Jon and Kate Battle Over Twins' Birthday  —  Amid all the drama surrounding her crumbling marriage, Kate Gosselin has had one bright spot on the horizon.  “Thursday is Cara and Mady's 9th birthday,” Kate, 34, tells PEOPLE, referring to her twins.  “That's my focus to get me through the next few days.

FIRST LISTEN: Jennifer Lopez's Dance Track ‘Fresh Out of the Oven’  —  Jennifer Lopez's new album Love? is due in January, but fans of the singer-actress can get their fix now, with the release of a dance track titled “Fresh Out of the Oven,” featuring the rapper Pitbull.

Please Be Seated.  Guy Ritchie's Life Will Begin Shortly.  —  His marriage to Madonna behind him, and the potential blockbuster Sherlock Holmes coming in December, the director has a lot on his mind.  But he can explain it all with three simple truths.  —  Noon on a Friday.

Blackface Jackson Skit Stuns Connick Jr.; Others Call Him a Hypocrite  —  An Australian variety show featuring performers parodying the Jackson Five while in blackface so outraged its American judge, that the program's host immediately apologized.  —  New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr …

Lawsuit — Dr. Phil Trapped Me, Touched My Boob  —  Dr. Phil is being sued by a woman who claims the TV shrink held her captive inside his production offices, forced her to stare at a naked man — and then grabbed her left breast.  —  According to the suit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court …

Katie Holmes: Tom Cruise Critiques the Way I Dress  —  Katie Holmes doesn't need to worry about the Fashion Police.  —  She has husband Tom Cruise.  —  In the November issue of Elle, the actress, 30, says Cruise, 47, often critiques her clothes.  —  “He usually likes everything …

Ross To Helm “Venom”  —  The relationship between Columbia Pictures and Gary Ross that began with his rewrite on “Spider-Man 4” is taking a “Venom"-ous turn.  —  I am hearing that the studio is in talks with Ross to helm the Spidey-spinoff “Venom,” and rewrite the script.

'I think I'm in love,' confesses smitten Russell Brand as he follows Katy Perry to Paris  —  His romances rarely last beyond 24 hours, but it seems Russell Brand's womanising ways have finally been tamed by one Miss Katy Perry.  —  The smitten comedian followed the brunette singer to Paris …

Letterman's Former Hookup Banned from CBS Set  —  TMZ has learned Stephanie Birkitt — the woman at the center of the David Letterman sex scandal — has been banned from setting foot on the CBS set where the “Late Show” is filmed.  —  Birkitt used to be David's assistant — appearing on the …

Exclusive: Marlon Wayans in talks to play Richard Pryor  —  Funny man Marlon Wayans is in advanced discussions to play one of comedy's most iconic figures in the biopic Richard Pryor: Is it Something I Said for Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Prods. and Sony Pictures.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy: I'm Done with Karina  —  Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff  —  Perhaps the only upside to being eliminated from Dancing with the Stars Tuesday for pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy is that he won't have to endure any more uncomfortable encounters on set with his ex- fiancée, Karina Smirnoff.

Katie Price goes on Britney Spears-style umbrella rampage  —  Jordan attacks paparazzi with a giant red umbrella Britney-style  —  Katie Price used a red umbrella to hit our at snappers  —  Katie Price ‘did a Britney Spears’ and lashed out at photographers today with an umbrella after apparently losing her temper in Brighton.

Meet Jennifer Hudson's Newborn Son!  —  Photo by: Derek Blanks / Ken Barboza Associates / Hilton Media Group  —  Motherhood definitely seems to agree with Jennifer Hudson, who gave birth to her first child, David - named after her fiancé, David Otunga - on Aug. 10.

Barbra Streisand tops U.S. pop chart for ninth time  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Barbra Streisand scored her ninth No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart on Wednesday with a jazz release that overshadowed high-profile releases by some much-younger artists.  —  Streisand's “Love Is the Answer,” …

Levi Wants to Show More Johnston  —  Levi, Levi, Levi.  What are we going to do with you?!?  Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandchild and recent media star, has agreed to bare his body for Playgirl in the near future.  —  No formal agreement has been made, but his lawyer says it's a …

Rep: Heidi Klum Hasn't Given Birth  —  On Wednesday afternoon, the Internet was buzzing that Heidi Klum was in the hospital about to give birth to her baby girl.  —  But her rep tells Usmagazine.com, “She's at home resting.”  —  Klum, 36, is due any day.

Nick Nolte's Son Popped for DUI  —  TMZ has learned Nick Nolte's son was arrested for suspicion of DUI and possession of a controlled substance yesterday in Santa Monica.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Brawley King Nolte — who starred as the kidnapped kid in “Ransom” back in the day …