Paula Abdul

By Tracie 2.) Glassy-eyed Fanilow Paula Abdul attended a Barry Manilow concert, where Entertainment Tonight caught up with her backstage. Really rare. 8.) Holly Montag Who would've thought that Heidi's sister would turn out to spike the punch of The Hills with her dance "fights."

By Tracie 3.) New Judge Judy episodes! It's been a cruel summer without some new JJ. Thankfully the new season has returned to dispense the most practical advice in the world. 5.) Police work stinks for women Oh, and of course, this. 9.) How not to raise children. 10.) Paula Abdul

By Intern Margaret After Sean Penn introduced Josh Brolin at New York Film Critics Circle Awards last night, Brolin said, "Great actor, Sean Penn. Great actor. Not an asshole like Russell Crowe." He also said of the New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley, “I hate that motherf——-. And I don’t think he’s a good...

By Jessica Though he persistently claims that he's not a Scientologist, Will Smith gave $122,500 to various Scientologist organizations. It's worth noting that a tax deductible $122,500 for Smith is like twenty buckies to us normal folks. That lady who does Bart Simpson's voice gave the Scientolo...

By Dodai Former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe says maybe it was the producers' fault that "stalker" Paula Goodspeed ended up in the same room with Abdul on the show: "We've seen over 700,000 contestants. And one has made a terrible, terrible mistake." [People] Macaulay Culkin's sister Dak...

By dodai The LAPD issued a restraining order to Britney Spears last Thursday night during her custody standoff. The emergency protective order is enforced for five business days and dictates that the person it's placed on stays 100 feet from the other person or face arrest. Sick of this story yet? [...

By Moe Welcome to Midweek Madness, our weekly orgy of celebrity dysfunction, botched romances and weight fluctuations. In which we "read" the Wednesday tabloids. So you don't "have" to. After the jump, Paula passes out, then regains consciousness and stumbles out of church in about the same amo...