‘Mike & Molly‘ and ‘Bridesmaids‘ star Melissa McCarthy says life has been a little surreal lately.  She dished with Ellen DeGeneres on her Oscar nomination and meeting Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the Golden Globe Awards.

“So I’m already in some weird altered state talking to Brad and Angelina. They’re so nice and chatty and really bubbly.  Finally, I got a little weird and ‘I was like you have to stop for a minute because it’s a lot visually to take in.’”

“I said that to them. They just kind of laughed. I said, ‘No really.’ It is a lot visually to take in. She’s like weirdly glowing. She’s so beautiful. He’s kind of cute too. And then I was like ‘Ok. I’m sorry. I needed to like regroup’ because they’re kind of a lot.”

Brad and Angelina weren’t the only ones who left her a little star struck – an encounter with Meryl Streep left her speechless:

“Literally like my brain snapped in two. And then I really didn’t know what to say. I just kept going ‘Oh, my god. You’re Meryl Streep.’ And she was chatting like a normal human being. And I said, ‘Oh my god. I’m sorry. I thought over the years so many things if I ever got to meet you what I would say. This is not it.’ And, she goes ‘Oh my god. Don’t even worry about it.’

“For some reason I felt I need to bookend it with and repeat. ‘Oh my god. You’re Meryl Streep!’”

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Pat Sajak just got a little more interesting.  The Wheel of Fortune host always seemed a bit ‘straight laced’ to me, but he tells reporters that is just not so! In fact, he used to host the show liquored up from his dinner breaks with Vanna White.

When an ESPN2 reporter asked if he’d ever hosted his game show while intoxicated, he says:

“Yes.  When I first started and was much younger and could tolerate those things. We had a different show then.”

“Vanna and I would … have two or three or six and then come and do the last shows and have trouble recognizing the alphabet,” he says. “I had a great time. I have no idea if the shows were any good, but no one said anything, so I guess I did okay.”

Pat says there was a Mexican place nearby where he and Vanna would grab dinner together quite often – and several margaritas.   He swears he no longer does the liquid dinner dance.

Who would’ve guessed?

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Actress and celebrity mom Ali Larter and her son Theodore pay a visit to a friend in Brentwood this afternoon.

Does she ever look bad?

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What would cause a woman to file for divorce from a smooth jazz musician after a 20-year marriage?

Balynda “Lyndie” Benson-Gorelick cited the famous irreconcilable differences as the reason she decided to split from Kenny G. In the court papers she filed on January 9, she also asked for full custody of their 14-year-old son Noah.

Hopefully this divorce is as amicable as possible, but just in case, both parties have lawyered up. They have another son that isn’t mentioned in the documents as well.

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Kate Winslet and her beau Ned Rocknroll were matchy-matchy as they arrived back in the UK today.  Kate and Ned wore matching jeans, black t-shirts and gray jackets as they landed at Heathrow airport.

I want Kate to marry this guy, not because I think he’s a great catch, but simply so I can refer to her as Kate Rocknroll.  Heck, I might change MY last name to Rocknroll.  It just makes anyone’s name sound cooler.

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Did you tune in to the Golden Globes last night? I was really looking forward to Ricky Gervais hosting, but I think he was too tame this year.  It wasn’t anywhere near as fun as last year’s broadcast.  He came out swinging with a great Kim Kardashian/Kate Middleton joke, but then it just fizzled from there – in my humble opinion. What’d you think of the winners/losers?  I thought the speeches were pretty bland and forgettable.  Did any of them stand out for you?

Here is the full list of winners along with a few shots from the winners’ press room.  Stand by for all of the red carpet fashion photos coming up shortly!!

Best Motion Picture – Drama

“The Descendants” – WINNER
“The Help”
“Hugo”
“The Ides of March”
“Moneyball”
“War Horse”

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical

“50/50″
“The Artist” – WINNER
“Bridesmaids”
“Midnight in Paris”
“My Week with Marilyn”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

George Clooney, “The Descendants” – WINNER
Leonardo DiCaprio, “J. Edgar”
Michael Fassbender, “Shame”
Ryan Gosling, “The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”
Viola Davis, “The Help”
Rooney Mara, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady” – WINNER
Tilda Swinton, “We Need To Talk About Kevin”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical

Jodi Foster, “Carnage”
Charlize Theron, “Young Adult”
Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids”
Michelle Williams, “My Week with Marilyn” – WINNER
Kate Winslet, “Carnage”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical

Jean Dujardin, “The Artist” – WINNER
Joseph Gordon Levitt, “50/50″
Ryan Gosling, “Crazy Stupid Love”
Brendan Gleeson, “The Guard”
Owen Wilson, “Midnight in Paris”

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‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills‘ star Camille Donatacci Grammer says that she’s keeping ex-husband Kelsey’s last name.  The reality mom says she’s doing it for her kids, despite the nasty break up of her 14-year marriage.

“Our children are Grammers and it’s easier to keep the Grammer last name because of them.  There’s so much paperwork that goes with changing a name. We’re still going through [a custody battle] … it’s just easier.”

She is still claiming that Kelsey pushed her to do the reality show:

“I couldn’t understand why he would want me to be on the Housewives, because we were always such a private couple — it was to keep me preoccupied in L.A. so he could have his affair in New York.”

Camille also says that they are still working out the divorce settlement details and some custody issues.  It’s so easy to tie the knot, but not so simple to untie it – especially after that many years together!

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