When stars shave their heads, marry (or divorce) inadvisedly, couch-jump, spend countless minutes in jail, commit a fashion faux pas and/or other random acts of ego-inspired inanity, washingtonpost.com Celebritology blogger Liz Kelly is on the job. Every weekday, Liz shares the buzz, offers perspective and provides crucial links to juicy alternate news sources and, of course, takes your reaction in her daily blog.

Join Liz LIVE every Thursday at 2 p.m. ET to gab about the latest celebrity pairings (and splittings), rising stars (and falling ones), and get the scoop on the latest gossip making waves across the Web.

In her pre-celeb obsessed days (as if!), Liz ran washingtonpost.com's Discussions section, where she enjoyed talking to really interesting people -- sometimes even Post reporters -- on the phone. She still produces Pulitzer-prize winner Gene Weingarten's weekly Chatological Humor discussion and serves as co-proprietress of post.com's "Lost" Central.

Celebritology Live Archive

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Liz Kelly: I'm greeting you in this new year as a changed human being. I'm not sure how to sugarcoat this, so I'm going to just come right out with it: I have allowed myself to be influenced by that Gwyneth Paltrow and her confounded GOOP Web site. This is all unfolding today, so I'm not sure yet what the longterm effects of taking advice from Gwynnie will be, but stay tuned. I guess she finally hit me in a sweet spot, a life-long quest to find an exercise regimen that I can actually enjoy and benefit from in the form of toned abs, etc. And today's newsletter -- featuring the personal trainer to both she and Madonna -- somehow charmed me. I guess there's one born every day. I just had to get that out. I would have felt disengenuous continuing to malign Gwyneth and her presumption that we need any of what she's peddling when I myself have fallen under her sway.

A lot has happened in the three weeks since we last convened. We lost Eartha Kitt and Jett Travolta, Brit Brit's dad was named permanent conservator of her affairs, Jeremy Piven nearly died from a sushi overdose. So, without further preamble, let's get started...

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Washington, D.C.: FYI - the link on the front page of the post that's supposed to come here sends you to a cooking discussion.

Also - Re: Jen/Brangelina - at least Elizabeth Taylor (50 percent of whose career was fueled by romantic gossip) had the decency to continually marry new men to keep the gossip interesting. Richard Burton is the exception that proves this rule.

Liz Kelly: I'm glad you brought this up because friend and sometime collaborator of mine, Lisa Todorovich, e-mailed me yesterday about comparisons between Angie and Liz Taylor and Lisa contends, rightfully so, that Angie actually has much more in common with Mia Farrow. Here's Lisa's persuasive argument:

Not really about a need to defend Angelina Jolie, but I was thinking about how I keep hearing her called the Elizabeth Taylor of her generation. But it seems like Mia Farrow's a much better comparison. Farrow's got nine kids -- four biological -- and I don't remember anyone ever accusing her of collecting kids. The only mention of it that I ever recall hearing is isn't it great how devoted she is to her kids. Plus, according to Wikipedia at least -- and I'm convinced that at least some of that isn't totally factually accurate -- she's had her share of drama when it comes to relationships -- and that was long before Woody Allen. Check out the thing about Andre Previn's wife.

To save you from having to click over to wikipedia, here's the pertinent passage about Previn's wife:

In 1970, Farrow married German-American Jewish pianist André Previn. His former wife, songwriter Dory Previn, blamed Farrow for the end of her relationship with André and wrote a scathing song, entitled "Beware of Young Girls", about the incident.

So are you still going to stick with the Taylor comparison?

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Bethesda, Md.: I"m going to the Sundance film festival next week. It runs Jan 15th through the 25th. Problem is -- that's during Inauguration week!! Do you know if most celebs will opt for DC vs. Park City this year?

Liz Kelly: I think most celebs will probably only be hitting D.C. for 24 or 48 hour visits -- inauguration day and maybe the day before when there will be many pre-inaug events. It's a safe bet that you'll be sharing the Sundance streets with plenty of star power. Why, even massive talent Kim Zolciak will be there.

