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 …

Suspects In Celeb Robberies Arrested, Released And Hungry For Fame!  —  Uhh, since when did burglars become so stylish and cute?  Diana Tamayo, Courtney Ames and Alexis Neirs were arrested for felony burglary and hauled to a Van Nuys jail in the back of a cop car last night …

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 …

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?'

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 …

“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.

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.

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).

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

CROSS: I DID COKE AT WHCD  —  Comedian David Cross brought his stand-up routine to Washington's Warner Theatre Wednesday night and made a shocking confession (assuming he wasn't joking...) at the end of his routine: That he snorted cocaine while seated just yards away from President Barack Obama …

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.

Kardashian Hasn't Met Lamar's Kids  —  Although Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom married last month, she has yet to meet his children.  Odom has three children with his ex-wife Liza Morales.  But it looks like there could be more on the way for the new couple.  “Maybe one day...hopefully!”

Foreclosure for ‘NJ Housewife’  —  “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” castmember Teresa Giudice spent all of season one designing and decorating her new dream home — and now it looks like the extravagant mansion will become property of the bank.  Radar Online reports DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc filed papers …

Travolta mistrial ‘caused by rumour’  —  The Bahamian politician who prematurely announced the acquittal of two people accused of trying to extort money from John Travolta has admitted that he was just repeating a rumour.  —  Picewell Forbes had announced during a live TV and radio broadcast …

Second chance  —  Lindsay Lohanat Avenue has been lifted.  Lohan was barred from the exclusive lounge after she tweeted about  —  Justin Timberlake's dancing with a girl who wasn't  —  Jessica Biel.  Lohan was refused entry to the club despite her claim that her Twitter account had been hacked.

Drunk Guy Swims with the Angels  —  Since hooligans always make a sporting event more interesting ... here's a clip of some drunken Anaheim Angels fan sneaking into the stadium's waterfall area during game 5 of the ALCS last night — and dunking himself.  —  At the time, the Angels were beating …

Oksana Grigorieva rejects Mel Gibson's generous prenup offer  —  Despite the fact that Oksana Grigorieva tells every interviewer that she has “no plans” to marry baby-daddy Mel Gibson, the National Enquirer is still running stories about Mel and Oksana's impending wedding.