Sherman Hemsley Dead — Actor Who Played George Jefferson Dies at 74  —  DEAD  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  1:58 PM PT — Sources tell us ... Hemsley was discovered by his nurse ... who initially believed the actor was asleep.  Once she realized something was wrong, she called for help.

TJ Jackson — Tito's Son — Seeks Temporary Guardianship of Michael Jackson's Kids  —  Tito Joe Jackson, aka TJ, the 34-year-old son of Michael Jackson's brother Tito, is having his lawyer draft legal docs in a bid to become temporary guardian of MJ's 3 kids ... TMZ has learned.

FIRST LAWSUIT  —  One of the victims in the James Holmes mass murder spree has lawyered up and plans to file a lawsuit ... because he feels the theater dropped the ball in a very fatal way.  —  Torrence Brown, Jr. was in Century 16 Theater when Holmes let loose.

‘Modern Family’ Cast Sues 20th TV as Contract Renegotiation Turns Ugly (Exclusive)  —  UPDATED: Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that cast members Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet and Sofia Vergara have filed suit today in Los Angeles Superior Court to void their contracts.

Katie Holmes Gets Flustered When Asked About Tom Cruise in Pre-Split Interview  —  Katie Holmes seemed relatively at ease on June 27, just one day before she blindsided Tom Cruise by filing for divorce after five years of marriage.  The Romantics actress, 33, was being interviewed …

NEWS/Kate Gosselin Looking for Love—on a TV Dating Show!  —  Kate Gosselin is putting herself out there again—and how!  —  The divorced mother of eight has signed up to do a dating show and is in the process of looking for a network to televise her quest for love, E! News has exclusively learned.

Brad Paisley Eyed For ‘American Idol’ Judge  —  EXCLUSIVE: Could American Idol be going country with its next judge pick?  I hear the veteran Fox reality series is seriously considering country star Brad Paisley for one of the vacated chairs on its judging panel.

Fireworks over Lohan bill  —  Dina Lohan and her brother Paul Anthony Sullivan left organizers of a Hamptons charity event fuming after they allegedly skipped out of the bash without paying the bill.  —  We're told Lindsay Lohan's party-cougar mom and her brother were offered four complimentary tickets …

Has The X Factor Driven A Wedge Between Britney Spears And Jason Trawick?  —  Oh no!  We seriously hope that this isn't true!  —  While part of Britney Spears' deal with joining the judges panel of the second season of The X Factor garaunteed her fiance, Jason Trawick …

PICS: See Jennifer Aniston's Dowdy Movie Makeover!  —  Jennifer Aniston . . . is that you?  —  The usually glamorous star unveiled her dramatic makeunder on the set of her new movie, We're the Millers, in Wilmington, North Carolina July 23.  Wearing a sleeveless blue button-up and khaki pants …

Battling beauties' fight over man leads to lawsuit  —  Model Liza Irizarry suing Selita Ebanks over broken nose  —  Telemundo model Liza Irizarry says Victoria's Secret stunner Selita Ebanks broke her nose in a Miami nightclub last year.  —  Two of the entertainment world's hottest models hopped …

Miami Girl With Down Syndrome Is Face of Swimwear Ad Campaign Valentina Guerrero models for Dolores Cortés By Tim Nudd  —  Models with Down syndrome have been making inroads into advertising lately as part of ensemble casts in circulars and catalogs.  Now, a 10-month-old Miami girl …