The question of who will get Michael Jackson’s kids has been quickly, if only temporarily, resolved. The children, Prince, Paris, and Blanket, have been being looked after by Michael Jackson’s parents, Katherine and Joseph Jackson and Katherine had made a request to the courts that she be granted custody. The courts granted her wish yesterday by giving her temporary custody until the next hearing, which will be held on August 3.

What this mostly means is that the children will not be going to Debbie Rowe, who is the biological mother of Prince and Paris. Even though Debbie accepted a massive payout 10 years ago to give up all maternal rights, she had still expressed interest in taking the children to live with her now. I had originally thought that Debbie may be the best choice simply because Katherine is an elderly woman and may not be able to care for small children, even in just a couple of years.  But, I stand corrected. The woman has obviously proven that she can take care of the kids and of course, no one wants to make them any more unsettled than they already are. From US,

“Katherine Jackson was granted temporary guardianship of Michael Jackson’s three children today in Los Angeles Superior Court, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.

A hearing is set for Aug. 3 to determine if she’ll become their permanent guardian.
Judge Mitchell Beckloff rejected Katherine’s request to serve as the temporary guardian of the children’s estate.

TMZ.com first reported the news Monday.

Katherine Jackson filed a petition Monday asking the court to appoint her as guardian of Jackson’s three children. The petition states the kids have “no relationship with their biological mother,” Debbie Rowe, according to the site.

Michael has two children with ex Rowe –Prince, 12, and Paris, 11. His third child, Prince Michael II, 7, was born to a surrogate (the mother’s identity was never revealed). The court filings Monday list her whereabouts as “unknown.”
Us confirmed last week that the children have been staying with Katherine at the family’s Encino, Calif., estate since their father’s June 25 death.

On Monday’s Today show, the Jacksons’ attorney Londell McMillan said there isn’t “anybody who thinks that there is someone better” than Katherine Jackson to have custody.

Said McMillan, “She is a very loving host of other grandchildren.”

Over the weekend, Katherine was spotted at a Los Angeles Target stocking up on toys, sleeping bags and other supplies.

McMillan added that the family hasn’t heard from Rowe, who gave up her custody rights to the children after she and Jackson divorced in 1999.
In a statement over the weekend, Rowe’s attorney, Marta Almli, said: “Ms. Rowe’s only thoughts at this time have been regarding the devastating loss Michael’s family has suffered. Ms. Rowe requests that Michael’s family, and particularly the children, be spared such harmful, sensationalist speculation and that they be able to say goodbye to their loved one in peace.”

So from the sounds of it, Debbie Rowe may have never even wanted custody rights. I mean, if they can’t even find her, it’s going to be kind of hard to let the kids go live with her. And from her statement, it doesn’t sound as though she’s going after the kids. She doesn’t even mention anything like they should be with their biological parent. I would assume that the next hearing would be to make this decision permanent and that the month’s wait is really just an unofficial waiting period. What I’m most surprised about in all of this is that these kinds of proceedings are even necessary. Did Michael not leave a will? And did he not within that will state where he wants his children to go? I find it hard to believe that someone with so many assets, and so many details that would be left up in the air should he pass, wouldn’t have a will that would specifically state where the children are to go. These are questions that leave me puzzled.

I don’t really know football and I’m not really ‘into’ the world of supermodels so I don’t really know too much about Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen in their respective careers. But I do know a little bit about them as a couple, and the fact that they are happily awaiting their own little bundle of joy. Gisele’s pregnancy was announced in May, after people speculated about whether or not they really were married until they actually tied the knot in March. In a real ceremony. That was confirmed by the couple.

But no one has to confirm this news as Gisele’s baby bump is already clearly showing. Even though the news is still new, it’s not surprising she’d pop out early because she’s so freakin skinny. And even though this will be Gisele’s first baby, she’s spending time getting ready to be a mummy by spending time with her stepson, John. From Pop Sugar,

“Gisele Bundchen carried her sleepy-looking stepson John into their home on Friday as they continue a week of spending time together in LA. She didn’t have him with her on Saturday for an afternoon of shopping, when she visited a children’s store and picked up a few bags of goodies. Gisele still has months to go before her own bundle of joy is due, it looks like she’s getting a head start on feathering her nest for John and his future brother or sister.”

Aw, it looks like she’s ready to me! She’s got the kid snuggled just right and he looks perfectly content to be there! Congratulations to Tom and Gisele again - this pregnancy might be more fun to watch than I thought it would be!

I understand that everyone thinks that Gene Simmons is some kind of brilliant business man but, I just don’t get it. I don’t get him. Every time Gene Simmons opens his mouth, I’m only reminded of how stupid he is and how he has no idea how the world works. I know, I know. He’s far more experienced than I am and has seen and done many more things that I have. But that doesn’t mean that he’s smarter than me, even though he clearly thinks he’s the modern genius. And I’m sorry, every time, and I do mean every time I hear something come out of Simmons’ mouth, I want to scream. I want to find him to tell him just how stupid I think he really is.

Okay, now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, I can tell you what started it all. Gene Simmons has recently given an interview with AOL and has decided that it’s his business to tell Adam Lambert, and the world, just what he thinks of the declaration of homosexuality that Adam made in Rolling Stone Magazine. Now, let’s be clear. I’m no Adam Lambert fan either. And when he gave that interview, I thought it was the stupidest piece of news I had read in a long time. When Adam stood up and told the world that he was gay, I don’t think anyone was shocked and I certainly don’t think anyone cared. Well, except for Gene Simmons, who is convinced that by making such an announcement, Adam has single-handedly ruined his career. From Pop Crunch,

“Gene Simmons is convinced American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert “ruined” any shot he has at a career in mainstream music after publicly confirming his rumored homosexuality in an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine earlier this month.

