SPEARS STILL A MESS  —  BRITNEY Spears has cleaned up her act — but she's still kind of a mess.  The pop tart took time off from her “Circus” tour to do an Elle magazine shoot, our spy says, and it was a disaster.  “They dressed her in all these beautiful couture clothes — and, well …

Adam Lambert on His Sexuality: ‘Keep Speculating’  —  Adam Lambert says role models come in a variety of different forms - even in eye makeup, fingernail polish and tight pants.  —  “It's a really, really cool thing,” the American Idol runner-up says, “to be able to show people that you can be yourself …

Jon and Kate Plus a Lot of Space  —  On Top: Jon Gosselin knockin' back a beer with two ladies at Front Street bar and grill in Newburgh, New York on Memorial Day.  —  On Bottom: Kate plus most of the eight getting off a ferry on Bald Head Island, North Carolina yesterday morning.

T.R. Knight: A Grey's Anatomy Goner  —  Dr. George O'Malley is dead.  —  Multiple sources tell me that T.R. Knight will not be returning to Grey's Anatomy next season.  —  Knight's departure shouldn't come as too much of a shock...  Not only was George flatlining at the end …

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Dollhouse,’ ‘24,’ ‘Burn Notice,’ ‘True Blood,’ ‘Lost,’ ‘Eureka,’ ‘Bones,’ and more!  —  Question: With Sarah Connor Chronicles canceled, please tell me there is a possibility of Summer Glau making an appearance on Dollhouse!  —Jenn

Paris Hilton: The Hills Is “Fake and Lame”  —  Paris Hilton says her beau Doug Reinhardt won't be appearing on MTV's The Hills again.  —  “The show is, like, so lame and fake.  He doesn't even want to be a part of it,” Hilton told Usmagazine.com Wednesday at the Fifi Awards in NYC.

Chris Brown Sued for Assault and Battery  —  As if Chris Brown didn't have enough legal woes.  In a new lawsuit filed Wednesday, May 27th In Los Angeles superior court and obtained by RadarOnline.com, the singer (and health club LA Fitness where the incident occurred) is getting sued …

Piers Morgan Defends Susan Boyle After Public Outburst  —  Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan wants people to lay off Susan Boyle.  —  According to British reports, the 48-year-old Scottish singing sensation — who won over millions with a YouTube performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” …

OH, BABY!  WHAT'S KATIE THINKING?  —  KATIE Holmes, obviously loving cameras and spotlights, shlepped her 3-year-old to last week's “American Idol” finale.  The fans were shrieking.  The paparazzi were hyper.  The kid was shaking.  Watching this, Ivana Visnjic, artist wife of actor Goran Visnjic …

Cruise joins Diaz in ‘Wichita’  —  Duo to star in 20th Century Fox action comedy  —  Tom Cruise is zeroing in on the 20th Century Fox action comedy “Wichita” as his next star vehicle.  —  He'll pair with Cameron Diaz in the James Mangold-directed film.  That ends a serious courtship …

Hot Hookup Alert!  Chace Gets Footloose With Supermodel  —  The new leading man of the Footloose remake, Chace Crawford, might have a new leading lady in his life!  —  According to reports, the hot young star is getting close to supermodel Esti Ginzburg.  A witness at a party …

‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’: Danielle Staub's alleged mugshot … The ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ promo for next week revealed that secrets to Danielle Staub's past could be found in an out-of-print (but suddenly very much in demand) book called “Cop Without a Gun” by New Brunswick native Charles Kipps.

Two join Kevin Smith's ‘Dicks’  —  Seann William Scott, Adam Brody cast in comedy  —  Seann William Scott and Adam Brody are joining Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan in Warner Bros.' “A Couple of Dicks,” a buddy action comedy being directed by Kevin Smith.  —  The script, by Robb and Mark Cullen …

Freddie Prinze Jr. joins ‘24’  —  Actor to play agent in Fox drama  —  Freddie Prinze Jr. as Jack Bauer Jr.?  —  Sources said Prinze is joining the cast of Fox's “24” as a regular, playing Davis Cole, a recently returned Marine who runs CTU Field Ops and wants to follow in Jack Bauer's (Kiefer Sutherland) footsteps.

Must Be Thursday... Tom Sizemore Arrested  —  Tom Sizemore is desperately trying to beat DMX's impressive arrest record — dude just got popped again, and this time it's for having an outstanding warrant.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ there was a call for a possible domestic violence disturbance …

Meet Hollywood's Hottest Cyborg: Sam Worthington  —  He may be new to moviegoers in this country, but the 32-year-old Australian hunk who plays opposite Christian Bale's in Terminator Salvation has been a mainstay in movies and TV in his home country for the last decade.

Lady Gaga on Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll  —  Flamboyant pop diva Lady Gaga says she is bisexual and opens up about her cocaine days on the Lower East Side of New York in a new cover story in Rolling Stone.  —  The 23-year-old singer-songwriter and budding fashion icon …

First Predator, Now It's ‘Alien’ Being Remade  —  I know I defend (some) remakes, but there are those occasions that cause me to vomit a little in my mouth and then brush my teeth for hours trying to get the taste out.  I just got back from spending an hour in the bathroom and no matter how hard I brushed …