MANILA, Philippines?Gay writer took in a Screen Stud who had just arrived from the province.

While cleaning the house one day, GW caught a whiff of something unsavory emanating from SS? room. GW?s investigation led to a gym bag of ? unwashed underwear. Eww.

Billing war

Remember the Bickering Divas? An insider reports that they are now arguing over the billing for their new movie. Bone of contention: Who gets the word ?and? in the credits. Youngest Diva insists it should be her. The others naturally disagree.

Rafael Rosell cries foul

Hunky actor Rafael Rosell says he felt ?exploited and taken advantage of? after a gay bit player stole a kiss from him while they taped an episode of the ABS-CBN gag show ?Banana Split.?

Rosell and fellow hunks Will Devaughn and John Avila were blind-folded, but instead of sexy starlets, gay extras bussed them ? on the lips!

?We tried to laugh about it, but it didn?t feel right,? Rosell explains. ?Other people may get the wrong idea?? He clarifies that he has nothing against the third sex. ?I have lots of gay friends [but] this goes beyond gender. A kiss is something personal??

The show has since apologized, Rosell notes, and the smooching scenes were reportedly excised from the show.

Dong vs. K

Dingdong Dantes insists he still talks to ex-girlfriend Karylle because of their business ventures.
Karylle asserts, ?There?s no need for us to talk because we have other business partners.? We seem to have a failure to communicate.

Big Boss upset

An ABS-CBN Big Boss is purportedly upset at Ruffa Gutierrez and Kris Aquino who announced on national TV that Sam Milby ?snubbed? them when he guested on ?The Buzz.? The exact quote from Kris and Ruffa was, ?Inirapan kami ni Sam.?

BB?s camp explains that Sam is not the effusive type and that maybe the two female hosts interpreted that as being aloof.

?Princess of Hearts?

That?s how Jolina Magdangal is regarded by the barkada on ?Unang Hirit,? which marks its ninth anniversary with a week-long celebration that starts tomorrow. ?She brings the star power to UH,? says a network dispatch. We like the description for Lyn Ching-Pascual better: ?Crack a good joke and she giggles; if it?s really good, she?ll have a hard time recovering.? Plus: ?She is almost always the first host to report for work.?

Love on caffeine

John Gemperle, or Papa Jack on 90.7 Love Radio?s ?True Love Conversation? and ?Papa Jack?s Confessions,? dishes out advice with a huge helping of chuckles. He has a ?natural talent for being amusing,? he says, and tries to ?give people comic relief despite their [troublesome] love life.?
But, he reveals, he has to take ?a cup [of coffee] before I go on air.? That helps him ?respond quickly to my listeners.? He IDs Nescafe Classic as his pick-me-up drink of choice, as do three other colleagues?Brian Quintoriano or T-Bowne of Yes FM; Jeffrey Espiritu or Mr. Fu of 91.5 Energy FM; and Jupiter Torres or Jumbo Joe of 93.9 IFM. They all swear coffee gives them focus and guarantees snappy ad libs, sharp retorts and crackling jokes.

Karylle?s Vegas gown

When Karylle sings the National Anthem at the Pacquiao-De la Hoya match in Las Vegas on Dec. 6, she will be wearing a gown by New York-based Pinoy designer Albert Figueras.

It will be a wine-red terno with a serpentine silhouette, a sweetheart neckline and an ornate silk tapis decorated with embroidery, glass beads and Mutzumo cut beads. Figueras adds that the bodice will be accented with Swarovski crystals.

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Top of the tabloids

The top show biz stories in local tabloids this week. (And why we are moved, if we are moved.)

By the numbers

? Marian Rivera bigay-todo sa pakikipaglaplapan kay Dingdong Dantes! (Kayo naman.)
? Dingdong napaiyak sa sinehan. (He didn?t like the movie?)
? Dingdong inialay kay Karylle ang tagumpay ng movie nila ni Marian! (Huh?)
? Hiwalayang Dong-Karylle, gimik lang? (Hmm, that?s a thought, ha? They both had everything to gain, career-wise, by breaking up.)

No-nos

? Mariel Rodriguez ayaw magpakita ng boobs. (E di ... ?wag!)
? Sam Milby: Hindi ko nililigawan si KC Concepcion! (E di ... hindi!)
? Ruffa Gutierrez hindi payag magpahalik kay Jay-R. (Sa iba kaya?)

Truth or bare

? Concert ni Ogie Alcasid exclusive lang sa mga fans ng GMA? (May lie detectors sa gates?)
? Serbisyo ni Christian Bautista abot-langit ang presyo! (Any takers?)
? Bagets na politico adik kay Cristine Reyes? (As in ... adik?)
? Jay Manalo naghuhubad pag natatalo sa casino! (Baka mainit.)

Wanted: evidence

? Luis Manzano: Si John Lloyd Cruz ang gusto kong kahalikan. (Nakup.)
? Pakibigyan niyo naman ako ng ebidensya na may girlfriend ang asawa ko, lalo kung may mga anak daw!?Sharon. (Careful.)

(Bandera, Tumbok)