Tameka Raymond — Usher's Decisions Almost Killed Our Kid  —  USHER'S DECISION ALMOST KILLED OUR KID  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Usher's ex-wife, Tameka Raymond, has filed legal docs — obtained by TMZ — in which she blames the singer for the near-death pool accident that landed their 5-year-old in ICU.

Exclusive: Cops probing whether Justin Bieber directed his security to beat up clubber  —  Justin Bieber is under investigation by police over whether he directed his bodyguards to beat up a man while acting “like he was in ‘Die Hard’ ” outside a Southampton club.

Adrienne Bailon: 'Britney Spears Can't Hold A Conversation'  —  There's a lot of money to be made in pretending Britney Spears is just your normal celebrity who went through a rough patch and never once getting into the fact the has to be borderline, if not legally, retarded for her dad to have a conservatorship over her.

Simon Cowell Began 4-Year Affair With Lauren Silverman in 2009  —  Twisted love triangle!  As exclusively revealed by Us Weekly on July 31, Simon Cowell is expecting a baby with friend Andrew Silverman's estranged wife, Lauren Silverman.  Though the pregnancy came as a surprise …

Jennifer Aniston Gets Frustrated With Pressure to Have a Baby  —  Jennifer Aniston got a taste of life as a pseudo-mom in her latest comedy, We're the Millers.  Because she plays a stripper who poses as a married mother of two, the 44-year-old actress has often been asked about when she plans …

New Lamar Odom Cheating Scandal: ANOTHER Mistress Reveals Six Week Affair, Passes Lie Detector Test To Prove Claims  —  How much more humiliation will Khloe Kardashian take?  —  Just three weeks after Star magazine revealed her husband, Lamar Odom, had a yearlong affair with 29-year-old Jennifer Robinson …

Paula Deen Turned Down Dancing With the Stars Offer  —  Paula Deen is passing on the paso doble.  In the Aug. 19 issue of Us Weekly (on stands Friday), a Dancing With the Stars source says the former Food Network star, 66, turned down an offer to compete on the ABC smash.

Jay Z carries a heavy load as Jemima Kirke won't back down at video shoot  —  Zachary Quinto and hot model Miles McMillan get a closeup; Chris Brown hits jail and nightclub back-to-back  —  Jemima Kirke's got back — or at least Jay Z's back — at a video recording session.

Nicki Minaj ANNIHILATES Rapper — ‘Get Off My Metaphorical Penis!’  —  ANNIHILATES RAPPER  —  ‘Get Off My Metaphorical Penis!’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Nicki Minaj WENT BALLISTIC last night — dropping some atomic hatred on a rapper who may have been talking smack about her ... depending on who you believe.

Drake On The Cover Of XXL's 150th Issue  —  XXL celebrates a very special issue this month: It's the magazine's 150th and 16th anniversary issue and Drake's first solo cover.  Yeah, it's a big deal, and this is a great issue.  It's been 16 years since Jay Z and Master P both graced split covers of the first XXL.

ROLEX THEFT VICTIM IN DEATH  —  James Gandolfini suffered an indignity after he died in Rome — someone apparently stole his expensive Rolex watch within hours after he died ... TMZ has learned.  —  We've obtained an insurance form filed by James' people.  According to the form and family sources …

How Marvel Unified Its Movie Universe (And Why That Won't Be Easy for DC)  —  In the midst of the massive geek Mecca that is San Diego Comic-Con, the big Marvel Studios movie panel had all the theater of a presidential campaign rally.  Tom Hiddleston appeared in costume as Loki …

‘Sandlot’ Star Tom Guiry Arrested for Headbutting Cop — You're Killin' Us Smalls!  —  You're Killin' Us Smalls!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Sandlot” star Tom Guiry (who played Smalls in the movie) has taken the name “Colossus of Clout” to a new level — law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

French Stewart Welcomes Daughter Helene Claire  —  He may be starring in the new series Mom this fall, but French Stewart is all about dad — because he is one!  —  The actor and his wife Vanessa, an actress, welcomed daughter Helene Claire at 7 a.m. on Friday, June 28 in West Hollywood, Calif., Stewart's rep confirms to PEOPLE.

Bethenny Frankel Tells Life & Style: 'It's Been Difficult to Stay Sane' Through Messy Divorce  —  Bethenny Frankel talks to Life & Style about her divorce.  —  Although Bethenny Frankel and husband Jason Hoppy split in December, their heated divorce is still raging.

Meryl Streep To Play Chief Elder In ‘The Giver’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Meryl Streep is poised to join Jeff Bridges and a fast growing cast in The Giver, an adaptation of the Lois Lowry novel that Phil Noyce will direct.  Streep is in talks to join a shoot that starts in eight weeks in South Africa …

Lindsay Lohan — SOBER Family Fun Night  —  SOBER Family Fun Night  —  (So, Minus Dina?)  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lindsay Lohan is true to her word — going out for some SOBER fun with everyone in her family ... except Dina Lohan.  —  Sources close to LiLo tell TMZ ... the recently rehabbed actress went …