*Oprah’s daddy Vernon Winfrey is denying reports that he’s writing a tell-all book about his famous daughter. He told TVGuide.com that there is no book in the works called “Things Unspoken,” which had been widely reported last week. He also said he’s not shopping around any proposal for such a book to agents or publishers. But then he added: “We might think about it later on.”
*Rosario Dawson will join Channign Tatum and recently-arrested actress Lindsay Lohan in the upcoming comedy "Poor Things," starring Shirley MacLaine and Olympia Dukakis. Trent Haaga's script was inspired by real news events and crime scandals surrounding recent convictions of elderly women for various "grandma gang" exploits, which have included scams and cons involving drug sales, insurance fraud and murder. Ashley “Ash” Baron Cohen will direct the film, which begins shooting Wednesday. Lohan, meanwhile, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday after her convertible struck a curb and investigators found what they believe is cocaine at the scene, police said.
*Actor/activist Danny Glover was honored at the Bollywood Movie Awards 2007 in Long Island, New York recent for his Outstanding Contribution to Global Entertainment. The ceremony at the Nassau Coliseum also saw a Lifetime Achievement Award go to Asha Parekh, while director Mira Nair received the Pride of India Award. Other winners included: Lage Raho Munnabhai (Best Film) Rajkumar Hirani (Best Director) Hrithik Roshan (Best Actor) and Bipasha Basu (Best Actress).
*Paula Abdul is denying reports that her nose injury was the result of a huge hissy fit, and not because she tripped over her Chihuahua Tulip last Sunday. A source told Page Six: "Paula did not break her nose. She had pitched a fit, threw something into a mirror or glass object, and a shard of glass struck her in the face, which explains why Paula's nose didn't seem swollen." However, a rep for the “American Idol” judge says the report is "absolutely, categorically untrue."
*Actress Kerry Washington, spotted last week on the Cannes red carpet as one of the faces of L’Oreal, spills her diet secrets to People magazine. "In general in life I try to live it, not diet," she said. "I think that's hard when you're restricting a lot. So I try to take it easy on a daily basis and do what's going to make me feel good." The 30-year-old says she generally exercises every day. Beyond that: "I watch what I eat, I do. My body is really sensitive so I'm very conscious of what I put in my mouth. I try for the most part to eat things that are going to make me feel better, not worse."
*Liz Smith wrote in her column Sunday that Spike Lee has hired tax-troubled actor Wesley Snipes to star as James Brown in a planned biopic for Paramount Pictures. Before the Godfather of Soul’s death on Christmas day, he was actively involved in the project that has languished in development for some time. Lee is expected to rewrite a script that has already been through several drafts. Production is slated to begin in either 2007 or 2008.
*Monday night at the Miss Universe 2007 pageant, Miss USA, Rachel Smith, got her face broken, so to speak, when she went strutting her stuff on the runway to all of sudden just falling literally on her arse! But, like a pro, she get's back up and smiles as if nothing ever happened. But we all know it did. You can see it below.