Monsters and Critics Celebrity Digest (9/9/06)

September 9, 2006: The best and worst of the celebrity and people round up, from all corners of the globe. This is the week that was: John Travolta reprises the late Divine's role as Edna Turnblad, the kvetchy agoraphobic mother of a hefty Baltimore teenager cuckoo about rock-and-roll in the era of its emergence, in the current remake of Hairspray. There are some crazy photos of him in character - plus some of him out of character making the internet rounds.
© Janet Mayer / Photorazzi

John Travolta reprises the late Divine's role as Edna Turnblad, the kvetchy agoraphobic mother of a hefty Baltimore teenager cuckoo about rock-and-roll in the era of its emergence, in the current remake of Hairspray. There are some crazy photos of him in character - plus some of him out of character making the internet rounds. © Janet Mayer / PhotorazziR.I.P. Steve Irwin, who died too soon.Britney Spears is on deck for a c-section, a girl this time?San Diego reporter gets wailed on, sprayed with perfume and bitten by irate criminals , reality newscast is born.Suri-mania reaches all-time highs with Vanity Fair cover, adorable kid with great head of hair, ethnicity debated.Photographs have surfaced verifying that Paris Hilton and Travis Barker have hooked up.Viacom Sumner Redstone wields ax again, relieves Freston at Paramount.Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz were spotted at Madeo Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills-back on?Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat causing concern for real Kazakhstanis.Life & Style magazine has article on what celebs hate about themselves, Paris Hilton reveals she has size 11 feet.John Travolta in costume for his role as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray more shocking than photo of him kissing man.Claudia Shiffer has some out of control dogs running around her house-beware.Paris Hilton, DUI: Had only one 2 gallon margarita, doesn’t blame any major religion when arrested.Brad Pitt won’t marry Angelina until their hairstylist can marry too. Pitt's parents still not fond of Jolie.Lindsay Lohan has bag stolen, then recovered at Heathrow. Conspiracy theorists suspect planned media face-time competition with Hilton.Feminist author and English professor Germaine Greer ignites Irwin lovers in a worldwide hate-fest.Renee Zellweger’s giant knickers from Bridget Jones are up for sale.Nip/Tuck Kelly Carlson has lots of opinions about Christopher Reeves' responsibility for his own death.Rosie survives her first week on The View, gets bouquet from “her Tommy”.Rachel Hunter has reached expiration date.Jessica Simpson shows flack the door-looking for new image gatekeeper.
Ben Affleck doesn’t want media attention, then proceeds to tell the media the minutia of his life.Clay Aiken is appointed to Bush’s little yellow bus corps.Katie Couric busts CBS maidenhead finally.Marica Cross has bun in oven.Ellen is replacing Jon Stewart at Oscars, has fancy pants sent to cleaners.