July 22nd, 2010

There’s a reason it took Ryan Seacrest such a long time to score a date with his new girlfriend Julianne Hough — she thought she lacked the proper equipment … genitally speaking.

Our spies in North Carolina tell us Hough was in town for her birthday dinner at a Morton’s steak house the other night with a bunch of friends … and at one point during the meal, she was asked, “How did you and Ryan get together?”

Julianne responded, “He was after me since I was 18 … he totally wasn’t my type … I thought he was gay.”

But Hough continued, “After a few years, he was persistent … so I went out with him on a date and I realized how much I liked him.”

We’re told Ryan and Julianne have been together for a couple of months.

Seacrest … out?

Mel Gibson is not getting slack anywhere! Even the Governor of California is laying into him. Arnold Schwarzenegger threw a few jabs at Hollywood actor Gibson early Wednesday, even comparing him to the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, the Associated Press reports.

While speaking with a group of utility commissioners in Sacramento, Schwarzenegger noted that while BP seems to have contained its well, “no one has figured out how to contain Mel Gibson.” Not bad, Mr. Governor.

Schwarzenegger even addressed Gibson’s expletive-filled phone calls that have been monopolizing headlines each day, asking the participants to turn off their cell phones “because we are expecting a call from him.”

In response to the ribbing, Gibson’s spokesperson, Alan Nierob, said he’s happy to hear Schwarzenegger is keeping a sense of humor and that “He’s obviously paving the way for a return to showbiz.”

In the most recent tape released by RadarOnline.com, Gibson is accused by ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva of hitting their baby daughter.

Actress Christina Applegate is pregnant with her first child, People.com reported Wednesday.

The star of “Samantha Who?” was engaged on Valentine’s Day to Dutch bass player Martyn Lenoble, 41. The couple has not yet set a date for their wedding.

Applegate, 38, was diagnosed two years ago with breast cancer and was public about her decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent the return of the disease.

Of her relationship with Lenoble, Applegate told People.com he has been her “rock” for the last two years.

“He gave me something to really want to live for and something to smile about,” she said.

Sheriff’s detectives in Los Angeles are checking extortion allegations against Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend.

Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore says the agency is looking into whether Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva may have tried to extort the Academy Award-winner. He declined to offer any other details on the inquiry.

Shocking new details of Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva’s January 6 fight have emerged.

Oksana told authorities that Mel punched her twice in the head then choked her with his forearm against the throat as she fell to the bed with their baby daughter, Lucia, in her arms, Radar reports. He put his free hand over her mouth and continued to choke her. Her 12-year-old son, Sascha, was in the bedroom the whole time.

As Oksana struggled free, she says Mel pulled out a gun and threatened to kill her, Lucia, Sascha and himself. Somehow she managed to escape and ran out of the house barefoot with the kids.

Tuesday Radar also released more of Oksana’s secretly recorded tapes in which she accuses Mel of hitting Lucia.

“You hit me, and you hit her while she was in my hands! Mel, you’re losing your mind. You need medication,” Oksana tells him on tape.

“You need a f*cking kick up the a** for being a b*tch, c*nt, gold digging whore! With a p*ssy son! And I want my child, and no one will believe you! So f*ck you!” Mel screams back.

The child was photographed with a bruise on her chin after the fight, according to a report.

With New York City in the midst of a stubborn heat wave. Bill Murray showed David Letterman how to keep cool, with a new form of (literal) dumpster diving.

Outside the studio of the ‘Late Show,’ the funnyman hovered over a dumpster, saying, “You’re the first guy in New York that Bloomberg gave it to, and you deserved it, baby. It should be here on your street!”

The camera panned down to what Murray was referring to: a makeshift swimming pool, with easy-access ladder but some trash and debris still floating in the water. “Yeah, that’s a beauty, isn’t it? It’s our very own dumpster pool!” responded Letterman.

Murray plunged in and splashed water at the watching crowd. Then he entered the studio soaking wet. The host pointed to his swim trunks and said, “Those are mine!” Watch the Clip From Our Pals at TV Squad After the Jump

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie accepted undisclosed damages Thursday in London’s High Court to settle a privacy claim against a British tabloid that had reported they were planning to split.

The celebrity couple began legal action against the News of the World after it reported in January that they had agreed to separate. The pair argued the newspaper had made false and intrusive allegations in saying that they had planned to divide assets worth 205 million pounds ($320 million) and had made arrangements regarding the custody of their six children.

