Actor Snipes gets 3 years, apologizes for ‘costly mistakes’  —  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — After haggling with revenue agents, criminal investigators and eventually U.S. prosecutors for almost a decade, Wesley Snipes finally caught them by surprise.  —  Hours before he was to be sentenced Thursday …

Amy Winehouse in tears as she heads to police station to be quizzed over assault claims  —  As husband Blake mouths ‘I love you’ to a mystery blonde in court  —  Amy Winehouse broke down in tears this afternoon as she prepared to be questioned by police over claims she attacked a man after a night out.

Sunny delight: Angelina Jolie ditches her ‘goth’ look for vibrant yellow to show off her baby bump  —  Sunny delight: Gothic Angelina Jolie embraces a vibrant yellow look for her swelling baby bump.  —  The usually dark and brooding Angelina Jolie appears to have embraced a sunnier look for her maternity wardrobe.

Exclusive!  Hilary Duff to Star in New 90210?  —  Step aside, Shannen Doherty.  Hilary Duff just might be the new face of Beverly Hills, 90210.  —  Sources connected to the series tell me exclusively that producers for the CW's 90210 remake have reached out to Hilary to offer her a starring role in the series.

Paris Involved in Another Hit and Run  —  Paris and Benji turned a simple nightclub exit into a police matter last night after their car ran over a paparazzo's foot.  —  As the snappers swarmed PBandJ's ride, a loud yelping sound can be heard as Benj drove right over one photog's checkered shoe covered foot outside Foxtail.

Is this the most disgusting art exhibition ever?  Incarcerated Pete Doherty misses his blood-spattered art launch  —  A exhibition of Pete Doherty's bloody paintings launched in Paris yesterday - with the notable absence of the so-called artist himself.  —  The troubled singer, 29 …

Off To Rehab He Goes!  —  Naturally, CNN's Richard Quest has followed up his embarrassing arrest last Friday by checking into rehab.  Richie was arrested last week after cops found him wandering in Central Park after park curfew.  He admitted to the cops that he was carrying meth.

‘Idol’ Song Choice Courts Controversy and Finds It; Singer Is Voted Off  —  LOS ANGELES — Carly Smithson might be the first “American Idol” contestant to be voted off the show for blasphemy.  —  Online chat boards devoted to “American Idol” have been abuzz since Ms. Smithson performed the title song from …

Mariah Goes from S**t List to Blacklist  —  The paparazzi are done being mad at Mariah Carey's ultra-diva antics — now they're trying to get even.  —  Mimi's been unofficially placed on a paparazzi blacklist after breaking unwritten fame game rules at a CD signing event last week.

Neve Campbell Nude Makes Me Really Love My Job  —  Neve Campbell was a big deal in the 90s, but like Grunge Rock, her popularity seems to have wained.  She'll always have a special place in my heart, though, since I pretty much grew up watching Party of Five.

Gatecrasher: N.Y.'s disparate ‘Housewives’  —  Oh, c'mon - if they got along, who'd watch season two?  —  It was icy stares all around as “The Real Housewives of New York” gathered at the Village Pourhouse Tuesday night to watch the reunion show.  —  “How could you invite Alex [McCord] and Simon [van Kempen]?”

Jimmy Fallon will be in O'Brien's chair  —  Inks deal with NBC for ‘Late Night’  —  After months of speculation, Jimmy Fallon has sealed a deal to succeed “Late Night” host Conan O'Brien on NBC in 2009, sources said.  —  O'Brien, whose show airs at 12:35 a.m., is moving …

Clay Aiken: “People Don't Care” if I'm Gay  —  Gay?  —  Straight?  —  Who cares, says American Idol alum Clay Aiken.  —  When it comes to his sexuality, “People don't want to have that type of stuff pushed, people who are living in Omaha or in Charlotte or wherever,” Aiken, 29, tells Access Hollywood.

Heather Locklear Bikini Pictures are Still Hot  —  Well, Heather Locklear is definitely looking a little better than the last time we saw her.  And when you compare these Heather Locklear bikini pictures to yesterday's Denise Richards bikini pictures, and consider that Heather's TV movie …

Madonna Releases Her New Album Early  —  Madonna debuted her new album Hard Candy Friday on MySpace - four days before the album's official release date.  —  The hip-hop laced album has 12 tracks, including collaborations with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams.