MICKEY ROURKE was arrested early yesterday morning in Miami for driving drunk . . . on a Vespa scooter.

Rourke and a female companion left a Miami nightclub at around 4:00 in the morning and got on the scooter.

Rourke then swerved right in front of a cop and was immediately pulled over . . . just one block away from the club.

According to the police report, Rourke told the officer, quote, " I'm not drunk. I didn't even drink that much."

Apparently, though, he was . . . because he failed a field sobriety test.

JENNIFER LOPEZ finally admitted she's pregnant Wednesday night, during her joint concert with husband MARC ANTHONY in Miami. She told the crowd, quote, "Marc and I are expecting" . . . after which Anthony kissed her stomach.

Speaking of babies....DENNIS QUAID and his wife Kimberly had twins yesterday morning . . . a boy and a girl. Their names are Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace.

They were born via "gestational carrier" . . . which means that another woman carried and gave birth to them . . . even though, biologically, the kids belong to Dennis and Kim.

"Us Weekly" says that NICOLE RICHIE and JOEL MADDEN made an offer on a home in a gated community in Southern California . . . and were DENIED by the other residents . . . supposedly because they were worried about the media hanging around.

A so-called "source" says, quote, "Nicole was livid because she loved the house. She thinks it's a B.S. reason, but she couldn't fight it.

Going Green

"Deal or No Deal" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on NBC, tonight (--Kermit the Frog helps a contestant and the models wear recycled parachute dresses as part of "green" nonsense.)

FARRAH FAWCETT SAYS SHE'S "DOING WELL" IN HER LATEST BATTLE WITH CANCER: But she isn't claiming victory yet. She said, quote, "[You] never can say for sure. It's ongoing." Farrah went to Germany for some kind of "alternative treatment" to go along with her chemotherapy. She said that went well, and now she's doing Pilates and lifting weights to keep her stamina up.

BRITNEY SPEARS' mom, LYNNE SPEARS, tells "Life & Style" magazine, quote, "For everything that's gone wrong for Britney, I blame myself. "I didn't raise my children to have Hollywood careers. This all just exploded in my face, and big dreams became big headaches." As for her relationship with Britney, Lynne says, quote, "We've reunited. We're friends."

MANDY MOORE might have a new boyfriend. The "New York Post" says she was spotted on a date at a Beverly Hills restaurant last week with MATTHEW PERRY. Mandy is 23 . . . Perry is 38.

A so-called "on set source" tells the "New York Observer" that LINDSAY LOHAN is in "serious talks" to do three episodes of "Ugly Betty". If this is true, Lindsay would be playing a former beauty queen, who's now working as an assistant manager at the fast food chain where Betty's dad works.

--"Ugly Betty". . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham guest stars as Wilhelmina's maid of honor.)

HEATH LEDGER is playing the Joker in the next Batman movie . . . "The Dark Knight". And JACK NICHOLSON . . . who played the Joker in TIM BURTON'S 1989 "Batman" . . . is NOT cool with that. When MTV News asked Jack how he felt about it, he said, quote, "I'm furious. I'm furious. They never asked me about a sequel with the Joker. I know how to do that! Nobody ever asked me.

The late-night talk shows have been honoring the writers strike this week. And initially, ELLEN DEGENERES said she was going to honor the strike on her daytime show. But that lasted a grand total of . . . one day.Yeah . . . after honoring the strike by not showing up for work on Monday . . . Ellen was back to taping her show on Tuesday. Ellen did defend her decision to cross the picket lines at Tuesday's taping. She said, quote, "Here's what the deal is. It's 'sweeps', which is a very important time in television. "I want to say I love my writers. I love them. In honor of them today, I'm not going to do a monologue. I support them and hope that they get everything they're asking for. And I hope it works out soon. In the meantime . . . "People have traveled across the country. They've made plans. They're here. I want to do everything I can to make your trip enjoyable and give you a show." (--The episode airs TOMORROW.)

Yesterday, KEVIN FEDERLINE asked the court to make Britney pay his legal fees . . . in the amount of $160,000.

He told the courts that he's a, quote, "self-employed performing artist" who, quote, "does not earn any income" besides $20,000 in spousal support. (--Which, from what we understand, runs out in about a week.) Your man K-Fed didn't get everything he wanted . . . but he got most of it. Britney was ordered to pay $120,000.

RUSSELL CROWE has decided to be baptized. Russell is 43. He says, quote, "I'd like to do it this year. My mom and dad decided to let my brother and me make our own decisions about God when we got to the right age. I started thinking recently, 'If I believe it is important to baptize my kids, why not me?'" He adds, quote, "I do believe there are more important things than what is in the mind of a man. There is something much bigger that drives us all. I'm willing to take that leap of faith."

VINCE VAUGHN is one of those people who refuses to own a cell phone. He said, quote, "I don't own a cell phone because . . . the old way always worked for me. You call me, I call you back, like a gentleman." Vince has no problem borrowing somebody else's phone when he needs to make a call. But unlike most people in that situation, Vince DOES see the irony. He says, quote, "I will say to my friends, 'Can I use your cell phone?' A friend in need is a pest. I am an annoying friend that way."

GEORGE OSMOND . . . the father of a ton of singing Osmonds, including DONNY and MARIE . . . passed away yesterday. He was 90 years old. (--George's wife, Olive, died in 2004.) A HUGE Osmond reunion was scheduled to go down on "Oprah" this Friday. Over 125 Osmonds were expected to be present. According to "Entertainment Tonight", the "Oprah" reunion still ON . . . and it'll be taped tomorrow.

Marie skipped out on the "Dancing With the Stars" results show last night, for obvious reasons . . . but she and her partner survived to dance another week. Her father's death came the day after Marie dedicated one of her dances to him.)Interestingly, fellow "Dancing With the Stars" contestant JANE SEYMOUR . . . who was eliminated last night . . . lost her mother earlier this season. Then there was Marie's fainting spell . . . and Jane's food poisoning. Not to be a "Dancing With the Stars" geek, but it really has been a bizarre season with all this stuff happening.

JANE SEYMOUR missed last night's "Dancing with the Stars" results show due to food poisoning. It's been a tough year for Jane. Since the show started, she lost her mother and then ALMOST lost her home in the California wildfires. But she DIDN'T lose "Dancing With the Stars". . . yet. Despite Jane's getting the lowest score from the judges on Monday, it was CHEETAH GIRL minx SABRINA BRYAN who got sent packing last night. . . and the audience was NOT happy about it.

Melanie Brown made dancing look easy Monday night. But she'll tell you it was a challenge, thanks to a medical condition. The Spice Girl tells "Us Weekly" that the day before she scored a perfect 30 for her Rhumba she suffered from an eye infection that made it nearly impossible to see. Brown credits her husband for helping her practice. She adds, quote, "I make him stand there, and I dance around him. He's terrible! But he's a good stand-in.

Police are investigating PIERCE BROSNAN for allegedly punching a photographer in the ribs outside a Malibu mall last Friday. . . after the man took pictures of Pierce with his young son.

The photographer says he retaliated by kicking Brosnan in the stomach before running off. No charges have been filed yet.

Who is kissing who....21-year-old ASHLEY OLSEN showed up at a club in New York Monday night with LANCE ARMSTRONG. He's 36. The "New York Post" says she drank red wine, sat on his lap, and made out with him all night before leaving with him around 2:00 AM.

COOLIO is coming BACK. And he's coming back thanks to reality TV.

Coolio is the star of a new reality show, called "Coolio & the Gang", which will be on the Oxygen network.

The show will follow Coolio while he balances his rap career and launching a clothing line with being a single parent raising six teenagers.

Debby Beece is the head of programming at Oxygen. . . and she says they picked the series because, quote, "Oxygen likes to rewrite the rulebook for women and women's programming, and this show has a lot of inherent female appeal.

"Coolio is a single dad raising kids and it's got a lot of unconventional parenting aspects to it. He wants his kids to do as he says, not as he does."

