Brooke Hogan lashes out on MySpace blog

Brooke Hogan is all sorts of torqued about the backlash against her family following her brother Nick's no contest plea, so she chose to sound off on her MySpace page about it.

"I know most of the public thinks my brother is some rich little selfish kid, but NO ONE knows the real story and I'm really pissed that the truth didn't come out from either side," she wrote. "A LOT of lies were told in that trial. Believe me. And it wasn't from us. John (Graziano) was NEVER home. He was at our house. ALL THE TIME."

She also ripped on how you idiots who watch Hogan Knows Best and for some reason give a damn about them had better get up off it, because reality TV is anything but. Who knew?

"And by the way, before you judge anybody, make sure you really know them. I promise you if you were to meet my brother he would give you the shirt off his back. He's not "NICK HOGAN." AND hes not the person he plays on tv. People are so gullible now a days…"

Of course, that rant was taken down after awhile and replaced with: "wtvr I have the truth on my side. And the truth will set everyone straight sooner or later. PEACE ps: yes I took my last one off cause I know itll go around anyway. Have at it ppl."

Well, golly. It's a good thing we and lots of other folks saw it, so here we are, having at it. What? She said we could.

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Kim Kardashian says Nick Jonas is a hottie

Nick Jonas, run for your life: Kim Kardashian thinks you've got the goods. The reality show princess told People that she thought "Nick is so cute" backstage at KIIS-FM's Wango Tango concert Saturday while the brothers played onstage. But don't call boyfriend Reggie Bush just yet.

"I don't think Reggie will get mad because (Nick) is, like, 15," the 27-year-old said. "I really shouldn't say that he's cute. It's a little inappropriate! They're adorable." Yeah, you wouldn't want to start rumors that you'd do something inappropriate with a member of the opposite sex or anything -- especially when they're prone to wearing abstinence rings.

[Photo: Kim with her family and Ryan Seacrest on Saturday. Getty Images]

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Local Melissa Trinidad on 'American Gladiators'

Bloodthirsty Tampa Bay TV viewers will have not only Hulk Hogan to look forward to upon the return of American Gladiators on Monday, but a local contestant, as well. Melissa Trinidad is a 30-year-old children's martial arts instructor from Brandon who will be testing her mettle on the show's season premiere.

According to NBC, Trinidad is certified black belt and single mom, which probably comes in handy at some point. She'll be tough to see onscreen, however, since she's a mere 5-foot-1. Up until now the only person we've had to root for is Atlantic Beach native Whitney on the CW's America's Next Top Model (who's in the top three), so it'll be fun to see another Floridian kick some butt.

Paula Abdul needs to stay off the drugs

By now you've dissected Tuesday night's American Idol performance by Paula Abdul, who was so wasted on something (high on life, maybe?) that she said in front of the contestants and the entire audience that she thought Jason Castro sang twice -- but he only sang once (see video above). And she gave both songs not-so-good reviews. The nerve!

While Randy Jackson tried to cover for her and Ryan Seacrest tried to make a joke out of it, Simon Cowell tried to allay his fears of Abdul passing out right then by asking her who her favorite was. As nervous laughter filtered through the crowd, she settled on David Cook, who must have been thrilled. "It's just so hard," Paula whined about judging. No, being an underwater welder is hard; being an Idol judge is called career life support.

"It got very confusing ... the producers come up to us in the dark and said, 'We are not going to have you guys judge after each performer, we are going to have all the performers go once, then twice and at the end critique them,' " she told Entertainment Tonight. Surprised by the change, she lamented, ""I was trying to give my critique for Jason Castro, and scribbled Jason's name, and that was David's! ... We all just screwed up everything."

And yet, Paula, you're the only judge that made the mistake. Hmmm ... She gave another long-winded explanation on Ryan Seacrest's radio show Wednesday morning, but it was so circuitous we can't even recount it for you -- much like your average episode of American Idol!

Christian de la Fuente's arm injury is serious

Christian de la Fuente injured himself on Dancing With the Stars Monday night, but TMZ says the troublesome arm problem may put a cramp in his stint on the show. Christian was dancing the samba with Cheryl Burke when he dropped her, frills and all, when he tried to dip her.

The site says it turned out to be a real injury and not just a cramp, and surgery is possible. Producers and dancers will be discussing what's going to happen, but de la Fuente just may have to pack his bags. That's nearly as fun as being told to get out by the panel.

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt crash dinner

To catch up on the weekend: When last we heard from Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, the Hills couple were getting disinvited from the White House Correspondents Dinner in D.C. on Saturday night, since Spencer thought it wasn't "A-listy" enough (i.e., he wasn't invited). But lo and behold, they managed to get in somehow.

