Ellen DeGeneres Replacing Paula Abdul on Idol  —  Ellen DeGeneres is taking Paula Abdul's place as the fourth judge on American Idol.  —  “DeGeneres will sit alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi and offer her own unique perspective to the contestants throughout the competition,” Fox television says in a statement.

EXCLUSIVE: Katherine Heigl Adopting Baby This Week  —  Katherine Heigl is adopting a baby this week, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  The Grey's Anatomy star is becoming a mom to a baby girl, sources told RadarOnline.com.  —  Heigl and husband Josh Kelley have wanted a baby for a long time …

Excited to Announce...  In the middle of night, the very early hours of September 9, 2009  —  Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden.  —  He weighs 7lbs 14oz.  Nicole, Joel, Harlow and Sparrow are all doing  —  well.  Thank you for all of your good wishes.

Hugh Hefner Pulls Trigger on Marriage  —  After eleven years of estrangement from his wife, Hugh Hefner finally made the move to end his marriage to former Playmate Kimberly Conrad.  —  On Friday, Hefner filed documents in L.A. County Superior Court seeking to dissolve their marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

EXCLUSIVE: Fantastic Four's Ioan Gruffudd's a Dad!  —  Fantastic Four star Ioan Gruffudd and his English actress wife Alice Evans are the proud parents of a little girl, his rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  The couple gave birth to Ella Betsi Evans Griffith at 2:16 A.M. on Sunday morning after a 40-hour labor.

Janet's First Words Since Brother's Death  —  “My brother is, I mean was ... You have to forgive me, because it's really hard to believe he's passed.”  —  Janet Jackson lost her older brother on June 25 in a blow to America's most famous musical family.  Now, for the first time since his death …

Kardashian diet secrets: get thin fast!  —  Losing weight can be a battle, but Kardashian sisters Khloé, 25, and Kim, 28, tell Life & Style they've finally achieved their weight-loss goals and gotten their best body in years.  “I'd try the Atkins diet, the cabbage-soup diet …

Ashlee Simpson Doesn't Envy Sister Jessica's Single-Girl Freedom  —  Clockwise from top left: Alicia Silverstone, Connie Britton and Ashlee Simpson  —  Ashlee Simpson may only be 24, but she's got one thing older sis Jess wants: a baby.  —  “She's always saying, ‘Oh, I want a baby!’ ”

Manilow's Movie Move  —  Barry Manilow, matinee idol?  —  Single Cell partners Sandy Stern and Michael Stipe and Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman have joined forces to develop a romantic comedy that will exploit the song catalogue of iconic singer/songwriter Barry Manilow.

Kendra Wilkinson Celebrates Her Baby Bliss With a Shower  —  It was a Girls Next Door Reunion on Wednesday for Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt, who treated their pregnant pal Kendra Wilkinson to a baby shower.  —  “Kendra was really excited about the shower.

Kate Moss embarrasses herself as she storms out of GQ Awards in London  —  Lily Allen may have won the Woman of the Year trophy, but Kate Moss took the prize for bad behavior at the British GQ Men of the Year Awards Tuesday night.  —  Arriving late and skipping the red carpet …

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