Heavy D — Dead at 44  —  Rap legend Heavy D — one of the most influential rappers of the '90s — died earlier today ... TMZ has learned.  —  Heavy D — real name Dwight Arrington Myers — was rushed to an L.A. hospital around noon today ... and was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1 PM.

20 kids and counting!  Michelle Duggar announces she's pregnant again  —  Michelle Duggar and her husband Jim Bob are expecting their 20th child, the couple revealed exclusively to TODAY.  —  “We are so excited,” Michelle Duggar told TODAY Moms before the broadcast.

Lohan does it Hef's way  —  Hugh Hefner wasn't pleased with the initial photos of Lindsay Lohan from her shoot for Playboy.  Lohan had been on-set between court dates last week with photographer Yu Tsai, hairstylist Serena Radaelli and makeup artist Francesca Tolot, but the shoot was extended …

Kardashians Party Without Kim for Lamar Odom's Birthday  —  The Kardashians — well, maybe not Kim — are ready to party!  —  On Monday night, reality TV's most famous family were in a celebratory mood.  Khloe Kardashian's husband Lamar Odom turned 32 on Sunday, so his wife and the bulk …

Conrad Murray placed on suicide watch at jail  —  Dr. Conrad Murray was placed on suicide watch at the L.A. County Jail on Monday, hours after he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death and being taken into custody.  —  Immediately after the verdict …

Burly rugby player has a stroke after freak gym accident... wakes up gay and becomes a hairdresser  —  A 19st rugby player suffered a stroke while training - and discovered when he woke up that he was gay.  —  Chris Birch, 26, had proposed to his girlfriend and worked in a bank when he suffered a freak accident in the gym.

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Pitbull SLAMS Lindsay Lohan — You're Full of Crap!!!  —  Pitbull's legal war with Lindsay Lohan is getting straight up NASTY — 'cause now, the rapper's filed new legal docs calling out LiLo for being a liar with a rap sheet longer than her movie credits.  —  Pit just filed a response to Lindsay's …

Rebecca Romijn In A Bikini  —  Here's Rebecca Romijn on a bikini photo shoot in LA over the weekend where she makes me feel bad about saying she frightened the s**t out of me in X-Men: First Class.  Then again, she lets Jerry O'Connell have sex with her, so technically I have the right …

Brett Ratner apologizes for lying about Olivia Munn, use of gay slur  —  The last few days have not been the best for director Brett Ratner.  Today, while doing a phone interview on The Howard Stern Show, the Tower Heist helmer said he lied about having sex with actress Olivia Munn …

Justin Bieber could have totally hit that  —  Candice Swanepoel looks rather amazing in lingerie  —  Sure Selena Gomez may be a hot little piece of ass, but she is no Victoria's Secret Angel, and she is certainly no Candice Swanepoel.  Your move, Justin Bieber.  From Stylist:

Jamie Lynn Spears Makes Her Nashville Debut  —  Center stage, a spotlight, a microphone ... and another singing Spears.  —  Jamie Lynn Spears, 20, took to a Nashville stage for the first time on Monday night, singing a set of her own original songs to a packed crowd of family and friends.

Kurt Loder — I Think Michael Jackson was a Child Molester  —  Kurt Loder — the longtime face of “MTV News” — says he believes Michael Jackson was a child molester.  —  Loder appeared on the “Jeff and Jeremy in the Morning” radio show this morning ... when he was asked if he thought MJ's death was a tragedy.

Life & Style Exclusive: Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl Split, Vienna Moves to Florida  —  Just months after moving in together, Bachelor Pad 2 stars Kasey Kahl and Vienna Girardi have called it quits, Life & Style can exclusively report.  —  “Vienna broke up with Kasey a few weeks ago,” …

OMG!  Jennifer Lopez Stuns, Nearly Cries at Glamour Awards  —  Bodacious after breakup!  —  Jennifer Lopez pulled off one of her most stunning looks in years at Monday's Glamour Women of the Year Awards in NYC.  —  PHOTOS: How Jennifer's style has morphed for her men

Jennifer Saunders To Pen ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ Movie  —  Absolutely Fabulous creator and co-star Jennifer Saunders plans to write a movie version of the BBC TV comedy.  She hopes to pen the feature film next year once she has finished work on the Spice Girls London stage musical Viva Forever.

‘Glee’ teen sex slammed by protest groups  —  Two organizations have come out swinging against teen sex on tonight's Glee.  —  The watchdogs at the Parents Television Council slammed the show for an episode that depicts two young couples — one straight, one gay — having sex for the first time.