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Will and Grace writers and producers have decided to let the last season end w/a whimper rather than a bang... Desperation... is the only answer to this most disturbing question: Why her???

"Britney Spears will guest star on an episode of "Will & Grace," NBC announced Tuesday. The pop star will appear as a Christian conservative sidekick to...Jack, who hosts his own talk show, on the April 13 episode, the network said."

Joan and Melissa Take on Oscar...

It's a three-way you won't want to miss... ;)

Joan: Well, Melissa…The 78th Annual Academy Award nominations came in bright and early this morning. And it seems the Academy has made some very political choices. Beginning with the choices for Best Actor. I have a feeling the race for this title is going to be between Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix. As good as Strathairn was, I don’t think he stands a chance here. An obvious oversight on the Academy’s part, is neglecting to nominate Ralph Fiennes for his role in The Constant Gardener. For the life of me, I can’t understand why he’s been ignored for that performance. Melis?

Melissa: I haven’t seen any of the movies in the Actor category but just judging on what I was most interested in seeing and what I’ve heard from people who have seen these movies, my vote goes to Joaquin. He sang himself and supposedly really embodied Johnny Cash to a tee. I do like Hoffman as well, anything I’ve seen him in, I’ve enjoyed. So between the two of them, I’m cool. Has Hoffman ever been nominated before?

Joan: I think Hoffman may have been nominated for Flawless, but I could be wrong. He’s consistent, and deserves the award for his body of work. Joaquin is one of the most promising actors of this generation and I think he will only get better. On to Actor in a Supporting Role… I think this may be Paul Giamatti’s year. His Sideways performance earned his such tremendous respect in the film community…so this might be a gimme. And, I never thought the day would come that Matt Dillon’s name would be attached to the word Oscar. Odd. Have you seen Crash?

Melissa: No, I haven’t seen Crash but am going to definitely rent it soon. I know what you mean about Matt Dillon. He looks like he’s matured and gotten serious about his acting. So he may very well deserve it. I also vote for Paul. I haven’t seen Sideways nor Cinderella Man but there’s something about him I really like. And I know he got snubbed for Sideways so let him take the Oscar home!

Best Actress… I think Reese will take it since she’s taken every award so far in that category. Good for her… she went from Legally Blonde to being an Oscar nominee and to winning a crapload of awards. And I commend her on doing her own singing. Why, why, why is Keira Knightley nominated?

Joan: I wish I knew why Knightley garners so much attention. I don’t think she’s special… As much as Reese rubs me the wrong way, she’ll most likely take this home. Should an upset occur, I think Felicity Huffman will cause it. Other than that, it’s safe to say Reese will win.

Supporting Actress will most likely be Rachel Weisz. She’s taken home the Globe and the SAG award for this role, so I don’t see why she won’t win the Oscar. Long shot would be Amy Adams. Why Michelle Williams earned the nod -- I can’t figure out. It wasn’t that special of a role and her performance was just OK. Melis?

Melissa: I didn’t see Brokeback nor do I plan on seeing it, but I just cannot imagine how good Michelle William’s acting would have be in order for her to get the Oscar. She’s been nominated in the Golden Globes and SAGs, too, so how can she go from Dawson’s Creek to this?!?!? I didn’t see Capote but I just love Catherine Keener, but I don’t think she has a chance. Rachel Weisz will most likely take it, as she’s won every other award leading up to the Oscars.

Best motion picture… Again, I haven’t seen a single one. And I know there’s been endless hype around Brokeback… until the SAGs when it didn’t win as much as people thought it was going to. I think it’s safe to say that Good Night and Good Luck and Munich are out of the running. It’ll be a close one between Brokeback, Crash, and Capote. I’ll go with my gut feeling and say Crash (although I’m probably wrong).

Joan: Well, if Crash wins, it would shock for sure. You’re right about Brokeback losing some steam at the SAGs. That may be because the SAGs are chosen by actors and not other member of the Hollywood community. I’m hoping, this year, the Academy will make a political statement…so if either Brokeback, Munich or Good Night, and Good Luck should win, I’ll be content.

