Sidney Lumet, Director of American Film Classics, Dies at 86  —  Sidney Lumet, a director who preferred the streets of New York to the back lots of Hollywood and whose stories of conscience — “12 Angry Men,” “Serpico,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “The Verdict,” “Network” — became modern American film classics …

EXCLUSIVE: American Idol's Pia Toscano Scores a Record Deal!  —  Well that was fast!  —  Less than 24 hours after her shocking early American Idol exit, season 10 finalist Pia Toscano has scored a record deal, UsMagazine.com has exclusively confirmed.  —  The 22-year-old New Yorker …

Did Charlie Sheen Invite Chuck Lorre On Stage to Kiss and Make Up?  —  Charlie Sheen brought his ‘Torpedo of Truth’ tour to New York City, headlining Radio City Music Hall on Friday.  The warlock continued his trend of wearing the sports gear of each town he visits, this time donning a Yankees shirt and cap.

‘Jersey Shore’ cast gets six-figure raise — EXCLUSIVE  —  The good news for the Jersey Shore cast: They're getting a huge raise.  —  The other piece of good news: They get to spend it shooting next season in Italy.  —  And the bad news is... actually, for the Shore cast, there is no bad news.

Lindsay Lohan responds to Betty White's slam  —  ‘Golden Girls’ star called troubled actress ‘terribly ungrateful’ in interview  —  Below:  —  Getting slammed by the nicest “Golden Girl” has got to feel pretty weird.  —  “Wow,” Lindsay Lohan said exclusively to E! News in response …

‘Social Network’ Actor Lands Role in ‘Dark Knight Rises’ (Exclusive) … Josh Pence, who played opposite Armie Hammer as Tyler Winklevoss in The Social Network (where Hammer's face was superimposed on his), has been cast as a young Ra's Al Ghul in Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan's new Batman movie.

‘I Am Not Pregnant’  —  Nicole Richie on Friday shot down pregnancy rumors fueled by new photos of her.  —  “Contrary to recent speculation, I am not pregnant,” she says in a statement.  “This irresponsible reporting continues to feed an atmosphere of self-doubt and insecurity.

Gucci Mane jailed after woman accused him of pushing her from moving vehicle  —  Rapper Gucci Mane was arrested Friday after a woman accused him of shoving her from a moving vehicle, DeKalb authorities said.  —  The musician, born Radric Davis, was jailed on misdemeanor battery charges …

Jessica Biel circling ‘Total Recall’  —  Studio wants thesp for one of two femme leads in reboot  —  EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures may be close to landing one of two female leads for its “Total Recall” reboot.  —  Jessica Biel is circling a role opposite Colin Farrell in the pic.

‘X-Men’ VFX Wiz Tim Miller To Direct ‘Deadpool’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Tim Miller, who has done strong visual effects work on X-Men and other VFX-heavy films, was just set by 20th Century Fox to make his feature directing debut on X-Men Origins: Deadpool, the X-Men spinoff film expected to star Ryan Reynolds.

Neeson ‘Hangover’ cameo cut, re-shot  —  Nick Cassavetes has been re-cast in the role  —  EXCLUSIVE: Liam Neeson's cameo as a Bangkok tattoo artist in “The Hangover Part II” has been cut, director Todd Phillips exclusively told Variety, and Nick Cassavetes has been re-cast in the role that was originally envisioned for Mel Gibson.

Jennifer Aniston: “I'm Not a Fan of Dating”  —  For someone who's been romanced by leading men including John Mayer, Vince Vaughn, and ex-husband Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston has some shocking news.  —  “I'm not a big fan of dating,” the Switch star, 42, tells U.K.'s Red Magazine.

Its been quiet around here...  I feel like I have some explaining to do.. i haven't been too active online and i want to apologize!  I feel so disconnected from you guys so let me catch you up on what's been happening.  —  First, I just got off of the biggest tour of the year so far according …

Drea de Matteo Gives Birth, Gives Boy An Interesting Name  —  Drea de Matteo and Shooter Jennings welcomed their second child today — a baby boy.  These two are pros at super-creative names — their 3-year-old daughter's name is Alabama Gypsyrose.  And they didn't disappoint this time!

LeAnn Rimes Has Lost Her Damn Mind  —  Earlier this week, LeAnn Rimes tweeted a photo of her emaciated form in a bikini to silence all the critics who say she has an eating disorder.  Turns out it's way crazier than that.  As E! News has discovered, Eddie Cibrian's ex Brandi Glanville posted …