Justin Timberlake & Elton John might be too expensive for “American Idol’s” budget, but it seems the price is right for Jessica Simpson. After executive producer Nigel Lythgoe was rumored to be replacing the panel of judges, word is he is now courting Jessica Simpson to join the panel. Blondes are good for ratings!

Actor Orlando Bloom’s quick wedding to model Miranda Kerr could be the result of a baby in the belly. Rumor has it she’s 3 months preggers and didn’t want a bump on her wedding day. More of a pooch. And congrats to former Bachelorette Melissa Rycroft. She and her husband Ty are expecting a baby bachelorette in February.

Nobody wants to work with Mel Gibson. Not his publicist, not his agent, not even his landscaper! And now, actor Leonardo DiCaprio has quit a film he was set to star in with Mel. Leo was going to start filming the movie this Fall, but he does not want to risk his reputation.

And now this morning – I’ve gotten a hold of even more Mel tapes. Yes – more. On the night of Febraury 18^th – Mel called Oksana and left over 30 messages.  He calls her a bleeeeep, and a bleeeep and then mentions a tree ceremony where they buried a placenta. WTH? People do that? Creepy.

Wanna live in a Supermodel’s house? Well you can. For $15 million dollars. Christie Brinkley is selling her 5 bedroom house on 4 ½ acres in New York. She paid $7 million for it back in 2004.

Guess who’s asking for special treatment – again? Lindsay Lohan. Word on the cell block is Lindsay will be released from jail Sunday or Monday…and she then has 24 hours to report to re-hab. Well Lindsay is begging to spend more time with her family before going to the sober house. Lindsay’s attorney will head to court to ask the judge for a week of family time for Lindsay. Family time meaning – head to club, drink a bottle full of bub and pass out.

When you’re Brangelina – you don’t really live paycheck to paycheck. So you can afford…let’s say…a $40 million dollar mansions. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie just stroked a check to purchase mansion in Venice, Itlay. It has 15 bedrooms, 2 pools and a movie theatre.

Disney star Zac Efron was in New York City Sunday night, and he wasn’t touring the Lady Liberty. He was touring some other ladies though…at a club called Flashdancer’s. He dropped 2 grand on dances & vodka. A bottle of Belvedere Vodka to be exact.

Congratulations to Hulk Hogan’s ex-wife…she’s getting re-married!!! Linda is engaged to her boyfriend of almost 2 years. They plan on getting married next summer. OH! I almost forgot the most important detail. Linda is almost 60, and her fiance Charlie is 21. And used to be BF’’s with her son Nick. Cougar Patrol!!! A cougar is loose! CALL ANIMAL CONTROL!!!

The phrase “YEH DOG” might become a thing of the past. After taking a 2 year break, Nigel Lythgoe has returned to Executive Produce “American Idol”…and he wants to get rid of the entire judges panel. All of them. No more Kara. No Ellen. And no Randy Jackson. Who does he want to judge? Justin Timberlake and Elton John.

Barack Obama will NOT be going to Chelsea Clinton’s wedding this weekend. He has a prior commitment. OH! And for the 1^st time ever, B to the O will appear on ABC’s “The View” this Thursday. But back to Chelsea’s wedding. Chelsea is getting married in New York, at a place that apparently doesn’t have toilets. Cause the Clinton family dropped $15 Grand on Port-A-Potties for the event. Port-A-Potties with granite countertops, hot water & they flush!

What the Tweet? It is now legal for you to follow Angelina Jolie. You can follow her to work, to her Malibu beach house. Heck – I’m sure you could follow her while your on the toilet. Brad Pitt’s other half has joined TWITTER!!!! Oh wait. You can’t. She just had Twitter give her the account @AngelinaJolie. Dang.

Tape #7 has been released in the ongoing Mel Gibson he said/she said saga. The new tape is about 2 minutes 20 seconds long. And yes, he tells her “I despise you”, and “I wish I never had a baby with you”. Nice Mel, real nice. I wonder if they will exchange XMas gifts?

And congrats to “CSI” actress Emily Procter. The 41 year year old and her 43 year old boyfriend are expecting a baby. Emily is reported to be 5 months along. Congrats! Bebe! Bambino!

Leonardo Dicaprio’s movie “Inception” – that everybody but me saw over the weekend – was Numero Uno at the Box Office this weekend. It took home $43.5 million dollars. Angelina Jolie’s movie “Salt” made $36.5 million and “Despicable Me” came in 3rd with $24.1 million. PS: Am I the only who loves those “Despicable Me” IHOP commercials. SOOOO CUTE!!!

The Weatherman returns to TV tonight! Ali and the men from The Bachelorette make reality TV really awkward tonight for the ABC “Men Tell All” episode. Ali will hand out her final rose next Monday to either Roberto or Chris. I’m pulling for Chris, but I heard a rumor that Roberto has moved to LA. And Ali chooses him. Which is like choosing mashed potatoes over French fries. You always choose the fries!!