I still think Brokeback will pull forward and take the statue home. I saw Broke back a couple of weeks ago, and I wasn’t as impressed as I thought I would be. Ang Lee’s direction is, as always, amazing. And it’s a beautiful film to look at. At times, the performances were captivating, but overall, there were some plot flaws that brought me out of the film and to me, that’s a major discredit.

Well, we shall see how it all goes down on March 5th! Stay tuned, y'all!
--J & M.

Joan's Top Ten

Ahh, yes. Where to begin...? There is no particular order... I'd take any of them frankly, and in any combination... I'm not picky.

Hugh Jackman: Aussie. HOT! He can sing, he can dance, he's got it all...
David Duchovny: While Melissa often chides me for this choice, the attraction is on a cerebral level and plus, there's something sexy about him... it's all good.
Ralph Fiennes: The quintessential British actor... under-rated and under-used. Oscar -- you owe him a statue already.
George Clooney: Suave and zany. Clever and political. Looks fab in a tux... yum.
Scott Foley: BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS PICK NOEL OVER BEN. ALWAYS....
Ewan McGreggor: This son's a bitch is HOT! And adorable at the same time... Plus, that accent is a major turn on.
Jon Stewart: Clever, witty, self-deprecating and adorable.
Matthew Goode: British accent to die for...
Paul Rudd: Awww, just look at 'im. Who doesn't love Paul Rudd?
Hugh Grant: Penchant for nasty whores, be damned! He's hot and that's all there is to it.

Night of the Ugly Ass Dress

Last night's SAG Awards brought out the worst in Hollywood fashion... Here's a sampling of the worst of the worst:



Kristin Chenoweth in a white gold lame-accented number that was just as ugly coming as it was going... Like a shiny tablecloth.


Reese Witherspoon, again, learning nothing from her fashion faux pas at this year's Golden Globes. She's dressing too old her her age. Not to mention that this dress makes her look fat (which she's anything but) and it's poorly proportioned.


Katherine Heigl, new to the Hollywood scene, therefore first impressions are important... so, why pick this? It's like she bought all the materials at Michael's and made it herself. Just bad.

Hillary Swank... looks like a giant box of tissues exploded on her chest. During the red carpet chat, she mentioned the hem came undone and she used masking tape to fold it up... I'm sure the designer fainted when he heard that one.... Couture shouldn't fall apart. Bad. Bad. Bad.



Gena Davis. Yet again, snagging the award for worst dressed. Seriously, does she have a closet full of fashion disasters? When is someone going to tell her she can't pull this off?

It's OVAH! Part: It ain't Melrose-y no mo'

I used to luuuuuurve Melrose Place. And so the story of these two breaking up caught my attention. Otherwise, I'm sure no one cares. But after 13 years?!?! And what about the kiddies??? --Melissa

Josie Bissett and Rob Estes have announced plans to divorce, ending their marriage of more than 13 years. Estes, 42, said that he moved out of the couple's Seattle home, where they have lived since the late '90s, nearly seven months ago at her behest.

The actor also said that it was his wife, 35, who requested the divorce and that he didn't want it. The divorce is not yet final. Estes made his remarks during an appearance at the Television Critics Association meeting earlier this week. There was no immediate comment from Bissett's rep.

Bissett and Estes met in 1991 during a casting call for a TV movie and married May 1, 1992. The same year, Bissett joined the original cast of Melrose Place, a spinoff of Beverly Hills, 90210 featuring the trials and tribulations of bed-hopping twentysomethings in a Hollywood apartment complex. Bissett starred as Jane Andrews Mancini, long suffering wife to Dr. Michael Mancini (Thomas Calabro).

In 1996, Estes also joined the ensemble; when Bissett became pregnant later that year, she temporarily left the show. She returned in 1998 after suffering a miscarriage and remained with Melrose Place through its series finale in 1999.

