That Simon Cowell's rented Spanish villa has been trashed by his allotted X Factor groups: "The sun must have gone to their heads. They were out of control. All hell broke loose and they went berserk. The drinks cabinet got plundered. Then they all peeled off into their swimsuits and went into the sea. When they came out they just charged through the house all soaking wet and covered in sand, ruining a very expensive Persian rug. Loads of other fixtures and fittings got knocked about. Waking Simon was also a major no-no as he had been working like a dog for hours"... That Ronan and Yvonne Keating took it upon themselves to release the following statement yesterday: "On May 20, 2010, Ronan and Yvonne Keating issued the following statement: 'With great sadness Ronan and Yvonne Keating today announce their separation. The separation is amicable and they will continue to work together in order to provide the best for their children. The family ask for privacy at this difficult time.' The situation as outlined in that statement remains the same and the couple continue to work together for their children"... That's settled, so... That J.K. Rowling has donated £10 million towards the setting up of a new multiple sclerosis research clinic... That, regarding the negative feedback for Cemetery Junction, Stephen Merchant said: "I don't know what I'm supposed to do with a review. It's a bit late, they should have got in touch before we made it"... That Lea Michele was too busy wearing the face off her boyfriend at the official Emmy After Party to meet her fans: "She was making out with her boyfriend the entire night. There were a lot of security people there for the event, obviously, but she was one of the few who had her own personal bodyguard. [Upon being approached,] Lea came up for air, goes, 'No, I do not know them', and went back to making out with her boyfriend"... That Amy Winehouse has invited Pete Doherty to take up residence in her spare room: "Amy has offered Pete a place to stay while he's in London working on The Libertines comeback. She thinks a lot of him and they've been through a lot together so she wants to help him out. But pals are worried because they are bad influences on each other"... That the officer who pulled over Paris Hilton and Cy Waits over the weekend said: "Hilton said she needed to put some lip balm on and I handed her the purse. As she began to open it, I saw what I believed to be cocaine in a clear baggy begin to fall from the purse and into my hand. She told me the purse was not hers, that she borrowed it from a friend... She had not seen it (the baggy) but now thought it was gum"... That the recently released Lindsay Lohan, presumably in a quest to siphon the press Paris stole from her due to the whole "I'd no idea cocaine was in this inferior bag" situation, got pulled over by police "for running a stop sign... Lindsay was en route to notorious celebrity hangout the Chateau Marmont when police sprung into action. Fortunately for the star, officers gave her a ticking off and a warning before sending Lindsay on her way"... That, before she was sent to prison, Lindsay said in an interview: "I want my career back. I want the respect that I had when I was doing great movies. And if that takes not going out to a club at night, then so be it. I don't care what anyone says. I know that I'm a damn good actress... And I know that in my past I was young and irresponsible - but that's what growing up is. You learn from your mistakes"... That Samantha Ronson's bulldog Cadillac murdered a 2-year-old Maltese called Tiger over the weekend. Ronson tweeted: "I feel incredibly sad and wish I could offer more than condolences, unfortunately there are no words to describe how sorry I am"... That Lady GaGa gets one of her aides to hold her phone: "Singer Lady GaGa is scared of using a mobile phone - in case it FRIES her brain. Instead she gets one of her entourage to key in numbers for her. They then hold the phone away from her head when she speaks... (she) is terrified of developing a brain tumour"...
