Celebs like Oprah, Bono, Angelina Jolie, and even Jessica Simpson try to do good by backing certain causes, but according to a Harris Poll, 51 percent of Americans say celebrities make little to no difference to the issues they support. Younger people are more likely to believe famous people have a positive influence, as are Democrats. For me, it really depends who the celeb is and whether it seems as though they really care about the cause they’re touting. Remember when Paris Hilton said she wanted to “use [her] fame in a good way”? Well, now she’s supposedly hosting a dog-grooming show in the U.K. [Reuters, Washington Post, AHN]

The hot new fashion trend this spring is having your own clothing line. Paris Hilton, Jessica Alba, Sienna Miller, Jessica Simpson, Hilary Duff, and all the girls from The Hills do. And now, Britney Spears may be adding her name to the long list of celebs whose mediocre clothes we could care less about.  That’s right, after sporting avant-garde looks like bloodstained white panties with ripped fishnets and no pants this past January, the pop tart has caught the eye of Ed Hardy. Known for their tattoo-style skull and tiger t-shirts, it looks like Ed Hardy may be willing to put an even scarier icon in their repertoire, the Britney. Yesterday she met with their fashion mogul about designing for the brand. Although she can’t seem to make a court appearance, Spears is always available to pick up some free schwag.  But, to be fair, Brit didn’t just horde all the stuff for herself, she asked them to send some clothes to her pregnant sister, Jamie Lynn, who is celebrating her birthday today. Aw, what a thoughtful big sis. So hopefully, this is a sign Britney is back on the road to recovery, because her freakish public mess is so out this season. [Dlisted]

Who doesn’t love a good celebrity gossip rag mag? Sure, they’re our dirty little secret [Not so dirty, as my purse stuffed with Us Weekly and Life & Style can attest.—Editor], equal to someone opening the top drawer of our nightstand. But like any gluttonous pleasure, sometimes they go too far—like this week’s Star magazine, which features “celebs without makeup”.  Ooooh, booga-booga! Worse yet, one of their cover girls is 15-year-old celebuspawn and Hannah Montana star, Miley Cyrus.  She’s a child star—frankly she should be makeup-free!  And if you’re reading this, then I know you have at least a t-shirt older than her baby face. Plus the other girls they feature front and center, like Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and Katie Holmes, are all 30 and under—oh the horror of seeing their actual pores, smile lines, and, ACK, zits! Star Magazine, forget about wrinkles, your “reporting” is starting to show cracks. [Star]

Ahh romance! Despite tabloid rumors that the two had broken up, Tony Romo proved he’s still very much in sync with Jessica Simpson in this video up at TMZ. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback got up on stage for “Metal Skool” karaoke night at L.A.’s Key Club Monday night and belted out Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” to Jessica in front of a packed house. FYI dude, stick to throwin’ around the pigskin, k? [TMZ] Image Courtesy of TMZ.com

My boyfriend insists on watching football the entire day on Sundays and usually it annoys the crap out of me—it’s not that I hate football or organized sports but 12 long hours of it is the equivalent of making him watch a marathon of Lifetime movies, which, by the way, he would never agree to. But imagine my surprise and thrill when Sunday’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and….whatever, some other team, had a little gossip fodder! Jessica Simpson was in the crowd with her pervy dad wearing a pink version of rumored boy toy Tony Romo’s jersey. Also, apparently she kinda cursed the guy—according to my beef (who lost $100 on the game), Romo had one of the worst games of his career. Eh, like Jessica noticed. I’m sure she gave him a victory lay anyway after the game.