On the rocks alert:Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds have been dating for months.

Publication: Star
Date: 3 January 2011

So why did Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson break up? If we believe the Star, a dicey proposition at best, it's because of that awful home wrecker Sandra Bullock, who has been dating Ryan Reynolds for months.

An unusual but not inexplicable factoid seems to back this theory up. If you go on the Internet and try to find pictures of Ryan and Scarlett together, it's slim pickings, mostly candid shots with the couple dressed in street clothes that look like they were taken either by paparazzi or fans with cell phones. On the other hand, there are plenty of pictures of Ryan and Sandy around, being all friendly on red carpet after red carpet, as in the picture above. The pictures are easily explained, since the couple starred in a romantic comedy called The Proposal which came out in 2009.

And so we are left with the modern journalism problem. Person #1 says x, Person #2 says y, sorry, we're out of time and we will have to leave it there, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. In the case of Us Weekly and the Star, I don't think the truth is anywhere to be found yet, but I'm sure we will hear much more in the weeks to come.

Breaking news:Celine Dion gives birth to twin boys prematurely

Celine Dion gave birth to twin boys this afternoon. The singer was in the 35th week of pregnancy, so the births are officially considered premature. The boys weighed 5 lbs. 4 oz. and 5 lbs. 10 oz.

Mother and children are said to be resting comfortably.

Breaking news (sort of):Heidi Montag files for divorce in Santa Monica

Publication: TMZ online
Date: 30 July 2010

My thanks to blog buddy Karen Zipdrive for pointing out this story from last Friday. The noise around the relationship of Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt is so thick it's hard to tell if there is any signal at all, but filing of divorce papers in court is as close to a real thing as we will get from this pair of phonies. Heidi has filed for divorce. I thought it was all just Planted Crap from these people just to stay in the spotlight, but I admit I was wrong on that score and give the "confirmed" label to both the Star and Weekly Life & Style who said the relationship was over back in June.

Bun(s) In The Oven Alert™:Celine Dion expecting twins

Publications: National Enquirer, Weekly Life & Style, Star
Date: 14 June 2010

Remember last February when Celine Dion was having trouble conceiving a second child and she was all weepy and stuff?

Well, she and the old geezer kept trying and now they confirm the story in three tabloids that they are expecting twins, and Celine is all weepy and stuff.

French Canadians. Very volatile people.

Bun In The Oven Alert™:Kelly Preston confirmed pregnant

Publication: Star magazine
Date: 31 May 2010

Last week, the National Enquirer had a cover story about John Travolta and Kelly Preston planning for a new baby, but the cover did not make it clear if they were conceiving or adopting. This week, the Star makes it clear that Kelly Preston is three months pregnant and the Travolta's publicist confirms the story.

Preston is 47. Travolta is 56. Best wishes to all concerned.

On the rocks alert:Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush

Publications: In Touch, Star

Date: 15 Mar. 2010

Both In Touch and the Star went with stories of love troubles for all the Kardashian sisters.

In Touch says "Ring but no wedding". The Star says "Kim Dumped!"