Travolta Friend, 2 Others Arrested in Extortion Plot  —  UPDATE 11:35 PM ET — After being detained earlier in the day, Wilchcombe was released pending further investigation.  Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater was charged with abetment to extort and conspiracy to extort and released Friday on $40,000 bail.

Reasons Behind Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt's Split Revealed  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt pulled the plug last minute on her wedding to Scottish actor Ross McCall — even after she'd bought a wedding dress, and set a date and location for her Spring 2009 destination wedding, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue, on newsstands now.

Molly Ringwald Expecting Twins!  —  Molly Ringwald, who plays the anxious mother of a pregnant teen on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, is expecting twins of her own, the actress tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  It will be the second daughter and first son for Ringwald, 40, and husband Panio Gianopoulos, 33.

Judge Sides with Kelly Rutherford in Custody Issue  —  Kelly Rutherford will be allowed to take her son Hermes, 2, to New York until the end of March, a judge in Los Angeles ruled Friday.  —  Judge Michael Levanas stated that to leave Hermes in L.A. with Rutherford's estranged husband …

Gisele: I'm Not Engaged to Tom Brady  —  Despite reports by various media outlets (including people.com and tmz.com), Gisele Bündchen says she and Tom Brady aren't engaged.  —  “I don't know how people are so creative,” the model, 28, told Brazilian magazine Caras Gi during São Paulo Fashion Week (via The Boston Herald).

Megan Fox To Take Over From Angelina Jolie As Lara Croft?  —  The ‘Transformers’ star may be following in her idol's Tomb-Raiding footsteps...  Angelina Jolie wannabe Megan Fox may get the next best thing - the Transformers star is being tipped to be the new Lara Croft.

‘G.I. Joe’ director denies making Sienna Miller wear rubber breasts  —  Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) tells EW that he did not insist that Sienna Miller's breasts be enhanced for his forthcoming action movie G.I. Joe.  A widely circulated news story quotes the British actress (pictured …

Jaime Pressly Flaunts Her Post-Baby Bod  —  Just a few months after giving birth, Jaime Pressly gave herself a 30th birthday present that she's quite proud of - a fit body and some toned abs.  —  “Lately I love my stomach,” says the actress, who debuts her post-baby body on the March cover of Shape.

Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kim & NeNe Are Now ‘Buddies’ — Or Are They?  —  Have Kim Zolckiak and NeNe Leakes reconciled?  It depends on whom you ask.  —  Zolciak and Leakes, two of the stars of Bravo's juggernaut hit, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, stepped out Thursday …

Jeremy Piven Refuses to Do a ‘Mediocre’ Photo Shoot  —  Before he bowed out of his role on Broadway because of mercury poisoning, Jeremy Piven was embodying his inner Ari Gold on photo shoots to promote the play.  —  According to Page Six Magazine, the 43-year-old Entourage star was a bit hard …

First Lady considers Sasha, Malia dolls ‘inappropriate’  —  (Crain's) — First lady Michelle Obama is not pleased about the marketing of a pair of dolls that bear the same names as her daughters.  —  “We believe it is inappropriate to use young private citizens for marketing purposes,” Ms. Obama's spokeswoman said.

Sarah Jessica Parker Tackles Marriage Rumors  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, in May 2008  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick know how to mix business and love.  —  On Thursday night, they turned a visit to Broadway into a romantic evening …

David Cook Announces Spring Tour Dates  —  Hot off the release of his debut self-titled album, ‘Idol’ winner David Cook is hitting the road for a full-fledged Spring tour.  The singer (and well-documented cougar bait) will kick things off on February 13 at Florida State University …

Pirating the 2009 Oscars  —  The Oscar nominees were announced this morning, which means it's time to get out your scorecards to see who's winning in the eternal struggle between the MPAA vs. the Internet.  (Hint: It's not the MPAA.)  —  I've been tracking the distribution …

Clay Aiken & Reed Kelly Pose For Cute Photobooth Pictures  —  Early last month, we learned that Clay Aiken started up a romantic relationship with fellow Broadway thespian Reed Kelly ... his first boyfriend since coming out of the closet on the cover of People magazine last September.