John Mayer Calls on City Hall to ‘Regulate’ Paparazzi  —  John Mayer urged the Los Angeles City Council on Thursday to place restrictions on the paparazzi for the safety of everybody.  —  “I don't sit before you today to ask that you ban the paparazzi,” Mayer, 30, testified …

Verne to Sex Tape Co-Star: You Beat Me, Bitch!  —  Verne Troyer is suing Ranae Shrider, his former GF and sex tape partner, alleging she battered the hell out of him.  —  In the lawsuit, which will be filed in Federal court any moment, Troyer is accusing Shrider of intentional infliction of emotional distress and battery.

Rob Lowe Wins Some, Loses Some  —  Both Rob Lowe and Jessica Gibson had important parts of their cases thrown out in court today — and if you ask their attorneys, they both came out winners.  —  The judge threw out Jessica's retaliation claim — she had previously said she was fired …

Heather Matarazzo Engaged  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Heather Matarazzo, best known for playing an awkward seventh grader in Welcome to the Dollhouse and then an awkward high school student opposite Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries, is engaged.  —  Matarazzo's publicist, Lisa Jammal …

Side Dish: ‘Gossip’ guy gets the girl  —  Apparently, Ed Westwick can stand to be separated from close friend/roommate Chace Crawford.  The “Gossip Girl” guy was “seriously making out with some random chick” at Lit bar Wednesday night, says a spy.  “When the two left together, Ed was leading her by the hand.

The Photoshop Awards: Jessica Simpson On Elle  —  In order for this cover to work, Elle needed to put even more text over Jessica's face and body.  Actually, they should have just left Jessica out and covered the whole thing in words.  —  This is some major f**kery right here!

Hulk Hogan: Jail Making Son a Better Man  —  Hulk Hogan and son Nick  —  Hulk Hogan's son, Nick Bollea, who is serving an eight-month sentence in Florida for reckless driving, has been moved to a minimum-security facility where “it's much better,” Hogan tells PEOPLE exclusively.

Snoop's Peeps Popped for Pot  —  Smoke weed every day!  Two members of Snoop Dogg's entourage were busted this afternoon by Waco, Tex. police after cops pulled D-O-Double-G's tour bus over for a routine traffic stop.  —  Cops tell us the bus was stopped for expired tabs.

‘Transformers’ Director Michael Bay: Shia LaBeouf ‘Was Not Drunk’ During Crash  —  Shia LaBeouf was not drunk when he was involved in a collision that resulted in his truck flipping upside down on Sunday morning according to the actor's boss, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” director, Michael Bay.

Britney Spears Under Dad's Control Until December 31  —  Britney Spears will be under the conservatorship of her father Jamie until December 31, it was decided in court Thursday.  —  “Ms. Spears is reluctantly agreeing to extend the temporary [conservatorship],” L.A. Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz said after the hearing.

Kate Hudson's Already Moved On!  —  She's a maneater!  —  Kate Hudson's wasted no time in finding new companionship.  —  As PerezHilton.com was the first to exclusively report, the actress and Lance Armstrong just ended their relationship.  —  Well, she's already got herself a new man.

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Paris Hilton's Cold Reaction to John McCain Commercial  —  Paris Hilton and John McCain  —  Paris Hilton distanced herself Thursday from John McCain's campaign commercial likening Barack Obama to the heiress and Britney Spears.  —  “Miss Hilton was neither asked, nor did she give permission …

High School Musical 3 — Movie Posters!  —  Here is the very first batch of movie posters from High School Musical 3: Senior Year featuring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel.  —  The motion picture soundtrack will be released on Tuesday, October 21.

Angelina Jolie's Dad: “She Wasn't the Kind That Played With Dolls”  —  Angelina Jolie's estranged father is surprised she became the mother of six young children.  —  “You know she wasn't the kind that played with dolls and then all of the sudden she has all of these children,” actor Jon Voight …