Hayden Panettiere Hosts Need For Speed Party

While her busy filming schedule has been wiped out by the screen writers’ strike, Hayden Panettiere has been keeping herself busy with a hefty slate of public appearances.

Last night, the Heroes actress hosted a launch party for the new Need For Speed video game at Les Deux in Hollywood.

According to reports from the festivities, “Attendees enjoyed tray-passed appetizers and an open bar, as well as live DJ sets by Junkie XL and Tuner cars on display.”

As far as her NBC show Heroes is concerned, Volume II has three episodes remaining, with the final one airing on December 3rd. From there, the beginning of Volume III has an unknown start date due to the writers’ strike.

Heroes Stars Hang With a Lamborghini Hayden Panettiere

Doing her best “Inspector Gadget” impersonation, Hayden Panettiere hammed it up next to an amazing Yellow Lamborghini sports car.

Panettiere and her Heroes crew, including Kristen Bell and Milo Ventimiglia, stopped by a photo shoot for the Italian carmaker at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles.

And when you’re as rich and famous as these ladies, you don’t have to just look… they hopped in one of the high-priced hot rods and went for a spin.

Of course, they were chauffeured by one of Lamborghini’s people, so as not to fall into the “Lindsay Lohan/Britney Spears” category of celebs in collisions.

After their test drive, the Heroes peeps headed off to a party.

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Britney Spears Plans To Go Under The Knife

She’s popped out two kids, and slacked off on her personal fitness regime, but don’t count Britney Spears out yet. There are reports that she’s in the market to have a little work done.

According to the press, the “Toxic” singer is about to undergo a series of surgical procedures in order to restore her body to it’s state before she had kids.

A source close to Spears told press, “Britney rips pages out of magazines with pictures of the perfect body parts she wants. When she sees so many pictures of her in magazines it is impossible for her not to scrutinize every detail of her body.”

Another insider reports, “She is so insecure over how much her body has changed since becoming a mother. She has said she will do whatever it takes to get back to her best even if that means getting a helping hand through surgery.”

Psychologist Linda Blair is concerned that Brit needs something other than plastic surgery to make her feel more confident. “People often think surgery will solve all their problems but it really won’t. Most clinics will not go ahead with a procedure if things are not right with the patient mentally. Patients can experience terrible disappointment if they have surgery and then find nothing has improved in their life.”

Rumor has it that the “Gimme More” singer is set to have a tummy tuck, liposuction, breast enhancement, and rhinoplasty. Additionally, she’ll also have a chemical peel on her facial skin.

Amy Winehouse’s parents use the state as a chaperone to check on Amy.

This is an old photo of Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil. They supposedly had a fight.

Amy Winehouse’s parents lost contact with Amy for a few hours. Instead of going to her house themselves, they thought it would be faster and more efficient to use the state’s emergency ambulance service.

The ambulance arrived at Amy’s doorstep at 7.30 pm, Tuesday night. The parents were not satisfied that Amy was not home. They insisted that the police show up to barge their way in to check on her. So, the ambulance and police were waiting for Army when she finally returned home after 9 pm.

Amy’s camp were worried that she was upset over visiting her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil in jail. Blake’s friends said that he missed Amy, home and his familiar stuff.

Zac Efron’s Beverly Hills Business Meeting

Continuing to increase in frequency, Zac Efron was spotted out in Beverly Hills on Wednesday to attend another business meeting.

In recent weeks, the High School Musical hunk has been involved in negotiations to return for the third installment of the hit Disney franchise.

As reported this past weekend by Gossip Girls, Efron met with filmmaker Kenny Ortega, who was carrying papers under his arm which appeared to be a script for the highly anticipated HSM3.

However, Zac is still yet to finalize a contract for the movie, which begins filming this January. Most belive that the 20-year-old is holding out for more money.

Disney has previously released the following statement in regards to the situation: “We are still in negotiations with all of the High School Musical stars.”

But from all of the recent activity, it seems like an announcement could be coming any time now.

Beyonce and Jay-Z in the Big Apple

It’s been a big week for hip-hop’s first couple. Last night, Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z were spotted leaving dinner at La Esquina in New York City.

Soon thereafter, the “Bootylicious” singer headed to the airport to fly back to Los Angeles for an appearance on the American Music Awards. Meanwhile, Jay-Z stayed in NYC to revel in the glory of his new album’s release.

And the timing couldn’t be better. Beyonce recently ended her world tour, just in time for Jay to be embarking on a tour of his own. Looks like she’ll be freed up to accompany him on his travels.

The “99 Problems” rapper celebrated Tuesday night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, NYC. He performed to a sold-out crowd that included LeBron James and Chamillionaire.

His new album “American Gangster” garnered him his 10th #1 debut, tying him with Elvis Presley for most #1 albums of an American artist (the Beatles hold the world record).