The idiosyncrasies of the rich and shameless are collected in this book. Marilyn Monroe said Hollywood was a place where they pay you $50,0000 for a kiss and 50 cents for your soul. Ava Gardner claimed all she got was three appalling husbands. And Judy Garland found out that when you"re in trouble in Hollywood, everyone thinks its contagious. Other facts included in this book: Melanie Griffith has a pear tattoo on her left buttock; Kevin Costner"s wife, Cindy, was a former Snow White at Disneyland; Mel Gibson, while filming at Gallipoli, had his life threatened by poisonous Funnel Web spiders; Woody Allen wants to come back, after reincarnation, as Warren Beatty"s fingertips; Roseanne Barr has an obsession with the number five; and Kim Bassinger insists on washing her hair in Evian water.