MANILA, Philippines?From the mail: ?Dingdong Dantes is the new face and body of San Mig Light.? This is a perfect fit.

Dingdong is a beer connoisseur, by his own admission. Whenever he?s anywhere else in the world, he told us earlier, he can?t wait to sample the local beer. What he didn?t say: Beer isn?t his only drink of choice. He?s also the new endorser of Gran Matador Brandy. Notice the casual displays on ?Dyesebel??

Uncanny purchase

LAS VEGAS?They?re not traditional heirlooms, but Larry Birkhead?s not a traditional family.

Anna Nicole Smith?s former boyfriend spent nearly $3,000 at a celebrity auction Saturday scooping up lingerie once worn in a Playboy shoot by the late playmate.

Birkhead said he is trying to make sure his 1-year-old daughter, Dannielynn, has something to remember her mother by. AP

Two sides now

In Los Angeles, California, a paparazzo has filed a $2.5-million lawsuit against Woody Harrelson, accusing the actor of breaking his video camera and assaulting him two years ago. Josh Levine said the actor broke his video camera, choked him and ordered a bodyguard to attack him.

In nearby Malibu, another paparazzo, this one trying to photograph Matthew McConaughey at the beach, told police he was attacked by a mob of surfers who threw his camera in the ocean on Saturday. McConaughey was not involved in the attack, authorities said. AP

Top of the talk shows

For those who missed last weekend?s gabfests on TV. (And why were are moved, if we are moved.)

? Snooky, on rumors she got pregnant and had an abortion:

?This is so personal. I?m 42 but I still have my periods and nagkaroon ako ng bad, bad case of dysmenorrhea...? (Ay, too much information!)

? Director Brillante Mendoza, on reports that Coco Martin contested a frontal nudity scene in ?Serbis?:

?Okey naman kami. Aware naman siya na wala siyang plaster nu?ng ginawa yon. Sa akin, hindi naman major issue yu?n sa pelikula. Hindi naman yon ang binebenta ko.? (Okey nga kaya sila?)

? Annabelle Rama, on frequent fights with daughter Ruffa.

?Lagi kaming nag-aaway?every other day. Pero ?di naman tumatagal.? (Isang tulog lang.)

? Ruffa Gutierrez, on the report that Gretchen Barretto?s credit card was declined in a Makati hotel where they had dinner with Pops Fernandez:

?I promised that I wouldn?t talk about it kasi nangyari po ?yun sa isang private setting. Nagulat po kami kung paano lumabas yon sa Internet.? (Kami, hindi naman.)

? Jennylyn Mercado, on a statement from... (Ay, ?wag na lang ito.)

? German Moreno, on Wyngard Tracy?s on-air comments that a ?Pinoy Idol? contestant was suited ?only? for ?Walang Tulugan?:

?Ang dating sa mga nakakaintindi, minamaliit niya ang ?Walang Tulugan.?? (Oo nga.)

? Wyngard?s clarification:

?Wala ... akong gano?ng intensyon na maliitin si German Moreno at ang ?Walang Tulugan.?? (Lost in translation?)

? Alfie Lorenzo, on the announced engagement of Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo:

?Wala pang sinasabi sa akin ?yung dalawa. Meron [akong tampo] kasi parang I was [left] out... Bakit ko tatanungin pa, e parang disregarded ako ?di ba??

? Carlene Aguilar on whether she still has feelings for Dennis Trillo:

?Wala na talaga. Pero ?yung love na dahil siya ang daddy ng anak ko, concerned pa rin ako sa welfare niya siyempre.? (Naku, hija, mag-ingat...)

(Startalk, The Buzz, Showbiz Central)

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