What Producers Are Paying the Stars of TLC's ‘Honey Boo Boo’  —  The small bet by the network has led to huge gains — with three million viewers for the Aug. 29 episode alone.  —  Alana Thompson, the 7-year-old star of TLC's surprise hit Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, raised eyebrows by announcing …

Snooki Introduces Lorenzo  —  Just six days after Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and her fiancé Jionni LaValle welcomed their first child, Lorenzo Dominic, they opened their home to PEOPLE to help introduce him to the world.  —  “It's a different kind of love that I never felt before …

Amanda Bynes Charged with Hit-and-Run  —  Charged with Hit-and-Run  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Amanda Bynes has been charged with TWO counts of hit-and-run — after allegedly smashing into some car and fleeing the scene ... twice.  —  If convicted on both counts, she faces up to a year in jail.

Kanye West Raps About Kim Kardashian's Sex Tape  —  Raps About Kim K's  —  SEX TAPE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kanye West is finally talking about Kim Kardashian's sex tape ... dropping a line about the infamous XXX video in his upcoming single ... and it's obvious Yeezy is damn proud of his “perfect bitch.”

BRITNEY SPEARS: THE BRIT FACTOR  —  When it comes to the fame game, nobody knows the rules better than The X Factor's new superstar judge, Britney Spears.  A doting mother and bride-to-be, still topping the charts, she knows exactly what she wants.

PIC: Katie Holmes Steps Out With Pal Jeremy Strong  —  After finalizing her divorce from Tom Cruise last month, Katie Holmes is turning to her friends for support.  —  The 33-year-old actress met up with her former costar in 2010's The Romantics, Jeremy Strong, on Saturday in New York.

First on CNN: DNC secretly scheduled guests: Actresses Johansson, Portman, Washington  —  Charlotte (CNN) - Clint Eastwood meet Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Kerry Washington.  —  The three actresses, firmly anchored in Hollywood's royalty, have been secretly scheduled to speak …

Exclusive: Jessica Simpson: I'm “10 Pounds Away From My Pre-Baby Size”  —  Weigh to go, Jessica Simpson!  —  Four months after the Fashion Star mentor, 32, welcomed daughter Maxwell (with fiance Eric Johnson, 33), the Texas native is sharing the secrets of her success on Weight Watchers …

Christina Aguilera: 'Actually, the challenge I've always had is being too thin'  —  Christina Aguilera covers the October issue of Lucky Mag, because she's back to be a “thing” now that she's on a hit reality show (The Voice).  So we will have lots of Christina news and photos for a lot longer than I was expecting.

John Travolta's Gay Pilot Lover ‘Feels Bad’ For Kelly Preston  —  John Travolta's former lover has come out with explosive information about his six-year relationship with the Grease star, but regardless, Doug Gotterba says he still feels bad for John's wife, Kelly Preston.

Exclusive: Girls' Lena Dunham Is Dating Fun.'s Jack Antonoff  —  Hipster hookup!  —  Girls creator Lena Dunham has been seeing Jack Antonoff, guitarist of the indie rock band Fun., sources tell Us Weekly.  —  PHOTOS: Stars and their soulmates  —  “They're trying to keep it a secret,” explains a Dunham pal.

Emma Watson poses in sexy lingerie in Glamour, dishes on college life: 'It's important to me to feel like I have my own life'  —  The 22-year-old starlet says, 'Making this movie was so pivotal for me because I realized I do really want to be an actress, which wasn't something I fully knew …

Katy Perry and John Mayer Step Out Together ... Again  —  That was fast!  —  Fewer than two weeks after they had stopped dating, John Mayer, 34, and Katy Perry, 27, have rekindled their romance.  —  “They are seeing each other again,” a Perry pal tells PEOPLE.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy — We LOVE Taylor Swift ... She's ALREADY Family  —  REP. PATRICK KENNEDY  —  We LOVE Taylor Swift  —  ... She's ALREADY Family  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Taylor Swift has ALREADY been accepted as a member of the Kennedy family ... so says former U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy …

Chad Kroeger Opens Up About Engagement to Avril Lavigne  —  It's been three weeks since Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger wowed the world with the happy news of their surprise engagement.  But one person who isn't paying attention to everyone else's reaction is the Nickelback rocker himself.

Beyonce Spends 31st Birthday on Yacht in France With Jay-Z, Blue Ivy, Goes Without Makeup  —  Beyonce got plenty of wishes from loved ones — not to mention fans worldwide — on her 31st birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 4.  But the Grammy-winning superstar celebrated the occasion with just her immediate fam …