- Paris Hilton has been offered a deal in her cocaine arrest in which she would plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges and avoid jail time.
- It’s unclear if Paris will take the deal, which would involve admitting to one drug count and one count of lying to a police officer, as she has yet to appear in court to enter a plea. [E!]
- Two potential witnesses in the Oksana Grigorieva criminal investigation told authorities that Oksana’s bodyguards threatened their lives after they refused to fabricate evidence against Mel Gibson. [Hollywood Reporter]
- Looks like Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt‘s divorce was just anther publicity stunt — here’s a photo of them kissing. [TMZ]
- Plus, they’ve been living together all summer. [Radar]
- Brandi Glanville says she found out that her son fell and had to be taken to the ER when LeAnn Rimes Tweeted about the accident. “All I know is I didn’t get a phone call,” Glanville said. “Poor choice. Bad parenting.” [E!]
- Neil Gaiman will appear as an animated cat in an episode of Arthur that airs on October 25. [N.Y. Mag]
- Oh, National Enquirer. Jessica Simpson has gained a little weight, so obviously, she’s pregnant. “It looks like Jessica’s dream of having a baby is finally coming true,” says a friend. “She’s crazy in love with Eric – so they’ve decided to make a baby.” [National Enquirer]
- According to Britney Spears‘ website, the rumors that she and Jason Trawick are engaged are “BS.” [People]
- ZOMG Chace Crawford is dating Rachel Bilson and Kelly Osbourne! [L&S]
- Lo Bosworth told a “pal” that she’s engaged to Scott Hochstadt. “Lo was absolutely glowing,” says a source. “She’s having a hard time staying quiet about it.” [Star]
- Oprah‘s decade-long feud with Jonathan Franzen appears to be over; His book Freedom is her final book club pick. [Time Out]
- In court today, Kid Rock admitted that he got into an argument with a man at a Waffle House restaurant in 2007, saying, “I gave it to him verbally. I said, ‘Shut your mouth, man.'” However, he denies ever hitting him and says the man was goading his entourage into a fight. [Radar]
- Want to work out with The Situation? There’s an app for that. [Radar]
- Supposedly GQ gave the Jersey Shore guys a makeover, but they look pretty much the same. [Radar]
- Ellen DeGeneres has signed another artist to her new record label, 16-year-old Tom Andrews. [AP]
- Jennifer Hudson has lost another 20 pounds on Weight Watchers. [People]
- Could there be a Cher musical in the works? [Popeater]
- Antoine Dodson has earned enough money from the “Bed Intruder” song to move his family out of the projects. “We found a house!” he says, adding that he’s “excited … It’s for my whole family. And these are new houses that have just been built.” He’s also signed up for classes to finish his Associates Degree. [Us]
- The doctor accused of “gross negligence” for implanting Nadya Suleman with six embryos has been denied a continuance and will go on trail next month. [Radar]
- Nadya is on the verge of losing her house again. [TMZ]
- Paul McCartney is releasing a remastered version of the Wings album Band On The Run. [Mirror]
- Charlotte Church is dating songwriter Jonathan Powell, who worked on her last album. [AceShowbiz]
- Fox says all the judges have been confirmed for American Idol and an announcement will be made on Wednesday. [USA Today]
- Scott Disick is designing a clothing line for the discriminating douchebag. [E!]
- Ramona Singer says there’s a new housewife on RHONY. “We have this new girl coming on. She is very happy with herself,” says Ramona. “Not to say I’m not going to get pissed at her or have a fight with her about something — that’s just who I am sometimes! I can’t help it. But it’s better I tell it to your face then behind your back, right?” [Us]
- Bravo has reportedly not asked Michaele and Tareq Salahi back for the second season of RHODC. “The DC show is the only show in the entire franchise that isn’t a true hit,” says a source. “And the Salahi’s are the biggest reason for that.” [Popeater]
- Bristol Palin says Sarah Palin will be coming to DWTS, natch. “She’s my number one cheerleader and I can’t wait for her to come watch the performances and just see me in a whole new light,” says Bristol. [CNN]
- Producer Colin McKeown on how he got Dominic West to work on Moving On: “We were in the loo and I think I’d watched five seasons of The Wire one after the other and I looked to my right and there he was… He was a captive audience because he couldn’t move, so I hassled him and hustled him and by the time he got out of that loo I’d convinced him to come to Liverpool to direct an episode of Moving On.” [The Star]
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