Brad Pitt Takes Pax, Maddox to Las Vegas  —  Boys only!  —  Brad Pitt took his sons Pax, 5, and Maddox, 7, to Las Vegas for a quick getaway, X17online.com reports.  —  The group were spotted at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino before heading to the MGM Mansion — where rooms start at $5,000 a night!

Best Actress: Kate Winslet's Moment  —  It's 11 days before the Academy Awards, and Kate Winslet is giving her third best performance of the year.  The occasion is a lunch at New York City's Oak Room at which 100 or so invited guests have gathered to honor her performance in Stephen Daldry's The Reader.

Rihanna's Family Hopes She'll Move on from Chris Brown  —  Members of Rihanna's family in her native Barbados thought boyfriend Chris Brown “flew so far under everyone's radar that we just didn't think he was that [abusive] type,” a relative tells PEOPLE for its new cover story, on sale Friday.

INXS Star Fired, Back to Living in His Car  —  (Feb. 19) - Four years after scoring the job of frontman for Aussie rockers INXS, J.D. Fortune is broke, homeless and back to living in his car — just as he was doing before winning the gig on the reality TV series ‘Rock Star: INXS.’  —  Fortunes Bad Luck

Katy Perry Wears S&M Hello Kitty Dress; Japan Vows Revenge  —  The 2009 Brit Awards will be a night to remember for singing sensation Katy Perry - but sadly for all the wrong reasons.  The American singer was reportedly violently ill backstage, just seconds after accepting her award for Best International Female.

Congratulations, it's a little Focker  —  It looks like “Little Fockers” is finally coming of age.  —  The long-gestating third installment of the comedy franchise is maturing quickly at Universal — but with new parents.  —  John Hamburg has been brought on to write the screenplay after Larry Stuckey penned an earlier draft.

Thor / casting notice for Thor character in movie  —  Thanks to one of our longtime scoopers, Coming Attractions has been given the casting call notice for the one and only Thor.  What you're about to read is the physical and personality traits of what the movie's producers are looking for in their leading man.

Nick Carter Opens Up About “Excessive” Drug, Alcohol Use  —  Nick Carter opens up about his battle with drug and alcohol addiction in an episode of the Ellen DeGeneres Show that airs today.  —  “I would either go out at night or party [while on tour with the Backstreet Boys],” Carter says.

That's Enough  —  When you make the twatty bug-ridden whores of the Rock of Love Bang Bus look like pristine virgins, it's time to dip it in Hazmat-made bleach, lock it up and eat the key.  —  Pamela Anderson walked Richie Rich's fashion show in NYC last night and right after I looked at these pictures …

Meet Anika Noni Rose: Disney's First Black Princess  —  Jumping from the stage to the world of animation, Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose takes on her most enchanting and monumental role yet: Princess Tiana, Disney's first black princess.  —  “This feels amazing,” Rose, 36 …

Lily Allen's got a new tattoo and shhh... it's the same as Rihanna's … Lily Allen shared a secret with her fans today - a brand new tattoo of that reads Shhh... across her index finger.  —  The pop star, who is currently in the U.S. promoting her new album It's Not Me, It's You …

Jessica Simpson Offered Lifetime Membership to Hollywood Weight Loss Spa  —  It's no secret that Jessica Simpson 's weight has gone up and down considerably over the years, but now the starlet has no excuse for any more fluctuations.  The songstress was offered a lifetime membership …

OctoMom's Million Dollar Crib!?  —  UNBELIEVABLE!!!  We've confirmed OctoMom Nadya Suleman is looking to buy a home listed for $1.24 MILLION!  —  Octo is there right now ... the house is in Whittier, California.  It has 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms and a pool with no safety gates.  Perfect for 14 kids.

OctoBabies' Birth Certificates  —  TMZ has obtained birth certificates for OctoMom's babies — all 14 of them!  —  As for the octuplets, no father is listed on the birth certificates.  Nadya Suleman signed all eight.  —  As for the other six kids, four of the docs have David Solomon listed as the dad.

Jennifer Garner Surprises Ben Affleck at Humanitarian Event  —  Ben Affleck combined a cause close to his heart with his favorite leading lady at L.A.'s House of Blues Wednesday night.  —  For the Children Mending Hearts Gala, Affleck, 36, received a surprise visit from his wife, Jennifer Garner.

Charlie Sheen's Wife Hospitalized with Early Contractions  —  After being hospitalized with premature contractions, Charlie Sheen's wife, Brooke, is doing “fine” and expects to be released soon, the actor's rep tells PEOPLE.  —  “Brooke is at a Los Angeles-area hospital …

Lisa Rinna Reveals Details of Her Playboy Shoot  —  Lisa Rinna's secret to looking fabulous in her upcoming May spread in Playboy?  Skipping the gym.  —  “This was really hard for me because being 45 years old and posing for Playboy, you want to amp it up,” Rinna told PEOPLE …

Usher's Wife is Still Smiling  —  Usher's wife, Tameka Foster Raymond, is all smiles as she catches a flight home from the Airport of Guarulhos after recovering in Hospital Sirio Libanez in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday(February 19).  —  She spent more than a week in hospital …

Lily Allen Declares Bare Intent  —  In case anyone was wondering, Lily Allen will tell you what she thinks - first it was her thoughts on drugs and alcohol, and now she's saying she wouldn't mind taking it all off for cameras!  —  “I'm just very comfortable in my body,” she admits to Extra in an interview airing tonight.

Octo Mom's California Home Faces Foreclosure  —  Could Nadya Suleman be out on the street with her 14 children?  —  Usmagazine.com has confirmed Suleman's mom, Angela (who owns the home), hasn't paid the mortgage on her three-bedroom, one-bath bungalow in Whittier, Calif., in 10 months.