KEY POINTS:
Oh dear, it looks like Amy Winehouse's other half is back in the habit.
Incarcerated Blake Fielder-Civil, who reportedly overdosed on heroin last week, has allegedly been funding his drug habit by selling signed pictures of wifey Amy Winehouse.
The astonishing claims come to light as Winehouse appears to have finally gotten her act together and is making moves to wean herself off the bad stuff.
Blakey was found vomiting and in crippling pain last week at the north London's Pentonville prison when he and six of his fellow inmates supposedly took some contaminated heroin.
Sensational news reports now claim Blakey has been exchanging Amy's signature for "fix" on eBay.
A source said: "Blake has to pay for his gear somehow - and he has no qualms about cashing in on his wife's fame.
"He'll take orders from other inmates then ask Amy to bring in signed photos of herself during visits. Once he's back on the wing he'll swap these for Joeys."
Joey is slang for heroin.
The source added: "The boys think they'll get a few quid for them on eBay. It's not clear whether she knows exactly what's going on... but she must find it strange that all these so-called prison hard men have suddenly become starstruck Amy Winehouse fans."
So the underlying message is: don't go buying any Amy Winehouse autographed piccies on eBay - you just don't know whose cause you're helping.
Meanwhile, Wino has been spotted outside a KFC in Camden, North London, sporting what looks like a tear drop drawn on her cheek.
Apparently she's pining for her train wreck of a hubby and can't wait for him to be released from her Majesty's pleasure.
Up the Duffy!
She's made in Wales, she's one of my lot, and she's fabulous.
Soul singer Duffy, who was a runner-up in the BBC's Sound of 2008 search for new talent has this week scored the best-selling single in the UK.
Amazingly, the Dusty Springfield sound-alike resides from my neck of the woods and is a rising talent to look out for in 2008.
Watch the video for her chart-topping single Mercy here.
Now I know why when I wake up, I thank the Lord I'm Welsh...
Llongyfarchiadau, Duffy! Mae croeso i i ti yn Seland Newydd unrhyw bryd.
Pob lwc yn y dyfodol.
Warning: please stay off the drugs and booze.
McSteamy drops a grump
We all know that a paparazzi's raison d'etre is to be a pain in the derriere, but sometimes they demonstrably cross the line.
Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane (McSteamy) throws his toys out of the pram and spits the dummy at a haranguing pap who just won't take "buzz off" as an answer.
Oh, and he denies he has skin cancer (again).
Eating pavement
Clint Eastwood doesn't suffer fools gladly.
The ageing actor, 77, also suffered the unwanted attention of a swarm of parasitic paparazzi as he left a restaurant this week.
What's interesting about this clip is that Eastwood appears to notice a pap who (deservedly?) falls on his arse and east pavement, then drives on regardless.
Just because...
...I can.
Hunky dad-to-be Matthew McConaughey has an aversion to wearing clothes.
Not that we're complaining, mind.
The beefy actor takes his kit off yet again for a new Dolce & Gabbana cologne commercial.
As for the advert's plot? Quite frankly, who cares?
Paparazzi follow eye candy to living room; buff beast unpeels like a banana skin and reveals manly lumps. Eureka!
Of his latest unraveling, McConaughey tells Playboy magazine: "Well, I grew up in the country and didn't wear shirts or shoes. My mom didn't even put a bathing suit on us in the country club until we were nine."
Blind items
* Which celebrity sibling who can't stay out of trouble has a girlfriend-of-record, but also a much-talked about romantic incident involving a same-sex pal in the Hamptons last summer? Source: gatecrasher.com
* Which movie star recently suffered a miscarriage? The heartbroken actress is now talking about adopting. Source: pagesix.com
* Two A-List actresses, one of whom we have no idea is gay, both got with the same woman, and one is dating her now. Source: Crazy Days and Nights
Happy slapper
Lover her or loathe her, you can't deny that socialite Paris Hilton doesn't shows conviction when it comes to having a good time.
It's when she starts being a good time that's had by all that things start to go a little too weird...
You've seen the pictures, read the news clippings and heard all about Paris Hilton's marathon birthday celebrations last week. Now watch slack-jawed as the professional attention-seeker puts it out and makes a complete mammary of herself.
I'll let the video do the talking.
Note: Not Safe For Work (NSFW), unless you work in a knocking shop.
Britney's five finger discount No II
We've been here before.
Britney Spears is yet again embroiled in a saga which points the finger at her alleged klepto ways.
Hurricane Britney was indulging in a spot of retail therapy on Melrose Avenue, L.A this week when she reportedly "forgot" to pay for a top she'd had her eyes on and decided to wear.
The singer, along with her 25 aides and bodyguards, then exited the shop only to be met with a gang of awaiting police officers.
