Seems celebs really have been pretty selfless lately. Even comedienne Kathy Griffin (she of much plastic surgery and 'The Drew Carey Show' fame) is getting in on it. She may not be known for gentle, caring humour, but that doesn't mean she doesn't really care about her fans. When Anstey and Brian Shapiro asked her to officiate at their wedding, Kathy not only jetted over from LA to New York for their big day, she even got ordained!

"The request came in, and how could I say no?" said Griffin.

Brian explain why he and Anstey chose this rather unusual officiant: "Neither of us is affiliated with any particular religion, and the major factor in our relationship is the laughter. Kathy was fantastic and had us all in hysterics during the ceremony. We are so lucky that she agreed to marry us because it's so unusual and something we'll always remember."

Um, you wouldn't have remembered your own wedding if it'd been a boring ceremony?

Kathy had them married in just ten minutes, but given that she reportedly peppered the ceremony with expletives, I'm sure it was one even the most seasoned wedding veterans didn't forget either.

Sometimes forgetting really is easy, though. I mean, can you really be bothered to remember how many times Paris Hilton's been engaged, and to whom? Now there's word that she's already promised to tie the knot with Good Charlotte rocker (and brother of Nicole Richie's fiancé Joel) Benji Madden. Call me unreasonable, but I believe that no grown man — in fact, no creature that isn't a small, fluffy dog — should be known as 'Benji'.

My other objection to this unholy engagement is that Paris Hilton really isn't the most reliable engagee ever. I think I can safely advise her potential bridesmaids not to start ugly dress shopping just yet. Still, there is an unmistakable level of commitment between the hotel heiress and the man with the name of toy Pomeranian: Paris is after all wearing a big 'ol diamond ring on her left ring finger in the shape of Madden's initials, and the Benjster is wearing a matching PH one. Aaaah! That's a serious relationship right there, folks.

And now word is that there may be a surprise engagement announcement this weekend, when Hilton is throwing a birthday party for her new man at Las Vegas club LAX.

From one fine celebrity blonde to another... Jessica Simpson is showing her callous disregard for American troops stationed overseas by making the poor men and women endure her latest film — without benefit even of special effects, which are still to be added to the in-production flick. So, there's just Jess's acting for the movie to rely on then? You know, I think I will take that minefield-clearing assignment after all, Sergeant...

"It's actually in production right now, but once I found out I was going to come out here to Kuwait, I wanted the soldiers to be the very first to screen 'Major Movie Star'," says Simpson of her snappily-titled new film, which she'll be toting with her on her morale-boosting overseas trip.

"I haven't even seen it yet, so they got to see it before me. The special effects and all that kind of stuff's not in it (yet), but I wanted them to be the first to enjoy it and watch me make a fool out of myself trying to do boot camp."

Actually, I think I've been too unkind. Perhaps Jessica is really doing those soldiers a service. I think they'll find that, suddenly, the awfulness of life in a war-zone just doesn't seem like the worst possible thing in the world.

More stars persecuting the innocent — in next week's Bitch and Famous!