George Clooney has developed a genius plan to rid the world of celebrity paparazzi stalkers. He's advocating going after sites like Gawker Stalker-a web site where celebrity sightings are posted in realtime, greatly aiding the paps who are looking for pictures-by flooding them with fake celebrity sightings. A genius plan this is indeed, if only he hadn't told the entire media about it first. Oh, George. One day you'll rule the world... sometime after you learn to keep your big mouth shut.
I wrote about Kimora Lee Simmons upon my return to Pop Culture, and here she is in the news again, though not for her book. Nope, this time it's to announce the end of her marriage to hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. The pair's respective reps say that the split is amicable, and though they have been separated for "some time" they have been continuing to live under the same roof and attend events together. Neither Simmons has any plans to stop working twith each other in the business world, as Baby Phat will remain under Kimora's control and Russell's watchful eye. "Kimora and I will remain committed parents and caring friends with great love and admiration for each other," Russell said in a statement to the media. The couple have two children, and were married for eight years.


So what about the weekend's best April Fool's jokes? Here are my two favorites:
1. "Hilton Hotel in Paris re-named the Paris Hilton Paris Hilton." Sheer brilliance from Luxist (www.luxist.com) the fake story claimed that the Hilton family re-named its Paris hotel after their daughter, redecorated all the rooms in pink, and installed a giant picture of the heiress in the front lobby to greet all their guests. How I wish this was true.
2. "Isaac Hayes Is Still On South Park." We've been following the saga for weeks, with all its crazy rumors, and TVEps (www.tveps.com) got the drop on most of us by announcing that Hayes had never quit at all and would now be voicing Darth Chef for the rest of the season. It was going to be the most awesome thing on television; instead, it's an April Fools joke. Hopefully the South Park-Hayes drama can die now, for good.