Nosy Snoop: 12/28/05

Photographer not charged in Lindsay Lohan's May 31 car crash.

The photographer whose collision with actress Lindsay Lohan helped prompt California to adopt an anti-paparazzi law won't be charged with a crime, the district attorney's office said.

Deputy District Attorney William Hodgman said there was no evidence photographer Galo Cesar Ramirez deliberately crashed his minivan into Lohan's Mercedes-Benz.

"Based upon the damage sustained to both the victim's and the suspect's cars it appears that, although the suspect was most likely driving carelessly when he collided with the victim's car, it was not an intentional assault," Hodgman said.

Ramirez, 24, was one of several photographers following Lohan from a trendy Los Angeles restaurant on May 31 when the actress made a U-turn and their cars collided. No one was hurt.

Lohan said she was trying to get away from the paparazzi when the May 31 crash occurred.

Hodgman told the Los Angeles Times a wider investigation prompted by the crash was continuing, adding it was possible conspiracy charges could eventually be brought against people responsible for orchestrating risky celebrity pursuits.

The crash was credited with prompting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign into law a measure allowing celebrities to collect large damage awards from paparazzi who harass them. . . . . .Source

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Marcia Cross on the cover of 'InStyle Weddings'.

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Cindy Crawford's son is learning quickly!

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Two ex-cons arrested after trying to blackmail Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony. Pictures of the arrest included.

A convicted murderer was arrested yesterday for attempting to extort $1 million from celebrity couple Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez in exchange for their 2004 wedding video. . . . . .Full Story

(Tito Moses, 31, and Steven Wortman, 40,
both from New Jersey)

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Actor Christian Bale out with his wife and baby daughter in Los Angeles.

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Steven Spielberg remaking "Marry Poppins"?

"It will be hard to outdo the original but kids love the story and I'm sure that the remake will be a real success.". . . . . .Full Story

Nick Lachey's side of the story.

Nick Lachey is breaking news, telling his side of the story about his breakup from Jessica Simpson. In the new issue of Us Weekly, Nick’s camp reveals that during the marriage, Nick felt ignored by his famous wife.

"He has realized the relationship is over and it’s time to move on," said Us Weekly’s Katrina Szish. "She would never call him to check in. She would always go out with her friends and leave him alone. And if he did come along, she would ignore him all night long."

Still, Nick's friends and insiders reveal that Lachey did not want the split, and that, "Nick was willing to make it work until the end. He told Jessica, ‘I love you, but we have problems. Let’s work on them.’"

"He still thought they could work everything out," Szish added. "So he felt completely sucker punched."

"Extra" has also obtained details on the "Newlyweds" first Christmas apart. Jessica spent the holiday with her family, and Nick was with his in Los Angeles.

Us reports that Nick’s mother flew in from Cincinnati, and that Nick and Jessica did not contact each other. Nick certainly didn’t spend the holiday hiding. In fact, he played celebrity Santa.

New pictures obtained by "Extra" capture Nick and his pal Wilmer Valderrama visiting sick kids at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, just before Christmas. Sources inside the ward reveal it was an emotional day for the kids and their famous visitors.

Now, heading into 2006 alone, Nick is still living in the $3.5 million mansion he shared with Jessica on TV. He’s also got a new roommate: Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s estranged husband, A.J. Discala. . . . . .Source