The New York Post's Page Six says they weaseled into a couple seats at Fortune's table, and then went out for the night at various after-parties across the burg. One of the place's they dropped by was the Bloomberg LP shindig at the Costa Rican embassy, which was so over capacity that real stars like Colin Firth, Rob Lowe, Donatella Versace and Rupert Everett couldn't get in. Of course, a source tells the paper that the roof was leaking on guests anyway.

Meanwhile, Vanity Fair's party at political writer Christopher Hitchens' home went well (before the Miley Cyrus shoe dropped): Kal Penn was spotted with Salman Rushdie for a new high in incongruity, while Katie Couric, Rita Cosby, Charlie Rose and Tucker Carlson milled about, the paper says.

But for The Juice* faithful, the quote of the night came from the Capitol File party at the Newseum, where Rosario Dawson hosted and Pete Wentz acted as DJ. Before he took the tables, he gave a shout out to Ashlee Simpson by yelling, "I just want to thank my girlfriend's vagina!"

Now, now, Pete; the proper term is "my fiancee's vagina."

[Photo: Getty Images]

Heidi Montag can't take Spencer anywhere

You can never trust anything going on at the White House Correspondents dinner these days, especially after someone was dumb enough to ask Stephen Colbert to speak. But the latest did-they-or-didn't-they tale comes at Heidi Montag's expense.

The New York Post's Page Six says Montag had been invited to this Saturday's fete by MSNBC, but decided to turn it down when boyfriend Spencer Pratt couldn't get his expenses paid for. "He demanded first-class tickets for both him and Heidi -- even though he wasn't invited," a source says. The alleged reason he gave? "It wasn't 'A-listy' enough," the source added.

Really? Don't tell Pamela Anderson, actress Kerry Washington or artist Jeff Koons at Bloomberg LP's table. Or celeb couples Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner with Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz at ABC News' table. Or Time Style & Design's invites to Donatella Versace and Rupert Everett. And scattered across the room will be the Jonas Brothers, Hayden Panettiere, John Cusack, Claire Danes, Rob Lowe, Marcia Cross and Tracey Ullman.

No, not "A-listy" at all. Of course, MSNBC denies the invite at all, so what can you believe?

[Photo: Getty Images]

Jennifer Lopez is getting a reality show on TLC

Since that pesky childbirth thing is out of the way, Jennifer Lopez is getting back to work. The new mom is in talks with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos about working with TLC on yet another reality show.

Jen will be executive producer and star in a doc series about beings an actress, singer, mom and mastermind of a new fragrance line, the Hollywood Reporter says.

"I think it'll be something very exciting," Lopez said. That makes at least one person.

Ripa and Consuelos, meanwhile, sealed a deal with the network that gives TLC first-look rights to any project their Milojo Prods company cooks up. It also give the Live With Regis and Kelly co-host a provision to host a series on TLC, in case you're just not annoyed enough.

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Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt want own show

Somewhere along the way, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt got the fool idea that people actually care about them (well, to be fair, we are writing about them, so we must think that, too). Either way, the New York Post's Page Six says the pervasive pair are trying to talk MTV into letting them ditch The Hills and get their own show.

Pratt and Montag were overheard at the Kobe Club in New York last week pitching the idea to MTV programming head Tony Di Santo.

"Spencer was saying, 'I want the world to see the real Heidi and Spencer,' and was emphasizing that the show would be just about them. No Lauren Conrad," a source told the tabloid. The focus? The couple's upcoming wedding, natch.

Pratt was "suggesting the show go through the whole lead-up to the wedding . . . finding a wedding planner, hunting for a dress designer, and all the drama that would be part of their wedding plans," the source said.  "The show would be a mix of The Hills meets Newlyweds."

Yikes. We saw how well that plan worked for Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. It's a good thing Heidi has successful music and fashion careers to fall back on. Except the critics are hating both. Maybe that's why a new TV show is so important.

[Photo: A peek at Heidi's new clothing line, Heidiwood, which New York magazine savaged. Getty Images]

Miley Cyrus got dental work done ... or not

Now this is just plain mean: Star is swearing that Miley Cyrus has finally decided to "tune up" what they bill as her "snaggletoothed smile," straightening her chompers and getting some pricey work done.

"It looks as though she's had some porcelain veneers put on her front teeth," says Michael Kosdon, D.D.S., the hack they decided to rule on such things via photographs. "And her small incisors appear to have been covered to make them look longer and more balanced with the rest of her mouth."

Frankly, The Juice* can't see much difference between pics of her on American Idol this week (top) and ones taken last August (right), other than maybe a little whitening. And if we had Miley's kind of coin, we'd probably get every tooth capped with diamonds, so who are we to judge?

So what do you think? Weigh in with your thoughts on the comment board.