“He’s enormously talented, best talent ‘American Idol’ has had, but I think he killed his career because now the conversation is not about his talent but about his sexual preference. He’s done. You’re forcing people to deal with issues they may not be interested in,” the former Kiss star explained in an interview with AOL over the weekend.

“Life is unfair, and the masses don’t all live in L.A. They live in Wisconsin and Nebraska, and you’re on crack if you think the same rules apply there. My advice is still the same, shut the f*** up, just sing and let people say whatever they want. But I do wish him the best because he’s got all the talent in the world,” says Simmons, who performed onstage with Lambert during the season finale in May.

“If only the world was not homophobic, but it is. I would be the first one to vote for equal rights for gay women and men, and get the church and the state to stop telling everybody how to lead their lives, but do I think he’s killed his career? Oh, in an instant. I hope I’m completely wrong. I hope he becomes the next Beatles and proves me wrong.”

Okay, so there are a few things wrong with this. First, it’s going to be a little hard for Adam to become ‘the next Beatles’ when he’s a solo artist and the Beatles were made up of four people. I also don’t think Adam telling the world that he was gay will have any effect on his career. I think Adam won’t make it because he’s too eccentric, he’s too weird, and in my humble opinion, he’s just not that talented. But it will have happened this way whether Adam told the world what they already knew or not. Gene Simmons is so stupid.

Uh oh. Remember the last time we saw Britney dye her hair so that she could stay true to her brunette roots? Yep, that’s right. It was right before she went cuckoo crazy. Once she got back on the road to good health, she dyed her extensions back to the normal blonde that we’re all used to seeing and I think many of us took this as meaning that she really was getting back to good. But now she’s gone and done it again! Britney has dyed her hair back to brown and her boyfriend Jason Trawick, who I’ve mentioned before has as many different looks as Brit herself, has taken on her blonde color.

The two were seen out doing some shopping at Bed, Bath, & Beyond while Britney performed some spur-of-the-moment dance moves in the parking lot and boyfriend/agent watched with a big, sloppy smile on his face. I guess she’s pretty excited about those new sheets and towels. Remember the last time Britney became personally involved with someone who was involved in the business of Britney Spears? Yep, that’s right. That wonderful person was Sam Lufti, who was Britney’s manager and also acted as her only friend during her period of cuckoo craziness. Never mind the fact that he was mostly to blame for a lot of it. And I’m not saying that Jason is going to turn out to be another Sam. But there are a lot of disturbing similarities here.

So what do you think about the hair? I personally always prefer Britney as a blonde, regardless of her mental state at the time. I just think it looks better on her. But I don’t think Britney looks like a piece of trash either. I think she’s looking like a normal girl enjoying a nice day with her boyfriend. It’s nice to see her so happy. Thanks to Gossip Rocks for the pic and caption.

Just days ago I was yawning as I wrote about the breakup between Nick Lachey and his girlfriend, Vanessa Minnillo. Both of these people had me bored to tears and I couldn’t understand why the media was calling it a ‘high-profile breakup.’ For heaven’s sakes, they’re not Brangelina. But, I may stand corrected. On the front that this breakup was boring and uninteresting anyway.

Because it seems that Vanessa has wasted no time in getting over her love-Lach as she has already hooked up with someone else - Topher Grace. Topher, up until recently, has managed to stay pretty much out of the tabloids, even though he played one of the starring roles as Eric Foreman in That 70’s Show. I have a feeling if this continues, we’ll be seeing a lot more of Topher. From Radar Online via Celebitchy,

“Just days after announcing her breakup with Nich Lachey, beautiful Vanessa Minnillo seemed to heal her broken heart very, very fast - with Topher Grace!

And it all happened right before our Radar eyes.

The party of the year took place Saturday night at Seth MacFarlane’s and while we were enjoying the outdoor casino and the orchestra (yes, that’s right an orchestra) we saw Vanessa and Spider-Man 3 star Topher chatting. Topher then started rubbing her arm, and Vanessa whispered in his ear and they exchanged phone numbers.

Before long they were on the dance floor and putting the “dirty” in dirty dancing. Vanessa took off her shoes and held them in one hand, wrapping her other arm around Topher’s neck and the next thing we knew she was kissing him on the neck!

In a bit of perfect timing the DJ spun “Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon and Vanessa turned her back to Topher, and did a super hot grind/dance while he played with her hair. The music switched to The Jackson Five’s ABC and that’s when Vanessa and Nick, er Topher, (sorry, it’s so hard to make thetransition, for us, not her) starting MAKING OUT right on the dance floor!

Yup, we tried not to stare but we pretty much were staring. Ok, we were staring pretty hard. Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday they left the party — together. We’re so happy when love blooms right in front of us.”

So whatever happens between these two, it’s clear that the relationship between Vanessa and Nick was long over before these two officially called it quits. That much is clear if she’s taking guys back to her house after a party, just days after splitting with her long-term boyfriend. I don’t think this thing with Vanessa and Topher will last but it sure is fun to watch stuff like this! And as for Nick, I have a feeling that we’ve been talking about him for too long already.