Victoria Beckham sues for $100 mil over jeans

It's been far too long since we've had anything on Victoria Beckham, so it's with a hearty sigh we report that Posh has sued the company who made her poor-selling brand of jeans for $100 million.

The Daily Mail says Vicki is unhappy with Rock & Republic, saying they owe her that much for "loss of earnings" after she split with the company in 2004 following an alleged battle with owner Michael Ball. Beckham Brand Ltd. sued the company last month.

Beckham is apparently seeking compensation because she thinks the jeans were worth more than the $400 a pair they were being sold for. Does this have anything to do with the fact that her latest clothing foray, her dVb denimwear line, is about as big a seller as bags of ice at the North Pole?

"She's not supporting the line," said Fraser Ross, owner of chic L.A. boutique Kitson. "It's not good for her brand and not good for her endorsements." Seriously, she's trying to brand the Beckham name. Would it hurt to hit a couple shopping malls?

[Photo: AP]

Harrison Ford got drunk with Jimmy Buffet and Ed Bradley before he got his ear pierced in 1997

We know, the curiosity about Harrison Ford's earring has been killing you since he got it done in 1997. Why, oh why, would he go out and make himself look like your grandfather dressed as a pirate for Gasparilla? Whatever was it that pushed him to this madness?

"A semi-drunken lunch with (late 60 Minutes correspondent) Ed Bradley and Jimmy Buffett, who were both wearing rings," the 65-year-old tells Maxim. "Afterward, I walked down Madison Avenue till I found the first jewelry store that pierced ears."

Yeah, something tells us Ford isn't the type of guy to go to Claire's down at the local mall. Of course, we didn't really peg him to be the kind of guy to get sloppy drunk and have a midlife-crisis piercing, so shows what we know.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Miranda Kerr sells her underwear in New York

It's been a mighty slow news day here at The Juice*. How slow was it? We're featuring a photo of Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr showing off the Dream Angels Demi Bra, which was apparently a big deal at the Herald's Square store in New York on Thursday. Sure, why not? Our readership surveys tell us women and undergarments are sure sellers ...

[Photo: AP]

Brazil won't take Naomi Campbell's blood

Brazil isn't taking any of supermodel Naomi Campbell's blood, even though an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever has struck Rio de Janeiro. But it's not because they just plain don't like her.

Campbell arrived at the HemoRio med center on Tuesday for a blood drive, the AP reports, but she was turned away. It seems having cyst-removal surgery in February makes her an unfit donor.

More than 75,000 people have been infected with dengue fever this year, with at least 80 dead. But after that last incident before a British Airways site a couple weeks ago, we're just shocked anyone would fly her anywhere.

[Photo: AP]

Calum gets what's Best for him: A black eye

Lindsay Lohan's old flame Calum Best has been seen out an about sporting a nice shiner on his right eye. Wherever did he get such an accessory? If you believe the U.K.'s Sun, it was from a reckoning at a bar in Puerto Banus, Spain.

The paper's readers have tipped off the tabloid, saying Best was seen schmoozing with a woman at Linekers Bar while her husband was off in the restroom. Upon spying Best's intentions (ha!), the man devised a devious plan angry spouses should note.

He apparently walked up to Best, asked the model to pose for a photo, then cracked him a good one when he asked Calum to smile. That's a picture worth a thousand words.

Naomi Campbell arrested, spits at airport cop

Naomi Campbell's anger management classes apparently haven't been working too well, as the supermodel was hauled away "ranting and screaming" after spitting at a police officer at London's Heathrow Airport today.

The Sun says Campbell was set off by a lost bag in the notorious new Terminal Five, which any globetrotter checking bags can tell you is the airport equivalent of the eighth level of Super Mario Bros. British Airways told her in the first class lounge that one of her three bags hadn't made it onto her flight, sending her into a rage.

She shouted at airline staff even after the flight was called and she walked onto the plane, prompting calls to security. Three officers came onto the plane and tried to calm her down, the tabloid says, but she responded by spitting at one and swinging at the rest, shouting "get off me, leave me alone," earning her a ticket off the flight.

"We can confirm that a passenger was removed by police from a BA flight this afternoon," a Heathrow spokeswoman told the Sun. The flight left more than 90 minutes late, and security likey scrambled to hide their cell phones from that crazy Campbell.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Woody Allen sues American Apparel for $10M

We'd like to say this was an April Fool's Day joke, but since every day at The Juice* is April Fool's Day, we can only say that Woody Allen has sued American Apparel for $10 million after the clothing company used his image -- dressed as a rabbi -- in billboards for the brand without permission.