Audrina Patridge hates roomie Lauren Conrad

We get the feeling there are at least a dozen or so people out there convinced The Hills is actually real. So to counter that, we offer (thin) evidence that Lauren Conrad and Audrina Patridge aren't really the big pals they purport to be on the show.

The New York Post's Page Six quotes a source who says that Patridge "doesn't trust Lauren" and locks the door to her bedroom in the L.A. apartment they share when she's out. Not only that, but she "gets really annoyed at Lauren's cats because they pee on her rug and on her bed." Sakes!

Ever one to try to stoke good PR, Audrina's rep said only, "This is ridiculous. Audrina loves living with Lauren." But we're gonna assume that's because the arrangement is the ticket to staying on the show.

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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.)   

Audrina Patridge is in naked photos. Again.

The Hills' Audrina Patridge apparently wasn't happy all those naked pics she released for buzz that were leaked without her knowledge a few days ago, so Splash News Online has a completely new set she's approved that are much more PG-13. Well, except for the one showing her nipple, but that's what gaussian blur is for.

This new set of mostly topless photos were taken 4 months ago, unlike the last round, which were shot three years ago, not long after she graduated high school. Apparently Audrina is tired of being called the "brunette on The Hills," Splash says. We're guessing "that reality show chick who's naked all the time" is better for her.

[Photo: With that camera hog Lauren Conrad. Getty Images]

Tyra Banks is getting sick of 'Next Top Model'

We've had a spate of Tyra Banks news on The Juice* lately, and that's because we revel in having the TV-watching predilections of teen-aged girls by counting America's Next Top Model as one of our faves.

But all is not well on Banksian shores: Ok! says Tyra is so sick and tired of the grind (the show's on its 10th season) that she's looking for a way out. Not only that, but she and shoot director Jay Manuel (that'd be MISTER Jay to you) are on the outs.

“It’s gotten so bad that Tyra and Jay aren’t speaking,” a source told the magazine. “Tyra barely interacts with the contestants and only wants to show up on judging day.”

So it seems Ty-Ty is more focused on her inane talk show, and is looking for another model to replace her. Could that be why Paulina Porizkova is on this season? Eh, we doubt it.

“She’s putting lots of pressure on her staff to keep her show on the map," the source claims." She had Barack Obama on, she had Hillary Clinton on — she got a taste of playing with the big boys and now Top Model seems to detract from her big plans.”

You mean her big plans of super-sizing at McDonald's and getting her weave redone? That's right, we went there.

[Photo: CW]

Some guy can't stop stalking Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks is so popular these days she actually rates her very own stalker. The AP says Brady Green, of Dublin, Ga., was arrested after showing up at the March 18 taping of The Tyra Banks Show and asking to speak with the main event. He's been ordered to stay away or face jail time.

What's wrong with asking for a chat? Well, Green has been following Tyra from L.A. to New York since January, sending her flowers and asking for a little face time. He's also been calling and generally being a nuisance, leading the 34-year-old talk-show and reality TV host to file a complaint.

He was arraigned on charges of stalking, criminal trespass and harassment last week. He has to return to court on May 13, but faces up to a year in jail if he keeps his shenanigans up. We think Mr. and Ms. Jay from America's Next Top Model should take care of business.

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Josiah Leming skips 'Idol,' signs a record deal

Remember Josiah Leming, that kid on American Idol who was living out of his car and cried his eyes out at the drop of a hat (especially when it was Simon Cowell's hat)? He may not have made the top 24, but according to the Knoxville News Sentinel, he definitely rated a recording contract with Warner Bros.

According to the paper's Web site, Leming is a full-blown artist now, getting an agent and an entertainment lawyer and even buying his dad a new truck. No word on whether any Lemings are living in it.

Proof that he may actually be the real deal is that Josiah had a show at L.A.'s Hotel Cafe on March 7 (check the video above). Who says you need to go through weeks of denigrating reality TV to make it big?

Priscilla Presley has an injection horror story

Have you been wondering what's up with Priscilla Presley's face on ABC's Dancing With the Stars? It's not just that she's had cosmetic surgery, it's that she's had bad cosmetic surgery.

TMZ says Presley and a bunch of other Hollywood peeps are the victims of a scam by one Dr. Daniel Serrano, stemming from injections he gave them starting around 2003. Argentinian Serrano claimed to have an injectable treatment that would work better than Botox.

Problem was, he was actually shooting them with "industrial, low-grade silicone similar to what's used to lubricate auto parts in Argentina," the site says. It caused paralysis, lumps and even holes in people's faces.

The doctor wasn't even licensed to practice medicine in the U.S., making him quite the target for the FBI. He was indicted and convicted for smuggling drugs and the conspiracy and use of unapproved drugs, earning him the nickname Dr. Jiffy Lube.

