With both a mutual friend and careers in the same field, Billy Corgan may actually be enough of an authority that his comments on John Mayer destroying his own career may be worth listening to.

Corgan said Mayer, whose recent interviews have been highly controversial, is doing something the former Smashing Pumpkins frontman is very familiar with. From the Rolling Stone article:

“He’s trying to destroy his career,” Corgan told Rolling Stone’s Brian Hiatt in an interview outtake from RS’ revealing new Corgan feature in the new issue, on sale now. “Rather than take a year off or change his musical direction … some part of it is irritating his soul to the point where he’s trying to blow it up. Certainly a talented guy, but empathetically, standing on the sidelines, it’s hard to watch someone literally burn their career to the ground — speaking as somebody who’s done it.”

Corgan was also none too happy with Mayer’s comments about Jessica Simpson, with whom Corgan claims a close relationship. Mayer called her “sexual napalm”, to which Corgan replied: “I think for any person who has celebrity to sort of drop rocks at somebody else’s feet like that — there’s things you should really just keep your mouths shut on. There’s things that should just be left alone.”

By MIKE MORRIS

An anti-abortion activist and gubernatorial candidate from Carrollton who was arrested for allegedly making threats against Elton John is still being held in the Fulton County jail.

Neal Horsley was taken into custody Wednesday in Carrollton by members of the Atlanta police fugitive squad and U.S. Marshal’s office, according to Carrollton police.

Horsley was booked into the Fulton County Jail, charged with terroristic threats, criminal defamation and using the Internet to disseminate threats. During a hearing Thursday morning at the jail, Magistrate Judge James Altman set bond for Horsley at $40,000 on all three charges.

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Corey Feldman, lifelong friend and frequent co-star of Corey Haim, is grieving the loss of the actor he called “brother.”

Former Teen Star Corey Haim Dies of Overdose

In a statement released on Wednesday, Feldman offered his condolences to friends and family, and shed some light on the relationship he shared with Haim.

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“I was awakened at 8:30 this morning by my brother and sister knocking on my bedroom door. They informed me of the loss of my brother Corey Haim. My eyes weren’t even open all the way when the tears started streaming down my face.”
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Paulina Porizkova is putting the Internet-fueled rumors about her departure from America’s Next Top Model to rest.

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In an appearance on The Wendy Williams Show set to air today, the supermodel, who appeared as a judge on Tyra Banks’s hit competition show from 2008 to 2009, insists that her firing — which she recalls as happening “a day before her birthday” — was strictly business.

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“I got a call from the producers,” Porizkova tells Williams. “They didn’t actually say this, I paraphrase this, but basically said ‘the show needs to cut some fat, and you’re the fat.’ … this is the way I say it, because I thought it sounded cool. But two days later I see all over the blogs: ‘Paulina gets fired because she is fat.’ And I think, ‘Do people not know what a metaphor is?’ “
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Merlin Olsen as Jonathan Garvey on 'Little House on the Prairie'. (AP)

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It puzzled me the first time I saw Merlin Olsen on TV, when my dad told me he played football.

Of course, now that I’m a huge football fan, I realize that Olsen was a giant — literally and figuratively — for the Los Angeles Rams, every bit a deserving hall-of-famer. Olsen passed away on March 11 at the age of 69 due to mesothelioma.

But my first exposure to Merlin was as a pitchman for FTD, the floral delivery company.

Olsen was downright pleasant in his demeanor and his voice. He seemed about as far from being a football player as anyone could be.
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In The Green Zone, Matt Damon reunites with Paul Greengrass, the filmmaker who directed the Oscar-winner in The Bourne Supermacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. In Zone, Damon plays an Army officer in Iraq who goes rogue after realizing that his search for WMD is little more than a wild goose chase.

Parade.com’s Jeanne Wolf found out why Damon felt like he was in the middle of a war, why he insists he’s done with playing Jason Bourne, and what might get him working with pal Ben Affleck again. Read the full story

From the “you can’t make this stuff up” file comes news that Heidi Montag has decided to fire her husband, Spencer Pratt, as her manager, according to People.

Before you go clapping her on the back, let’s consider who Heidi hired to replace Spencer: Malibu psychic Aiden Chase.

“After the incredible experiences I have had healing my life and truly connecting to my dreams with healer intuitive Aiden Chase, I have officially asked him to become my manager,” Montag says. “Having an intuitive psychic leading my team gives me an edge no one else has.”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Actress Reese Witherspoon says her “Legally Blonde” character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the nation’s capital by first lady Michelle Obama.

