Credit ETOnline.com for the following news article:

JESSICA SIMPSON sizzles in the all-new ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ movie, but how did she manage to squeeze into those Daisy Dukes? ET went straight to the source — her personal trainer — to see how she got into shape for her feature film debut!

“I think she was extremely motivated by the fact that she knew that she was going to be up on the big screen for millions of people to see in some very revealing clothes, so it wasn’t very difficult at all,” says MIKE ALEXANDER, a celebrity trainer based at The Sports Club/L.A., a popular location for such heavy hitter celebrities as TOM CRUISE, KATIE HOLMES, SHAQ, JOHN TRAVOLTA and HARRISON FORD.

“She is genetically blessed, but she never really worked out consistently,” Mike tells ET about Jessica’s exercise habits before the movie. “She’s a very busy girl. She’s got concerts and appearances and a cosmetics line, so she was never able to get on a regular workout schedule. This was the first time that she actually cracked down and did it consistently.”

In ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ in theaters August 5, Jessica stars opposite SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT and JOHNNY KNOXVILLE as country cousins Bo and Luke Duke. Chock-full of car chases and plenty of good humor, the new ‘Dukes’ finds Daisy Duke and the good ‘ol boys trying to save their family farm from the scheming Boss Hogg (played by ’70’s icon BURT REYNOLDS).

In preparing for the role (and to be able to fit in those short shorts), Jessica first had to give up her No. 1 vice — dessert! “She’s a big sweet tooth person,” reports Mike. “She likes to cook desserts — brownies and cookies and banana pudding and stuff like that — so she wasn’t allowed to do that. And being from the South, she loves chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes and chips and hot sauce and Mexican food — fried and carbs, basically — so she had to give that all up.”

As for her exercise regimen, Jessica focused specifically on her legs and behind to tone the muscle and burn the fat covering it. “To get those Daisy Duke legs, we would put Jessica in a lot of static, squat and lunge positions while she would do other upper-body exercises,” explains Mike, adding, “If there was one thing that Jessica was ever hesitant about while working out, it would definitely be jumping, whether it’s over a rope or up on a step, so we had to overcome that fear.”

Mike accompanied Jessica in Baton Rouge, LA, for much of the shoot so he could monitor her diet and supervise her training. Of course, once production wrapped and she didn’t have to worry how she’d look in front of the lens, the “Newlyweds” star headed straight for the comfort food. “She took about two weeks off where she didn’t want to look at weights and she didn’t want to return my phone calls,” laughs Mike. “I think she did the chicken fried steak and the ice cream with a brownie and hot fudge.”

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The following report comes from HandBag.com

Hollywood beauty Brooke Shields has thanked Tom Cruise for drawing attention to her book on post-natal depression, after he publicly criticised the actress for using anti-depressants.

The former Suddenly Susan beauty suffered post-partum depression following the birth of her daughter Rowan and has praised the drug Paxil for helping her to return to a happier state of mind. Shields has written about her experiences with the illness in her tell-all Down Came The Rain.

Cruise caused controversy last month (MAY05) when he lambasted Shields’ “misguided” drug use and asking, “Where has her career gone?”, while claiming vitamins would have cured her of her depression, on US TV show Access Hollywood.

Cruise renewed his argument against prescribed drugs talking to reporter Matt Lauer on the Today show last Friday (24JUN05), saying, “She (Brooke) doesn’t understand the history of psychiatry. You don’t know the history of psychiatry. I do.”

Shields is amazed by Cruise’s stance that he knows enough about post-natal depression to tell her how to deal with the illness, despite the actor having no first-hand knowledge as he adopted two children with ex-wife Nicole Kidman.

Shields says, “In many ways, I think he’s just validated my book.

“Has he had a baby?

“Anything that highlights the help available to the thousands of women who suffer is fine by me.

“Tom should stick to saving the world from aliens and let women decide what treatment is best.”

