The new Us Weekly reports that Kate Hudson has been trying to make New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez less of an egomaniac.

It must not be easy.

A former Rodriguez fling remembers seeing portraits of the slugger, 34, as a centaur hanging over his bed.

“He was so vain,” his ex tells Us Weekly. “He had not one, but two painted portraits of himself as a centaur. You know, the half man, half horse figure?”

Adds the ex, “It was ridiculous.”

Us Weekly also reports that Hudson, 30 — who has been front and center at his baseball games since they began dating this past spring — has been bragging to pals about what a good lover Rodriguez is.

“They love sex!” a pal tells Us Weekly of the pair who began dating in May. “They talk about it all day. Kate gets graphic talking about his body, even to her parents.”

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While Jon Gosselin imitators around the globe are getting ready for Halloween, the real one says he is focusing on something else this weekend – spiritual enlightenment.

In a statement, the beleaguered father of eight says that he plans to reconnect with his “deeper, more spiritual, more altruistic self” through regular study sessions with celebrity Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.

“I am well aware that my behavior over the past few months has not always reflected my personal and religious values,” Gosselin, 32, says in the statement. “I further accept that I have allowed myself to become somewhat severed from my own moral anchor and [to] be carried away by the challenges of fame.”

Boteach, who bills himself as “America’s Rabbi,” is best known for his high-profile connection to Michael Jackson, to whom he also served as a spiritual adviser. After Jackson’s death the rabbi published a book of their private conversations, The Michael Jackson Tapes. Also for sale on his Web site: a Rabbi Shmuley Bobblehead and his book, Kosher Sex.

Boteach and Gosselin reportedly met at a forum on values held at a Manhattan synagogue earlier this month. The unlikely pair have something in common: Like the former Jon & Kate Plus 8 star, Boteach is not shy about publicity and also once appeared in a TLC reality series, Shalom in the Home, in which he counseled families in crisis.

Gosselin – whose girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, 22, is Jewish – says he plans to publicly apologize “in a sacred space to those whom I have hurt” on Sunday at Manhattan’s West Side Synagogue.

The planned apology caps another tumultuous week for the reality husband. On Thursday, he apologized to Glassman after she accused him of throwing “mantrums” and abusing her emotionally.

One controversy the ex-reality star says he is not courting: a role rumored series costarring Octomom Nadya Suleman.

“I do however accept that some of my previous actions have in some way lent credence to such outrageous stories,” he said.

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Reese Witherspoon talks about being a single mom – Celeb Baby Scoop

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Break the rules of beauty!

These pictures totally crack me up!! (Al Roker gives me the creeps!)

The hosts of “The Today Show” dressed up for Halloween as the cast of “Star Wars”. Matt Lauer was Luke Skywalker, Meredith Viera was Princess Leia, Ann Curry was Darth Vader, Al Roker was Hans Solo, Kathie Lee Gifford was C-3PO, Hoda Kotbe was Yoda and Natalie Morales was Queen Padme Amidala.

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Proof that Angelina is a natural beauty, and doesn’t need to resort to plastic surgery! She looks beautiful! I’m not going to buy the pictures – but you can see them over at Pop Eater! CLICK HERE to see a beautiful 16 year old Angelina!

An unpredictable Macy Gray is dragged home by a friend after a night out at Bardot nightclub.

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Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager says.

The 73-year-old actor and artist is being treated through a “special program” at the University of Southern California, Sam Maydew said Thursday.

Asked about Hopper’s prognosis, Maydew said, “We’re hoping for the best.” He would not elaborate on the actor’s condition.

Hopper was forced to cancel his appearance at an exhibition of his artwork and photography at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne. Called “Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood,” the show celebrates “the work and life of an extraordinary filmmaker, artist and key figure in the evolution of America’s cultural scene from the 1950s to today.”

Hopper was hospitalized in New York earlier this month and treated for dehydration. Hopper has several film projects in the works.

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