Sandra Bullock trumps health care  —  News can be a popularity contest.  —  And maybe those of us on the “serious” side of the business shouldn't be snooty about the voting that takes place every day.  —  I was looking at the aggregation site Newser.com on Thursday, and after clicking on the word “popular,” this is what I got:

EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Couldn't Get In To Victoria's Secret Bash  —  THE place to be in Hollywood Thursday night was the Victoria's Secret party at hot new nightclub Trousdale...that is if you were anybody other than Lindsay Lohan.  —  While celebs like Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton …

A Frail Dennis Hopper Accepts His Hollywood Star  —  A bandaged and visibly frail Dennis Hopper defied all odds today by attending the unveiling ceremony for his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  In recent days, reports have listed the actor as terminally ill and on his death bed, but he was all smiles when spotted Friday.

‘Big Love’ exclusive: Chloë Sevigny expresses regret, blames exhaustion on her ‘awful’ outburst  —  It appears my Katherine Heigl mea culpa-themed cover story is already reaping dividends: Big Love star Chloë Sevigny just rang me up to perform her own act of contrition in the wake …

Jon Gosselin Dumped by 25-Year-Old Girlfriend  —  Jon Gosselin is a single man once more.  —  After less than two months together, Morgan Christie, 25, has broken up with Gosselin, 32, a source confirms to UsMagazine.com.  “It's true,” the insider says, explaining that Christie first initiated the split.

Wayne Bridge scores with Kim  —  THIS is soccer star WAYNE BRIDGE's hot new date - former Playboy centrefold KIM KARDASHIAN.  —  Bridge, 29, bumped into the busty telly babe in a Miami club's VIP area after fleeing the furore over ex-love VANESSA PERRONCEL's fling with his former team-mate JOHN TERRY.

Are Leo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet “secret lovers”?  —  This is the fantasy, isn't it?  After a 13 year friendship that has seen babies, blockbusters, Oscars, husbands, a parade of models and international fame, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet fall for each other at long last …

Jimi Hendrix ‘Sex Tape’ DVD to be released in May  —  'That's his d**k, and I should know!' says Cynthia ‘Plaster Caster’  —  A DVD containing footage the makers claim is a Jimi Hendrix sex tape is set to be released in May.  —  Jimi Hendrix: The Story Of The Lost Sex Tape is due out on the Kaleidoscope company on May 3.

The Uma Thurman film so bad it made £88 on opening weekend  —  Motherhood's disastrous performance at the box office provokes bitter confrontation between producer and UK distributor  —  It should have been a red carpet event.  When just one British cinema was given exclusive permission …

Peaches Geldof's Heroin-Fueled One-Night Stand at Hollywood's Scientology Center—With Pictures  —  Rockstar progeny and Brit scenester queen Peaches Geldof makes a cameo in a Reddit forum for “WTF one-night stand stories.”  A commenter describes a heroin-fueled Thanksgiving Eve sex party …

Bryan Singer Producing ‘X-Men: First Class’  —  While many in Hollywood are having trouble finding work these days, Bryan Singer's problem is there is only one of him to go around and everybody wants him.  So Singer and 20th Century Fox have formalized his move from director to producer on X-Men: First Class.

LAPD: Dr. Conrad Murray's GF Holds Secrets  —  LAPD detectives were on the hunt for Dr. Conrad Murray's communications with his baby mama, Nicole Alvarez — a woman cops believe knows a lot about Michael Jackson's death.  —  According to documents just released, detectives obtained …

Donald Trump Disses Rosie's New Show  —  Real estate mogul Donald Trump has wasted no executive time in once again attacking Rosie O'Donnell — venomously weighing-in on her upcoming talk show.  —  “She's a loser.  Her other shows didn't do well, this one won't do well,” Trump told “Extra” …

EXCLUSIVE: Conan O'Brien “Not Even Close” to Signing With New Network, Paying Staff From Own Pocket  —  After severing ties with NBC earlier this year, O'Brien isn't able to move his show to a competitive network until at least September.