Underwood is an ‘Idol’ to animals, too

Looks like Carrie Underwood may win more than the "American Idol" crown. The crooner is the lead contender in a poll for the world’s hottest woman who doesn’t eat meat.

Every year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals conducts an online vote for World’s Sexiest Vegetarian, and this year, the 22-year-old Oklahoman is in the lead, beating out including Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Avril Lavigne.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, who is married to Paltrow, is the frontrunner among sexiest veggie guys. His closest competitors are “Batman” star Christian Bale, Morrissey, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tobey Maguire. The online poll — at peta.org — continues throughout June and the winners will be announced in July.

“Carrie is known to rescue stray animals and wore a ‘V is for Vegetarian’ T-shirt on the show last month, sending her popularity soaring among animal lovers everywhere,” reports a PETA insider. “I wouldn’t be surprised if Carrie wins. Her fans are ravenous!”

Trump takes the Enquirer's side in Diaz flap

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The National Enquirer has an unlikely ally in its battle with Cameron Diaz: Donald Trump.

The reality-show mogul has blasted the "Charlie’s Angels" star over her battle with the tabloid. Diaz has threatened to sue the Enquirer for claiming she’s fooling around on main squeeze Justin Timberlake, and for running a photo which it claims is Diaz in an amorous embrace with the other man.

“Now I happen to know something about the Enquirer and I also know the man who runs it, owns it and everything else,” Trump opines online. “His name is David Pecker. He’s a winner. He’s a legitimate guy. He’s smart as can be. And I have a feeling that when they print something, it’s right on the button. And, Cameron, one last word of advice. You may just want to avoid hugging strange men in the bushes. Because you know what? David Pecker and the National Enquirer will get you every time.”

Notes from all over

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Reese Witherspoon’s reputation as a sweetie is getting hammered again. The “Legally Blonde” star is blasted in an article in British Maxim. “She’s a [bleep],” a source identified in a report only as “one of Hollywood’s top directors.” “I was at a party and my friend Joey said, ‘Hey Reese — I just wanted to say congratulations, I think you’ll do really great with the part’, and Reese just gave her this dead-eyed look and was like ‘Whatever?’ What a douche-bag!’” . . .  As Tom Cruise’s love life continues to make headlines, publicists in New York and L.A. are all asking the same question: What does Pat Kingsley think? The power publicist for years battled with reporters to keep her client out of gossip columns, until he dumped her in favor of his sister not long ago.  . . .Kelly Osbourne to the U.K. Sun on her nemesis Christina Aguilera: “I don’t even like talking about that woman. I don’t go to kind of places that people like her hang out so I never see her. We’ve got different lifestyles. Where is she anyway? It’s like she’s disappeared!”

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