Apparently Alicia Silverstone has canceled her guest appearance on the show due to Britney Spears’ upcoming cameo. As Joel recently reported, Spears pitched the idea herself. She will play a wacky receptionist in a doctor’s office–the doctor was supposed to be played by Silverstone, and she was to appear in a “multi-episode arc”. According to Ausiello, Silverstone quit the gig because she was worried that her performance would be over-shadowed by Britney’s appearance. OK, that’s a legitimate concern. She’s probably right. Although, I think Britney was only going to be on one episode and Silverstone was slated for several.

Avril Lavigne is launching her own clothing line for the juniors department at Kohl’s department stores. The line, ”Abbey Dawn,” is named after the Canadian singer’s childhood nickname and is said to represent her own personal style. Lavigne told Newsweek that she will try on and approve everything sold in the line.

At the expense of this site resembling Perez Hilton’s (which I hate FYI), I can’t help but play this game… so… whose a$$ is this? Answer after the jump.

“I think America’s judging us all off of our voices right now. Obviously they were, because I’m still in the Top 12, thank God. So I’m not really concerned with what’s going on [with those reports]. I’m just focused on singing, because that’s what I’m here to do.”

Hugh Hefner is a silver-tongued ladies’ man, but the world’s most famous playboy couldn’t convince Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to pose for his magazine.

After striking out when the twins turned 18, Hugh tried again, hoping they would pose for Playboy’s June issue to mark their 22nd birthday.

“Hef thinks the twins are every young man’s fantasy,” an insider tells Star.

Unfortunately, it’s not their dream. “They’re all about high-end fashion these days,” says the insider. “They want to do Vogue.” Besides, the twins aren’t getting along right now, adds the source. “Ashley is jealous because Mary-Kate is getting all the acting roles.

“The show is going to be about her searching for a new best friend,” a source tells Usmagazine.com. “Paris is tired of the haters and she’s looking for someone new. She’s looking for someone new and cool who she can trust.”

The untitled project – expected to be picked up by either MTV or VH1 – will be her second foray in reality television. Hilton’s The Simple Life, costarring pal Nicole Richie, aired from 2003 to 2007.

The new show is “going to be full of good chick drama and you will see a side of Paris not seen on Simple Life,” the source tells Us.

Juno writer Diablo Cody has blogged about how surprised and mortified she was to learn that the elegant shoes she was lent by famed designer Stewart Weitzman to wear to the Oscars were worth a cool million. She said that no one from the company told her ahead of time and that she assumed they were adorned with rhinestones, not diamonds.

Yesterday, my stylist took me to go try on my Oscar shoes, which were made for me by Stuart Weitzman. They were sparkly. Kind of retro. With hefty brooches to be affixed atop each narrow toebox. I was pleased, but it wasn’t, like, an event.

Today, I read this. NEWS TO ME, kids. I must have somehow missed the part where my shoes cost a MILLION FUCKING DOLLARS and my “choice” of footwear would be publicized nationwide. I honestly thought they were just sparkly shoes. Mr. Weitzman did mention that the diamonds were real when I tried them on, but I’m not Nancy Rockman, Expert Gemologist. I didn’t, you know, bust out my miniature spyglass and assess the potential worth of my kicks.

I swear to God, I have the most bizarre life. Truly.

This looks really attention-whorey, and for once, I didn’t do it on purpose.

I’m flattered that they picked me (surprise!) to wear the Pimp Shooz, but WTF, right?

ETA: I’m actually really pissed about this, now that I think about it. They’re using me to publicize their stupid shoes and NOBODY ASKED ME. I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide. I’m sorry if I sound like a party-pooper, but Jeebus.

Ultimately, she ended up wearing these:

Instead of these:

Good for her.

Side Note: She was an exotic dancer beforehand.
Side Note 2: She’s hot.

Ashton Kutcher celebrated his 30th birthday on February 7 at Socialista in New York City and it turns out the bartender was mixing drinks with an extra special ingredient: Hepatitis A! Nothing like getting Punk’d in the digestive tract. The New York Department of Health contacted Ashton and told him that he and his guests, which included Bruce Willis, Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, should probably get a vaccination ASAP. TMZ reports:

Hepatitis A is spread by putting something in one’s mouth that has been contaminated with traces of fecal matter from an infected person. Symptoms include jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea. Any patron who hung at Socialista is considered to be at risk, and the Health Dept. says they should get a gamma globulin shot — pronto!

The above picture is a simulation of how Britney Spears will look at age 36. It was done by the folks at www.ageprogession.org who factored in Britney’s current fast food diet, drug and alcohol use