Travolta Friend, 2 Others Arrested in Extortion Plot  —  UPDATE 11:35 PM ET — After being detained earlier in the day, Wilchcombe was released pending further investigation.  Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater was charged with abetment to extort and conspiracy to extort and released Friday on $40,000 bail.

Reasons Behind Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt's Split Revealed  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt pulled the plug last minute on her wedding to Scottish actor Ross McCall — even after she'd bought a wedding dress, and set a date and location for her Spring 2009 destination wedding, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue, on newsstands now.

Judge Sides with Kelly Rutherford in Custody Issue  —  Kelly Rutherford will be allowed to take her son Hermes, 2, to New York until the end of March, a judge in Los Angeles ruled Friday.  —  Judge Michael Levanas stated that to leave Hermes in L.A. with Rutherford's estranged husband …

ANGELINA JOLIE - JOLIE BODYGUARD PLANS TELL-ALL  —  ANGELINA JOLIE's Oscar nomination celebrations have been marred by reports her former bodyguard is planning a tell-all which will set out to prove the actress moved in on partner BRAD PITT when he was still married to JENNIFER ANISTON.

Gisele: I'm Not Engaged to Tom Brady  —  Despite reports by various media outlets (including people.com and tmz.com), Gisele Bündchen says she and Tom Brady aren't engaged.  —  “I don't know how people are so creative,” the model, 28, told Brazilian magazine Caras Gi during São Paulo Fashion Week (via The Boston Herald).

Sarah Jessica Parker Tackles Marriage Rumors  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, in May 2008  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick know how to mix business and love.  —  On Thursday night, they turned a visit to Broadway into a romantic evening …

MARIAH IN INAUGURAL SNIT  —  SOME divas cling to their high-maintenance ways even at moments of historic national import.  Mariah Carey, who performed at the Neighborhood Ball for President and Michelle Obama, was “furious” when she found out where she'd be seated for the inauguration.

Molly Ringwald Expecting Twins!  —  Molly Ringwald, who plays the anxious mother of a pregnant teen on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, is expecting twins of her own, the actress tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  It will be the second daughter and first son for Ringwald, 40, and husband Panio Gianopoulos, 33.

Megan Fox To Take Over From Angelina Jolie As Lara Croft?  —  The ‘Transformers’ star may be following in her idol's Tomb-Raiding footsteps...  Angelina Jolie wannabe Megan Fox may get the next best thing - the Transformers star is being tipped to be the new Lara Croft.

Jaime Pressly Flaunts Her Post-Baby Bod  —  Just a few months after giving birth, Jaime Pressly gave herself a 30th birthday present that she's quite proud of - a fit body and some toned abs.  —  “Lately I love my stomach,” says the actress, who debuts her post-baby body on the March cover of Shape.

Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kim & NeNe Are Now ‘Buddies’ — Or Are They?  —  Have Kim Zolckiak and NeNe Leakes reconciled?  It depends on whom you ask.  —  Zolciak and Leakes, two of the stars of Bravo's juggernaut hit, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, stepped out Thursday …

‘Kelly needs help,’ says tearful Sharon Osbourne as her daughter checks into rehab again … Kelly Osbourne has checked into rehab for the second time.  —  Her distraught mother Sharon confirmed she is receiving treatment at an unspecified facility in LA, where she is expected to remain for 30 days.

Clay Aiken & Reed Kelly Pose For Cute Photobooth Pictures  —  Early last month, we learned that Clay Aiken started up a romantic relationship with fellow Broadway thespian Reed Kelly ... his first boyfriend since coming out of the closet on the cover of People magazine last September.

Sienna Miller to make her Broadway debut as ‘sexually provocative’ landowner's daughter … Sienna Miller has signed on to make her Broadway theatre debut in September, I can reveal.  —  The news comes after she was told she was too young to play Maid Marion opposite Russell Crowe in Nottingham …

Pirating the 2009 Oscars  —  The Oscar nominees were announced this morning, which means it's time to get out your scorecards to see who's winning in the eternal struggle between the MPAA vs. the Internet.  (Hint: It's not the MPAA.)  —  I've been tracking the distribution …

Jeremy Piven Refuses to Do a ‘Mediocre’ Photo Shoot  —  Before he bowed out of his role on Broadway because of mercury poisoning, Jeremy Piven was embodying his inner Ari Gold on photo shoots to promote the play.  —  According to Page Six Magazine, the 43-year-old Entourage star was a bit hard …