Live Tyler, Royston Langdon splitting up

Is there no love left in the world? Liv Tyler and her rocker hubby Royston Langdon (a rocker's name if we ever heard one) are getting separated, People says.

"Liv Tyler and Royston Langdon have confirmed their separation," her rep confirms. "They remain good friends and devoted parents to their son Milo and are requesting that their family's privacy be respected at this time."

The pair have been married since 2003, and had their son the following year. This is an awful way to end the week.

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Heath Ledger's Joker figure selling out fast

Heath Ledger may be gone, but commerce lives forever. The New York Post says toy stores across town are selling out of a plastic version of the Joker from The Dark Knight so quickly, they can’t keep shelves stocked.

The $9.99 action figure has been ending up on eBay at a substantial markup, including at least one seat of the Joker and Batman going for $55. “There are none left in the warehouse, either,” a Toys R Us employee told the paper. “You will be waiting a while if you want one.”

Of course, it’s entirely possible they’re just selling out like toys from all summer blockbusters sell out, but either way, we can’t help but think it’s a pretty macabre tribute to Ledger.

Sylvester Stallone forgot his arrows in Japan

John Rambo is just now hitting Japan, with lots of violence and gore as Sylvester Stallone blows up, stabs, maims, crushes, burns and is all around unpleasant to baddies. He also got busted with all sorts of steroids while on his way to film it. Maybe that's why this pic of him holding a compound bow at a Tokyo press conference, sans arrow, looks so ridiculous.

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Sumner Redstone will tolerate Tom Cruise

Sumner Redstone, the 84-year-old crypt keeper at Viacom, has called off the fatwa against Tom Cruise, saying the rambunctious actor was welcome to star in a fourth installment of Mission: Impossible.

As you'll recall, Sumner was none too pleased with Cruise's couch-jumping antics, severing a 14-year-relationship with Tom in August 2006. He booted him off the Paramount lot and cut ties to Cruise's production company for future projects (Viacom owns Paramount). But all that has apparently changed.

"I consider Tom Cruise a great actor and a good friend," Redstone said. "And if Paramount decides -- and they will make the decision -- to move ahead with him, I will not object."

Which is great and all, but the controversial thing here is, there's gonna be another M:I movie? Jeez.

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Uma Thurman's stalker convicted on 2 counts

Jack Jordan, the 37-year-old former mental patient who had a habit of following Uma Thurman everywhere, has been convicted of stalking and one count of aggravated harassment, the AP reports.

The unemployed lifeguard and pool cleaner faces up to a year in jail. He was acquitted of two other harassment counts. The lascivious behavior had been going on for two years.

"In a misguided way I was trying to give her an opportunity to meet me and give myself an opportunity to meet her," Jordan testified in his defense on Friday. "I was feeling distressed. I had this feeling of longing for Ms. Thurman and I was trying to explain it. I was not trying to scare her in any way."

News to self: Sending an actress a letter in which you say her two children didn't exist and were "an illusion" will probably scare her.

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This is even better than that time ...

... (fill in the '80s reference of your choice here. We'll go with Teeny Little Super Guy.) Seth MacFarlane, the do-it-all smartmouth behind Family Guy, American Dad and the forthcoming Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show, is about to become one of the richest dudes on TV. The Hollywood Reporter says MacFarlane has inked a deal worth $100 million that'll keep him at 20th Century Fox TV through 2012. Yes, that makes him the highest paid writer-producer (and actor, if you want to get technical) on television. Higher than Matt Groening. Higher than Simon Fuller. Higher than J.J. Abrams. Higher than Jerry Miller, creator of Farmer Wants a Wife. (Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?) Suffice it to say, MacFarlane will never again have to hump anyone's leg to get a dry martini around here.

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Wesley Snipes will appeal 3-year prison term

You knew it was coming: Wesley Snipes is going to appeal his tax conviction, the AP reports. His lawyers filed notice for the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which they had indicated last week they would do.

Snipes was sentenced to three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file his income tax returns, while being acquitted on five other counts. He's allowed to remain free until he's ordere to surrender to the feeral Bureau of Prisons.

Frankly, it scares us you can get three years in prison for not filing your tax returns. Of course, we wouldn't just believe any old scam artist who says the IRS has no legal right to collect taxes, either.

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Uma Thurman says stalker was a creepy dude

Uma Thurman took the stand in Manhattan Thursday in the trial against her alleged stalker, Jack Jordan, and said the whole ordeal made her confused, frightened and panicked. Even more than when she was in My Super Ex-Girlfriend.