This just in: There is ONE MAN out there who turns MELISSA ETHERIDGE on. And that man is JOHNNY DEPP. Melissa says, quote, "I think Johnny Depp is very in tune to his feminine side.

"We all have the male and female inside us and I think it's very attractive when you find a man, who you can tell is not afraid of the feminine."

The Los Angeles County District Attorney has decided NOT to charge ORLANDO BLOOM for his October 12th accident, due to insufficient evidence.

The D.A.'s office says Bloom was indeed being pursued by four vehicles containing paparazzi, and another full of fans. . . and his collision with a parked car was the result of him taking, quote, "evasive action."

BRITNEY SPEARS and KEVIN FEDERLINE did NOT find out Friday if their custody arrangement is changing. Los Angeles County Court Commissioner Scott Gordon decided to sit on it, and issue a written ruling either TODAY or TOMORROW.

To cheer herself up she went out partying with Dallas cowboy quarterback Tony Romo Saturday night, he's been rumored with Carrie Underwood and Jessica Simpson...what a player, on and off the field!!

ELLEN DEGENERES will be appearing as a guest celebrity suitcase model on an episode of "Deal or No Deal" this season. It'll be taped on November 9th. . . but won't air until sometime in January.

She'll be the first guest celebrity suitcase model to appear on the show. . . but for now, there's no word on if they plan on making this a semi-regular feature.

It's also not clear if Ellen will wear something other than a PANTSUIT. The suitcase models on the show always wear MATCHING DRESSES.

Thanks to the movie "Ratatouille", today's kids apparently don't want dogs, cats or goldfish anymore. No. . . now, they all want RATS. In England, pet stores have been selling 50% more rats since the movie opened.

The same effect also happened here, in Germany and in Sweden. . . with rat sales going WAY UP after the movie came out. Steve Fairburn, who owns the British chain Pets at Home, says, quote, "It seems 'Ratatouille' has done wonders for the image of rats."

Britney Spears is reportedly taking steps to make herself a better parent. The singer, who lost custody of her two young sons several weeks ago, showed up for her first Parenting Without Conflict session yesterday at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Kevin Federline, the father of two-year-old Sean Preston and one-year-old Jayden James, was also said to be in attendance. He has custody of the kids while Spears has monitored visitation rights at this time. The Parenting Without Conflict program reportedly teaches parents how to cooperate with each other and proper communication skills. Spears' attendance is one of the requirements set by Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon, along with random drug testing. Spears and Federline are due back in court tomorrow for another custody hearing.

It seems that Christina Aguilera's yet-unannounced baby already has a name. A source close to the pop star says Christina, quote, "Rubs her baby bump and talks to the baby, calling it Jordy." Aguilera is married to record exec Jordan Bratman, which could explain the inspiration behind the name. The source also says Christina's friends and family threw her a baby shower over the weekend. Aguilera has yet to confirm the pregnancy rumors.

Celebs like to spend money

- Naomi Campbell spends $700 on eyelash extensions every six weeks

- Brad and Angelina pay their bodyguards between $65,000 and $125,000 a

year. Their nannies get around $100,000 a year.

Who is dating who....

"Us Weekly" says that "American Idol" reject CONSTANTINE MAROULIS is dating DEBBIE GIBSON.

Constantine says, quote, "She's a sweetheart. She's classy, has built a nice career and doesn't drink or do drugs. We're close, and it's cool." (--Debbie Gibson is 37. . . Constantine is 32.)

The editors of "Vanity Fair" have compiled a list of the Top 50 soundtracks. . . and they gave PRINCE'S soundtrack for "Purple Rain" the top spot. Coming in second was THE BEATLES' "A Hard Day's Night" "soundtrack".

The list will be a part of a special, one-time magazine called "Movies Rock", that comes out next month . . as well as a CBS special of the same name in December. But for now, they've only revealed their Top Ten soundtracks. . . here they are:

#1.) (The soundtrack from) "Purple Rain" (--By PRINCE.)

#2.) (The soundtrack from) "A Hard Day's Night" (--By THE BEATLES.)

#3.) (The soundtrack from) "The Harder They Come". . . (--reggae music.)

#4.) (The soundtrack from) "Pulp Fiction". . . (--'70s soul music.)

#5.) (The soundtrack from) "The Graduate" (--By SIMON AND GARFUNKEL.)

#6.) (The soundtrack from) "Superfly" (--By CURTIS MAYFIELD.)

#7.) (The soundtrack from) "Trainspotting". . . (--British rock music.)

#8.) (The soundtrack from) "Saturday Night Fever" (--Includes THE BEE GEES.)

#9.) (The soundtrack from) "American Graffiti". . . (--Rock and oldies.)

#10.) (The soundtrack from) "The Big Chill". . . (--R&B and soul.)

Marie Osmond fell down, but she's not out of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." Following her fainting spell Monday night, the 48-year-old performer was back on the floor -- standing -- for last night's results show. The episode included footage of Osmond shot immediately after she passed out, while the show was in a commercial break. Once she was back on her feet she stepped forward and curtsied. During last night's live portion of the show Osmond once again stressed that she's fine. She admitted that she has allergies, and attributed her blackout to difficulties breathing given the poor air quality right now in Southern California. She added that she's eager to resume with the competition. Not returning is entrepreneur Mark Cuban. Throughout his tenure he consistently landed toward the bottom of the judges' leader board, and was making his second appearance in the bottom two. Upon leaving, Cuban noted that he had a great time, adding that he's lost more than 30 pounds as a result of the show.

Last night's episode also featured Jennifer Lopez, who performed two songs with the professional dancers. Her appearance had been in question following the death of her grandmother over the weekend. Up next for the remaining contenders are new individual routines and a group dance, which they'll showcase on the next "Dancing With the Stars" airing on ABC on Monday.

Mariah Carey says there's one thing she needs before she becomes a mother -- a stable marriage. The pop star appeared on yesterday's episode of ABC's "The View" admits that her parents' divorce had an effect on her outlook of motherhood. However, when asked if she has a man right now, Mariah smiled and said, quote, "I don't know how to answer that today." Mariah also discussed the current crop of pop females and their troubles. While not mentioning any specific names, Mariah advised the celebs to find a higher power. She added, quote, "If you're not spiritually centered, you're kind of back and forth." Earlier this month, Mariah appeared in "Glamour" magazine where she advised pop stars to avoid reading the tabloids.

If you're thinking about putting some moves on AMY WINEHOUSE, you should first observe how high her hair is. Because the higher it is, the more likely it is that she's DRUNK AND INSECURE.

Amy says, quote, "I'm quite an insecure person. I'm very insecure about the way I look. I mean, I'm a musician, not a model. The more insecure I felt, the more I'd drink.

"And to Tracey Trash, who does my hair, I'd be like, "Bigger! Bigger!". . . like the more insecure I feel, the bigger my hair has to be."

On November 3rd, "NBC Nightly News" stud BRIAN WILLIAMS will become the first network news anchor to host "Saturday Night Live". He'll probably do a great job. If you've been watching "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" recently, you've probably noticed that Brian appears frequently as a giant head projected on the screen behind JON STEWART.

Tori Spelling's Southern California bed and breakfast has been evacuated because of the wildfires. Tori and husband Dean McDermott own Chateau La Rue, located near Temecula, Calif. The inn is currently featured on their reality show, "Tori and Dean: Inn Love" on Oxygen. Tori and hubby were in L.A. Monday to catch a taping of "Dancing With the Stars" and support former "90210" castmate Jennie Garth. "We got a call that our Temecula [wine country] B&B was being evacuated. We had a lot on our minds tonight. We have friends who are watching [the situation]."