Several women (and even some men), would have Serrano over to shove needles in their faces for up to $500 a hit. Larry King's wife Shawn and Diane Richie, Lionel's now ex-wife, had such parties. Shawn says she developed a lump in her lip that made it tough to talk or drink. Diane, on the other hand, was indicted as an accomplice but pleaded out for probation.

Presley, meanwhile, will be getting corrective work, TMZ says, but we'll still have to wince whenever DWTS does a closeup.

[Photo: While partner Louis Van Amstel is animated, Priscilla has been stone-faced on DWTS. ABC]

Woman suing Oprah Winfrey after fans attack

A woman has sued the Oprah Winfrey Show after she said she was caught in a stampede of crazy middle-aged women rushing into the studio during a taping.

Orit Greenberg filed a suit in Cook County, Illinois, Circuit Court on Wednesday against the show and O's Harpo production company claiming that an "excess number of patrons" were crammed into a waiting room before a show, TMZ says. When the doors to the studio opened, Winfrey-mad fans "rushed the gate" after being told simply to sit "where they wanted." (The Juice* would have just gone up to the stage, with those instructions.)

The bad part is, Greenberg says the mob pushed her down a flight of stairs, prompting her to file suit seeking more than $50,000 for medical care and damages. She says Harpo failed to control the crowd and was careless by allowing a free-seating policy. There is no comment from the O camp.

Seriously, we can see this happening. Those people are like the Oprah Army -- all Winfrey has to do is wave a book in front of them and they all go out and buy it like a pack of literary lemmings. Imagine what happens when they're allowed free will!

[Photo: Getty Images]

Jonas Brothers getting their own Disney show

Apparently the kids these days like the Jonas Brothers, who remind us of all the '80s bands we grew up on, packaged together like a cross between Hanson and The Police (if they were teenagers). Therefore, family dogs everywhere are wincing at the high-pitched squeals pealing forth from little girls at the announcement of their own Disney Channel show.

The trio are getting a series called Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, which will follow Kevin, Joe and Nick on and off the stage, the Hollywood Reporter says. It will follow them on the tour bus. It will follow them on a sky dive. It will follow them on go-carts. Yada, yada, yada. Expect to see the show in several segments starting in the spring.

Need a Jonas fix sooner? In typical Disney/ABC cross-promotion, the bros will perform on Tuesday's episode of Dancing With the Stars.

[Photo: Getty Images]

The Hills' Audrina Patridge has nude photos

All you fans of The Hills have some internet searching to do today, because Splash News Agency says Audrina Patridge has plenty of nude photos floating around.

Apparently after a 19-year-old Patridge graduated high school, she got the fool idea of wanting to be a model, so she asked a photographer pal to take pics of her with less than everything on (so sorry, but we can't show you those). A source told Splash that Audrina wanted to be a big name, so off came the bikini.

"She was determined to go ahead with it, even though she was warned to wait and see how her modelling went before doing topless stuff," the source said. "She was always comfortable in front of the camera and wasn't shy or nervous about doing a nude shoot."

But for some reason, Playboy didn't seem to care, ruining her hopes for one month of fame at the price of her dignity.

"I was young and very trusting of others and I didn't know to protect myself," Patridge told TMZ. "It is a lesson learned, for myself, and hopefully for the young girls who look up to me."

Well, now all the 22-year-old has is a few episodes of a wildly famous MTV show under her belt and a stack of nudie pics to embarrass her. Expect some kind of contract to be signed within hours.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Snoop Dogg keeps it real on 'The View'

In what has to be the most incongruous coupling since Joe Pesci hooked up with Angie Everhart, Snoop Dogg showed up on The View on Friday to shill his new album, Ego Trippin', and TV show, Father Hood.

Snoop was nice enough to humor Barbara Walters and the gang questioning him about changing his image (along with asking him about his youth football league, clothing line and addiction to One Life to Live).

"I just think it's evolution; When I become a full-grown man I'm stepping into you know reality and seeing what I need to be doing," he said. "... When y'all seen me before I was still growing, I was still finding out who I was, and right now I've finally come to the pinnacle and I understand that this is what I need to be doing and I'm happy to be doing it."

But don't cry for the passing of our old D-O-double-G; When Babs asked him if that meant giving up the weed, he replied, "I didn't say that." Why not?   

"I just have a medical condition where I need to have medical marijuana in my life," he smirked. "I can't see that good." Riiight.

Catch the whole interview in the video above. And hope your son doesn't grow up to date Snoop's daughter.

Steve-O is in the hospital, obviously not well

Jackass prankster Steve-O (nee Stephen Glover) will be spending a little more time in the hospital after threatening suicide a week ago, Star reports.