AA used the still from Allen's movie Annie Hall on billboards in New York and Hollywood last May, the New York Times reports. The 72-year-old says the company used his "image and identity in total disregard of his rights to privacy and publicity, his exclusive property rights and his personal rights" in a trademark suit filed in Federal District Court.

What peple should be asking is who, exactly, the honchos at AA are trying to court with such a ridiculous billboard. Are rabbis clamoring for ringer tees and leggings lately?

[Photo: Getty Images]

Jennifer Love Hewitt is soooo not pregnant

Jennifer Love Hewitt is like a chained-up pit bull: You know she's gonna bark, so all the kids will tease her. So now she's facing a round of pregnancy rumors. Why? Well, that unfortunate dress she wore during last weekend's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, for one.

People says that overdose of baby doll yellowness (plus some paparazzi pics of her all covered up while running errands) have added fuel to the baby bump fire. But oh no, it appears she's not pregnant after all. So says her people, who issued the statement: "She is not pregnant." So there.

J. Love's got to be awfully mad she keeps getting fat comments like these after that row with her bikini last year. Maybe it's time for her to take that Ghost Whisperer money and hire a fashion consultant, hmm?

[Photo: The dress in question. Getty Images]

Roberto Cavalli covets some Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse surely has a unique sense of, uh, style, but would Roberto Cavalli really ask her to wear his duds? The U.K.'s Mirror says yes.

Apparently the fashion icon's interest was piqued when Victoria Beckham was quoted as saying "(Winehouse) has a real sense of style that I love. She is a fashion icon because she's unique."

Posh's opinion must be enough for Cavalli, because Amy is apparently headed to his Tucan castle to work out a deal, which will reportedly include a lifetime of tailored clothes in return for Crackhouse wearing his hot rags at camera-heavy poublic appearances. Mrs. Juice* is drooling as we type.

"Cavalli was suitably taken in by what Victoria had to say that he's now determined to get Amy on board," a source tells the paper. We'd think he'd be taken aback, but hey, he's the design guru.

[Photo: Maybe he said "run away" instead of "runway." Getty Images]

Katie Price sells her underwear with friends

We can see why Katie Price, center, rose to fame across the pond as a lad-mag favorite. Now that she wants to be taken all seriously, though, she's turned things around.

Here she and six models of various sizes show off her new lingerie collection for Asda stores in the U.K. “I decided that I wanted girls from my fan club to model (the range) with me in front of the press so I got them to write in and then I chose six girls,” she said.

We could say that's a bold statement about advertising, or we could say Katie is so vain she has to be the center of attention wherever she goes. She must be feeling down after that recent breast reduction (from a 32FF to a 32D, if you're keeping score).

[Photo: Getty Images]

Christina Aguilera selling for Stephen Webster

Not wanting to be left out of the advertising campaign gold rush, Christina Aguilera is now modeling for London jeweler Stephen Webster, who designed a collection just for our Xtina.

The Silver Collection is full of pieces made from sterling silver, 18-karat gold and gems like jade, chalcedony, goldstone, hematite and white agate, Ok! reports.

“She was a real coup for us. She’s our longest-term regular client and the right age for the brand,” Webster said. “We think she’s in the most glamorous period of her life right now, and she is the main source of inspiration behind the collection.”

The campaign will launch in April, with Aguilera keeping up with her fab ’40s glam look, and will hawk about fifty different rings, cuffs, pendants and earrings. And she already looks a whole lot better than Keith Richards.

Keith Richards is the new face of Louis Vuitton

If you can believe it, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is the new face of Louis Vuitton, the fashion giant announced.

The AFP says the 64-year-old will be featured in ads shot by Annie Leibovitz and will appear next month with the slogan, “Some journeys cannot be put into words. New York. 3 a.m. Blues in C.” Richards is holding a guitar on a hotel-room bed in the image.

Richards, who plans to donate his fee to The Climate Project (an environmental charity run by Al Gore) follows in the footsteps of luminaries like Catherine Deneuve, Scarlett Johansson, Uma Thurman and Mikhail Gorbachev, but somehow his selection makes the most sense. After all, if you need someone whose face resembles a leather handbag, you could do a lot worse.