The Promises Rehab Center in Malibu, where many celebrities have gone for treatment, had to be evacuated yesterday due to the local wildfires. Media executive David Geffen is letting Malibu evacuees and firefighters stay for free at the Malibu Beach Inn, a five-star hotel he owns in the area

If you missed "Dancing with the Stars" last night, then you missed MARIA OSMOND FAINTING on live TV. Marie and her partner had just finished a samba, and were getting their comments from the judges. . . when Maria just DROPPED to the floor.Host TOM BERGERON quickly went to commercial. When the show returned, Marie was back up and looking embarrassed, waiting backstage for her scores. She explains that this happens to her once in a while, when she gets winded. She said, quote, "I stop breathing. I'm so sorry."

Several people who used to work for Britney Spears are asking to public to boycott the singer's new album. E! Online reports that the group, which calls itself "Be Proactive To Help," has set up a MySpace page. The site asks people to refrain from buying Britney's upcoming album "Blackout" until she seeks help. "Be Proactive To Help" also outlines methods to help, which include contacting Jive Records, MTV and Britney's management to let them know about the boycott. The group blames the business people around Britney who continue to "capitalize on her every move" despite that fact that she is a "very broken woman." For more information, log onto www.myspace.com/beproactivetohelp. Britney's new CD hits stores a week from today.

Do you ever think how future generations are going to miss out on the likes of Paris Hilton? It'd be a shame, wouldn't it? Paris thinks so too. According to the New Zealand Herald, Paris has supposedly bought a substantial amount of shares in the Cryonics Institution in Michigan. Seems Paris is thinking of freezing herself when she dies. Paris said: "Almost all the cells in the body are still alive when death is pronounced ... If you're immediately cooled you can be perfectly preserved. My life could extend by hundreds of thousands of years!"

EVA LONGORIA is now Eva Longoria PARKER. She says, quote, "I completely adopted the new name and I love it. I'm a Parker now. I love every bit of it. . . I like the tradition of changing the name."

OPRAH WINFREY made an unscheduled trip to her school for girls in South Africa on Friday. . . after finding out that an employee there had been removed from the premises as a result of a, quote, "serious claim of misconduct."

An investigation is underway, and it involves the local police department's Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses Unit. . . which usually handles cases of sexual and physical crime against women and children.

Oprah issued a statement saying, quote, "Nothing is more serious or devastating to me than an allegation of misconduct by an adult against any girl at the academy."

BILL MAHER was almost forced to administer a BEAT DOWN while hosting his HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Friday night. During the LIVE taping, a rowdy audience member. . . (--who'd smuggled in a sign reading "9/11 is a cover-up fraud"). . . began yelling 9/11 conspiracy theories. After ignoring the first couple interruptions, Maher finally cracked and said, quote, "Do we have some security in this building, or do I have to come down there and kick his a@# ?"

At that point, Bill ran off the stage. . . into the audience. . . and PERSONALLY helped his security grab the heckler, and push him out of the studio.

VALERIE BERTINELLI is joining the "Rachael Ray" show, as a, quote, "celebrity content buddy".

Her first segment, "A Girls' Guide to the Gridiron" will air on tomorrow's show. It was shot at last week's "Monday Night Football" game in New Orleans. According to one of the producers, Valerie won't be on the show every day.

There are certain celebrities who are going to occasionally get into altercations in the parking lots of Waffle Houses. . . and KID ROCK is obviously one of those celebrities. Kid Rock and five members of his entourage were arrested early yesterday morning on misdemeanor battery charges, following a fight at a Waffle House in Atlanta.

Here's what happened: Kid and his crew rolled into the Waffle House at around 5:15 A.M., following a performance in the city the previous night.

It sounds like a woman in Kid Rock's party may have been a GROUPIE he picked up the night before. . . because a random male customer at the Waffle House recognized her. . . and started arguing with her.

Things escalated into an all-out brawl in the parking lot. There aren't a lot of details on the fight but the guy who started the argument went to the hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries.

He was also charged with one felony count of second-degree criminal damage to property for breaking a $500 window at the restaurant. Kid posted bond late yesterday afternoon.

Law enforcement sources are saying they'll probably DROP the criminal hit-and-run charges, now that this thing is settled.

Twelve FBI agents raided a Las Vegas warehouse belonging to DAVID COPPERFIELD on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the FBI says the raid was related to a Seattle case. . . but they wouldn't give any details beyond that.

The warehouse is where Copperfield supposedly stores all his sweet magic tricks. But Fox News says the agents weren't interested in the magic stuff. . . instead, they left with a computer hard drive, a digital camera system, and $2 MILLION in cash.

E! is reporting that MARIAH CAREY might be dating VANESSA WILLIAMS' ex-husband, former L.A. Laker RICK FOX. They were seen together at a few L.A. clubs Wednesday night. Reps for both of them say they're NOT dating.

BOBBY BROWN has signed on to star in an upcoming CMT reality show called "Gone Country". The show will feature JOHN RICH (--of the country group BIG & RICH) trying to turn B-list celebrities into country singers.

The cast also includes: CARNIE WILSON, Twisted Sister frontman DEE SNIDER, SISQO "DA DRAGON!", "Brady Bunch" minx MAUREEN MCCORMICK, JULIO IGLESIAS JR. and "American Idol" reject DIANA DEGARMO. (--There's no word yet on an airdate.)

Us Weekly asked Eva Mendes what role she really wanted, but didn't get ... "I really wanted Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Eva says. "I was ten minutes away from auditioning when my agent left me a message telling me the part had been offered to Angelina Jolie. I got really crazy, ignored it, and auditioned anyway. I really thought I had a chance!"

Just think... had Eva gotten the part in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Brad and Jen might still be together today.

And Speaking Of Brad...

In Touch reports Brad used to strip when he was a student at the University of Missouri. A guy named Thomas Whelihan, who claims to be one of Brad's Sigma Chi fraternity brothers, said: "When a girl from one of our sister sororities turned 21, the Bares -- there were seven of them (Brad was one) -- would put her in a chair and come out butt-naked with pillowcases on their heads and do a choreographed dance for her. The girls would be laughing so hard. It was great!" THAT must have been quite a sight...

--O.J. is at #33 on the list, with an outstanding tax bill of $1.4 million.

--Sinbad, who owes $2.1 million, is 23rd.

--And Warwick, with a bill of almost $2.7 million, sits proudly at #17.

"Viva Laughlin" [SERIES Premiere]. . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on CBS. (--A drama about a guy who opens a casino and gets involved in a murder mystery. "X-men" stud Hugh Jackman is the show's producer and is also one of the recurring guest stars.)

--What makes this show unusual is that it's also a MUSICAL, with some of its characters. . . including Jackman. . . occasionally just bursting into song. MELANIE GRIFFITH is also in it

On Sunday night, during a gig in Melbourne, Australia, LINKIN PARK singer CHESTER BENNINGTON BROKE HIS WRIST.It happened about four songs into the set, when Chester tried to jump off some stairs. He says that right before he jumped, his foot got caught in between the stairs, and he fell on his arm.After the band took a few minutes to, quote, "make some adjustments". . . the show continued. Chester came out and finished the entire set, while standing with his arm held up limply. He was clearly in pain.

When the show was over, Chester was taken to the emergency room.

Parents: If, for some reason, you're not interested in paying some scalper hundreds of dollars to get your kid a ticket to see HANNAH MONTANA in concert. . . Disney has come up with a tantalizing new Plan B.

They're making a Hannah Montana concert movie. . . and they're going to shoot it in 3-D.

The movie will be called "Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour". . . and it'll be filmed during several stops on MILEY CYRUS' 54-city, North American tour. . .

They plan to release it at your local overpriced multiplex from February 1st through the 7th. That's right. . . one week only.

Kevin Federline has reportedly been smoking marijuana on the set of his new TV show. He's filming a guest spot on the hit teenage basketball drama One Tree Hill - stunned cast and crew on the Wilmington, North Carolina set by openly lighting up illegal cannabis cigarettes. A source told the New York Daily News newspaper: "He is smoking marijuana all round the set, like it is just part of his lifestyle. The smell is so potent it's obvious that he is not just smoking regular cigarettes.... He doesn't seem to see a need to hide it at all." Kevin has also been making his presence known in Wilmington with his generous tipping. One local bartender said: "I have served him a few times and he has always been really generous. He once left me a $600 tip for just two beers." Hey, that's Britney's money!

