DAILY GOSSIP: January 12, 2011 by Ned Ehrbar
Owen Wilson is getting ready to be a dad, with girlfriend Jade Buell set to give birth in Hawaii “any day now,” according to Us Weekly. Wilson is “very excited and involved with the pregnancy,” a source says. “[Owen] has been been doing research and learning as much as he can. He’s super into it and asks a lot of questions to make sure he knows what’s going on every step of the way.”
Scarlett Johansson was spotted at Jeremy Renner’s 40th birthday party in Hollywood over the weekend “looking like a mess,” according to Hollyscoop. “Scarlett was drinking vodka with lime, and was smoking cigarettes,” says the source, who noted the actress — who recently separated from Ryan Reynolds — hid a shorter hairdo under a baseball cap at the party. “She looked like she was going through a divorce,” the source says.
Pop star Shakira is single again, having split up with her longtime boyfriend, Argentinean political advisor Antonio de la Rua, according to a statement on her Web site. “During our almost 11 years together we have loved each other deeply, taken care of each other and stood by one another,” the statement reads. “They have been the most wonderful years of our lives, and thanks to that love and the respect that we share for one another we have been an exceptional couple and partners.”
It looks like Charlie Sheen is back to his partying ways during his current visit to Las Vegas, according to Radar Online. “This looks like New York all over again,” a source says. Sheen reportedly headed to Vegas over the weekend for the Adult Entertainment Expo and decided to stay a little longer. “Charlie went there specifically to see the porn stars he stays in touch with,” the source says. “Sheen didn’t do a meet-and-greet, that’s for sure, but he was with a lot of the porn stars in his room and he’s out of control again.”
Meg Ryan is reportedly thrilled about being linked to John Mellencamp in the media. “Meg couldn’t be happier,” a source tells Popeater. “Not only has she got a great new guy, she’s back in the headlines. It’s not easy going from being one of the highest-paid actresses in the world to an anonymous New Yorker. Meg’s loving all this attention again.”
Michael Douglas is happy to report that he’s cancer-free. “I think the odds are with the tumor gone and what I know about this particular type of cancer that I’ve got it beat,” he tells Matt Lauer during an interview for the “Today” show. “I feel good, relieved. The tumor is gone. But, you know, I have to check out on a monthly basis now to maintain.”