But PEOPLE Magazine said it was over!And PEOPLE Magazine wouldn’t say it was over if it wasn’t over, right? Vanessa Paradis appeared on a French talk show the other day and was asked about the reports that she and Johnny Depp are done. Her response: “People say we are buying houses in the middle of nowhere, or that we have fifty two houses in France. Full Story

Vanessa Paradis was out last night, looking amazing, in Paris at the premiere of Cafe de Flore. Also today at the Chanel show. Have you seen the collection? I posted it over in LifeStyle. No personal questions were allowed on the carpet last night, and the edict was strictly observed. Full Story

You know PEOPLE Magazine. They don’t go with a story like this, and about such a major celebrity, and on the cover no less, without being actively encouraged, without being guaranteed that there will be no subsequent repercussion. As you know, PEOPLE is not Star. To their credit, incredulously, Star Magazine, and Radar, its online stepsister, had this story first - that Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis were over - only they embellished it with so much bullsh-t, it was harder than usual to take them seriously, especially given their track record: one hit in a hundred, if that. Full Story

That’s how you start a show with big ratings - open with Johnny Depp, like you would a summer blockbuster. Does he always have to walk around with so many jingle jangles hanging off his clothes? I am, admittedly, currently in a Depp low right now, sure, but some things, they just get boring. Until of course the subject of “recreational drugs” comes up. Full Story

Getting pounded by emails today re: Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis...Before you panic over any gossip story, please always stop and consider the source. Here’s how I usually operate: If it comes from Star, In Touch, Life & Style, and OK!, it’s like I never read the headline. For those of you interested in this sort of thing, and it’s worth noting if you consider yourself an above average gossip student, Star and The National Enquirer are owned by the same company and In Touch and Life & Style also fall under one parent publisher. Full Story

Check out Vanessa Paradis yesterday in LA hitting up an ATM. Yes, yes, take it out of your ass, I know they’re not married. Mrs Depp is just a shorter title than “The Partner Of Johnny Depp” and it can fit on one line. It always surprises me when really famous people do ordinary things like take money out of a bank machine. Full Story

A lot of people seem pissy at Johnny lately for the sh-t he’s been talking about...well...everything. This week it’s an interview with The Guardian which isn’t actually a bad interview in that he’s honest with his answers and with his flaws, almost disturbingly so (laughing about Bruce Robinson, The Rum Diary director, falling off the wagon made me a little uncomfortable). Full Story

No, no, not the photos of him last night at the NYC premiere of The Rum Diary, God no. The fact that Johnny’s looking a little portly these days is reminding me how f-cking old I am. I do however love him opposite Ricky Gervais. Gervais is producing a new comedy series called Life’s Too Short starring Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick!) who plays like the head of CAA but only representing little people. Full Story

Here’s Johnny Depp at the premiere of The Rum Diary last night in LA looking... pretty good and not that bloaty anymore, right? He looked pretty good and not that bloaty during his interview with Larry King too. I’ve attached a clip below. (Thanks Mary!) Johnny’s recounting a story about how he lived in Hunter S Thompson’s basement. Full Story

Johnny Depp went out for dinner the other night in LA. When he was leaving he was rushed by autograph seekers and photographers. At one point he fell down. There’s video. Now some people are calling him a drunk mess. Really? As a blogger, believe me, I understand the need to bitch and snark. As a low-life gossip piece of sh-t, I do enjoy engaging in a good tear-down of x/y/z celebrity. Full Story

Johnny Depp is promoting The Rum Diary. He sat down for an interview with Vanity Fair. It’s terrible. Maybe his worst. First there’s the rape comment. When he’s posing for a photo. When it’s a photo shoot. When the camera is capturing a “sex symbol”, he compared the experience to being violated: “Well, you just feel like you’re being raped somehow. Full Story

Johnny Depp was also at the GQ Awards in London last night to honour his friend Keith Richards. Let’s not fight, OK? You know I adore him. You know he’s a classic. Always. I’m just saying that the eyeliner isn’t working for me, ok? It makes him look even more... puffy. Come on. Full Story

What a great way to end the week. Finally! The Rum Diary has a trailer! The press release arrived in my inbox this morning, just before 9am. Of course I clicked on the clip link immediately. It’s his voice that reached me first. His voiceover. A deep sexy drawl. It makes up for what you don’t want to see if you look too closely at his face. Full Story

Every day, if you want to shoot arrivals at the Palais, "les marches", the famous red steps in Cannes, you have to go present your credentials at the press office at 10am to be entered into a lottery. You then return at 3pm to see if your outlet was selected. Spots are limited. For prime premieres, like Pirates of the Caribbean, it's really just the luck of the draw. Full Story