Shadow pledges to help bring the Paine.

Shizadow recently put his money where his heart is by pledging an undisclosed amount to the Paine’s Park Skatepark Project in Philly.

We hear the park is gonna be pretty spectacular. And it better be, taking the place of what made Philly a skate Mecca, Love park.

Philly’s getting to be its own private X Games.
Speaking of “X,” that’s how most marmots sign their checks.

G-Hog survives cancer scare. “It was just a tick.”

G-Hog fans can breath a little easier this morning, after doctors confirmed the lump on his lower back was actually just a tick.

Photogs snapped a nervous G-Hog attempting to slip in through the service entrance of Philadelphia’s Jefferson Hospital late last night. Several hours later, he was seen being escorted back out, with the trademark smile back on his face.

Hospital spokespeople report that even in his state of panic and fear, G-Hog was polite and gracious, even taking time to sign a lucky nurse’s scrubs.

“I always thought Groundhog was such a pretty name.”

Jessica Alba isn’t expecting her baby until early summer, but sources say the Fantastic Four star has already narrowed down her list of boy baby names to four. Cassidy, Hayden, Grady and Groundhog.

Alba and her boyfriend, producer Cash Warren, declined to comment.

Hollywood baby-naming maestro Kelly Barnes, however, predicts the news will set off a G-Hog naming flurry. “J Lo still hasn’t decided on a boy name,” Barnes says. “So she could totally go with Groundhog. Especially since she’s expecting before Jessica. It’s such a unique name. And G-Hog is so hot right now.”

“Hey ya’ll, look at this barrel I found full of fish with bullet holes in them!”

You seem to be a thoughtful reader. And thus, may have wondered, “Why hasn’t Plush reported on Britney more often? After all, this is a celebrity blog, isn’t it? I’m really confused!”

It isn’t complicated. She’s off the grid. Into the Tomcat netherworld.

Picking on her on a regular basis would be … well … We don’t club baby seals or kick puppies either.

Shadow to buy the Poconos.

Well, not the whole Poconos. But everybody knows Shadow’s been throwing his loot around like a Kanye West video lately. So we’re not surprised that he’s made an offer to buy a hotel in the Poconos for himself. What’s with the Poconos getting all the celebs in town again? It’s got me in an Engelbert Humperdinck sorta mood.

G-Hog bites Paparazzi.

A nosy photographer stuck his camera in the wrong face, yesterday, as G-Hog showed a bit of his wild side.

“I really feel horrible about the incident,” G-Hog said through his agent. “I didn’t mean to bite him. It was just instinct. I was eating. He got in my face. I just reacted. I mean...I may look like a domesticated animal, but I’m wild. Really. When provoked, I will bite.”

Guess it’s true what they say. You can take the groundhog out of the Pennsylvania Wilds—but you can’t take the Wilds out of the groundhog.

Animal rights group tells Shadow: Stop wearing fur.

Shadow learned the hard way…animal lovers can be viscous.

On a recent trip to NYC, the groundhog’s pelt was pelted with numerous balls of red protest paint.

“But I was born this way,” Shadow said through a hired skywriter.

The animal rights group isn’t buying the argument. They say a rash of trendsetting teens is now donning groundhog fur after seeing it glamorized in the hit film, Groundhog Crossing. And the prized pelts are now showing up on the Japanese black market for as much as $1,000/skin.

But the animal lovers does have a plan. “To rectify the situation, we have asked Shadow to shave himself clean during a live pay-per-view television event,” the spokesperson told us.

Shadow caught in hit-and-scamper nightmare.

If you can learn anything from everyone’s Trainwreck of the Year, Britney Spears, it’s this: when a mob of paparazzi with high-speed cameras snap your photo in the act of bumping into another vehicle, you may want to wipe that buck-toothed grin off your face…and leave a note.

Apparently, the guys down at the local precinct are NOT smiling.
“At this point, we would like to speak with Mr. Shadow,” said a Harrisburg Police spokesperson. “We have not issued any warrant for his arrest. But that could change.”

G-Hog gives back.

It’s pretty okay when bigshots remember where they came from. Props to G-Hog for taking time out of his whirlwind schedule to talk to a group of less fortunate rodents down at the world famous Pittsburgh Zoo.

“I know, a lot of you feel trapped right now. Like this is all there is. But I’m proof that there’s a whole big world outside that cage you’re in. There’s acting. There’s independent films. There’s golf. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t get these things. Don’t let these bars hold you back…from ANY of it.”

New photo reveals, G-Hog losing his fur.

Fur Club For Men alert!

A shocking new photo reveals the star of Groundhog Crossing may be developing a bald spot.

According to a very chatty “friend” of G-Hog, however, this is not a case of Groundhog Pattern baldness.

“He’s just been scratching himself a LOT lately,” she confided. “His doctor prescribed one of those big lampshade collars. But he just won’t wear it. G-Hog believes that with willpower, the fur will grow back on its own in a few weeks.” Sound familiar?

Speaking of imposters.

Check out Miley Cyrus doing her thing with some pretty boys they call the Jonas Brothers (do we really need a new Hanson?) at a recent concert in Pennsylvania. Then watch the songstress duck backstage as another girl in the same bubble gum outfit pretends to sing some awful song named “We Got The Party.”

This makes Ashlee Simpson look like Renee Fleming.

Poseurs.

Ah, Hollywood. You’re never bashful about jumping on a trend. Then jumping on that trend’s neck and stomping on it until it’s a lifeless chia sea monkey.

And turning crummy tv shows into movies has always been such a great idea -- with Scooby Doo, Starsky & Hutch and The Dukes of Hazzard, rocking all the AFI’s top 100 lists.

If you wanna see a great rodent movie, see the real deal.

Shadow injured while auditioning for music video.