Thurman said Jordan had given her a card with a picture of an open grave and a man standing at the edge of a razor blade, which we're pretty sure isn't in Hallmark's lineup. She said the card had random words written in a spiral; words like "chocolate, mouth, soft, kissing." And the sentence "My hands should be on your body at all times." Creepsville.

"I was completely freaked out," Thurman said of the picture, which was drawn on a religious confirmation card. "It was almost like a nightmare; it was scary."

Also scary was how torn pieces of paper fell out of it when she opened it, including a picture of a bride with her head torn off. This is in addition to lots of previous correspondence, including one that mentioned the names of her two kids, ages 6 and 9.

"Just to write down the names of my children ... I found that very frightening," she said.

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New nanny claims Rob Lowe's wife a harasser

Another nanny in the Rob Lowe sexual harassment stew has filed a cross complaint, this time against his wife Sheryl. TMZ says Laura Boyce is accusing Mrs. Lowe of being pretty vulgar during Boyce's employ, doing such family-friendly stuff as walking around the house naked, talking about Boyce's boyfriend's penis (as well as those of Lowes' children), talking about her sex life with Rob and making pretty racist statements that we choose not to repeat.

Boyce's complaint also claims wrongful termination, abuse of process, unpaid salary and labor code violations, the site says. We're still stuck on the part about her discussing her children's sex organs.

"Having struck out against Rob Lowe, (attorney) Gloria Allred now seeks to drag his wife and children into the fray. In response to a lawsuit against Laura Boyce by the Lowes, Allred filed a cross-complaint on behalf of Boyce, which contains false allegations, in an apparent attempt to divert the negative publicity which Allred's client, (Jessica) Gibson, has universally received," Lowe lawyer Larry Stein said.

"Although framed as a sexual harassment claim against both Sheryl and Rob Lowe, the cross-complaint alleges only words by Sheryl and never mentions any words or conduct by Rob whatsoever. The alleged statements by Sheryl are totally unrelated to, and do not provide any support for, Gibson's claim against Rob."

Still, it doesn't make us want to fill out any applications to work at Casa de Lowe any time soon.

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Carrie Fisher finally settles Luke vs. Han debate

For years geeks the world over wondered if Carrie Fisher ever had a thing for her Star Wars co-stars, and finally, thanks to the U.K. TV show Bring Back ... Star Wars, she confirms that she was taking the name Princess Leia a bit too seriously.

"I went on the film saying ‘I’m going to have an affair’, like it was a kiwi, an exotic fruit — because I’d never had one!” she tells the show's Justin Lee Collins. And Harrison Ford was her target.

“I had a crush on Harrison for sure. Harrison is great fun when he’s had a few drinks,” she says. Shenanigans ensued. “I’m going to get in so much trouble; Once I left the room and came back and he was in the closet not wearing a lot of clothes.”

Actually, the idea of Han Solo naked is kind of weird, so she switches gears and talks about what Mark Hamill thought about all this, saying there was "some jealousy."

“Harrison had this enormous career by the second or third film, that was tough for Mark." Fisher says. "He was like, ‘This wasn’t supposed to happen — it’s the adventures of Luke Skywalker.’ ”

It sure sounds like Fisher and Ford were the ones having the adventures.

[Photo: This 2005 pic is as close as Mark Hamill ever got to Carrie Fisher. Getty Images]

'Speed Racer' could be really good ... or bad

Ali Dee and the Deekompressors are in charge of the theme song for Speed Racer, and this video features a lot of action. After watching it about five times, we've come to the conclusion that it just may be too much like the cartoon for its own good. But we're still seeing it.

Ewan McGregor, Jim Carrey try Miami gay bar

Two Ewan McGregor items in the same week? Mrs. Juice* is thrilled! But maybe not, because the Miami Herald says the Scot was seen conducting "field research" with Jim Carrey and Rodrigo Santoro for their new flick, I Love You Phillip Morris.

Why is that too bad for her? Because Phillip Morris is a true story about a Texas convict who falls in love with his cell mate. And the research took place at Halo on South Beach, a pretty popular gay bar.

"Jim's character is a con artist and an escape artist, who escapes from prison to be with me," Ewan said. "It's an incredible story." Well, the missus can certainly appreciate that. Maybe this is the thing that give Carrey the Tom Hanks-style turn to serious films he's been hoping for -- it's been a long time since Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind made us think it was possible.

