As Madonna cozies up to the mother of her none-too-hard-on-the-eyes toyboy, Jesus Luz, her rather less photogenic ex is getting ever more loved up with the romantically challenged Kate Hudson.

Kate's not really know for stellar relationship choices, but, hey, let's hope things work out with the man who ditched his un-famous wife for Madge, and then hit the celeb-dating scene hard.

Alex Rodriguez is apparently so thrilled at all Hudson's support during the recent baseball World Series (which his team, the Yankees, won) that he's put his money where his gratitude is — buying the moviestar reportedly $40,000 (R300,000!) 'thank you' ring.

According to an In Touch mag source, A-Rod "has a World Series ring, and now she does, too. It’s a beautiful piece of jewellery and very unusual... He clearly knows her style and has great taste... She thought it was such a romantic gesture." Indeed it is.

But how come the rich never seem to give really, really romantic gifts — like something handmade and mind-blowingly thoughtful, that took ages to make? That's what genuinely says romance to me. But then perhaps I'm just, uh, scared of wearing jewellery that's worth more than I am.

More frightening still, the thought of Arnold Schwarzenegger getting America's laws changed so that foreign-born politicians can be president...

Thankfully, he has no such plans, he assures us. In fact the silver screen is calling him.

When his current term as Governor of California ends next year, it looks as if Arnie will be blasting back onto the big screen. No following in Ronald Regan's chip-flicks-to-the-White House footsteps.

Schwarzenegger is lined up to star in 2010's 'The Expendables', alongside fellow boom-crash-smash veterans Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, and Bruce Willis. Should be... well, loud.

"I have never labelled myself as a politician, so I am not going to run for anything else," Arnie informs us. Never labelled yourself a politician? Except, um, like, when you, er, spent a ton of money running for office and buying campaign ads about how awesome a... politician you'd be?

Ah, Hollywood — a land where logic just isn't all that important.

Logic — and talent. Neither are super-crucial in LalaLand. Yes, I'm afraid its — time for more Paris Hilton!

The poor heiress has just been slated by one of her boyf's pals, for stealing his friend. Wow, yes, complain about your friend's personal life to the tabloids - that's really loyal. With friends like like these...

Hilton's man, Doug Reinhardt, might not even be around all that much longer. I'm no relationship expert, but I think that when you're having such a bad screaming fight that neighbours call the police it doesn't usually bode enormously well for the relationship.

Doug and Paris of course broke up after they first got together, but then decided to give it another go — getting back together earlier this year. Things haven't been entirely smooth sailing since then, though, by all accounts.

Now neighbours have called the cops, complaining about the noise coming from Paris's Hollywood Hills mansion — both a month ago and just this last week. TMZ reports that Doug was getting into his car, ready to leave, when Paris pleaded with him to stay.

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