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Feb. 18, 2000 | Dr. Mark Goulston, the psychiatrist hired by the producers of "Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire?" to coach the moneyed groom, has done his best to assure me that there's hope for Rick Rockwell and Darva Conger, who married within seconds of meeting one another on prime-time TV. "I'm giving it a 50-50 chance," Goulston, who regularly doles out relationship advice on Lifescape.com, chirps optimistically. "It could last forever or it could end today. It all depends on their mindset." Amy Reiter Amy Reiter's column appears daily on the People site, Monday through Friday.
Got a hot tip? Tell Amy! C'mon, I say, didn't you see how the bride was shaking like a leaf as soon as she got a load of the guy? Media nerves, says the doctor. And how about the way the groom kept desperately whispering reassurances to calm her down? Probably scripted. And what about the general bizarreness of two total strangers tying the knot? Sure, it's strange, he allows, but it's also a "modern fairytale ... we all want to believe in magic." "Listen," he says, soothingly, "everyone's sort of skeptical and cynical about this -- as was I when I was called in to help. I said, 'This guy must be strange.' But it became less strange when you point out certain things." First of all, the doctor points out, the groom doesn't have to wonder whether or not his bride is a gold-digger -- "He knows that right up front." And second, the dating scene is terrible. And, you know, if they're really desperate ... "If after a few unsuccessful relationships, you've become humbled about 'Well, I guess I really don't know what's best or who's best for me. Maybe I should trust the input of friends or other people who might be able to actually find eligible people,' why not?" I start rattling off my reasons, but the doctor stops me short. "The level beneath scorn," he tells me, "is jealousy." Eeeeeeeeeeew! - - - - - - - - - - - - Madonna-whore complex "When I first knew Madonna I did have a big crush on her. I don't have a crush on her now ... I think a lot of gay guys would like to sleep with her." -- Rupert Everett mulling over his "The Next Best Thing" costar's uncanny omni-appeal, on TV Guide Online. - - - - - - - - - - - - Fun with Rex I imagine everyone Rex Reed has panned over the years is tickled by his recent arrest for pilfering CDs from a New York record store -- but they're not the only ones. Rhino Records has launched a contest on its Web site, encouraging visitors to scour the site in search of Reed's smiling visage. The teaser: "Reed ... is loose somewhere within the Rhino site. Unless something is done quickly, Rex and his deft fingers will pick the store clean. We need you to locate him, and turn him in to the Rhino authorities." For their efforts, successful sleuths will receive a copy of the Mel Torme box set, natch, since a Torme CD was among those Reed allegedly filched. Life's games can be so cruel. - - - - - - - - - - - - Branagh, clueless? "I thought he had lost his mind." -- Alicia Silverstone on Kenneth Branagh inviting her to play a French princess in his '30s musical version of Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost." - - - - - - - - - - - - Juicy bits Permanent commitment: Renee Zellweger has apparently paid a back-sided compliment to Jim Carrey. In the March issue of Cosmopolitan, she reveals a butt tattoo of Carrey's nickname, "Jimmy Gene" (Eugene is his middle name). That brings a whole new meaning to "You complete me." It wasn't just an idle threat. Aaron Spelling has filed a $100 million suit against Bob Guccione Jr. and Gear magazine for defaming him in a racy photo shoot with "7th Heaven" star Jessica Biel and for implying that he "not only approved, endorsed and participated in creating the nude photo spread ... but that he induced this minor employee of his company to be photographed in nude lascivious poses ..." 9021 -- oh my. Final score: George Michael, 1; complaining cop, 0. A federal judge has dismissed the $10 million slander lawsuit Beverly Hills police officer Marcelo Rodriguez filed against the pop star. Rodriguez, who arrested Michael for lewd conduct in a park bathroom back in 1998, claimed Michael subsequently "mocked and portrayed" him in songs and interviews, which caused him humiliation, mental anguish, and emotional and physical distress. The judge said the copper, as a public official, couldn't recover damages for alleged emotional distress. Wham! Case closed!
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