Brad and Angelina Bring the Family to New York City  —  The Jolie-Pitt bunch is back in the U.S.A.  —  For the first time since the birth of twins Vivienne and Knox, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are in New York City with their kids.  —  Jolie plans to walk the red carpet at the New York Film Festival …

Sandra Bernhard Cut From Benefit for Palin Gang-Rape Joke  —  Sandra Bernhard's recent cracks about Gov. Sarah Palin are no laughing matter, according to a Boston women's shelter.  —  Officials at Rosie's Place cut the comedian as a headliner from an annual benefit after she joked that Palin would be …

MISSING BRITNEY  —  Britney Spears just swept through town with a familiar face missing from her side.  Spears' cousin and former assistant, Alli Sims, told Page Six she's still not allowed to be in contact with the pop tart.  “I have no idea when I'll see her again.  I miss her every day,” Sims said.

Confirmed: Steve Fossett Wreckage Found  —  Pilot Steve Fossett  —  Authorities said Thursday morning that the wreckage initially spotted by aerial searchers is the plane piloted by missing adventurer Steve Fossett, not seen since he took off from an airstrip at an isolated ranch in the Nevada desert some 13 months ago.

It's Official: Rosie's Headed to NBC Prime Time!  —  NBC is cooking up one juicy Thanksgiving appetizer for viewers this year: Rosie O'Donnell!  —  Nearly two months to the day since I brought you news of the Peacock-Ro talks, the polarizing funny lady has inked a deal with NBC to headline …

MiserAlba Has Never Looked Better  —  MiserAlba's latest ad for Declare Yourself casts her as some weepy Hannibal Lecter type with ratty hair.  MiserAlba looks so....miserable, which makes me so happy!  —  This is probably MiserAlba's drivers license picture sans the mask.  They had to Photoshop that s**t in.

Kelly Ripa Cover Deja Vu, Belly-Button Airbrushing  —  SCROLL FOR PICTURES  —  Kelly Ripa, 38 on Thursday and a mom of three, graces the November cover of Shape magazine in an orange bikini.  Look familiar?  She was also on the cover of Shape last May in a orangey-red bikini.

Britney Spears Goes Back to School - for a Cause  —  A New York middle school got a surprise visitor: Britney Spears.  —  The pop star dropped by John Philip Sousa M. S. 142 in The Bronx on Wednesday to present a $10,000 check to be used as an endowment for the school's year-old music program.

Mr. Clean actor House Peters Jr. dead at 92  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — House Peters Jr., a TV actor who became the original Mr. Clean in Proctor & Gamble's commercials for household cleaners, died Wednesday.  He was 92.  —  Peters died of pneumonia at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital …

IndyCar Driver/"Dancing" Champ Indicted  —  TMZ has learned that Helio Castroneves has been indicted for allegedly not paying taxes on more than $5 million.  Castroneves was indicted today in Miami.  The charges — Conspiracy to Defraud the U.S. and Tax Evasion.

Jay-Z ‘Dreams of Having a Family’  —  Jay-Z and Beyoncé  —  Jay-Z was flying solo at the U.N. Global Leadership Awards Gala in New York Wednesday night.  But even without wife Beyoncé Knowles by his side, he still happily chatted about his plans to start a family - eventually.

Hayden Christensen is Screen's gem  —  Actor signs three-picture deal with studio  —  Screen Gems has made a three-picture deal with Hayden Christensen.  —  The deal adds two more pictures to the thesp's Screen Gems slate, following “Bone Deep,” the John Luessenhop-directed crime drama that began lensing in September.

Flynt is Hustling up an Ala-skin flick  —  Larry Flynt is using the power of porn to express his views on Sarah Palin.  —  The Hustler founder and freedom of speech advocate has produced an X-rated movie using an adult-film actress who resembles the Republican vice presidential candidate.

The Daily Bikini  —  Michelle Rodriguez bikini pics!  —  Michelle Rodriguez outside the Eden Roc Hotel in Cap d'Antibes, France (May 2007)

Audrina Patridge: My New Home “Is Amazing”  —  Audrina Patridge is thrilled with her new, three-bedroom Hollywood Hills home.  —  “It's amazing.  I love it.  So beautiful,” the L*Space-clad star told Usmagazine.com Saturday at the Wet Republic pool at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas.

A Reader Meets And Talks With Travis!  —  Last night a reader claims to have met Travis.  She obviously reads this website and didn't hold back any punches.  Here is what she sent to us very early this morning:  —  Was just at the Carrie Underwood concert in Topeka, KS tonight and I spotted …

Leighton Meester's Safe Horizon  —  Leighton Meester (in Brian Reyes) teams up with family clothing store Marshalls on Thursday at New York City's Union Square Park to take a stand against domestic violence.  —  The 22-year-old Gossip Girl cutie hyped up Marshalls' “Stop 'Til It Stops” …

Sharon Stone: I Never Suggested Botox for My 8-Year-Old Son!  —  Sharon Stone is firing back at a judge who claimed that she wanted her 8-year-old son Roan to receive Botox treatments for his “foot odor.”  —  “This week it was reported in connection with Sharon Stone's custody dispute …

NAT'S ALL, FOLKS  —  The real-estate force is apparently with Natalie Portman, who's found a buyer for her West Village condo in this descending market.  —  The “Star Wars” minx has just gone to contract to sell her apartment in Richard Meier's transparent tower at 165 Charles St. The condo last had an asking price of $6.55 million.

A Night Off...Finally  —  I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for getting this blog in so late.  I've been rehearsing all day.  I know some of you like the whole schedule, so here it is.  I woke up and did my usual round of radio interviews.  Then I went back to bed for a little bit.