Heavy D — Dead at 44  —  5:12 PM: An associate of Heavy D's just told us the rapper had pneumonia.  —  4:28 PM: Law enforcement tell TMZ ... Heavy D had just returned from shopping and walked up some stairs when he began having trouble breathing.  Adam Mills, a designer who was in the building …

UPDATED: In recent days, the “Tower Heist” director said that “rehearsal is for fags” and discussed his sex life on Howard Stern's radio show.  —  Director Brett Ratner is out as Oscar producer, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.  The Academy and Ratner have just released statements confirming his exit.

Rosie O'Donnell: Confused Over The Kardashians  —  LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Rosie O'Donnell may head up her own talk show, but one thing she won't be discussing on her Oprah Winfrey Network program is Kim Kardashian's divorce.  —  “I've never seen any of the Karadshian shows …

Kelly Ripa Signs New 5-Year Deal For ‘Live!’  —  EXCLUSIVE: With Regis Philbin leaving Live!  With Regis And Kelly next week, the company that distributes the popular daily syndicated talk show has moved to lock in co-host Kelly Ripa through at least 2017.  I've learned that Ripa has signed …

Bachelor Pad's Kasey Kahl: Vienna Girardi and I Have Not Split!  —  Not so fast.  —  After rumors of a breakup surfaced online Tuesday, Bachelor Pad 2's Kasey Kahl tells Us Weekly that he's still together with girlfriend Vienna Girardi.  —  “We're just doing [the relationship] …

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 …

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.

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 …

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Exclusive: Once Upon a Time Casts Lost's Emilie de Ravin As Belle  —  Once Upon a Time has landed another Lost alum.  —  Emilie de Ravin, who played Australian castaway Claire on the ABC island mystery series, has been cast as Belle, as in Beauty and the Beast's Belle, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

Chelsea Handler, Andre Balazs Split!  »  —  Will Chelsea Handler return to vodka and one-night stands?  —  The 36-year-old E! comedienne and her hotelier beau Andre Balazs have called it quits after less than a year of dating, her rep confirms to Us Weekly.  —  VIDEO: Chelsea spoofs Us!

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 …

‘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.

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 …