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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Susan Boyle Involved in Two F-Bomb Outbursts  —  Is the pressure getting to Susan Boyle?  —  According to British reports, police intervened after the Britain's Got Talent finalist, 48, cussed out two strangers in front of guests in the lobby of the Wembley Plaza Hotel in North London on Wednesday.

Chace Crawford Talks ‘Footloose’: ‘I Need To Start Stretching Now’  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — “Gossip Girl” star Chace Crawford says he was happy to step into the lead role in the “Footloose” remake after Zac Efron stepped down to pursue movies with a little less song and dance.

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 …

Melissa Joan Hart Reveals Her Bikini Body  —  Looking at Melissa Joan Hart's new 113-lb. bikini body, it's hard to believe it was only last summer she felt “horrified” by the unflattering bathing suits shots taken of her at a Southern California beach.  —  “I still read blogs about me discussing …

Chris Brown Sued Over Another Alleged Beatdown  —  Chris Brown is being sued by a photographer who claims the singer was involved in a violent incident on a Los Angeles basketball court back in March.  —  According to the lawsuit, filed just moments ago in L.A. County Superior Court …

‘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.

Chris Pine, Kiefer Sutherland Teaming Up  —  Chris Pine (left) and Kiefer Sutherland  —  Photo by: Jen Lowery / Startraks; Jean-Paul Aussenard / WireImage  —  MTV, in the home stretch of planning for Sunday's 2009 Movie Awards, has announced another group of presenters for the 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.

The New Issue of Rolling Stone: The Rise of Lady Gaga  —  Watch out, Katy Perry: there's a new princess of pop who kisses girls (for real), claims Marilyn Manson and Madonna as fans and is on the verge of becoming the defining pop star of the year.  Lady Gaga struts the streets pants-less …

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 …

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 …

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 …

‘Doctor Who’ returns to BBC America  —  Tennant's final episodes to begin this summer  —  At BBC America, the Doctor is finally in.  The net has acquired the five “Doctor Who” specials that will finish showrunner Russell T. Davies' run on the venerable Brit sci-fi franchise that starred David Tennant as the Doctor.

Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern — Watch Now!  —  Nathan Fillion, best known for his work in the sci-fi projects Firefly and Serenity, was never considered for the role of superhero Green Lantern but thanks to YouTube wunderkind Jaron Pitts, the possibility seems all too real.

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.