Speaking Wednesday at a ceremony where Mrs. Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented the annual International Women of Courage awards, Witherspoon jokingly complained that Woods, the bubbly blonde from Los Angeles who discovers her inner strength at Harvard Law School and then takes on Washington politics, no longer held that title.

“As an actress, I have always sought out roles that portrayed women as strong and powerful, such as Elle Woods, who was in the ‘Legally Blonde’ movies,” she said to laughter from the audience in an ornate State Department reception room. Read the full story

Jon Hamm rocketed to fame for his portrayal of the mysterious Don Draper on the critically acclaimed AMC drama Mad Men. The actor has also revealed a talent for comedy, getting major laughs as host of Saturday Night Live and guest star on Tina Fey’s 30 Rock. Now, Hamm is exploring his dark side in the mystery-thriller Stolen.

In the film, Hamm plays a detective trying to solve the mystery of his missing son. The 39-year-old actor admits that, despite playing such serious characters, he wants audiences to know he has a lighter side.

Going through every parent’s worst fear.
“It’s a nightmare. There is that horrible feeling of ‘What happened?’ What this man is going through is, ‘What happened to my son?’ And I hope the audience gets a sense of the urgency and the confusion and the obsession over finding the answer. This man had given his life up essentially to finding out what happened, to the detriment of the relationship with his wife and family and job.”

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He never takes his work home with him.
“I don’t’ really have a problem with turning it off. When I’m at work, I’m at work. And when I’m not, I’m not. I had just finished the first season of Mad Men and there were plenty of dark moments in Don’s life, so that’s part of the job.”

Does playing a father on the big and small screen offer a glimpse into parenthood?
“The most insight into parenthood that I’ve ever gotten is watching all of my friends have kids. Playing a role is not remotely like living life. Everything is handled for you and everything is designed and you know how it’s going to happen. Real life is not quite like that as I’m finding with all of my friends who have children. I don’t know when I’ll be ready to have kids, but those are all things that I’m certainly taking into account.”

Will he go for laughs on the big screen?
“I have to wait for people to ask me. I hope so. I’m a big fan of comedy and have been for a long time. I know a lot of people in that world. Ideally, that would be a fun thing to do but it’s not really up to me.”

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Finding comedy more of a challenge.
“I think comedy is a tremendous challenge. The alchemy that happens when somebody walks into a room and proceeds to make everybody laugh is mystifying to me. I don’t think I have that gene, but I know a lot of people who do, and I’m consistently amazed by the confidence and skill that it takes to constantly do that. Something that terrifies me is trying to be funny.”

Poking fun at Don Draper on SNL.
“It’s a very serious story and those kinds of stories are, by nature, easy to make fun of. It’s fun to mess around with it. I do think it’s obviously an amazing role and I’m very proud of our show and I’m very proud of the response it’s gotten from the people who enjoy it. I’m not taking anything away from it by making fun of it. But everyone deserves a little good-natured ribbing.”

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The biggest misconception about him.
“I think people think that I’m a lot like Don, a dark, brooding kind of person. But the people who know me know that’s definitely not the case!”

What to expect next season on Mad Men.
“I wish I knew! If you hear anything let me know. Matt plays those things very close to the vest. He’s still writing the season so I honestly don’t know. But we certainly have a lot of opportunities to expand the story given where we ended last season, so I’m looking forward to it as much as you are I hope.”

What is it about Don Draper that makes audiences root for him?
“It’s a good question because, on the page, sometimes you think, ‘Why are we rooting for this guy? He’s kind of a douchebag.’ But really he’s just misunderstood. I think what people respond to in Don is that there is a moral center in there and he does have a certain code of ethics that he follows. He’s a rugged individualist in many ways, but he does try to do the right thing. He doesn’t always succeed, but he tries. I think most Americans can identify with some portion of that. I think that’s what resonates.”

Never one to be left out,  Madonna has taken note of the success Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have had and is launching an affordable juniors line.

The pop icon is working with Iconix-the brand behind Badgley Miscka, Roca wear, Candie’s and more.

The line which will be called Material Girl is inspired by her 13-year-old daughter Lourdes.

Lourdes has become quite fashionable in her own right often being photographed in trendy outfits at movie premiers and other events.

Material Girl will be exclusively available in Macy’s in August right in time for for back-to-school shopping!