EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres: “I Don't Want Anyone To Think I Took Paula's Job Away”  —  Emmy award winner Ellen DeGeneres called Ryan's radio show Thursday, the morning after the news broke that she'd be joining American Idol as the fourth judge.  —  LISTEN |  Ellen Degeneres: “I'm Not Going To Be Mean”

Exclusive Casting News: A-Team's Murdock role offered to rising star  —  While Blackfilm.com had previously stated that rapper The Game had been up for the role of Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus in the big sceen adaptation of ‘The A-Team,’ we also had mentioned in the same article …

Katherine Heigl & Husband Adopting a Girl  —  Almost exactly a year ago, musician Josh Kelley said he and wife Katherine Heigl weren't talking about starting a family.  —  Looks like somebody changed the subject.  —  “Katherine and Josh are adopting a baby,” the actress's rep confirms to PEOPLE.

TyTy Is Killing Cynthia McFadden With Her Eyes  —  We finally know the secret to shutting up TyTy Baby's mouth hole in a quick second!  Just ask her about Janice Dickinson and Paulina Porizkova.  That's what Cynthia McFadden did during her interview with TyTy which aired on Nightline last night.

Nicole and Joel Twitter About Son Sparrow  —  Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have taken to Twitter to gush about their newborn son Sparrow.  —  “What a great day to come back on Twitter,” Richie, 27, writes.  “Thank you everyone for your well wishes.  I love my family!!”  —  Madden, 30, is equally excited.

SATC 2 Stars Reveal Movie Secrets  —  The new Us Weekly (on stands today) has all the juicy plot details of the Sex and the City sequel —as told by the movie's stars and on-set sources.  —  According to a casting notice obtained by Us, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mr. Big …

Barry Manilow's music to get cinematic  —  Film being developed around singer's catalog  —  Barry Manilow, matinee idol?  —  Single Cell partners Sandy Stern and Michael Stipe and Playtone partners Gary Goetzman and Tom Hanks have joined forces to develop a romantic comedy that will exploit …

Timothy Dalton Is In Toy Story 3!  —  Playing hedgehog called Mr. Pricklepants  —  Just when you thought that Toy Story 3 couldn't get any more exciting: enter Timothy Dalton!  —  The former 007, Hot Fuzz star and all-round nice guy, will be lending his voice to the Disney/Pixar threequel …

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!’ ”

Well, SamRo Does Have A Point...  While some of you are still sleeping and the rest of us are trying to wake the hell up by pinching our nipples and snorting coffee beans whole, Blohan is Tweeting.  Or should I say she's freebase Tweeting.  Whenever I write about celebwhores fighting on Twitter …

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.

Caught in the Act!  —  • Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, sneaking into their friend Bobby Long's concert at The Backstage Lounge in Vancouver after the lights went down.  The Twilight stars watched the show from the merch table under the watchful eye of bodyguards.

Lady Gaga Nude Bondage Pictures from Vogue Japan  —  The Japanese are into some weird s**t.  Like bondage and Lady Gaga.  This photoshoot from Vogue Japan features Lady Gaga nude, and tied up in that weird Japanese rope bondage stuff that you've probably seen on the Internet a few times by “accident.”

Hugh Hefner: My Wife Cheated on Me  —  Hugh Hefner claims his soon-to-be ex-wife Kimberley Conrad cheated on him before their marriage fell apart — but that's not why he's finally demanding a divorce.  —  TMZ just spoke with the Playboy kingpin, who told us he made the decision to officially break …

Kim K. Says, “Newsflash: There Is No Kardashian War!”  —  We were totally skeptical when we read a recent report that Kim Kardashian was feuding with her sisters, and now the curvaceous reality TV starlet is setting the record straight on her supposed feud with sisters Khloe and Kourtney.

Open Post: Hosted By Kathy Gosselin  —  First there was a picture, and now here's the skit from Jimmy Kimmel Live of Kathy Griffin as everyone's least favorite baby-popping c**tress Kate Gosselin.  I'll always have love in my loins for Kathy, but I think they should've dropped a possum wig on Predator and had him play Kate.

John Mayer Debunks Kristin Cavallari Rumors  —  John Mayer took to his Twitter to address those pesky rumors that he's been hooking up with The Hills babe Kristin Cavallari.  Here are the 31-year-old singer's hilarious tweets:  — “Rumor control: How do I put this like a gentleman …

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.

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