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“Playboy pundit Bill Maher has sworn off leggy models half his age and is getting serious with a brainy babe five years his senior — media queen Arianna Huffington,” begins a piece in the National Enquirer, which reported the John Edwards story accurately… and very little since.

According to the Enquirer, Maher has “fallen hard” for Huffington, and according to one of their so-called sources, “He feels like he’s found his soul mate.”

The supermarket tab goes on to say they were recently “glued to each other” at a party thrown by director Henry Jaglom. 

Had enough of this nonsense?

We have.

Here’s what’s right: Arianna spells her name with two Ns.

Here’s what’s wrong: EVERYTHING else.

Maher and Huffington are longtime friends. 

Friends. That’s all.

Oh, and there’s one more thing… Maher has a girlfriend — Cara Santa Maria.

Oops.

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Just yesterday, the Star reported that Jennifer Aniston was looking to adopt a baby. And today, the National Enquirer says her “Friends” co-star Courteney Cox is similarly looking to adopt a child, and is supposedly getting help from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” star Nia Vardalos, the 2009 spokesperson for the National Adoption Day Coalition.

Let us explain.

Varadalos is married to Cox’s “Cougar Town” co-star Ian Gomez, and the couple have an adopted daughter, who the Enquirer claims “stirred Courteney’s desire for more kids.” The article adds, “When Nia brought her daughter to see daddy at work on the set, Courteney flipped for her.”

Cox and her husband David Arquette already have a five-year-old daughter, Coco, but the tab reports they “desperately want Coco to have a sibling… And now with Nia in their corner, Coco may find herself with a sister before long.”  

Touching, but not true. A rep for Cox tells Gossip Cop the Enquirer story is a “complete fabrication.”

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Whether that’s right or wrong is an entirely different subject.

Now, however, the supermarket tab published online a story, based on its cover, that is mere speculation and innuendo — no concrete evidence whatsoever. In a piece titled, “New Nightmare for Tiger Woods: Love Child & Sex Tape,” the low-rent mag uses words like “may” and “could” in place of facts.

Let’s take a look…

The piece begins, “A disgraced Tiger Woods is terrified that the worst new is yet to come – that he fathered love children with his mistresses! And his many liaisons may have been caught on tape!” (Or they may not have been.)

It goes on to state, “The golf great had wild unprotected sex with a string of mistresses, sources tell The ENQUIRER- and now he fears claims (sic) that his out-of-control sexual proclivities may have produced children.” (Or may not have produced children.)



According to a so-called “insider,” “there is definitely more than one woman out there who could come forward to say she had his babies.”
(But none have.)

And the tab says Woods “is reportedly worried that a lurid sex tape could appear and wreck… his marriage to beauty and ex-model Elin Nordegren.” (Or there could not be any sex tapes.)

Yeah, Tiger Woods could also decide he’d like to become a fireman or a ballerina. (But he hasn’t)

Gossip Cop understands this is an ugly situation, which is getting messier by the day, but the Enquirer should stick to reporting the facts rather than creating stories based on rumors, conjecture, and guesswork.

We would like to hear your thoughts in the comment section.

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With her phenomenal success on the charts and, of course, that incident with Chris Brown, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Rihanna has been the subject of a slew of rumors, ranging from a romance with Justin Timberlake to the downright “Rated R.”

Here is a list of 10 of the most ridiculously off-key rumors about Rihanna:

10. Rihanna may have been pregnant with Chris Brown’s baby

Shortly after Brown assaulted Rihanna, the Star birthed this bad rumor. 

9. The singer was forced to turn over her cell at Jennifer Lopez’s birthday

This phone-y story claimed Jennifer Lopez wanted Rihanna’s cell at her birthday, which uh… Rihanna wasn’t even at. Bad call.

8. Despite a ban restricting them being near each other, Rihanna and Brown are set to vacation together in Mexico

¡Ay, caramba! the British Star was trippin’ when they wrote this.

7. Rihanna was happy to have Usher put the moves on her

The National Enquirer took two single singing stars and added them together for a story that equaled “wrong.”

6. And then the secret romance with Justin Timberlake…

Star magazine declared on it’s cover, “Justin & Rihanna: It’s On!” — and the mag is still WAY OFF. Only the mag’s readers got “cheated.”

5. The Star continued with its “Jessica vs. Rihanna: Showdown!”

Oh wait, Jessica Biel and Rihanna never had that “showdown,” in much the same way Timberlake never cheated with Rihanna. At least, the Star spelled everyone’s names correctly.

4. Rihanna called Biel to assure her the only beautiful music she was making with Timberlake was in the studio

The Enquirer claimed Rihanna had her assistant track down Biel’s number so she could assure her nothing was happening with her man. Isn’t it great when two people can clear the air and settle something … that was never unsettled in the first place?

3. Rihanna romancing 90201 star Tristan Wilds

The New York Daily News claimed that proof Rihanna was having a secret relationship with “90210″ star Tristan Wilds was when he showed up to a party of hers as an “unexpected guest.” Huh? If they were dating he wouldn’t have been “unexpected.” Are we missing something here?

2. Rihanna’s men have to have big um… brellas?

The German magazine Bravo had quotes allegedly attributed to Rihanna that caused a GIANT stir. The HUGE controversy was over reported remarks that her men needed to be, well… you know. The story ended up being a BIG lie.

1. Rihanna and Chris Brown’s “Secret Wedding” in Miami

An early favorite of Gossip Cop, the Star announced on its cover that after the assault Rihanna and Brown had a “Secret Wedding” in Miami. It was so secret, not even they knew about it!

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Look what the National Enquirer has cooked up this week.

According to the supermarket tabloid, Jennifer Aniston “is considering teaming up with British superchef Jamie Oliver to write her own cookbook.”

“Jen prides herself on planning dinner parties for friends – and has dozens of recipes she’s come up with on her own,” says a so-called “insider,” who adds that Oliver — aka “Naked Chef” — thinks Aniston’s “got what it takes to write cookbooks.” (You mean, like a laptop?)

The article further claims, “He sends her new recipes to try and she shares some of her favorites with him,” and “Jen is seriously considering Jamie’s suggestion” about writing a cookbook.

Not only did this story smell fishy, but it also left a bad taste in our mouth. After calling around we found this story’s ingredients included no parts truth, and one cup full of…

And for added flavor, Aniston’s rep tossed in a dollop of “completely false.”

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