Sharon Stone likes her feet in grouse, not rat

Leave it to PETA to stick their rat’s feet in their mouths. After The Juice* ran an item yesterday about Sharon Stone wearing a rat’s paw brooch to Elton John’s Oscar after-party, we’ve gotten word from several Scots pointing out the widespread cultural ignorance of modern society.

The brooch is actually a grouse foot (as in the bird) and is a traditional Scottish good luck charm. We're definitely not ornithologists, but in hindsight, the lack of five toes should have been a dead giveaway.

PETA sources were quoted all over the gossipsphere as saying, “Maybe Sharon, passed over by the Academy yet again, was jealous of Ratatouille’s Oscar win and thought a rodent paw might go with her haggard look. Her accessories these days are as dead as her career.”

PETA better watch what it’s saying (and really, who knows if they really said it, since attribution is lacking in reports from ContactMusic.com to the San Francisco Chronicle), or they could end up with an army of angry Scots from North Pinellas knocking on their doors. You can ask the English how much fun that can be.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Amy Winehouse launches, uh, 'fashion' line

We know the first thing we think of when we see Amy Winehouse vamping around in animal prints and ballet shoes is, “How can we achieve that look?” Well guess what? The U.K.’s Sun says Wino is launching her own brand of clothes and makeup.

“Amy’s style has been copied by girls around the country (meaning Britain) and there’s a lot of money to be made,” a source so proud of Ames that they couldn’t be named. “It’s a very distinctive look.” If by distinctive you mean disastrously cartoony.

The line will obviously include hairspray (likely 20-ounce cans for one-time use) and liquid eyeliner, which will probably come in gallon jugs.

“She has become a fashion icon despite not always looking too fresh,” a “fashion industry source” told the rag. We're so glad we don't have to resort to shooting heroin between our toes to get that iconic look.

[Photo: Wino and Mark Ronson at the Brit Awards. Getty Images]

Oscar's walk of shame

Well, the Academy Awards may be over (and perhaps not a moment too soon; preliminary Nielsen ratings for Sunday’s ceremony were 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever — in 2003. But that only means it’s time for the real highlight of Oscar night — shameful, hungover, post-Oscars gossip:

• The most intriguing tidbit of the night comes from People, which reports Sean Penn (who has been separated from Robin Wright Penn for less than two months) popped up with model Petra Nemcova at the Elton John AIDS Foundation party. Nemcova told People that she and the actor “are friends,” and that Penn is an adviser to her charity, but the mag says they’ve been spotted together around town.

• Turns out we weren’t the only ones wondering why the late Brad Renfro didn’t merit a mention during the Oscars’ In Memoriam segment. Radar Online even asked why the Apt Pupil star got the shaft. “Unfortunately, we can’t fit everyone in,” a spokesperson told Radar, adding that Renfro died too late to make the cut. But wait ... didn’t Renfro die a week before Heath Ledger, who made the cut? Radar suspects the omission had more to do with the fact that Renfro died from a heroin overdose, as opposed to Ledger’s OD from prescription pills. “There’s no specific reason,” the spokesperson reiterated. “Unfortunately, he was edited out.” Also edited out, apparently: Charles Nelson Reilly, Joey Bishop and Marcel Marceau.

• What, exactly, was the deal with Gary Busey getting all Gary Busey with Ryan Seacrest and Jennifer Garner on the red carpet? Busey himself called Seacrest’s radio show Monday morning to explain. “I just wanted to pay you a compliment,” he said. “I didn’t know you were in the middle of an interview, and I was just moving through there.” What was that compliment, exactly? “You are to me, when you’re working, an innocent champion of honesty,” Busey told Seacrest. “Your heart has a way to embrace the truth in your delivery, without looking like you’re reading from a script.” Okay then. Moving right along.

• The most questionable faux paw of the 2008 Oscars (and that includes the horrible pun we just made) might have been Sharon Stone’s decision to wear a broach made from a rat’s paw to the Elton John party. PETA, of course, didn’t like the ratly accoutrement, stating: “Her accessories these days are as dead as her career.” Um ... snap? Here's a pic:

• Juno scribe Diablo Cody got all (insert hipster-gibberish word for “angry” here) over allegations that she was too cool for shoes — namely Stuart Weitzman’s million-dollar, diamond-encrusted heels. Cody (at right, with Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright) took to her MySpace blog to explain why she turned down the chance to wear diamonds on the straps of her shoes: “I must have somehow missed the part where my shoes cost a MILLION F------ DOLLARS and my 'choice’ of footwear would be publicized nationwide,” she typed. “I honestly thought they were just sparkly shoes. ... I’m not Nancy Rockman, Expert Gemologist.” To summarize: Diablo Cody doesn’t hate diamond shoes. You may now exhale.

