A while back I had written about how Nicolas Cage owed the federal government $6 million in back taxes and pondered how an actor who has made several decent movies could owe that much money. Well, I have now learned why. Apparently he is suing his former money manager for $20 million for providing him with bad financial advice and leading him down "a path of financial ruin." That is not the whole story though. It appears that Mr. Cage likes to buy very expensive and unnecessary items, according to New York Magazine. He had a jet and two yachts to his name. He bought a dinosaur skull for $276,000. He had three castles as well as an island in the Bahamas. He had several other mansions that he owned in Bel Air as well. A collection of real shrunken heads. A $495,000 Lamborghini. These are just some of the luxury items that Cage has bought over the past 10 years. Most of these items have been sold or foreclosed on due to owing the United States government more than what an average person makes in their entire life. So, did his money manager make him buy these things? Is that why he is suing him?

Madonna has yet another job. It was just recently announced that she will be modeling for Dolce and Gabbana. She will be the face of Dolce and Gabbana for the 2010 spring/summer line. This is not the first time that Dolce and Gabbana and Madonna have teamed up though. The pop star had D&G design her costumes for her Girlie Show tour in 1993. They also designed some costumes for her Sticky and Sweet tour as well. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana told their online magazine that "to have Madonna in our campaign is a dream come true." Madonna's ads for the D&G campaign were shot last week in New York City. The spring/summer line for Dolce and Gabbana is greatly inspired by the designers' Italian heritage and includes classic pieces like corsets.

Sources:
www.people.com
www.usmagazine.com

+Twilight's +Robert Pattinson is setting the record straight in the new issue of Vanity Fair. The actor says he and co-star Kristin Stewart are "simply good friends" and he considers her to be the best "young actress." The star also talks about how he is a very shy and reserved guy and how all this press from Twilight and his supposed romance with Kristin is not something that he likes at all. He tells the magazine, "I guess I'm not the type of guy cut out to do a franchise." Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has something slightly different to say about the actor being shy. She says that he was definitely not shy on the set of the movies as he was "always drunk" and playing his guitar for others. On the relationship between Kristin and Robert, Catherine says, "What Rob and Kristen had is a multitude of feelings for each other . . . Complex, intense fascination." Kristin and Robert have sparked even more rumors about a relationship as the two were seen out several times together while filming the latest installment of Twilight: New Moon, which hits theaters on November 20th.

Jessica Simpson is not taking her sister's being axed from Melrose Place sitting down. The singer voiced her opinion about the show now that Ashlee has been released, and let's just say that she did not speak too highly about the show. On her Twitter account, Jessica wrote, "CW catching up on MP.who writes this crap? i have had bad scripts to work with, but this? thank God my sister is amazing and got you some press." It was announced last month that Ashlee would no longer be starring on Melrose Place and had been let go from the show. Her last episode will be seen in January. It has also been said that Ashlee and her husband Pete Wentz were putting off having another baby since Ashlee had her role on Melrose Place. Could this mean that another little Simpson-Wentz could be coming soon?

Sources:
www.usmagazine.com
www.tmz.com