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 …

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: Laila Ali Apologizes To Kanye & Kim Kardashian  —  Man, the whole internet is coming down on my girlfriend Laila Ali right now.  The headlines say, 'Laila Ali calls Kanye and Kim Kardashian's baby's name stupid.' And you know I feel like I know Laila's spirit.

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.

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.

CHILD PORN JOKES  —  “Big Brother” contestant Spencer Clawson just learned a valuable lesson about child porn ... don't even joke about that crap ... because cops will go after you.  —  In case you didn't see the clips from this week — Clawson grabs the microphone attached to McRae …

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.

Leonardo DiCaprio takes a high-flying adventure above the ocean in Ibiza, Spain  —  The actor was spotted taking a ride on a Flyboard, which launched him several feet above the ocean.  —  Leonardo DiCaprio was propelled high above the ocean on the futuristic gadget, bearing a striking resemblance to Iron Man.

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 …

Lea Michele: How She's Helping Glee Writers Address Cory Monteith's Death  —  Lea Michele hopes her heartbreak will help others.  Devastated by the July 13 overdose of love Cory Monteith, Michele, 26, offered her input to Glee creator Ryan Murphy, who is writing the October 10 episode …

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.

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 …

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.

You're Killin' Us Smalls!!!  —  “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.  He was arrested for headbutting a cop ... after trying to kick him in the face.  —  The story is crazy.

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.

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 …

Transgender B. Scott Sues BET For Forcing Him Into Men's Clothes  —  SUES BET FOR FORCING HIM INTO MEN'S CLOTHES  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  B. Scott — an openly gay transgender person — is suing BET, claiming the network humiliated him during the recent BET Awards by yanking him off the show because he was wearing women's clothes.

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 …