Nigel Lythgoe near deal to return to ‘American Idol’  —  Exclu: Reality producer Nigel Lythgoe is near a deal to to return to Fox's “American Idol” — and that could spell trouble for the current judges panel.  —  Fox is seeking to bring back Lythgoe to work on the hit series as part …

Rihanna to star in Universal's ‘Battleship’  —  Performer joins Alexander Skarsgard in Peter Berg film  —  Rihanna will make her feature film debut in Universal's “Battleship” alongside Alexander Skarsgard and Taylor Kitsch.  —  Deal was announced Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: Angelina Jolie Joins Twitter!  —  Angelina Jolie has joined Twitter!  —  But you won't hear any 140-character musings from the actress, 35.  She's locked her account; she has no followers and isn't following anyone.  —  “Jolie had her people obtain the account for her so no one else …

Heidi Montag Drops Out of Reality Show  —  Heidi Montag will be appearing on one less reality show.  —  The newly single Hills star, 24, planned to pair up with her pal Jen Bunney on the small screen, but Bunney says those plans are off.  —  “Originally I was supposed to do a reality show with Heidi …

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Kathy Hilton: ‘I Have Sympathy For Dina Lohan’  —  While Lindsay Lohan's legal team tries to wrangle her release from Lynwood Correctional Facility near Los Angeles, one woman knows exactly what Dina is going through — the Hilton family matriarch.

DMX Headed Back to Jail  —  TMZ has learned rapper DMX is planning to surrender to authorities in a Los Angeles courtroom and begin serving jail time in connection to a crime he committed “5 or 6 years ago” ... this according to X's manager.  —  X's manager tells us she's not sure …

Teresa Giudice's Bankruptcy Auction: What's for Sale  —  If you want a piece of ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey,’ you're in luck!  Teresa Giudice and her husband, who had filed for bankruptcy last October, are planning to sell their personal belongings in a public auction August 22.

Daniel Craig Closes Deal For ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Craig has closed his deal to play journalist Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, a deal which factors in options for two sequels based on The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest.

Eddie Cibrian and Kids Moving In With LeAnn Rimes  —  LeAnn Rimes won't be living alone for much longer—E!Online reports that boyfriend Eddie Cibrian is moving in and bringing his kids too!  The actor and his two sons Mason and Jake will be moving into her Hidden Hills house in Calabasas next week.

Eric Roberts' Marijuana Addiction Led to Celeb Rehab  —  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.  Get the latest Flash player.  —  So what exactly led Eric Roberts—aka Julia's older brother and Emma's dad—to shack up with such famous folks as Jeremy London …

Kate Gosselin Not Invited to ‘Dancing’ Reunion  —  This year's crop of celebrity hoofers on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ have stayed so close since the end of season 10 that they're even planning a big reunion dinner in Los Angeles in three weeks.  All were invited, save for one: Kate Gosselin.

Wedding drama for ‘Housewife’ Cynthia Bailey  —  The wedding of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” newcomer Cynthia Bailey started and ended in drama.  The Saturday nuptials in Atlanta to restaurateur Peter Thomas was held up for 45 minutes by castmate Nene Leakes, who barged into Bailey's bridal suite …

'It's not a Hitler salute!  I was dancing and scratching my face': Paris Hilton denies pulling ‘Nazi pose’  —  Paris Hilton has strenuously denied she was enacting a Nazi salute as she partied on a luxury yacht.  —  A spokesman for the American heiress insisted to MailOnline …

Chelsea Clinton's lavish, star-studded wedding ceremony will cost between $3 million and $5 million  —  Chelsea Clinton will wed fiance Marc Mezinsky in a lavish ceremony estimated to cost at least $3 million dollars.  That's what it takes to get Oprah as a guest.  —  Here comes the bride.

‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Alumni Luke Perry And Jason Priestley Reunite For TV Western  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former Beverly Hills, 90210 stars Luke Perry and Jason Priestley have reunited for Goodnight For Justice, a Hallmark Movie Channel original movie starring and executive produced by Perry and to be directed by Priestley.

Settlement Reached in Jon & Kate Custody War  —  The epic child custody war between Jon and Kate Gosselin is finally over — TMZ has learned the former reality couple has reached a settlement agreement ... but the terms are extremely confidential.  —  As we previously reported …

Ke$ha on Trannies, DIY Tattooing and Being a ‘Pervert’: More With the Jack-Swilling Pop Star  —  PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAN MONICK  —  Who makes Ke$ha ‘want to be a better woman?’  What are her secrets for picking up dudes?  Can she give you a homemade tattoo?  Find out in these outtakes …

Caught in the Act!  —  • Cameron Diaz took an active approach to shopping in Paris during her stopover in France.  The Knight and Day star hit up Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Effect and two Lanvin boutiques before picking up a local guide who brought her on a tour around several city landmarks.

Shallow Water: 1.  J-Butt: 0.  —  Here's Jennifer Lopez in Mexico over the weekend where she once again found herself locked in the age-old battle of ass vs. buoyancy.  It's times like these she has to regret marrying Marc Anthony whose twig-like frame is virtually useless until someone either adds …

Efron is Warner Bros.' ‘Lucky One’  —  Actor in talks to star in film based on Nicholas Sparks novel  —  Zac Efron is in negotiations to star in Warner Bros.' “The Lucky One,” based on the Nicholas Sparks novel about a Marine searching for a mysterious woman.

Linda Hogan Engaged to 21-Year-Old Blond Boyfriend  —  Hulk Hogan's former wife of two and a half decades, Linda Hogan, 50, is engaged to 21-year-old boyfriend Charlie Hill.  —  As Limelife points out — in a post littered with the term “boy-toy” — Charlie will be stepfather to Brooke Hogan, who is one year his elder.

EXCLUSIVE: Another Woman Accuses Roman Polanski of Rape; Takes Case To District Attorney  —  Another woman has come forward charging that Roman Polanski raped her in 1974, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  The woman, who was 21 at the time, reported the alleged sexual assault …