The 33-year-old was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last weekend after sending e-mails to friends saying he wanted to take his own life. He was put on a 72-hour hold a la Britney Spears, but the stay has been extended, Star says.

"Steve is stabilized on meds at this point," a source told magazine. "He was also treated for burns on his skin as if he had been putting cigarettes out on his own body."

Glover has been charged with felony possession of cocaine following a March 3 arrest, TMZ reports. That can't be helping his state of mind.

"Right now he's in his extreme mania," a family member said. "His concerned friends and family are hoping he'll seek treatment. He doesn't need jail, he needs therapy. We're just really hoping that this will be the wake-up call that gets him back to himself."

The suicidal tendencies apparently resulted from a failed relationship, leading to a troubled scene when he was admitted to Cedars-Sinai.

"Steve started flipping out," another source said. "He told doctors he wanted to hurt himself badly. He wanted to break every bone in his body one by one."

Suddenly the self-abusing career choices are making a lot more sense. Be sure and check out the latest video insanity posted to his YouTube profile above.

ICYMI: Paolo Calabresi is no Nicolas Cage

From our print brethren at tbt*'s SportsTalk:

When Nicolas Cage showed up for a recent Champions League match in Spain between Real Madrid and AS Roma, he was given the star treatment.

One problem: It was Italian TV host Paolo Calabresi posing as Cage. Calabresi, 43, bears a slight likeness to the Oscar winner.

He watched the match alongside Madrid president Ramon Calderon from the president's box at Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

"The truth is I was a little scared they would find me out, but from the first moment everyone was friendly with me," Calabresi tells the Marca newspaper. "We knew there would be many repercussions. My phone won't stop ringing."

Videos posted on Spanish media Web sites (like the one above) showed Calabresi, whose English was accompanied by a slight accent (which should have been the second tipoff, besides the obvious difference in appearance), being presented with a personalized team shirt. He also posed for photos with star striker Robinho.

Says SportsTalk: Mr. Calderon, you need to open a Netflix account.

Rachael Ray's talk show might get cancelled

Frankly, we don't understand the backlash against Rachael Ray, since she manages to make up for the annoyingly loud voice by being perky and cooking stuff anybody can make, but the New York Post's Page Six says Ray's syndicated talk show is going the way of the dodo.

"They are seriously talking about taking her off the air," a source tells the paper. Apparently her contract will not be renewed when it expires.

The problem? Those pesky ratings. Without getting into too many numbers, Page Six says Rachael is only pulling a 2.0 Nielsen rating this year. And, as their anonymous source points out, "Anything below a 2.0 is asking for trouble."

But there's always hope: Nobody seems to be watching Friday Night Lights, but it just got renewed.

[Photo: On the set with Gene Simmons. AP]

Courts quibble Jessica Sierra's probation fix

From our breaking news blog:

Jessica Sierra was back in court this morning trying to resolve a problem with her probation transfer to a California rehab center. California probation officials say Florida violated an inter-state compact by allowing Sierra to go to California without prior approval from probation officials there.

Sierra’s attorney, John Fitzgibbons, told Hillsborough Circuit Judge Daniel Perry he had worked out a solution. Florida Department of Correction officials will send an e-mail to California authorities today to expedite a probation transfer request for Sierra, Fitzgibbons said. He hopes to have the issue resolved and Sierra back in rehab in Pasadena by the end of week.

“Right now it’s just red tape and bureaucracy,” Fitzgibbons said, who noted that Sierra has been sober for 99 days.

Sierra was joined in court by her grandparents, Jose and Betty Sierra. “We’re very happy with the progress she’s making, and we’re focused on her complete recovery,” her grandmother said.

Sierra was placed on probation in November after being charged with battery and cocaine possession charges, accused of throwing a cocktail glass at a Hyde Park Cafe patron’s head and having the drug in her purse. A drunken episode in Ybor City in December caused her to violate the terms of her probation and face new charges of disorderly intoxication and obstructing an officer without violence.

Your tax dollars at work, people. And now that we've seen the finale to VH1's Celebrity Rehab, we want to know what happened with that whole transfer to a Sober Living facility.

[Photo: Sierra abd Fitzgibbons in court today. Carrie Pratt/Times]

Did E! steal 'Pop Fiction' from Anna Nicole?

If you watched any of E!’s new Ashton Kutcher-produced Pop Fiction this weekend (which was pretty dull), you should probably thank Anna Nicole Smith. TMZ says the show sounds just like a treatment she pitched more than three years ago for a show called Celebrities Strike Back.

In 2004 Smith and Howard K. Stern met with E! programming executives Jeff Shore and Jay James to try to sell the idea. “...What happens if Anna Nicole Smith and other celebrities turn the tables and capitalize off of the overzealous media?” the pitch reads. “What if the next big supposed scandal is not a scandal at all? What if everything is staged, but the media (and the public) don’t know it? ... Anna Nicole and other celebrity guests take aim at the media and push all the limits.” Does that sound at all familiar?

