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!

Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien Each Take Shots at NBC  —  Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien, who've both been unexpectedly moved from their time slots by NBC, took turns bashing the network on their shows last night.  —  Leno, on at 10, went first.  “But you know, we're not just a show anymore, we are now a collector's item,” he jokes.

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:

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 …

‘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.

THE WOMAN IN ‘THE BACHELOR’ SCANDAL: I DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH HIM  —  She's been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a member of the production staff.  Now the woman at the center of “The Bachelor” controversy — Rozlyn Papa — comes to ET to set the record straight!

Robert Downey Jr. won't be Jon Favreau's ‘Cowboy’  —  Robert Downey Jr. won't ride into the wild West after all.  —  The actor, who had been poised to reunite with “Iron Man” director Jon Favreau for the science-fiction western “Cowboys & Aliens,” won't star in the film.

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.

Casey's Ex to CNN: Tila Tequila, A Big Fat Liar  —  Casey Johnson's ex has put “Larry King Live” and CNN on notice ... Tila Tequila is not to be believed.  —  Jasmine Lennard's attorneys just fired off a letter to “LKL” and CNN — warning them not to let Tila use the show …

Robert Zemeckis finds Beatles for ‘Yellow Submarine’  —  It's “all together now” for the cast of Robert Zemeckis' upcoming Beatles feature.  —  Cary Elwes, Dean Lennox Kelly, Peter Serafinowicz and Adam Campbell are in negotiations to portray the members of the band in “Yellow Submarine,” which the director is remaking for Disney.

Singer Usher Victim of Car Break-in  —  ATLANTA (MyFOX ATLANTA) - Atlanta police said Monday that a million dollars in jewelry and electronics were stolen from singer Usher Raymond.  The incident happened across the street from one of Atlanta's busiest shopping malls.

‘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) …

Blizzard Hits Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch on Mt. Kilimanjaro  —  Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch and Isabel Lucas trudged through a blizzard Monday on the fifth day of their hike with other entertainers and activists up 19,340-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro.  —  “It's pretty gnarly,” Elizabeth Gore …

TV Land taps sitcom vets for pilot  —  Bertinelli, Leeves, Malick, White to star in ‘Hot in Cleveland’  —  TV Land has tapped sitcom veterans Valerie Bertinelli ("One Day at a Time"), Jane Leeves ("Frasier"), Wendie Malick ("Just Shoot Me") and Betty White ("The Golden Girls") to star in its comedy pilot “Hot in Cleveland.”

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 …

Was ‘Simpsons’ Episode Edited to Spare Seth MacFarlane's Feelings?  —  Someone get Chief Wiggum on the case!  A special 20th anniversary episode of “The Simpsons” ended with a thank-you message from the show's producers to viewers, but appeared to omit a joke at the expense of their Fox colleague and sometime-rival Seth MacFarlane.

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 …

Nicole Richie: I'm Planning “Surprises” for Harlow's 2nd Birthday  —  They grow up so fast!  —  Monday marks the second birthday of Harlow Winter Kate Madden— the adorable daughter to celeb couple Nicole Richie and Joel Madden.  —  And Richie, 28, isn't about to let the special day go by without a lot of fanfare.