Times Square Gossip

Sanjaya Malakar : Whats with the painted eyebrows ? The former “American Idol” contestant Sanjaya Malakar who was finally voted off Wednesday night, believes things, his status in fact, have changed so much that he intends to hire a bodyguard. "I'm definitely ready to hire a bodyguard," he says. "I'm actually looking into that right now."In an interview the morning after his elimination, the one who once threatened the integrity and purpose of the talent show, told reporters that he got an education throughout the competition, and plans to pursue a career in music and acting. Looking tired but relentlessly upbeat about his "Idol" experience, he said the other competitors were like a second family to him. "Everyone [on the show] is a family, we really, truly are very close. The hardest part of leaving was losing this extended part of my family." His time on the show was equivalent to his junior and senior years of high school. He dropped...

Police in Israel are deciding if they should charge Leonardo DiCaprio's bodyguards with a crime. Three photographers were hurt Monday as DiCaprio, his Israeli supermodel girlfriend, Bar Refaeli, and her family were touring the Old City of Jerusalem.About 20 photographers gathered around as DiCaprio got into a van, and security guards tried to shoo them away. Photographers say two of DiCaprio's bodyguards began swinging their fists wildly to try to scatter the crowd. One photographer says the bodyguards "were freaking out and going crazy. DiCaprio's publicist, Shawn Sachs, says it's the photographers' fault. Sachs says "Leo is horrified that anyone might have gotten hurt in this situation, but the paparazzi really made this happen." Two bodyguards were detained by police for questioning and then released.