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Baby girl Affleck: Do we know the name yet on the new kid?

Liz Kelly: Nope, no word yet on the name for Violet's new sister. But Affleck did apparently say that he and wife Jennifer Garner would be going with a traditional name for baby number two.

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washingtonpost.com: re: Mia Farrow -- you know your life had drama when you marry Frank Sinatra at 21 despite a 29-year age gap and it's not even your worst marriage...

Liz Kelly: True true, Producer Paul. Let's hope the comparisons between she and Angie don't go any further.

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LiLo in Interview: I read the Lauren Hutton/Lindsay Lohan piece in Interview and was ready to snark all over it, but the girl sort of made a believer out of me. What's the deal w/ her animosity towards Scarlett Johannson though? As I recall she scrawled bad words about SJ in an NYC bathroom a few years ago, and ends the mag piece by saying, "I work just as hard as any other actress around my age, like Scarlett Johansson, but I just don't get the opportunities that they get because people are so distracted by the mess that I created in my life."

Liz Kelly: I only had a chance to do the quickest of scans of that article. I'll go back and read it after the chat, but my initial reaction is that sure, it is healthy that Lilo is owning up to the role she played in her own mess. I'm sure she does work hard, but I think it is a stretch for her to compare herself to Scarlett Johansson. Despite a well-received small role in "Prairie Home Companion," Lohan hasn't really done much to prove to anyone that she's a Johansson level actor. Or even a Witherspoon level actor. So, while her raucous private life may be a convenient excuse, the truth may also be that she's just not that good. But I don't know. I think it remains to be seen.

Oh, also, I love how she tells Lauren Hutton that she was so terrified to do that New York mag nudie Monroe rip-off photo shoot because she was "only 21." I'm sure at her current sagacious age of 22 she now sees that part of her life in a whole new light.

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Angelina/Liz: Oscar winner (for a horrible movie) or not, Angelina's got the fluff factor going on, like Liz did. I don't get that feeling about Mia.

Liz Kelly: Fluff factor? Meaning buzzy? Shallow?

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Anonymous: Did you have a nice vacation or did you find yourself googling Ted Danson when you should have been resting ?

Liz Kelly: Okay, this is so random I just had to publish it.

I had a fabulous break -- saw scads of movies (my fave: "The Wrestler") and Mr. Liz and I are slowly working our way through both "Arrested Development" and the American version of "The Office" on DVD.

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Wisconsin: Isn't Babbra Walters starting to seema little ghoulish to you ?

Liz Kelly: Starting to?

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Bethesda, Md.: Where will the celebrities be hanging out and staying during the inauguration?

Liz Kelly: All over town. We already have a pretty solid idea of which celebs will be showing up at which balls -- both official and unofficial, and we already know that there will also be some pre inauguration day events at area clubs. Both Inauguration Watch and the Going Out Guide have done a pretty good job of tracking the high wattage influx. But, unless you haven't been paying attention, it will be virtually impossible to get into or around the city on inauguration day -- so anyone hoping to do a little stargazing should instead log on to washingtonpost.com -- we'll be teaming up with a whole batallion of Post reporters to cover all the official balls and as many of the unofficial events as possible.

I hope to park myself at the Creative Coalition ball -- I'm figuring that's where the Hollywood types will achieve maximum density.

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Nameless but grammatical Lizard: "featuring the personal trainer to both she and Madonna"

You didn't really mean "she," did you?

Liz Kelly: Apologies, I got a little twisted up there. Sosumi.

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Mia Farrow: She also had the mysterious marriage to Frank Sinatra. Such a strange pair. Not quite like Angelina and Billy Bob, but strange nonetheless.

Liz Kelly: Yep. Though I'm pretty sure Mia didn't wear a vial of Frank's blood around her neck.

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Fashion advice needed: Liz: Help ! I'm torn! Should I wear a cologne that smells like Diddy's breath ?