Pigeon poo poo got in the way of the Kings of Leon singing about sex on fire. It happened  Friday night at a concert in St. Louis. They were 3 songs into their head lining concert when some poop fell on the bass player. They were pissed cause he got pooed on – so they cancelled the concert.

We loved her when she was picking her nose on TV, or picking a wedgie – but it seems Jessica Simpson does a bad job at picking men! Her new boyfriend of 8 weeks – Eric Johnson – is allegedly using her to make his ex-wife jealous and to pay his bills…since he hasn’t had a job since 2008. Sounds like a winner to me Jessica!

Inmate number 37981: Lindsay Lohan isn’t making any friend behind bars. Word on the cell block is that  inmates chant the nickname “fire crotch” every time Lindsay is escorted around the Lynwood Correctional Center. Lindsay’s mom & enabler Dina Lohan is so distraught that Lindsay is in jail, she refuses to visit her anymore. So she cheers herself up by shopping on Rodeo Drive & using Lindsay’s credit cards.

And finally – actress Amanda Bynes has taken to Twitter to announce she’s coming out of retirement. Amanda tweeted… ”I’ve unretired”. The 24 year old is reversing her month-old that she decided to leave showbiz.

“Being an actress isn’t as fun as it may seem,” Bynes wrote in June. “If I don’t love something anymore, I stop doing it. I don’t love acting anymore, so I’ve stopped doing it.”

She added, “I know 24 is a young age to retire … I’ve never written the movies and tv shows I’ve been a part of. I’ve only acted like the characters the producers or directors wanted me to play.”

Reflection is nothing new to the Southern California native. Last December, she’d told Cosmopolitan magazine, “I’m at that stage where I’m still young and maybe naive, but I’m figuring it out.”

Lindsay Lohan has had more visitors to her jail cell in 48 hours than my Grandma had at her funeral! This is ridiculous. Yesterday – Lindsay’s girlfriend who looks like a man friend – Samantha Ronson visited. Lindsay’s attorney also paid her a visit. 2 days down, 11 left to go.

If you ever wondered what went wrong with Lindsay, just look at her role models. Her dad Michael Lohan has now been charged with harassment after attacking his fiancé. Michael will appear in court August 18^th. His ex-fiancé has called off the wedding and sold the ring to support her drug addiction.

Life just keeps getting better for actor Orlando Bloom. He’s being paid millions to star in Pirates of the Caribbean, and he just married a Victoria’s Secret model. Orlando and Miranda Kerr – who is 0% body fat – married secretly last week. It gets better. They are on a Honeymoon in Tahiti. At one of those huts that floats over the water.

John Mayer  has quit his musical career to scoop ice cream for Ben & Jerry’s. Well – he did for 1 day. At his concert last night at Jones Beach in New York, John rolled up in a Ben & Jerry’s truck scooping up & passing out free ice cream to fans. His most popular flavor? Sexual Napalm.

Justin Beiber – AKA The Beeeebster – will gues star on CBS’s TV show “CSI”. Beebs will play a troubled teen who has to make a tough decision. Ooooh! Like what angle he should cut his bangs? HA HA! I kid, I kid. PS: If you wanna win Justin Beiber concert tickets – come to GREENBRIER CHRYSLER JEEP TOMORROW! I will be there from 12-2pm. See ya there.

Mel Gibson is back in the news this morning – no, he didn’t get into a screaming match with a rooster. But he is claiming his ex-girlfriend and Baby Mama Oksana tried to extort him. Which is a fancy word for trying to steal his money. Sheriff’s detectives in LA are looking into those claims. Since the tapes were released, Mel has been MIA.

For the first time in her life, Lindsay Lohan is surrounded bars but can’t get served a stiff drink. Her 90 day jail sentence began on Tuesday…and already she has 2 visitors. Her enabler mom & 16 year old sister stopped by Lindsay cell yesterday to show their support & give her a cake with a shiv baked into it. Paparazzi were waiting outside, but they gave no comment.

And from the Matriarch of the dyfunctional Lohan family to the Patriarch, Michael Lohan is now being accused of attacking his fiance. Who I assume will now be his ex fiance?!? Kate says there was a major argument on Monday & Michael shoved her and then kicked her in the face. Sounds like a healty relationship to me.

Bristol Palin will save about $300 dollars on her wedding day, because it looks like her mom Sarah Palin won’t be attending Bristol’s wedding. After announcing last week that she and Levi were engaged – again – Bristol said her mom is more concerned than excited about the engagement. And the fact that her future Son-In-Law posed nekkid for Playgirl.

Congrats to another TV star who announced she’s preggers!!! Actress Christina Applegate – who bravely battled breast cancer – confirmed she and her fiance are pregnant. And oddly – one of Christina’s biggest cravings is AVOCADO!!