• And finally, here’s the obligatory review of Jon Stewart’s performance as Oscar host, in seven words or less: “frisky,” (New Orleans Times-Picayune) “dependable,” (Boston Globe), “fair-to-middling,” (Washington Post) and “mostly winning” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Confused? Don’t worry, these post-awards-show host reviews are all pointless anyway.

(Photos; Penn/Nemcova, AP; the rest, Getty Images)

Rate Katie Holmes' new hairstyle

Help us out, here, people. We can't quite place our finger on a good description for Katie Holmes' new hairstyle, which she whipped out at the First Annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon on Thursday. Is it ...

(1) Diablo Cody meets Lily Tomlin?

(2) Amy Winehouse meets Sally Field?

(3) Norah Jones meets Dumb Donald from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids?

Or is it none of the above? How would you describe Kate's new look? Give us your best guess in the comments.

Also, bonus points to anyone with the guts to make this photo their new screensaver:

(Photos: Getty Images; handout photo for Tomlin/Fat Albert; AP for Norah Jones)

Katie Price can't contain herself at book launch

Lad-mag and reality TV fans have known for years how trashy and foul-mouthed Katie Price (a.k.a Jordan) is, so it should come as no surprise she had a little wardrobe malfunction at a book launch on Thursday.

Several British media outlets say Price was promoting her third autobiography (such an eventful life, it couldn’t fit in one book!) at a book store in London when her streetwalker-meets-Wonder Woman outfit decided to reveal a little more than the plot of the story.

And for all you angry readers who think The Juice* publishes nothing but trash ... thank you! But we can't show you the actual slippage here.

It’s a good thing Price has tried so hard to get rid of people associating her with Jordan — she recently spent thousands reducing her bust from a 32G all the way down to a 32F.

But the real wisecrack here is the title of the book she was shilling when she popped out of her corset: Jordan: Pushed to the Limit.

She's really busting out of her stereotype, don't you think? We've got a million of these ...

[Photos: Getty Images]

Victoria Beckham will judge 'Project Runway'

Who cares that Victoria Beckham made Mr. Blackwell’s list of worst-dressed women last year? She’s still going to be a guest judge on the season finale of Project Runway, Us says. That will be March 5, for those of you marking your calendars.

The episode was shot today in Bryant Park at Fashion Week in New York. Avoiding any spoilers, we will say Vicki's bright orange number just screamed "attention whore."

On the show, we’re down to five contestants, as Ricky was sent packing for designing what Michael Kors called a “disco haircutting smock” for a female wrestler. We’d like to see our fave, costume designer Chris, make it to the end, just so he can laugh when Becks unleashes her wrath on prissy Christian.

[Photo: With the show's Nina Garcia, Michael Kors and Heidi Klum at NYC's Fashion Week today. Getty Images]

Hillary Clinton critiques her own fashion sense

Just in time for Tsunami Tuesday comes word that Hillary Clinton is going to engage in commentary on the hard-hitting issues: her wardrobe.

Us reports its new issue (on stands Wednesday) will feature the Dem femme spoofing her style in the Fashion Police. That means all those pantsuits are going under the microscope.

An example: Clinton pokes fun at a “tropical-colored, ankle length coat” at a 2000 Feed the Children event with the zinger, “I’m a big believer in recycling — even carpets!” And of her wedding dress she says, “They got the idea for the Seinfeld ‘puffy shirt’ from me.”

Oh ho ho, that Hillary ... never mind the future of the free world is at stake after eight years of chaos. Maybe she shouldn’t have blown off that Vogue photo shoot.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Victoria Beckham tops the worst-dressed list

Let’s have a round of applause for Posh “Victoria Beckham” Spice, who has been named the world’s worst-dressed celebrity by fashion titan Mr. Blackwell.

“Forget the fashion spice — wearing a skirt would suffice!” Mr. Blackwell wrote, according to Us. “In one skinny-mini monstrosity after another, pouty Posh can really wreck-em.” (Touche. And click on the pics to see larger versions.)

