The Dishing Diva

Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall will be stripping off again to stop a work of art from being sold.

Cattrall, 53, will be recreating the famous Diana and Callisto painting by the renaissance artist Titian to raise some money towards the $100 million needed to buy the painting and keep on public view.

Cattrall last year posed semi-naked to recreate the portrait’s sister painting, Diana and Actaeon, which was purchased by the National Galleries of Scotland and London.

She volunteered to strip off when the Scottish government denied the public buying of the Diana and Callisto that is on display in Edinburgh.

Cattrall’s spokeswoman said: “Kim is committed to do whatever she can to keep the second Titian on public view.”

Rachel Weisz has spoken about marriage and things she’s learned from her son Henry in a candid US magazine interview.

The 39-year-old actress is the cover star for the December issue of Redbook magazine and addresses whether she’ll ever marry her fiancé, Darren Aronofsky.

She said: “We are engaged, and Darren and I are completely committed to ‘until death do us part’, although we haven’t made it official with the paperwork yet. It’s not for any political reason or that we’re waiting for this or for that, but maybe one day we will have an official ceremony.”

Weisz has also picked up some tricks from her son, Henry. But if it’s advice on science then he should ask his father.

“He has an unbelievable sense of humor. I’ve learned more patience; he’s definitely taught me to go more with the flow. I’ve also definitely fallen even more in love with his father. Henry’s also reinforced how little I know about science. He recently asked me how a battery works, and I had absolutely no idea. I usually say, ‘Why don’t you ask your dad?’”

Michael Lohan will not release tapes of his daughter Lindsay Lohan again, he says.

Michael, who has been on a self-styled tough love crusade to save Lindsay, released tapes of her voice recordings to the public after making several rants to the media about her alleged prescription drug problems.

The tapes along with other taped family conversations that came to light contained revelations about not just Lindsay, but the entire Lohan family. Such skeletons as mother Dina’s domestic violence past, Lindsay’s dating Heath Ledger and Lindsay’s alleged self-mutilation aired.

Lindsay, who is completing court-ordered probation, has been reportedly fuming and on the verge of applying for a restraining order against her father.

But Michael has now said: “I will not release another audiotape about Lindsay. I did it because I wanted Lindsay to know how I felt when I heard that tape. When I get a phone call at two, three, four or five in the morning from my daughter and she’s in dire straits, I get very concerned.”

Marion Cotillard has confessed she couldn’t dance when she took on a role in highly anticipated musical Nine.

The La Vie en Rose star appeared as a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show to promote the movie when she revealed her skills had to be honed by professionals.

“I thought I could dance, and I actually couldn’t,” she admitted. “Fortunately, we had this amazing team of dancers that worked with us. I would dance from the time I would wake up until the time I would go back to bed.”

In her breakthrough movie, Cotillard sang her way to winning a best actress Oscar taking on the role of Edith Piaf. Cotillard, 34, told Winfrey she loved singing in Nine because you can’t fool anyone when you do.

She said: “I love singing. Because of the emotion that is in your voice, it’s hard to lie with your voice.”

Cotillard told the host that as a child growing up in France, she dreamed of acting in an American musical.

“I would watch Singin’ in the Rain again and again and again,” she said. “I was pretty good at doing the choreographies of the whole movie.”

Oprah Winfrey is quitting her talk. On Thursday afternoon, Tim Bennett, president of Winfrey’s production house, Harpo, confirmed the media mogul will make her final appearance on the Oprah set in September 2011 – completing 25 years of the show.

She is set to confirm the news herself on Friday’s edition of the show.

Describing the show as “one of the most popular, influential and enduring programs in television history”, Bennett said the announcement will “mark an historic television moment that we will all be talking about for years to come”.

Memorable moments over the years have included Tom Cruise’s couch jumping incident and the first TV interview with Thomas Beatie – the pregnant man. More recent coups have included interviews with Whitney Houston and Sarah Palin.

After conquering the TV world, Winfrey built her empire, which includes films, books, magazines and websites. She is the world’s only black billionaire, according to Forbes magazine.

Last week rumours surfaced that she is planning to launch a new channel, the Oprah Winfrey Network, with Discovery Communications.

Well, well, not only did Rihanna manage to get over her issues with Chris Brown, but she also seems to have garnered a lot of respect given her recent public discussions about her abusive relationship. Actress Halle Berry, who also had a rough time with abuse from her father and later in a relationship had this to say of Rihanna’s courage: “Recently, Rihanna stepped forward and obviously she had an issue with domestic violence. She was able to get away which isn’t often the easiest thing. Any time a woman frees herself from that kind of bondage and that kind of situation I’m proud.” Yep, Rihanna freed herself from the bondage and then admitted to wanting a hung guy and just wanting to have fun. That’s an example alright… still, Halle Berry should probably stick to her old way. It might prove better for her.