Estes and Bissett welcomed their first child, son Mason True, on July 21, 1999. Their second child, daughter Maya Rose, was born Apr. 14, 2002. [Yahoo]

Randy sex scene "missing," my ass...

Interesting how this scene "disappeared." Call me cynical but I would loooooove to hear about TC and KH watching the "uncut" version at the screening. --Melissa

Katie Holmes and Aaron Eckhart has been mysteriously snipped out of the version of "Thank You for Smoking" being screened at the Sundance Film Festival. In the flick, based on the best seller by Christopher Buckley, Holmes, who plays an investigative reporter, and Eckhart, who plays a tobacco lobbyist, enjoy a randy romp. But while that scene was still in the movie when it debuted at last year's Toronto Film Festival, it has vanished from the Sundance screenings, causing some to wonder if Holmes' fiancé, Tom Cruise, used his staggering showbiz clout to kill the footage.

A spokeswoman for Fox Searchlight didn't seem to know what happened: "It's never been altered," she said of the finished film. "It will absolutely be released with that scene. We don't know what happened, but we're looking into it."

When director Jason Reitman was asked about the missing sequence during a Q&A session, he joked that it had been lost in a "technical glitch" during a reel change. Responding to the same question at another screening, Reitman quipped, "If you want to see a sex scene with Katie Holmes, rent 'The Gift' "- the 2000 movie in which the former "Dawson's Creek" cutie appears topless. [NY Post]

Is it OVAH? Part: Kabbalah & Snatch

Is it over between these two? Rumors have been going around for a while about this marriage being on the rocks, so either it's another round of rumors or just the beginning of the surfacing of the troof? Or a cover-up attempt. --Melissa


London insiders are buzzing about trouble between Madonna and her husband of five years, director Guy Ritchie. Open speculation in media circles is that "the couple has split, but they're keeping it quiet."

Another longtime Madonna insider tells me: "She has been spending very little time with him. She is obsessed with everything related to her career at this point. The album ["Confessions on a Dance Floor"] is a hit, and that is all she seems to care about these days. A split? Not sure. Less time together? Most definitely."

Madonna's rep, Liz Rosenberg, says all has been well on the video set for her new single, "Sorry." "Guy came to the set to visit, once with the children [Rocco and Lourdes] and once without," she said. "Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie seemed perfectly comfortable and adoring of each other. ... My sense is that they're quite a happy, content couple."

Madonna herself recently surprised fans by speaking of how she and Ritchie nearly broke up. "I got married for all the wrong reasons," she admitted in a documentary last October. "My husband did not turn out to be everything I had imagined him to be."

The film depicted fights - including one that derailed a planned trip to Ireland - and a day when the couple wouldn't speak to each other.

Madonna admitted, "There is no such thing as the perfect soul mate." But she said: "I thank God every day that I married a man who makes me think. That is my definition of true love." [NY Daily News]

It ain't OVAH! Part: The Trash Lives On.

I'm guessing Bobby was drunk or high, or something. Seems like he doesn't remember telling people that him and Whitney were headed for divorce. --Melissa


Asked by PEOPLE on Thursday how the story started, Brown replied, "I really couldn't tell you. They say I said something about it, but I joke a lot. ... I don't think I said it, but if I did it was a joke. Trust me. ... It's someone that got the words mixed up."

When Houston heard the story, Brown says, "Oh, she called me! She's calling me on a regular basis like, 'Bobby! Did you say this? Did you say that?'"

Brown describes Houston as "definitely upset." As for himself, he says, "There's no way I can be upset, because I didn't say it and I'm not trying to divorce her, and that's the most important thing.

"She's my friend," he adds. "She's the better half of me. They say opposites attract, but we're not opposites. We're one person. We're loving life, and we're just trying to be as good to each other as possible. And we're moving on." [People]

Is it OVAH? Part: Naked bongos edition

It's only the third week of 2006 and here's another possible break-up. I noticed they were both at the Golden Globes and saw them separately, but didn't make the connection that they weren't seen together till now. --Melissa


Hollywood couple Penelope Cruz and Matthew McConaughey have sparked speculation they have split, after attending the Golden Globe Awards separately. The Spanish actress and Texan hunk started dating on the set of Sahara, just months after the Vanilla Sky beauty ended her relationship with Tom Cruise.