Mr. Blackwell — in what would seem to be a world-record attempt for most fish shot in a single barrel — also ripped Amy Winehouse (“part 50s car-hop horror”), Mary-Kate Olsen (“resembles a tattered toothpick trapped in a hurricane”) and Fergie (“couture chaos”).

Kelly Clarkson, Eva Green, Avril Lavigne, Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan and Alison Arngrim (who?) also made the cut. On the other hand, Mr. Blackwell said he thinks Reese Witherspoon, Jemima Khan (huh?), Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, Helen Mirren, Nicole Kidman, Kate Middleton, Katherine Heigl and Cate Blanchett are among Hollywood’s best-dressed.

And of last year’s worst-dressed celebrity, Mr. Blackwell writes: ““For those of you who were expecting to see Britney’s name adorn the 2007 list, I felt that it was inappropriate at this time to make comment, when her personal life is in such upheaval. I hope 2008 is a better year for her.” Sheesh. How bad have things gotten in your life when even Mr. Blackwell pities you?

[Photos: Getty Images]

UPDATE: Wino's dad hates on Doherty

If Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty ever accidentally hooked up, the British tabloids would probably close up shop and call it a day, figuring no story could ever top that. Sadly, it’ll never happen — not if Amy’s dad has anything to say about it. “He’s a scumbag,” Mitch Winehouse told Grazia magazine. “I flipped when I saw him sitting with Amy backstage at her Brixton gig. That night I went crazy. My wife thought I was going to have a heart attack. I was apoplectic.” Daddy Winehouse said he wasn’t a fan of Amy’s marriage to currently incarcerated Blake Fielder-Civil, but that he has supported it. “And he’s shown while he’s been in prison a level of maturity that he didn’t have before,” he said. Prison will do that. But the real question is, will Amy ever actually go to rehab? “Believe me, my first instinct is to get hold of her, pick her up and take her back to my house and lock her away,” Mitch said. “But I’ve spoken to the finest drug counselors in the world, and they’ve said that is exactly the wrong thing to do.”

***UPDATE!!!***

Amy was arrested Tuesday in connection with an investigation into “perverting the course of justice,” British authorities said. (We’ll pause a minute to let that one sink in.) You’ll recall that Fielder-Civil is currently being held on similar charges, such as “conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.” No word on whether Amy’s arrest is related to Blake’s case, Reuters said.

(Photo: AP)

Nicole Kidman wins perfume stink

Never let it be said that Nicole Kidman doesn’t love the delicate scent of her own flowery musk. The actress reached a settlement with London’s Daily Telegraph on Friday following a story that claimed she violated the terms of her endorsement deal with Chanel No. 5 by carrying a bottle of a competitor’s perfume while promoting The Golden Compass. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, the Associated Press said, but her lawyer, John Kelly, said the newspaper had determined that the source of the story had made it up, and that the paper would pay Kidman’s legal fees and “substantial” damages, which the actress plans to donate to charity.

In order to prevent this from happening again, we'd like to present the following handy guide to writing about Nicole Kidman and her many profitable odors:

(Photo: Associated Press. Inspiration: Perez Hilton.)

"Why yes ... yes, I do." -- Janice Dickinson

Just when the world has recovered from the Jennifer Love Hewitt butt-flab brouhaha, a new weight-related question has been tossed into the zeitgeist: Is Tyra Banks fat? During an appearance on Today on Monday, Janice Dickinson told Al Roker that Hewitt “is a healthy, not emaciated woman,” but then added: “You want to see someone who’s fat? I’m sorry, Tyra. Tyra Banks is fat.” Like a knight in a shining raincoat, Roker leaped to Banks’s defense, and Dickinson backtracked. “I’m kidding, because I love Ms. Banks,” she said. Regardless, much like a baseball player named in connection a steroid scandal, Banks’s name has now been dragged through the fat-mud, meaning a chubby little asterisk will accompany the Top Model host wherever she goes in life. Is she fat? Is she skinny? We may never know the truth.

(Photo: People/PR Newswire)

Vanessa Hudgens tired of pretty boy Zac Efron?

High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens is getting a little tired of her boyfriend Zac Efron’s metrosexual behavior, Star says. “She wants to date a man, not a little girl,” a source told the mag. “Vanessa told (Zac) to stop being such a sissy and freaking out when he gets blemishes.”

