Los Angeles Major: City shouldn't ask for Jackson memorial contributions

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is now saying he thinks it's "ridiculous" that his staff set up a Web site looking for contributions to cover the city's cost from the Michael Jackson monument, reports AP. On vacation in South Africa during the memorial, Villaraigosa says the city is liable for protecting public safety and should pick up the $1.4 million tab for police eventually and other services from the event last week at Staples Center.

He says he will not ask the public or Staples Center owner AEG Live to pay. It was not instantly clear on Monday how much money the site raised or if the money would be returned.

Alana Stewart's Farrah record to turn into a book

Just in: William Morrow will publish My Journey With Farrah: A Story of life, Love and Friendship, the diary of Alana Stewart, on Aug. 11. A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to The Farrah Fawcett Foundation to support cancer research. Stewart, Fawcett's friend for more than thirty years, was by the star's side during much of her three-year conflict with tumor

Tony Romo breaks up with Jessica Simpson

Tony Romo severs up with Jessica Simpson

Aw, poor Jessica Simpson. She's single again.

Tony Romo broke up with her on Thursday, the night before her 29th birthday, a resource is telling People. "She is dejected," says the source. "She loves Tony. But it's been difficult lately. He's busy with his career and she's getting ready to shoot her show (The Price of Beauty). They decided to part ways."

Us Weekly says Jess canceled a Ken and Barbie-themed birthday party she had planned.

They were together on July 1 (shown here) at Tiger Woods' golf tournament in Maryland.

The Dallas Cowboys quarterback fueled divide rumors when he showed up with about 14 friends at the Hollywood hotspot MyHouse on Friday night without the birthday girl. Simpson’s rep had no remark. Romo's rep could not be reached for remark.

Cheeky 'Bruno' unleashes uber-hilarity

Sacha Baron Cohen, as flamboyant Austrian fashion reporter Bruno, is out and about, catching

real people unawares.

Attention, recession-era entertainment buffs: Brüno offers more shock value for your moviegoing dollar than any other movie this year.

Though the humor is sometimes hilarious and sometimes inane, the shock factor is undeniable.

You'll cringe and watch through splayed fingers, but mostly you'll laugh.

Brüno is the flamboyantly gay Austrian fashionista created and played by Sacha Baron Cohen, best known for his outlandish starring role in 2006's Borat.

ABOUT THE MOVIE

Bruno * * * (out of four) Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten Director: Larry Charles Distributor: Universal Pictures Rating: R for pervasive strong and crude sexual content, graphic nudity and language Running time: 1 hour, 23 minutes Opens Friday nationwide

Judge praises Ryan O'Neal's progress

Ryan O, 'Neal , 67, was praised by a Malibu Superior Court Judge Today at a growth report hearing related to the actor’s January 2009 guilty plea to tenure of a controlled matter, reports Access Hollywood.

The adjudicator told Ryan that in spite of all the pressures he has been under of late, referring to the loss of his longtime love Farrah Fawcett, who died on June 25 after a lengthy cancer battle, the gossip submitted by his lawyers were glowing. Once O'Neal completes his court-ordered drug line up, charges will be dismissed.