When he heard the new Bat For Lashes video would feature bmx bikers wearing furry animal heads, Shizadow reportedly ditched a speaking engagement in Harrisburg. Instead, he showed up on set all bright eyed and bushy tailed (like he could be anything else). Then he channeled his inner Johnny Knoxville.

“Next thing we know Shadow is taking a header into a ditch,” recounted a bystander. “You could hear it from across the lot. We weren’t (filming) yet, which is unfortunate.”

Shadow severely sprained his upper right paw. And his ego.
You can see the real vid, sans Shadow, here.

Mid-wildlife crisis?

Look at the latest bright and shiny object to get Groundhog’s attention. Cadillac Grills, ya’ll.

Armen in Plymouth Meeting, PA, dealers say the furry flavor of the moment kicked the tires on an H2 and this tricked out Escalade.

What would the folks back in Punxsy say?
And who’s the dude wearing my grandma’s doily on his head?

Wildlife in the fast lane.

“I see you.”

In between wild nights with a certain furry weatherhog from Punxsy, we found Shadow treating himself to a new toy.

This is Shadow checking out a new Porsche rag top in West Chester, just before he lit ‘em up and left our Plush Insider in his expensive German exhaust.

Let it Rain

“Who needs Groundhog when you can reign over the big city with a real baller?”

Shadow and Tay the Chocolate Rain guy shared Jimmy Kimmel stories and sage advice on dealing with new fame. Word is the guys hit it off so well they’re gonna rent a sweet summer home in the chocolate Mecca, Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Ummm, is that a man purse on the YouTube wonder’s shoulder?

Somebody had a case of the Monday's

Well ... that doesn’t look like Bog Water.

A very caffeinated G-Hog was spotted by a Plush Insider who described the rodent as acting “squirrely.”

When asked if he was enjoying the bright lights away from Punxsutawney, the agitated G-Hog dangerously chugged the rest of his chai latee and high-tailed it past a crowd of rubbernecking schoolkids.

Hey G-Hog, next time ask the barrista to leave room for a heart.

Ghog's body ravished by fame.

The sexy star of Groundhog Crossing may want to hit the gym, and pass on the brie for a couple weeks — at least if he hopes to grab his next roll as a leading man.

This month’s It-Hog has been the toast of every town, from Pittsburgh to Philly, and it’s starting to show, in all the wrong places.

If he doesn’t slow down, G-Hog’s next role may be as a Thanksgiving Day float.

Seriously, G ... Maybe start hitting the LITE bog water.

Cross-dressing Travolta gets nod for Globe; Hogs get skunked.

“That morning my publicist called and she was elated,” reported Travolta, the presumably bra-less star of Hairspray. And Look Who’s Talking. And Swordfish. And Battlefield Earth. “And I got tons of emails and messages. And I was just so, so happy.”

All wasn’t so happy for Shadow and Groundhog, who were snubbed by the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately Hollywood Foreign Press.

“I can understand Tommy Lee Jones getting snubbed,” a friend of Shadow said. “There wasn’t any talking in that ‘Old Man Country’ movie. Not much talking in Shadow’s flick either. But, you know. Rodents don’t talk.”

The friend went on to say Shadow’s crew appropriately spent the morning in the splendid Hershey Theatre, waiting for the congratulatory call. But to no avail.

Rumors say Shadow to be nominated for Globe. G-hog to be snubbed.

The buzz on the street is that a certain star of Groundhog Crossing will be nominated for a gold statue of a naked dude standing with his arms crossed. Otherwise known as a Golden Globe.

But it isn’t the Groundhog.

Just imagine: Clooney, Denzel, Hanks, Shadow. Sounds like it’s gonna happen too. And if talk overheard at the trendy Amada restaurant is any indication, G-Hog is a bit green with envy.

“Shadow is up for a statue? Are you kidding me? Shadow? He played a shadow! Are you serious? Let’s see him play a non-light based entity! In other news, some movie that nobody's seen yet will also get nominated for Best Flick. Cuz the Hollywood Foreign Press is uppity like that.

The hogs lock horns.

Maybe being jealous of each other’s celebrityhood finally got the hogs all riled up.

And maybe it was just the curvaceous beauty wearing deer antlers.

Doesn’t matter. Longtime dear friends, and short-time celebs, G-Hog and Shadow nearly came to blows tonight before a few hundred of their closest fans, and the girl already known as “Doe Girl.”

The showdown ended with an epic duel that sent revelers home with souvenirs of loose fur.

Look who's hogging all the limelight.

Seems the big city isn’t big enough for two Celeb-rodents.

Last night Groundhog and his posse appeared at this lounge just long enough to watch Shadow steal the show. And all the photo ops.

"Shadow's so tall, dark and handsome," offered a woman from Gettysburg who predicts a marmot battle. "The other one looks like a beaver. Who really cares about beavers?"

Speaking of overacting...

Hey, ever notice how much David Caruso looks like a melodramatic hamster? All I’m saying is, if Groundhog ever scores a role in the best cop series since Cop Rock, I’ll bet eleventeen million Krispy Kremes that Groundhog doesn’t leave the show to make Jade.

Btw. Shadow would make an awesome Andy Sipowicz.

Buck-toothespian, part deux.

Move over Groundhog and Shadow, there's a new rodent in town. Check out the chops on the hamster that's already appearing in tv series like Lost. A word to to the wise, chipmunk: start thinking of your favorite curse word for James Lipton.

Mmmm. Is that wolverine?

“Yo Groundhog, I don’t know this pale Scandinavian fellow from Adam, but his floppy hat sure is giving me that good old fashioned feeling...”

Then there was a loud crash and the roaring sound of what a Penn State student described as “a grizzly bear in heat.”

The floppy hat was never seen or heard from again.