Apparently Zac almost ditched a birthday party for Vanessa’s sister Stella last month after he found a zit on his cheek, Star said. “He just flipped out,” the source added “He knew there were a bunch of girls at the party who worship him — and he didn’t want them all staring at his pimple.”

So Hudge gave him some of her concealer and he felt better. “Vanessa doesn’t want to share makeup with her boyfriend,” the source said. “It makes her feel weird.” Geez, it’s not like he had naked photos posted on the Internet or anything.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Hydroderm sues Teri Hatcher and her lips

While we’re talking about celebs in court, let’s point out that Teri Hatcher is being sued by skin care company Hydroderm for $2-million after allegedly breaking her contract by promoting rival brands. That’s a lot of lip gloss. T

he suit claims a 2005 agreement stated Hatcher wouldn’t promote other brands, but lo, Teri was seen last summer not only promoting City Cosmetics’ City Lips, but credited it with credited it with “helping her appear beautiful at an awards event,” and gave CityLips gift bags to guests at her birthday party, the Daily Mail says.

“Hatcher’s name, image and likeness have been linked to so many competitors’ products (at least 17!) that it is anyone’s guess as to what product keeps her skin and lips youthful,” the lawsuit states. Hatcher’s camp blames Hydroderm’s “unjustified and public assault” on the company’s failing to live up to its end of the agreement. Besides, Us is probably swearing the real secret is plastic surgery.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Victoria Beckham's breasts may have shrunk

London’s Daily Mail is in tune with the latest in hard-hitting news, so while Melanie Brown was busy losing Dancing With the Stars, they went on an investigative spree looking into the size of Victoria Beckham’s breasts.

Posh’s appearance on the Fox show caused a stir when sharp eyes noticed that her assets seem to have shrunk, leading to rumors that she’s had her breast implants removed. Shocking! We’ll leave it to Juice*heads to decide, but we present this photographic evidence of Vicki in June (at left) and on the DWTS set Tuesday night. Frankly, we’re undecided.

“I would say she is not wearing the push-up bra she normally wears,” her publicist said, “but I have not seen the pictures and I have no idea.” We have an idea that she no longer looks like a toothpick with two beach balls stapled to it, so either way it’s a good thing.

[Photos: Getty Images, AP]

Rihanna is a style star, says Seventeen

The results are in for Seventeen’s inaugural Style Star awards, and Rihanna takes the top spot among trendsetters this year. Gina Kelly, the magazine’s fashion director, helped pick the winners for the December/January issue, and told the AP that the Umbrella singer got the honor because she embraced ’80s looks and helped restart a trend those of us old enough to remember that decade would like to leave buried.

“I love her because she’s not like anyone else out there,” Kelly says. “It starts with her haircut. When she started out, it was long and pretty, but when she got the asymmetrical bob, she just started to break out — and then she got a cool new wardrobe to match her cool new hair.” Other fashionistas making the cut include Vanessa Hudgens, Jessica Alba, Jordin Sparks, Fergie, Lauren Conrad, Ashley Simpson and Lil Mama. What, no Gwen Stefani? She must be too old these days.

[Photos: Getty Images]

Heidi Klum is a snowflake

Victoria's Secret trotted out the big guns (supermodel-wise) for its annual fashion show, which took place Thursday night in Hollywood. Heidi Klum took a break from doing nothing on Project Runway to squeeze into this sparkly little number, which looks quite comfortable. Am I right, ladies?

The show airs Dec. 4 on CBS. Here are some more pics, beginning with Heidi again.

Here's Adriana Lima.

Here are the Spice Girls, circa 2007.

And here's a close-up of Posh "Victoria Beckham" Spice. Oh, no, wait -- this is a wax animatronic figurine for Disney's new ride, "Country Beckhams Jamboree."

 

Here are James Van Der Beek and Hayden Panettiere at the after party. No idea why they're together.

And finally, since all you pervs are just trolly for panty shots anyway, here's one more image of Karolina Kurkova.

(Photos: Getty Images)

David Beckham's underpants are worth $41 million

Considering how much the L.A. Galaxy is paying him to not pay soccer — $250 million — Giorgio Armani may have gotten a deal by signing David Beckham to a three-year, $41 million deal to endorse underpants. The London Telegraph says Beckham will show up on billboards and fashion mags to promote Armani’s new Emporio SS08 line of underwear. In a way, this is appropriate — since he’s been hurt, all Beckham’s really been fit to do is sit around in his tighty-whiteys. Now it looks like he’ll get paid for the privilege.

