, she even lost her shoe- yet didn't seem to care. She left the shoe behind and kept running!

Long and Dorsey have a 5 year old son together named Massai Zhivago Dorsey II.

Rumors are flying that Natalie Portman plans to take it all off in her new film, "Goya's Ghost."

How much would you pay for half a concert? Now... how much would you pay for half an act?

Rumors are swirling around the internet that OutKast plans to kick off their upcoming tour without Andre 3000. Big Boi has reportedly stated that Andre will not be joining him on the upcoming tour. Huh?

An announcement like this puts rumors of an impending breakup of OutKast back in the public spotlight. Those rumors have surrounded the group since the release of "Speakerboxx"/"The Love Below" a two-disc set comprised of solo albums by Andre 3000 and Big Boi.

Outkast's rep's told TMZ that there has been no announcement about the upcoming tour, which makes more sense then Big Boi touring alone under the OutKast moniker. How do you pull off "Hey Ya", the group's biggest hit, without Andre? Would a cardboard cutout of Andre on stage would be out of the question.

The, "we promise we're not fueding," hip-hop duo's new film and album "Idylwild" hits the streets in August.

Where the heck is Suri Cruise? My cynical opinion -- Tom wants to out do Brad.

So here's my theory. Brad and Angelina got around $4 mil for the first pics of Shiloh, which they donated to charity. The word on the street is that Tom and Katie couldn't get more than $3 million for Suri pics. When you're as big as Tom Cruise, the only place to go is down. He was the biggest star in the world for a long time, loved by all. Now he's neither the biggest nor loved that much.

So forget about the conspiracy theories. People just weren't as into Suri pics as Shiloh pics, and it probably drove Tom nuts. But wait -- there's a solution. Create a mystery and the world will go crazy. That's exactly what I think is going on. If people start questioning if this baby really exists, the pictures automatically become more valuable. If he gets more than $4 mil, he beats Brad. I'm guessing if that happens, the money goes to Scientology, which could make the whole plan backfire.