Sarah Jessica Parker: Show and Tell  —  Eastern Promise: Gianna Jun and Li Bing Bing  —  You could say that your mid-40s are an age when you pivot—into an acknowledgment that you are no longer exactly young, into some sort of idea of the rest of your life.

Breaking: Ted Danson takes over ‘CSI’  —  The crime scene behind the yellow tape just got a lot more interesting on CSI.  —  CBS is set to announce that Ted Danson will take over for Laurence Fishburne as the drama's leading man for the show's 12th season.

...And She's Funny, Too: A GQ&A with Mila Kunis  —  Not only does Mila Kunis look pretty decent in a bikini; she can also pratfall and convincingly call Jason Segel a pussy on-screen.  Here she proves that the most talented straight man in Hollywood also happens to be the sexiest woman alive

Cops Swoop in After Photogs Chase Paris Jackson  —  Two paparazzi were handcuffed by cops after allegedly blowing red lights while chasing Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris Jackson ... TMZ has learned.  —  The photogs — not TMZ — were allegedly chasing the car Paris was in …

'Gilligan's Island,' ‘Brady Bunch’ Creator — Dead at 94  —  Sherwood Schwartz, the television genius who created “The Brady Bunch” and “Gilligan's Island” — and wrote the theme songs for BOTH shows — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Schwartz is a TV legend — back in 1961 …

Nicki Minaj — Allegedly Attacked In Hotel Fight  —  Rapper Nicki Minaj told authorities she was “struck” in the lower lip by a man ... during a heated argument at a swanky Dallas, TX hotel last night ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.  —  TMZ has learned ... Minaj was hanging out at the pool …

InStyle's August Cover Girl Is... Katie Holmes!  —  The ever-poised, effortlessly stylish Katie Holmes is InStyle's August cover girl!  The Don't Be Afraid of the Dark star (her new flick opens August 26th) gave InStyle a rare glimpse into her private world for the issue.

Casey Anthony to live in disguise, as if in witness protection program  —  Casey Anthony and her advisers are preparing for Anthony's realease from prison on Wednesday.  Joe Burbank~AP  —  Casey Anthony and her advisers are putting a lot of thought into her release from prison Wednesday.

Exclusive: Hawaii Five-0 Team Adds a New Member... and Love Interest?  —  The Hawaii Five-0 team will be saying “Aloha” to a new member — and McGarrett a possible new love interest — with the addition of Happy Town alumna Lauren German to the CBS drama's cast.

Chris Brown Unleashes Anti-Gay Rant At A Pick-Up Hoops Game  —  So much for rehabilitating his image!  —  Chris Brown shouted anti-gay slurs during a recent pickup basketball game, stunning and repulsing onlookers, Star magazine is reporting via RadarOnline.com.  —  EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Chris Brown On The Basketball Court

Okay, So Lady Gaga Might Have a Penis  —  Lady Gaga gave an impromptu performance at Arq in Sydney, Australia last night which I think might be a gay bar.  Too early to tell.  Anyway, she's definitely packing something in her pants which makes me remember all those countless hours [I] you …

Paul Rudd to star as man who freezes people  —  Paul Rudd, teaming up with Errol Morris.  (GUS RUELAS)  —  Paul Rudd has signed on to star in an upcoming feature film that will be directed by noted documentarian Errol Morris.  Rudd's role?  He'll play a man who freezes people.

Lindsay Lohan Brings The Vice To Miami  —  Lindsay Lohan's lifestyle is brilliantly put to words by Plum Miami writer Jacquelynn D. Powers in an incisive new magazine story titled The Long Goodbye, detailing how the actress showed the author both sides of her personality, for better or for worse, on a recent trip to South Florida.

Mandate Wants Josh Brolin For Spike Lee's OLDBOY.  Can He Fill Choi Min-Sik's Shoes?  —  Though it's speculative at this point in that no formal offer has yet been made, Twitch has learned that Josh Brolin tops Mandate's casting wishlist for the Spike Lee directed Oldboy remake.

Exclusive: Vampire Diaries Has 7th Heaven's David Gallagher Over for a Bite  —  Dodging the Super 8 creature — and while under the influence! — may soon seem like a walk in the park for David Gallagher, who has nabbed a Vampire Diaries role with some real... teeth... to it.

MGM Wants To Skew ROBOCOP Younger?  Chris Pine Eyed For Lead Role.  —  Does the world want a younger, prettier Robocop?  Apparently MGM does as Twitch has learned that the Star Trek actor is the studio's top choice to take the lead in the upcoming reboot of the scifi franchise.

Bette Midler Pulls Out Of Phil Spector Biopic  —  EXCLUSIVE: Today HBO Films' Phil Spector biopic suspended production when costar Bette Midler did not appear on set to begin filming scenes.  Sources tell me she has a herniated disc and pulled out because of “doctor's orders”.

UK Actress Ruth Wilson In Talks For Female Lead In Disney's ‘Lone Ranger’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Ruth Wilson is in negotiations to play the female lead in Disney's Lone Ranger, the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film that stars Armie Hammer as the Masked Man and Johnny Depp as Tonto.

Robber who broke into hair salon is beaten by its black-belt owner and kept as a sex slave for three days... fed only Viagra  —  A Russian man who tried to rob a hair salon ended up as the victim when the female shop owner overpowered him, tied him up naked and then used him as a sex slave for three days.

‘Dog’ Chapman — ‘Come On White Boy!!!!!’  —  A racial confrontation erupted between Dog the Bounty Hunter and a bar owner in Colorado last week ... with Dog screaming, “Come on white boy, come on motherf**ker” ... after the other guy allegedly called Dog a “half-breed” ... and TMZ has the footage.

DMX — PUNISHED for Sneaking Drugs In Prison  —  DMX just scored an extended stay in his Arizona prison after the rapper allegedly tested positive for drugs during his current stint behind bars ... but that's just the tip of the iceberg.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …

‘Bad Girls Club’ Chick Collapses — Rushed to Hospital  —  Former “Bad Girls Club” star Natalie Nunn was rushed to the emergency room early this morning after collapsing in her kitchen ... TMZ has learned.  —  Natalie tells TMZ, she's fine now — a doc at Cedars-Sinai in L.A. treated her for extreme exhaustion and sent her home.

‘Human Target’ star Mark Valley joins 'Harry's Law'  —  Human Target star Mark Valley has set his sights on NBC's Harry's Law.  —  The chiseled actor is trading comic action for courtroom drama, becoming the latest star to sign onto the second season of the Kathy Bates series.

Simon Cowell has ‘a horrible nightmare’ in ‘X Factor’ USA preview  —  Fox has released the first full-length preview for The X Factor USA.  —  Last week, it was reported that the preview was scheduled to air just before the Major League Baseball All-Star game, with teaser clips …