Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, The Most Heartbreaking And Inspirational Story Of The College Football Season, Is A Hoax  —  Notre Dame's Manti Te'o, the stories said, played this season under a terrible burden.  A Mormon linebacker who led his Catholic school's football program back to glory …

DEAD AT 94  —  Pauline Phillips —the woman who founded the “Dear Abby” advice column — died yesterday at the age of 94.  —  A rep for Phillips tells TMZ ... Pauline had been battling Alzheimer's disease.  —  Pauline's daughter, Jeanne — who took over the “Dear Abby” column — says …

nylon + selena gomez  —  Meet our February cover star!  —  Selena Gomez: Disney star, pop singer, good girl, right?  —  Well, kind of; though she's not ditching her squeaky clean image just yet—"I think [the paparazzi] are over me because I'm so boring[...] I get to Topanga Mall …

Kim Kardashian to David Letterman: Stop Joking About My Kris Humphries Marriage!  —  Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian on “The Late Show with David Letterman”  —  Kim Kardashian as a great sense of humor, even when it comes to herself — but she's a stickler for facts!

IN BIDDING WAR!  —  There is a raging war among 3 Las Vegas properties to snag Britney Spears as their headliner ... TMZ has learned.  —  TMZ broke the story last week ... Britney was in serious negotiations with one of the Caesars properties to perform several nights a week on a regular basis …

Pawn Stars's Rick Harrison Sets Wedding Date  —  Rick Harrison has gone from pawning to planning.  —  After months of going back and forth, the Pawn Stars ringleader and his fiancée, Deanna Burditt, have finally set a date for their wedding: July 21.

Jenelle Evans Confirms Second Pregnancy, Debuts Baby Bump in Bra  —  Bump alert!  Early Thursday, Jan. 17, Jenelle Evans confirmed the news that she's pregnant with her second child with photographic proof on Instagram.  Clad in a bra and sweatpants, the 21-year-old Teen Mom 2 star posed …

LeAnn Rimes says “her body wouldn't let her stop” having an affair with Eddie  —  By now you know that I'm a big fan of celebrities simply coming clean with their fans and with media.  I think when celebrities attempt ham-fisted “damage control” when they've misbehaved or done something wrong or criminal …

Channing Tatum Shaves His Head Bald, Steps Out With Pregnant Wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum  —  Daddy-to-be Channing Tatum is trying out a new look.  The Magic Mike actor stepped out for a quick bite with wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum in Beverly Hills Wednesday, Jan. 16, and offered a glimpse of his totally bald, shaved head.

Barney the Dinosaur — Creator's Son ARRESTED for Attempted Murder  —  BARNEY THE DINOSAUR  —  Creator's Son ARRESTED  —  for Attempted Murder  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  So much for the “happy family” ... 'cause the son of the woman who created “Barney & Friends” has been arrested …

The ‘Karlie’ Is Turning Heads  —  THE haircut of the year has arrived.  Yes, already.  Vogue is calling it the Chop, others have named it the Karlie, after the model Karlie Kloss.  —  Ms. Kloss, already a fashion world veteran at age 20, cut off about seven inches of her dark hair late last year.

Sharon Osbourne — Candle Sets Beverly Hills Home on Fire  —  Candle Sets Bev Hills  —  Home on Fire  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  First Heather Graham ... then Skrillex ... now Sharon Osbourne has fallen victim to the terrifying fire power of CANDLES — after falling asleep last night before extinguishing a candle in her home.

Lindsay Lohan The Prostitute Tried To Talk S**t On Jennifer Lawrence The Oscar Nominee  —  When Jennifer Lawrence won her Golden Globe for Silver Linings Playbook she joked at the podium, “I beat Meryl!” a line from The First Wives Club which everyone made a big deal about because Meryl Streep's name …

Skrillex Sets Hair on Fire In Birthday Candle Disaster [VIDEO]  —  Sets Hair on Fire  —  In Birthday Candle Disaster  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Wanna see a world famous DJ accidentally set his hair on fire while blowing out his birthday candles?  YOU'RE IN LUCK ... because Tuesday night in L.A., that's exactly what Skrillex did.

Elizabeth Banks In A Super Tight Yellow Dress  —  I've never thought much of Elizabeth Banks, but after seeing these pictures of her in a tight yellow dress on the set of her upcoming movie “Walk Of Shame”, that has changed.  It doesn't take much for me to fall in love with a celebrity as you can see.

Family Feud!  Jessica Simpson Refuses To Work With Dad Joe On Her New Sitcom  —  Joe Simpson is the executive producer on her daughter Jessica's new TV show, but don't expect the pair to reconcile any time soon.  —  When the singer-turned-actress begins taping scenes for her semi-autobiographical NBC sitcom …