Exclusive: Simpson and Egglesfield out in ‘Melrose Place’ shake-up  —  Two months into its run, The CW's ratings-challenged (but creatively-smokin') Melrose Place reboot is about to undergo a major renovation.  For starters, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield have been let go …

Lil Wayne cops to gun rap in shock plea  —  The lil is gone - to jail!  —  Rap superstar Lil Wayne is prison bound after taking a surprising — and surprisingly docile — plea of guilty to gun possession yesterday in return for a promise of one year behind bars.

Broadway Critics Applaud Sienna Miller - for Her Looks  —  From left: Marin Ireland, Sienna Miller and Jonny Lee Miller at the curtain call for After Miss Julie  —  Sienna Miller received a guarded welcome to Broadway Thursday night, as critics measured her performance in the drama After Miss Julie …

MRC Coins Next for District 9 Helmer  —  Media Rights Capital has committed to the next film by “District 9” writer/director Neill Blomkamp.  —  The untitled science fiction pic will begin production by mid-2010.  Bill Block will produce.  —  Block, the CEO of QED, was first to commit funding to …

Slapstick Comedian Soupy Sales Dies at 83  —  Comedy legend Soupy Sales, the man who took thousands of pies to the face in his 5,000+ live television appearances, has died at the age of 83.  His legend spans all the way back to the '50s and '60s, thanks to ‘The Soupy Sales Show’ and 'What's My Line?'

EXCLUSIVE: Robin Thicke to Be a Dad!  —  Robin Thicke and wife Paula Patton are expecting their first child, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  On Tuesday, the two - who began dating in high school before wedding in 2005 - got cozy at the 2009 Angel Ball in New York City.  —  Thicke, 32, was happy to sing her praises.

U.S. formally asks Swiss to extradite Polanski  —  ZURICH (Reuters) - The United States has formally asked Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski, who fled sentencing in California on child sex charges in 1978, the Swiss justice ministry said on Friday.

Jodie Sweetin Lied About Her Sobriety  —  Jodie Sweetin is finally coming clean — about not really coming clean.  Despite her claims that she had kicked her drug habit, the ‘Full House’ star admits she's was just lying to everyone.  In her new tell-all book 'unSweetined …

Patrick Swayze's Widow to Break Her Silence  —  Six weeks after Patrick Swayze lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at age 57, his widow Lisa Niemi will participate in a roundtable discussion on Grief, Healing and Resilience at the Women's Conference 2009 in Long Beach, Calif., next Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Build a Playground  —  They may have their hands full with newborn Sparrow and 21-month old Harlow, but Nicole Richie and Joel Madden took time away from home on Thursday to take care of some less privileged kids: After 13 months of fundraising …

Kalogridis to adapt ‘Ghost in the Shell’  —  Manga envisioned as 3D live-action film  —  DreamWorks has tapped scribe Laeta Kalogridis to adapt the Japanese manga property “Ghost in the Shell.”  —  DreamWorks is making the futuristic police thriller as a 3D live-action film.

More Arrests Made in Lindsay and Audrina Burglaries  —  Audrina Patridge  —  In a one-day sweep, Los Angeles Police Department detectives have arrested at least four women in connection with the burglaries of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge's homes, a source close to the case tells PEOPLE.

Lindsay Lohan Explains: It's OK for 15-Year-Old Sister to Party  —  We've been seeing Lindsay Lohan drag her 15-year-old sister, Ali, around to various late-night events, and yeah, we do think it's a little strange and probably not a good idea.  —  Well, turns out we're wrong.

Robin Wright Penn: Life After Sean  —  For Robin Wright, these days are all about new beginnings.  The actress has ended her marriage to Sean Penn, ushered her daughter off to college, and appears in three new movies this fall.  Here, she shares with REDBOOK editor-in-chief Stacy Morrison what it feels like to start anew.

Letterman writer, Hold Steady singer in a dream/weird/promising collaboration  —  Sex, late-night and rock ‘n’ roll?  —  Tom Ruprecht, a longtime writer on CBS' “Late Show With David Letterman,” and Craig Finn, frontman of the popular rock band the Hold Steady, are teaming to write and produce …

Bronson Pinchot Discusses His Tom Cruise “Homophobic” Comments: “I don't believe I ever have been quite so forthcoming.” … Yesterday, we reported on actor Bronson Pinchot's not-so-flattering comments to the Onion about his “Risky Business” co-star Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington (an “unpleasant” human, in Pinchot's eyes).

Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris join ‘Rio’  —  Rodrigo Santoro also set to voice role in film  —  Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris and Rodrigo Santoro are negotiating to lend their voices to “Rio,” the next collaboration between Blue Sky Studios, Fox Animation and director Carlos Saldanha …

“Serious” Family Emergency Knocks Matt Damon Out of Charity Event  —  We hope everything turns out all right for Matt Damon.  —  The oft-involved actor was forced to pull out of a charity event tonight in San Francisco due to a “family emergency of a serious nature,” his rep confirms to E! News.

Chase Carey: Hulu to Charge in 2010  —  News Corp. Deputy Chairman Chase Carey opened the B&C OnScreen summit to discuss where he sees the business going.  “It's time to start getting paid for broadcast content online,” he said.  Carey said that while everyone cites the infamous Jeff Zucker quip that …

Billy Ray set for pirate film  —  Columbia taps writer for pic based on true story  —  Billy Ray has been tapped to pen Columbia Pictures' Somali pirate pic.  —  Based on true events that unfolded earlier this year, the untitled film centers on captain Richard Phillips …