The week in gossip: it's been a little scandalous

While most of us took a break over Christmas to spend time with family and friends, it was business as usual for the celebs … if “usual” is fighting with their exes over social media, being accused of affairs, pretending to shag a reindeer and flashing their butts … Oh yeah, it is …

>> Charlie Sheen went ape about not spending Christmas with any of his children. He took to Twitter with a picture of photos on a side table, captioned: “this is as close I get to my children on Xmas? Except CJ, her mom is an angel! B, D, and DCFS go phuk urse elves c.”

His bile started with a series of phone messages saying “lemme see if I got this straight; you won’t even spring the girls for 30 mins, from the 10 mil house I gave you, (100 yds away) to come down and open the gifts their dad bought them before they leave??’ I hope your stocking is bronze-age coal stuffed along with an assortment of 8×10?s of yours so you can see how despicable and heartlessly ugly you and your fermented soul continue to be.”

On Tuesday he continued with: “no kids on Xmas! can I unwrap the gifts this kangaroo sukk, pig circus court gave me now? thanks B&D [Brooke Mueller & Denise Richards] enjoy my hate! (sic)”

This comes despite ex-wife Denise pleading with Charlie on Monday via social media to stop publicly blasting her for the sake of their children and inviting him to spend Christmas with them. She wrote on Twitter: “@charliesheen U done ranting?” she tweeted Monday and later deleted. “Keep it classy dude. Our kids don’t need to be privy to this. U are welcome 2 spend xmas w/us. Hope u still come.”

>> Modern Family star Sofia Vergara had a festive surprise for her fans yesterday – a selfie of herself posing in a thong bikini. “Nothing like Mexico!!” she wrote on her WhoSay page, next to a photo of herself and fiancé Nick Loeb on a boat during their Christmas getaway.

>> Mariah Carey is celebrating the festive season in snowy Aspen with husband Nick Cannon and 2½-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan, but she took time out to post this pic on Instagram, captioned: “Warming up for the hot tub moments!”

>> Eminem pretended to do unmentionable things with Rudolph.

>> US Weekly magazine alleged that Tori Spelling's husband Dean McDermott had cheated on her: "While promoting his gig as host of Chopped Canada in Toronto on Dec. 6, McDermott invited 28-year-old Emily Goodhand, a woman he met that day through friends, to his room at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel -- where they had sex, she tells Us. "He told me he and Tori had a sexless marriage," says Goodhand, who stayed over at his hotel the following night too. "I believed him."

Refusing to comment on the rumours, Tori blogged about her family’s Christmas celebrations, sharing this gorgeous pic of her four children with husband Dean McDermott. She wrote, “Merry Christmas from the McDermotts!” She then wrote, “As another year comes to a close, I can’t help but feel so grateful for all of my blessings,” she wrote. “My beautiful family, my amazing friends, and of course, all of you!”

>> Remember when Jack Nicholson interview-bombed Jennifer Lawrence last year at the Oscars and totally freaked her out? Well she’s revealed what happened after the cameras stopped rolling, telling ABC News: “He sent me some flowers and a bottle of Cristal and a note that said ‘Missing you already’. Not to brag. I should have probably kept that a secret so it could just be between me and Jack.”

>> After telling a radio station that he planned to retire after his next album and everyone thinking he was joking, Justin Bieber confirmed on Twitter on Christmas Day that it’s true. He wrote: “My beloved beliebers I’m officially retiring” “He isn’t retiring, clearly,” a source told Us Weekly. “It was a joke and he explained in two tweets afterwards! He is basically poking fun of how quickly news spreads without anyone vetting if it is true or not.” Hilarious.

>> Kate Winslet, Katie Holmes and Halle Berry wereattacked for their parenting choices in a Christmas advertising campaign by the fathers’ rights group Fathers4Justice. Kate has engaged lawyers over the campaign, who have called her ad “misleading and defamatory.” The group’s first ad, which targetted Kate, was sparked by a comment made by Kate in October’s issue of Vogue, regarding her three children. She said: “People go, ‘Oh, my God! Those poor children! They must have gone through so much’. Says who? They’ve always been with me. They don’t go from pillar to post; they’re not flown here and there with nannies. That’s never happened. My kids don’t go back and forth; none of this 50/50 time with the mums and dads – my children live with me; that is it. That is it!”

>> Undaunted by the campaign, Kate Winslet and husband Ned Rocknroll named their new son Bear Winslet.

>> Lara Bingle has shared a topless shot of herself on Instagram, snapped by boyfriend Sam Worthington. She captioned the image: ‘Photo by @mrsamworthington #larabingleforcottononbody #newunderwear #comingsoon #newyork’

>> Robbie Williams told The Sun: “I am going to have everything done. I am going to have a facelift, the chin can go, liposuction. The midlife crises theory has been creeping up on me for some time.” The comments come not long after the singer revealed he had a hair transplant despite not needing one. He told The Graham Norton Show in November: “I’ve lived in LA for a long time and they say, ‘If you sit in a barber’s shop for long enough you will get a hair cut.’ Well, if you live in Los Angeles for long enough you’re going to get some surgery. I’ve had a thatch done and I didn’t even need it. That’s the weirdest thing. I had three months off and got bored.”

>> Tom Cruise walked away from his $50million lawsuit against a magazine that claimed he'd "abandoned" daughter Suri. It’s believed the decision was prompted by Tom becoming nervous about ex-wife Katie Holmes being called to the stand to testify. During the court case, Tom was forced to admit in a deposition that he didn’t see Suri for 110 days and that keeping their daughter away from Scientology was the reason Katie left their marriage.

It wasn't all shock, horror and WTF ... some incredibly sweet moments were shared too ...

>> Jennifer Lawrence stopped by the Kosair Children’s Hospital in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday to bring some holiday cheer to sick kids, posing for dozens of photos, including the one above.

>> Kim Kardashian kicked off her Christmas Eve with a visit to the L.A. Children’s Hospital with sister Kendall Jenner. She Instagrammed pics of herself meeting with young patients before heading to the movies to see The Wolf of Wall Street, then on to a Naughty or Nice Christmas party with friends and family.
The singer showed off a cute pic of her 4-month-old son, Axl Jack, on Instagram on Tuesday, captioned: “Have a Jolly Holiday!”

>> Beyonce shocked Christmas shoppers at a Walmart 20 miles outside of Boston on Friday when she took over the store intercom and announced: “It’s Beyoncé. I stopped by the store today because my record just arrived. I want to send everyone a little gift. For everyone in the store right now, the first $50 of your holiday gifts are on me. Merry, merry Christmas from Beyoncé.” The gift to the 750 customers added up to $37,500.

>> Rove McManus and Tasma Walton revealed they had welcomed their first child, Ruby Aurelia McManus. Rove told Fairfax: “While she arrived slightly earlier than expected, she is healthy and more importantly it means she’ll be here to spend Christmas with us, which is the best present you could wish for.”

>> Aussie actress Teresa Palmer married partner Mark Webber in a romantic ceremony in Mexico.

The couple, who are expecting their first child together, wed on Saturday, December 21. The ceremony took place in private house overlooking the ocean in Punta Mita. Teresa wore a white lace dress by Pallas Couture and said her vows underneath an altar decorated with white and pink flowers. Teresa told WHO magazine: “Mark and I are thrilled beyond words to be married in a very intimate and spiritual ceremony. We felt blessed to be surrounded by just a very small number of best friends and family.”

>> Fergie showed off a cute pic of her 4-month-old son, Axl Jack, on Instagram on Tuesday, captioned: “Have a Jolly Holiday!” Click here to see 29 more celebrity Christmas snaps.