Hordes of photographers turned out in force yesterday to catch Mariah Carey in the act of doing what the rich and famous do when they feel like taking the dog for a walk:

Mariah Carey and her Jack Russell puppy caused a paparazzi frenzy yesterday as they went on an expensive shopping spree in Beverly Hills.

The soul diva and Jack – or Jackson P Muttley, to give him his full title – headed for the exclusive district of Rodeo Drive for jewellery and some new clothes for Jack.

After sipping champagne as she shopped for trinkets in jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels, Mariah, 38, treated her pooch to a new coat and dog lead from Gucci before showing him off to photographers.

Fortunately for all involved, the store assistants were well acquainted with the lessons taught by Pretty Woman and knew better than to turn away the opportunity to earn several years’ worth of commission in the space of a few hours.

In this fickle celebrity world of random hookups and quickie marriages which end before the honeymoon starts, you’ll be glad to know that at least one couple is still going strong.

On this day in 1958, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward exchanged their wedding vows at the El Rancho Vegas. Happy 50th anniversary, Paul and Joanne! Here’s to many more years of marital bliss!

Tom Cruise is subdued at the Saggies (AgentBedhead)

Tom Cruise’s Wehrmacht ID (FrontierEditor)

John Travolta checks out the competition (Defamer)

Did you know: Without Scientology, you’re dead! (Mollygood)

Teh LOLcats h8 Scientology (raincoaster)

Amy Winehouse’s widower-to-be can hardly wait! (CelebritySmack)

Worst-dressed at the SAGGIES (Yeeeeah)

Pete Doherty loves teh kittehs (Dlisted)

Justin Timberlake is bringing the Ewok back (DerekHail)

Beckham’s boyzilian (Towelroad)

Perennially Possibly Pregnant Angie rocks the muumuu (TheBlemish)

Certifiably Insane Bjork rocks the Marushka Doll in Vegas look (BestWeekEver)

Debra Messing rocks like an Egyptian (WebstersIsMyBitch)

Jamie-Lynn Spears is hard-partying, baby-making (CelebWarship)

Kiefer! Kiefer! Kiefer! Donald! Donald! Donald! (Celebitchy)

Paris Hilton goes to a lesbian club, leaves with Brittney Gastineau (EvilBeet)

Kate Beckinsale’s pussy was on fire (HolyCandy)

Hayden Panettiere saves the whales! (ImNotObsessed)

Mischa Barton brings a Yeti back from Sundance (DailyStab)

New Kids On The starting Block? Or Not? (PerezHilton)

Your gossip blog unicorn chaser: St. George the Divine (GoFugYourself)

So this is how it’s gonna be, huh Jennifer?

Well FINE. You just BE that way. Trotting around looking all normal and well-adjusted with your normal and well-adjusted baby THAT YOU DIDN’T EVEN BUY! How do you think that makes us, the celebrity bloggers of the universe, feel? What about OUR needs or do we just not count anymore? It’s bad enough you and your stupid wholesome dimples brought Ben Affleck back from the booty-biting dark side, but you had to pass it on to another generation with that robo-cute baby.
Oh, and don’t get me STARTED on the naming. Violet? VIOLET? Would it have KILLED you to name her oh, I don’t know, like Rubber Rose Schenectady or Pinkwilly Grace?  GOD.  Some people can be SO selfish.

Here’s some good news for fans of pop star Kylie Minogue. Finally, some recognition from that baby polar bear-obssessed nation of Germany:

Pop star Kylie Minogue and actor Robert de Niro are to receive Germany’s top showbiz honour, the Golden Camera, organisers have announced. De Niro, 64, will receive the lifetime achievement award, while Minogue, 39, will be honoured as best international music act….

The award itself is a 600g 18 carat gold-plated sterling silver replica of the first electronic TV camera.

This is slightly sturdier than what the French bestowed upon Kylie’s buttocks over the weekend at their NRJ Music Awards .

Again I know this because of my cat.  She finds that her much-admired rosettes tend to fall apart into shreds way too easily, and usually when I’m not looking.

I know this because my cat also gets distinctly more docile when she’s expecting a litter.

Time to put on your team colours and whip yourself in a Super Bowl frenzy! After all thanks to the Super Bowl, Kevin Federline is now in gainful employment!

To kick off pre-game festivities, have a go at figuring out which movies the following scenes are taken from.  Answers to be posted on Wednesday morning.

Here’s a clue to get you started: they’re all football movies.

No need to panic, puny humans. We have come not to invade your host bodies but to observe your latest “out of this world” fashion creations.

What may be haute couture to you feeble earthlings is, to us, merely casual wear for lounging around the Alpha Centauri star system.