Dixie Carter Dies  —  Dixie Carter — best known for her role on the television show “Designing Women” — passed away at the age of 70.  —  Her husband, Hal Holbrook, told “Entertainment Tonight, “This has been a terrible blow to our family ... We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy.

Jon & Kate Plus 8 - Part Deux?  —  Jon Gosselin is “definitely open” to co-starring with ex-wife Kate Gosselin on a new TV project — with one big string attached ... TMZ has learned.  —  Jon's lawyer, former assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony F. List, tells TMZ “under the right circumstances” …

Heidi and Spencer Visit Camp Pendleton  —  Just what haven't Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt done lately?  The reality couple traded Hollywood for a day at the West Coast's largest Marine Corps facility, Camp Pendleton, Thursday in San Diego County.  —  “We went to visit Camp Pendleton to see the Marines.

Exclusive: ‘Percy Jackson’ star Logan Lerman frontrunner to be the new ‘Spider-Man’  —  The search for the new “Spider-Man” appears to be over.  —  HitFix has exclusively learned that Logan Lerman is first choice for Sony Pictures and the clear frontrunner to replace Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker …

Parents of Producer Suspect Awarded Guardianship of Children  —  Monica Beresford-Redman (right), with friend Mariza Alyrio  —  The parents of a reality show producer accused of killing his wife while vacationing in Cancun have been awarded temporary guardianship of the couple's two children, according to court documents.

Tina Fey's Sarah Palin Takedown on Saturday Night Live  —  On her return to Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey resurrected her Sarah Palin impression to once again lampoon the ex-Alaskan governor.  And, well, don't look for the ex-governor to turn up anytime soon as a guest on 30 Rock.

The Oprah Winfrey Show to Broadcast Live with Christina Aguilera from Radio City Music Hall Friday, May 7  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  —  CHICAGO — The Oprah Winfrey Show will broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on Friday, May 7.  A crowd of several thousand ticketed audience members …

Lady Gaga gets lippy: The pop star teams with Mac to raise Aids awareness  —  Lady Gaga is giving charity chic her own distinctive gloss.  She and fellow diva Cyndi Lauper are the latest lippy pop stars to back Mac's Viva Glam campaign, which supports global HIV and Aids projects.

Miami clubs bar ‘Jersey Shore’ cast  —  No wonder the “Jersey Shore” stars are heading back to Seaside Heights — they can't get into any of Miami's hot clubs with their MTV cameras.  “No one wants them to tape here.  They went to the W Hotel the other night and got rejected,” said one club source.

Meinhardt Raabe, Legendary Munchkin, Dies at 94  —  As coroner, I must aver I thoroughly examined her. And she's not only merely dead, She's really most sincerely dead.  —  When Meinhardt Raabe, an unknown 23-year-old from Wisconsin, sang those lines in his first and only Hollywood feature film …

Emma Roberts: Age of Enlightenment  —  Emma Roberts, early for an interview at the Chateau Marmont restaurant and slumped in an oversize armchair that consumes her small frame, isn't deliberately trying to intimidate the starry-eyed waiter, who, like most in his position in Los Angeles …

Jim Carrey: Elin Woods A ‘Willing Participant’ In Tiger Infidelity  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Jim Carrey keeps making news on Twitter days after announcing his split from Jenny McCarthy.  —  Friday afternoon Carrey tweeted a series of thoughts on Tiger Woods and wife Elin, whom Carrey asserts must have known about the infidelity.