HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (10-28-09)

MICHAEL JACKSON RANDOMS:

#1.) MICHAEL JACKSON'S former dermatologist, DR. ARNOLD KLEIN, has filed a claim against Michael's estate for almost $49,000. It's for work he supposedly did for Michael in just the three months before his death.

That work includes standard stuff like botox and acne procedures. But it also includes something called "I.M. Injections". Whatever they are, Michael had 51 of them in the 90 days before he died.

TMZ quotes a "prominent L.A. dermatologist" who claims that "I.M. Injection" is a commonly used billing code for DEMEROL. (--It appears that Michael may have been getting Demerol to deal with the "pain" of the other procedures. Or perhaps he was having the other procedures as an EXCUSE to get a Demerol fix. The world may never know.)

#2.) The world premiere of "This Is It!" went down last night at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles . . . and not surprisingly, it attracted a star-studded crowd. --Attendees included Paula Abdul, Will Smith, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, David Cook, Paris Hilton, Neil Patrick Harris, Jennifer Love Hewitt . . . just to name a few.


HORROR MOVIE RANDOMS:

#1.) WES CRAVEN is responsible for the original "Last House on the Left", "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and the "Scream" trilogy. So what movies freak HIM out??? He gave a list to "Entertainment Weekly".

It includes "Psycho", "Frankenstein" and the 1953 version of "War of the Worlds". (--See the complete list here . . .)http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20310838_20314742,00.html?xid=rss-movies-Wes+Craven:+10+that+shook+ME+up

#2.) Do you remember JENNIFER ANISTON and her real nose in the 1993 flick "Leprechaun"??? Or MARISKA HARGITAY in the not-so-classic 1985 film "Ghoulies"??? --How about RENEE ZELLWEGER in the 1995 "classic" "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation"??? (--That one also starred MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, who was equally unknown at the time.)

All these ladies made a Fox News list of the 20 Hottest Scary Movie Starlets. (--Check it out here . . .)http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/entertainment/2009/10/26/horror-flick-hotties?slide=1


PANIC ALERT: NICK JONAS *IS* DOING A SOLO ALBUM . . . LIKE, WITHOUT THE OTHER JONAS BROTHERS!!!

If you have teenage girls, you NEED to be aware of this SUPER TOP STORY: NICK JONAS IS working on a solo album . . . and by "solo album," I do mean that it will NOT feature JOE or KEVIN.

Nick's mom, DENISE JONAS, told Parade.com, quote, "Nick is working on a solo act . . . it's called NICK JONAS AND THE ADMINISTRATION. Shhh! He's at the photo shoot for the album cover right now."

(--"The Administration" is probably a reference to his nickname, Mr. President, which he got because . . . well, I think because he's always in charge or something like that. I don't know. Ask your kids.)

Naturally, this sent SHOCKWAVES of "OMGs" pulsating through the Internet yesterday, with rumors of a Jonas Brothers split. But that is NOT happening.--Last night, Nick issued a statement saying, quote, "We've said from the beginning of our career as the Jonas Brothers that anything we do outside of the group is a side project because you can't break up brothers. --"My brothers are my biggest supporters, and were on the phone with me everyday while I was in the studio asking how it was going, and telling me they couldn't wait to hear the record."

Joe and Kevin also issued their own statement . . . saying, quote, "We are so proud of our brother Nick. We know that we will be doing music together for the rest of our lives. But we are thrilled for you to hear these songs that were on his heart.

"A three-chord strand is not easily broken, and one thing's for sure . . . this three chord strand is stronger now than it's ever been. You are truly the best fans in the world, and we love you with all our hearts."

By the way, some dude at E! Online recently Tweeted that he heard Nick may tour alone sometime next year, but we haven't heard anything definite on that. --"People" magazine reports that the Nick Jonas and the Administration album will be released sometime next year. Obviously, we'll let you know when there's a solid date.


BON JOVI COULD HAVE SPLIT UP . . . IF IT WEREN'T FOR A SHRINK:

BON JOVI was close to splitting up after a break in the early '90s, but eventually they were able to resolve their differences . . . thanks to a psychiatrist named Lou Cox. The band talked about their experience with Dr. Cox . . . a so-called "rock shrink" . . . in a new documentary called "Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful".

(--The movie was shown at a film festival earlier this year . . . and premiered on Showtime this past weekend. It'll be included in special-edition copies of Bon Jovi's new album, "The Circle", which hits stores on November 10th.)

JON BON JOVI said, quote, "AEROSMITH'S manager told us about [Dr. Cox], [and said] he had no ulterior motive, no commissions (were) involved. He came in and got us to just speak better than anyone else could have."

At first, keyboardist DAVID BRYAN and drummer TICO TORRES were skeptical . . . but eventually they bought into it. --David said, quote, "I looked at it and said, '(effing) shrink, that's for sick people' . . . but he was just trying to get everyone to communicate and that's what he did, and it really helped us to be honest enough to go on."

Tico agreed . . . quote, "He helped us a lot as a group, to be able to deal with each other . . . It was almost over." (--That's typical Tico. He's never shied away from using blunt words to paint harsh realities.) (???) --Bon Jovi added, quote, "[Dr. Cox] was our saving grace . . . and that was our big secret for years and years. [But] now METALLICA made a movie like that already and the GOO GOO DOLLS went to [a] guy we sent them to."

(--In the Metallica movie, "Some Kind of Monster", the band works through one of their roughest patches with the help of a "performance-enhancing coach" named Phil Towle. He's no Dr. Cox . . . but he may have saved Metallica.)

(--Also . . . this might not be covered in Bon Jovi's documentary, but I'm curious if Tico and David Bryan needed MORE therapy a few years ago . . . because they didn't get their own action figures like Jon Bon Jovi and RICHIE SAMBORA did.) (--Here, once again, are the Jon and Richie action figures . . .)http://thecompletesheet.com/today/bon_jovi_action_figures.htm

FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT

ADAM LAMBERT has released the cover art for his debut album, "For Your Entertainment" . . . and it's so ridiculously over the top that we had to double check just to make sure it was for real. (--Here it is . . .)

(--The experiment begins on November 23rd, when the album hits stores.)

RIHANNA IS "RATED R"

RIHANNA has released the cover image for her upcoming album, "Rated R". And somewhat surprisingly, considering the album title, it's really NOT provocative at all. -"Rated R" comes out on November 23rd. (--The same day as Adam Lambert's disc.)