Liz Kelly: Do you really need to ask?

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Los Angeles: Excellent correlation re Angelina and Mia Farrow. As far as I recall people more or less sainted Mia for adopting lots of children along with her biological brood because she could give them a good life. The "kid collector" vitriol against Angelina baffles me. The only explanation I can think for it is that she hasn't hunkered down to give them a traditional suburban lifestyle, but we've covered that ground before.

Liz Kelly: Righto. Thanks for weighing in.

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A little perspective?: I am not sure why everyone is so sure Brad and Angie will go down in flames. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward began their lifelong love/marriage in an affair that was roundly condemned and all over the press. He was married with children and left his wife and kids to live with Woodward while still married. It seems to have worked out well!

Liz Kelly: Yep -- there are plenty of examples of relationships that started under less than auspicious circumstances working out. Michael Douglas also left his long-time wife for Katherine Zeta Jones. And I believe Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart had a similar situation.

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Personalities: Mia was/is scared, submissive. Angelina is bossy, assertive, aggressive. Totally different personalities.

Liz Kelly: So because we aren't threatened by Mia we give her a pass?

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Angie as Mia: Ooh, I like that comparison! Other things they have in common: great cheekbones, child of successful actor (Mia's mom was a big deal, though I'm blanking on the name -- actually, her dad may have been too), early success ("Girl, Interrupted" vs. "Rosemary's Baby"), too-young bizarro marriage to older guy with some real history of his own (Billy Bob Thornton vs. Frank Sinatra). But I don't see Brad Pitt doing a Woody Allen -- though he may flake out and break her heart in some other way, down the road. And Mia wouldn't have been credible in action films.

Liz Kelly: True -- all good additions to the Farrow theory. And Mia's mom was Maureen O'Sullivan.

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Carlsbad, Calif.: Any rumblings on impending splits between Courtney Cox & David Arquette or Debra Messing and her hubby? In all recent photos I've seen of Courtney Cox, she is sans wedding ring, and has been referring to herself as Courtney Cox for awhile instead of Courtney Cox Arquette as she used to.

Ditto for photos of Debra Messing -- no ring.

And now for the real question ... can we see the latest pic of Andy?

Liz Kelly: Actually, I saw a story only 48 hours ago that discussed rumors that Courtenay and David might be planning to adopt a sibling for daughter Coco.

The shaky relationship I'm keeping an eye on is SJP and Matthew Broderick. There's something going on there according to many tabs.

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Arlington, Va.: Re: Mia and Frank - Sinatra seemed to be a great ex - when Woody Allen went off with the Mia's daughter, Frank offered to Mia to have Woody's legs broken. There's a guy you want in your corner!

Liz Kelly: I definitely wouldn't have wanted to get on Frank's wrong side.

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Washington, D.C.: Soooo, I saw "Tropic Thunder" this weekend, and... um... egad, I'm having trouble getting it out. Whew. Here goes: Tom Cruise was kinda awesome.

I don't watch sports, but I think this is similar to what Gene was describing in his Tuesday chat, where you accidentally cheer for your team's blunder and feel dirty and guilty about it after.

Liz Kelly: Thank you for bringing that up. I also watched over the break and had the same reaction. I loved seeing Tom in a role where he wasn't taking himself too seriously. In fact, seeing him do such a good job -- and playing someone so far out of character -- unblocked memories of the last movie I actually liked him in: "Magnolia."

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Dork, US: Kate Hudson got a People's Choice Award for Favorite Leading Lady I think I've lost my faith in humanity.

Liz Kelly: I lost mine long ago, but just wanted to say nice use of the interrobang.

(For anyone not familiar with the interrobang, check out Weingarten's Tuesday chat. After we're done, of course.)

