Johnny Depp is wrapping his John Dillinger film, Public Enemies and thought you might be interested in some Depp sidebars, did you know that, Johnny’s favorite band is Steely Dan, favorite all time comedian is Lucille Ball, favorite movie he was in is What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and favorite movie he was not in is Forrest Gump. Just thought you should know.

Movie News: Mike Meyers agreed to do Love Guru for nothing up front – FREE - but he would get a percentage of the profits after it reaches $45 million at the U.S. Box Offices. One problem - It will never reach $45 million in domestic Box Offices.

Family News: Madonna is telling friends, If need be she can be a mom and a dad to the kids. To prove it, Madonna has been teaching here young son David to ride a bike, and last week took him a Yankees game. … Sheryl Crow is finally commenting on her ex, Lance Armstrong, Sheryl simply says, Lance is a huge disappointment to himself and others.

O.J. Simpson spent time in Fargo last week to meet the parents of his long time girlfriend, Christie Prody. Word is, O.J. may be getting married before his Las Vegas trial. Perhaps to appear as a well adjusted murderer - I mean married man! O.J. also spent time bowling, fishing, playing golf, bar hopping and, are you ready, hunting! I don’t know what’s more scary, somebody actually marrying O.J. or O.J. hunting with a gun!

A lot of backlash from Will Smith’s anti-American comments in Europe, saying America is dying and only Barrack Obama can save it!

Movie Review: Hancock, starring Will Smith and opening nation wide this week. This movie has been getting slammed by a lot of critics. While I liked it, Its not perfect! It is a one trick pony, with Will playing an ill tempered, drunk, sometimes homeless, superhero - with all the superhero powers but none of the superhero morals and manners. He’s rude, crude, politically incorrect, and mean to children. He hits on his best friend’s wife and he likes to cuss a lot! He also says he won’t wear a superhero costume because it’s Homo! Great effects and solid acting from Jason Bateman and Charlize Theron! (Rated PG 13) - (91 Minutes) - (2 ½ Stars)!

Family News: First, I’m sure you’ve heard the stories about the Madonna and Guy Richie breaking up. Word is, if there is a divorce it will be quick and without any publicity or fanfare. … On the other hand, Christie Brinkley may be sorry she has demanded an open court to air her husband Peter Cook’s dirty laundry! Peter Cook’s lawyer says fine, they’ll call several witnesses, including Billy Joel, to show Christie is a mean, lying, violent woman, stay tuned … Six months ago, Tom Cruise told his wife, Kate Holmes, that he wanted her to spend more time at their home taking care of Suri, while he was out of the country shooting his movies. Kate told Tom to go fly a kite. Late update, Kate is in the final rehearsals of her Broadway play, All My Sons, co-staring John Lithgow! Take that Tom Cruise … Sometimes the apple DOES fall far from the tree! Druggie - Tatum O Neal’s seventeen year old daughter, Emily McEnroe, is a solid A Student, volunteers at a local hospital and attends Church regularly.

Lindsey Lohan has agreed to pen part of a book about her battle with drugs and will name other stars that she’s partied with and the drugs they all use, including, Elton John, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Nichole Kidman, Madonna, Kate Hudson and a lot of others!

Last day on the road. Have a great weekend everybody!

Hottest Nugget of the Day: Last week when she was negotiating her recording deal in Las Vegas, last week: while in Louisiana for her sister’s giving birth, and yesterday in Los Angeles, Britney Spears has been in constant contact with Kevin Federline, and some say, they could very well get back together!

The next Hottest Nugget: Angelina Jolie, who is rescuing children all over the world, this week gave $1million to help kids in Iraq, and has been an Ambassador, has a secret wish. Friends say that Angelina would like to be the first woman President and she will get into politics in the next few years!

In a related Hollywood and Politics: Barrack Obama is lining up all kinds of celebrities to travel with and campaign for him come this fall!

Movie Review: Opening today, Wall-E, a computer generated, animated, live action film. The ninth Pixar movie is another hit! And, like Pixar, different from anything you’ve ever seen. The most noticeable thing is the lack of dialog! Only about 20 minutes. This film entertains as well as educates! It’s a look into the future, what happens to Mother earth when humans pollute it to death!, Literally! There is a green thread of life, a pet cockroach and even a love story between robots. (Rated PG) - (Under 2 Hours) - (3 ½ Stars)!

