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 …

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gosselin May Appear On Amazing Race Or Survivor  —  Imagine Jon Gosselin stranded in a remote jungle eating bugs.  Or being forced to run mile after mile.  —  No, it's not Kate Gosselin's secret dream come true - Jon is getting ready to take a meeting with CBS and talk …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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?'

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.

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 …

“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.

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).

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 …

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.

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 …

Steve Phillips mistress, Brooke Hundley, filed restraining order AFTER she taunted his wife: report  —  Steve Phillips' 22-year-old mistress filed for a retraining order against the ESPN host a day after she left a letter at his house taunting his wife and saying they were meant to be together, TMZ reported Friday.

Dita Von Teese, Evan Rachel Wood Share Awkward Run-in  —  Teary Dita Von Teese comes face-to-face with the “teenager” who stole her then-husband Marilyn Manson during Fashion Group International's Night of Stars held Thursday at NYC's Cipriani Wall Street.  —  Moments after Gwen Stefani's …

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 …

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!”

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 …

Seyfried up for Mamma Mia!  2  —  Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried has confirmed there are plans for a follow-up to the hugely successful movie.  —  The actress, who played Sophie in the musical, has denied knowledge of a sequel in the past.  However, she has now suggested …