MANILA, Philippines--She kept a low profile for a few months. Now, Controversial Star is back. With a vengeance.

Almost every day, CS comes up with a new trick to hog the limelight. Turns out, the relentless media campaign has a purpose: She has a slew of projects in the works, but foremost on her sked is to replace equally Scandalous Friend in a high-profile show. For this gig, CS reportedly found an ally in SF?s influential co-host.

Good riddance?

Now that Glamorous Beauty is on her way out of a major network, tongues are wagging.

Is she rebelling because the bosses frowned upon her alleged relationship with the channel?s Top Star?

Is it because GB purportedly incurred the ire of another Network Talent who was linked to TS?

Seems GB got a more lucrative offer from another channel. But is it really that simple?

Hot wheels for hot kid

Cute Actor finally got to buy his own set of wheels?a second-hand car that costs exactly as much as his talent fee for a popular show.

Now he will have to rely on Gay Benefactor for his other needs?food, clothes, grooming, cell phone and other basic expenses.

No need to worry. GB seems totally enamored with CA and gladly gives in to the boy?s every whim?even though GB?s own staffers remain unpaid.

False promises

Sultry Celebrity should?ve learned her lesson by now. She believed the promises of her lover, Controversial Politician, that he would divorce his wife and settle down with her.

CP said this would happen before 2010. Unfortunately for SC, CP didn?t deliver.

An insider scoffed: How could she believe a man who can?t remain faithful to his own wife? And to the electorate?

Oops.

Wrong belle

Sexy Star was supposedly set to move to TV5. The rumor turned out to be a dud because SS is staying put in her old channel.

The girl who?s making the big switch is Beautiful Celebrity, a namesake of SS. Was it a case of mistaken identity?

Tickets to Paramore show

In Paramore?s new music video, ?The Only Exception,? vocalist Hayley Williams lies in a bed full of letters?real love letters from the band?s fans.

?The Only Exception,? the third single off Paramore?s latest album ?Brand New Eyes,? is the first ballad the band has ever promoted. It was uploaded recently on the group?s official website and will premiere on local music channels this weekend.

Prior to the Paramore concert on March 9 at the Mall of Asia open grounds, fans are invited to participate in a promo sponsored by Warner Music. Buy the ?Brand New Eyes? CD at any of the 10 participating Odyssey stores?O Music & Video Rockwell, Ayala Alabang 2, Filinvest, Gateway Mall, Robinson?s Ermita, SM Manila, SM Mega Mall, SM Fairview, SM Mall of Asia, SM North Edsa the Block. Those who find golden butterflies inside get free concert tickets!

Top of the talk shows

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

Roxanne Guinoo on how her Chinese-Filipino fiancé proposed marriage to her:

?Dinala lang po ako doon sa garden nila? may cake, sarado lahat ng ilaw. Pagbukas ng ilaw, [sinabi ni Angelo] ?Will you marry me?? Iyak lang ako nang iyak. Parang feeling ko, napaka-espesyal ko namang tao para sa ganitong sitwasyon.? (Well, girl, you are carrying his baby? that?s got to be special.)

Roxanne?s reaction when she learned she was pregnant:

?Naiyak po ako. Hindi po dumaan sa utak ko na patayin yung bata dahil unang lumalabas na nagpa-abort daw ako? Pero masarap yung pakiramdam na, ?Ay, kaya ko palang gumawa ng baby na magiging proud ako na ?eto yung anak ko na naging bunga ng pagmamahalan namin.?? (You had no idea you could?)

James Yap on church wedding plans with Kris Aquino:

?Pag-uusapan namin. Siguro, after the election. Kasi, sobrang busy. Alam mo naman yun, sobrang busy.? (There?s been little effort to hide that, yes.)

James? message to Kris:
?Sana ipagpatuloy natin ang love, love, love.? (We?re tongue-tied here.)

Jake Cuenca on Melissa Ricks:

?She?s a very, very special friend to me? She deserves something like that.? (Like what? like what?!)

Melissa?s reaction:

?Kung anuman ?yun, sa amin na lang ?yun..? (Would you rather we guessed? OK!)

Gerald Anderson on rumors Jennylyn Mercado frequently drives by his house on a bicycle:

?Maganda kasi ?yung bahay ko.? (Good answer.)

Jennylyn?s reaction:

?Yung sport ko biking. Lagi akong nagba-bike sa loob ng village so lahat ng bahay nadadaanan ko.? (Not so good.)

John Estrada, asked if he would invite ex-wife Janice de Belen to his planned wedding to Priscilla Meirelles:

?Hindi siya darating sigurado. So useless, ?di ba?? (To the point. Pero parang angry.)

Priscilla on Janice:

?She?s very, very nice with me. We share something in common. We both love the kids so we don?t have any problems. She has all my respect. She?s a wonderful mother.? (Obviously, they were asked separately about Janice.)