Tom Cruise Says His Father Was 'A Bully'  —  NEW YORK - Tom Cruise says his father was abusive and that school, where he faced other bullies, was difficult, in an upcoming issue of Parade magazine.  —  "He was a bully and a coward," the 43-year-old actor says of his father, Thomas Cruise Mapother III.

Matt LeBlanc's Other Woman  —  Matt LeBlanc, who filed for divorce from his wife last week, has a new real-life romantic costar: Andrea Anders, who plays his neighbor on the sitcom Joey, PEOPLE reports in its upcoming issue.  —  LeBlanc's split from his wife of three years, Melissa …

Meredith Vieira to Replace Katie Couric  —  It's official: Meredith Vieira will replace Katie Couric on the Today show, Vieira announced Thursday on The View.  —  "I've spent nine wonderful years on this show," said Vieria, who got teary making the announcement.  "If you're going to grow, you have to change.

Jennifer Aniston Over Twisted Triangle of Angelina Jolie & Pitt?  —  Jennifer Aniston may finally be over what she has dubbed the sick, twisted Bermuda Triangle of herself Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.  —  The American actress seems pretty content - so much so that she is reportedly shopping …

L.A. on $1 a day?  Rap star learns it's a real bummer  —  Take a good look at that mangy panhandler over there.  He could be a Grammy winner.  —  For the past nine days, Pras Michel, famed collaborator with Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean in the Fugees, has been homeless.

Avril Lavigne's Secret Wedding Plans  —  And she wants to start a family, too  —  (April 5) — It looks like "punk chick" Avril Lavigne's hellraiser days are over.  We're told she's planning a summer wedding with Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley.  —  A more mature blonde-haired …

MORE ON KATIE'S SILENT BIRTH  —  The big day can't be too far off now...  And we've all heard the whispers about Katie Holmes having to keep quiet during labour when she has Tom Cruise's baby.  —  But now a certain Scientologist showbiz couple have stepped up to put us all straight about what a silent birth really entails.

What You Don't Know About Meredith  —  From movie roles to flying without a parachute  —  (April 5, 12:35PM ET) — Five things you probably didn't know about Katie Couric's likely 'Today' show replacement, Meredith Vieira:  —  1. Proud of her impressive hard-news background …

New-wave pioneer says Mr. Spears illegally used 'She Blinded Me With Science.'  —  Photo: MTV News/Nick Brown Photography  —  Kevin Federline's new anti-media track, "America's Most Hated," is indeed harvesting hatred, but not from who you might expect.  —  New-wave trailblazer Thomas Dolby …

J.K. Rowling Blasts Super-Thin Celebrities  —  Best-selling British author J.K. Rowling took a moment out from her work on the next Harry Potter book to launch a withering attack on rail-thin models on her Web site, the AFP news agency reports.  —  In a posting titled "For Girls Only …

PARIS ON LOVE SPLIT RUMOURS  —  Paris Hilton's love life has more twists and turns than a, er... twisty-turny thing.  —  The most recent rumours said she'd ditched Greek boyf Stavros Niarchos III, for talking too much Greek.  —  But now she's firmly stamped on that idea and insisted …

Kate Moss to marry Doherty  —  Kate Moss is set to marry on/off lover Pete Doherty in a Scottish castle later this year.  —  The Babyshambles frontman says the pair - who have been through a series of public break ups and reconciliations - are planning to tie the knot in the autumn.

Cameron Diaz Wins Suit Over Topless Photos  —  LOS ANGELES - A judge has awarded Cameron Diaz damages in a civil lawsuit filed against a photographer who took topless photos of the actress when she was 19 and later tried to sell them back to her for $3.5 million.

Paris blasts Nicole as 'jealous' and 'pathetic'  —  Plus: Will Britney Spears seek a career as an actress?  —  Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are starring in the fourth season of their reality show ("The Simple Life 4: Till Death Do Us Part") - but don't expect to see the feuding former friends cozy again.

TV goes to blogs: Shows add extra information as treat for fans  —  Think McSteamy will ever be back to face off with McDreamy on Grey's Anatomy?  Want to know more about what goes on behind the scenes of CSI: Miami or The Unit?  Maybe you just can't get enough of Dwight Schrute, The Office dork.

The Baby Might Be Real  —  And I was so certain it was a basketball that she'd been carrying around.  —  (Image via Sky.com.  Thanks Sarah.)