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 …

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.

Rihanna to Be Ordered to Testify at Chris Brown Hearing  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown  —  Rihanna may finally speak in public about the alleged assault on her earlier this year by Chris Brown.  —  Following a hearing in Los Angeles Thursday, Rihanna's lawyer, Donald Etra …

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.

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” …

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 …

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

‘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.

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.

Freddie Prinze Jr. taking role on “24”  —  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Freddie Prinze Jr. as Jack Bauer Jr.?  —  Sources said Prinze is joining the cast of the Fox series “24” as a regular, playing Davis Cole, a recently returned Marine who runs CTU Field Ops and wants to follow …

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 …

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.

‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’: Danielle Staub's past revealed in book?  —  The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” are gunning for Danielle Staub, and their ammunition is an out-of-print book called “Cop Without a Badge.”  It tells many tales about one Beverly Merrill, a long-legged brunette stripper …

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 …

Cameron Diaz on the Fence About Having Babies  —  At 36, Cameron Diaz understands that people are beginning to wonder if she'll ever start a family.  Just don't expect any definitive answers from her.  —  “I'm not somebody who is going to declare either way if I'm absolutely going to or I'm absolutely not going to have children.

Survey: New Yorkers Most Likely To Top  —  In a survey of Craigslist ads in 10 American cities, The Sword has found that New Yorkers were most willing to top, while Houston — home of proud f**k-slut Mason Wyler — had the most bottoms.  —  Unlike Janice Dickinson, a whopping 73% …