Ellen adopted the Brussels Griffon mix from Mutts and Moms last month. The agency reportedly went to the hairdresser's house with police in tow to get the dog back, claiming DeGeneres violated the adoption contract by giving the dog away. The owner of Mutts and Moms is not commenting on the situation.

Reason #459 HOWARD K. STERN is creepy and weird --the NY Daily News' Gatecrasher gossip column says the longtime companion of the late ANNA NICOLE SMITH still has her voice on his home answering machine. When you call, Anna picks up and says: "Hi, it's me. You know what to do, so do it, thanks, bye. Date and number! Kiss, bye, mwah."

There have been rumors about a possible live-action "Star Wars" TV show for a while now. Well, it's happening. GEORGE LUCAS confirmed it yesterday.Lucas says he's just begun work on a weekly TV show that will feature some of the more random characters from the "Star Wars" universe. As Lucas put it. . . quote: "The Skywalkers aren't in it, and it's about minor characters. It has nothing to do with Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader or any of those people. It's completely different. But it's a good idea, and it's going to be a lot of fun to do."

Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather is the latest to be knocked out of the competition on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." While the prize fighter had shown improvement over the course of the show, he was typically on the low end of the leader board, and this week was making his second appearance in the bottom two. In saying goodbye, Mayweather said he had a great time on the show, and called it "marvelous" that he made it as far as he did. When his name was called, the judges, who said the boxer had potential, gave him a standing ovation. Next up for Mayweather is a bout against British boxer Ricky Hatton. Both fighters will be entering the ring undefeated. They'll battle it out in Las Vegas on December 8th. Joining Mayweather in the bottom two was Spice Girl Melanie Brown. It was the first time "Scary Spice" was in danger of being eliminated, and seeing her at risk left the judges stunned. Meanwhile, judges doled out "tens" in scoring for the first time this season. "Cheetah Girl" Sabrina Bryan earned the first perfect score, receiving 30 points from the judges.

ELISABETH HASSELBECK has pushed up her maternity leave from "The View" from November 9th to. . . right after next Tuesday's show. Her last day was bumped up after her husband. . . marginally talented quarterback Tim Hasselbeck. . . was signed as a backup quarterback by the Arizona Cardinals. She's leaving early to go with him, and have the baby in Arizona.

"Deal or No Deal". . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Sharon Osbourne is on hand to give moral support to a breast cancer survivor going for the million. Alec Baldwin and Elizabeth Edwards also chime in via satellite.)

The latest group to STICK IT to the music industry is. . . THE SPICE GIRLS. On November 13th, their greatest hits album won't be available in record stores. Instead, it'll be sold both online and at. . . Victoria's Secret stores.

Britney Spears was left more than a little red-faced during a shopping trip in Los Angeles on Sunday when a helpful paparazzi bought her the wrong CD - ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake's new album. In an effort to avoid the snappers' flashbulbs, the pop superstar ushered a photographer to do her shopping for her at Hollywood's Virgin Megastore while she waited in her car in a parking structure. But the hapless 'personal shopper' misheard Spears when she asked for Timbaland's new album - and bought her Timberlake's "FutureSex/LoveSounds" instead. Not wanting to appear to snub her ex, Spears simply drove off with the wrong CD.

Gloria Estefan is pulling out of tonight's scheduled appearance on "Dancing With the Stars" due to a family emergency. The singer's publicist tells "E! News" that Estefan's mother is very ill. Estefan's rep says that the singer rushed home to Miami yesterday to be with her mom. No word if ABC has found a replacement. Estefan was expected to perform "A Bailar" from her new album "90 Millas." The CD debuted at number one on the Billboard Latin Tropical Albums chart. Tonight's "Dancing With the Stars" will see the ouster of another celebrity based on the votes of the viewing audience and the judges.

Paula Abdul says she's legitimately excited about the upcoming season of "American Idol." The former singer turned judge tells "People" magazine this year's crop of hopefuls includes some with, quote, "very, very exciting talent." Abdul admits she wasn't so sure about last season's contestants from the get go, but that she learned to love some of them along the way. This time around, she promises "good-looking kids" who, quote, "went out on a unique limb to be different and to capture our attention." Of course, along with the "American Idol" good comes the "American Idol" bad. Paula says season seven won't disappoint in that department. She notes, quote, "There's going to be one person who's probably going to have a bigger career than William Hung." The seventh season of "American Idol" gets underway in January on Fox.

It looks like Christina Milian is looking to follow in Lynda Carter's footsteps. The singer who left Def Jam Records last year after disappointing sales of her last album "So Amazing," says she wants to play Amazon princess Wonder Woman in the big screen adaptation of the "Justice League of America." It's the same role Jessica Biel had reportedly been negotiating until the deal fell through. Milian thinks her interest in comic books should make her a strong candidate for the role. "The Hollywood Reporter" quotes her as saying, "I used to want to work in comics. I wanted to be an illustrator. I wanted to write books, and mostly, I wanted to write 'Justice League.' I still have the comic books I collected from that." Milian will still have to persuade director George Miller that she's right for the part. Her competition reportedly includes Elizabeth Winstead and Teresa Palmer. For now, she's getting her super hero fix with an upcoming appearance on the CW's teenage Superman drama "Smallville." The episode is scheduled to air on October 25th.

When talk show talking head Regis Philbin goes on vacation, Jimmy Kimmel will fill in for Philbin in New York and film his own late night TV show in Los Angeles. For five days, Kimmel will film "Live With Regis and Kelly" in the morning, and then hop on a plane for L.A. and film his own show at night. Just call him Jet Lag Jimmy.After his transcontinental travel, Kimmel's hosting the American Music Awards. "I also drive a cab on weekends," he said. Somebody give this guy a break!

Enrique Iglesias filmed scenes Thursday for an upcoming guest spot on CBS' The Young and the Restless. The episode is set to air Nov. 7 and will feature Enrique performing the song "Somebody's Me" from his latest album, Insomniac. "You need any outlet to put your music out there," the singer explains. Enrique's recent TV credits include guest appearances on two other CBS shows, How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men.

Elliott Yamin has been designated a global ambassador for the Inspired by Diabetes Creative Expression Competition, an international contest aimed at raising awareness and funds for children afflicted by the disease. "I'm thrilled to be joining this important campaign," the American Idol alum and longtime diabetic says. He was also previously named a national spokesman for the American Diabetes Association.

The California Department of Justice served numerous search warrants Friday, in their ongoing investigation into the death of ANNA NICOLE SMITH. Most, if not all, of the warrants seem to be connected to doctors Khristine Eroshevich and Sandeep Kapoor. . . both of whom allegedly over-prescribed drugs to Anna Nicole.

ATTORNEY GENERAL JERRY BROWN declined to give specifics, but he said, quote, "You don't go to a judge and get a search warrant for someone's home if you don't think some serious crime has been committed.

"Prescribing drugs in an illegal manner can be criminal."

ORLANDO BLOOM was involved in a minor car accident early Friday morning that left two female passengers injured.

Bloom was behind the wheel of a black, 2003 Toyota Matrix when he was cut off by another driver. When he swerved to avoid the other vehicle, he ran into a Porsche Cayenne that was parked on the side of the street.

Police said Bloom was not speeding. . . nor was he under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The car Bloom was driving was registered to the cinematographer of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies. He wasn't in the car, though.

If Orlando Bloom didn't do anything wrong, though, it's not clear why he initially tried to WALK AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT. . . leaving the two injured women in the car. . .!!!

It took a member of the paparazzi to convince Bloom that he'd better go back and DEAL WITH THE SITUATION. . . or he could be facing a hit-and-run. A 30-year-old woman sitting in the front seat suffered a cut to her neck from her seatbelt, while a 35-year-old woman in the back seat. . . who was described as a childhood friend of Bloom's. . . suffered a fractured neck.