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"I work just as hard as any other actress around my age, like Scarlett Johansson, but I just don't get the opportunities that they get because people are so distracted by the mess that I created in my life." : To me it doesn't really sound like she's "owning up" to her role in the mess that her life was. Although she says "the mess I created," I'm still getting from the way she worded it, that she thinks others are to blame for being distracted by the mess. And you can work as hard as you want and not measure up to Scarlett Johansson. Her success has nothing to do with Lilo's current lack of opportunity, so why does she mention it? This is not a person who has totally taken responsibility for her own actions.

Liz Kelly: True. Though even admitting that her life was a mess is a step in the right direction.

What she doesn't mention is that her life seems to be approaching "mess" status again. She may (or may not) be clean and sober, but I doubt the constant public bickering going on between Lilo and girlfriend Samantha Ronson is inspiring much confidence in casting directors looking for a stable, bankable star.

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Frank/Mia/Ava: I think I heard that when Frank Sinatra's ex, Ava Gardner (now that was beautiful woman) heard that Frank was marrying Mia, she said something like "I always knew Frank would end up in bed with the boy." Mee-ow. Speaking of which - Andy updates?

Liz Kelly: Touche.

Re: Andy, see below...

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Liz Kelly: I thought the Andy lovers out there might enjoy this:

Liz Kelly: You can make your own versions at obamicon.me

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Upper Peninsula, MI: Hi Liz - welcome back.

Yesterday's WAPO had a story about a random model suing Google 'cuz an anonymous poster snarked her out:

So are you afraid you're gonna sosumi into some finger-wagging from a D-lister ?

washingtonpost.com: Model Sues Google Over Snarky Blogger Remarks

Liz Kelly: Nope. The blogger in question was an anonymous user of Google's free to anyone Blogger software. Whereas I have my name attached to everything I write and am further kept in check by an amazing editor.

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Washington, DC: Someone asked in yesterday's Reliable Source chat and it got me thinking. Why is Brad Pitt considered an A List actor? Besides being (former) eye candy, his CV really isn't that impressive.

Liz Kelly: Good question. I didn't read the Sourcettes, but this has been talked about recently -- mainly because of some rave reviews he won for his supposedly wide-ranging performance in "Benjamin Button." Some critics were saying this performance finally elevated Pitt from the ranks of stars to finally being an actor. I disagree. I think Brad Pitt actually didn't do much in the movie. Most of the heavy lifting was done by the special effects crew that was able to digitally play with his age and appearance. And - AND -- he had hardly any lines in the movie. Everyone else acted around him.

He was hot as the younger version of himself, though.

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Angie/Mia: I personally do not hate them for "collecting children". It's more for the fact that they get such good press for doing what normal moms (who have less money, no trainers to rid them of baby belly, wear off-the-rack clothing and also who might just have to go back to work and put the kids in daycare because they can't afford a team of nannies) do everyday with nobody giving THEM props. Just sayin'.

Liz Kelly: True, but there are worse things a high profile person could do than carry a public banner for happy families comprised of kids born naturally and lovingly adopted.

I don't think anyone questions the Herculean tasks performed daily by most moms, it's just that most moms aren't also walking red carpets and backed by an army of publicists.

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Sneaky!: Liz, you put a link to GOOP in the chat. Not what I was expecting.

I feel sort of ... violated!

Liz Kelly: I am so ashamed of myself.

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It IS Baltimore, buuuuuuut......: Watching the Ravens last weekend has convinced me that quarterback Joe Flacco and coach Jon Harbaugh are the sexiest QB/head coach combo in the entire NFL.... well... based on the MANY games I have seen this season....

washingtonpost.com:

Joe Flacco (Jonathan Newton -- The Washington Post)

John Harbaugh

Liz Kelly: Obviously you have me confused with Dan Steinberg, who is actually cares about sporty things like hot athletes.

I will say that the two seem to be pleasantly proportioned. If the guy in the pic above didn't wear a helmet during games, I might actually watch a game or two.

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Naveen Andrews custody case.: Wow. The poor mother must have been really unhinged or frustrated to accuse Barbara Hershey of actual witchcraft in court. Question on the Andrews-Hershey relationship: they were together prior to the relationship with the boy's mother. Did they breakup post-pregnancy/cheating revelation at all?

