Ms. Informed

According to some sources (ok, according to Star), Britney Spears secretly married boyfriend Adnan Ghalib.  Star says the couple married last month, although legality of the union is questionable as Ghalib is reportedly still married another woman.

What do we think? Is Star telling the truth?

Rumors are rampant again that Angelina Jolie has finally given in and said yes to Brad Pitt’s persistent marriage proposals. What woman turns down a marriage proposal from Brad Pitt in the first place? Well, Angelina does have a slight reputation for being off her rocker. She made out with her brother and wore a vile of ex-husband Billy Bob Thorton’s blood around her neck. Who marries BBT but turns down Brad Pitt repeatedly? What is wrong with you, Angie? You are out of your mind!!! What does Brad see in you anyway? I am Team Jen all the way. But I digress…

Maybe this one is true as the couple has been rumored to be pregnant with twins after Angelina showed up to the SAG Awards with a flowing Hermes gown with enough room to conceal quintuplets. Then again maybe it’s not. Stay tuned.

So we said we would not post on the antics of Britney Spears anymore, but this post is not about antics, it’s about a comeback.  Since exiting the UCLA medical facility last week, Spears has been spotted at Millennium Dance Complex almost daily.  Sources close to Ms. Informed tell us that she is preparing for a world tour.  Maybe a world tour is just what this troubled pop princess needs to get her life back on the right track.

Barack Obama continued his undefeated streak post-Super Tuesday last night winning all three primary contests in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia by huge margins and extending his delegate lead over the former First Lady and New York Senator Hillary Clinton.

There were more positive signs for Obama as he cut into Clinton’s base of support among white voters and voters over 65. With Obama currently leading in Wisconsin, the primary contests of Texas and Ohio may fail to serve as firewalls for Clinton, and only serve as clinchers for an Obama nomination. (Here’s hoping.)

John McCain won all three primaries as well but continues to see that pesky Mike Huckabee challenge him among conservatives and evangelicals. However, another shocker for McCain was that independents in Virginia were split between the two remaining candidates. Independents have been McCain’s stalwart supporters; a poor showing among this group signifies more trouble for McCain in the general election.

Only Wisconsin and Hawaii (the latter Obama’s native state, which I was unaware of, but Ms. Informed, ever-informed, informed me) remain this month. It’s not quite over, but I am starting to wonder how much farther past Ohio and Texas Clinton will fight if she does not emerge victorious on March 4. At some point, egos have to be put aside (and this goes for both candidates) and the good of the party has to be moved to the forefront, especially with Republicans already uniting behind McCain. Dragging this out until the convention, while as exciting for us political junkies as Viagra is for Jack Nicholson, will only hurt the Democrats come November.

Like sister like brother. The younger brother of socialite/heiress/waste of life Paris Hilton followed closely in his big sister’s footsteps, as he was arrested around 8:00 yesterday morning for driving under the influence. Sources say his BAC was almost twice the legal limit (and let’s not forget he is only 18). Cops suspected the heir was DUI when he was driving the wrong way down Pacific Coast Highway in his black Mercedes, girlfriend in the passenger seat. Upon arrest authorities also found a fake ID on Hilton.

Barron was certain his big sis would bail him out of this out (literally), but Paris made her little bro stay the night in the LA county jail.

But perhaps the most embarrassing part of this escapade is that Barron, standing at 6′1″, weighed in at a mere 143 lbs. according to his booking sheet. Really Barron? With all that money, you can’t afford a trainer to bulk you up a little? I would bet good money that Paris weighs more than that soaking wet.

Big girls don’t cry, but babies sure do, and Fergie may (or may not) be finding that out for herself soon! While the Dutchess is denying reports, The New York Post reports (and if the Post reports it, it must be true) that Fergie picked out her wedding dress last week during Fashion Week and wants to push up the wedding date before she starts to show.

Whether she is or isn’t, like all pregnant-celebrities-in-denial who came before her, it won’t be her hump or lady lumps that give it away, but that lovely baby bump!

{image courtesy of Chris Pizzello/AP}

~T.C.

While Amy Winehouse was cleaning up at the Grammys on Sunday night, Barack Obama was scoring his fourth victory of the weekend (fifth if you count the Virgin Islands), taking the Maine caucuses 59% to Hillary Clinton’s 40%. On Saturday night, while I was a filling in for Ms. Winehouse in the hott mess department, Obama was having a much more constructive evening, winning the Louisiana primary by 21 percentage points and the Washington and Nebraska caucuses by over 35 percentage points each.

In an effort to halt Obama’s momentum after this weekend’s sweep, Clinton replaced her campaign manager, but with Obama the favorite to win the Potomac primaries on Tuesday, Clinton might be seeing her dream of being the first female president fall further out of reach. Somehow, Clinton has to manage to survive February, maybe with a win in Wisconsin, to face Obama in what could be their final showdown in Texas and Ohio on March 4. These states should be friendlier to Clinton, but with the wind at Obama’s back, it should be close.

The weekend was also big for Mike Huckabee, who followed up his Super Tuesday victories in the South with two more wins in Louisiana and Kansas and a virtual tie in the more liberal state of Washington. While Huckabee mathematically cannot eclipse John McCain in terms of delegates and win the GOP nomination, McCain’s losses highlight his lack of support among social conservatives. This could be a problem for him in the general election. Love it.

What does Huckabee have to say about his chances of winning the nomination? “I didn’t major in math, I majored in miracles.” How could anyone vote for this guy for president? I would not vote for him for dog catcher.