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The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
Kate and Lance pedal together; Winehouse's $2 million gig; Commodores plan reunion
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong are playing the "not talking about the relationship" game, but she was there in Canada supporting her man's charity event this past weekend.

Lance biked with 40 other folks in Waterloo, Ontario, for the "Ride With Lance," which raised money for cancer treatment and two local hospitals.

The event raised $1 million for the charity.

After the race, the two attended a gala at a country estate, reports People.


Don't know if Kate and Lance will be heading down the aisle anytime soon, but Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima plans to take that walk -- she just got engaged to b-baller Marko Jaric of the Minnesota Timberwolves.


We don't know what kind of love making Mary Louise Parker was pretending to do on her TV show "Weeds," but she broke her toe doing it.

Explaining her injury at a Tony Awards after-party, the theater and television star said she smashed her toe on a bed frame while filming a love scene for the show, reports People.

Now that's passion!


Would you pay Amy Winehouse $2 million to perform?

We wouldn't, but Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich did, according to the NY Daily News.

Roman hired Amy to sing at the opening of his girlfriend's art gallery in Moscow.

Word is the troubled songstress was fine when she left London, but by the time her plane touched down in Moscow she was a hot mess.

Girlfriend was in bad shape and her people had to spend two hours trying to get her to the point where she could go out on stage.

Too bad her people can't get her into rehab.

Her performance included her sipping Coke, throwing her lighter into the audience and tugging on her little dress, a move that revealed she wasn't wearing any undies, reports the NYDN.

Ewww!

One source described her show as sloppy but still terrific.

Next time, Roman, look us up 'cause we know plenty of talented folks who could give you a heck of a show for a whole lot less!


We bet Lionel Richie would have really put it down for $2 mil.

Anyway, Lionel, aka Nicole's daddy, says that he and he old band mates, The Commodores, will do a reunion tour in the next couple of years, according to the Associated Press.

"We better do it now, or in the next 10 years nobody would care," he told the AP.

He's probably right about that, the sooner the better.


Last week, we told you about directors Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood were taking verbal jabs at each other over Clint's failure to include any African Americans in his two WWII war films.

Anyway, Italic Institute of America has jumped into the fray by calling Spike out on his depiction of Italian Americans in his films.

Del Cerro, president of the group, tells the Hollywood Reporter that the director should practice what he preaches.

"His points about African-Americans are well taken, but, ironically, he does the same thing to Italians in his films," Del said.

He pointed to the way Italian Americans were portrayed in "Do the Right Thing" and "Jungle Fever."

Guess Del didn't have a problem with the way they were portrayed in "The Godfather," "Goodfellas" and "The Sopranos."


Speaking of "The Sopranos," we caught up with chef-turned-actor Joe Gannascoli, who portayed Vito, the gay mobster, on that show.

He just finished a movie with Tom Sizemore.

"It's called 'Corrado,' " he said. "It takes place in L.A., and we'll see how it goes."

Joe said Tom, who's struggled with substance abuse problems, has cleaned up his act.

"He's on the straight and narrow, showed up on time, knew his lines, real professional."

Joe's set to begin working on another flick, with Armand Assante and Joe Mantegna, which is set in Grand Rapids, Mich. He's also doing a pilot for a reality show involving celebrities and athletes talking about growing up, their careers and food.

Joe's also the national spokesman for Bright Step Forward, which raises money so disadvantaged children can receive pediatric therapy.

"It's been very rewarding to be helping these kids and the progress they make," he said.

Talking about his character Vito, he said he was the one who suggested making Vito gay.

"I was reading a book, "Murder Machine," about a gay mobster," he recalled.

He talked about it to one of the writers during season three, and it came to fruition in season five, he said.

"I've always been a background guy, and I wanted to act more," he said, explaining why he suggested that direction for the character.

"You gotta be really secure with your sexuality," he said about playing such a part.

Joe, who got married three years ago, said the first movie he ever did, "Money for Nothing," was shot in Pittsburgh.

"I was there very little, and I didn't get to go to the city and have fun," he said, adding that he'd love to come back and maybe catch a Pirates game.

For more information about Bright Steps Forward, visit www.brightstepsforward.org or call 1-877-NOW-ICAN. For more on Joe Gannascoli, check out www.joesoup.com.

First published on June 16, 2008 at 2:57 pm