Liz Kelly: From what I've been able to glean, the child was conceived during a brief break in the relationship in 2005.

What I found interesting was how much the other woman actually resembles Barbara Hershey. I guess Naveen has a type.

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Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General?: I would have nominated Dr. Drew Pinksky! (Actually, I started typing this as a gag, but the USA could use someone to speak frankly about STDs, teen pregnancy, and substance abuse without making the rhetorical missteps Joycelyn Elders made...)

Liz Kelly: I think Dr. Gupta will make a swell surgeon general -- and Dr. Drew wouldn't do too bad himself.

Dr. Phil, on the other hand...

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Rolex: The press release regarding the curative powers of Rolex in matters of depression (see Owen Wilson)....I was torn about this. On one hand I laughed really hard and honestly wondered if the Onion had managed to sneak something out into the mainstream media. On the other hand, Rolex's claim is so incredibly offensive to anyone who has ever recovered from suicidal depression it's breathtaking. Okay, I'm not so torn. Their position is disgusting and they should be locked in the stocks for making such an idiotic and offensive claim.

So I have a favor to ask of you. I know Gene loves to take shots at the PR/Marketing industry from time to time. If you haven't already, could you please bring this particular item to his attention? Just a passing mention is all I'm asking. Okay, enough lobbying, back to the fluff.

Liz Kelly: Fabulous idea. I'll forward it to him ASAP.

The item in question.

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Mia v. Liz: I think Angelina is much more of a Mia at heart, but because of her bodacious appearance and sexually charged roles the public (especially) men view her as a Liz. (Also, clearly anyone who think she "stole" Brad from Jen a la Liz/Debbie Reynolds/ Eddie Fisher will see her as a Liz as well.)

Liz Kelly: Agreed. She's way more of a sex symbol than the once anemically chic Mia Farrow.

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GOOPville, WA: So are we to assume that you are going to hire Madonna and Gwyneth's trainer? What about her exercise regime charmed you? Is it the 2 to 3 hours per day workout? Just wondering...

Liz Kelly: It was the ability to get ones glutes in shape using only your body and a chair -- I liked the idea of not having to buy a lot of equipment that will only end up gathering dust in the basement only to be donated to Goodwill, again, at the end of the year. Next December I'll only have to cart that one DVD over to the donation box.

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OK, I will say it.: I loved Benjamin Button. It stays with you and makes you think. And I think Brad's performance was pretty underrated. When he looks old, but is young, he truly seems like a kid. The mannerisms, expressions, etc, all seem dead on. I think everyone did a great job in it. People need to let go of their "too cool to like a fairy tale" attitudes and just enjoy a good story. It was trying to tell a good yarn, and it did so very well. It was a lovely little story about love and growing old and how love changes. Not everything needs to be cynical and dramatic to be enjoyable.

Also: Cate Blanchett is a perfect human specimen.

Liz Kelly: Not so fast. I'm not too cool to like a fairy tale at all. In fact "The Princess Bride" is one of my very favorite movies and I will confess to a guilty pleasure-ish weakness for movies like "Big" "Splash."

What I most disliked about Benjamin Button was that it seemed derivative. The entire tone of the movie -- right down to the narration and the black-and-white flashbacks to the guy struck by lightning again and again -- seemed like a huge rip off of "Forrest Gump," a movie I enjoyed immensely.

Maybe I have a previously unadmitted thing about Tom Hanks movies. Hmm.

I'll entertain other theories on Button and Brad, tho.

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Speaking of types...: How about Paul McCartney's new girlfriend? She looks like a dark-haired Heather Mills. It is creepy.

washingtonpost.com: Nancy Shevell (The Daily Mail)

Liz Kelly: Hmmm, she also looks like Marlo Thomas, Kate Jackson and Lynda Carter. Dismissed as coincidence.

