Kanye West — 'I'm the Smartest Celebrity You've Ever F***ing Dealt With!'  —  Kanye West swears under oath, “I'm the smartest celebrity you've ever f***ing dealt with.  I'm not Britney Spears.”  —  We got hold of a transcript of Kanye's deposition in the case where he's accused of beating a photog and smashing his camera.

Craig Ferguson to Be Replaced by James Corden as Host of ‘Late Late Show’ (Exclusive)  —  James Corden is taking over for Craig Ferguson as host of “The Late Late Show” on CBS, an individual with knowledge of the situation has told TheWrap.  —  A representative for Corden did not immediately respond …

Sherri Shepherd — Surrogate Gives Birth  —  SURROGATE GIVES BIRTH  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Sherri Shepherd is now a mom for the 2nd time — if she wants to be — because we've learned her surrogate has given birth.  —  We're told the baby boy was born Tuesday in Pennsylvania.

NEWS/ Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting Talks Big Bang Theory, Reveals Why “It Would be the Greatest Thing” to be Typecast  —  Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting calls herself an “open book” in the latest issue of Women's Health magazine—and the Big Bang Theory beauty certainly isn't kidding.

Mischa Barton admits she sometimes wishes she'd never done The O.C. as she's revealed as lead judge of a style campaign  —  Mischa Barton shot to fame as Marissa Cooper in teen sitcom favourite The O.C.  —  But the 28-year-old has now admitted that she regrets taking the part …

Beyonce, Jay Z Are Avoiding Each Other on Tour, She Househunts Solo: Details  —  Not so crazy in love?  Beyonce and Jay Z may look cozy on stage, but in private, the two have continued to spend time apart amidst reports that their marriage is in trouble, multiple sources reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Benedict Cumberbatch made Vanity Fair's ‘Best Dressed’ list: #AlltheVelvet  —  Vanity Fair has released their annual Best Dressed List, which appears in their September “Style Issue” every year.  This year's Style Issue has a cover with Natalia Vodianova (go here to see).

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Star Marilyn Burns Dies — Found Dead at Home  —  ‘TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE’  —  MARILYN BURNS DIES  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The heroine of the original “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” ... Marilyn Burns was found dead today at her home in Texas ... TMZ has learned.

A Memorial For My Sister Laura  —  My youngest sister, and the youngest of the six Kostyra siblings, Laura Kostyra Plimpton, passed away today in Norwalk Hospital.  Laura worked for me and the company for more than 25 years.  For the past several years Laura edited, researched and often wrote …

Katie Holmes's Top Priority: Giving Daughter Suri a Normal Life  —  Katie Holmes says she's focused on giving the gift of normalcy to her daughter Suri in her private life, even as her professional profile continues to rise.  —  The actress, 35, who stars as a mother in the summer sci-fi film …

MAROON 5 TO PERFORM AT THE MTV “VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS”  —  FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER LIVE FROM THE FORUM IN INGLEWOOD, CA ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 AT 9:00 P.M. ET/PT  —  New York, NY (August 6, 2014) - Adding to the rapidly growing list of not-to-be-missed live musical performances …

Lucy Hale on What It Was Like to Audition for Fifty Shades of Grey  —  Forget just Rosewood: With over 3.85 million Twitter followers backing her, Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale is ready to take on the world of music.  She discusses her first album, what a Fifty Shades audition is really like …

Michael Jackson Accuser — MJ Had Secret Code Words For Abusing Me  —  MICHAEL JACKSON ACCUSER  —  MJ HAD SECRET CODE WORDS  —  For Abusing Me  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Michael Jackson had code words and signals that he used with a boy he allegedly molested to describe various sex acts ... including “duck butter.”

Zoe Saldana Says Her Kids Will Learn to Speak Spanish, Reveals the Key to a Good Sex Life  —  Como se dice “Avatar” en espanol?  Zoe Saldana has stayed mum so far on her pregnancy, but she's spoken before about wanting to have kids — and now she's opening up about how she wants those kids to be raised.

NEWS/ Did Katie Holmes Almost Star as Bisexual Drug Smuggling Piper in Orange Is the New Black?  —  Imagine Katie Holmes in prison.  —  Now, picture her getting down and very naughty with Laura Prepon.  —  Well, all of that could have actually happened!  —  Orange Is the New Black creator …

Danity Kane — Cops Investigating Violent Studio Catfight  —  COPS INVESTIGATING VIOLENT STUDIO CATFIGHT  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A Danity Kane recording sesh erupted in violence Monday ... and they actually needed a first aid kit.  —  We're told bandmates Dawn Richards and Aubrey O'Day got physical during …

Ramona Singer says lack of powerful characters is behind ratings dip for ‘Real Housewives of New York’  —  Viewers have been cut in half since show's peak in 2009 with Bethenny Frankel, Jill Zarin and Alex McCord, and producers have tinkered to try to regain the magic