Despite both actors presenting awards at Monday's ceremony, Cruz posed alone on the red carpet and the couple weren't seen together for the remainder of the night. [Hollywood.com]

Joan & Melissa's 2006 Golden Globes Red Carpet Wrap Up

Joan: Well, Melis. The Globes have come and gone. Now, let’s ruin some egos… Who are your candidates for Worst Dressed Male?

Melissa: Hey Joan, I must say, I don’t think I have a Worst Dressed Male. I think everyone looked pretty good, typical black suit/tuxes, with the black bow ties and black ties. Who was yours?

Joan: As much as I hate to… I have to nominate Johnny Depp. He looked unkempt and a bit like a Vegas lounge act in that get-up. I wasn’t digging it. Plus, I know the gold tooth is for the pirate movie, so I’m assuming it’s removable… in which case… remove it when off set? Huh? Would that kill ya?
On to Worst Dressed Female. For me, it’s hands down Gena Davis. She looked like she was being strangled by a bad late-80s prom dress. It was a travesty in red, though she did redeem herself by staging one of the funniest acceptance speeches of the evening. Melissa, what’s your take on Worst Dressed Female?

Melissa: Yes, I loved Geena’s speech. At first, I thought, “Oh god, how cliché.” But then she totally redeemed herself by admitting she made it up. I also loved Chris Rock’s line: that since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was nearly over "you only have to be nice to black people for another two hours." Hee-larious! I also loved Steve Carrell’s speech with him reading the speech supposedly written by his wife and him thanking her a bunch of times.

But back to the original question, my pick for worst dressed male (I went back and looked at some pics on E!) has to be Paul Giamatti. His suit seems to look fine, but his grooming is atrocious! His beard and glasses are awful. Maybe he has the beard for a movie he’s making now, but I don’t know that for sure.

For Worst Dressed Female, I would have to say Emma Thompson with that awful white boa concoction she had wrapped around herself on the red carpet. Thank god, she didn’t have it with her when she presented the Pride & Prejudice clip, but still. And her boobs looked like they were about to pop out of her dress. I wasn’t totally pleased with Geena’s choice, either. It looked like she was having a really hard time walking in that thing and it made her look like even more of a giant. What’s your pick for Best Dressed Male, Joan?

Joan: The speeches were very funny, and seemed to be clumped together there in the middle… Hugh Laurie picking names out of his pocket… Steve Carell’s wife’s speech, Gena Davis… plus, the amusing bit by Clooney in the beginning. Well done.

Best Dressed Male is hard for me, cause there’s really not much you can do w/a tux. And trying to personalize a tux often makes it worse. So, it’s up to grooming on my part. I like when a man looks sleek and well-groomed. So, my nod goes to George Clooney. There are others, but they escape me at the moment.

Best Dressed Female… there are several contenders and I’m not sure I can narrow it down to one. I didn’t think anyone looked drop-dead amazing, but just well-styled. I really liked Felicity Huffman and Evangeline Lily. Huffman seems to have found a style that works for her and she’s banking on it. The line and detail were gorgeous, I just wish it had been a color… White often washes blondes out. Green is not a color I’m particularly fond of, much less emerald green… but Evangeline Lily made it work. Gorgeous lines and flowing fabric… just beautiful. Melissa, what’s your take?

Melissa: Hmmm…for Best Dressed Male, it’s tough, like you said, you can’t really do much with a tux. I guess I’m gonna have to go with the hottie-factor on this one and say Matthew Fox. HOT! Oh, and Joaquin also looked hot.

