Posted Nov. 10, 2008

Madonna's biceps bulge along to the beats during a tour stop in Las Vegas on Nov. 8. (©Retna Ltd.)

Madonna's New York City neighbors have taken their noise complaints to the highest authority -- the tabloids. The New York Daily News reports residents of the now Guy Ritchie-less pop icon's exclusive building are upset over the thumping beats escaping from her new 7th floor music studio. "They asked her for a schedule of when she would practice, but she hasn't adhered to it," a mole kvetches to the paper. "The music is playing at all hours of the night, and the noise from the drums and the bass blares through the walls." But the Big M's rep denies she's disturbing the peace, citing the beauty sleep necessary for her Sticky and Sweet tour. "Madonna does not stay up till all hours of the night ... so I can't imagine there is any validity to this story," defends the flack. "She needs her rest. She's a working girl, you know." Meanwhile, did Madonna have a very important person cheering her on at her Los Angeles show Thursday night, when she was joined onstage -- separately -- by Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake? According to the paper, New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez, with whom she's denied having an "affair of the heart," was in the crowd, and he's supposedly considering joining the well-muscled megastar on the road next month as her tour heads to South America. As for Guy Ritchie, he reunited with sons Rocco, 8, and David, 3, on Monday at London's Gatwick Airport. "Rocco shouted, 'Dad!' in the loudest voice," a bystander relays to Us. "Both he and David were smiling. Guy literally threw his coffee on the floor to free up his hands and run over. You could tell they were all so excited to see each other." The tykes, who have been touring with Madonna since the divorce announcement last month, are expected to remain with their father for about a week. Still, if she has her way, fun will be kept to a minimum. The London Daily Mail claims Madonna sent along a list of a dozen rules Guy must follow with the boys, including no TV, no movies and no toys that aren't "spiritually or ethically" sound. They are also supposedly required to stick to a macrobiotic diet, drink Kabbalah water and stay away from clothes using "man-made fibers."

Paging Lauren Conrad. Would you please pick up the remaining seconds on your 15 minutes at the courtesy counter? (©Retna Ltd.)

Has Lauren Conrad developed an inflated, Hindenburg-sized sense of self from the cameras that follow her around 24-7? The New York Post says the bland "Hills" blonde was most displeased last week when she was paged over the loudspeaker at JFK airport and told to pick up her standby ticket to Los Angeles. "LC pitched a fit, and was almost driven to tears because she thought people would start talking to her and bothering her," a spy contends to the paper. "But no one even cared." Conrad, however, denies she acted out. "So, I don't normally read or even care about things like this, but ... apparently they are reporting that someone watched me throw a fit and start crying because they called my name over the speaker at JFK," she writes on her MySpace page. "Really? While it is a very entertaining story, I just don't think that highly of myself."

Immediately after this picture was taken, Diddy ripped off his Obama shirt after declaring it less than Snuggle Bear fresh. (©AP)

Diddy may be meticulous with his appearance, but is he equally fastidious when it comes to his temporary surroundings? So claims the New York Post, which says the mogul channeled his inner diva over the way a "young designer" had decorated Manhattan nightspot Mansion for his Nov. 5 birthday party. "[The decorator] was given a budget of $7,000 and 12 hours to create an all-white décor, including 1,000 white roses, blow-ups of Diddy and Barack Obama, and $2,000 of white fabric," a snitch tattles to the paper. "Diddy declared it dreadful and went into a major hissy fit, screaming, 'Show me the receipts!' and 'Get the money back!' to his assistant. Then he began ripping the fabric off the walls saying he hated it." Diddy was supposedly so vocal about his unhappiness that the designer refunded the cost of the fabric.

Were Katy Perry's eyes and boobs keeping a close watch on her boyfriend at the MTV Europe Music Awards? (©Retna Ltd.)

Did Katy Perry put her girl-kissing lips to four-letter use during a fit of possessiveness? The London Daily Mirror alleges the ubiquitous warbler "lost it" when her Gym Class Heroes beau Travis McCoy was surrounded by a group of girls backstage at the MTV Europe Music Awards, which she was hosting. The paper quotes her as snarling, "Why don't you whores just [bleep] off?!" She then supposedly gave the interlopers the stink eye before hopping onto McCoy's lap. "Katy may have been the woman of the moment at the awards but that didn't stop girls flocking round her man," alleges a source. "Katy had nothing to worry about, though. Travis only had eyes for her. ... After she told those girls to [bleep] off, Travis refused to make eye contact with a single female in the room."

Bill Murray apparently doesn't find anything amusing about rudeness. The New York Post says the low-key funnyman was ringing in Barack Obama's election with the hoi polloi in Times Square when he was jostled by a stranger. "Bill was standing in this line of people, and then this smaller guy walked through the line very abruptly and knocked into him," says a spy. "Murray turned around, and the man who bumped him was not apologetic at all. He wanted to fight right there." Both supposedly put up their dukes before police arrived and hauled away -- but didn't arrest -- the non-famous bumpee.