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Three of the gossip items in the Mike Walker Game are TRUE. See
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HOW’S THIS FOR A STUNNING SCOOP DU JOUR? JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE phoned ex-squeeze SCARLETT JOHANSSON, gushing best wishes and offering to warble a romantic serenade at her upcoming wedding to RYAN REYNOLDS…and here’s my I-kid-you-not topper: Sweet, silly Scarlett -- naively believing Ryan would be thrilled by SexyBack’s aaawww “wedding gift” – went into shock when Fuming Fiance flipped and snapped: “No WAY…he’s NOT singing at MY wedding!” Revealed a source: “Scarlett was totally psyched when Justin called! She actually couldn't wait to tell Ryan -- but she sure didn't get the reaction she’d expected.” Raging that he and Scarlett should be the sole stars of their wedding day, jealous Ryan snarked at Future Bride: “How would you like it if Alanis (singer ALANIS MORISSETTE, Ryan's ex-fiancee) sang at our reception?” – then he added sarcastically: “Hey, maybe she could do a duet with Justin? Wouldn't that be GREAT!” Stunned and bummed, Scarlett finally conceded Ryan’s point and agreed to tell her ex, “Thanks…but no, thanks!” on the wedding warble -- but she’s still insisting they ask Justin to attend the nuptials with his new galpal (and Scarlett’s BFF) JESSICA BIEL, arguing it’d be weird to invite one without the other. Still sulking, green-eyed Ryan grumbled: “We'll see!”
I WANT ONE, TOO…WAH, WAH! No fair, whines petulant PARIS HILTON, who’s furious because BRITNEY SPEARS and LINDSAY LOHAN are guest-starring in hit sitcoms – and she’s NOT! Hilton, whose so-called “career” suddenly went stone-cold, can’t stand being out of the cool-loop while Britney gets raves and a repeat on “How I Met Your Mother” -- and Lindsay inks a six-episode deal for “Ugly Betty” – so her people are suddenly lobbying producers of a major-league hit-com, begging for a deal to ensure that…we’ll always have Paris!
In Europe during her whirlwind promotional tour for new flick “Iron Man” GWYNETH PALTROW was interrupted during a pre-screening Q & A by a wailing infant. Missing her two children at home with hubby CHRIS MARTIN, Gwyneth stopped the session and asked the distraught mom: “Do you mind if I try consoling your baby?” Gwyneth cooed and sang to the tyke for 10 minutes and finally put him sound asleep.
Horrified by photos of singer JOHN “I Ain’t Nothin’ But a Hound Dog” MAYER lolling la dolce vita with JENNIFER ANISTON in Miami, funnyman VINCE VAUGHN – still toting a hot torch for his ex-flame -- lost his sense of humor and phoned to warn Jen about the legendary ladies’ man. “You can’t be serious – this guy is just using you to make a name for himself,” Vince told Jen, said a source – then added that he’d heard man-about-town John had actually tipped the press about their dates. Jennifer, knowing Vince aches for a rerun of their failed romance, was “highly amused by the whole conversation,” revealed the source. “She told Vince that in case he didn't notice, John already had quite a name for himself -- with or without dating her -- and if Vince didn't like the reports that were surfacing, he should stop reading the papers and spare himself a heart attack!” Yee-OW!