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re Brad Pitt: Granted they were long ago, but he was great in "12 Monkeys" and "Fight Club." I don't think anyone else but him and Norton could have done "Fight Club" the justice they did. However, I think his "star" status has kept him from doing quirky movies, which he's better at. He's not a good enough actor to carry a big huge movie (weakest link in "Legends of the Fall," "Jesse James"), but I don't think his ego will let him do smaller, more interesting roles. Note: I did not see that other movie this year where he played a trainer or whatnot.

washingtonpost.com: He's also awesome as Rusty...

Liz Kelly: Good good point -- I loved him in "12 Monkeys" and in "Se7en" -- ooh -- and in "Kalifornia." So creepy. Maybe he's got a genius for playing dirtbags.

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Omaha, Neb.: I realize this isn't exactly a "oo, did you see The Onion" kind of chat BUT The Onion did have a brilliant bit about Dame Judi Dench's new relationship with a 30-something lesbian Night Club DJ. Her fans wonder if this is "Real Love" or just another "Cry For Help," similar to the episode last summer when she was "pulled over for driving under the influence with fellow starlets Dame Maggie Smith and Angela Lansbury, and exposed her crotch to paparazzi while exiting her SUV." I just really, really enjoyed the phrase "starlet, Angela Lansbury." Okay, carry on.

washingtonpost.com: Dame Judi Dench Begins Dating Female DJ (The Onion, Dec. 19 2008)

Liz Kelly: HA.

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Aberdeen, Md.: Liz, are you still aglow from being recognized as the sluttiest editor Gene has ever had?

washingtonpost.com: Chatological Humor: He's Back: aka Tuesdays With Moron (washingtonpost.com, Jan. 6)

Liz Kelly: The thing is, coming from Gene that is high praise.

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Land of the Lost: Liz : It's a new year ripe with low hanging gossip fruit ( and I'm not talking about the Brodericks). Who is your dream get for a sitdown interview this year ? And please don't say Daniel Craig at the beach - okay?

Liz Kelly: Okay, I won't.

Pie in the sky: Too many to name.

Who I'm pursuing now: A "Lost" cast member (with not much luck).

Who I plan to pursue next: E!'s Joel McHale, host of "The Soup."

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Madison Avenue White Shoe Firm: There was some talk last year about the fact that there are a lot lawyers in this chat. Did it ever occur to you some of us are here just waiting for an actionable offense from you ? That Dr. Phil crack came pretty darn close missy, so watch yourself.

Liz Kelly: So you're like some kind of army of new millennial ambulance chasers?

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Mia vs Angie: Mia seemed to quietly adopt her children, a couple with some serious disabilities and have them live a regular life. Angie's kids are splashed all over the tabloids and are pulled from one school to the next and don't live anywhere for more than what seems like a few months.

No comparison.

Liz Kelly: But is that really Angelina's fault? The celebrity coverage climate has totally changed. Mia had, by default, more privacy than Angelina by orders of magnitude.

I mean, Angie had to go as far as a fenced compound in Namibia to try to give birth to Shiloh with even the smallest level of privacy.

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Arlington, VA: So what are your inauguration plans?

Liz Kelly: Well, after I read my poem I plan a long quiet afternoon rest before --

Oh wait, I was confusing myself with Maya Angelou.

Still up in the air.

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Forrest Gump?: You "enjoyed (it) immensely," Liz? Really? Tell me you didn't also like "Titanic," so I can regain that bit of respect I just lost.

Liz Kelly: Hey -- we're all allowed some guilty pleasures. "Forrest Gump" was a very cleverly done movie for its time and actually had some great lines, delivered well by Tom Hanks.

My fave:

"I'm sorry I ruined your Black Panther party."

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Oakton, Va.: For Affleck girl I suggest Hyacinth or Daisy.

Liz Kelly: I like Daisy, too.

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The Sway of GOOP: Liz, you're not alone. I actually liked and have started my own version of "the uniform." I hate it and love it simultaneously. What can I say? I'm a grad student who spends a lot of time writing and need to be able to easily convert my comfortable look to a stylish one that won't make my students mock me.