Stern has already threatened a lawsuit, TMZ says, especially since he’s claiming he met with E! about the project just two months ago, with Larry Birkhead slated to pull the first prank. But E! nixed the whole idea for some reason. Maybe they were too busy calling Ashton.

America's Next Top Models ruin ritzy NYC loft

Do you enjoy the guilty pleasure of America's Next Top Model as much as we do? Then you're not surprised to hear that the 14 brainless babes who lived it up in the Tribeca apartment we see on the CW every Wednesday may get Tyra Banks sued.

The New York Post says Michael Marvisi, the landlord at 39 Lispenard St. in Manhattan, is planning to file a lawsuit after Anisa Productions promised any damage to his $6 million (!) flat would be minor. Instead, Marvisi claims the production crew "punched hundreds of holes in the ceiling to hang lighting equipment and destroyed his Brazilian wood floors, which he replaced when the modellettes moved out three weeks ago, the Post says.

"These girls not only destroyed the floors, it appears they had food fights. There's ketchup and coffee splattered all over the landlord's $20,000 white drapes. There's lipstick on the walls," a source told the Post. "They moved in furniture and made holes all along the walls."

The girls allegedly also ruined a $15,000 chandelier, ran up a $1,500 electric bill the landlord claims ANTM "skipped out on" and ruined the bathroom. They apparently splashed so much water that mold tests were ordered, and $90,000 worth of damage was done to an electrical store on the first floor.

Marvisi claims $500,000 in total damages, and even though ANTM reportedly offered $125,000, not a dime has gone out. We have to say, though, that this report just makes us want to watch those airheads trash the place.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Ashton Kutcher's 'Pop Fiction' punks media

A word of warning to Juice*heads: Ashton Kutcher is out to get us.

Most other gossip outlets were splashing photos of a certain unnameable heirhead wandering the streets with a supposed Buddhist monk last week, but The Juice* refrained, because that woman has been the charter member of our official blacklist for almost a year because she does nothing worth attention.

It’s a good thing, too, because that monk turned out to be Maxie Santillan Jr., an actor who has been on CSI and My Name Is Earl, and the whole thing was staged for a new show that punks paparazzi. USA Today says Pop Fiction is a new, eight-episode show premiering on E! Sunday at 10:30 p.m., and targets us gullible media types.

The Kutcher-produced show was so good at keeping its pranks secret that even E! fell for the joke. But not your Juice*! We love the sensational, but there are lots of things that are too fishy even for us, which is why you didn’t read about the monk or Kevin Federline apparently gaining 50 pounds, because now anything could be a joke.

“You’re speaking their language. We live in a culture that’s driven by media and obsessed with celebrity, to the point where they don’t have private lives anymore,” co-producer Jason Goldberg says. “Two people going out to eat turns into, ‘They’re engaged.’ It’s a feeding frenzy. It’s dangerous and it’s irresponsible in some cases.”

That’s why The Juice* filters your trash — so you don’t have to!

[Photo: Getty Images]

Dina Lohan tries to get rich off her other kids

Leave it to Dina Lohan to find a way to keep oozing onto TV screens without her infamous daughter, Lindsay.

E! announced Tuesday that Dina will be starring in Living Lohan, a "reality" show following her around as she pimps out her other kids, most notably 14-year-old Ali. Don't worry, 11-year-old son Cody and 20-year-old Michael will make appearances, too.

“The Lohans are one of the most intriguing families in the entertainment industry today,” Lisa Berger of E! said. “This is a family that knows how to roll with the punches and come out on top. Dina is an incredibly hard-working, passionate mom that I think our viewers will find both relatable and highly entertaining.”

Entertaining? Only if LiLo falls off the wagon on the air.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Idol's David Hernandez was a male stripper

Despite being exposed as a stripper (see what we did there?), American Idol contestant David Hernandez will be allowed to stay on the show, the AP reports.

The 24-year-old Gelndale, Ariz., singer once worked at Dick’s Cabaret in Phoenix, the AP says, where Hernandez regularly performed in the full monty and gave lap dances to a “mostly male” clientele, the club’s manager, Gordy Bryan said.

He said Hernandez stopped working at the club on Sept. 30, presumably after getting picked up by the latest season of Idol.

And while The Juice* generally ignored news that Amanda Overmyer had nude photos being shopped around (in addition to her DUI), we thought this was of interest: Hernandez was asked in Q&A on AmericanIdol.com what talent he would like to have if he couldn’t sing. His answer? “Dancing! I’m horrible at that.” We wonder if his satisfied customers would disagree.

