lifestyle SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2014

GOSSIP Johnny Depp was a terrible telemarketer

T he ‘Transcendence’ star tried out a multitude of jobs ry.’ So I talked him out of it.” And the 50-year-old actor - who has just before finding fame as an actor, but none was less suit- confirmed his engagement to his ‘Rum Diary’ co-star Amber Heard - ed to him than selling pens to strangers over the phone wasn’t much good at being a mechanic either. Johnny recalled to because he felt ashamed of forcing people into a “scam”. He Iggy Pop for Interview magazine: “I was working at a gas station, recalled: “I marketed pens - on the phone. But the beauty of the gig pumping gas, and they put me in the garage and made me a was that you had to call these strangers and say, ‘Hi, how ya doing?’ mechanic. I told the dude, ‘Hey, I know very little about this.’ And he You made up a name, like, ‘Hey, it’s Edward Quartermaine from said, ‘Oh, you’ll just do what I tell you to do and it will work out fine.’ California. You’re eligible to receive this grand-father clock or a trip Well, it didn’t. “I changed all the tires on this guy’s car, did the align- to Tahiti.’ “You promise them all these things if they buy a gross of ment, put the wheels back on, pulled it down, guy got in, and his pens. It was just awful. But I actually think that was the first experi- left rear wheel shot off the vehicle. I was asked to leave, needless to ence I had with acting.” Kind-hearted Johnny felt so morally com- say.” promised by his short-lived role that after the only sale he managed Miley Cyrus devastated to make, he pleaded with the customer to back out. He said: “I sold one thing, one gross of pens to one guy. And then he was asking me about the trip to Tahiti and I was riddled with guilt, so I told him, by dog’s death ‘Hey, man, you don’t want these pens. This is a scam. The grandfa- ther clock is made of pressboard. You’re not going to Tahiti. I’m sor- T he ‘Wrecking Ball’ hitmaker was soundchecking for her ‘Bangerz’ concert in Boston in front of a group of fans and wept as she ded- icated a rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Landslide’ to her beloved dog Floyd, who passed away earlier this week. She said: “I’m sure you guys Austin Mahone insists that Selena Gomez is ‘sweet’ already know, but the reason that I’m so upset is my dog, I shouldn’t say he was my favorite but he was my favorite, he passed away. “I just wanna do a song for him. We used to always listen to Fleetwood Mac together, it’s his favorite song...so I wanna do this song for Floyd. This song is ‘Landslide’. The 21-year-old star wept at other moments during the show, and she later shared T he ‘MmmYeah’ hitmaker has voiced had reunited with Justin, whose bad behavior a hug with 14-year-old sister Noah, who came to offer support. Miley his support for the ‘Come & Get It’ has escalated in recent months and is facing a announced yesterday that the Alaskan Klee Kai had passed away. The heart- singer, who has recently attracted number of legal troubles. Meanwhile, Austin broken star posted on Twitter: “Today is the 2nd worst day of my life. I don’t criticism for reuniting with her on/off boyfriend sparked speculation this week that he has moved wanna say it because I don’t want it to be real... But my precious baby Floyd Justin Bieber, following her brief stint in rehab in on with Fifth Harmony member Camila has passed away. I am broken. I know I don’t mean it but I wish he would’ve January to “clear her head.” Asked if he had spo- Cabello, 17, as he posted a number of taken me with him this is unbearable. What am I gonna do without him? I am ken to the brunette beauty, whom he was previ- glowing tweets about her band on miserable.” Miley - who owns several rescue dogs - is no stranger to coping ously rumored to have romanced, the 17-year- Twitter, but they have only hung with canine death after her Yorkshire terrier Lila was fatally attacked by her old star said: “Not recently.” But he added: “She’s out “once or twice.” He said: “I English bulldog Ziggy in December 2012. The former ‘Hannah Montana’ real cool, she’s real sweet, real nice. We’re friends would say me and Camila are singer even dedicated her performance at the ‘VH1 Divas’ concert to and she’s always there for me too.” The duo were good friends. I’ve hung out her departed mutt. She wrote on Twitter at the time: “For everyone introduced to each other through their mutual with her once or twice, so asking... I have never been so hurt in my life. My heart has never friend Taylor Swift and were last spotted together we’re good friends.” But Katy Perry been so broken..... Lila my sweet baby girl has passed away.” at the Beats Music concert in Los Angeles in he added: “I just think January, shortly after Selena left her treatment she’s really cute, I think facility. Sources previously indicated that many of she’s funny and sensi- wants slime green colored hair the ‘Spring Breakers’ star’s are unhappy that she tive. She’s a cool girl.”

T he ‘Roar’ singer - who is known for her jet black locks, but has also dyed it pink, electric blue, purple and red over the years - hinted it might be time for a change and suggested something a bit different. She told E! News: “I’ve wanted to go slime green for a long time. It’s spring time and I think it’s time to freshen up my look... I’m really excited about slime green, but I hope my hair doesn’t fall out.” While Katy might be debating a change in style, it also seems she could be ready to move on after her split from John Mayer. The 29-year-old singer broke up with the star last month, and it has been reported she recently went on a date with rapper Riff Raff after she posted a picture of her striking a pose with him on Instagram. She captioned it with: “TBT to when I went on a date with Riff Raff aka @jodyhighroller.” Despite being a “throw back Thursday”, it appears to only have been referring to a few days earlier since Riff Raff first shared the picture, writing on the social media site: “ON A DATE WITH KATY PERRY SHE IS PURDY (sic)”. Meanwhile, in a video posted by TMZ on Wednesday, the heavily tattooed 32-year-old star declared he would love to see the pop princess again. He coyly said: “Who knows where things might go. Just got to see where things lead.”

Reese Witherspoon went bowling on her birthday

T he ‘Legally Blonde’ actress celebrated her #happybirthday#9months#birthandbeyond”. The star 38th birthday on Saturday night with her kicked off her acting career age 12 in Tennessee and has mother and a group of close friends at a spoken openly in the past about how grateful she is that bowling alley in Nashville, Tennessee. The mother-of- her parents kept her grounded as a teenager. She said: three - who has 14-year-old daughter Ava and 10-year- “Thank God my parents did this, but they told me I had old son Deacon with actor Ryan Phillippe, and 17- to stay in school. I was allowed to work in the summers month-old son Tennessee with her husband Jim Toth - but I couldn’t work in the school year. They said, ‘You’re seemed to be having a blast as she posed for pals to not moving to California, that’s where crazy people live’.” document her attempts at bowling a strike. She wrote on her WhoSay account: “Having a ball at my birthday! #nashvegas#goodfriends#bowlersnotballers”. Reese also shared an adorable selfie of her smiling alongside her mother Betty, thanking her for her support over the years. She posted: “Thank you to my amazing mother!