Just when you think O.J. Simpson can’t get any dumber - he does! In a radio interview in Fargo, North Dakota, old Killer went into great detail talking about the Robbery case in Las Vegas, which is in direct contrast to the judge’s court order. Prosecutors want O.J. to be thrown back in jail!

Bill Murray and his wife have already completed their divorce, and as part of the very generous settlement, Mrs. Murray has agreed to keep all Bill’s skeleton’s in the closet! I hear Bill is breathing a huge sigh of relief!

What-a-nice-guy Department: Michael Douglas is a one man band. When it comes to generating money for the Motion Picture Home for Retired (and often sick, but not wealthy) Stars. Michael has generated more for the home than all the other stars combined!

I’m on the road again, in a hot muggy St. Louis!

Here are the two Most Bizarre Quotes I’ve heard in a long time.

First, Peter Cook, Christi Brinkley’s lying, cheating, teenager chasing, scumbag, soon-to-be ex-husband, says quote: Christi has no right to talk about my behavior when we were married. The things I did – I did without her even knowing! End quote. Say what?!

Second Unbelievable Quote. When a friend of Larry King’s was told Larry’s 40-something wife had gone into drug rehab - this so called friend said, quote: Poor girl, she can’t live with Larry without drugs and if she does drugs, she has to go into rehab. End quote!

Biggest jerk of the week, Keith Olbermann refusing to attend Tim Russert’s Memorial unless he provided with a first class plane ticket!

And, he was demanding a first class ticket from New York to Washington DC - a 22 minute flight, what a jerk!!

Show Business-Business: the Screen Actor’s Guild could strike in the next few days, and insiders say it’s 50-50 there will be a strike, and if there is a strike, it could be much worse than the writers strike!

This is sad. You can draw your own conclusions. Paul Newman has been spending a lot of time calling old friends he hasn’t spoken to in years, almost like saying goodbye.

Odds and Ends: Tiger Woods, recouping from knee surgery, has a real estate agent looking for property in Las Vegas, where he can build a $20 million home with a private golf course … Janet Jackson concert tickets are currently out selling Madonna concert tickets … Two new divas to report and they are both guys, one is Michael Jordan who has been told by his manager that he’s got to stop signing autographs. Because he signs so many that they aren’t worth as much. So Jordan refuses to sign any autographs – period. He turned down a kid a wheel chair in Las Vegas last week! … What’s up with Kevin Spacey? He travels with an entourage of eight! And, like Barbara Streisand, Paris Hilton and Liza Minnelli before him - when he flies, he won’t talk to the flight attendant! His assistant, sitting next to him, will tell the attendant what he wants! If she asks, do you want cream in your coffee?, the assistant asks Spacey, Do you want cream in your coffee?, Spacey tells the assistant, Yes. and then the assistant turns to the flight attendant and says, Yes, Mr. Spacey want‘s cream! Give me a break!

From St. Louis, Mike Evans - Aloha, a hui hou!

Opening Friday: Wanted starring John McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, and Anglinia Jolie. Here’s the plot, McAvoy has a dull job, a nagging girlfriend and a boring life until a fox, appropriately named Fox and played, appropriately enough, by Angilina Jolie enters his life to inform him that his estranged father had been murdered and, oh yea, he was a paid assasin, and it was up to him, now, to become a paid assasin! And let the bulletts fly, the explosions begin, the cars flip and Angilina does her thing! More action than you can believe, a great script, and, the acting is fabulous! (Rated R) - (Under 2 Hours) - (3 ½ Stars)!

TV News - Smoke House is George Clooney’s production company, and George has just sold his first half hour comedy show. The show is called, The Fall of Bob. Its about a man who jumps off a high rise building. And, each week another week of his life flashes in front of him. No surprise, Nic Cage has shown interest being the star. It will be on Showtime!

Katie Curek says the reason her CBS Nightly News has such bad ratings is because of the bad affiliate lead-ins. Say What? Most of network news are led into by the same thing. The local news. Like I said, say what?

Have you ever seen the Antique Roadshow on PBS? Well it was in Palm Springs recently. I checked it out with a friend. The people that run it are the rudest people I have ever seen. You are made to wait forever, if the first person looks at what you brought and doesn’t think it would be interesting on TV, they just make you wait and then you are told to leave. You are also told not to talk to anybody there! It’s like the Gustapo!!

