Police: Campaign Worker Admits Making Up Story  —  A Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Ashley Todd confessed to making up the story & is facing charges  —  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Police sources tell KDKA that a campaign worker has now confessed to making …

Tom Cruise Roasts Today's Matt Lauer, Calls Him a “Glib Putz”  —  Tom Cruise made light of his infamous 2005 Today show spat with Matt Lauer at a Friday roast for the talk show host.  —  “Matt and I talk two, three, four times a day,” Cruise, 46, joked during the Friar Club Roast at the New York Hilton Hotel.

Selena: Miley's Older Boyfriend Is “Really Cute”  —  Selena Gomez says Miley Cyrus and her older beau Justin Gaston make a good match.  —  “I honestly think that she's adorable,” Gomez, 16, told Usmagazine.com Thursday at the Comme des Garcons for H&M Collection preview in NYC.

Guy Ritchie Goes Out on the Town  —  From left: Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr. and Guy Ritchie in London, Oct. 23  —  While his divorce from Madonna goes from bad to worse with allegations of each other's failings, Guy Ritchie looked happy Thursday night as Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law took him out on the town.

First photos of tragic Heath Ledger in his last film … Newly released photos show Heath Ledger in the film role he never completed.  —  The actor died of an overdose of prescription medicine halfway through filming The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus in January.

BRITNEY TAKES THE BOYS TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH!  —  Britney wanted us to get these exclusive pictures up for you guys right away!  She just sent them and they're amazing pics of Britney with Sean Preston and Jayden James at a pumpkin patch.  Britney tells us that the boys jumped on the …

Maya Rudolph Goes Barack to “SNL”  —  Since they've had great success with Tina Fey, well placed sources tell us “SNL” is once again bringing back a former cast member.....Maya Rudolph will play Michelle Obama this weekend.  —  Besides playing Mrs. O, we're told Maya — who left the show last November …

Crispin Glover joins ‘Alice in Wonderland’  —  Actor to play Knave of Hearts in Tim Burton's adaptation  —  Crispin Glover has signed on to play the Knave of Hearts in Tim Burton's adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” for Disney.  —  Glover joins Mia Wasikowska as Alice and a cast …

Sarah Palin: future media star?  —  Hollywood looking to capitalize on candidate's fame  —  As campaign managers for Sarah Palin plot last-minute tactics to get her elected, Hollywood bigwigs are convening strategy sessions of their own.  Their goal: finding the ideal on-air vehicle …

Carrie Underwood: No Feud with Jessica Simpson  —  Carrie Underwood and her wax figure  —  Carrie Underwood was in New York for the unveiling of her wax figure, but she also addressed Jessica Simpson, ex-boyfriends and Faith Hill at Madam Tussauds on Thursday.

Hayden Panettiere Flashes Her “Panties”  —  So Hayden Panettiere was on Ellen yesterday, and she flashed her panties!!!  But don't go crazy, she was wearing the biggest boxer-briefs you've ever seen.  Supposedly her friends dared her to put on the over-sized undies backstage, and Hayden was happy to do it.

Ron Howard's Call To Action  —  Ron Howard wants to talk about the election.  So does Andy Griffith and Henry Winkler.

Heidi and Spencer Spread a Message of Grope  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's frequent photo ops provided inspiration as yet another artist turned her into artwork.  Last night the couple headed to a Hollywood art gallery event, “Lights!  Camera!  Election!,” where Heidi showed off …

Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony Design Life Around the Twins  —  Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez at the Oct. 23 25th annual Night of Stars  —  Life couldn't be more different for Jennifer Lopez since the February birth of their boy and girl, the singer and husband Marc Anthony admit.

Lindsay Lohan's career in jeopardy?  —  Plus: Zac Efron is camera shy; Dakota Fanning is not a diva  —  Lindsay Lohan's professional life is only getting uglier, so to speak, since news broke that Lohan's stint on “Ugly Betty” is being cut short because of tension on the set.

Mischa Barton Calls Being Single ‘Great’  —  Mischa Barton on Oct. 23  —  After a string of high-profile relationships - including her split from Rooney frontman Taylor Locke last month - Mischa Barton says she likes being a free agent.  —  “I'm not used to being single but it's really nice …

Scoop: Cruise to roast ‘glib’ Matt Lauer  —  Plus: Lohan's career trouble; shy Zac Efron; Dakota Fanning not a diva  —  Tom Cruise will be among the roasters in attendance Friday as the Friar's Club of New York roasts TODAY's Matt Lauer.  —  The Scoop  —  msnbc.com

Jill Hennessy Returns to Her First Love: Music  —  Audiences know her from her series Crossing Jordan, but actress Jill Hennessy says that her first love was singing.  —  “It's what I did before I acted,” she told PEOPLE Monday at a party to celebrate Mario Batali's new book, Spain …

The Jacko Emerges!  —  Pour me a cup of piping hot Jesus Juice, Jacko is out of his oxygen tank and ready to party!  Teri Hatcher's sexy twin invaded Phoebe Price Blvd. (aka Robertson Blvd.) yesterday for a little antique furniture shopping.  There's a reason why the most beautifulest white lady in pop music wears a mask all the time.