Bobby Brown: 'Whitney drove me to drugs', Madonna's '4 Minutes' video 'leaked'

Bad boy singer Bobby Brown wants to set the record straight about his stormy marriage to Whitney Houston - through the pages of a tell-all book.
Houston, we have a problem.
Clearly, with an ex like Brown in your closet, who needs enemies - eh, Houston?
In Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But, Brown is set to blow the lid on his dysfunctional marriage to the troubled diva.
The New York Post published a series of excerpts from the book this week, and revealed a string of scandalous tidbits that are enough to make your toenails curl.
Brown sensationally suggests in his book that Houston drove him to a life of drug addiction.
"I never used cocaine until after I met Whitney. Before then, I had experimented with other drugs, but marijuana was my drug of choice.
"At one point in my life, I used drugs uncontrollably. I was using everything I could get my hands on, from cocaine to heroin, weed and cooked cocaine."
Brown doesn't pull any punches when it comes to discussing the finer details of his marriage, saying it was "doomed from the very beginning".
"Within the first year we separated, with several more to follow," Brown writes. "I think we got married for all the wrong reasons.
"Now, I realise Whitney had a different agenda than I did when we got married . . . I believe her agenda was to clean up her image, while mine was to be loved and have children."
In the book, set to be released next month, Brown also alleges that Houston only married him to difuse rumours that she was bisexual, and having an affair with her then assistant, Robin Crawford.
Houston, he alleges, had been "under a lot of pressure. In Whitney's situation, the only solution was to get married and have kids. That would kill all speculation, whether it was true or not.
"In the short, I think I got caught up in the politics and ended up marrying one of the biggest stars in the world."
Brown also reveals that he wan't blameless for the demise of his marriage.
"I am guilty of sleeping with other women . . . Women are always throwing themselves at you. I'm only human, so I would make the mistake and bite the hook sometimes . . . I let the testosterone take over."
Houston's reps have yet to comment on the book. But you can bet your bottom dollar that the diva will retort quicker than you can say "crack is whack!"

Source: nypost.com, entertainmentwise.com
Mad Hatter's tea party
My favourite jazz pixie, Amy Winehouse, emerged from her North London hideout this week and graciously handed out mugs of tea to the throng of paparazzi camped outside.
But she wasn't alone - she had her trusted drag Queen with her to dish it all out. As you do.
Wino and drag Queen in action here
McConaughey 4 Magnum?
Pray this is true. EW.com is reporting that dreamy Matthew McConaughey has been offered the role of Thomas Magnum in the big screen version of Magnum P.I.
Word has it McConaughey is reading the script as we speak and will be making a decision imminently.
Hawaiiian shirts, mustaches and manly chest rugs at the ready, folks! Grrrrrrrrrr!
Hulkamania
Infidelity expert Hulk Hogan is clearly over his marriage to Linda Marie Bollea.
Hogan (real name Terry Gene Bollea), 54, was snapped splashing around with new girlfriend Jennifer McDaniel this week.
WTF has happened to Hogan's skin? He looks seriously tanorexic. Cover up, you beast. Put that leather away!
And on the subject of his happines (as if we care), a source tells People.com:
"He's very happy.
"He just seems very happy. His mood has changed. He's in a better place."
I'm sure Hogan's soon-to-be ex-wife is delighted to know that a lass half her age is now lathering it up woth the leathery louse.
AC/DC?
Does singer John Mayer bat for both treams?
That's a resounding yes from one celebrty blogger, Perez Hilton.
Hilton claims that Mayer is "definitely bi", and details an alleged kiss that took place between the two last year.
Speaking on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show, Hilton added that he believes Mayer is "struggling with his sexuality".
Of their allaged liplock, which supposedly took place at a NYC club last year, Hilton said, "He kissed me, and I kissed him back. It was on the mouth with tongue."
The blogger then revealed that Jessica Simpson - Mayer's then girlfriend - didn't appear to mind that her man was playing tonsil tennis with another bloke.
"While John Mayer and I are making out, she is rubbing his crotch," Hilton revealed.
Source: usmagazine.com
Poor Me
Throw him a frickin bone, y'all!
Diminutive (read dwarf) actor Verne Troyer, who rose (about 12 inches off the ground) to fame after his star turn as "Mini Me" in Austin Powers, was rushed to hospital yesterday.
Usmagazine.com claims that Troyer, 39, was admitted to hospital after experiencing "flu-like symptoms" while shooting a film in British Columbia.
A source says: "He's been working really hard on the film. They just wanted to hydrate him."
Sounds like they stuck him under a tap.
Troyer's rep added: "Verne is fine and doing well and is back to work."
Mini Me checked himself into rehab in 2006 for alcohol addiction - I hope this isn't a relapse.