Yup, Evangeline is my pick for Best Dressed. As soon as I saw her on the red carpet, I knew it had to be it. She made the color work, a color that is usually not in the typical color palette of award show gowns. It worked with her coloring, her hair and eyes really looked good. Plus, she’s got such a pretty face. I also like Felicity’s. Probably one of my faves. That Grecian look really works on her. And normally, I also detest light colors on light-colored people, the biggest offender being Nicole Kidman in recent years with her faded hair color to almost white and her ghostly skin, but Felicity at least has some sort of a hue to her skin color. And her hair is a rich blonde, so I thought the white really worked. And I have to give props to Gwennie. She looked sooooo cute with her little bump in that dress, she looked so gentle.

Joan: See, this morning some puppet heads on the morning shows were ranking on Gwyneth and I thought she looked just adorable. She might be the cutest pregnant woman alive. And I loved the Romantic feel of the gown and felt it was appropriate.

On a final note from me, I wonder if Issac Mizrahi will be back for the Oscar pre-show? Did you happen to notice him feeling up Scarlet Johansen? He was absolutely obsessed with under garments and what was in everyone’s purses. Odd odd odd.

Melissa: I KNOW! Isaac was insane. And his questions were totally unscripted. Did you see when he was interviewing Eva Longoria and he asked her about how her hair was “down there?” But he stammered and it came out all weird. He was like, “So is it Brazilian, bikini…?” And she had this look like, “WHA…?” And he says, “Your body hair down there, is it all gone or is there something there?” And she got all weirded out, understandably. Yes, and I saw him grabbing at Scarlett’s boob. Gwennie looked simply adorable. So cute and radiant.

Joan: Ugh… I’m so glad I missed that. LOL. He’s a piece of work. Yet, adorable in his way. Well, another award show down… Time to prepare for the Oscars!

Is it really OVAH? Part: Golden Globe quotables.

"I'm not single. We're trying to work our marriage out." Hilary Swank said when prodded by E!'s Red Carpet correspondent, Isaac Mizrahi, on being single and potentially meeting someone at the event.

Is it OVAH? Part: It's my prerogative.

Are Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown finally ending their troubled 14-year marriage?

A Lowdown spy reports that the 36-year-old Brown - who shares a 12-year-old daughter with the 42-year-old R&B superstar - has been telling friends and acquaintances they're splitsville.

The weekend before last, during a visit to the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., Brown was spotted chatting up pretty women backstage while the all-girl group SWV (which stands for Sisters With Voices) performed along with male groups Guy and Blackstreet.

"While flirting with a bunch of women, they asked, 'What's up with your wife?' Bobby said, 'We ain't together no more. We're getting a divorce,' " says the spy.

If the divorce report is true, then Whitney and Bobby might have gotten their last bit of ink as a famous pair with Ebony magazine's "10 Hottest Couples" feature in the latest issue. The Bravo reality show "Being Bobby Brown" spotlighted intimate details of their marriage.

Brown, who's been trying to revive his career as a crooner with a national concert tour this spring, told folks at Foxwoods that he wants SWV to go on tour with him. At one point in the evening, Teddy Riley, founder of the trio Guy, lured Brown onstage to perform an old hit. The song was titled, maybe appropriately, "My Prerogative."

Brown and Houston's PR rep didn't respond to Lowdown's detailed messages yesterday. [NY Daily News]

Tom brainwashes fetus

What level Thetan brain-washing ritual is this? --Melissa


Tom Cruise has given his pregnant fiancee Katie Holmes a unique 27th birthday present - a DVD compendium of every movie he has acted in.

The War of the Worlds star, 43, decided there was no better gift for his wife-to-be than a full history of his long and fruitful career.

A source tells British newspaper the Daily Express, "Each was inscribed with a special handwritten love message to the future mother of his child." [Contact Music]

Oy...

Joan and I were speculating exactly how this played out and now "Extra" reports what we feared was the worst way that it could have happened for Jen Anniston. --Melissa


Brad Pitt did not call Jennifer Aniston to tell her about girlfriend Angelina Jolie's pregnancy announcement, entertainment TV show "Extra" reported Thursday. Aniston's publicist, Stephen Huvane, cleared up reports that Pitt and former wife Aniston spoke before the announcement on Wednesday.

