HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (8-14-09)

MICHAEL PHELPS WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE-CAR COLLISION LAST NIGHT . . . BUT HE'S OKAY:

MICHAEL PHELPS was involved in a three-car accident in his hometown of Baltimore last night. --The accident occurred at around 9:00 P.M. . . . reportedly when SOMEONE ran a red light. (--PerezHilton.com claims it was Phelps who ran the light . . . AND he was speeding. That hasn't been confirmed.)

Phelps wasn't injured, but a woman in one of the other cars complained of, quote, "head and arm pain", and was taken to the hospital. --According to TMZ, police do NOT believe Phelps was impaired at the time of the accident. And after interviewing him, they decided not to bother with a field sobriety test.

(--It's a wonder nobody was seriously injured. The crash did some major damage to Michael's Escalade. Check out the pics . . .)

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SING ALONG!

Disney's biggest stars . . . MILEY CYRUS, DEMI LOVATO, SELENA GOMEZ and the JONAS BROTHERS . . . have joined forces for an all-star, "We Are the World"-type video, which is meant to raise awareness for the environment.

The song is called "Send It On". It's available on iTunes now. The proceeds will benefit environmental charities through Disney's Friends for Change: Project Green campaign. (--You can check out the music video, here . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMjUqZLLNb8

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MICHAEL JACKSON MADNESS

MICHAEL JACKSON'S DOCTOR LEFT HIM ALONE, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A POWERFUL ANESTHESIA . . . TO MAKE PHONE CALLS:

We've already heard the theory that MICHAEL JACKSON'S doctor, CONRAD MURRAY, hooked Michael up to an IV drip of the powerful anesthetic propofol, then left him unattended. --And now, the "Los Angeles Times" is backing that up. They say Dr. Murray left Michael to go make some PHONE CALLS. And by the time he checked up on him, Michael had already stopped breathing.

According to unidentified law enforcement sources, Dr. Murray has admitted to giving Michael propofol repeatedly since becoming his doctor back in May. He also said Michael had been using propofol as a sleeping aid on and off for 10 years.

Whether or not Dr. Murray ends up charged with manslaughter will come down to whether administering propofol outside of a hospital setting . . . and leaving a patient alone while under its influence . . . constitutes NEGLIGENCE.


MICHAEL JACKSON wore quite a few sequined gloves in his day, but the FIRST one is hitting the auction block along with other music memorabilia on November 21st --It's the glove Michael wore during the Motown 25th anniversary TV special back in 1983. That was the show where Michael moonwalked for the first time.

After his performance, Michael gave the glove to Walter "Clyde" Orange . . . a member of THE COMMODORES. And he's held onto it ever since.


JOHN MAYER, LIONEL RICHIE and WHITNEY HOUSTON are among the stars recording a new version of Michael Jackson's "Will You Be There", as a charity single. USHER, DIONNE WARWICK, WYCLEF JEAN and JERMAINE JACKSON are also taking part. JENNIFER HUDSON might be involved, but since she just gave birth, that's up in the air right now. (--For some reason, LARRY KING'S wife Shawn is organizing this . . . and singing on it as well.)

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THE SUMMER OF DEATH CONTINUES:

The SUMMER OF DEATH continues to roll on. Since June, we've lost . . .

--MICHAEL JACKSON--FARRAH FAWCETT--ED MCMAHON--WALTER CRONKITE--(Director) JOHN HUGHES--DAVID CARRADINE--KARL MALDEN--BILLY MAYS--EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER--(Comedian) FRED TRAVALENA--(Former NFL quarterback) STEVE MCNAIR--("Angela's Ashes" author) FRANK MCCOURT--Wiener king OSCAR G. MAYER, JR.--And, of course, GIDGET, the Taco Bell Chihuahua. (--True!!! She died of a stroke. She was 15.)

There are more we could mention, but these 14 are the most universally-recognized names . . . and frankly, aren't they enough??? Apparently not . . . because we have two more to add to the list . . . --GUITAR HERO LES PAUL and character actor JOHN QUADE. Some biological information follows . . .

