PARTYING LIKE IT’S 2009
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They got out the vote, now they are getting out their party hats. Celebrities came out in droves to support President Barack Obama, and yesterday for all of their hard work they partied on, and on, and on. Seven Pounds starlet Rosario Dawson hosted the Manifest Hope: DC Inauguration Party Tuesday with Heather Graham—while the Obamas made it to 10 inaugural balls on swearing-in day and danced the night away with A-listers including Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Will.i.am, Faith Hill, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Sting and Beyonce.
AMERICAN IDLE
With the premiere of American Idol comes more old news, the confirmation that super fan Paula Goodspeed, who was found dead outside Idol judge Paula Abdul’s home in November, has been ruled a suicide. The two-time Idol auditioner, who had a history of mental illness and stalking Abdul, died of a prescription drug overdose. And speaking of an artificial high, season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson is scheduled to appear on AI in the next few weeks—to convince contestants and viewers that the show really is about music and not drug ODs, bromances and misguided high-fives.
NO KIDDING
It was a bad week to be a former child star. Eagle Eye actor Shia LaBeouf had his driver’s license suspended as a result of his refusal to take a Breathalyzer test after being pulled over because cops suspected the Transformers star was driving under the influence. It seems the LaBeouf has been transformed into a pedestrian. The killer -coifed Jason Priestley returns to 90210 this week but not as the Brandon Walsh we all know and love—Priestley steps behind the camera to direct the “disaster” episode. He lets on that someone might not make it out alive. Home Alone cutie Macaulay Culkin is all grown up, and dealing with the death of his younger sister Dakota Culkin, who was killed last month by a speeding car in West Los Angeles.
