LOHAN'S ‘BETTY’ GIG CHOPPED  —  IT got so ugly on the set of “Ugly Betty” between Lindsay Lohan and the popular ABC show's star, America Ferrera, that Lohan was cut from an agreed-upon six episodes to four.  —  One production source said, “It was a mess.  Lindsay would show up every day with an entourage of people.

DEFAMER EXCLUSIVE: Backstage Elisabeth/Joy Blowup Rocks ‘The View’  —  A lot of fighting happened in front of the cameras on today's heated installment of The View, but according to a tip we just received from a Defamer operative, it was nothing compared to what went on after the show was over.

Angelina Jolie: Family Is My Top Priority  —  Angelina Jolie, Oct. 4 in Manhattan  —  Angelina Jolie says that her priorities have changed from career to motherhood since giving birth to twins in July.  —  “The kids are my priority, so it's possible that from now on I will make fewer movies.

EXCLUSIVE: Madonna offers Guy an extra £5million ‘if she can dictate access rights to children’ … Madonna has offered Guy Ritchie an additional £5million to dictate his access rights to their three children.  —  The singer has agreed to increase the lump sum cash payment …

DJ AM, Mandy Moore: “It's Back On!”  —  Reunited!  —  Mandy Moore and Adam “DJ A.M.” Goldstein dated for only two months in 2007, but it looks like that was long enough to form a bond.  —  “It's back on,” a DJ A.M. source says in the newest issue of Us Weekly , on stands now.

Heidi & Spencer: Vote McCain-Palin!  —  Just when you thought they couldn't outdo their last photo shoot...  The Hills couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt hilariously endorse the Republican ticket by wearing John McCain and Sarah Palin campaign clothing.  —  Heidi's shirt reads: “Read My Lipstick: Vote McCain-Palin”

Taylor Momsen Hospitalized After Battling Life-Threatening Throat Infection  —  Taylor Momsen was released Wednesday afternoon from L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after battling a “severe, potentially life-threatening throat infection.  —  “I have been treating Miss Taylor Momsen for the last few days …

Goodbye Beyoncé, hello Sasha Fierce  —  'This alter ego that I've created that kind of protects me,' says singer  —  LOS ANGELES - Just like the “Seinfeld” episode where George wanted everyone to call him “T-Bone,” Beyoncé Knowles would like to be known by a bold new name.

Liv Tyler's Son: Mommy is ‘My Princess’  —  Milo and mom, Liv Tyler  —  It is supposed to be the moms who boast about their kids, but with Liv Tyler and her 3-year old son Milo, the compliments flow in the opposite direction.  —  “He likes to call me his princess,” says Tyler …

Sick of Cloris' shtick  —  ‘Dancing’ staffers joke it must be rival TV network execs voting for Leachman ‘to try to wreck the show’  —  While there's been lots of buzz about Cloris Leachman generated by Sun-Times colleague Miriam DiNunzio's “Dancing With the Stars” blog on our Web site …

Caught in the Act!  —  • Jennifer Aniston, venturing out to one of her favorite L.A. haunts without on-again beau John Mayer.  The actress spent an evening at the Sunset Tower Hotel with Top Design judge Kelly Wearstler and other girlfriends.  “She looked happy,” an onlooker says of Aniston, who dressed in all black.

Is the third time a charm for George Clooney and Krista Allen?  —  George Clooney and Krista Allen in the old days: 12/18/03.  Credit: Bauergriffinonline  —  There's an age old dating question that asks what it means if you are the woman (or man) someone keeps coming back to everytime another relationship ends?

Rodney King And Drew Pinsky Talk ‘Celebrity Rehab’  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rodney King is swigging a beer as he talks with TV's “Dr. Drew” Pinsky.  “Every day I wake up with a beer is a good day,” he says as he drains the bottle.  —  King, whose 1991 beating by Los Angeles police led …

Britney's Trial Victory a ‘Turnaround’ for Singer  —  Britney Spears's victory in her misdemeanor driving-without-a-license trial this week “closes a chapter on her past troubles,” her lawyer Michael Flanagan tells PEOPLE.  —  “It marks a turnaround for her.

Heidi Montag's Fashion Line Is Over  —  Heidi Montag in her defunct clothing line.  —  Photo: Getty Images  —  Heidi Montag's clothing line, Heidiwood, is no more.  Anchor Blue spokeswoman Marla White tells us the label will not renew its contract with Heidi.

ALT: WHY RON PUT ME ON ICE  —  COULDN'T GIVE BIRTH  —  Supermodel Carol Alt says she and ex-Ranger captain Ron Greschner split because she had cancer and couldn't satisfy his goal of having kids, bombshell court papers reveal.  —  In the papers - filed in advance of her civil trial next week …