‘Jackass’ Star Ryan Dunn Dies In Car Crash  —  “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn died in a car crash in Pennsylvania early this morning ... TMZ has confirmed with Bam Margera's mother.  —  34-year-old Dunn appeared in all of the “Jackass” movies — famously shoving a toy car into his rectum in the first flick back in 2002.

THE HOBBIT Casting Update  —  Yikes!  I can finally get back to some postings!  We've finished our first block of shooting and moved straight into location scouting.  More on that soon... But today, I'm thrilled to announce two new cast members who will be joining us for our second block of shooting.

Disney-ABC Narrows Search for Regis Philbin Successor  —  Walt Disney Co. is inching closer to deciding who will fill daytime television's oldest shoes.  —  TV icon Regis Philbin, 79 years old, said five months ago that he wanted to leave “Live With Regis and Kelly” in November.

Amy Winehouse Cancels Dates After Stage Disaster  —  Amy Winehouse, attempting to perform while appearing to be under the influence, was booed off the stage in Belgrade on Saturday night after she arrived on stage an hour late, then stumbled around and slurred the words to her 2008 song “Just Friends.”

Heidi Montag: I Work Out 14 Hours a Day  —  Before she slipped back into a bikini for Saturday's party at Las Vegas' Wet Republic — the last time she was photographed in a two-piece was April 2010 — Heidi Montag spent some serious time in the gym.  —  “I've been working out from, like, 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. for two months now.

Mama knows best!  Beyoncé's mom plays the diva card  —  Beyoncé is a diva onstage, but it sounds like her mother is one all the time.  —  An onset source for Beyoncé's “Best Thing I Never Had” video, which was shot in Westchester County on Wednesday and in Fort Greene …

How to lose friends... Steven Spielberg ‘demanded Megan Fox be fired from Transformers after Hitler comment’  —  Steven Spielberg demanded Megan Fox be fired from the latest Transformers film after she insulted its director, it has been revealed.  —  The Hollywood legend was outraged …

CHERYL COLE BREAKS HER SILENCE AFTER X FACTOR FIRING TO TELL FANS SHE'S ‘ABSOLUTELY FINE’  —  Cheryl Cole has had quite a hectic summer thus far, and she's finally speaking out to assure her fans she's doing just fine!  —  Cole was fired from her judging gig at the American X Factor after only four days …

Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder Take Romance Public  —  Love bites — unless you're The Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder, that is.  —  After keeping their relationship under wraps for a year, the costars put rumors to rest when they arrived hand-in-hand at the MuchMusic Video Awards Sunday night.