Also, can I just say that I used to like Josh Brolin because he was handsome and dating that sensible seeming Diane Lane. But wow, Josh Brolin with a couple of drinks in him calling people out just made him all that more appealing.

Liz Kelly: I know -- it's the magnetic appeal of the bad boy. Hence my long smoldering crush on '80s-era Mickey Rourke. (Pre-domestic violence charges and facial rearrangement)

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Why is Brad Pitt considered an A List actor?: It's just because he's hot, plain and simple. His acting is wooden, and he nearly always has the same expression on his face. But I do like looking at him. Younger. Older. I thought he was the cutest thing in the world in Thelma and Louise, and I still think he's gorgeous now. But as an actor? Totally sucks.

Liz Kelly: But there are plenty of hot actors who never make it further than daytime TV. He's got something, surely.

What about his turn as a burnout roomate in "True Romance?"

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It was the ability to get ones glutes in shape using only your body and a chair : I don't know, my body's been sitting in a chair for years and my glutes ain't shaped up yet.

Liz Kelly: Nice.

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Arrested Development: I'm also working my way through the "Arrested Development" DVD set. Isn't it fantastic? I am so glad I did not watch this in real time, because I never would have been able to wait for the next episode.

Liz Kelly: Agreed -- I love being able to watch three or four at a sitting. Though I now join the rest of those in the know in lamenting that this show was canceled. How is it that this and "Freaks and Geeks" get canned, yet Paris Hilton continues to bore us with her "BFF" reality show?

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Paris and Prada: OK, the issue of whether or not we believe her about the number of guys she's "done it with"...did anyone else really giggle over Paris comparing her Lady Parts to a leather bag?

washingtonpost.com: Truth-Squadding Paris Hilton's Chaste Claim (Celebritology, Jan. 8)

Liz Kelly: I did.

And did anyone catch her unintended comparison of herself as a high-priced prostitute?

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Jett Travolta: Your thoughts? For me, I believe both parents loved him very much, but if they refused to accept a diagnosis of autism (which is correlated with incidence of seizures, as opposed to Kawasaki's, which is not) due to their religious beliefs, I cannot imagine what they must be going through. Do you think Scientology will take any major hit (like, losing any prominent members) because of this?

Liz Kelly: I think it is too soon to know and we are way too uninformed about what led to Jett's death to start pointing fingers. I think we'll hear more about this in the coming weeks, but for now, I'm sure his parents are both going through enough pain as it is.

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Mickey Rourke. (Pre-domestic violence charges and facial rearrangement) : and what is with his comeback starring as a wrestler?

Liz Kelly: Oh, the movie is fabulous. Leave work in exactly 13 minutes to catch the last matinee of the day.

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Seattle: I'm a little fuzzy on who this Scarlett Johannsen is that LiLo mentions.

Maybe Producer Paul can help?

washingtonpost.com: I think she means her.

Liz Kelly: I see you are now joining forces with Producer Paul to undermine my tenuous hold on this chat.

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Fairfax, Va.: We want the real Andy, any new pix?

Liz Kelly: Oh alright. How about this one?

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Dupont Circle, D.C.: Liz, I'm writing to say you were right. I never really understood the Gwyneth hate, she was just another mediocre blonde actress and basically flew off my radar. But then I read her interview with USA Today about GOOP and I couldn't help but get a bit stabby (no one was harmed, I'm happy to report).

"I have this incredible, blessed, sometimes difficult, very lucky, very unique life, and I've gotten to travel all over the place and to work and live in different cities. ... I go on tour with my husband and go to cities I would never necessarily go to. So I started accruing all of this information. I am the person my friends call..."

STABBY!! See. There it goes again.

washingtonpost.com: GOOP: It's a portal into Gwyneth Paltrow's life (USA Today, today)

Liz Kelly: I know, which is what makes it all the worse that her insidious little newsletters have started to influence me. I think I need to be deprogrammed before I attend a Kaballah seminar.

