Hardwicke Nixed For ‘Twilight’ Sequel; Summit Looks For ‘New Moon’ Director  —  UPDATE: Summit Entertainment Co-Chairman/CEO Rob Friedman just phoned me to add: “Catherine and Summit have agreed to part ways on the sequel because our visions are different.”  The start-up studio's hastily …

‘The day I saw Britney Spears’ father pull a knife' … He was the domineering man who subjected this writer to a hostile drunken monologue... now a court has given him stifling control of his daughter's life - and it's driving her crazy  —  Britney Spears appears to have undergone a remarkable transformation.

Ginnifer Goodwin and Chris Klein Call It Quits  —  Ginnifer Goodwin and Chris Klein  —  Ginnifer Goodwin and Chris Klein have called it quits after two years of dating, PEOPLE has learned.  —  A Goodwin pal tells PEOPLE that the split was mutual and amicable.  “They realized they wanted different things,” says the friend.

Big & Rich's John Rich Gets Hitched  —  Country star John Rich married his longtime girlfriend, Joan Bush, Saturday evening in a small ceremony in Nashville, his rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.  —  The wedding between Rich, 34, one half of the duo Big & Rich and host of CMT's Gone Country …

Blake tells world he doesn't want Amy Winehouse's money..then he demands she pays £1m for his silence  —  And Georgette confessed SHE fixed her son's escape from rehab for Tuesday's widely-reported bedside reunion with Amy at the London Clinic before giving himself up to cops.

Madonna gives £32m to Guy  —  MADONNA is handing Guy Ritchie a £32 million divorce pay-off, the News of the World can reveal.  —  A CASH sum of £12 MILLION will land in the Brit's bank account in the next few days.  —  And the 40-year-old film director will also be given …

New Details of Jodie Sweetin Split Revealed  —  New court papers shed light on the deteriorating marriage of former Full House actress Jodie Sweetin to husband Cody Herpin.  —  “Our house is in foreclosure, our water has been shut off twice.  Currently, all of our other utilities are overdue …

Britney Planning A Family Holiday At Home  —  Britney Spears,Pop,NBC,Heidi Klum,Music,Lance Bass,Music Charts  —  Britney Spears has been on a whirlwind trip promoting her new album, “Circus,” but the pop star said she plans to spend the upcoming holidays at home with her family.

‘Christmases’ repeats at No. 1 with $18.2M take  —  LOS ANGELES - Movie crowds kept up their holiday spirit as Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn's comedy “Four Christmases” rang up $18.2 million to lead the box office for a second-straight weekend.  —  The Warner Bros. flick raised its 12 …

Jermaine Dupri comment stokes Janet Jackson pregnancy rumors anew  —  Is she or isn't she?  —  The Janet Jackson baby rumors are swirling afresh after some red carpet loose talk from longtime beau Jermain Dupri.  —  The pregnancy rumors erupted after Jackson, 42, canceled several tour dates in October due to a mystery illness.

The best films of 2008... and there were a lot of them  —  In these hard times, you deserve two “best films” lists for the price of one.  It is therefore with joy that I list the 20 best films of 2008, in alphabetical order.  I am violating the age-old custom that film critics announce …

Gerard Butler & Dante Spencer: Boys' Night Out  —  300 star Gerard Butler gets in some guy-bonding time with model pal Dante Spencer at S Bar in Hollywood on Saturday night.  (They are pictured here outside of Katsuya restaurant, which is next door to S Bar.)