HouseGoesHollywood: Madonna’s revenge, Jack Osbourne’s fury, Gatsby in trouble?

Wading through the murk so you don’t have to …

JLo sues her driver for extortion

Jennifer Lopez is embroiled in an ugly lawsuit with her former driver, Hakob Manoukian. She says he demanded $2.8 million or he’d tell the media and authorities about secrets he overheard while driving her here and there.

Ohhhh, what secrets? Tell me Hakob …

JLo’s case is a countersuit to a claim filed by Hakob Manoukian, who said he was forced to resign after being publicly berated by JLo’s manager,Benny Medina.

In her countersuit, obtained by TMZ: “Lopez alleges Manoukian became drunk with power and wanted to control her entire security team and get more money for doing it.  When he was shut down, Jennifer claims he retaliated by threatening to spill confidential information that would be highly embarrassing.

“And it gets worse.  JLo says Manoukian threatened that if he wasn’t paid $2.8 million he would take his info to authorities and have her criminally prosecuted.

“Lopez is suing for damages in excess of $20 million.”

Madonna’s revenge on Elton

Dlisted is most entertained by Elton John’s spray over the weekend to Molly Meldrum about Madonna (which included him calling her a c@#t): “I hope that Elton never stops being a bitter old bitch queen and never stops shooting balls of pressed hate with his mouth at Madge, because nothing is more entertaining than two egotistical bitches beating each other down. Bitterness does get better with age. And I don’t expect Madge to respond to Elton’s hate. Madge is too busy lurking in the darkness behind Elton, patiently waiting for his son Zachary to turn 18, so she can get the ultimate revenge on her rival by marrying his first born! If the gods have any love for us, they’ll make this happen.”

No Great Gatsby until mid-2013

Ah, damn it. In news that will bring a tear to Husband’s eye, Warner Bros has announced The Great Gatsby will no longer be released on Christmas Day. Baz Luhrmann’s latest movie, starring Leonardo Di Caprio (who was apparently a total arse on the set), has been moved to an unspecified date in the American summer.

When something like that happens once the publicity campaign for a movie has already commenced, it usually spells trouble. It also means the film will be out of contention for the next Oscars.

Dan Feldman, Warner Bros president of domestic distribution insists: “Based on what we’ve seen, Baz Luhrmann’s incredible work is all we anticipated and so much more.”

But, on Twitter, people such as Oscar blogger Sasha Stone aren’t so sure. She tweeted: “Oy, The Great Gatsby. Oy. It must be bad.”

Because I have a thing for Nathan Fillion …

Ever seen a TV series called Firefly? It’s a western set in outerspace, starring that sexy beast Nathan Fillion (Castle). It’s fab, really, you should check it out.

The show has been off air for nearly 10 years, but its fans are still a teeny bit obsessed. OK, outright loco. Like Adrian Drake, who spent 475 hours over the course of 21 months building a seven-foot model of Captain Mal’s Serenity spaceship out of 70,000 Lego bricks. 

Jaysus!

To see shots of the interior, click here.

Brigitte Nielsen explains boozing in a park

Brigitte Nielsen insists she’s fine despite being photographed drinking vodka and collapsing in a park in broad daylight. She told Radaronline: Looking at the pictures I can understand the level of worrying, but I can assure everyone that there is no cause for alarm. I have been on the road working non-stop for such a long time, fulfilling my professional commitments, shooting shows around the world with all the pressure that comes with it.

“That combined with major health issues in my family drove me to the unfortunate circumstances that you can see on the pictures. At that moment in time, I felt like I needed a moment to myself, in a park. The vodka came about as a desperate move to try to release some pressure and is under no circumstances an indication of how I lead my life on a day to day basis.”

“I have spoken to my sponsor from Alcoholics Anonymous, and I continue to go to meetings. I’m committed to my sobriety, and I’m not going to let this momentary relapse define me.”

Jack Osbourne: I was fired for having multiple sclerosis

The Osbourne family are in a frothing fury, claiming son Jack was sacked from a  military-themed reality show called Stars Earn Stripes – by e-mail just two days before production started – by the TV network NBC for having multiple sclerosis. His mum, Sharon, is so cross that she’s resigned from her role as a judge on NBC’s America’s Got Talent after seven seasons.

But NBC has released a statement stating saying that the network “does not discriminate on any basis.”

Jack’s response? He tweeted, “NBC said they didn’t fire me over my diagnosis? Bull-F**king-SH*T #BoycottNBC.”

NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt’s response? “We hold medical information in strict confidence and therefore cannot comment specifically about Jack, but as a company that cares deeply about the health and safety of everyone on our shows — especially one like ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ that requires dangerous water stunts, strenuous physical activity, and uses live ammunition — we required all potential participants to undergo medical vetting to ensure that they could safely participate.”

Jack’s response? “I took part in a 16 hr challenge over 30 miles with a 40lbs ruck on my back in Jan,” he tweeted on Tuesday, proving his point that he could endure the physical reality show.

“I had MS then. Don’t tell me wot physically demanding is.”

NBC’s response … still waiting …

Nasty.

Hot pic clicks

* Daniel Day-Lewis looks spookily like the Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s historical drama, Lincoln (above).

* Check out Ben Stiller in board shots and a naff bandana in Hawaii. No wonder his wife is laughing and taking photos – he might as well make an “L” sign on his forehead.

* Admire Gwen Stefani’s smoking bikini bod here.

* Paris Hilton has been photographed on a beach with a new bloke. Lainey Gossip says: “A new dude has been infected by Ebola Hilton and it called a photographer to document his decline”; The Superficial says: My heart says, “yes,” but my mind says, “Your penis wants to know how bad herpes hurts, chop it off, chop it off NOW!” The pics are here.

* Jennie Garth is looking scarily thin post-divorce here.

* See Natalie Portman’s awful wedding dress here.

* Johnny Depp is wearing eyeliner and way too much jewellery at an Aerosmith after-party at some place called the Pink Taco. Ewww. Weep here.

* Liberty Ross (the wife of the producer that canoodled with Kristen Stewart) emerges from hiding without her wedding ring, check her out here.