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'Kill Bill' anime in the works, Uma Thurman says

If you totally geeked out on Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill double feature two years ago, you’ve got to be salivating at the thought of his two promised anime films featuring The Bride and Bill. MTV Movie Blogs got the scoop from the vengeful vixen herself, Uma Thurman, who says at least one of Tarantino’s flicks will blow us away.

“His anime stuff is strong,” she said. She said the film isn’t about The Bride, however, because she claims to have never recorded voice work for the upcoming release.

“It has nothing to do with me,” she said. “It has to do with another character. You’ll have to see.”

She also hints that the project will be available fairly soon, perhaps as part of an expanded DVD release for Kill Bill.

“Right now he’s putting the two films together with an intermission with an added anime sequence he had already written,” she said about the saga of Beatrix Kiddo. “So additional stories are in there, in animation.”

Just so long as it doesn’t make the O-Ren Ishii part of the story feel gimmicky, ’cause that part was a blast.

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Rocky, the bear from 'Semi Pro,' kills trainer

Rocky, the 7-foot, 700-pound grizzly bear that wrestled with Will Ferrell in Semi Pro, killed his trainer Tuesday, ABC News and the AP report. Stephan Miller, 39, was bitten on the neck while working with Rocky alongside two other trainers in Los Angeles and died before help arrived.

"He, unfortunately, bit one of the trainers," Maurice Moore of the San Bernadino Fire Department said. "A single bite to the neck, no aggression acts to follow. ... San Bernadino Big Bear City was the first on scene. They did CPR but to no avail."

The trainers used pepper spray to gain control of the bear, whom Miller's cousin and fellow trainer Randy Miller called "the best working bear in the business." In a creep factor of 8.5, Randy Miller told the San Bernadino Sun in February, "If one of these animals gets a hold of your throat, you're finished."

Jeff Goldblum, Imogen Heap are a couple now

Perez Hilton is using his photo-stealing prowess to show us that Jeff Goldblum has taken up with singer Imogen Heap (actually, he gives credit on his post, but a spade's a spade). The pair were seen holding hands and kissing during a walk in London's Hyde Park.

That's, um ... interesting news. The Juice* digs some Imogen, whom most people will recognize from Grey's Anatomy, The O.C., and Garden State soundtracks, among others (the latter as part of Frou Frou -- the video is for her song Headlock, btw). Jeff was cool until he started getting all goofy and providing voice work for Crank Yankers. Plus, he's 55 and she's 30, and that just causes all kinds of weirdness.

Ewan McGregor has cancerous mole removed

Ewan McGregor is a favorite of Mrs. Juice*, so she is relieved to hear that he's "fine" after having a cancerous mole removed from his oh-so-sweet face.

The 37-year-old Scot was promoting his next movie, Deception, on the BBC when he revealed one of his characteristic facial moles was removed from just below his right eye.

"You have to be careful if you're pale-skinned and spend any time in the sun," McGregor said. "I went to see a specialist who thought they were better to be removed, and indeed he was correct."

At least Ewan was able to maintain his cavalier sense of humor about the incident, saying, "It was great fun having skin cancer, it was great. I really enjoyed it." The whole thing is enough to give us pause as the beaches warm up this spring. Keep the sunscreen on, folks.

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Cameron Diaz is getting 'medical attention'

We declare a snark-free zone while updating you on Cameron Diaz, whose father Emilio died of pneumonia last week. Her What Happens In Vegas co-star Ashton Kutcher addressed the press in London, saying he would be promoting their new movie alone for awhile, the U.K.'s Sun reports.

"Sadly she will not be joining us for the premiere as she has just lost her father and is under medical attention with stress at the moment. But she will be better soon," Kutcher said. "I will be telling her of your get well soon wishes and condolences following her father's passing on."

And for a dose of "aw that's nice," ex-boyfriends Justin Timberlake and John Mayer attended a memorial service for Emilio on Sunday in California. The family has suggested donations to Surfrider.org or Reefcheck.org in the 58-year-old's name.

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Harrison Ford got drunk with Jimmy Buffet and Ed Bradley before he got his ear pierced in 1997

We know, the curiosity about Harrison Ford's earring has been killing you since he got it done in 1997. Why, oh why, would he go out and make himself look like your grandfather dressed as a pirate for Gasparilla? Whatever was it that pushed him to this madness?