Before I left Los Angeles, I checked out the newest attraction at Disneyland. It’s an interactive ride, using 3D and 4D, called Toy Story Midway Mania! 8 people per car, firing at 56 interactive screens using water guns, lazers, and air pellets. Great new ride.

Oh, that reminds me, Jenifer Lopez wants to take her kids to Disneyland and has contacted them to see if they could either open early or stay open late, so that she and her kids could have run of the Park all by themselves. Disneyland said, Forget about it!

Weekend Moving News: David Duchovny and wife Tea Leoni put their Malibu home up for sale two weeks ago and were moving to New York. Then last week, they took the house off the market. Here’s the scoop: Tea has an extreme paranoia of, fires! Like the fires that hit Malibu a few months ago. Tea is now undergoing counseling to control her phobia! … Meanwhile Kate Hudson was spotted moving personal items into Lance Armstrong’s new three bedroom condo at 40 Central Park West in New York City! They also shared a pasta dish for lunch at my favorite New York lunch place, Mickey Mantles, a couple blocks from their new digs! … And, Barry Bonds is looking to move out of Southern California to Las Vegas, where he still gets asked for his autograph! Ego – party of one!

Sad news that Courtney Love has lost twenty pounds and has become a paranoid recluse since the ashes of her late husband, Kurt Cobain, were stolen!

Mike Meyers, a well known Hollywood jerk, was really in a bad mood this weekend when it became obvious that his stupid, ridiculous, absurd movie, Love Guru took the pipe. Meyers had predicted it would be his biggest movie ever, and definitely number one its opening weekend -Wrong! Some experts predicted it would be number one, some said it would end up in second. I predicted it would end up in third place. It came in fourth, it’s officially a bomb!

In Vegas, Elton John, wearing golden shoes – yes, shoes made out of gold, did his 200^th concert and got standing ovations … and Britney Spears will be spending more time in Vegas. That’s where she’s recording her new album!

Its a travel week for me, gigs in Springfield and St. Louis Missouri and Little Rock, Arkansas. Back in Palm Springs on Monday.

TV Review: Soccer moms and anybody who has young teens or pre-teens, Camp Rock is a made for TV movie is on the Disney channel tonight and this movie is so entertaining everyday will enjoy it! Camp Rock is a camp for teens that want to be in a band and it’s fun watching how their egos and personalities mix and match! All these kids are talented as is the councilor played by Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. Everything about this movie works, the script, acting and storyline! (90 Minutes - 3 ½ Stars)!

Sports Shorts: Sad to report, despite his mind still being sharp as a tack, Muhammad Ali can no longer speak, not at all. Not a single word. Sad! … And two jocks want to try their hand at acting. Both have had screen tests. Only one has a future in movies. He is Miami Dolphins star Jason Taylor! On the other hand, Kobe Bryant won‘t be in any movies anytime soon!

Will Smith News: Will has become really good friends with his neighbors, the Beckhams and David has been helping Will learn the ins and outs of soccer, so Will can be his son, Jordan’s soccer coach.

The Mel Brooks play, The Producers with the song Springtime For Hitler is about to open in Vienna, just 26 miles from where Hitler was born! But now, Interpol - the European police agency warns there could be thousands of skin heads show up to protest and there could be a riot!

There is a new Britney-Lindsey-Paris all rolled into one. Its Rumor Willis. She’s only 19 and already her picture is in every hip bar in New York, LA, and Miami - with word Don’t let her in, she’s under age and will get smashed, she’s trouble! Bruce and Demi must be happy!

Love Guru opens Friday, starring Mike Meyers, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Alba and Vern (mini me) Troyer. Folks, This ain’t no Austin Powers! This is the dumbest, most juvenile, horrible, garbage I’ve seen in years! No wonder the trailers and sneak peeks have been kept to a minimum, you get close and the stench gives away how bad this thing is! Everything about this movie is ridiculous, from a phony Oprah, Jessica Alba as the owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, mini Me as the hockey coach. The best thing I can say about this movie is that it’s under an hour and half! (Rated PG-13) - (86 Minutes) - (1 ½ Stars)!