Bloom accompanied both women to the hospital, where they were treated and released.

WILL SMITH'S production company, Overbrook Entertainment, is developing a TV series based on that "Hitch" movie he starred in back in 2005. Will WON'T be starring in the show, though. (--It'll be pitched to various networks soon.)

Troubled singer Britney Spears has a new addition to her growing army of concerned friends - former love Justin Timberlake's mom. Lynn Harless has been making frantic trips to Britney's Beverly Hills home, where the Toxic star is currently residing after losing custody of children Sean Preston, two, and one-year-old Jayden James to ex-husband Kevin Federline earlier this month. Harless has remained close to Britney since her split from Timberlake in 2002, and is desperate to help the singer through a difficult time. She says, "I love Britney to death. She is a sweet girl. I just hate what she is going through."

Quote of the Day:

"There's only one way to keep your shape -- put on your bikini every day or at least every other day, so you keep an eye on your weight."

-- Pamela Anderson, on staying in shape.

Jessica Simpson can forget her singing career if she wants - she's making a killing off Proactiv. The buxom blonde just renewed her deal with the face-wash company and has made new infomercials that will air close to Christmas. "She did re-sign for another year. She has a great relationship with them," said her business manager, David Levin. Simpson was rumored to have gotten a hefty $3 million paycheck for the new ads

EVA MENDES was so afraid of spiders that she underwent HYPNOSIS to get over her fear. She says, quote, "You lie down, you relax and then she takes you through this kind of relaxation thing."And then the cool thing is you think it's only three minutes and then the whole hour went by. I don't know what she did in there but it's helped. Now, I'll see [a spider] and I'll just be like, 'Cool, what's up. . . ?' and we're cool with each other."

On Wednesday night in New York, KANYE WEST made a surprise onstage appearance. . . at a MAROON 5 concert.He performed "Heard 'Em Say". . . a song from his "Late Registration" album that Maroon 5 singer ADAM LEVINE made a guest appearance on.

Finally, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie top this year's list for the most anticipated adult couple costume, beating out other celeb couples like Bill and Hillary Clinton, David and Victoria Beckham, and Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.

October 11, 2007

KIEFER SUTHERLAND will serve his 48-day prison sentence in TWO INSTALLMENTS. Beginning December 21st, he'll do 18 days for his parole violation. The remaining 30 days. . . which are for his DUI. . . will have to be completed by July 1st.

This will allow Kiefer to serve his time without disrupting the shooting schedule of "24". He'll serve the first part of his sentence while the show is on break for the holidays. . . and the second part after the show wraps its seventh season.

Yesterday, word came down that BOBBY BROWN had suffered a MILD HEART ATTACK on Tuesday night.

Bobby. . . who's only 38. . . had his girlfriend take him to the hospital after he experienced tightening in his chest and tingling in his arm. Doctors reportedly determined that he had indeed suffered a mild heart attack. . . probably brought on by, quote, "stress and diet".

Last night, however, Bobby himself released a statement saying he DIDN'T have a heart attack. He said, quote, "None of its true. I went in for a checkup. The doc gave me a clean bill of health."

Here's the thing, though. . . when Bobby Brown arrived at the hospital, he videotaped messages to his loved ones IN CASE HE DIDN'T MAKE IT. And he said right to the camera that he DID have a heart attack.

In Part One, Bobby clearly admits to the heart attack. . . and gives love to his parents, his sisters, his kids and his boys in NEW EDITION.

MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ was sentenced to SIX MONTHS in prison yesterday, for failing to complete the community service she was ordered to do as punishment for a DUI. In fact, she even LIED about doing it.

The judge said Michelle submitted paperwork saying she completed her community service. . . which included cleaning streets in Los Angeles. . . on September 25th. But the court found out Michelle was in New York that day.

Michelle also drank alcohol three times while wearing an alcohol-monitoring device. The judge ordered her to begin serving her sentence on CHRISTMAS EVE.

As you may or may not have known, the world has been in TOTAL CHAOS for the past 18 hours or so, as rumors of MC HAMMER'S DEATH have been circulating on the World Wide Web of Misinformation.

Luckily, those rumors are NOT true. MC Hammer is ALIVE AND WELL.

Here's how this chaos got started: Hammer's real name is STANLEY BURRELL. Recently, ANOTHER Stanley Burrell died. Somebody mistook them for the same person, and reported that MC Hammer was dead.

Not only is MC Hammer alive. . . he's on his way BACK TO THE TOP. He's starting up a new website called DanceJam.com. . . where you can send Hammer videos of yourself dancing. . . and he'll critique them. (!!!)

(--The site isn't running yet. . . but if you go there and submit your e-mail address, you'll be informed when Hammer will begin performing this very important public service for us.)

OWEN WILSON has decided NOT to entrust his well-being to traditional rehab and or therapy methods. Instead, he's trying some HOLISTIC alternatives.

These include a HEALING TRIP to Arizona. . . where he will rid his body of toxins in a traditional Native American sweat box. He will also undergo hypnosis and attend group therapy for addiction.

JENNIFER ANISTON. . . who will star with Owen in the upcoming film "Marley & Me". . . has also turned him on to YOGA, meditation and breathing techniques.

"Live with Regis and Kelly" will celebrate Halloween this year with a special 3-D episode. If this sounds like a worthwhile use of your time, you can go to your local Walgreens to get a pair of 3-D glasses.

This will be the first 3-D presentation in the history of daytime TV. The episode will air on Halloween day. . . and the guests will be "DR. PHIL" MCGRAW and THE BACKSTREET BOYS.

(--By the way. . . Regis is doing another primetime game show. He'll host a new version of "Password". . . "MILLION DOLLAR Password". . . for CBS. It'll air sometime later this year.)

The new BRITNEY SPEARS album will drop two weeks earlier than planned, due to widespread Internet leaks.

"Blackout" was initially supposed to drop on November 13th. . . but now it'll be in stores the day before Halloween, October 30th. Jive said a lot of the songs that have been leaked have been unfinished demos. . . but some were indeed album cuts.

In Touch Weekly is reporting that Pamela Anderson is two months pregnant with new husband Rick Salomon's baby. Makes sense. They sure got married in a jiffy! A "source" told the upcoming issue of In Touch that Pam, 40, learned she was pregnant on September 29th -- the same day she and Tick applied for a marriage license. Pam's supposedly happy she's pregnant, and is happy to have finally found a guy to settle down with ...

An "insider" said: "She's listening to her heart. Rick adores her and will be the best husband she's ever had" (that's kinda not too hard to beat, given her track record). "Pam says that after all these years of looking, the right one was right there beside her the whole time."

It's time for Wayne Newton to say goodbye on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." While the veteran entertainer knows how to impress a crowd on the Las Vegas stage, he wasn't able to win over enough viewers to keep him in the competition. Over the past three weeks Newton consistently received the lowest scores from the judges, but despite his short run on the show, Newton says he has no regrets. In his departure he expressed his gratitude for the chance to try something new, noting he thinks it's important for people to stretch themselves and step out of their "comfort zones."

A couple of big-name pop stars and a former "American Idol" finalist are leading the way heading into the 35th Annual American Music Awards. Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé and Daughtry, each earned three nominations. Fergie, Rihanna, Maroon 5 and Jennifer Lopez each scored one nod. For the first time ever in the 35-year history of the AMAs, the winners will be determined by an online vote. To participate, visit AMA.ABC.com. Votes will be collected through November 1st. The 35th annual American Music Awards will air live on ABC Sunday, November 18th at 8:00 p.m.

Ozzy Osbourne will be unloading some of his personal belongings in an upcoming auction. The heavy metal icon and other family members are selling a collection of clothing, jewelry, furnishings, and decorative items from their homes in Los Angeles and England. Roughly 200 of the 600 lots contain material seen on the hit MTV series "The Osbournes." Ozzy's favorite coffee cup, the bronze Devil's head front-door plaque, and a cast iron cross that hung in Ozzy's den are among the goods from the show going up for bid. Ozzy notes in a statement that he doesn't want to part with these things, but claims -- with an expletive -- that wife Sharon told him their home will "explode" if they don't unload the stuff. He adds, quote, "As long as she does not ask me for a pair of my boxers for the auction I will support it, especially since it is helping raise funds for her charity." Some of the money generated by the sale is earmarked for the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Foundation. Julien's will handle the two-day auction, set for the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Beverly Hills on November 30th and December 1st.

