Sheen's Kids Removed After Alleged Death Threat  —  A judge temporarily stripped Charlie Sheen of custody of his twin sons Tuesday, after Brooke Mueller submitted a declaration in which she alleged Charlie said, “I will cut your head off, put it in a box and send it to your mom” ... TMZ has learned.

Serena Williams Suffers Pulmonary Embolism  —  Serena Williams looked stunning at Sunday night's Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party - but, privately, the tennis ace was struggling with a serious health scare that took a dramatic turn on Monday.

The Christina Aguilera Mug Shot the Cops Didn't Want You to See  —  Does Christina Aguilera look publicly intoxicated to you?  —  The spiraling pop diva was arrested on suspicion of that very charge early this morning, and here is the photographic evidence of the bust, exclusively obtained by E! News.

Snooki Discusses Smushing and the Stress of ‘Jersey Shore’ in Rolling Stone Cover Story  —  'We can't have cellphones, TV, radio or the Internet.  There's no normalcy.  It's just like prison, with cameras'  —  By  —  Watch video of Snooki's Rolling Stone cover shoot with Mark Seliger below.

Sean Penn & Scarlett Johansson — The Lunch Date  —  With her foot in his lap during lunch, Scarlett Johansson, 26, got friendly with Sean Penn, 50, at Cuban restaurant Versailles in L.A. on Monday.  —  We're told the two were seen smiling and laughing together during the meal …

Galliano Said to Be Headed for Rehab  —  PARIS — John Galliano, the talented and troubled designer who was fired by Dior for making anti-Semitic remarks in a drunken rant at a Paris bar, left France to enter rehabilitation on Wednesday, according to friends who would speak only anonymously because of the sensitivity of the situation.

James Franco: Stoned During Oscars?  Enemies With Anne Hathaway?  Here's the Real Scoop  —  It's no secret that James Franco is getting universally trashed for his work as Oscar cohost.  —  The 127 Hours star seemed so disconnected, sluggish and bored by the festivities that there's …

Christina Aguilera's Friends Begging For Rehab  —  Some of Christina Aguilera's friends and business associates have been pleading with her for several months to get treatment for alcohol abuse ... TMZ has learned.  —  As one source put it, “Maybe when she was married she was able to keep it under wraps, but it's out in the open now.”

New Couple Alert: Ryan Gosling and Olivia Wilde?  —  It appears that Olivia Wilde is doing just fine since announcing her split from royal hubby Tao Ruspoli earlier this month.  —  The gorgeous Tron: Legacy star was seen out on what appears to be a date with the equally gorgeous Ryan Gosling.

Katie Holmes Sues Star Magazine  —  Katie Holmes just filed a $50 million libel lawsuit against the publishers of “Star” magazine after a recent cover insinuated she's a drug addict.  —  The centerpiece of the lawsuit is the headline, “ADDICTION NIGHTMARE - Katie DRUG SHOCKER!

‘Peter Pan Begins’ Pitch Takes Flight With Channing Tatum Attached (Exclusive) … Actor Channing Tatum, screenwriter Billy Ray and producer Joe Roth are seeking to tell the origin of Peter Pan with a pitch package that went out to studios Tuesday.  Not much is known in the way of details …

Melissa Gilbert and Bruce Boxleitner Split  —  Looks like the prairie just got a little lonelier.  —  Melissa Gilbert, 46, has separated from her husband of 16 years, Bruce Boxleitner, 60, a rep for the actress confirms.  —  Wed in 1995 after a stormy courtship, the couple have one son …