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.

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.

'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 …

That's...hot?  Hilton, 'fire crotch' heir shack up  —  Plus: Beyoncé Knowles plans lavish 'wedding to end all weddings'  —  So much for Paris Hilton's recent claim that she's giving up on men.  —  The crooning heiress is living with Brandon Davis, according to Life & Style weekly.

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.

Britney Spears Wants to Be Buried with Her Dog (Not KFed)  —  Britney at Chin Chin in West Hollywood  —  Britney Spears is like really in love with her dog, Lucky, and wants to be buried next to her.  Brit wants to follow the example of the Ancient Egyptians.

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).

Getting ahead the old-school way?  —  A stinging new book says Jared Kushner, the 25-year-old new owner of the New York Observer, got into Harvard and NYU Law School the old-fashioned way: Daddy's money.  —  "Jared [below] was certainly not anywhere near the top of his class," said his own high-school college counselor, Margo Krebs.

Toronto Has "Good Year," Closes with "Grace"  —  With a lineup this promising, how do you not conclude the festivities with a rendition of Amazing Grace?  —  The Michael Apted-directed drama, starring Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon and Albert Finney is set to close the 31st annual Toronto …

"Prison Break" Off a Step  —  A head start wasn't all it was cracked up to be for Veronica Donovan, much less Prison Break.  —  Monday night's "fall" premiere of the Fox series, featuring the scamper for freedom by the formerly incarcerated Michael ( Wentworth Miller) and Lincoln …

Oops!  Pete's otherwise engaged  —  Did supermodel-loving junkie Pete Doherty miss his own wedding Saturday?  —  His girlfriend, Kate Moss, flew 14 close friends, including her brother Nick, to a resort in Bali last week, causing widespread speculation the couple was planning to get married.

Idol Fever Hits Birmingham  —  Crowds gather in Birmingham to audition for American Idol.  —  There may be something in the water down in Birmingham.  The Alabama city has produced two American Idol winners so far - Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard - and as the talent show came to town Monday …

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 …

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 …

Tangled Web: 'Spider-Man 3' Re-Shoots Planned, James Franco Reveals  —  Director Sam Raimi has put out call for 'more action,' actor says.  —  LOS ANGELES — There are certain things that every good geek knows to be true, like the fact that Spider-Man's secret identity is Peter Parker …

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 …

I am - Victoria Silvstedt Lingerie Pics of the Day  —  I see it as only fitting to make this announcement to some new Victoria Silvstedt Lingerie pictures.  If you are wondering what Victoria Silvstedt has to do with my cancer results, it's pretty simple.  This bitch had her legal team …