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 …

Attorney: Rihanna to Appear at Chris Brown's Next Hearing  —  Rihanna's attorney says the singer, 21, will attend a hearing next month as a possible witness in the assault case against ex Chris Brown.  —  Donald Etra says that prosecutors have informed him that Rihanna will receive a subpoena …

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.

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 …

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.

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

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 …

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” …

Cruise pairs with Diaz on Fox pic  —  Duo to star in James Mangold-directed film  —  Tom Cruise is zeroing in on the 20th Century Fox action comedy, formerly titled “Wichita,” as his next star vehicle.  —  He'll pair with Cameron Diaz in the James Mangold-directed film.

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 …

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 …

‘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.

‘Footloose’ exclusive: Chace Crawford and producers talk about the upcoming remake  —  Chace Crawford is ready to follow the fancy footwork of Kevin Bacon when he begins shooting Paramount's reboot of the 1984 dance classic Footloose next March.  The 23-year-old Gossip Girl star landed the lead after Zac Efron dropped out.

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 …

Audrina Patridge on Kristin Cavallari: “I Don't Like Her”  —  Move over, Lauren and Heidi.  —  A new feud has emerged on The Hills: Audrina Patridge vs. Kristin Cavallari.  —  “I don't like her,” Patridge confessed Thursday on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show.

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.

Courtney Love Sued!  —  She may have left her common sense and ability to speak without slurring someplace else, but Courtney Love never leaves home without her American Express Card.  Although, now, we bet she wished she had!  —  American Express is suing the “musician” …

Want To See What The Whole Power Suit Might Look Like?  New Official AVATAR Concept Art!  Aircraft!  WARNING: SPOILERS!!  —  **SAME DAY UPDATE: Have heard from @mordecaidesign (Twitter) and Tom Powell (see comments) that they are sure that the first image is from Dylan Cole.  Appears they are both correct.

Fox responds to ‘Idol’ voting controversy  —  Fox, “American Idol” producers and AT&T defended themselves Wednesday against accusations of voting irregularities during the “Idol” finale that saw underdog Kris Allen catapult over judges' favorite Adam Lambert.