HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (9-04-09)

YOU CAN WATCH KURT COBAIN SING "YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME", THANKS TO "GUITAR HERO 5":

KURT COBAIN lives on with "Guitar Hero 5" . . . because Kurt is a playable character, and "You Give Love a Bad Name" is part of the set list. Someone has already matched the two up and posted the surreal-looking results on YouTube.


(--You can check out the video at the following link. .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UuAoEW5MbI

MELANIE IN REHAB

When MELANIE GRIFFITH checked back into rehab, there was all manner of talk that ANTONIO BANDERAS was fed up with her and the marriage was in shambles. But that's not true

Antonio says, quote, "She's doing fantastic and very little of what is being published is true. I'm not going away. I am staying, you know, with my family and with my wife who I love very much."

(--Here's video . . .) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/03/antonio-banderas-im-not-l_n_276502.html


IT'S ON!!! BETWEEN CHRIS BROWN AND OPRAH:

There is officially BEEF between CHRIS BROWN and OPRAH. --And it began with the interview Chris did for the new issue of "People" magazine . . . which is on newsstands TODAY. --Chris was apparently upset that Oprah did a show on abuse right after he assaulted RIHANNA.

He told "People", quote, "I commend Oprah on being like, 'This is a problem,' but it was a slap in my face. I did a lot of stuff for her, like going to Africa and performing for her school. --"She could have been more helpful, like, 'Okay, I'm going to help both of these people out.'"--And here's Oprah's response . . . quote, "Oprah is very appreciative that Chris Brown performed at her school but she takes domestic abuse very seriously. She hopes he gets the counseling he needs." (--Oh, snap!!)

MICHAEL JACKSON MADNESS

MICHAEL JACKSON WAS LAID TO REST YESTERDAY, AND A LOT OF HIS OLD FRIENDS WERE THERE:

MICHAEL JACKSON was laid to rest yesterday at Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale, California, in a private ceremony that was attended by several of his famous friends. The names included . . .
--ELIZABETH TAYLOR--MACAULAY CULKIN and his girlfriend, MILA KUNIS--CHRIS TUCKER--Ex-wife LISA MARIE PRESLEY--COREY FELDMAN--KENNY ORTEGA . . . (--He was putting together Michael's "This Is It!" show . . . but he's more famous for directing the "High School Musical" movies.)--REVEREND AL SHARPTON--BARRY BONDS

Michael's new home is Forest Lawn's Grand Mausoleum . . . which is also the final resting place of Hollywood legends Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Jean Harlow, W.C. Fields and Red Skelton.

Security included police helicopters with infrared technology, and K-9 units on the ground.--Inside the mausoleum itself, the Associated Press says there was a camera and lighting equipment . . . which has already fueled speculation that they were filming the service for that movie that's being made with the footage of Michael's last concert rehearsals.


--- JANET JACKSON will finally break her silence on her brother's death in an upcoming issue of "Harper's Bazaar". A so-called "source" says, quote, "She is giving them the world exclusive and is going to be on the cover." (--There's no word when the issue will be out.)

--- Police are investigating several doctors for illegally prescribing drugs for MICHAEL JACKSON. But there's only ONE doctor they're investigating in connection with Michael's actual death.

Obviously, that would be DR. CONRAD MURRAY . . . the man who was with Michael when he died . . . and who allegedly administered propofol to him just before his death. --TMZ says no one else is being targeted in their homicide investigation. (--Numerous other doctors could be on the hook for feeding Michael drugs, though.)