Summer’s here I got 2 book reviews, The first is, Bobby and J. Edgar, written by Burton Hersh! Blackmail, lies, sex, scandals on Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, the Kennedys, MLK, and a lot others! Loved it, (4 Stars)! The other book is, The Courage Of Lee Elder - the first black man to play in the Masters, 2 years before Tiger Woods was born! Elder tells what that experience was like, from the death threats, to the horrible treatment, Lee was golf’s Jackie Robinson but all alone! Great read. - (4 Stars)!

It’s time for - Hollywood Feud - part one. Last week, Denise Richards was having dinner at the Ivy when Heather Locklear showed up, but not for long, Heather gave Denise the stink-eye and stormed out. Heather hates Denise, she still blames her for stealing away her husband Richie Sambora! … part two. You may have heard that Tom Hanks was denied shooting scenes of his new movie at the Vatican because it was called against religious beliefs. Now Mel Gibson has taken some shots at Hanks, Gibson says Hanks should be ashamed himself, and he should have known better. Somebody tell Mel Gibson to shut the front door.

NBC has owned the rights to the Olympics for 20 years, but that is about to change. Following the China games that start 8-08-08 ESPN and ABC as well as FOX-TV will make competitive bids for future games. For the record NBC expects to make a $1 Billion for the 2008 games!

Timely News Notes: First, it’s being called the Battle at Wounded Knee, Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate, what a treat and great US Open finale. … And - late word that Tom Brokaw is interested in taking over for Tim Russert as the mediator of Meet the Press. Stay tuned.

Never done this before - a Starbuck’s Report: At the Encino Starbuck’s a very pregnant woman came in and ordered a triple-triple espresso. The barista told the lady that’s a little harsh for a pregnant woman. But the barista didn’t recognize it was Lindsey Lohan in her pregnant suit. she was on a break between shots of her Labor Pains movie. Never mind.

Robert Downey Jr. has come a long way. From druggie to the hottest actor in Hollywood. His Iron Man could make a $1Billion when all is said and done. Robert is currently shooting The Soloist where he plays a homeless man that is a genius musician, who dream’s of playing Disney Concert Hall where he panhandles. I’m hearing Oscar buzz on that. And next, Downey will star in Cowboys and Aliens set in 1845, about cowboys and indians who, when a spaceship lands with aliens, stop their fighting to work together to fight a common enemy. Its a Dream Works film with Ron Howard, Brian Grazier and Steven Spielberg all involved. Spielberg predicts it could be one of the biggest movies ever made!

Odds and Ends: Paris Hilton shocker! Paris says she is considering a run for public office - maybe even Mayor of Beverly Hills. … Charles Manson is still writing music in prison and he sends them to several show business folks including MNM. … Former New York Giant football star Michael Strahan is being courted for his own sitcom, an ESPN anchor gig and a movie career. … And you can’t make this stuff up! Brokeback Mountain is being made into an opera! Who would go see that?

Got a different Don’t you know who I am? story, this one is a Don’t you know who we are? This guy and his girlfriend show up at the RAO restaurant in New York without a reservation. They were told sorry everybody needs a reservation, so they dropped, Don’t you know who we are? They were told, sorry, there were just no tables available! So, Lance Armstrong and Kate Hudson were denied - and they stormed off, after cussing the Maitre D’.

A very odd trio dinning in Vegas: Duane Chapman, Mike Tyson and Carrot Top. Don’t be surprised if Tyson and Carrot Top making an appearance as celebrity bounty hunters on Dog’s Show.

NBC News Burbank have a pool on who will replace Tim Russert. The odds are: David Gregory 2-1, Chris Mathews 3-1 and Joe Scarborough 5-1.

Is it true that Mary Kate Olson is going into rehab this week? That’s the rumor!

Later this week, there will be a hearing at San Quinton whether or not Manson follower, Sharon Tate murderer, Susan Atkins should be released because she’s been diagnosed with terminal cancer. What’s up with that? I think they should release her right after they put a bullet in her brain!

At the Laker’s game Patrick Swayze was one of the many celebrities there looking pretty good and said he was feeling better. … Also at the game, driving matching Hydrogen cars, Sex in the City star, Kristen Davis and Magic Johnson. Billy Bob Thornton, Clint Eastwood and several other stars have also ordered the new Hydrogen cars.

For the record: I was 5 for 5 at the Box Office again last weekend. 1. Hulk, 2. Panda, 3. Happening, 4. Zohan and 5. Indiana Jones.