Thursday, August 26, 2010

 

This week's issue of "People" magazine contains the very first interview with ELIN NORDEGREN since the CHAOS that erupted in her home last Thanksgiving . . . and the insanity that ensued. --And I'll give you the money shot first: Elin says she did NOT hit TIGER WOODS the night he tried to peel out of their driveway, and ended up hitting a fire hydrant and a tree. --She says, quote, "There was never any violence inside or outside our home. The speculation that I would have used a golf club to hit him is just truly ridiculous." --Elin also drops this pretty obvious statement . . . quote, "I've been through hell." She adds, quote, "It's hard to think you have this life, and then all of a sudden . . . was it a lie? --You're struggling because it wasn't real. But I survived. It was hard, but it didn't kill me." --Elin admits she didn't know anything about Tiger's RESTLESS GROIN SYNDROME. She says, quote, "I'm so embarrassed that I never suspected . . . not a one. --For the past three and a half years, when all this was going on, I was home a lot more with pregnancies, then the children and my school.” --She adds, quote, "I felt stupid as more things were revealed . . . how could I not have known anything? The word betrayal isn't strong enough. I felt like my whole world had fallen apart. --It seemed that my world as I thought it was had never existed. I felt embarrassed for having been so deceived. I felt betrayed by many people around me." --One thing Elin is sure of now is that the marriage is OVER. And she assumes it'll be a while before she can start dating again. (--Something tells me Tiger won't have that problem.) --Elin will continue to live in Florida, and co-parent the kids with Tiger. She also plans to go back to college and get a degree in psychology. She may even be able to forgive Tiger someday. In the meantime, things are going pretty well. --She says, quote, "I feel stronger than I ever have. I have confidence in my beliefs, my decisions and myself."

 

 

On the same day that "People" magazine released the interview it did with ELIN NORDEGREN, TIGER WOODS was back on the golf course for The Barclays tournament in Paramus, New Jersey. --During a press conference yesterday, he talked about his divorce. He said, quote, "You know, it's a sad time in our lives. --And we're looking forward in our lives and how we can help our kids the best way we possibly can. And that's the most important thing." --He added, quote, "I wish [Elin] the best in everything." --Tiger also took all the blame for the divorce . . . quote, "My actions certainly led us to this decision. And I've certainly made a lot of errors in my life and that's something I'm going to have to live with." --He added, quote, "I certainly understand that she is sad and I feel the same way."

 

 

At LINDSAY LOHAN'S hearing yesterday, Judge Elden Fox laid out the conditions for her outpatient treatment. --Lindsay wasn't there personally, but her attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, told reporters what's expected of Lindsay. --Between now and a progress hearing on November 1st, Lindsay has to remain in California, and keep Los Angeles as her primary residence. --She also has to undergo psychiatric treatment AT LEAST four times a week. --She has to attend some kind of dependency meeting . . . like Alcohol Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous . . . at least five times a week. --She must contact a chemical dependency counselor at least SEVEN times a week. --She has to attend behavioral therapy twice a week. --And she will be randomly tested for drugs and alcohol twice a week. And she's not allowed to miss a single test. --Lindsay's attorney is required to provide statements twice a week affirming that Lindsay is meeting her requirements. --If Lindsay flakes on ANY of these terms, she gets sent back to the pen for 30 days. --Holley told reporters, quote, "[Lindsay] is very serious about her sobriety. She looks forward to proving to the court that she is serious. She has learned her lesson and is going to move forward in a positive way."

 

LINDSAY LOHAN was photographed in public yesterday . . . for the first time since she entered jail and rehab. She was running some errands, including going to the DMV to apply to get her driver's license back. --Lindsay was NOT wearing her SCRAM bracelet . . . but she was wearing some pretty expensive stuff. --E! Online tallied up her outfit, and here's what they came up with . . . She's wearing V-MODA headphones that are worth $250. --Her sunglasses are $145 Ray-Bans. --The Hermes belt around her waist runs anywhere from $585 to $2,000, depending on the material. --Not to mention the fact that she's holding a Rock Star energy drink, with the label facing directly at the camera. --If you're wondering if maybe Lindsay is making some money off PRODUCT PLACEMENT, E! spoke with all these companies . . . and they all denied that they paid Lindsay to represent for them.

 

 

Neither MARIAH CAREY nor NICK CANNON will admit that Mariah is pregnant. But Mariah's candy coating does seem to be thickening lately. And she was spotted recently wearing a MATERNITY DRESS from a company called A Pea in the Pod. --A "source" says Mariah is four months pregnant, and there might be something to that. --Because her rep says, quote, "I spoke to Mariah from Brazil. She is very superstitious . . . and when the time is right for her and Nick to announce something, she will."

 

 

MILEY CYRUS and LIAM HEMSWORTH have broken up. Rumors to that effect started going around yesterday, and when RadarOnline contacted Liam, he told them, quote, "It's true." --There's no word why they split, but the gossip is already starting to fly. --E! Online says there are supposedly some pictures of Miley in Detroit, on the set of her upcoming movie, "LOL: Laughing Out Loud". --And these pictures show Miley STRADDLING a guy who looks like her co-star in that flick, one Adam Sevani. He's 18. --Meanwhile, the "Star" tabloid claims that Liam hooked up with a 26-year-old chick named Katy earlier this month at the U.S. Open Surf Competition in Huntington Beach. (--Liam is 20.) --Nobody's saying he actually cheated . . . but he supposedly partied with her and her friends, and left with her phone number.

 

 

Well, this is an enormous shock and not in any way expected: HEIDI MONTAG'S boob job failed to make her happy or fill the emptiness inside her. In fact, she wants to drop her G-cups back down to a D or a Double-D. --She tells "Us Weekly", quote, "I feel trapped in my own body.  I'm desperate to go back to normal. I have major anxiety about it. I was taking painkillers but they weren't working, so I stopped.  It hurt either way. --I'm obsessed with fitness, but it's impossible to work out with these boobs. It's heartbreaking. I can't live an everyday life." --Heidi is currently looking for a doctor to do the work for her . . . since the surgeon who pumped her up, Dr. Frank Ryan, died last week in a car accident.

 

This one definitely goes in the "I'll Believe It When I See It" file: "OK!" magazine claims that BRITNEY SPEARS is trying to convince her sister JAMIE LYNN to have a DOUBLE WEDDING with her. --Jamie is back with her baby-daddy, Casey Aldridge, and Britney is still nailing boyfriend Jason Trawick. And supposedly, they've actually talked about this. --A "source" says, quote, "They were trying to top each other with crazy things they could do, like arrive in a horse-drawn carriage. Their kids would be ring bearers and the flower girl. --Britney even suggested she and Jamie Lynn walk each other down the aisle."