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Brit Brit's priorities: According to OK! Mag: Britney Spears can't get insured for her tour unless her father is her conservator (now extended indefinitely beyond the Dec. 31 end date) but she can't get her kids back while she is still legally a child.

This confirms to me that the woman is being pushed back into a career revival that is good for "Team Britney" and bad for actual Britney.

Liz Kelly: But one would think -- if this is to be believed -- that at some point Brit was given a choice between pursuing rebuilding her family or regaining her pop crown.

But here's the thing -- this is a woman who doesn't know any other way of making her way in the world. She might see reviving her career as the only way of ensuring her kids are provided for and have a decent shot at a relationship with a balanced, fulfilled mother.

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Inaug-who?: Can we please talk about something truly groundbreaking and historic? By that, I of course mean "Rock of Love 3." It's on a bus! And oh my lord, did they make these girls skankalicious. My theory is that they scraped off the floor of each strip club and threw the leftovers on TV.

Have you watched? Soooo much better than the snore that was season 2.

Liz Kelly: No -- I need to jump back in. Thanks for the reminder. Though I'm kind of weirded out by the whole death thing that happened during the taping.

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What about his turn as a burnout roomate in "True Romance?" : No, I cannot watch anything with Christian Slater anymore. I can't stand him. I liked "Heathers," but no more Slater for me. Ever.

Liz Kelly: He's dead to you, eh?

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Liz Kelly: Not even "The Legend of Billie Jean?"

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Pitt.: Brad Pitt was genius in "Snatch," and he was great, great, great in "Burn After Reading."

Plus: he was ridiculously hot in "Benjamin Button."

(possible spoiler alert!!!!!! great scene and line by him where Blanchett finally asks him...)

Liz Kelly: Righto, he was good in "Snatch." I think the consensus here is that we like to look at him because he's hot, but we like him better as an actor when he plays against type.

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Justice in the world?: I heard on the radio this morning that there's a pervasive rumor around Hollywood that Beyonce has atrocious breath. Singers refuse to share a mic she's on and no one wants to sing after her in the same mic. Isn't that awesome? Someone SMELLING is so much better than a scandal

Liz Kelly: This is probably so not true, but you or whoever made this up gets an A for effort.

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the exception that proves this rule: aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggHHHHHH! Someone explain to me what this means. People say it, but I don't think they know what it means, it's just a phrase one says after proposing some rule exists and you know folks can prove you wrong.

Liz Kelly: It is effectively meaningless. I looked this up once and 9 out of 10 brainiacs agree that the exception most certainly does not prove the rule.

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Clooney...: Where's Clooney going to be? The major question. Though I live in Virginia and since I won't be able to cross a bridge or get on to Metro (I'm too close in, all the cars will be chock-a-block full of whoever), I may never get to see him.

Liz Kelly: Again, I'd advise parking yourself in front of your computer and allowing the combined forces of The Washington Post deliver all the latest pics, footage and scutle about celeb inauguration event attendees to you, free of hassle.

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"But Affleck did apparently: say that he and wife Jennifer Garner would be going with a traditional name for baby number two."

Maybe they are going to use names from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".

Liz Kelly: Har har.

Mike TV, mayhaps?

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Halitosis: Supposedly Clark Gable had horrendously bad breath, to the point that actresses in love scenes with him could barely keep from gagging.

washingtonpost.com: Celebritology, the chat four out of five dentists recommend.

Liz Kelly: And I'd like to state for the record that I have impeccable breath. I cannot, however, vouch for Producer Paul.

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Not even "The Legend of Billie Jean?" : Nooo. Nooo. NOOOOO!

Liz Kelly: HAHAHA.

Just because you said that, I challenge you to listen to this this without getting it stuck in your head for the rest of the day.

Okay, until next week...

Liz Kelly: I hate my brain right now. I'm listening and slowly realizing that I know all the words.

Sad.

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