Judge CRUSHES Lohan — 'Don't Push Your Luck!'  —  Lindsay Lohan was just remanded into custody — following a STRONG warning from Judge Keith Schwartz — “You're no different than anyone else ... please don't push your luck.”  —  Moments after Lohan entered a not guilty plea in her felony theft case …

Ashlee Simpson Files for Divorce  —  TMZ has learned ... Ashlee Simpson just filed for divorce from hubby Pete Wentz.  —  In documents filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Simpson cites “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the divorce.  —  She's asking for joint legal custody …

Lady Gaga: Our Lady of Pop  —  How appropriate—how accurate!—her name is.  It is more of a title, really, one she bestowed upon herself mere moments before she became so insanely famous.  The Gaga half makes immediate, intuitive sense, an utterance that sounds like an infant's first word but is …

VANESSA HUDGENS: TOO RISQUÉ FOR DISNEY  —  WITH A SEXY NEW ROLE IN ZACK SNYDER'S SUCKER PUNCH, THE 22-YEAR-OLD STARLET BEST KNOWN FOR HER PUPPY-LOVE ROMANCE WITH ZAC EFRON IS FINALLY SHEDDING HER SQUEAKY-CLEAN IMAGE.  —  The coffee shop that Vanessa Hudgens has picked to meet in is jammed …

EXCLUSIVE: Scarlett Johansson, 26, “Smitten” With Sean Penn, 50  —  That was fast.  —  Just weeks after announcing her split with hubby Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson, 26, has a new leading man in her life — Academy-Award winning actor Sean Penn, 50!  —  A source tells the new issue of Us Weekly …

Married GOP Congressman Sent Sexy Pictures to Craigslist Babe  —  Rep. Christopher Lee is a married Republican congressman serving the 26th District of New York.  But when he trolls Craigslist's “Women Seeking Men” forum, he's Christopher Lee, “divorced” “lobbyist” and “fit fun classy guy.”

Will Shane Black Direct ‘Iron Man 3’? … Shane Black is in contention to direct Iron Man 3 for Marvel Studios.  —  The writer/director has powwowed with Marvel execs about his take on the third installment in the blockbuster franchise.  As of now he is being considered for the directing job …

Charlie Sheen: 'I'll Pay the Crew'  —  Charlie Sheen has notified members of the “Two and a Half Men” crew that he will pay a portion of their salaries for the two weeks the show has been down ... if CBS and Warner Bros. agree to pay the remaining portion.  —  TMZ has confirmed …

Lindsay's Jeweler: She Did This to Us Before  —  Four days before Lindsay Lohan allegedly stole the $2,500 necklace at the center of her felony case, she tried walking out of the same store with a diamond earring ... this according to the police report obtained by TMZ ... but the prior incident could actually help Lindsay's case.

Brad ‘Warbucks’ Pitt?  Willow Smith Wants Star For ‘Annie’  —  Willow Smith,Brad Pitt,Will Smith,Justin Bieber,Jay-Z,Access Hollywood,Young Hollywood,Movies  —  Brad Pitt is no stranger to adopting children - but is he ready to play Willow Smith's adoptive onscreen dad in the “Annie” remake?

Kelsey and Camille Will Divorce Today  —  Kelsey Grammer and Camille Grammer will be divorced Thursday ... sources connected with the case tell TMZ.  —  As TMZ first reported, Kelsey's lawyer asked the judge to grant an immediate divorce decree, leaving the property settlement issues for a later date.

Man Dies After Freak Accident on Set of ‘NCIS’  —  A person working on the show “N.C.I.S.” died today after a man driving a passenger van for the production lost control and smashed into the set this morning ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources confirm ... the 60-year-old driver …

James Franco Returns (Again!) to General Hospital  —  Port Charles has an Oscar nominee in its midst!  Well, sort of.  —  James Franco, who's up for an Academy Award for his work in 127 Hours, is returning to ABC's daytime drama General Hospital as performance artist Franco.

Katy Perry and Russell Brand seek couples therapy  —  Three months into their marriage, Katy Perry and Russell Brand may already be hitting a bump.  In January, just weeks before launching her worldwide tour, Katy “started asking friends to recommend a marriage counselor,” an insider tells Life & Style.

Goran Visnjic Joins ‘Dragon Tattoo’  —  Former ER star Goran Visnjic has signed on to play Dragan Armansky in Sony Pictures' The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the David Fincher-directed adaptation of the Stieg Larsson bestseller.  Visjnic's character, the CEO of a security firm that employs Lisbeth Salander …

Warner Bros Nearing Deal To Acquire Baz Luhrmann's ‘The Great Gatsby’  —  EXCLUSIVE: While James Bond has gotten the lion's share of attention from studios this week, Jay Gatsby has also been making a stir around town.  I'm told Warner Bros has emerged as the clear frontrunner to finance …

‘Twilight’ Writer Melissa Rosenberg Takes Over Summit's ‘Highlander’ Script (Exclusive) … After taking on vampires in Summit's Twilight Saga, writer Melissa Rosenberg is tackling a different kind of immortal being: Scottish highlanders.  —  The scribe is in negotiations to come on board to work on the studio's remake of Highlander.

Leonardo DiCaprio As J. Edgar Hoover — First Look!  —  Leonardo DiCaprio smokes a cigarette on the set of J. Edgar on Tuesday (February 8) in Los Angeles.  —  The 36-year-old actor filmed scenes for the Clint Eastwood-directed flick, which also stars The Social Network's Armie Hammer, Josh Lucas, Ed Westwick, and Naomi Watts.