Interviewing Tom Cruise can be risky business  —  Plus: God wants Mary J. Blige to wear bling  —  A Swedish reporter broached several subjects with Tom Cruise that the actor wasn't willing to talk about.  —  Tom Cruise has been sitting down with a lot of reporters lately - but one recent chat didn't go so well.

Colin and ex-Playmate settle tale of the sex tape  —  They may not have kissed, but estranged lovers Colin Farrell and Nicole Narain have made up.  —  The actor and the former Playboy Playmate just reached a deal in their legal tussle over their infamous sex tape.

Oprah & Aniston Mock Wedding Reports  —  Oprah Winfrey invited pal Jennifer Aniston to call into her TV show recently so the pair could address incorrect rumors the media mogul was planning to stage the actress' nuptials at her California estate.  The stars mocked reports about an $8 million reception …

Julia Roberts Set for Broadway Debut  —  Julia Roberts, Movie Star, officially becomes Julia Roberts, Stage Star, when the Oscar winner opens Wednesday on Broadway in a revival of Richard Greenberg's "Three Days of Rain."  —  Not that her marquee status was in doubt during the play's three weeks …

Twins For Etheridge, Partner  —  Melissa Etheridge and partner Tammy Lynn Michaels are sharing some major family news with their fans.  —  "We are thrilled to announce that Tammy is pregnant, and expecting our twins sometime around this fall," the singer and the actress say in a joint statement on Etheridge's official Web site.

GUESS THE SKINNY PINS  —  We don't expect celebrities to be wandering around on hefty tree trunks of legs...  But there's no harm in a bit of flesh.  —  However, so many of them seem either averse to said flesh, or unable to house a dollop of lard on their pins.  —  It's the tell-tale sign of a hollow inner thigh...

American Idol: Top 8 Elimination  —  Another night, another elimination last week.  So far this is the first time an elimination has made an impact on me; everything else was basically by the books, contestants I didn't care much for.  Bucky getting eliminated wasn't really a major shock, but I thought he had a chance last night.

A Namibian Name for Baby Brangelina?  —  Maddox and Zahara Jolie-Pitt's new sibling will be born in Namibia.  He or she may be given a Namibian name.  There may or may not be lions keeping the paparazzi at bay during the birth.  —  That's the latest word coming out of the remote African nation …

If Jean Smart Gets Killed Off on Fox's 24 She Wants it Spectacular  —  They're down to three episodes left to shoot of this season's "24," and Jean Smart says she'd "love to do another stint on the show, but I don't know if that's possible.  I'm just thrilled I got to do the whole season …

Director Pleads Guilty in Wiretap Case  —  LOS ANGELES - A somber "Die Hard" director John McTiernan stood before a federal judge and said he made "knowingly false" statements to an FBI agent about Anthony Pellicano, the celebrity private eye he admitted hiring to wiretap a business associate.

Alicia Keys Hits Silver Screen With Scarlett Johansson  —  Young, talented and beautiful.. can life get any better for songstress Alicia Keys?  In her second outing for a silver screen acting gig, word is out that Keys will be teaming up with super-hot Scarlett Johansson for a new movie based …

Teen Arrested in Natalee Holloway Case  —  Aruban police made a new arrest this weekend in the nearly year-old case of the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway.  —  Authorities have so far said only that the person arrested is 19 and has the initials "G.V.C." In Aruba …

Neil Patrick Harris's Recent Roles Are a Far Cry From Doogie Howser  —  LAST year Neil Patrick Harris, who likes to move among television, film and stage, starred in a production of Jon Robin Baitz's "Paris Letter" at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City, Calif. The role required him …