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A woman is suing Michael Jackson on charges that a dog that belonged to him bit her. The 66 year old woman is suing for “great mental, emotional and physical pain and suffering”. This is the last thing Michael needs at this point, as if she wins, it piles more debt upon his already frail shoulders. The lawsuit was filed June 7th and you can read the entire report on TheSmokingGun.com

It’s being reported that Katie Holmes’ uncle, along with other family members are far from pleased about her new romance with Tom Cruise, and most certainly not pleased with her involvement in Scientology. Her uncle was reported as saying “So what do you make of this Tom and Katie business? I think Tom seems like a real jerk. I give it 60 days.”

Hmmm…interesting development, not all peaches and cream after all.

Handbag reports the following:

Michael Jackson’s father called in one of Hollywood’s top nutritionists to help his frail son cope with his 90 day child molestation trial. Dick Gregory, a former comedian, insists Jackson’s weight had fallen to just 43 kilograms (94 pounds) when he was asked to help the Thriller singer.

And he was shocked to see how much dehydration and starvation had effected the Thriller star when he arrived to counsel him.He tells US TV news show Extra, “I got this strange call from Joe Jackson one day. He said, ‘You gotta fly out here. Michael’s been in his room for 30 days, drinking nothing but water.’”

“I was shocked when they gave him four Iv drips. That’s how dehydrated he was.”

Gregory has trained Jackson’s personal cooks so they can mix vitamins and herbs into his food to help stabilise the pop star and build up his strength. He adds, “I took about three hours training them how to cook.” Gregory, who is planning a 40 day fast and prayer vigil to thank the jurors who acquitted Jackson, admits his client turned into “a zombie” when he returned to his Neverland Ranch home after days in court.

He tells the news show, “He was stronger at the trial than he was when he got home in the evening. That’s when he was able to collapse and deal with the pain and feel the hurt of his body. “He was a zombie… He just didn’t have an appetite and he wasn’t eating. There was nothing he could do to get his appetite back.”

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Rumors are flying that Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston have been dating, since they have been looking quite cozy on the set of their new movie. They were photographed hugging each other on the set of their new move “The Breakup”. Supposedly they were seen touching each other in a way that suggests more than friends.

My question here is, how can we know for sure this wasn’t part of the movie, and people are just blowing it up to start rumors. I mean they are filming a movie together. Oh well, it’s also being said the chemistry is definitely there between these two. Take this as just a rumor at best.

Unlike Tom Cruise (which was not as serious as DiCaprio’s incident) he has decided to file charges. Leonard DiCaprio has filed a police report over an attack at a hollywood party which left him needing 12 stitches. No suspects have been arrested, it was reported that it was a woman who hit him over the head with a bottle, but that she was looking for an ex-boyfriend.

Hmmm…odd to say the least, guess she may have been drunk.

Tom Cruise decided not to file charges against the pranksters who were arrested after soaking him with water from a microphone. The guys were arrested and then released on bail to face possible charges later, but since Cruise decided not to file charges, it seems they will get off the hook this time.

Recently quoted as saying “I don’t enjoy going out anymore,” she says in the June 20 issue of the magazine, on newsstands on Monday. “It’s such a pain. It’s everyone saying, ‘Let’s do a deal! Can I have a picture?’ I’m just, like, ‘These people are such losers. I can’t believe I used to love doing this.” Well, I guess that’s it for Paris, first Britney says she’s ready to be a mom, and Paris quickly follows. Hmmm…interesting stuff.

By the way I thought that Britney show on UPN sucked, but that’s just my .02 cents.

In a report I just read it talked about Teri Hatcher being so concerned about her figure that she never wears a bikin. She was quoted as saying “I wear a swimsuit, never a bikini. Maybe 50 per cent would say I look cute but the other 50 per cent would say that my ass is a little droopy.” Also she recently revealed that the ABC producers had to spend thousands of dollars to digitally remove her nipples from many of the scenes in the new hit show Desperate Housewives…..

Darn it, why couldn’t they just keep those unaltered scenes