"A semi-drunken lunch with (late 60 Minutes correspondent) Ed Bradley and Jimmy Buffett, who were both wearing rings," the 65-year-old tells Maxim. "Afterward, I walked down Madison Avenue till I found the first jewelry store that pierced ears."

Yeah, something tells us Ford isn't the type of guy to go to Claire's down at the local mall. Of course, we didn't really peg him to be the kind of guy to get sloppy drunk and have a midlife-crisis piercing, so shows what we know.

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Gary Busey owes more than $50k in back rent

As if Gary Busey didn't have enough problems, ContactMusic.com says he's getting evicted from his Malibu home of 14 years? Apparently Busey owes something to the tune of $50,000 in back rent because he hasn't paid his landlord in almost a year.

"It's true he owed over $50,000 in back rent -- but he stopped paying because of a health issue," Busey's attorney Vicki Roberts says, denying the actor is broke. "The landlord wouldn't clean out the vents."

Busey says the vents are riddled with mold, and the air handling system in the $6,000-a-month joint is making him sick. That might explain his strange behavior at the Oscars. Wait a minute, $6,000 a month? Do movies like Succubus: Hell Bent and Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter pay that well?

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James Bond's Aston Martin crashes into lake

A $250,000 Aston Martin DBS that was supposed to be featured in the next James Bond flick, the awkwardly titled Quantum of Solace, has been trashed by the fool hired help who was driving it to the set.

Variety says Fraser Dunn, 29, was driving the car along a tight bend on a road following Lake Garda in Italy last Friday when he lost control and pitched the ride off a cliff and into the drink. Dunn freed himself from the wreck and swam ashore.

He suffered only minor injuries, but that's probably nothing compared to what's going to happen to him if Italian reports that Aston Martin can't replace the car are true. To be fair, reports also say it was about 6:30 a.m. and raining heavily, and if Florida drivers in those conditions are any indication, we're amazed he lived at all.

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Keshia Knight Pulliam is playing a hooker

Keshia Knight Pulliam, whom you may recall as at-first-adorable-and-then-way-too-old-to-play-the-same-shtick Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has got a new gig.

The Hollywood Reporter says the actress, who just turned 29,  has signed on to play a prostitute in Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail. In the Hollywood adaptation of Perry’s play, Madea comes to the aid of Pulliam’s hooker Candy, who is being preyed upon by another inmate named Big Sal.

Derek Luke has also signed on to the movie, playing Joshua, a lawyer who has a past with Candy. Didn’t we all, every Thursday night?

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Emma Watson is 18, rich and well-educated

Yesterday we had Harry Potter's Rupert Grint dropping science about starlets, but today we find out Emma Watson, a.k.a. Hermione Granger, just got paid simply for turning 18. The New York Daily News says that since Watson turned legal on Tuesday, she now has access to the $20 million she's pulled together for filming the series since she was 9.

But unlike most celeb parents, Watson's folks made sure she wouldn't blow through her cash like Todd Bridges on a bender. Watson has been given a lesson in money management by Coutts bank, the same institution that manages the Queen of England's riches. She's learned the basics of economics, investing and philanthropy, which gives her a leg up on 99 percent of American taxpayers.

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Jessica Gibson's sister worked for Rob Lowe

While Rob Lowe and nanny Jessica Gibson (pictured) are busy suing each other, People has done some sleuthing just in time to dig up more dirt for Gibson's photo shoot for the mag. It seems her half-sister Jamie had also worked for Lowe, according to their father, Jim Gibson. Not only that, but it seems Jamie was the one who introduced Jess to Rob, since Jamie was previously Lowe's nanny.

"I'm sure (Jamie) thinks if only she could go back and change things she would. But, she can't –- there's no point regretting the past," Jim says. "No one in the family wants her to think that way. What's done is done."

Jim also says Jamie (who has a different mother) left to get married, but wanted to quit anyway.

"She was happy to get out of there. She couldn't take it anymore. Nothing really bad happened like it did with Jessie, but Jamie was overworked and couldn't stand it," he says.

Katie Holmes wrestling Suri from Tom Cruise

Ever-popular rag Star is filling us in on the latest with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, since it's been days -- DAYS! -- since we've mentioned them, and the drama is building. The glossy says Katie may be using a shot at a Broadway revival of All My Sons to make her escape from the Cruise compound!