Mariah Carey: bigger than Elvis
Human dolphin Mariah Carey has done it ? she's scored her 18th US number one, bitch-slapping the 17 achieved by Elvis Presley to a pulp.
When quizzed by news reporters about her achievement, Carey reacted humbly and said:
"I really can never put myself in the category of people who have not only revolutionised music but also changed the world.
"That's a completely different era and time... I'm just feeling really happy and grateful."Mariah Carey being selfless and making sense? Will the real Mariah please stand up!
I need to lie down?
Lesbionic
Creepy goth Dita Von Teese allegedly stars in her very own "sex tape".
British tabloid The Sun reports:
"Explicit clips of the 35-year-old being spanked and pleasured with a bizarre sex toy by women have emerged online.
It is a blow to Wonderbra who only launched her as the new face of their famous push-up bra last month. They hoped Dita - real name Heather Sweet - would enhance the company's clean-cut image by designing her own limited edition collection.
But the sleazy flick - shot before she rose to fame - will shock lingerie bosses. In one scene the former wife of goth rocker Marilyn Manson romps with a leggy beauty with a sex toy. In another she cavorts with two stunners in corsets."
Britney has the munchies
For idle fingers that need to be entertained.
Give Britney what she wants, what she really, really wants.
Click here to play Feed Britney.
Quote of the day
"My living space is so small that I can sit on the toilet and scramble eggs at the same time. How cool is that?"
Matthew McConaughey on living in his 28 feet by seven feet trailer. But he's not trash.
NKOTB update
It looks like the New Kids On The Block reunion is definitely on.
Click here to see a new promo shot that graces the group's official website homepage.
They're hardly kids anymore. But more importantly, are they still hunky?
Laughable Lohan
Lindsay Lohan does have a funny bone...and does irony. Good for her.
Guffaw with Lohan here
No baby on board
Renee Zellweger doesn't do babies.
"Motherhood has never been an ambition," she The Times.
"I just want to be independent and be able to take care of myself. Anything else is just gravy."
Fabulous. That'll be one less dysfunctional Hollywood brat to contend with.
Naomi's plane tanty 'explained'
Stroppy sourpuss Naomi Campbell's rep has tried to defend her client's arrest in London today.
"Naomi was flying to Los Angeles for a memorial service on Thursday, April 3. She arrived at Heathrow Terminal 5 in plenty of time, checked her two bags in and was told they would make the flight.
"Once on the plane, she was told one bag could not be found and was missing. [British Airways] decided to resolve this by insisting she leave the flight and then called the police to forcibly eject her from the flight."
The rep's statement added: "She was taken to the Heathrow Police Station and released on police bail."
Source: accesshollywood.com
Jolie in sex scandal?
Yeah, right. Trash mag In Touch is claiming that Angelina Jolie is embroiled in a "sex scadal".
Hardly.
Angelina Jolie posed in her underwear for a photoshoot when she was 16.
And now the harmless pics have been picked up by a U.S. magazine - intent on sensationalising their contents.
Click here and decide for yourselves. What you're about to see is a behind-the-scenes look at the said photo shoot.
If you can stomach looking at the trout pout for a mind-numbing ten minutes, then knock yourself out.
I did just that after the first twenty seconds - twenty seconds of my life I'll never be able to recover.
Madge video 'leaked'
Hold onto your hats, folks - pop Queen Madonna is about to throw one of her legendary hissy fits.
A bit like this one most probably.
The high maintenance one's brand new video for 4 Minutes To Save The World has found its merry way onto YouTube.
The new single is Madonna's first to be lifted from new album Hard Candy, out later this month.
I've watched the vid a few times, and I have to say that the track is now beginning to grow on me.
The choreography is pretty impressive, as is Madonna's insistance on thursting her 50-year-old crotch in our faces.
Honestly, put it down, woman. Enough.
See the video here
It won't be there for long?the fun police will be out in force and will no doubt yank the clip any minute now.
If that happens, click here for a 16 second clip
See you Monday.
Fast gossip
Give me five minutes and I'll tell you everything...
All the gossip that's fit to dish: We Smirch
Heather Mills threatens to break up Paul McCartney's new relationship: GB
Christina Ricci: discusses asses WW
Oprah is dedicating an episode of her talk show to her dead dog: DL
Did Robin Williams have an affair with this broad? RC
Celine Dion got her smoke on: GH
Lindsay Lohan picks her nose: Y!
Suri Cruise emerges from her robot sleep: Popsugar
Heather Mills is a master of disguise. Not. DL
Christina Ricci looks like a Manga doll: Popoholic
Beyonce and Jay-Z getting hitched: Bitten and Bound
Tom Cruise gets on his knees to save his career: Just Jared
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