LES PAUL: 1915 - 2009:

LES PAUL . . . the original GUITAR HERO . . . died yesterday of complications from pneumonia. He was 94 years old. --There's no doubt that Les Paul revolutionized rock and roll. After all, he's the man who invented the SOLID BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, as well as multi-track recording.

Gibson Guitars first began production on the Les Paul guitar in 1952. It remains one of the most widely-used guitars in the world. --SLASH said, quote, "Les Paul was a shining example of how full one's life can be; he was so vibrant and full of positive energy."

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PAMELA ANDERSON DOESN'T WANT TO LEAVE HER TRAILER PARK:

When renovations began at PAMELA ANDERSON'S Malibu home, she moved into the nearby Paradise Cove TRAILER PARK to wait it out.

And now, not surprisingly, she's starting to feel AT HOME there . . . to the point where she doesn't want to move out.

Part of that has to do with the fact that she's now DATING a guy she met there. --She told "Elle" magazine, quote, "[I have] a one-room mobile home that I bought as a guest house, then we moved in temporarily. --"I moved there because I was waiting for this damn house to be built in this posh part of Malibu. And then I realized I was so much happier and the kids were also happy.

--"I fell in love there. It's where my boyfriend lives, too. He's an electrician and we met on our way to the beach." (--Pamela Anderson finds love in a trailer park . . . then falls in love with the trailer park itself. Thank you, Pamela Anderson, for today's JOKE THAT WRITES ITSELF.)

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MICHAEL VICK IS A PHILADELPHIA EAGLE:

MICHAEL VICK has signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, worth about $6.8 million. It'll be announced at a press conference this morning.

Exactly how Vick will fit in with the Eagles offense is unclear. Everybody's being pretty vague about it at the moment. But Eagles quarterback DONOVAN MCNABB . . . who has a somewhat close relationship with Vick . . . described the signing as, quote, "adding another weapon to the offense."

He also claims he LOBBIED for the Eagles to sign Vick. --Head coach ANDY REID was also quick to deny there would be a, quote, "quarterback controversy" this coming season. --And although he didn't offer any specifics on how Vick would be used either, he seemed to be pretty adamant that whatever he does, it'll be from the position of quarterback.

The Eagles already have a solid backup QB for McNabb in KEVIN KOLB. He strained a knee ligament earlier this week, but he's expected to be back on the field next week. --Vick hasn't played professional football since 2006. In August of 2007, he was convicted of running a dogfighting operation in Virginia. He did time in prison and under home confinement, and finally walked free on July 20th.

Vick can immediately start practicing and attending meetings with the Eagles . . . but he can't play for them until the final two preseason games. --Once the season begins, Vick can participate in all team activities EXCEPT GAMES. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to reinstate him by around Week 6 or earlier, if all goes well.

Not surprisingly, PETA isn't happy about this. Here's their statement . . . quote, "PETA and millions of decent football fans around the world are disappointed that the Eagles decided to sign a guy who hung dogs from trees. --"He electrocuted them with jumper cables and held them under water. You have to wonder what sort of message this sends to young fans who care about animals and don't want them to be harmed."

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AEROSMITH HAS CANCELLED THE REST OF ITS TOUR:

If you've got tickets to see AEROSMITH at any of the 14 dates left on their summer tour . . . well, you're getting a refund.

The band announced last night that they're cancelling the rest of the tour so that STEVEN TYLER can recuperate from falling off the stage during a show in South Dakota last week.

Tyler broke his shoulder in the fall and had to get stitches in his head. His doctors pushed him to take the time to properly recuperate instead of jumping back on the road.

(Guitarist) JOE PERRY issued a statement saying, "I would like to thank our loyal fans for sticking by us through thick and thin and all the good energy they are sending our way. We hope we can get the Aerosmith machine up and running again as soon as possible."

As for Tyler, he says he's just grateful he didn't break his neck. He also offered this thoughtful insight as to how he fell in the first place . . . quote: "I slipped, and as I live on the edge . . . I fell off the edge!"

(--Here's the video of Steven's fall again . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tew1WXlJ6SE