Sideshow: Did Gibson sock his gf? Cops are investigating
The Los Angeles police confirm that the department is investigating Oksana Grigorieva's claim that she was punched by ex-bf Mel Gibson in January. Oksana told RadarOnline that Mel also threatened to bury her in his rose garden. No comment from Mel, who has previously denied the charges, saying he was trying to stop Oksana from shaking their 8-month-old daughter, Lucia.
The Los Angeles police confirm that the department is investigating
Oksana Grigorieva
's claim that she was punched by ex-bf
Mel Gibson
in January. Oksana told RadarOnline that Mel also threatened to bury her in his rose garden. No comment from Mel, who has previously denied the charges, saying he was trying to stop Oksana from shaking their 8-month-old daughter,
Lucia
.
Tidbits 'n' pieces
Glee
writer-producer
Ryan Murphy
tells
Entertainment Tonight
he is "writing a
Britney Spears
episode" for the near future. . . .
Anne Frank
's World War II memoir has been turned into a 160-page graphic novel. Info:
» READ MORE: www.annefrank.org
. . . . Celeb journo
Barbara Walters
will make her first post-heart surgery appearance on Monday's edition of
The View
. . . . USAToday.com says the June 22 Nashville Rising concert featuring
Faith Hill
,
Tim McGraw
, and
Sandra Bullock
raised more than $2.2 mil for flood recovery efforts. . . .
Lindsay Lohan
can still attract a crowd: TMZ.com's live webcast of her court hearing on Tuesday drew 2.3 mil viewers. . . .
Jennifer Lopez
has canceled her July 24 show in the breakaway Turkish territory in northern Cyprus in the wake of protests by Greek Cypriots.
Love, lust, loss 'n' babies
Celine Dion
, 42, says the twins she and hubby
Rene Angelil
are expecting are boys. . . . After meeting with gay and lesbian activists, NBC's
Today
says it is changing the rules for its annual wedding contest to allow same-sex couples. . . . Britain's
Queen Elizabeth II
, 84, is about to become a great-grandmother. Buckingham Palace said Friday that the Queen's eldest grandchild,
Peter Phillips
(son of
Princess Anne
), and his Montreal-born wife,
Autumn
, are expecting their first child in December. The couple married in May '08. . . .
Ryan Seacrest
's girlfriend isn't imaginary! ETonline.com has posted photos of the
American Idol
sex symbol in a long, hot, sexy smooch with his reported-to-be new gf,
Julianne Hough
.
Quote of the week
"I'm a gay man in a woman's body." So said
Victoria Beckham
at the 10th anniversary party of Internet retailer Net-A-Porter.com. Posh Spice said she's increasingly drawn to the musical stylings of gender-bender
Lady Gaga
.