Usher's new CD and new fragrance put on hold because new wife wants him to focus on her and the baby ...Usher fans not happy!

Palisades Medical Center in New Jersey suspended dozens of doctors and hospital employees after they allegedly leaked George Clooney's medical information to the press following his motorcycle accident last month.According to the report, hospital officials are investigating whether staffers not directly involved in caring for Clooney and his girlfriend, Sarah Larson, logged into the hospital computer system to review his medical records.

BRITNEY SPEARS has passed multiple random drug tests, according to her attorney (Sorrell Trope). He says, quote, "She's passed her random drug tests. There's been more than one. They came up negative." Britney also had another supervised visit with her boys yesterday. . . from morning until early evening. Britney has apparently accepted the fact that the visits are monitored. A so-called "source" says, quote, "It's all stabilized and it's all good."

DAVID HASSELHOFF fell off the wagon on Monday, and was HOSPITALIZED. David's rep said, quote, "David had a brief relapse and immediately recognized the importance of addressing it with the assistance of his doctors. He is doing fine and will be back home in the morning."

"Don't read the tabloids. Don't be obsessed with what people are writing or saying. Live your life for you." Those are Mariah Carey's words of advice for the growing number of troubled young female celebrities getting caught up in the flashing bulbs of the media spotlight. The pop superstar, who has weathered her own struggles in the public eye, tells "Glamour" magazine that being "very centered" and knowing where you are "spiritually" at all times can also keep you on the right path.

Melanie Brown definitely thinks "Dancing With the Stars" is harder than her Spice Girls dancing. The singer admitted, quote, "The Spice Girls were like routines for six-year-olds. Everyone can do it!" She also said that she was shocked by a recent tour development, where a Spice Girls show in London sold in 38 seconds

Teri Hatcher is writing a second book. The 42-year-old released her first book "Burnt Toast: And Other Philosophies Of Life" last year and has already started work on a follow-up. She says, "This book just goes a little farther away from seeming like it's about me and more towards the idea of how women in our society are really put upon to wear so many different hats."

CHARLIE SHEEN has a problem: He has about 13 tattoos. . . and he's about to marry a woman who HATES THEM. According to the "New York Post", Charlie is considering getting them ALL LASERED OFF. . . because his fiancée, BROOKE MUELLER, isn't a fan.

Charlie already got his "Denise" tattoo removed from his left wrist. That was obviously for his ex-wife DENISE RICHARDS.

Last week's debut of Britney Spears' new video "Gimme More" was apparently a false alarm. "People" magazine reports the actual video for the single is slated to debut on MTV's "TRL" this afternoon. Sources tell the mag that footage from two separate video shoots was used to create the clip.

Britney Spears' Beverly Hills home was allegedly burgled with thieves swiping an X-rated collection of steamy photos, videotapes and dominatrix-style costumes.

Pam Anderson married Rick Solomon over the weekend.....

MONTEL WILLIAMS and his fiancée, Tara Fowler, got married Saturday in Bermuda. This is Montel's THIRD marriage and Tara's first. He's 51. . . she's 36. Montel has four daughters from his previous marriages.

Michael Jackson is reportedly headed for TV... He'll reportedly appear on the U.K. talent search series "X-Factor," produced by "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell. Michael Jackson will serve as a mentor to the contestants on the series.

Sean "Diddy" Combs has admitted to fathering a sixth child. 15-month-old daughter Chance was born to Sarah Chapman, after denying the child was his for a year. Diddy says he did so, because he was awaiting DNA testing, but now that it is "clear" that Chance is his, he "will take care of her for the rest of her life." His relationship with Sarah Chapman is thought to be the cause of his and longtime girlfriend Kim Porter's split this year. Speaking of Diddy....He has pledged his support to the Spice Girls world tour... He is donating a $8 million fleet of buses. He is currently designing bullet-proof buses complete with jewels for the girls.

Mariah Carey's 12,000 square foot New York city Triplex is so big.....She has a 3,000 square foot closet along with a separate closet for lingerie.... In the November addition of Glamour Magazine...They asked her how many bathrooms she has in her 12,000 sq. foot pad...she said, "I don't know! Do you really want me to try and think about it?"

There's more evidence suggesting that Christina Aguilera is carrying a child. .....A manager at West Hollywood store Bel Bambini says Christina Aguilera and her hubby, Jordan Bratman, stopped in Saturday to fill out their baby registry. Christina and Jordan also reportedly let the Bel Bambini staff know the sex of the child, but asked them to keep it a secret.

Any new parent out there knows this: These days, there are a TON of companies out there BOMBARDING parents with products to make their babies SMARTER. "Baby Einstein" DVDs. Flash cards. Video games. CDs of brain-friendly classical music.

--BUT. . . according to a new study by the Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute, the product that does the best job at making your baby smarter is. . . blocks. Plain, old, generic wooden or plastic blocks.

--They found that children, ages 18 months to two-and-a-half years, who played with blocks, scored an average of 15% higher on cognitive development tests than children who didn't.

--Here's their theory of WHY that happens. By playing with blocks. . . like stacking them into a tower or putting Legos together. . . it helps a child start grasping the world around them.

--It also helps their imagination. . . leading to better impulse control and attention spans.

--There are two other good side effects of playing with blocks. One: It gets the parents down on the ground, playing with their kid. . . and parent/child interactions like that are one of THE biggest keys to brain and social development.

--And two: It focuses children away from the TV, which can also help their brain and attention span.

MELISSA JOAN HART. . . who USED TO BE "Sabrina the Teenage Witch". . . is four months pregnant with her second child. She and husband Mark Wilkerson already have a son named Mason, who's almost two years old.

If you haven't heard, SALT and PEPA. . . (--of the hip-hop group SALT-N-PEPA) . . . are reuniting for an upcoming VH1 reality show. And there's already been some DRAMA..

Salt and Pepa got into a FIST-FIGHT. . . while the cameras were rolling.

(--"The Salt-N-Pepa Show" premieres on Monday, October 15th at 10:00 P.M.)

Rumor of the Day

The new issue of "The National Enquirer". . . which comes out TODAY. . . claims JULIA ROBERTS and DANNY MODER are having marital troubles. . . and Danny recently moved out of their house after a huge argument. No word what it was about.

Is JERRY SEINFELD proud that his former co-star, JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, has scored a hit with her sitcom, "The New Adventures of Old Christine"??? Apparently NOT.--He tells the new issue of "Time" magazine that he's NEVER EVEN SEEN the show.

In Theaters Today....

--"The Game Plan" - a Disney comedy starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick and nine-year-old Madison Pettis. (PG)

(--The Rock plays a star quarterback whose life is turned upside down when a little girl shows up at his door and tells him she's the daughter he never knew he had. . . which forces him to change his partying ways and figure out how to be a dad.)

Saturday TV.........

--"Mad TV". . . 11:00 P.M. to Midnight on Fox. (--Blogger Perez Hilton hosts this week's compilation show, which is focused on pop culture parodies.)

--"Saturday Night Live" [33rd Season Premiere]. . . 11:30 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. on NBC. (--LeBron James guest hosts and Kanye West is the musical guest.)

It seems Simon Cowell's criticism of singing hopefuls isn't always a bad thing. Simon was reportedly filming an audition episode for his British singing series "The X Factor" recently when he noticed that 46-year-old Jacque Gray had a strange sound quality to her voice, like she was "choking or something." .....Simon Cowell than advised her to see a physician. When she did, it was discovered that she had the potentially fatal lung disease bronchiectasis. Jacque Gray tells Britain's "The Mirror" that if she wasn't checked out, quote, "it could have killed me" and credits Simon Cowell and his fellow "The X Factor" judge Sharon Osbourne with saving her life.