“When the News of the World failed to publicly retract the allegations and apologize for them – thereby leaving their readers in the dark as to the true position – the couple felt they had no alternative than to sue,” the couple’s attorney, Keith Schilling, said in a statement. “Today’s victory marks the end of the litigation brought by Brad and Angelina.”

The newspaper confirmed that a settlement had been reached, but declined to comment further.

The movie star couple did not attend the hearing.

• Fresh off her pool party in Las Vegas, a single Vienna Girardi continued her revelry at West Hollywood club Industry’s new weekly “Burgers and Beer Pong” bash. Arriving with her pal Amber Lancaster, the reality star competed in the beer pong challenge.

• After arriving to L.A. nightspot MyStudio hand-in-hand, lovebirds Brody Jenner and Avril Lavigne never left each other’s side, kissing and touching constantly. In fact, it was hard for their friends to even get a word in edgewise as they stuck close and engaged in plenty of PDA all night, an onlooker says.

• Also there: Ryan Phillippe, who kept a much lower profile, spending the night with a group of guy friends. He was seated at a tucked-away table, and enjoyed the privacy as he sipped beers and laughed with his pals – when he wasn’t chatting away on his phone.

• Glee’s Matthew Morrison, lunching at Tommy Bahama’s Island Grille in Newport Beach, Calif. The low-key actor enjoyed a sandwich and drink with friends on the patio.

• Meanwhile, at West Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont, his costar (and possible on-screen love interest) Jayma Mays partied on the patio, laughing hysterically over drinks. The group got a bit loud at times, but they also seemed focused on their own fun, and were definitely trying to contain themselves and keep a low profile.

Jon Gosselin appeared to be slightly less out of shape than usual when he was snapped on the beach earlier this month (scroll down for pic). Compare with these photos of Jon flashing his gut for ex-girlfriend Hailey Glass last year.

In Touch Weekly’s press release follows:

When Jon Gosselin took to the beach in Ocean City, N.J., on July 8, he looked like a new man. Donning dark shades and a plaid bathing suit, the dad of eight looked toned, tanned and healthier than ever while strolling the beach with his bikini-clad girlfriend, Ellen Ross. And there was one thing noticeably missing — his beer belly! “Jon’s made time for himself,” says a friend of the reality star, who adds that Jon’s kids were his main motivation to get in shape. “Jon’s own dad never took care of himself and died at an early age, so Jon is doing whatever he can to ensure he’ll be around for his kids as long as possible.”
After his acrimonious split with Kate last year, Jon’s life took a nosedive. He stopped going to the gym and eating Kate’s healthy, home cooked meals, and plummeted into a wild bachelor lifestyle, which included lots of bar-hopping, heavy drinking and smoking. He soon left the family’s television show, Jon & Kate Plus 8, and acquired a reputation for constantly partying with a revolving door of young women. But now, Jon’s friend says the tide has finally turned, and the family man is getting his life back on track. Says the pal, “He feels better and looks better than ever.”

Leonardo DiCaprio, who is promoting ‘Inception,’ covers the new issue of ‘Rolling Stone’ and inside he gets shirtless on a bed. He also talks about growing up in Hollywood, dating and losing his childhood peers Jonathan Brandis and River Phoenix to suicide and a drug overdose.

On growing up:
“I was essentially a dwarf with the biggest mouth in the world. I would talk back to anyone and be up for any fight, and when you tell a kid that’s three years older than you to shove it, you’re going to get your ass beat…I was a real punk, there’s no question about it.”

On partying in his early years:
“I got to be wild and nuts, and I didn’t suffer as much as people do now, where they have to play it so safe that they ruin their credibility. I didn’t care what anyone thought…. It was also about avoiding the tornado of chaos, of potential downfall. It was, ‘Wow, how lucky are we to not have hung out with that crowd or done those things?’ My two main competitors in the beginning, the blond-haired kids I went to audition with, one hung himself and the other died of a heroin overdose… . I was never into drugs at all. There aren’t stories of me in a pool of my own vomit in a hotel room on the Hollywood Strip.”

On dating:
“I had better success meeting girls before Titanic. My interactions with them didn’t have all the stigma behind it, not to mention there wasn’t a perception of her talking to me for only one reason.”