Meredith Vieira to Replace Katie Couric  —  It's official: Meredith Vieira will replace Katie Couric on the Today show, Vieira announced Thursday on The View.  —  "I've spent nine wonderful years on this show," said Vieria, who got teary making the announcement.  "If you're going to grow, you have to change.

Matt LeBlanc's Other Woman  —  Matt LeBlanc, who filed for divorce from his wife last week, has a new real-life romantic costar: Andrea Anders, who plays his neighbor on the sitcom Joey, PEOPLE reports in its upcoming issue.  —  LeBlanc's split from his wife of three years, Melissa …

Jennifer Aniston Over Twisted Triangle of Angelina Jolie & Pitt?  —  Jennifer Aniston may finally be over what she has dubbed the sick, twisted Bermuda Triangle of herself Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.  —  The American actress seems pretty content - so much so that she is reportedly shopping …

Tom Cruise Says His Father Was 'A Bully'  —  NEW YORK - Tom Cruise says his father was abusive and that school, where he faced other bullies, was difficult, in an upcoming issue of Parade magazine.  —  "He was a bully and a coward," the 43-year-old actor says of his father, Thomas Cruise Mapother III.

L.A. on $1 a day?  Rap star learns it's a real bummer  —  Take a good look at that mangy panhandler over there.  He could be a Grammy winner.  —  For the past nine days, Pras Michel, famed collaborator with Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean in the Fugees, has been homeless.

Avril Lavigne's Secret Wedding Plans  —  And she wants to start a family, too  —  (April 5) — It looks like "punk chick" Avril Lavigne's hellraiser days are over.  We're told she's planning a summer wedding with Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley.  —  A more mature blonde-haired …

PARIS BLASTS NICOLE  —  Paris Hilton is lashing out at her ex-best friend Nicole Richie.  "She cannot stand being around me because I get all the attention and people really don't care about her," Hilton said, reports IMDB.com.  "It breaks my heart.  She was my sister.

TOM & KATIE'S DELIVERY NIGHTMARE!  —  When Tom Cruise visited his local orthodontist's office recently, it wasn't to talk about his children's teeth.  It was to craft a personalized pacifier — for fiancée Katie Holmes!  "In keeping with a Scientology silent birth …

Idol's Mandisa Sounds Off  —  Mandisa, 29, who famously earned an apology from Simon Cowell after he joked about her weight, is the latest singer to be voted off American Idol.  The Antioch, Tenn., native (whose last name is Hundley) talks about her controversial song choice - and her crush on Ruben Studdard.

Melania Trump: Giving Birth Was 'Easy'  —  Just two weeks after giving birth to her first child with husband Donald Trump, Melania Trump appeared on The View Thursday to share some of the more pleasant details of childbirth.  —  Fielding a question from Star Jones Reynolds, Trump …

J.K. Rowling Blasts Super-Thin Celebrities  —  Best-selling British author J.K. Rowling took a moment out from her work on the next Harry Potter book to launch a withering attack on rail-thin models on her Web site, the AFP news agency reports.  —  In a posting titled "For Girls Only …

MORE ON KATIE'S SILENT BIRTH  —  The big day can't be too far off now...  And we've all heard the whispers about Katie Holmes having to keep quiet during labour when she has Tom Cruise's baby.  —  But now a certain Scientologist showbiz couple have stepped up to put us all straight about what a silent birth really entails.

New-wave pioneer says Mr. Spears illegally used 'She Blinded Me With Science.'  —  Photo: MTV News/Nick Brown Photography  —  Kevin Federline's new anti-media track, "America's Most Hated," is indeed harvesting hatred, but not from who you might expect.  —  New-wave trailblazer Thomas Dolby …

Kate Moss to marry Doherty  —  Kate Moss is set to marry on/off lover Pete Doherty in a Scottish castle later this year.  —  The Babyshambles frontman says the pair - who have been through a series of public break ups and reconciliations - are planning to tie the knot in the autumn.

What You Don't Know About Meredith  —  From movie roles to flying without a parachute  —  (April 5, 12:35PM ET) — Five things you probably didn't know about Katie Couric's likely 'Today' show replacement, Meredith Vieira:  —  1. Proud of her impressive hard-news background …

PARIS ON LOVE SPLIT RUMOURS  —  Paris Hilton's love life has more twists and turns than a, er... twisty-turny thing.  —  The most recent rumours said she'd ditched Greek boyf Stavros Niarchos III, for talking too much Greek.  —  But now she's firmly stamped on that idea and insisted …

Joint casino fizzles, but  —  Clooney, Pitt not at odds  —  Don't bet the house on rumors that George Clooney and Brad Pitt have fallen out over a casino development deal.  —  A report yesterday claimed Clooney was "steamed" at his "Ocean's 11" pal because Pitt "first backed out of a plan …