When Usher's wife gives birth next year, he'll be passing out "It's a Boy" favors. The singer tells "People" magazine that he and wife Tameka Foster are expecting a son.

David and Victoria Beckham have topped the list of Radar magazines the "Most Overrated People, Places And Things."

Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards are considering a $1 million offer to pose together in an upcoming issue of Playboy magazine. Playboy boss Hugh Hefner wants the actresses to team up for the January 2008 issue of the publication.

Mariah Carey has hit back at comments made by Sean 'Diddy' Combs suggesting his new fragrance Unforgivable is better than her M, by dismissing his scent as a one-night-stand smell. While her fragrance is ..."for the woman who wants the man to fall in love with her immediately, stay in love, and treat her like royalty."

A 10-year-old boy will get a chance to play an extra in Will Ferrell's new movie after his father bought the role in a cancer-charity auction for more than $47,000....The money will go to the Cancer for College foundation at the USC.

The guys from Maroon 5 are gearing up for a major tour. The Grammy-winning group will launch its fall tour this Saturday in Detroit. They will be at The Staples Center in L.A. November 8th.

"Ugly Betty" Second Season Premiere is tonight on ABC

JACK OSBOURNE to the painkiller OxyContin when he was a teenager. In fact, she says it was the other way around.

She claims she never even heard of OxyContin. . . a.k.a. Hillbilly Heroin. . . until she met Jack. She says, quote, "It was the first time I was ever introduced to the pills."

Tom Cruise is laying out plans to build a huge underground bunker at his Telluride, Colorado estate. It will have

a state of the art air purification system and will be large enough with enough equipment and supplies for at

least ten people to survive for years. It'll cost about $10 million. Hey what does Tom know that we don't?

After High School Musical wraps, sweethearts Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are planning to team up

again - this time to play Donny and Marie Osmond! Disney thinks they're perfect for the Donny and Marie TV movie.

The Osmond brother and sister duo ruled TV with a long running variety show in the 70's, and their private lives

featured lots of backstage drama. It'll be a challenge for makeup artists to make Zac and Vanessa look like brother and

sister, but it sounds like fun with those 70's haircuts and platform shoes.

The Russian stripper at the heart of the OSCAR DE LA HOYA cross-dressing scandal now regrets sharing the pictures. . . in part because she "only" made 70-grand for her efforts.

There's an audiotape floating around that's SUPPOSEDLY a voicemail message that the stripper. . . Milana Dravnel. . . left for the guy who helped her sell the pictures. (He also helped set her up with an "Entertainment Tonight" interview.)

In the message, Dravnel says, quote, "I can't believe we did this! For $70,000 you let them take advantage of me? What is going to happen to me? I've crushed a million hearts of kids. . . I'm really upset. I can't eat. I can't sleep."

(--In related news, Oscar De La Hoya's lawyer issued a statement yesterday, saying that a, quote, "well known and independent photo forensic expert" has examined the pictures, and it's his OPINION that they're fake.)

So you've heard that Kiefer Sutherland was arrested for a DUI yesterday (Tuesday), but did you know it was on the same day he was honored with the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists' Award of Excellence in Los Angeles? (The honor is presented every other year to Canadian actors who work primarily in LA)

Jane Seymour, 56, and Marie Osmond, 46, already have quite a fan base of Dancing with the Stars viewers who are rooting for the more, ahem, mature women to boogie their way into the finals. But Seymour revealed yet another reason to cheer her on when she stopped by Ellen on Monday: her mom."I was really, really sad, because my mom had a stroke, and she's in a nursing home, and she can't talk anymore and she can't move," Seymour had been asked to do (the show) and I mentioned it to her over the phone and my mother started trying to talk. She went, 'Wuhwuhwuhwuhwuh,' she got so excited.So then I said, 'Well, Mommy, I'm going to do it for you, and I hope you'll be proud.' And she said the first word she's ever said (since the stroke).

She said, 'Yes!' And we were all in shock. So I'm doing it for her!!!!!!

Last night's installment of "Dancing With the Stars" also saw another surprise -- Drew Lachey as co-host. The former 98 Degrees singer -- and season two "DWTS" winner -- was announced as the replacement for new mother Samantha Harris. Lachey joined Tom Bergeron on the telecast, interviewing the couples as they came off the dance floor. Back in 2006, Drew and his professional partner Cheryl Burke beat out former football great Jerry Rice and Anna Trebunskaya for the "Dancing With the Stars" disco-ball trophy. Harris is on maternity leave after giving birth to a baby girl over the weekend. No word on when she'll return.

This Christmas, NBC is giving us something that we ALL desperately want: ANOTHER reality singing competition. In this one, five so-called "celebrities" will return to their hometowns to assemble a choir made up of everyday people. The choirs will then compete, and like "American Idol", America's votes will eventually determine the winner. The show's called "Clash of the Choirs". . . and it's going to air on four consecutive nights, from December 17th to the 20th.

The new MELISSA ETHERIDGE album, "The Awakening", drops today. . . but she won't be going on tour immediately. Melissa has four kids. . . and she's putting her responsibilities as a parent ahead of her touring schedule.

She says, quote, "I'll go on tour next summer, when the kids are out of school. Believe me, I want to be out there. . . but when you've got kids, you just don't want to run off, and I don't want to run off. So I tour in the summer."

(--Melissa's two kids with her ex-girlfriend JULIE CYPHER are now 10 and 8 years old. She also has 11-month-old twins with current girlfriend TAMMY LYNN MICHAELS.)

As you may have heard, the pictures were leaked by a New York City stripper who claims she had a year-long affair with Oscar. A source close to the the woman says, quote, "She's very disappointed that Oscar isn't coming to terms with his feminine side."

Oscar's attorney released this statement yesterday. . . quote, "Oscar does know the woman who we believe is selling these photographs to the tabloid media. But he assures me that the photos are phony. He has asked me to pursue his legal remedies."

BEN AFFLECK used to be a pretty hardcore poker player. Then he got married. The "Star" says Ben gave up playing poker so it wouldn't cut into his family time with JENNIFER GARNER and their daughter Violet...But now he's back to playing poker. . . online. He supposedly plays up to four times a week, and can drop up to 20-grand PER DAY...A so-called "source" says, quote, "Their marriage is going strong, but she wants him to stop before it causes a problem between them."

Marc Anthony's love of Kentucky Fried Chicken has led to an interesting opportunity for him and his wife. ...Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez can enjoy the Colonel's food anywhere they go on their upcoming tour -- for free. Upon hearing that Anthony is a big fan of KFC, the company's president extended the invitation to the couple. So far, the couple hasn't accepted KFC's offer.

Britney Spears has too much in common with Anna Nicole Smith for one astrologer's liking. Michael Lutin, who is the resident horoscope person for "Vanity Fair," posted a message saying that Britney and Anna both share the Sagittarius sign with Libra as their rising sign. Lutin suggests that people quit making fun of Britney, adding, quote, "somebody better step in and do something or it is going to be just like Anna Nicole."

The name of the baby girl who may have put an end to DIDDY'S relationship with KIM PORTER for good is CHANCE....Kim recently revealed that she left Puffy once and for all because an Atlanta woman gave birth to his love child while she, Kim, was pregnant with his twin daughters.

JENNY MCCARTHY has been spending a lot of time lately talking about how great her boyfriend, JIM CARREY, is with her five-year-old son, Evan, who is autistic.

She says, quote, "Beyond doubt it was written in the stars that Jim and Evan were a pair. He's actually helped Evan get past some obstacles I couldn't. I sometimes call him the autism whisperer." "He speaks a language Evan understands, and Evan feels safe with him

Britney Spears has a new party pal!!!! She has resolved her differences with Avril Lavigne, who in the past...criticized Britney for being too weak to handle the pressures of fame.

