Simon Cowell's Ex Attacked After ‘American Idol’  —  We've learned Terri Seymour — Simon Cowell's ex — was assaulted after attending the “American Idol” finale last night.  —  It happened at L.A. Live — a complex that includes the Nokia Theatre where “A.I.” was taped.

Kate Gosselin Fired 40 Staffers in 3 Months  —  Baby nurse Angela Krall, who watched the sextuplets as infants for more than a year, tells Us that the short-fused Kate fired 40 nurses and nurse's aides in the three months before she was hired.  A 2005 AP story reported that a pre-TV Gosselin …

Brad and Angelina's Big Date in Cannes - for 60 Guests  —  Brad Pitt took Angelina Jolie to celebrate with his friends at an intimate dinner - for 60.  —  On Tuesday, the power pair dined at the Michelangelo in Cap D'Antibes for the special meal on the eve of Pitt's big movie premiere at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.

Access Exclusive: Sarah Jessica Parker Opens Up About Using A Surrogate & Getting Ready For Twins  —  Sarah Jessica Parker sat down with Access Hollywood's Billy Bush earlier this week on the New Mexico set of her new comedy, “Did You Hear About The Morgans?” for her first interview since announcing …

Miley May Cut Footloose; Chace Definitely Will  —  Not everybody can star in Footloose, but they certainly seem to be trying.  —  On the same day that Paramount finally confirmed what we've been telling you for weeks—that Chace Crawford would headline the remake of the song-and-dance extravaganza …

Jimmy Kimmel Demolishes ABC's Upfronts  —  If Jimmy Kimmel still has a job at ABC on Wednesday, he is either a very lucky or very deft comedian, or he has great blackmail photos of the network executives.  —  At Tuesday afternoon's upfront presentation in New York, Mr. Kimmel …

RIHANNA TAKES A STRIKE  —  RIHANNA is officially over Chris Brown.  The Barbadian beauty showed up with a group of friends Monday at Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge on West 42nd Street, but spent most of the night locking lips with Canadian former child actor-turned-rapper Aubrey “Drake” Graham.

Dan Aykroyd says ‘Ghostbusters 3’ may start filming in winter  —  I just visited with Dan Aykroyd over at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip for an interview for an upcoming feature in the Los Angeles Times (you'll be able to find it here on the Hero Complex as well).

John Mayer Defends Dating Habits  —  Don't hate John Mayer for dating beautiful women.  —  “I love how some dudes hate me for dating their fantasy girl, as if they were going to if I hadn't,” the singer posted on Twitter Tuesday.  —  Mayer has romanced Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson and Cameron Diaz, among other Hollywood babes.

Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr Engaged?  —  Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom in Cannes  —  There's something new adorning Miranda Kerr's left ring finger - and it looks remarkably like an engagement ring, according to photos of the Australian model with her boyfriend, Orlando Bloom.

Bristol Palin Exposes Her Sometimes Isolated Life  —  Bristol Palin's pretty, lightly freckled face was nowhere to be seen on the overhead screen as images from her high-school senior slideshow - photos from the prom and a Class of 2009 portrait set against the Alaska snow - played during May 14's Wasilla High commencement ceremony.

WORLD EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Brad & Angelina K-I-S-S-I-N-G!  —  Trouble in the relationship?  —  We don't think so!  Brad and Angelina seem to be getting along just fine and are seen with a rare public display of intense affection in these photos obtained exclusively by RadarOnline.com.

Lord Have Mercy!  Von Trier's “Antichrist” Finds U.S. Home  —  IFC Films goes for two Wednesday with its second Cannes acquisition announcement of the day.  Lars Von Trier's much ballyhooed and debated “Antichrist” will come to the U.S. after all.  Von Trier, whose fiery press conference …

Miley Gets The Royal Treatment  —  Yesterday Miley Cyrus stopped by one of her fav stores, Royal Dutchess in Studio City, and she walked out with not one, but two bulging shopping bags!  As always, Miley was a sweetheart with the paps, and she even posed for some pics with fans before she got started on her shopping spree.

RYAN PHILLIPPE'S WANDERING EYE  —  RYAN Phillippe's wandering eye should come as no surprise to Abbie Cornish.  Phillippe (above), who left his wife, Reese Witherspoon, for Cornish in 2006, was spotted partying with some blondes at VIP nightclub in Cannes, a spy reports.

VANESSA LAPS UP A REAL GOOD TIME  —  VANESSA Minnillo's rep may say the former “Entertainment Tonight” presenter is still with boyfriend Nick Lachey — but she's sure acting single.  Minnillo showed up solo recently at Prive at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas to celebrate her friend Malin …

Gwyneth sees red at Scarlett  —  THE claws are out on the set of Iron Man 2 with stars SCARLETT JOHANSSON and GWYNETH PALTROW going head to head.  —  Gwynny reckons her on-set rival is hogging the limelight and now sparks are flying between the movie's two female leads.

And The Winner Is...  In case you missed it, 17-year-old Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and partner Mark Ballas beat fellow finalists Melissa Rycroft and Gilles Marini on the season finale of Dancing With The Stars last night.  Shawn was the show's youngest winner (and competitor, for that matter) …