Royalty Rules the Rumor Rags
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
TOUGH TALK Brown, Diana (inset)
• Tina Brown: The former New Yorker editrix is ruffling upper-crust feathers with her forthcoming tell-all of Princess Diana. Friends of the late Princess used the tired old excuse that Tina misrepresented herself as a buddy of Diana's when approaching interviewees. "Diana was not a friend of Tina Brown," the source sniffed.
• Prince William: Did he kick girlfriend Kate Middleton to the curb because of a practical joke? Her buddies Xeroxed Kate's face onto a pound note in place of Queen Elizabeth's mug shortly before she got the ax from Wills.
- SHOCKING PHOTOS: Jeezy Denies Jeannie Mai's Domestic Abuse And Child Neglect Claims in Divorce War
- Amanda Seales Breaks Silence on Issa Rae Fallout, Says 'Insecure' Creator Did Not 'Empower' Her
- Priscilla Presley 'Shocked' After Elvis' Self-proclaimed Secret Love Child Shows Up at Her Book Signing: Report
• Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul's associates have been twittering that Dreamgirl Jennifer Hudson will play Aretha in the musical version of her life.
• Barbra Streisand: Jewish American Princess Babs is gearing up for a farewell tour ... again. Gossip's queen mother, Cindy Adams, has a few choice words for Long Island's favorite singer, mocking her "fat wallet and even fatter behind."
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