"She desperately needs to be on her own for a while, but there's no way Tom is going to let her take Suri away," an insider tells the mag. "There's no way he'll allow it. He just doesn't want Katie — or Suri — out of his sight for long. He told her that if she goes to New York, fine, but he goes with her."

Holmes has apparently been hoping that a move to Manhattan could be more of a trial separation, which we take to mean in a "wear and wig a dark glasses before hopping a Greyhound" sort of separation. Tom is sure sounding a lot like Sleeping With the Enemy, if we believe Star.

"Tom wants to call all the shots when it comes to Suri," another source says. "He has a lot of rules, and there's conflict." Maybe they're just fighting about how to celebrate Suri's second birthday on Friday.

Cynthia Nixon will share breast cancer battle

Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon, who revealed this week on Good Morning America that she had a lumpectomy two weeks ago and then had almost seven weeks of radiation therapy, is teaming up with the Susan G. Komen foundation to raise breast cancer awareness.

"As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, knowing my personal risk made me more aware and more empowered when I faced my own diagnosis," the 42-year-old actress said in a statement. "I want to help Susan G. Komen for the Cure educate the 1.1 million women around the globe who face a diagnosis each year."

Nixon will serve as an abassador for the Dallas-based organization and will share her experiences in a series of Web videos. We wonder if they'll work that into the Sex and the City movie, as well.

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Cameron Diaz's father dies from pneumonia

Production of Cameron Diaz's current film, My Sister's Keeper, has shut down after the sad news that the actress' father, Emilio Diaz, died of pneumonia on Tuesday.

TMZ says the Seal Beach, Calif., resident was 58. He was a second generation Cuban-American who worked for an oil company.

Diaz will likely be cancelling more than movie shoots. She is not expected to attend a private party by British GQ and Dunhill hosted by Elton John this week, or the London premiere of What Happens in Vegas. Emilio is survived by Cameron, his wife Billie, and his other daughter, Chimene.

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Rupert Grint hates mindless L.A. starlets

While Daniel Radcliffe gets all the kudos for the Harry Potter series, let's not forget his sidekick Rupert Grint, who sounds like he's got a decent-sized noodle between his ears. The 19-year-old actor was quoted by Showbiz Spy as saying he won't be moving to L.A., saying Lindsay Lohan is the reason he's changed his mind.

“I met Lindsay last summer and she talked about herself a lot," Grint said. “She said she was going to win an Oscar before she turns 25. I just kept thinking, ‘But you can’t act.’ ” Ouch!

And then young Rupert says something so profound, it has moved us to break our yearlong ban on printing the name Paris Hilton: “I haven’t met Paris and don’t want to either,” he said. “She and Lindsay are the type of girls you need to stay away from.”

With that kind of level-headedness, it's no wonder Grint is winning the attentions of Jessie Cave in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

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DreamWorks gets rights to 'Ghost in the Shell'

For all the manga geeks out there, Variety reports that DreamWorks has acquired the rights to Ghost in the Shell, with plans to make a live-action feature out of it. That gives us pause after seeing Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux.

Steven Spielberg is supposedly one of the big names behind the deal, with Variety saying he took "personal interest" in the property. And why wouldn't he be interested in Masamune Shirow's comic about cyborg cops that spawned two print follow-ups, three anime films, a TV series and three videogames?

Now just don't get some no-name starlet to strap on garters and a leather jacket to play Major Motoko Kusanagi (pictured) and we'll be fine.

Keanu Reeves wants to make a musical

In case you're not breaking down your own front door to see Keanu Reeves latest movie, Street Kings, you'll either be overjoyed or indifferent to hear that he's tired of playing the strong, stupid type. He tells the Australian AP that he wants to try starring in a musical.

"I'd like to, yes,'' Reeves said. ''(I want to do) the whole shebang -- singing, dancing, some romance.'' What, there wasn't enough of that in Constantine?

Old son had better get a move on with that plan. He says in the same interview that training for Street Kings was sorta tough, and he doesn't "feel ageless" anymore. And if you've seen that movie, you could throw in that he sure doesn't look ageless anymore, either.

[Photo: People in Australia still lurrvvv some Keanu, as shown at the Street Kings premiere in Sydney on Tuesday. Getty Images]

Rob Lowe's nanny sues for sexual harassment

We all know by now that Rob Lowe and his wife Sheryl have come out swinging against former nanny Jessica Gibson, who they claim was falsely accusing him of misconduct of the sexual sort and allegedly tried to extort $1.5 million from the couple with a list of "false terribles." At least that's what the Lowes say. They sued Gibson for defamation, emotional distress and breaking a confidentiality agreement.