(Photo: AP)

Elvis fan's giant collection goes up in flames

Give a moment of silence for your beloved King, Elvis Presley fans. Before fleeing the raging wildfires in Malibu, Elvis collector Lilly Lawrence had precious little time to return to her 10,500-square-foot home to save what she could. So what did she grab? Presley’s old Army uniform. The rest is ashes.

“Gone are 32 or 33 original movie scripts of Elvis’,’ she told the New York Daily News. “They were his personal scripts, with all his notes in the margins.” Also gone: “All the music for Heartbreak Hotel and American Trilogy, my favorite. Untold things from Graceland. It’s just devastating.”

Lawrence had purchased about 50 lots from Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley when they had put Elvis’ stuff on auction, the paper says, including two of his cars. One of the victims of the fire was Presley’s red Ford Fairlane, which is sure to make our pals at Rides upset.

But despite blowing untold dollars on the collection, Lawrence had an admirable view on the loss.

“My possessions do not possess me,” she said. “I’m more concerned about the boys in Iraq than my possessions.”

[Photo: Elvis in an Army uni in 1959, surrounded by German fans. Whether it's the exact same uni, we don't know, so please don't write in. Getty Images]

Evan Rachel Wood squishes Beatles

No one around The Juice* pretends to understand Manson-loving starlet Evan Rachel Wood, so we can’t be shocked that she’s now ashamed of recent tattoos. Wood told People she enjoyed filming the Beatles-themed snorefest "Across the Universe" so much she got a tattoo in tribute to the Fab Four. But now the 20-year-old is getting it covered up “because nobody can figure out what it is. ... It’s supposed to be a strawberry with leaves in the shape of a bird, but everybody says, 'Is that a ferret sticking out of an apple?’” Wood still has a lightning bolt tattoo in tribute to David Bowie and a black heart from good ol’ B-F Marylin. “It represents mad love,” she said of the heart. Does it ever.

(Photo: Getty Images.)

Naomi Campbell may kill a bunch of sea turtles

When Naomi Campbell isn’t assaulting her assistants, she’s apparently plotting to murder endangered species.

The New York Post’s Page Six says Naomi and ex-boyfriend Flavio Briatore are planning to open a five-star casino/hotel with 40 units in Malindi, a resort town on the Indian Ocean.

Problem is, that area’s a sanctuary for rare seas turtles, and as Florida residents are all too aware, that’s a bad thing.

"This would have a very negative effect on turtle nesting,” Athman Seif, director of the Malindi Marine Association, told the Times of London. “The lights would confuse the turtles and send them heading off in the wrong direction.” And Naomi knows all about heading off in the wrong direction.

[Photo: Getty Images]

'People' names best- and worst-dressed

People’s annual list of best- and worst-dressed of the year is slated to hit the newsstand Friday, and surprising no one are the selections of people like Beyonce Knowles (right), Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani.

They lead a field of women that includes Katie Holmes, Penelope Cruz, Jessica Biel (left), Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Reese Witherspoon and Ali Larter.

On the Y-chromosome side, David Beckham, Terrence Howard (right), Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt and George Clooney top the list.

Pitt and Angelina Jolie are a dapper couple, as are Stefani and her husband, Gavin Rossdale; Halle Berry and boyfriend Gabriel Aubry; and newlyweds Tony Parker and Eva Longoria (left).

And don’t forget the Brits: Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss, Lily Allen, Emma Watson and Kate Middleton headline a “British Accent” section.

But the best is always the worst, as Sienna Miller gets frowns for wearing hot pants and tights and Avril Lavigne’s dress and combat boots (right) earn boos. The worst on the red carpet? Janet Jackson and Kirsten Dunst, who probably lost even more points for being photographed showing off a massive rash on her feet. Nasty!

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The skinny at Fashion Week

Kate Bosworth (center) and Julianne Moore (right) watch the Calvin Klein fashion show from the front row in New York on Tuesday.

And since we always get lots of feedback when we give you photos of one of the Olsen twins, here's another one of Ashley Olsen. Man, it's a long week.

