Madonna performed last night at o2, the same venue that Michael Jackson was slated to begin playing at on July 13th.  She gave a shout out to the King of Pop as a Michael Jackson moonwalked and yeeeee-haaaa-haaaaed around the stage.  

There must be so much demand for MJ impersonators now.  May you all dust off your gloves and Jheri curl and get to work!

Robert Pattinson has taken a break from vampiring while he films Remember Me in New York City.  According to insiders, the pantywaist is troubled by all the attention his fame garners.  

“Robert is dying to get back home,” says an insider. “He’s so over everything. He’s overwhelmed by all the girls — they terrify him! He says girls grab his neck and clothing all of the time, and he’s not used to that. Fans don’t do that to him in London. Everyone there is a little cooler about the fame thing, which is what he’s used to.

He’s embarrassed by the way girls throw themselves at him. The girls here are stalking him. He stayed in two different hotels over the course of four days just to try to escape the fans who were following him. He’s afraid that if he gives a hand, they’ll take the whole arm. He’s being advised by security not to encourage the crowd, so he doesn’t even look up anymore.”

Who are these rabid women and where do they live?  I can’t even draft a profile in my mind as to what type of human being would be trying to jump on the dude from Twilight.  In my completely flummoxed state, I did find comfort in this comment made by the same insider:  ”Robert doesn’t understand why everyone is going so crazy over him.”  Neither.  Do.  I.

So the first time I heard this new “leaked” track from Leighton Meester, I didn’t like it. I thought it was dumb. And then a strange thing happened: I really, really wanted to listen to it again. And then again. And then again. And now I’m on the sixth listen and I can’t stop.

Kudos, Leighton.

While most of the world prepares for Michael Jackson’s television event memorial service, the photo agencies have not forgotten Debbie Rowe, who is going about business as usual at her Palmdale ranch. (Well, business as usual, except she’s being stalked by paparazzi now.)

Debbie spent the weekend feeding the animals (the sign above her in one of the pics says “Cowboy Wisdom: Never Kick a Fresh Turd on a Hot Day”) and taking visits from friends.

While Paris Hilton’s “true love” relationships seem to have a shelf life of six months, lil’ sis Nicky has been quietly and steadily dating David Katzenberg for nearly two years. Which is, as it turns out, a more effective way to prove that your love is the real thing than wearing a t-shirt that says so.

Nicky and David spent time frolicking on the beach in Malibu together this weekend.

Welcome to your new life, little Mercy!

Madonna took her new baby girl, along with her four other children — Rocco, Lourdes, David and Jesus Luz — to the Kabbalah Centre in London on the 4th of July. Luckily there were a bunch of nannies there, so Madonna didn’t have to actually carry or tend to any of the children. I wonder which nanny changes Jesus’s diapers?