An Ohio police chief told a photographer he had access to ultrasound images that belonged to the surrogate mother carrying twins for Sex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker, a court was told.

The photographer, Justin Steffman of New York, testified that Martins Ferry Chief Barry Carpenter also claimed he had access to a plaster cast of the woman’s stomach, a contract she signed with Parker and other documents.

Michelle Ross, the surrogate mother, has since given birth to twin girls for Parker and Matthew Broderick after her home was broken into and her phone and computer hacked. Carpenter and police chief Chad Dojack from Bridgeport are accused of plotting to sell items they retrieved from Ross’s home during the May break-in.

Steffman, a paparazzo, said Dojack offered to sell him the surrogate’s address and contact information for $1000. He said Carpenter showed him a cell phone photo of the plaster cast in a private meeting at a post office parking lot.

Steffman said he found Ross through her MySpace page and informed her of conversations he had with the police chiefs. The pair are on suspension and facing a number of charges, including felonies.

Sienna Miller’s fashion designer sister Savannah has ruled out a reunion between her sister and ex-fiance Jude Law.

Sienna, 27, was once engaged to the 36-year-old actor but she broke off their engagement when he admitted to sleeping with his children’s nanny Daisy Wright.

Talking about speculation that they may reunite, her sister Savannah said to UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph: “I think that would be a completely ridiculous assumption considering the way that man has conducted himself recently. That’s all I’m saying.”

It was claimed that Sienna had met up with Jude on two occasions as they both perform in productions on Broadway.

Savannah added: “I saw Sienna in New York last week. She was absolutely amazing and her role in Miss Julie suits her so well.”

The trial of two police chiefs accused of plotting to sell information about the surrogate mother of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick’s twin girls got under way in Ohio.

Martins Ferry Chief Barry Carpenter entered Michelle Ross’s home but did not steal anything, attorney Dennis McNamara said during the opening arguments in Belmont County court.

Carpenter and Police Chief Chad Dojack from nearby Bridgeport are accused of scheming to sell

items from the home to celebrity photographers.

Carpenter admitted he joked with paparazzi about snooping on Ross to find items he might sell to them. Carpenter faces several felony charges, including burglary, receiving stolen property

and theft in office. The two officers remain suspended from duty.

Special Prosecutor T. Shawn Hervey has said that Carpenter entered Ross’s home in May, removed items and attempted to sell them to photographers.

Ross gave birth to twin girls on June 22 at an Ohio hospital.

The trial of two police chiefs accused of plotting to sell information about the surrogate mother of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick’s twin girls got underway in Ohio.

Martins Ferry Chief Barry Carpenter entered Michelle Ross’s home but did not steal anything, attorney Dennis McNamara said during the opening arguments in Belmont County court.

Carpenter and Police Chief Chad Dojack from nearby Bridgeport are accused of scheming to sell items from the eastern Ohio home to celebrity photographers.

Assistant Attorney General Emily Lauvey told jurors that Carpenter used his position as chief to exploit someone else’s most personal and intimate privacy.

Carpenter faces several felony charges, including burglary, receiving stolen property and theft in office. He could face 21 1/2 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

Special Prosecutor T. Shawn Hervey has said that Carpenter entered Ross’ home in May, removed items that identified her as the surrogate mother, and attempted to sell them to photographers. Ross gave birth to twins June 22 at an Ohio hospital.

Carpenter also is accused of using his office to commit the crimes, destroying evidence and illegally using a law enforcement computer system, Hervey said.

During jury selection earlier Monday, prosecutors said Ross, two photographers, the county prosecutor and several others are expected to testify during the trial.

Judge John M. Solovan II said he expects the case will go to the jury by the end of the week.

Dojack faces counts of complicity to burglary and complicity to receiving stolen property. His trial is set for January.

Model Cindy Crawford’s alleged extortionist has reportedly turned himself in to police.

Crawford, 43, and husband Rande Gerber were left shocked when 26-year-old Edis Kayalar allegedly tried to extort US$100,000 from them by threatening to release a photo of their daughter Kaya, then seven, bound and gagged.

It is claimed Kayalar, who could face two years in prison if convicted, has since turned himself in to police in Stuttgart, Germany, according to website Gossip Cop.

Kayalar reportedly got hold of the photo from the couple’s nanny and threatened to sell it to tabloids if he was not paid.