That Charlie Sheen has escaped jail, despite having eight days probation remaining for the Christmas Day attack on his wife... He's since left the hospital and plans to return to "normal life" in LA... TMZ reports: "Charlie went home Tuesday night after landing in L.A., and his plan in the next two days is to nail the 4 pages of dialogue for a small movie role he's doing for a friend. After that, it's on to Two and a Half Men, which resumes shooting next week. So no rehab... at least that's the way Charlie feels tonight"... That Charlie's keeping good company; Paul Gascoigne was hospitalised for trashing a hotel room in the palatial surroundings of Newcastle South Premier Inn in Gateshead. Avoid the next couple of lines from a "hotel source" if you're eating your lunch: "There was chicken curry smeared all over the TV and desk and up the walls. There was sick all over the floor and up the walls. There were cigarettes stubbed out on the sheets. There was a corner with ash everywhere. He couldn't speak. He needs help"... That Boy George doused an audience member with his drink during a charity event. Her crime? She dared talk during his performance: " The ex-Culture Club star, 49, yelled: 'Why don't you shut the f*** up, you rude ****!' before pouring the glassful on her from the stage. Disgusted fans left the gig in aid of The Meningitis Trust at the Embassy club in London's Mayfair. A club source said: 'He wasn't playing his hits and people were losing interest. It was a shocking lapse of judgment because people had paid to support the Trust'"... That Emmerdale's Adam Thomas isn't as open minded as his character (also called 'Adam', to keep things easy): "The 23-year-old was approached by viewer Ricky Platts in a branch of McDonald's in Leeds when the incident occurred, The Sun reports. Platts was reportedly left stunned when Thomas replied: 'Yeah, what about it gay boy?' The 22-year-old claimed that the actor then began 'hopping up and down like a madman' and called him and a friend, who was dressed in drag, 'queers'"... After complaints were made, Thomas released this statement: "I deeply apologise for my actions and I am horrified to realise that I have caused offence"... That 'Soap's sexiest actress' Michelle Keegan goes to the shops in her jammies: "I've been to the 24-hour Tesco in my pyjamas a few times, and I still do it now I'm in Corrie. I'll just throw on a hoodie and go. I can feel people staring, but I don't stop. I think they do that because I'm in pyjamas, not because they recognise me!"... That Corrie producer Phil Collinson has said Vera will come back for Jack's last episode (he's due to die from a remarkably unscathing bout of cancer next week): "Vera doesn't come back as a ghost. She doesn't come floating in on a wire or anything like that. Her appearance is in context. It was amazing to see Liz back and was perfect that one of the last images of Jack alive is the two of them together"... That ITV Studios want to save Daybreak after serious unsettling viewing numbers... Digital Spy reports: "ITV Studios - which makes the jungle reality show (they're referring to I'm a Celebrity), This Morning and Loose Women - is now said to want to see over the show as it believes it can do a better job than the current team. 'Things are going from bad to worse on Daybreak,' an ITV source told the paper. 'We went for revolution rather than evolution when we axed GMTV, but now it's us who are against the wall.' The falling ratings have sparked speculation that host Christine Bleakley may quit the show, despite attempts to make the set 'warmer' and secure bigger name guests"... Meanwhile, Bleakly is also feeling "devastated" by doctored photographs depicting her rogering Adrian Chiles: "The Daybreak host was alerted to the faked X-rated images which, according to the Daily Star, include the 31-year-old naked, dressed in leather and 'having sex' with co-host Adrian Chiles"... A friend said: "This is a horrible situation for Christine. Things aren't going well for her with Daybreak and then she was alerted to this. At first she thought it was just a bit of fun but after having a look at what was out there, she was really disgusted (by the Adrian Chiles ones). Some of the images are really graphic and what worries her the most is that people actually think this is her. Christine has never, ever been involved in porn, she is just not that sort of girl"... despite dating a premiership footballer... That Kelly Osbourne said: "At the start I only took one (painkiller) every weekend. Then it was one every weekday, then two a day, then three. By the end I was taking so many pills I was on my hands and knees vomiting blood because the drug was ripping away my stomach lining. I was taking 50 a day, more than twice the lethal dosage, and every day I took one more, hoping I wouldn't wake up. If I hadn't gone into rehab then, I'm sure I wouldn't be here now. I feel very lucky because people die every day from taking painkillers like Vicodin, and I was taking much more than them"... That Ozzy Osbourne has now landed a job as Rolling Stone's "health columnist". According to reports, his first column tackled discussing the dangers of drugs with one's kids: "The only time I ever talked to my kids about drugs, it was to ask, 'Can you give me some?'"... That you can see photos of Louis Walsh attending Lady GaGa's Dublin O2 gig last night in Caught Out... That I shan't be here for the next week, so Alicia and John (and maybe even Mike) will be bringing you your gossip... In the interim, Happy Hallowe'en everybody...
