· Steve-O is back in the "looney bin," according to his MySpace blog. In March, the "Jackass" star checked into rehab and has been sober for 115 days. But being clean hasn't completely cured him of his mood swings and severe depression, which he said led him to back to a mental institution. Steve-O posted the entry after watching himself on "Dr. Drew's Celebrity Addiction Special" on VH1. "Everyone's going to make their own decisions in life, but nobody needs to make the same mistakes I made," he said.
· Now that filming has wrapped on High School Musical 3, Vanessa Hudgens can concentrate on promoting her new album, Identified, with her sneakers on. But, she doesn't forget about boyfriend, Zac Efron. Hudgens told USA Today that their chemistry is just as good offscreen as it is on. "I'm such a hopeless romantic." she said, adding that the couple are so comfortable in front of each other they can do anything. Let's just hope they don't take any pictures.
· Fourth of July weekend is barely over, but Beyoncé's already got her next one all booked up. She's going to headline next year's Essence Music Festival, the magazine announced Monday. This year's festival, which featured Kanye West and Mary J. Blige, drew a crowd of 270,000 over the weekend. The 2009 festival will coincide with the magazine's 15th anniversary and will take place in New Orleans on July 3-5.
· Virginia Senator Jim Webb, Vietnam vet and sponsor of the new GI Bill, has announced that he won't consider becoming Barack Obama's running mate, because he feels "best equipped to serve the people of Virginia and this country" in the Senate. Well, that's a bit firmer than the answer he gave us back in April.
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