Maksim Chmerkovskiy — Hope Solo is LYING ... I Never Slapped Her  —  Hope Solo is LYING ...  I Never Slapped Her  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Maksim Chmerkovskiy is adamant ... he NEVER slapped Hope Solo across the face behind the scenes at “Dancing with the Stars” ... despite allegations she made in her new book.

Paul Ryan — THE TOPLESS PHOTO  —  THE TOPLESS PHOTO  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Here it is ... the very first photo of Paul Ryan's mysterious athletic physique ... REVEALED!!!  —  TMZ has (finally) obtained a photo of Mitt Romney's running mate — sans shirt — taken roughly 6 years ago ... right before Ryan got hooked on the P90X workout.

Hey Girl: “Ryan Gosling believes in marital commitment before children”  —  Hey Girl.  Ryan Gosling wants you to know that you are super-duper special.  You are his special lady, his heart, his love, his soul, his Disneyland.  But he can't you get pregnant right now, baby.  He knows you want his seed, girl.

Sarkozy's new nest  —  Obviously he's into twins.  Olivier Sarkozy, 42, the much older beau of elf-like Mary-Kate Olsen, 26, has plunked down $6.25 million for a storied East 10th Street townhouse, which, like the “Full House” star, has a twin.  The half-brother of the former French president bought …

Ryan Lochte — I'm Trademarking My Dumb Catchphrase ... JEAH!!!  —  I'm TRADEMARKING  —  My Dumb Catchphrase ... JEAH!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Ryan Lochte's annoying catchphrase “Jeah!” is a friggin' GOLD MINE — at least that's what the swimmer believes ... because he just filed docs to lock up a trademark for the made-up word.

Halle Berry enlists Salma Hayek's help in custody case to move daughter to France  —  Hayek submitted a confidential court declaration on her behalf, arguing that France is a safer place for celebrity spawn  —  Salma Hayek is married to French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault.

Wife Fatally Shot Husband - then Took Kids Out for Sandwiches: Police  —  The day seemed like any other for the Harper family of seaside Carlsbad, Calif.  —  On the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 7, Julie Harper, 39, a former real estate agent, gathered her three children in the family's 2008 Toyota Sienna minivan …

PIC: Jennie Garth Holds Hands With New Man Noah Abrams!  —  Nice arm candy, Jennie!  —  On Tuesday, Jennie Garth was photographed taking a stroll in L.A. holding hands with a tall, handsome mystery man: Photographer Noah Abrams, whom Garth is now dating, two sources confirm to Us Weekly.

Shiri Appleby Is Engaged to Jon Shook!  »  —  Island engagement!  —  Shiri Appleby tells Us Weekly she was in shock when her chef beau of two years, Jon, 31, proposed during their July trip to Ventotene, Italy.  —  PHOTOS: Best celebrity engagement rings of all time

Chris Brown feels “horrible” about Rihanna's Oprah interview, doesn't get it  —  These are some photos of Chris Brown performing in Cannes on 7/25 in a very packed club atmosphere; so it seems that Team Breezy is still enjoying a very successful career in spite of the fact that he feels …

Former Spitzer call girl Ashley Dupre is engaged and pregnant  —  Ashley Dupre has given a lot of happy endings in her day, but now the former Eliot Spitzer call girl has one of her very own.  —  Dupre is seven months pregnant, Page Six can exclusively reveal, and engaged to be married to New Jersey asphalt scion Thomas “TJ” Earle.

Would You Hit It?  —  No, this isn't the old man from Up after Charlie Sheen-izing himself by getting a blood transfusion from tigers.  This is Corey Feldman and his color-coordinated skanks looking like Charlie Sheen on a budget at will.i.am's album release party in L.A. the other night.

FOX 8 Exclusive: Tyrann Mathieu to remain in drug rehab  —  FOX 8 Sports has learned that former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu has come to some big decisions about his future.  —  It's been an agonizing decision making process for Tyrann Mathieu and his parents this week.

Jenny McCarthy & Brian Urlacher Split Up  —  Jenny McCarthy was relatively tightlipped about her Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher while they were dating, but now that they've called it quits, she's making it known.  —  “Brian and I have decided to turn our romance into an amazing friendship …

Lady Gaga's Bodyguard — FEROCIOUS Takedown in Romania  —  LADY GAGA'S BODYGUARD  —  FEROCIOUS  —  Takedown in Romania  —  Lady Gaga's bodyguard WRECKED some dumbass autograph seeker who tried to get too close to the singer in Romania ... and the brutal takedown was all caught on tape.

Al Roker — Did You Just Call Out Matt Lauer???  —  Did You Just  —  Call Out Matt Lauer??  —  Things just got awkward on live TV ... with Al Roker seemingly calling out Matt Lauer for railroading Ann Curry off of the “Today” show.  —  Here's what happened — Al, Matt and Savannah Guthrie …

Tom Brady: Gisele Bundchen and I Are “Very Affectionate”  —  There are plenty of hugs and kisses to go around in the Bundchen-Brady household.  —  During a Carine Roitfeld-styled, Mario Testino-photographed shoot with VMAN (their fall issue hits stands August 23), Tom Brady opens …

Jenna Jameson Pleads Guilty to DUI  —  Pleads Guilty to DUI  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Porn legend Jenna Jameson just pled “guilty” to DUI — but the good news for her ... she won't face any jail time.  —  TMZ broke the story ... Jameson was arrested after a single-car accident back in May in Orange County …

Jennifer Lawrence Is Not Kristen Stewart  —  If Kristen Stewart always had a red shirt-wearing, middle finger-throwing pap hater by her side at all times, the paparazzi would've never gotten pictures of her rubbing her butt cakes against a married man's crotch.  Learn from Jennifer Lawrence, KStew!