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Britney didn't want to work, has bad ideas

We’re really getting fatigued by all the excuses being trotted out by the Team Britney as to why Sunday’s performance was so bad — everything from her flight was delayed to her stilletto heel broke — but leave it to the New York Post’s Page Six to provide an explanation so plausible, it has to be true.

The tabloid says Spears really was late, scheduled to come in at 1 p.m. Saturday, but after that it was pure China syndrome time.

“She didn’t even get to Las Vegas until 4:30 p.m.,” a source says. “It was ridiculous ... The production people at MTV were freaking out ... Nobody can tell Britney what to do anymore. No one can control her. She is a mess.”

But even then, she didn’t head to rehearsals — you know, to work — but instead went to her hotel room to stuff her face and suck down frozen margaritas before wandering down to the stage with a drink in her hand.

“The dance number was spectacular — without her,” a Post source says. “When the stand-in was rehearsing with the dancers, in the hours they were all waiting for her, it was amazing. Then Britney showed up and refused to do anything. The dancers were supposed to lift and twirl her in the air a few times, and that just wasn’t going to happen. The more complicated dance moves had to be erased because she couldn’t do them.”

Finally, instead of the sleek corseted number MTV had picked for her, Britney decided it would be oh-so-awesome to wear that horrid sequined bikini that highlighted the fact that she’s no longer a size zero.

“The dancers were texting pals, asking them to pray for them,” another spy said. “They were worried.” Gee, whatever for?

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Her name may be Posh, but her dress is a loss

What would Fashion Week be without Posh Spice herself, Victoria Beckham? The pin-thin fashion plate arrives here at Oscar de la Renta's Spring 2008 show in New York on Monday, apparently wearing a belted camouflage gunny sack. But hey, what does The Juice* know from fashion? Probably about as much as we know about good musical performances, so we know enough to say that while the cut is fine, the fabric puts this outfit in the charity bin.

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More Britney madness than you can handle

The gossip rags have levelled both barrels at Britney Spears, to the point where no one can tell what’s real and what’s not anymore (especially when you consider how Photoshopped the new cover to Allure is reported to be). To wit:

“She drinks in front of the kids,” a former staffer tells Us. “At first, the drinks would help her loosen up and not be so angry. But she’d inevitably drink too much and be out of it, at which point the nannies would take care of the kids.” Apparently she also strips down in front of people asking “Do I look sexy? Do I look pretty?”

That may explain why Ok! reports Brit’s recent tryst with Matt Encinias didn’t end as we’ve heard, but rather with her former assistant Shannon Funk. “Instead of hooking up with him, (Shannon) ended up back in Brit’s room and bed,” a spy says (the surely reliable source of porn star Tera Patrick said the poptard even hit on Jenna Jameson). But that didn’t stop Funk and bodyguard Daimon Shippen from being served with subpeonas by Kevin Federline to discuss the girl’s insance lifestyle, as People reports.

Meanwhile, Star is leading with the headline “Britney tells her kids they were mistakes.” Frankly, that one’s pretty believable, because they probably were. And hey, if she’s giving them Coca-Cola in their baby bottles and slapping teeth-whitening strips on ’em, why bother to lie about their conception? After all, the National Equirer says there's security cam footage of Brit beating Kevin with a frying pan.

And finally, the New York Daily News is spreading the rumor that Spears is planning a “surprise” performance at the MTV Video Music Awards Sept. 9 in Las Vegas, saying her label is worried it’s a make-or-break moment. To tell the truth, Bratney done broke her career not too long after she sunk into this alcohol-fueled crazy race with Lindsay Lohan after dumping K-Fed.

Gwyneth rubs snake spit on her mug

Gwyneth Paltrow doesn’t need botulism injections; she simply smears snake venom on her face! The New York Post’s Page Six says Paltrow was spotted at Sonya Dakkar spa in Beverly Hills buying a bunch of Ultra Lux 9 products, including a funny face cream. “It’s not Botox,” a source said. “Just a cream that has the venom in it ... (the cream) is part of the facials.”

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Photo of the day

Tom Cruise practices his bitter Nazi officer routine as failed Hitler assassin Col. Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg. He’s currently shooting the movie Valkyrie, about von Stauffenberg’s attempt to kill Der Fuhrer with a suitcase bomb during World War II. One thing’s for sure: We’re guaranteed Cruise’s character will actually die at film’s end, unlike a dozen movies where that should have happened (we’re looking at you, Minority Report and The Last Samurai).

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