Gibson, 24, and her powerhouse lawyer Gloria Allred hit up the Today show to talk about the allegations (see video above). Gibson has counterfiled a lawsuit saying the 44-year-old "placed his hand" inside her pants several times in the last three years, groping her glutes without her consent. Wife Sheryl also had a habit of walking around the house naked, making nasty comments about the couple's sex life, the suit says. So why not just run for it?

"I love the children. I needed the job," Gibson told Meredith Viera. "I thought it would get better, and I was scared." That's about all Jess said, though, as Allred was in full shark mode and barely let her say a word. It'll be an interesting court case, to be sure, but don't forget the Lowes have sued two other household workers, as well.

Gisele Bundchen may star in 'Austin Powers'

Being beautiful and linked to the nation's (second) greatest quarterback isn't enough for Gisele Bundchen -- she wants to be a movie star, too. The Boston Globe says Gisele is in the mix to be the female lead in a fourth Austin Powers movie.

The Globe says her native Portugeuse has tripped up things on the acting front, but not as much as her hectic schedule full of photo shoots, fashion shows and shilling her clothing line. We'd like to think the real problem is that the other leading ladies in the Austin Powers pantheon -- Elizabeth Hurley, Heather Graham and Beyonce Knowles -- really weren't seen in all that many movies after starring opposite Mike Myers.

Of course, Myers has also said a fourth flick would have been told entirely from the point of view of Dr. Evil, so Gisele should keep in mind any lines she has  probably wouldn't be any more challenging than that bit part she had in The Devil Wears Prada.

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Shia LaBeouf will star in 'The Dark Fields'

Everyone's favorite smart-aleck movie teen, Shia LaBeouf, has signed a deal to star in a film adaptation of Alan Glynn's 2002 novel, The Dark Fields, Variety reports.

Neil Burger, who directed The Illusionist, will be behind the camera for the slick, which is about a young man who finds the ultimate smart pill. Hilarity ensues.

Maybe Shia could have given one of those to George Lucas before he called LaBeouf's next picture Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

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Cate Blanchett has another baby boy

Can you believe Cate Blanchett has two children? wait, what's that? She has three now? Well, let's welcome the new babe, 7-pound, 9-ounce Ignatius Martin, who was born Sunday night at a Sydney hospital, according to Australia's WHO magazine.

The 38-year-old actress and her husband, writer-director Andrew Upton, already have two sons, Dashiell, 6, and Roman, 3, which means there's lots of shouting and running in their home. Just two days before the birth, Blanchett had attended her younger sister's university graduation, which just goes to show she's not going to let much of anything interrupt her plans.

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At least Miley Cyrus made more than that dog

Get ready for Sunday's annual "What People Earn" issue of Parade -- or, as we like to call it, the annual "hate your life and the rest of the world" issue.

The big surprise (or is it?) is that cover girl Miley Cyrus raked in $18.2 million, which we hear is a lot of scratch for your average 15-year-old. That's more than Jessica Alba's $9 million and even Katherine Heigl's $11 million.

Making more than Heigl was Leona Helmsley's dog, Trouble, which was a $12 million beneficiary after Helmsley's death. That's also the same amount Ryan Seacrest made, who we're betting does a little more actual work than that pooch.

Other big-ticket celebs featured: Dr. Phil McGraw, with an unbelievable $90 million; Steven Spielberg, who made $110 million; Mariska Hargitay and Carrie Underwood, both with $7 million; Jeff Foxworthy, topping off at $10 million; Mary-Kate Olsen, who managed $17 million; Gisele Bundchen, raking in $33 million; Scarlett Johansson, whose arty projects limited her to $5 million; 50 Cent, who earned $33 million; and the queen bee herself, Oprah Winfrey, who collected a cool $260 million.

Meanwhile, The Juice* is happy to hear it will be double coupon day at Winn-Dixie soon.

'Short Circuit' remake is already in the works

Reminding us that Number 5 is, in fact, alive, is Dimension Films, which has acquired rights to remake the 1986 flick Short Circuit.

Variety reports that S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock, who created the characters and wrote both Short Circuit films (remember, there were two), have been hired to write the remake. David Foster, who produced the original with his partner Lawrence Turman and son Gary Foster, will serve as producer again with Ryan E. Heppe and John Hyde.

