Ashley Olsen Covers Hamptons Magazine

Ashley Olsen is red, white and blue chic on the the latest July 4th cover of Hamptons magazine. Here’s what the 23-year-old Olsen Twin opened up about:

On wanting to be left alone: “I’ve definitely had a past life of being a personality, and a very public one. But that’s not what makes me comfortable. I’m not an actress. I’m not a public figure or acting as one.”

On leaving the door open for acting again: “Never, say never.”

On her fashion label with Mary-Kate: “I wear The Row every day. I’m able to create clothes that I love and that other people love too…I really just love my job.”

On likely finding her in secluded Montauk for the fourth of July: “I like to stay in most of the time or go out on a boat…The water is so beautiful [there], I like really secluded places.”

On fizzling fashion lines: “That’s the thing about celebrity brands these days. People think they can define a brand by just a name, but the product has to speak for itself. It doesn’t really matter whose name is on it. That’s the truth.”

On her eating habits now that she often flies from NY to LA to visit her boyfriend, The Hangover star Justin Bartha: “[I'm a] French fries and hamburger girl. I am literally the worst eater in the world. Being in the garment district, it’s Subway or pizza. I never actually thought about what I eat.”

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Ashley’s digitally altered tatas? Weird, huh?

The Jackson family has released a statement regarding the rumors about potential services for Michael Jackson at his Neverland Ranch, north of Santa Barbara, Calif.

The family rep tells JustJared.com, “Contrary to previous news reports, the Jackson family is officially stating that there will be no public or private viewing at Neverland. Plans are underway regarding a public memorial for Michael Jackson, and we will announce those plans shortly.”

Stay tuned!

Nicole Kidman looks refreshingly sweet in this new ad for a new citrus-flavored Schweppes beverage.

On Monday (June 29), the 42-year-old Aussie actress was also seen leaving Italian restaurant Papazzio in Bayside, Queens while filming Rabbit Hole.

For Eddy Collyns, the film’s location manager, shooting in Bayside was a natural decision.

“It’s got many different looks: the small homes, the big homes, the parks,” Collyns told the Queens Courier. “It’s accessible and a nice place to film.”

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The City star Erin Lucas reportedly had a falling out with costar Whitney Port and is therefore leaving the reality series after just one season.

Her rep tells Us Weekly: “It never hurts to try something new, but when you’re born to do something, chances are you’re going to wind up doing it no matter where you detour. The latest proof comes from Erin Lucas, who loved her hosting career and never meant to stray … until The City beckoned. Nice while it — and her friendship with Whitney Port — lasted. But it was hosting she loved, and it is to hosting she returns, blowing kisses to all as she departs the series for her hosting home turf.”

FYI: Erin has already shot some scenes for the second season but will no longer be on the show.

Pictured here: Erin celebrating Nylon’s partnership with Nike Sportswear at the NIKE store in NYC on Tuesday (June 30).

COLOR HER A CUTIE!

Pigtails pretty Violet Affleck pulls on wonder-mom Jennifer Garner’s shirt as she gets dropped off at school on Wednesday morning (July 1) in Santa Monica, Calif.

Looks like Violet, 3, couldn’t be happier skipping her way to class! She wore a cute green sweatshirt with an orange monkey design on it.

Yesterday, Jen, 37, was spotted lunching at Italian restaurant Toscana.

15+ pictures inside of pigtails pretty Violet Affleck… More Here! »

Hilary Duff is joining Gossip Girl for a multi-episode arc, sources confirm to EW. OMG!!!!!

The 21-year-old singer/actress will play Olivia Burke, a movie star who enrolls at NYU in search of a traditional college experience. She ends up rooming with Vanessa (Jessica Szohr). E! also reports that Olivia will be the new love interest for Dan (Penn Badgley).

The Duffster is scheduled to debut in this season’s fourth episode, slated to air on Monday, October 5th.

XOXO, GOSSIP GUY

Michael Jackson’s will states that he will leave his entire estate to the Michael Jackson Family Trust.

The papers also names his mother Katherine Jackson as the beneficiary of the trust and the guardian of Michael’s three children, ages 7 to 12. Singer Diana Ross is named as a successor trustee if Katherine is unable or unwilling to care for them.

The will, dated July 7, 2002, estimated Michael’s wealth to be more than $500,000,000.

Here’s just one of the four separate tribute covers available this week from Entertainment Weekly. The covers feature Michael Jackson singing at home in 1972; on the set of the “Thriller” video in 1983 (pictured here); a portrait taken in 1983; and performing in New York City on Sept. 10, 2001.

EW columnist Stephen King writes, “It’s worth noting that he was never convicted of anything in criminal court, and when I asked Mick—who hung out with Michael occasionally— he was emphatic in his belief that Michael Jackson was indeed innocent of the abuse allegations. In the court of public opinion, however, he was found guilty of Weirdness in the First Degree, and ended up secluded in one haunted castle after another. Finally, he died in one. Strange man. Lost man. And not unique in his passing. Like James Dean, Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain, Heath Ledger, and a dozen others we could name, he just left the building far too soon. Because, man oh man, that guy could dance.”