Fox gets ‘X-Factor,’ Cowell quits ‘Idol’  —  TCA — UPDATED: This is the last season Simon Cowell will judge “American Idol.”  —  Sources confirmed to Hollywood Reporter exclusively that Cowell will quit the top-rated show on television at the end of this season as part of his plan to focus on launching a new series, “The X-Factor.”

EXCLUSIVE: ‘SPIDER-MAN 4’ SCRAPPED; SAM RAIMI & TOBEY MAGUIRE & CAST OUT; FRANCHISE REBOOT FOR 2012  —  UPDATES EXCLUSIVE: ‘Spider-Man 4’ Officially Has No Start Date As Of Today Because Of Script Problems; Sony “Unlikely” To Make Scheduled May 5, 2011, Release Date BREAKING NEWS!

Just call him Conan O'Flyin'  —  ‘Tonight Show’ star set to bolt over network snub  —  By SEAN DALY in Pasadena, Calif., and MICHAEL SHAIN in NY  —  The peacock ruffled Conan O'Brien's feathers — and now he's ready to fly the coop.  —  The “Tonight Show” host feels like the redheaded stepchild …

‘I did a pretty good hatchet job on my marriage’: Mel Gibson back from the Edge of Darkness  —  ‘Nobody is without sin.  You have to try to make amends if you can.  You have to shut up and move on and not whine about it.  And you have to deal with it like a man’  —  'And that's it,' Mel Gibson says.

Tila Tequila “Frustrated” She's Not Invited to Casey Johnson's Funeral  —  Tila Tequila has not been invited to her purported fiance Casey Johnson's funeral, set for this week, UsMagazine.com has learned.  —  A source close to the MTV reality star, 28, tells Us, “She wants so badly to go to the funeral …

Sarah Palin to Contribute to Fox News  —  Former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has signed on as a contributor to the Fox News Channel.  —  The network confirmed that Ms. Palin will appear on the network's programming on a regular basis as part of a multi-year deal.  Financial terms were not disclosed.

‘Twilight’ producer: ‘Breaking Dawn’ could begin shooting this fall  —  It's been one of the biggest questions surrounding Summit Entertainment's uber-successful “Twilight” franchise (apart, of course, from whether stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson really are a couple off-screen) …

Suri in cruise control with new car, thanks Tom  — Tom and Katie ‘trying for another baby’  —  TOM Cruise has bought his adorable little daughter Suri a custom-made miniature replica of an Indy race car worth $30,000.  —  The Top Gun star reportedly splashed out $30,000 on a custom-made miniature replica of an Indy race car.

What's Next for the Cast of Jersey Shore  —  With rumors swirling about a second season of the hit MTV show Jersey Shore, all seven current stars admit they'd love to spend another summer in their Seaside Heights, N.J., beach house.  Still, Tony DiSanto, head of programming at MTV …

Balloon Dad — Inmate #1279435  —  If you've ever wondered what regret looks like ... take a look at Richard Heene's newest mug shot.  —  Heene was photographed today after turning himself in to the Larimer County Detention Center, where he was sentenced to spend 90 days behind bars.  —  More Balloon Dad

Brangelina Skipping the Golden Globes  —  Golden Globes presenter Jennifer Aniston can breathe easy—there will be no showdown between her, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at this year's awards show.  —  Angie's stylist, Jen Rade, broke the tragic news to us—Brangelina is sitting out the red carpet!—at last night's Audi party:

Jon Gosselin Taking Hailey Glassman To Court  —  Just because they have Hailey on tape raiding his apartment and sticking a knife through his dresser doesn't make her guilty...oh wait...it does, she's screwed.  —  It was believed that they might be able to work things out on their own …

Jon Gosselin Dines with New Girlfriend's Mother  —  The quickest way to a man's heart is through his stomach.  But is that the quickest way to a girlfriend's mother's approval?  —  Jon Gosselin might hope so, as he was spotted having dinner Sunday with new girlfriend Morgan Christie, 25, and members of her family in Park City, Utah.

Derek Jeter, Minka Kelly to Tie the Knot  —  New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and ‘Friday Night Lights’ star Minka Kelly are set to tie the knot, The New York Post reports.  —  According to the Post, Jeter and Kelly have set a November wedding date and will have the ceremony …

Tom & Julia Together Again; Hanks Wrote And Will Direct ‘Larry Crowne’ For Them  —  (Mike Fleming's not going to be up and running for a few days yet.  But he confirmed this major scoop and wanted to share it with Deadline Hollywood.)  Tom Hanks must have gotten along spectacularly …

Arnett Confirms Arrested Development Movie to Shoot this Year  —  Speaking exclusively with ComingSoon.net on Sunday at the press junket for When in Rome, Will Arnett confirmed that an Arrested Development feature film should go into production sometime this year.