Angelina Jolie Checks Out Apartment in NYC  —  Is Angelina Jolie looking for an apartment in NYC?  —  A few weeks after signing the lease on a $60 million Long Island mansion, the actress, 33, was spotted checking out a nice building in Manhattan's uptown Washington Heights neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.

Mickey Rourke Loses a Prized Pooch  —  Add one more to Mickey Rourke's pack of heavenly canine companions.  —  The Oscar nominee's Chihauhau, Loki, one of the dogs memorably thanked by Rourke in his Golden Globe acceptance speech, has died, Rourke's rep confirmed Tuesday to E! News.

Beyonce, Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens Among Rumored Oscar Performers  —  Oscars,Beyoncé Knowles,Zac Efron,Vanessa Hudgens,Celebrities,Awards Season,Hugh Jackman  —  The Oscars could be quite the musical this Sunday - and host Hugh Jackman won't be the only one belting out the tunes.

chris brown's lies and excuses  —  make me want to beat the crap out of him...he uses the language of the perpetrator just like every sleazy bastard who ever smacked his wife, kid mother or girlfriend around uses.  you dirty bastard, I hope you go to prison for ten years.

CAMERA-SHY  —  Michael Phelps (above) emerged from bong-gate without any criminal charges, but he's still wary of having his photo taken.  A spy tells us the human dolphin recently had the windows of his Baltimore house tinted to prevent paparazzi from snapping shots of him at home.

Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto ‘has secret husband’  —  Freida Pinto, the star of Slumdog Millionaire, has been hiding a secret husband, a close friend of the couple has claimed.  —  The Indian actress, 24, does not mention her private life in interviews but reports at the weekend …

Terrence Howard's Fists Of Fury  —  Actor, a Chris Brown supporter, was once nabbed for beating wife  —  After Chris Brown's arrest for assaulting his girlfriend Rihanna, the actor Terrence Howard chose to salute the alleged batterer.  “It's just life, man.  Chris is a great guy.

Access Exclusive: Dina Lohan Defends Lindsay's Thin Frame  —  Lindsay Lohan,Dina Lohan,Celebrities  —  Lindsay Lohan fended off attacks earlier this week, after her thin frame became the focus of attention.  —  And now, her mom is stepping up to defend her daughter.

Paris Hilton a year older, but no wiser at Fashion Week  —  Fashion Week cannot escape the celebutard whirlwinds that are the Hilton sisters.  —  First came the intense and deep conversation Paris and Nicky had with “American Idol” loser Kelly Pickler at Monday's Tracy Reese show.

Danny & Alexis Shine On Idol's First Live Show  —  At the start of Idol's first night of live performances, Paula told the contestants: “You got to hit that center stage and make magic happen in a minute and 20 seconds.”  The two hours that followed weren't terribly enchanting …

TLC “Not Pursuing Any Program” With Octo Mom  —  Looks like Nadya Suleman — nicknamed Octo Mom after giving birth to octuplets late last month — won't be on reality TV after all.  —  The president of TLC, home of shows like Jon and Kate Plus 8, which follows a family who welcomed sextuplets …

ALTAR-BOUND  —  WILL wedding bells be ringing soon for Rachel Bilson (above)?  A Page Six spy spotted Bilson on a Virgin America flight from LA to JFK Monday night with her mom and tells us the actress is engaged to longtime beau Hayden Christensen.  “A man sitting in front of her on the plane saw …

Matt Damon photographed shirtless and with his adorable baby daughter  —  These photos are a double treat in that we get to see Matt Damon without his shirt on along with what I believe is the first glimpse of his six month-old daughter, Gia Zavala.  Damon, his wife Luciana and their daughters Gia …

And the Oscar goes to Matilda if Ledger wins  —  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - If Heath Ledger is named best supporting actor at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, his daughter, 3-year-old Matilda Rose Ledger, will become the owner of the Oscar statuette.  —  But it won't really be hers until …

Kanye West: Being a Sex Addict Fueled Success  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Kanye West is on another magazine cover (this time with a sure-to-be-appreciated gray-free beard) and as usual the rapper turned auto-tune singer turned fashion designer is full of Kanye-isms.  To name a few: