Eddie Murphy Drops Out of Oscars Telecast  —  LOS ANGELES — Eddie Murphy is dropping out as the host of the Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said Wednesday, just one day after the show's producer, Brett Ratner, stepped aside amid a storm of criticism over his use of an anti-gay slur.

Cover Story: Mariah Carey: I Lost 30 Pounds of Baby Weight in 3 Months!  —  “Shake It Off,” indeed!  —  Six months after welcoming twins Moroccan and Monroe, Mariah Carey has lost 30 pounds — and shows off her toned legs and flat stomach in size-6 short-shorts on the stunning new cover of Us Weekly, out now.

Dakota Fanning's Oh, Lola! advert for Marc Jacobs is banned  —  Perfume advert starring the teenage actress has been pulled as the Advertising Standards Authority rules that the imagery is guilty of sexualising a child.  —  Designer Marc Jacobs recently described his new fragrance Oh, Lola! …

Home Kim Kardashian — No Reconciliation ... Divorce On  —  No Reconciliation ... Divorce On  —  Kim Kardashian is not reconciling with Kris Humphries, and the divorce is full steam ahead ... this according to sources with first-hand knowledge of the situation.

George Clooney Talks Sex, Politics and Fame  —  ‘I rarely tell anyone what they should be doing with their life,’ he says of current girlfriend Stacy Keibler  —  George Clooney is the kind of movie star who can seem too perfect to be real, but in the latest issue of Rolling Stone …

Robert Pattinson Didn't Want to Embarrass Himself During Breaking Dawn Sex Scenes  —  Kristen Stewart already called their on-screen sex scenes “surreal” - but Robert Pattinson uses other words to describe filming their intimate moments.  —  “It becomes ridiculous after a while,” …

Exclusive: Lauren Conrad Caught “Making Out” With Chace Crawford  —  Single and ready to mingle!  —  Lauren Conrad recently split with Dancing with the Stars pro Derek Hough, but the 25-year-old isn't wasting any time moving on to her next guy!  A source tells the new Us Weekly …

Death Bed Up for Auction  —  File this under creepy — You can wake up in the same spot where Michael Jackson didn't ... because his death bed is officially hitting the auction block.  —  The queen-size bed is just one of the many items from the Holmby Hills home where MJ died that will be included …

MADONNA: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT  —  On the release of her film, W.E., the superstar talks women, power and sexuality.  Read the interview below, plus see her fashion shoot with actress Andrea Riseborough.  —  Madonna lives behind high, spike-topped, black metal walls in three townhouses joined into one on New York's Upper East Side.

Heavy D — Dead at 44  —  5:12 PM: An associate of Heavy D's just told us the rapper had pneumonia.  —  4:28 PM: Law enforcement tell TMZ ... Heavy D had just returned from shopping and walked up some stairs when he began having trouble breathing.  Adam Mills, a designer who was in the building …

Gabrielle Giffords's Incredible Comeback  —  Ten months ago, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords survived the unthinkable: a bullet to the brain.  —  Now, for the first time since the Jan. 8 Tucson, Ariz., shooting that claimed six lives and left 12 others wounded, Giffords, 41, is opening up about her incredible recovery.