Tom Cruise Canned From Paramount  —  Tom Cruise has just gotten the heave ho from Paramount Pictures.  —  Sumner Redstone, chief honcho at Viacom, the parent company of Paramount, has ended the 14-year relationship with Cruise's production company, Cruise/Wagner Productions.

'JACKASS' TUNE SLIMES JESSICA  —  ONLY a jackass would stoop to crude sexual innuendo about Jessica Simpson - and that's exactly what Chris Pontius, one of Johnny Knoxville's doofy daredevil stuntmen in the upcoming "Jackass: Number Two," has done.  —  A source tells us Pontius has penned …

Matthew, Lance and the Ladies  —  These are photos from a week and a half ago, when we were in the middle of our shirtless Matthew McConaughey marathon.  So this is what Matthew and Lance look like in action.  Matthew looks like one of those touchy-feely guys doesn't he?

Easy Riders  —  George Clooney and Brad Pitt rode their motorcylces to the Ocean's 13 set yesterday which gave me indigestion as I am incredibly jealous of these two guys.  Nothing like being a playboy like Clooney or in Brad Pitt's case, going home to your mansion where Angelina Jolie …

ALL EYES ON 'SNL' - AGAIN  —  AUDITIONS NEXT WEEK  —  WHAT's going on be hind the scenes at "Saturday Night Live" this month may be more dramatic than any thing you'll see on the two prime-time shows starting this fall based on the famed late-night comedy.

Big Surprise, Kevin Federline Sucks  —  Unsurprisingly, the rap debut of the man most famous for impregnating Britney Spears was just as ridiculous as everyone anticipated.  From Yahoo! News: … After watching "Mr. Britney Spears" — Kevin Federline — give that horrible hip-hop performance …

Superman's Brandon Routh Engaged  —  Brandon Routh is engaged to his girlfriend, actress Courtney Ford, the star's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  "They are very happy," says Kacey Spies, the rep for the Superman Returns actor.  —  The couple, who have been dating for three years, co-star in the upcoming short film, Denial.

Live Rattlesnakes Released In 'Snakes On A Plane' Theater  —  Two live diamondback rattlesnakes were released in an Arizona movie theater during a showing of the new film "Snakes on a Plane," according to Local 6 News.  —  Authorities said pranksters released the young venomous rattlesnakes …

Natalie Portman is a Brunette Again, and Still Not Wearing a Bra  —  There are a lot of reasons I like Natalie Portman, not least of which is the fact that she rarely seems to wear a bra.  It's not a big thing, but there is definitely something sexy about a girl who doesn't.

The Dog is the Only One with Natural Hair  —  Jessica Simpson and Ken Paves will launch their new wig and extension line on August 30th at extensions.com.  I know you literally can't wait.  The thing is don't think your hair going to look like that (below).

From the pen of Lindsay's dad  —  Prison inmate Michael Lohan is dipping his toe in the shark-infested waters of editorial cartooning.  —  Lindsay Lohan's dad - serving time at the Collins Correctional Facility outside Buffalo - has just sent Lowdown an epic drawing depicting his troubled relationship …

James Blunt Gets His Rocks Off  —  Singer James Blunt has purchased a gun that shoots rocks at his fans.  This is no stunt that you will see at a concert of the 32 year- old Brit.  He has purchased the weapon to scare away crazed fans from his holiday retreat in Ibiza.

Pete Wentz most popular naked thing online  —  Well, more popular than Pamela Anderson...  Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz has been found to be the most popular internet search keyword.  —  The bassist has come top in a AOL poll of searches for nude pictures.  —  Pamela Anderson was second and Paris Hilton was third.

What the Hell Happened to Amanda Bynes?  —  Okay, first of all, I'm not calling Amanda Bynes fat.  I'm well aware that doing so would be extremely premature, unfair, and potentially libelous.  However, I will ask you, what the hell happened to Amanda Bynes.

Hugh Jackman's Kids Play in the Park  —  Hugh's Heavy Lifting  —  Hugh Jackman carried around his two big bundles of joy — 13-month-old daughter Ava Jackman and 6-year-old son Oscar Jackman — at a local park around Melbourne, Australia.  The X-Men star helped Oscar out with a little rock climbing around …

Kate Hudson Pulls Out of UK Premiere  —  Kate Hudson may be rearranging her plans while on her cell phone.  She has pulled out of the UK premiere of You, Me, and Dupree to avoid any awkwardness surrounding the recent announcement of her divorce.  Better yet, to avoid any speculation about her possible affair with her co-star, Owen.

Nick and Vanessa off to NYC  —  Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo took their love to the skies yesterday as they left Los Angeles and headed to New York City.  If I were Nick I would not be wearing camouflage pants to the airport at the moment, it probably sends the wrong message to security.

PARIS HILTON SELLS HERSELF ON YOUTUBE  —  Last night at Hyde, Paris Hilton and YouTube were crowded into a bathroom stall, finishing off the last of Tube's eightball (please, you think Paris is sharing her stash?) while killing time waiting for their plate fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies …

Brittany Murphy, Fiancé End Engagement  —  Brittany Murphy and Joe Macaluso, engaged since last New Year's Eve, have broken off their engagement, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The two "have amicably ended their engagement.  They remain close friends and wish each other much happiness," a rep for Murphy tells PEOPLE.

Break  —  Talk about bringing sexy back (and now, thanks to Justin's song we're gonna be using that phrase for quite some time now), here are amazing new pictures of Jude Law playing a little game of cricket with some friends on the beach over the weekend ...

Lance Bass' First Gay Date  —  Newly out and proud former NSYNC singer Lance Bass revealed to Us Weekly that he recently enjoyed his first real date with his boyfriend Reichen Lehmkuhl.  "He took me out to a really nice dinner the other night at the Hotel Bel-Air."