"All the reports about phone calls between Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie are all made-up lies," Huvane told "Extra." [Yahoo]

Angelina: Preggers

Finally, it's out. Ain't no denying it now: Angelina and Brad have been doing the nasty and it's resulted in a lil' Brangie spawn. --Melissa


Melissa, I have to say... she looks waaaaaaay far along in that pic. Most women don't begin showing till their 4th month. I'm going out on a limb here and saying she's 6 months. The only way they could fuck Jennifer Anniston's life up more is if they decide to name the kid: ANNIFER JENNISTON PITT-JOLIE.

Possible statements of denial include:

Angelina: I didn't know I could get pregnant by having sex standing up.
Brad: Although our relationship has yet to be confirmed, I can attest that my boys can swim.
Angelina: Brad and I have been too busy adopting the entire third world to conceive naturally. It's possible sitting on that toilet seat in Jahar was a bad idea.

Fast fwd 6 months:

Doctor: Congratulations Mr and Mrs Pitt-Jolie, It's an 8lb pair of lips.

Thank you, I'll be here all week. Try the shrimp. --Joan

Here's another scan from the issue. Yeah, she's pretty far out there...

Is it OVAH? Part: Tour de break-up

Is it over for these two love-birds? If it is, "Live Strong," Sheryl. --Melissa


According to E!'s Ted Casablanca's Awful Truth segment:

Lance gave Sheryl the heave-ho right before Xmas. "He was a cad," remarked one of Lance's relatives, regarding the seven-time Tour de France winner's reported dumping of glitzy rocker-babe Crow. "And Lance's family is trying to get him to change his mind; that's why [the news] hasn't gotten out yet."

I do not, at this point, know the reason for the supposed split. But let's get real. Everybody knows Mr. A., noble cancer survivor he may be, not only busted up with S.C. a time or two before, he also left his wife and young family before hooking up with Crow. Reps for both celebs did not comment.

It's OVAH! Part: "I'm famous, you played Sydney's BF on Melrose Place"

I thought these two were solid. Geez...who's next...Reese and Ryan??? --Melissa

"The Insider"'s Marc Malkin reports that double Oscar winner Hilary Swank and her husband Chad Lowe have decided to split.

Swank's manager, Troy Nankin, tells Malkin that "Hilary and Chad have decided to separate but they are hopeful they will be able to get through this tough time."

It was this time last year when Hilary was accepting the Oscar for Best Actress ('Million Dollar Baby') and thanking Lowe, "last, but not least," for the support -- after her glaring omission when she won the Oscar in 2000 for 'Boys Don't Cry' and forgot to acknowledge her then-hubby. The couple married in September of 1997 and have no children together. [Yahoo]

Is it OVAH? Part: Hand me a barf bag.

Katie's family has hated TC from day one. And apparently, the hate is heating up.

The buzz is that the engagement of the happy couple has hit a few bumps and, after reportedly tense holidays spent at Holmes' house, wedding plans may have been put on hold.

With a new year beginning, Cruise "decided to take the opportunity to mend fences with the family of his fiancée, Katie Holmes," according to the upcoming issue of Life & Style Weekly. It didn't go so well. "Tom and Katie ended up leaving — three days earlier than planned," according to a "close friend" of Cruise. "Katie was in tears, but that's standard when it comes to dealing with family matters and Tom."

A spokesman for Cruise denies the story, but there have been previous reports that Holmes' lawyer father is not thrilled with the prospects of the two getting hitched.