Congrats to actress Ali Larter – who you might remember from the NBC TV show “Heroes”. Ali & her husband Hayes have confirmed she is preggers with their 1st baby. No word if it’s a boy or a girl…or when it is due…but congrats!

The Bachelorette is down to the Final 2…Roberto and Chris. I hope Ali picks CHRIS!!! I haaaaaaaaaaaaaate Roberto. OK – hate is a strong word. I just dis-like him. I don’t think he is the right man for Ali. Anyway – last night both guys got a rose, Frank showed up in tears & told Ali he was still in love with his ex. So he went home. Next week – it’s The Bachelorette: Men Tell All episode. And then the week after that, Ali picks her man on the season finale that was filmed in Bora, Bora.

Lindsay Lohan heads back to the LA Courthouse today. She will arrive to serve her 90 day jail term. She did have an attorney who was gonna try to get her outta jail & into rehab. That attorney – Robert Shapiro – quit last night. And I don’t blame him. You can only help Lindsay so much. She needs to want to help herself too. Come on Lilo. Straighten up sista!

Jennifer Aniston has gone topless…for a new perfume ad! In the print ad for her perfume Lolavie – which is French for “Laughing at Life” – Jen poses in a white skirt with her hands over her girl parts. She says the perfume smells “sexy and clean”. As opposed to stanky & ugly?

The cast of  Jersey Shore is allegedly gonna get the money they demanded! The cast wants a 200% pay increase. That would bring them from making $10,000 an episode to $30,000 an episode. I’d fist pump for $30G’S! Season 2 of the Jersey Shore – that was filmed in Miami – airs July 29th on MTV.

And congrats to Tiger Woods’ #1 mistress. She is making more money for being a screw up. Not only did she sleep with a married man, but now she’s heading to re-hab…and being paid $500,000 to do it!!!! Yep VH1’s Celebrity Re-Hab reality TV show just confirmed Rachel signed on for the show. Her addiction? Besides sleeping with married men….is pain pills. OK then.

Congrats to Leondardo DiCaprio! He is once again #1 at the Box Office. Well not Leo – but his movie is. “Inception” brought in all the money at the movies this weekend, making $60 million dollars. WOW! You can buy a lot of Titanic DVD’s with that money Leo.

The cast of the Jersey Shore on MTV is in contract disputes…AGAIN! The Situation, Snooki and the other cast of over-tanned characters refuses to sign contracts for Season 3 because they claim they can make more money doing 2 hours of work at a club appearance. MTV currently pays the cast $10,000 an episode. Snooki can make up to $25,000 for partying at a club in Vegas. PS: Season 3 will return to Jersey, not Miami.

Once again Paris Hilton claims…it wasn’t me! For the 2nd time in less than 2 weeks, police found pot on Paris the Heiress. This time it was in France. Paris was traveling via private jet when drug sniffing dogs…sniffed out her stash. She denies the story – and claims the pot was not hers. Her 1st bust came when she was in South Africa for the World Cup.

Mel Gibson is getting back to…work. No – not back to screaming obscenities at his baby mama Oksana. Word has it Mel will jet off to Australia to film a new movie. I say he’s going to Australia to bury himself in the sand. He needs something to keep him from ruining his life/career/relationships. Take a chill pill Mel! BOY OH BOY!

 Mel Gibson’s ex girlfriend & baby mama is headed back to court today. Oksana and her attorneys want to file papers that would give Oksana sole physical custody of their love child. Oksana and her attorney claim Mel has anger issues and is a threat to his daughter and Oksana. I agree! After hearing all of those recorded tapes…sounds to me like Mel is a threat to everybody!

Robert Shapiro will represent Lindsay Lohan in court next Tuesday. Yes – the same man who represented OJ back in the 90’s. However – Robert will not appeal Lindsay’s 90 day jail sentence. Instead he will ask the judge to lessen her jail time and have her spend more time in re-hab. Which I personally think is a cop out and a BAD idea. In jail Lindsay will learn a lesson. In re-hab she will have access to more pills! Wake up people!!!

Pop star Enrique Iglesias will strip down to his Birthday suit after winning/losing a bet. See – back in June Enrique told a reporter he would jet ski naked in Miami’s Biscayne Bay if his hometeam SPAIN won the World Cup. Well – they won! So get naked Enrigue!! AY YAY YAY!

Sad news for MTV’s Jersey Shore fans, Angelina will no longer be on the show. Yep – she’s gone! Not sure why. I mean – it’s a reality TV show, so its not like her character was killed off. Next season the show will move back to Jersey and outta Miami.

Jessica Simpson continues her romantic vacation across Europe!! She’s vacationing with family, friends and her new boyfriend…ex NFL football star Eric Johnson. Jessica also celebrated the big 3-0 while on vacay. Here’s more pics of Jess & her new man putting on the PDA. Get it Jess! HA HA!