Travis Barker Blames Pilots, Equipment for Plane Crash  —  Travis Barker has filed a lawsuit blaming the pilots and defective equipment for a plane crash that severely injured the rocker and DJ AM and killed four others.  —  The L.A. Superior Court lawsuit, also filed Friday by the mother …

How Madonna Is Coping with Her Split  —  Madonna  —  Madonna is doing her best to get through her split from husband Guy Ritchie - with a little help from ex-husband Sean Penn, according to a source close to the singer.  —  “It's a sad situation, but she's not heartbroken,” says the source …

Aunt Jessica Simpson ‘Over the Moon’  —  Jessica Simpson (left) and Ashlee Wentz  —  Jessica Simpson is ecstatic about her latest role - aunt to newborn Bronx Mowgli Wentz.  —  “Bronx is beyond precious.  I'm over the moon with joy,” the singer said Friday.  “Life is a beautiful miracle.

Linda Wants Professional Seaman  —  Recession or not, it's extremely hard to balance a budget on $40,000 a month.  That's why Linda Hogan needs more.  Oh did we mention — she wants Hulk to foot the bill for her 19-year-old boyfriend's nautical tuition?  —  Charlie Hill wants to go to sea school …

Hulk Hogan's Wife Broke Despite $40,000 Monthly Alimony Payments  —  Hulk Hogan's wife, Linda Bollea, has run out of money — despite receiving $40,000 a month in temporary alimony payments.  —  During a court hearing on Thursday, Bollea's attorney asked the judge to set another hearing …

Blind Items: I Guess....You Guess....  Which now-pregnant celebrity is determined to give her baby the most talked-about baby name ever?  The father wants the baby to have a normal name like his, and is furious that she is determined to give the baby a really stupid name simply for the attention it will generate.

Screens Goddess  —  Q: What was the first television show you remember watching?  —  A: Oh, God — “The New Zoo Revue”?  Or maybe “Land of the Lost?”  No — it was that guy . . . Captain Kangaroo.  He was on the porch with Mr. Green Jeans.  Have I just dated myself?

EARLY FRIDAY & 3-DAY ESTIMATES: ‘Twilight’ goes for throat with $33M Friday & a possible $70.5M opening!  ; ‘Bolt’ disappoints with only $7M to start the 3-day, but could still edge ‘Quantum of Solace’ for #2 with $27.6M!  —  Steve Mason is now on Facebook and also on Twitter (For immediate box office updates, “follow” me).

Britney Heads To Court For Impromptu Hearing  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Britney Spears spent her Friday in court, Access Hollywood has learned.  —  The pop star headed to the downtown LA courthouse on Friday afternoon, for what a court spokesperson said was an “ex-parte hearing.”

Karolina Kurkova Dubbed ‘Sexiest Woman In The World’  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — It takes a lot of things to be sexy - but apparently a belly button isn't one of them.  —  E! entertainment television has just named supermodel Karolina Kurkova the sexiest woman in the world.  —  VIEW THE PHOTOS: Karolina Kurkova

NBC puts ‘Lipstick’ back on schedule  —  “Lipstick Jungle” fans, Brooke Shields, NBC has heard your pleas.  —  The network has scheduled the four remaining episodes of “Lipstick.”  —  The show will return to air Friday, Dec. 5, and is shifting the show to a slightly better time slot …

Ludlum ‘Bourne’ again at Universal  —  Studio nabs exclusive rights to Bourne novels  —  Universal Pictures has made an overall deal with the estate of “The Bourne Identity” author Robert Ludlum that gives the studio exclusive rights to the Jason Bourne character and first look at other Ludlum novels.