[Photo: AP]

Heidi Montag's stepbrother killed in accident

Heidi Montag’s stepbrother, Eric O’Hara, was killed last week at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel in Steamboat Springs, Colo., the Rocky Mountain News reports. The 24-year-old Iraq and Afghanistan veteran was removing snow from a roof when he slipped and fell.

“Losing my brother, at an early age, is such a tragedy,” Montag said in a statement. “I just loved him more than anything. He was just so patriotic. He really wanted to go to Iraq and help and do all that he could for his country. He felt like it was his duty. I’ll really miss him.”

Heidi’s father, Bill Montag, is married to O’Hara’s mother, Terri. “Having made it through 15 months in Iraq, and then to have this happen, it’s really tough,” O’Hara’s uncle Dave Patston told the News.

In lighter news, Heidi has a duet with Britney Spears (rumored to be engineered by Spencer Pratt) that got airplay on Ryan Seacrest's radio show. Listen to that thing here.

Tyra Banks teaming up with Ashton Kutcher

The glossies may be concerned about Tyra Banks’ weight, but the model-turned-media-mogul is stretching herself pretty thin. 

The Hollywood Reporter says Tyra is teaming up with Ashton Kutcher to produce a new reality series for ABC. This is in addition to Juice* fave America’s Next Top Model on CW and an upcoming project for the network in which contestants fight over becoming assistant editors at a fashion magazine.

This latest — which has an eight-episode deal between ABC and Banks’ Bankable Prods., Kutcher and Jason Goldberg’s Katalyst and Warner Horizon — will feature folks competing in a beauty pageant. How is that reality TV? We used to call those “beauty pageants.”

[Photo: Getty Images]

Jessica Sierra can complete California rehab

This was on our Breaking News blog yesterday, but I was off yesterday and I like to keep the RSS feeders happy. Plus, you people can't get enough of her:

Jessica Sierra’s name came up in court again Monday morning, except this time, it’s not the former American Idol contestant who is causing problems.

According to her attorney, John Fitzgibbons, she “couldn’t be doing any better” in her California drug and alcohol rehab program. But the state of California still is refusing to accept a transfer of Sierra’s probation. They want her to fly back to Tampa, where she has had multiple run-ins with police, and apply for the transfer before they will consider accepting it.

Fitzgibbons blamed bureaucrats for the delay and predicted Sierra, 22, is more likely to relapse if she returns home before completing the rehab program.

Hillsborough Circuit Judge Daniel Perry, it seems, agreed. He put Sierra on “mail-in status,” meaning her doctors will keep Florida authorities updated on her progress. When she is finished, she’ll return to Tampa and the judge will review her probation status at that point.

“I’m glad she’s in California,” her father Joseph Sierra said. “We don’t need her back here.” After last week’s episode of Celebrity Rehab, in which she admits she’ll likely get drunk and arrested upon her return to Tampa, our hearts are breaking.

[Photo: Sierra with Fitzgibbons and Dr. Drew Pinsky on Jan. 7. Getty Images]

Josiah Leming whines it up on Ellen's show

Josiah on Ellen

A lot of you apparently care about some show called American Idol, and some teenager who was living in his car and cries a lot. Oh, and he didn't get picked to stay on the show, which should say something when they let Sanjaya Malakar keep on truckin' last season. Here's Josiah Leming doing his Josiah Leming thing on Ellen.

Jessica Sierra is no longer pregnant, site says

In a tersely worded post, TMZ reports a source tells them former American Idol finalist Jessica Sierra is no longer pregnant, without elaborating or confirming what happened.

You’ll remember The Juice* reporting about Sierra’s pregnancy being discovered while she was at the Falkenburg Road Jail in December on charges of public intoxication, obstructing an officer, cocaine possession and battery.

Meanwhile, VH1’s Celebrity Rehab is breaking our hearts because we know how Jess ended up after the show, and her sex tape, Jessica Sierra Superstar, was released by Vivid last week and is apparently selling fairly well. Well, at least as well as Kim Kardashian's sex tape, so we don't know how much that's saying.

More on this as details emerge.

[Photo: Jess in court on Jan. 7. Ken Hille/Times]

Linda Bollea parties at the Hard Rock; Lawyer admits she went to Betty Ford for evaluation

She may be going through a nasty divorce, but that’s not stopping Linda Bollea (Hulk Hogan’s estranged wife) from having a good time now and then.

Our spies tell us Linda and family partied the night away on Saturday at Floyd’s inside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa. Daughter Brooke (who looked great at the Grammys on Sunday -- see right) and son Nick were on hand, but Floyd’s is a 21-and-up crowd, so they left early. But 48-year-old Mama Hogan held it down in the VIP area, as evidenced by these paparazzi shots.