David Foster said the film will be similar in theme but will factor in new technology. That must mean Johnny 5 will be listening to his iPod when he’s struck by lightning. Doubtful is the return of either Steve Guttenberg or Ally Sheedy, although Fisher Stevens was just on Lost, so there’s always hope.

Halle Berry working out, selling baby Nahla

Are you hoping to see Halle Berry's new baby Nahla plastered all over celebrity mags? Don't hold your breath. Berry and Gabriel Aubry are still looking for that multimillion-dollar deal their spawn deserves, The Scoop says.

"Photos are being shopped, but nothing's been settled," one magazine editor says. Whether a deal is struck before the Halle Berry Celebrity Golf Classic on April 27 is anyone's guess.

But at least we'll get to see Halle's post-baby bod. A source tells Us "she's thrilled to start exercising again" and has taken to yoga, swimming and light weights. But until some mag offers here a gajillion dollars for access to the babe in question, that's all we're getting, looks like.

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Mary-Louise Parker breaks off engagement, nothing really happens to Scarlett Johansson

Suburbanite drug dealer Mary-Louise Parker has given das boot to fiance Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the AP reports. A friend of the couple says the 43-year-old Weeds star and the 41-year-old actor (who plays her dead husband on the show) had differing lifestyles, but she wants to remain friends. Maybe he can hug it out with Parker ex-husband Billy Crudup (who left her when she was seven months pregnant) on the set of Watchmen.

Meanwhile, The Scoop is yammering about Australian reports that Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are teetering on the edge of Breakup Bluff. It apparently has something to do with hitting a "rough patch" because ScarJo "has no desire for a husband or family just yet." Also, reports she's moved into his L.A. home aren't true, either, which is supposed to be good news for anyone holding out hope that Scarlett will hit on them at the local Checkers walk-up window, we guess.

[Photos: Mary-Louise sure looks thrilled to be seen with Jeff's mom Sandy in December. As for ScarJo -- we just like her. Getty Images]

Disney already writing 'High School Musical 4'

When it comes to the High School Musical franchise, Disney is doing what it does best: exploiting the intellectual property to the fullest extent. While production to part three, Senior Year, is just now getting started, the Disney Channel is already working on a fourth installment, the Hollywood Reporter says.

"We are writing High School Musical 4," Disney Channel Worldwide chief Rich Ross said. "Are we going to have all of the cast back? Probably not. Will we have some of them? I hope so."

The Juice* thinks this smells like the gimmick on Saved By The Bell: The New Class when Dustin Diamond came back and served as a vice-crony to Mr. Belding. Will we be treated to the return of Zac Efron when Troy's basketball scholarship doesn't work out? Nah, we'll be stuck with Corbin Bleu.

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New Kids, STP are back; Tom Cruise is WAY back

Three dates you need to know:

• May 17 That’s when the reunited New Kids On The Block will play their first gig in 14 years, at New York radio station Z100’s annual Zootopia concert, Billboard reports, alongside Miley Cyrus, Jordin Sparks, the Jonas Brothers and others. Who’s more excited about this news, your 13-year-old neice now, or your 13-year-old self in 1990?

• Aug. 22 Days after he was kicked out of Velvet Revolver, Scott Weiland has reunited with Stone Temple Pilots — and they’re embarking on a summer tour. On Aug. 22, that tour hits the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa, reports MTV.com. An on-sale date for tickets has not been announced, but you’d better catch 'em while you can — every show could end up being Weiland’s last.

• Feb. 13, 2009 Tom Cruise’s Nazi-hunting eye-patch epic Valkyrie has again pushed its release date from Oct. 3 to Feb. 13, which is President’s Day weekend (!) and Valentine’s Day weekend (!!). This, after already being pushed back from Independence Day weekend (!!!). Because we all know that the combination of Tom Cruise, Adolf Hitler and eye patches is both patriotic and romantic.

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Your daily troubled starlet update

• Troubled starlet Mischa Barton will plead no contest in her DUI case Thursday, People reports, landing three years of probation, a three-month alcohol education class and a fine of $1,700 — but no jail time. A related marijuana charge will also be dropped.

• Troubled starlet Naomi Campbell has been banned from British Airways after being booted off a flight after a scuffle with a cop, British tabloids said Tuesday. The airline hasn’t confirmed it, and Campbell’s spokeswoman told Reuters, “Naomi has been flying with British Airways for nearly 30 years and has been a good customer. She hopes this can be resolved amicably.”

• Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan was sued Monday by her former bodyguard. TMZ says David Kim claims LiLo owes him big bucks for unpaid security detail, including driving her around L.A. He wants $55,000; Lohan’s reps had no comment.

• Troubled starlet Britney Spears might be getting into the furniture business. The New York Post says Spears’ dad, Jamie, is trying to make Brit a spokeswoman job for Danish furniture broker Claus Hjelmbak. Hjelmbak denies this (wouldn’t you?) but the Post says a possible deal has been in the works for two months.

• Troubled starlet Pete Doherty has been jailed for 14 weeks for violating his probation and for using drugs, the BBC says. The porkpie-topped “rocker” apparently missed an appointment with his probation team and was late for another. A spokesman told NME that Doherty might appeal the sentence.

• Troubled starlet Amy Winehouse is not in the news today, which is a shame, because we almost had a Troubled Starlet Yahtzee. But we suspect she’ll pop up on TMZ soon enough, freebasing ground-up hippo tusk or some such nonsense.

Clooney: 'Head writer?

The Writers Guild of America was lampooned last week on South Park, and now they’ve made another powerful enemy: George Clooney. Clooney wanted a credit on the script for Leatherheads, after he claims he basically rewrote much of Rick Reilly and Duncan Brantley’s 17-year-old script. (Side note: Are you sure your want your name attached to that bomb, George? Just checkin’.) Variety says the WGA denied Clooney’s request, and so Clooney protested the only way he knew how: by scaling back his Guild membership to something called “financial core,” which means he’s still technically a member, and can therefore work on WGA-approved productions, but that’s about it. Otherwise, he said he would have quit the Guild entirely. “When your own union doesn’t back what you’ve done, the only honorable thing to do is not participate,” Clooney said. Even more amazing? This whole imbroglio went down before the writers strike last fall, and Clooney chose not to publicize it, because he didn’t want to hurt the Guild’s position. And then they go and do him like this?

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'Idol' gives back, gets A-list power

The worlds of Hollywood, music, reality competition television and self-congratulatory feel-goodery collided Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, where American Idol taped its star-studded 'Idol Gives Back' show. Among the celebs on hand: Brad Pitt, Billy Crystal, Fergie, Carrie Underwood, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman, Miley Cyrus, Fergie, Heart, Snoop Dogg, John Legend, David Spade and many others. Last year's "Idol Gives Back" raised $76 million for underprivileged children; this year organizers hope to raise $100 million for a slew of charities, including the Global Fund and Pitt's Make It Right campaign. The show airs Wednesday, but here's a sampling of some of the stars on hand...

Miley Cyrus

 

Brad Pitt

Eli and Peyton Manning

Billy Crystal

Carrie Underwood

Fergie

(AP photos: Idol judges, Miley Cyrus, Brad Pitt. Getty Images: Mannings, Billy Crystal, Carrie Underwood, Fergie.)   

Kathleen Turner was wrong about Nicolas Cage

A London court awarded damages and ordered Kathleen Turner to apologize to Nicolas Cage after hearing arguments in a libel suit he brought against the actress concerning allegations in her autobiography, Send Yourself Roses. You know, the allegations that way back when they were filming 1986's Peggy Sue Got Married together, Nic was "arrested twice for drunk-driving and, I think, for stealing a dog. He'd come across a Chihuahua he liked and stuck it in his jacket." Oh, that old chestnut.

Reuters says Turner and her publisher Headline Publishing Group and Britain's Daily Mail accepted a High Court ruling that the allegations were unture and would pay Cage's legal costs. They also will make a "substantial" donation to charity in his name, an amount rumored to be around $250,000. And yet, no amount of money will revive Kathleen Turner's career.

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George Clooney was mugged while in Sudan

George Clooney isn't afraid to put himself on the front lines of social issues like poverty and ethnic fighting in Africa, but the actor tells British mag Zoo Weekly things got a little close on a recent trip to Sudan. The 46-year-old and his crew were held up at gunpoint by child soldiers, who mugged everyone in sight.

"There were all these young kids with AK-47s," he said. "They pointed guns at us and stole what they could. It happens all the time."

Talk about playing it cool. Clooney's such a bad-ass he even joked about the kids not recognizing him, saying, "They don't have great TV out there." The Juice* would still be in the mental ward screaming "The children! THE CHILDREN!" if