rihanna

Down and dirty

A Hollywood socialite and model has hinted in her new book that she — yes, she — had an affair with pop star and “exciting bisexual” Rihanna.

Natasha ‘Tajah’ Burton’s book Low Down Dirty Shame is yet to be published, but extracts have been leaked on the Internet.

Burton (left) did not want to name the star “without her consent”, but all fingers are pointing towards Rihanna.

“We had an amazing connection. We would order food in together, we watched TV together, we did all kinds of stuff. I listened to her music with her.”

What about the lesbian romp? “The sex was really good but there was more to it — we really had a connection. She inspired me and we helped uplift each other,” says Burton, describing the Don’t Stop The Music hitmaker as “an exciting bisexual”.

Rihanna, who has dated rapper Chris Brown and baseball star Matt Kemp, has not yet reacted to Burton’s claims. But in 2009 she had said: “I could see myself in a relationship with a girl” — and called hottie Megan Fox “yummy”.

Last week, asked if friend and pop sensation Nicki Minaj was her roommate, Rihanna replied: “No, we are just sex partners”! A quick take from Minaj? “Rihanna is the best fondler ever!”

Girls just wanna have fun!

Brad pitt and George Clooney

Friends? No, by George!

The two most dishy men in Hollywood are at war — with a woman and kids in the middle!

Once good friends Brad Pitt and George Clooney have reportedly fallen out. The because? Brangelina’s six kids who created mayhem in Clooney’s lavish Italian mansion when Holly couple — Brad and Angelina (right) — came calling on the Up In The Air star.

“George was furious when he discovered his home in a mess — dirty walls, broken furniture and filthy rooms,” reveals a source. What irked the Syriana star even more? Brad and Angelina thought nothing of the mess, choosing to laugh it off!

Following the episode, the Ocean’s co-stars are reportedly not on talking terms. But guess who's happiest at the rift? Angelina! “Angelina has always considered George to be a hard-drinking,

skirt-chasing bad influence on Brad. She hates the whole boys’ club mentality, and when Brad was working on Ocean’s Thirteen in Vegas, she was afraid George and his mischief-makers would lead her man astray!” adds the source.

There’s no love lost from Clooney’s end either, if the source is to be believed. “George has been able to semi-tolerate Angelina because of her human rights work, but he’s never really liked her!”

Wait and watch for round two!

Halle Berry with Gabriel Aubry in happier times

HALLE BERRY

Off-limits

If it was Padma Lakshmi last week, it is Halle Berry this week. The Monster’s Ball stunner — the single mother of two-year-old Nahla — is launching a child custody battle against ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry.

A few weeks ago, Aubry — the model and Berry had separated last April after five years of being together — filed a petition at a Los Angeles court pleading that he be officially declared as Nahla’s father and granted joint custody.

While their break-up was amicable, things have gradually soured with the former Bond girl not allowing the father of her child to come close to her.

“Halle has serious concerns for her daughter’s well-being while in the care of her father for any extended period of time and is prepared to take all necessary steps to protect her,” read a statement released by the actress’s rep.

Berry — who is currently dating French star Olivier Martinez — is determined to give it all it takes to fight her former lover in court.

So much so that she has pulled out of her new film New Year’s Eve, a romantic comedy boasting big names like Robert De Niro, Hilary Swank and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Is she taking advice from Padma Lakshmi, who is fighting a similar custody battle? We wonder.