As any “Weeds” fans knows, the inclusion of Mary-Kate Olsen as uber-Christian yet morally grey Tara Lindman last season was blatant stunt casting. She was not believable, good or capable of holding her own against the show’s other hyphenate, the brilliant Mary-Louise Parker. I’m still having nightmares about the scene when she dry-humped Silas on the playground.

But that hasn’t stopped Showtime from throwing MK’s oversized hat into the ring as a potential Best Guest Actress nominee for this year’s Emmy Awards. Now just because someone is submitted doesn’t mean they’ll bag a nom, there are still many hurdles to cross, like the voting pool actually viewing Mary-Kate’s work.

But should the TV Academy have an aneurysm and toss a nod her way, there might be a few more surprises headed our way. Britney Spears will also be eligible for the category following her work on “How I Met Your Mother” as will Lindsay Lohan for her upcoming stint on “Ugly Betty.”

This will be the first time the three would be competing since they all vied for the last bed at Betty Ford.

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are rushing to the aisle and will wed next week in California, according to Internet reports.

The couple reportedly has sent out invites to friends and family, urging them all to be ready for a big day on May 16.

Gossip Web site Hollyscoop.com reveals Wentz and Simpson are refusing to give too much away, keeping the site of the wedding a secret.

A source tells the Web site, “The location will not be revealed until the day of the wedding but guests are told it will be an hour drive from Los Angeles.”

If the nuptials do go ahead as reported, this will be the second of three big star spring 2008 weddings: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon exchanged vows in The Bahamas last week and Charlie Sheen will wed Brooke Mueller on May 30.

Lindsay Lohan’s mom, Dina, has offered a few parenting tips to Miley Cyrus’ mother.

Earlier this week, Dina was named one of the mothers of the year in her native Long Island, N.Y., despite her a trouble-filled year for daughter Lindsay, who was in and out of rehab and arrested twice for driving under the influence.

And now the prize-winning mom has extended her wisdom to fellow showbiz mother Leticia Cyrus, in the wake of her 15-year-old daughter’s recent controversial Vanity Fair photo shoot.

She says, “I don’t know Miley’s mom, but you know, just say strong and keep your head up. And she’s (Miley’s) talented and stay focused.”

She adds, “You know, and be her mom.”

Richie, whose best buddies include Hollywood hell raisers Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, says that her baby Harlow is responsible for improving their attitudes.

“My friends never go outside for smoke breaks anymore, they don’t curse, they are definitely more demure,” Extra reported Richie, 26, as saying.

“It’s actually been really interesting.

“I feel like my group of five to 10 friends, they really love her, like she’s theirs.”

This may explain Hilton’s sudden maternal urges, after reports stated the socialite was desperate to fall pregnant in the next year.

The 27-year-old believes her love of animals proves she would make a good mother.

“I have a lot of beautiful animals that I look after and I feel I would have a lot to give my children,” The Sun reported Hilton as saying.

The 29-year-old socialite has been dating Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden for a few months — the twin brother and bandmate of Nicole’s fiance Joel.

Richie was reportedly paid over $1 million by People magazine for Harlow’s prized baby pictures.

Last month, she raised eyebrows after making the extraordinary claim that her three-month-old baby was highly intelligent and had already started speaking to her in private.

Mobile social network Next2Friends has bought BluetoothMeet, an early stage UK mobile social network business, ahead of its planned launch this month.

Following a four month beta period, Next2Friends has a network of thousands of members across 129 countries.

The Next2Friends technology platform incorporates a range of mobile communication and broadcast features.

BluetoothMeet soft-launched at the end of 2007 and quickly built a strong network of loyal users. Students make up a large portion of the 18-25 year old user base, using it to keep in touch and make new contacts via the Bluetooth service.

Users have already migrated across to the fuller-featured beta stage service and Luke Rose, founder of BluetoothMeet, has joined the Next2Friends UK team to develop its proximity-marketing programme. 

“Bluetooth-tagging is a key mobile application for the future;” commented Anthony Nystrom, CTO of Next2Friends. “Luke’s vision and passion for its potential evolution is a great fit with what we’re looking to achieve in the area and his knowledge and experience will enable Next2Friends to engage with businesses as well as consumers ahead of our planned schedule.”

 Next2Friends will be creating third party marketing and promotional opportunities utilising its Tag & Meet technology. 

Chiefly for informing users of people with shared interests in their physical world, the feature also offers the opportunity for venues, event organisers, brands and retailers to engage with potential consumers based on location.

As the Next2Friends network grows, it will also offer targeted services based on interests, activity and demographics.

The UK launch will coincide with a US programme and set the stage for a global marketing service focused on mobile hot spots around the world