Etta James to Beyoncé: I'll Whoop Your Ass!  —  This is not a joke: 71-year-old Etta James actually threatened to beat the crap out of Beyonce Knowles — and it's caught all on tape!  —  The war is all over Etta's song, “At Last ” — Beyonce sang the tune at Obama's 1st Inauguration Ball …

Didn't I (Blow You This Time)?  —  National Enquirer (February 16, 2009) breaks the story of New Kids On The Block's Jonathan Knight being outed by his lover.  From the lovey-dovey pix, it would appear it was worth it—after all, his homosexuality has been an open secret.

Intense scrutiny has Phelps weighing whether he will swim in 2012 Games  —  Swimmer speaks out in first interview since photo of him smoking from marijuana pipe was published in tabloid  —  In his first interview since a photo surfaced showing him smoking from a marijuana pipe …

Holly Madison: Why I Quit Playboy Editor Gig  —  First she quit Hef, now Holly Madison is out at Playboy!  —  “I quit for several reasons,” the 29-year-old — who served as the magazine's “Playmate Editor” — blogged on her Celebrity MySpace page Wednesday night under the title “Annoying!!!!”

Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle  —  Jessica Alba wants the world to know her body after baby secret - and it has nothing to do with celery sticks or crunches at the gym.  —  “I wore a girdle,” the actress, 28, tells the March issue of Elle.  “Eight weeks after my girlfriend had her baby, you could see her six-pack.

Miley Apologizes For Making A “Goofy Face”  —  Miley Cyrus has apologized for that somewhat controversial picture (no, not THAT one...THIS one), in which she appears to be mocking members of the Asian community.  —  The picture has been all over the internet, and Miley just posted a blog …

How Britney and Kevin Will Share Custody on Tour  —  Kevin Federline, Britney Spears and (from left) sons Jayden and Preston  —  Britney Spears and Kevin Federline are close to finalizing a custody arrangement allowing them both time to spend with their sons during Spears's tour.

Gossip Girls  —  Get in on the best gabfest in town: Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, and Ginnifer Goodwin, the stars of He's Just Not That Into You, talk about hookups, breakups, and the importance of girlfriends.  —  Ever want to feel like Sally McDork, president of the Model U.N. club …

Record-Breaking Breasts  —  One woman stopped at nothing to achieve her twin dreams: a 38KKK bust, and a world record  — EVENTS - THE SCENE - FASHION - DINING - NIGHTLIFE - SHOPPING - REAL ESTATE - GOLDEN LOCAL  —  We were already fairly impressed last April, when we heard …

‘Candy Land’ coming to bigscreen  —  Cohen to write, Lima will direct Universal film  —  Universal Pictures is sweet on “Candy Land.”  —  Studio has set Etan Cohen to write and Kevin Lima to direct a live-action feature based on the enduring Hasbro board game.

The Gayken's Gayest Dream Comes True  —  Looks like 2009 is going to be a good year for Clay Aiken.  —  The former American Idol runner-up has been given the job of a lifetime!!!!!!!!!  —  He's set to serve as a guest judge on Tyra Bank's America's Next Top Model.  —  He's probably all giddy and shiz inside!

Cramps Singer Lux Interior Dead At 62  —  Singer died early Wednesday of an existing heart condition.  —  Lux Interior, lead singer of influential garage-punk act the Cramps, died Wednesday morning (February 4) due to an existing heart condition, according to a statement from the band's publicist.

CANDIDS: JAY-Z & DIDDY / SPIKE / JOHN / MEL B & HUBBY / MARIAH & NICK / SNOOP / WHITNEY  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jay-Z were spotted exiting Madison Square Garden after the Knicks played the Cavaliers in New York City on Wednesday night.  Aww look at Jay-Z smile..  —  Director Spike Lee also hit up the Knicks Game..

EVENT PICS: KEYSHIA / TARAJI / VIOLA / ZOE / RACHEL / KERI / DAWN / MARY MARY  —  Singers Fergie and Keyshia Cole chat it up at the Vanity Fair and Krug dinner at the Chateau Marmont on Thursday night in West Hollywood, California.  Dang Keyshia is getting those exclusive invites now, that's wassup!

New Moon Maybe: 90210's AnnaLynne McCord  —  startraks.com, Peter Sorel/Summit Entertainment  —  Another 90210-er may be making a stop in the Twilight zone.  —  I'm hearing that filmmakers have been considering the idea of casting 90210 star AnnaLynne McCord as Heidi in the upcoming New Moon, the much-anticipated sequel to Twilight.

WHERE AM I AGAIN?  —  TOM Cruise could use a geography lesson.  In Rio de Janeiro hawking “Valkyrie,” Cruise tried to ingratiate himself to reporters by saying hola (hello) and gracias (thanks), not realizing that the language of Brazil is Portuguese, not Spanish.

Gwyneth Paltrow to Write Cookbook  —  Gwyneth Paltrow is branching out all over the place these days.  First she started her own lifestyle newsletter, GOOP, dedicated to nourishing the inner aspect.  Now the Oscar-winning actress has plans to publish her first cookbook, sweetly titled, My Father's Daughter.