Was Angelina Jolie Worth Her ‘Salt’ Paycheck?  —  Angelina Jolie set a new salary high for herself in her latest spy-related movie ‘Salt,’ earning over $20 million for the role; however, what she did to get that money surprised everyone including her man Brad Pitt.

Nigel Lythgoe near deal to produce ‘American Idol’  —  Exclu: Reality producer Nigel Lythgoe is near a deal to to executive produce Fox's “American Idol” — and that could spell trouble for the current judges panel.  —  Fox is seeking to bring back Lythgoe to work on the hit series as part …

EXCLUSIVE NEW AUDIO: Mel Gibson's Twisted Rant Includes Jealous Rage Over Timothy Dalton  —  WARNING: This audio may not be reproduced or republished.  —  A seething, cursing and furious Mel Gibson rips into Oksana Grigorieva during a jealous rant about her ex-lover, former James Bond star Timothy Dalton.

'It's not a Hitler salute!  I was dancing and scratching my face': Paris Hilton denies pulling ‘Nazi pose’  —  Paris Hilton has strenuously denied she was enacting a Nazi salute as she partied on a luxury yacht.  —  A spokesman for the American heiress insisted to MailOnline …

Linda Hogan Engaged to 21-Year-Old Blond Boyfriend  —  Hulk Hogan's former wife of two and a half decades, Linda Hogan, 50, is engaged to 21-year-old boyfriend Charlie Hill.  —  As Limelife points out — in a post littered with the term “boy-toy” — Charlie will be stepfather to Brooke Hogan, who is one year his elder.

Daniel Craig Closes Deal For ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Craig has closed his deal to play journalist Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, a deal which factors in options for two sequels based on The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest.

Shallow Water: 1.  J-Butt: 0.  —  Here's Jennifer Lopez in Mexico over the weekend where she once again found herself locked in the age-old battle of ass vs. buoyancy.  It's times like these she has to regret marrying Marc Anthony whose twig-like frame is virtually useless until someone either adds …

Heidi Montag Drops Out of Reality Show  —  Heidi Montag will be appearing on one less reality show.  —  The newly single Hills star, 24, planned to pair up with her pal Jen Bunney on the small screen, but Bunney says those plans are off.  —  “Originally I was supposed to do a reality show with Heidi …

Pretty Wild's Alexis Neiers: How Lindsay Lohan Acted in Jail  —  Pretty Wild star Alexis Neiers - who was released from jail Friday after serving 30 days for burglarizing Orlando Bloom's home - says Lindsay Lohan wasn't coping well in the slammer.  —  In an E! News interview airing Monday …

Eric Roberts' Marijuana Addiction Led to Celeb Rehab  —  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.  Get the latest Flash player.  —  So what exactly led Eric Roberts—aka Julia's older brother and Emma's dad—to shack up with such famous folks as Jeremy London …

DMX Headed Back to Jail  —  TMZ has learned rapper DMX is planning to surrender to authorities in a Los Angeles courtroom and begin serving jail time in connection to a crime he committed “5 or 6 years ago” ... this according to X's manager.  —  X's manager tells us she's not sure …

Michael Lohan Reports Lindsay's Docs to Sheriff  —  Michael Lohan says he turned in a list of doctors he claims “over-prescribed” drugs to Lindsay Lohan ... and he wants the L.A. County Sheriff's Department to investigate the docs.  —  Michael went to the West Hollywood Sheriff's station on Friday afternoon.

Ali Larter Admits Her Strongest Pregnancy Craving  —  For Ali Larter, being pregnant comes with a bonus: The ability to devour whatever she desires, guilt-free.  —  “Stop eating?  I eat everything!”  Larter, 34, said Saturday while promoting her new film Resident Evil: Afterlife during Comic-Con in San Diego.

Brittany Murphy's Mother Calls Toxic Mold Reports ‘Absurd’  —  Brittany Murphy's mother, Sharon Murphy, says reports that a toxic mold may have contributed to the premature deaths of her daughter and of Brittany's husband Simon Monjack are “absurd.”  —  “I have never been personally asked …

EXCLUSIVE: Another Woman Accuses Roman Polanski of Rape; Takes Case To District Attorney  —  Another woman has come forward charging that Roman Polanski raped her in 1974, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  The woman, who was 21 at the time, reported the alleged sexual assault …

Rihanna to star in Universal's ‘Battleship’  —  Performer joins Alexander Skarsgard in Peter Berg film  —  Rihanna will make her feature film debut by starring in Universal's “Battleship” alongside Alexander Skarsgard and Taylor Kitsch.  —  Deal was announced Monday evening …

Bankrupt Teresa Giudice's Belongings up for Auction on Aug. 22  —  Teresa Giudice said she and her husband had filed for bankruptcy last October to get “a fresh start” but now they'll have to watch their personal belongings get sold at auction.  —  In June, a trustee for their bankruptcy case alleged …

Elisabeth Shue joins ‘House’ thriller  —  Actress cast opposite 'Winter's Bone' star Jennifer Lawrence  —  SAN DIEGO — Elisabeth Shue will star opposite “Winter's Bone” star Jennifer Lawrence and Max Thieriot in “House at the End of the Street,” a thriller from FilmNation and A Bigger Boat being directed by Mark Tonderai.

The sunny superstar has really good jeans.  —  Drew Barrymore is everyone's golden girl, and not just because of her amazing blonde hair.  The actress and producer made a string of movies we can watch on 24-hour repeat (Never Been Kissed, Whip It, Grey Gardens...), and she still has time to star in the Cover Girl commercials.

‘Glee’ Taps Newcomer For New Role  —  There had been a lot of buzz surrounding a new character that will be introduced on Fox's Glee next season, a new member of the New Directions glee club at the center of the show.  After a several rounds of testing a large pool of newcomers …