A fellow shopper tells The Sun: "Britney seemed to be in a daze. She rushed around looking at coats and bags and then left with her gang of 25 people.
"The staff was just staring at each other, and then said 'I think she's taken a top'. There was chaos outside with fans and police."
Word has it Spears escaped arrest after allegedly (I love that word - such a cop-out) nabbing the $300 top.
Source: entertainmentwise.com
Off on one
Harrods helmer Mohamed al Fayed appears to have had a bowl of crazy for breakfast.
The billionaire hit out at the Royal family this week and described them as "that Dracula family" and sensationally declaring that his son Dodi along with the late Princess Diana were both "murdered".
Giving evidence at the High Court in central London yesterday as part of the inquiry into Diana's death, al Fayed also branded the Duke of Edinburgh a "Nazi" and a "racist", declaring it was "time to send him back to Germany from where he comes".
"You want to know his original name - it ends with Frankenstein", he added.
Despite claiming he would "make no allegations" while giving evidence, the indignant moneybags obviously couldn't help himself and went on to further claim that Diana told him she feared for her life and that she was pregnant.
"Princess Diana told me personally before and during the holiday we shared in July 1997 of her fears," he told the court.
"She told me that she knew Prince Philip and Prince Charles were trying to get rid of her."
"Diana told me on the telephone that she was pregnant. I'm the only person they told."
The inquest continues.
Source: guardian.co.uk, mirror.co.uk
Maximus Porkus
Believe it or not, but this man used to be fawned over by legions of panting women.
How the mighty have fallen.
Someone's clearly been at the cookie jar and left his gladiatorial days way behind.
Who is this open-mouthed hobbit whose knuckles undoubtedly drag on the ground as he thunders between courses?
We see all
Note to celebs: You can no longer make crap TV adverts in foreign climes and expect to get away with it. We will find the incriminating evidence. Take note, Brad Pitt.
I have absolutely no clue what's going on in this ad, but somehow I don't think it matters.
Cash cow
Soon-to-be mother Jennifer Lopez is reportedly demanding a whopping $6 million (NZ$7.5 million) for the first photos of her twins.
Hang on, the sprogs haven't even left the womb yet and mummy bags is already pimping out her progeny?
Classy.
Latest word states that J-Low will "give birth" (by c-section no doubt) on February 23.
Start the cash countdown...
Tanorexia
OMG! How orange does Lindsay Lohan look? Here she is at the Los Angeles Italia Film Festival this week, looking like she's been smeared with gravy granules.
It's a far cry from her recent "I'm attention-starved and will stoop to ridiculous lows to divert your attention" photo spread for NY Magazine.
I can whip it out
For once, I hope this little tidbit turns out to be a big fat lie.
My moles tell me that wrinkly rocker Sir Paul McCartney was interviewed on the Jeremy Kyle Radio Show and revealed that he plans to bare all at the Brit Awards this month.
Paul said: "I will be taking my shirt off... I will be taking everything off! I'm not sure it would draw you to the TV that evening? It wouldn't draw me!"
Me neither.
God knows what he's got planned for his performance, but you can bet your granny that he won't be following in Mucca's footsteps and doing porn anytime soon.
Actually...
This just in...
Britney Spears is officially back, ladies and gentlemen.
TMZ.com has just snapped the pop wreck defaulting to her old sans knickers ways.
Harry and Hermione, sitting in a tree...
Are Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson more than just friends?
Holymoly.co.uk reports that the pair was apparently seen on a secret Valentine's Day date together.
They were spotted in a pub in Fulham, before sneaking out together.
An onlooker said: "They arrived quite late at the pub - about 10pm - and sat outside, using each other's bodies for warmth.
"The pair seemed totally absorbed in one another's company, though - they were chatting and joking easily until just before closing time."
And then...
"They then left the pub, heads together and whispering, and headed in the direction of Daniel's home nearby."
I sense a pr smokescreen to protect Watson from any bad press over her dalliance with this guy.
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Fast gossip
Give me five minutes and I'll tell you everything...
* Gossip is a religion. Get praying: Wesmirch
* Paris Wants Seconds: Dlisted
* Kathleen Turner isn't Romancing the Stone: Hollywood Rag
* The naked cowboy is suing M&M: Mollygood
* Christopher Walken is a sexy piece: ICYDK
* Mariah Carey math: naked + hat = ? Ayyyy!
* Knight Rider premiere: Geno's World
* Victoria Beckham, horrified: BB
* Megan Fox is obsessed with ghosts: Backseat Cuddler
* Jason Statham is wasting away: Just Jared
* Madonna and Davie at the airport: DL
* Cate Blanchett looking very pregnant: CelebWarship
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