Bree!

[Britney] “blames Paris for a lot of her image problems that she had before rehab,” the insider confides. “Britney is happy to be living clean and sober, far away from Paris’ mess. She’s also glad that the attention of making mistakes is now on somebody else.”

In another sign that he's borderline, the authors argue that Skywalker suffers from an "identity disturbance." After all, he did become Darth Vader after being "very unsure of who he was and what he wanted."

"Emma Bunton and Geri Haliwell - part of the chart-topping British girl band - could hardly contain their joy as they emerged from a Brighton recording studio, hugging each other and laughing, last week. The girls are hoping to grab this year's prestigious UK Christmas number one and are delighted with the track they have chosen. Mel C is also said to have lay down her vocals for the track at the same studio."

Talinda Bennington sat down to check her email. It was March 2006, and for Talinda, 29, life was good. She had recently married Chester and they had just had a son together. Chester was working on an album with legendary producer Rick Rubin. She opened a message from an unfamiliar address. "I'm very happy for you and Chester," it read. Then, as if to taunt Talinda, there was a link to a Web site run by Chester's ex-wife, Samantha.

Talinda didn't make much of it. She was married to a rock star, so she knew how obnoxious fans could be. They blasted Linkin Park songs outside the couple's house at 3 am. Nailed lyrics to their front door. One time, a woman slammed on her brakes and caused an accident when she saw Chester strolling by — she had to stop and tell him how much she loved him. "There are always going to be encounters that you kind of wish went differently," Chester says. "But the average fan really isn't fanatical."

One night soon after, Talinda had just put their son to sleep and crawled into bed when Chester's cell phone rang. This time, she reached over and answered it herself.

"I'm watching you, " a woman's voice said. Talinda tried to shrug it off. "Whatever," she said. "Whore!" the woman snapped back and hung up. Caller ID had been blocked. Friends began emailing Talinda and referring to messages they had received from her — messages that she had never sent. When they forwarded the emails to her, she saw that they came from a Yahoo account she hadn't used in months.

Then Linkin Park's head of security, Bruce Thompson, got an email from someone purporting to be Talinda. "Hi Bruce," it read, "do we have an email address for Samantha? Strange emails from (fan?) sources have been received. They seem to know a lot of information." Somebody was pretending to be Chester's current wife to get contact info for his ex.
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Read the rest here. It's creepy as sh*t, but an incredible read. Isn't that just insane? What I don't understand is why someone would spend SO much time doing such a thing. I mean, clearly those hacking computer skills could be used elsewhere. Then again, I'm a sane person.

New Lily Blog!

Subject: Sorry.
Current mood: Better

Hi guys , I'm sorry if I worried anyone with the blog I wrote yesterday . I was feeling pretty sorry for myself, I've been reading all your comments and they have made me realise there is more to life than being thin! So thank you. I think I was just having a hard time last week . After reading cheryl tweedys comments branding me a "chick with a dick". I was feeling pretty low and as well as that, some of you might know I launched my clothing line for new look last tuesday, and seeing my picture in so many newspapers next to kate moss' , made me feel grotesque momentarily . I know its a silly way to feel and I am incredibly proud of myself and my achievements over the past year, there are so many good things about my life . I really am incredibly lucky. I guess it shows how much of an effect the media can have on us young ladies. As for the amy winehouse bit , someone sent me a link to a picture blog where there were some paparazzi shots of my brother and I, and there were hundreds of comments from mean sad people, saying I was a fat ugly bitch and how much better amy is than I. Usually I ignore these things , but in my heightened emotional state I let them get the better of me . My mum has come out here to keep me company and I feel much better now, I sha'nt be getting any surgery , instead I will be eating lots of bread and pasta and thinking about what to write about for the next album. I really am touched and was quite surprised at the reaction the blog received and it definitely has restored my faith in humanity .

I know I've said bad things about people in the past , though the majority of them have been blown wayyyy out of proportion, but this i mean: Cheryl if you're reading this, I may not be as pretty as you but at least I write and SING my own songs without the aid of autotune . I must say taking your clothes off , doing sexy dancing and marrying a rich footballer must be very gratifying , your mother must be so proud , stupid bitch .

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Atta girl, Lily! This blog makes me happy. If only every girl with body image issues had a mass of supportive, loving fans.

Why my journal only lets me write in italics now, I have no clue.