The online gossip site X-17 posted pictures of Oscar De La Hoya Cross-Dressing yesterday . . . OSCAR DE LA HOYA is wearing women's panties, high heels, a fishnet bodysuit and a wig.

-Oscar's attorney says these pictures are FAKE. . . and he's demanding that the website take them down.

Another star's parenting skills are being questioned. A former housekeeper of Spice Girl Melanie Brown tells "Star" magazine that the singer left then two-month-old daughter Angel Iris in her care when she went to Las Vegas to marry Stephen Belafonte in June. The staffer claims that "one evening of baby-sitting turned into four days!," and adds, "The child was sick, there was no nanny, and when Mel called, she never even asked about the baby." A rep for Melanie Brown tells the "New York Daily News" that "any fictitious accusations to the contrary stem from greedy people looking to make a buck," and describes Brown as a "hands-on mother." Melanie is rumored to be in a nine-million-dollar child support battle with Angel's biological father, actor Eddie Murphy. Melanie Brown also has an eight-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

Diddy says he know what a women should smell like like...That's why his new perfume, Unforgettable Woman is better than any other perfume on the market. He says, "I am going to challenge my female counterparts, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, ....Gwen Stefani ....that my fragrance is better than theirs. I am a man, and I know how a woman should smell."

RUMOR OF THE DAY...

MediaTakeOut.com. . . says that SHAQUILLE O'NEAL may have a baby on the way from ANOTHER WOMAN. They say she's due SOON. . . which would mean she got prego long before Shaq and his wife Shaunie decided to separate. . .

By the way. . . MediaTakeOut also says there's a clause in the prenup that gives Shaunie WAY more of Shaq's money if she can prove he was unfaithful.

Demi Moore has officially become Mrs. Ashton Kutcher....She finally changed her name on her driving license and credit cards. Demi and Ashton married in 2005.

FRED GOLDMAN and Family have already been to court asking that all the O.J. memorabilia in question be turned over to them. . . so that they can sell it to help pay off the $33.5 million civil judgment they won against O.J. more than a decade ago.

Instead of ruling in their favor.....A judge asked for them to give him a listed of items they want from the case....

He did, however, say the Goldmans could have a Rolex watch that they saw O.J. wearing in a picture that was posted on TMZ.com.

Jennifer Lopez is rumored to be pregnant. According to "In Touch" magazine, the 38-year-old has been seeing a Beverly Hills fertility specialist for about two years and is said to have undergone invitro-fertilization. Jennifer Lopez reportedly had an ultrasound performed in New York on September 12th, which revealed that she is 12 weeks along. The child would be the first for Lopez and her husband, 39-year-old Latin crooner Marc Anthony.

BRITNEY SPEARS did NOT lose custody of her kids during that court hearing on Monday. . .

--And while the judge didn't change the 50-50 custody agreement between Britney and KEVIN FEDERLINE, he did set down some SERIOUS rules.

--For starters, Britney will undergo random drug and alcohol testing TWICE A WEEK.

--She also has to attend individual counseling once a week to address, quote, "parenting issues".

--And twice a week, she has to meet with a PARENTING COACH who will observe her skills with the boys, Sean Preston and Jayden James.

--The judge also had some orders for BOTH Britney AND K-Fed. They include the following. . .

--Britney and Kevin must complete a course called "Parenting Without Conflict". . . and attend co-parenting counseling TOGETHER.

--They've also been ordered to refrain from making derogatory statements about each other. . . abstain from alcohol and / or controlled substances within 12 hours of taking custody of the kids. . . and NOT use corporal punishment on the kids.

--Also, neither one of them can take the kids out of state without the other's permission.

With this....Britney decided to CELEBRATE!!!!

TMZ caught her at both Winston's and Hyde last night.

ON TV TODAY.....

--"Oprah" - Justin Timberlake and Kelly Clarkson join Reba McEntire to talk about singing with Reba on her new duets album.

--"TRL" - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson ("The Game Plan").

Britney Spears' support system is getting smaller and smaller. Brit's manager is the second person in less than 24 hours to part ways with her. Jeff Kwatinetz of Los Angeles-based company The Firm announced his decision yesterday in a statement that read, quote, "We believe Britney is enormously talented, and has made a terrific record, but current circumstances have prevented us from properly doing our job."

Britney's former Bodyguard was the surprise witness in the Spears/Fed Custody battle.....According to attorney Gloria Allred, bodyguard Tony Baretto filed a court declaration yesterday regarding what he witnessed while working for the Spears. Allred said her client is very concerned for the safety of the children. She stated that Tony Baretto was, quote, "willing to testify of nudity, drug abuse and unsafe conditions around the children in Spears' home and outside the home." BTW.......

Britney fired Tony Barretto on May 17th because, quote, "He did not hear her when he was asked to pick up her hat."

BARRY MANILOW was scheduled to perform on "The View" today, but that will NOT be happening, because Barry has BEEF with conservative ELISABETH HASSELBECK......TMZ.com says that "The View" dropped Barry from today's line-up, after his people demanded that he and Elisabeth NOT be on the show together. And Barry essentially confirms that. . . only he claims that HE cancelled the appearance......Barry's website confirms he cancelled his View appearance.....

--"I had made a request that I be interviewed by JOY [BEHAR], BARBARA [WALTERS] or WHOOPI [GOLDBERG], but not Elisabeth Hasselback. Unfortunately, the show was not willing to accommodate this simple request so I bowed out.

In an interview with TMZ, Barry elaborated on his anti-Elisabeth Hasselbeck stance. He said, quote, "I strongly disagree with [Elisabeth's] views. I think she's DANGEROUS AND OFFENSIVE. I will not be on the same stage as her."

Meanwhile.........

Former "The View" co-host Rosie O'Donnell has denied Oprah Winfrey's request to appear on Oprah's talk's show. Oprah had wanted to sit down with Rosie O'Donnell to discuss her new book, "Celebrity Detox." However, Rosie O'Donnell declined, and will instead do an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer. O'Donnell's rep, Cindi Berger, tells the "Post," quote, "Rosie has always been booked with Diane. We gracefully declined Oprah's offer. I'm sure Rosie will do Oprah's show another time." "Celebrity Detox" hits stores October 2nd.

Vanessa Williams is throwing her support behind a young celebrity embroiled in a nude photo scandal. Williams, who once lost her Miss America crown when "Penthouse" published naked pictures of her, says "High School Musical 2" star Vanessa Hudgens will "be fine." Forty-four-year-old Vanessa Williams told "People" magazine that 18-year-old Hudgens is talented and professional. Williams adds, quote, "Welcome to the lesson of hard knocks. She got her first big one right now." A nude photo of Hudgens began appearing on websites early this month. The teenager came out and said the picture was a "private matter" and wasn't intended for public release. Disney, the maker of the "High School Musical" franchise, has supported Hudgens throughout the ordeal.

--"Big Brother 8" [8th Season Finale]. . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on CBS.

"OK!" magazine says Britney Spears is talking to "Maxim" about doing a racy. . . but NOT NUDE. . . photo spread. A so-called "source" says, quote, "She wants to be on the cover as quickly as they can shoot her."

Former "View" host STAR JONES will have NEW "View" host WHOOPI GOLDBERG on her Court TV talk show this Friday. It might be a little awkward. . .

Jessica Simpson's possible entry into the world of country music may not be met with great enthusiasm. That's according to a poll on "Us Weekly's" website. The magazine asked people if they would be willing to purchase a country CD made by the pop star. Over 65-percent of the voters said "no." Last week, Jessica's father and manager Joe Simpson told "People" magazine that his daughter wanted to get back to her Texas roots.

If you've ever wanted to be part of Oscar Night in Los Angeles, you chance is here. Fans can enter an online lottery for a chance to win one of 300 available seats along the 500-foot-long red carpet in front of the Kodak Theatre. The lottery is only open for one week. Winners will be chosen at noon on September 24th. If you are interested, go to Oscars.org. People who win will be notified next month. Registration starts today.