Model Petra Nemcova, 28, is Sean Penn’s latest conquest. They came out in the open when they attended Elton John’s A-list party after the Oscars. It must be a serious romance for Sean to take her to Elton John’s 16th Annual AIDS Foundation Oscar on Sunday night at the Pacific Design Center.

Petra ended her romance with James Blunt last year. Sean was also recently made single after his split with his ex-wife, Robin Wright. Sean, 47, had been dodged by rumors in his 11 year old marriage and when the split was announced, it was not a total surprise.

Sean and Petra faced the friendly glares of numerous celebrities like Simon Cowell, Terri Seymour, Heidi Klum and Seal, Sharon Stone, Kate Beckinsale, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Ross

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They recently arrived in the States, along with their three kids, and earlier today  Katie Price and Peter Andre took their son Harvey to check out a special needs school.

The British babe and her singer hubby looked excited as they escorted their youngster (who is partially blind and has a growth disorder) to the Junior Blind of America School in Culver City
Katie and Peter have temporarily relocated to SoCal for the next four months as Price pursues a modeling career stateside while Andre tries to kickstart a singing comeback.

Peter recently told press that Katie’s mom made it possible for them to find the school for Harvey. “With the help of Kate’s mum Amy, we’ve found a great school for Harvey so he can continue with his learning. He’s going to love the fact that he can go swimming so much out there as well.”

Some people slammed her for being curvy…

Others said she looked great.

Now Jessica Simpson herself has spoken out for the first time since her newly voluptuous figure caused huge waves across the world of showbiz.

Addressing crowds during a concert in Charlottesville, Virginia, Jessica, dressed in a pair of tight, leather pants (see gallery below), said:

“Thank you for your support. Stay positive, and pray out loud.

“Please remember, no matter what you go through in life, somebody else might have it harder, so just appreciate.”

In a veiled reference to the storm of controversy over her figure, Jess continued:

“I feel like in our world today we focus on so many things that are completely pointless.”

Meanwhile, Pete Wentz has jumped to the defence of his sister-in-law in the great weight debate.

“I think that the media puts too harsh of a spotlight on women in general, and I think it’s a bummer,” he told reporters from Us magazine. “Real beauty is on the inside, man.”

Great, Pete, a bummer, huh? That’ll be a true comfort to Jess when she’s agonising over the reaction to her new look.

Anyway… check out Jess’ hot bod and the way it’s changed, in our gallery, below

Pete Doherty’s latest girlfriend was rumored to be Portia Freeman. She worked as a model and bore some resemblances to Kate Moss, Pete’s former girlfriend. Portia’s father, Dr. Luke Freeman, was interviewed by the press.

ortia was photographed hugging Pete at a function in East London. She told her pals that she was crazy about Pete. Portia’s close friend revealed that Portia might be good for Pete because she was clean and practiced clean living. Pete’s manager, Andy Boyd, refused to confirm that Pete and Portia were a couple.

Celebrities often met one another at public functions and it would not be a surprise that Pete and Portia were photographed together at the same events.

The man known by many of his fans as the “Gossip Gangsta” made a stop at the Mall of America Saturday. Perez Hilton was there to promote his new book “Red Carpet Suicide: A Survival Guide On Keeping Up With The Hiltons.”

Hilton, whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr., is the founder of perezhilton.com, a website that posts the latest celebrity gossip and pictures of stars with some cartoon-looking “alterations” done by Hilton.

“I love writing about Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, Zac Efron,” said Hilton.

Hilton claims to work 16 to 17 hours a day, calling, texting, writing and reading up on celebrities. It has paid off. Since he launched his website five years ago it has become a hit, which in turn inspired him to write a book.

On Saturday, hundreds of Hilton’s fans showed up at the Mall of America to buy his new book and to meet the man dishing the stars.

“He just makes it really entertaining and his drawings are hilarious. He’s just really cool,” said fan Lindsay Brunelli.

“I like it because he draws funny cartoons on everyone. I like that he puts up really bad pictures of people instead of just the nice ones,” said fan Claire Daley.

Hilton spent the afternoon signing autographs. He credits the very celebrities he rips on for his success, and he is hoping his Minnesota fans never get sick of it.

“That’s why I wrote the book, because it demystifies celebrity. It breaks down how people get famous and how people stay famous. And how you too could be famous,” said Hilton.

Hilton said that he is accurate more than 90 percent of the time, but he said his biggest blunder was when he wrongfully reported that Fidel Castro had died.

Penelope Cruz would be steaming up the big screen with her new movie called “Elegy.” She stripped off in a topless scene. The picture is below.

“Elegy” was based on the book, “The Dying Animal”, by Philip Roth. Penelope acted opposite Sir Ben Kingsley. The plot was about a professor who fell in love with a young student. Others in the cast included Debbie Harry, Dennis Hopper and Patricia Clarkson.

Penelope said that her parents did not like her going naked for her movies. She did not like it too but went nude for her art. She has been dating Javier Bardem. His mother, Pilar, was rumored to have asked Javier to marry Penelope.

Paula Abdul made some serious mistakes while commenting on American Idol on Tuesday night. She judged Jason Castro for 2 songs when he had just sang one song. Randy Jackson tried to tell her that it should be only for the first song but Paula continued her tirade about how hard it was to judge Jason.

Paula tried to explain how she made her goofy mistake. She said that she got mixed up when the producers gave different directions for judging this episode because each singer had two songs to sing instead of the usual one song. Paula threw in more confusion by saying that her negative critique was actually meant for David Cook. David had received some glowing praises from Paula previously for his song. Paula’s explanation was a mystery.

We have quite the grab bag of celebrity sightings at LAX yesterday. Paul Rudd, the very funny man from the new movie, “Role Models” was spotted arriving to the airport looking absolutely adorable (I admit I have a slight crush).

Then we have musical genius Pharrell who was photographed wearing a pink shirt and showing off his underpants. (hahahaha)

And what better way to end a “Travel Wear” post than with athlete extraordinaire Venus Williams who almost makes me want to go to the gym… almost.

Paul Oakenfold has made a reconstruction on Britney Spears’ comeback hit, ‘Gimme More’. The British DJ loves the song but does not think it will be strong enough for a head banger in U.K. clubs and some major U.S. dance floors.

“I think the record is a f**king great record. I think it’s so on the mark with what’s going on in the clubs today,” he told Billboard. “But the tempo wasn’t right for Europe and the main dance floors in America, so I got rid of the crap on it which I didn’t think worked, speeded it up and gave it more structure and arrangement and more of a heavier club feel.”

He also added that Britney’s chaotic personal life should not be used against her. “I think when people are going through a hard time, that’s when people should come and support them rather than slag them off. I don’t know why people have to be like that,” he said.

Oakenfold has previously remixed several hits ranging from Led Zeppelin’s ‘Baby I’m Gonna Leave You’ to Bjork’s ‘Pagan Poetry’. Meanwhile, ‘Gimme More’ has received a huge number of remixes since its release. Among some comes from Paul van Dyk, Lil Mama and Lil’ Kim.