"My honest opinion is that the wedding's not going to happen," a "friend of the couple" told the mag. "Neither one of them seems as enthusiastic as they once did about marriage." [MSNBC]

So typical

Lindsey Lohan, teen star of the last 14 minutes, has finally admitted her emaciated frame is not the product of diet or "growing up" -- typically, it's related to an eating disorder. Color me surprised. If everyone just laid off her for a minute, she might actually want to eat something. In the ever-funny words of George Carlin: "Rich bitch, doesn't wanna eat? Fuck 'er." The pics depict Lohan, when she was normal. And Lohan when she was clearly not eating... alongside her freakishly skinny gal pal, Nicole Ritchie.

In a tell-all interview in the latest issue of Vanity Fair, on newsstands Wednesday, the Mean Girls star confesses that she experimented with drugs and struggled with bulimia, the latter to blame for whittling her body down to a skeletal figure that even she found "disgusting." [E!]

Melissa, can you handle it?

Melissa's crush on Mr. American Idol Host, Ryan Seacrest gets hot and heavy... more air time means more drooling. Down girl! [Damn though, this sure beats Star Jones coverage. There was only so much 'me, me, me' I could take. She out-me me me'd me, of all people. Sheesh.] --Joan

[Ryan] Seacrest will be executive producer of E!'s "Live From the Red Carpet," starting with the Golden Globes on January 16. He'll share hosting duties with designer Isaac Mizrahi and E!'s Giuliana DePandi.

Mizrahi and DePandi will work the red carpet while Seacrest will act as master of ceremonies from a "strategic tower perch," according to the channel.

Star Jones, who handled red-carpet shows for E! after Joan Rivers and her daughter, Melissa, skipped to the TV Guide Channel, won't be part of the team, an E! spokeswoman said.

Seacrest's deal with E! extends beyond Hollywood's awards season.

In March, Seacrest will become managing editor and lead anchor of "E! News," joining current anchor DePandi, E! said. He will produce series for the channel through his Ryan Seacrest Productions, and has the option of selling shows to other networks or channels.

Seacrest also will produce and host celebrity interview specials for E! as part of the agreement, which some reports have valued at $21 million. The channel declined to specify the contract's value. [CNN]

It's OVAH...Part: Oh, make up your mind already!

I thought these two were gonna work it out, and it looked like they were well on their way...but guess not. --Melissa

The topsy-turvy relationship of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards appears to be back off, as her rep tells PEOPLE: "Denise is moving forward with divorce proceedings."

On Wednesday, lawyers for both Sheen and Richards asked that the case be removed from Los Angeles County Superior Court and handed over to a private arbiter, retired commissioner Jill Robbins.

A source close to the couple tells PEOPLE: "I don't think this relationship (between Richards and Sheen) is going to work." Read more HERE. [People]

Sure, but what about Hurley?

Um, if Locke's losing weight on the island, how are the writers going to account for Hurley? Hmm? [Photos/People]

Crossing the line...

There's weight loss and there's too much weight loss. Frankly, I always thought Sara Rue looked nice with those extra pounds, plus, it was refreshing to see a normal person on the Hollywood scene. While, she looks fabulous, she's a bit too skinny. Come on, chubby gals -- keep it together. Embrace your curves. Can I get an Amen? [Photos/People]

The Incredible Shrinking Director

Whoa... Have you seen Peter Jackson lately? A little less hobbit and a lot more elf. He's lost an incredible amount of weight, but could still use a makeover... That's one very shaggy kiwi. [Photos/People]

Brad in the Buff

Well, it looks like Brad Pitt's penchant for sunbathing in the nude has landed him in trouble yet again. Seems he didn't learn his lesson the first time when paparazzi caught him lounging in the buff on a balcony, while he was dating ex Gwennie Paltrow. This time, however, Brad's issued a threat to anyone who releases the photos...making everyone question: what's he got to hide?

Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt has threatened legal action against anyone who publishes recently-taken nude photographs of the actor. The Troy star was sunbathing naked on the balcony of his Los Angeles home recently, when an unknown paparazzo photographed Pitt in his birthday suit. Gossip site PageSix.com reports Pitt's lawyer, John Lavely, has written a letter to US magazines and newspapers, warning the star will sue if the images are published. [IMDB]