Meanwhile, the St. Pete Times reported over the weekend that the National Enquirer’s John Blosser contacted Linda’s lawyer, A.J. Barranco Jr., with a letter seeking comment for an article the rag was writing about “her erratic behavior, her drinking habits and her verbally abusive language” toward Hulk and the kids.

Barranco replied in another letter that Linda was a “stay-at-home mom during their entire marriage,” and the children still live with her. He also says that Hulk and Blosser were compadres, with the wrassler referring to him as “my guy in the tabloids.”

And as far as the drinking, Barranco cops that Linda “sought an evaluation of herself at the Betty Ford Clinic.” But they apparently “found no issues and she was sent home after less than one week.”

Saying such allegations often arise in bitter divorces, Barranco insisted the case “will be resolved on the legal merits and true facts, not on the ‘he-man tactics.’ This case will be tried in court and we shall see a ‘smackdown’!!”

Good, good — we love it when people end letters in trite wordplay.

 

(Photos: Luis Santana, Getty Images)

Victoria Beckham will judge 'Project Runway'

Who cares that Victoria Beckham made Mr. Blackwell’s list of worst-dressed women last year? She’s still going to be a guest judge on the season finale of Project Runway, Us says. That will be March 5, for those of you marking your calendars.

The episode was shot today in Bryant Park at Fashion Week in New York. Avoiding any spoilers, we will say Vicki's bright orange number just screamed "attention whore."

On the show, we’re down to five contestants, as Ricky was sent packing for designing what Michael Kors called a “disco haircutting smock” for a female wrestler. We’d like to see our fave, costume designer Chris, make it to the end, just so he can laugh when Becks unleashes her wrath on prissy Christian.

[Photo: With the show's Nina Garcia, Michael Kors and Heidi Klum at NYC's Fashion Week today. Getty Images]

New faces for 'Dancing With the Stars' Pt. 6

Some of you out there in Juice*land just can’t get enough Dancing With the Stars, we know this — it’s no American Gladiators, but hey ...

Those of you with betting pools on who will get picked for the next season, start marking these down, because Star says it knows who at least four of the Season 6 contestants will be.

Hairspray’s Marissa Jaret Winokur, Will & Grace’s Sean Hayes, actress Marlee Matlin (pictured) and Elvis Presley’s ex-wife Priscilla Presley have apparently signed on to run through the grueling schedule.

And while the Juice* is putting early money on Just Jack, we’re suddenly interested in the show to see how Marlee competes. Seeing how a deaf woman memorizes dance steps is much more fascinating than waiting for Heather Mills’ prosthetic leg to come unhinged.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Heidi Montag speaks up about her bikini video

Juice* readers have seen Heidi Montag's video for Higher, which hit the YouTube-waves on Tuesday, and boy, y'all didn't seem to like it. Neither did anyone else, it seems, with the footage of a bikini-clad Heidi bouncing around a beach lip-synching poorly to her reed-thin warble being soundly derided across the Netisphere.

So what does she do? Lets Perez Hilton shoot a video of her semi-sarcastically responding to the guff, of course.

“I appreciate people taking time to write any kind of comment," she said on his site. "Do you know how much effort it really takes to sit down and write a comment? I’ve never written a comment in my entire life … you really have to have a lot of passion and thought to write any comment, so thank you.”

Wait, she can read?

Says beau Spencer Pratt, who shot the video: “She’s so beautiful and she’s an unbelievable singer. The quality of music and the music video has never been seen before.”

Oh, its like has never been seen before, all right; and hopefully it won't be seen again.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Kim Kardashian is sued by Ray J's mom

Following The Juice* tradition of sharing news that really shouldn’t matter to anyone, we bring word that Brandy Norwood’s mom Sonja is suing the Kardashian clan for abusing her credit card, TMZ says. Sonja says Kim and her fam racked up $120,000 in charges on an American Express card Ray J’s mom gave to Kim to 2004, when she was a stylist.

A lawsuit filed in L.A. County Superior Court alleges Kim was allowed to make “one (and only one)” purchase. So what did Kim allegedly do? She let family members Khloe, Kourtney and Robert Jr. make $62,793.83 in charges in 2006. In 2007 they rung up an additional $57,841.82.

Where was this shopping spree? In two Kardashian-owned clothing stores, Dash and Smooch! That’s one way to get that new fall line moving. The lawsuit seeks restitution for the $120,635.65 plus 10 percent interest, People reports.

"The charges against the Kardashians are meritless," Kim's rep tells Ok! magazine. "Both Kim and Khloe were employed by the Norwoods and never used their credit cards without their express authorization. The Kardashian family looks forward to proving the absurdity of these claims in a court of law."

Because if it's one thing that family knows about, it's absurdity.

[Photo: Khloe, Kourtney and Kim. Getty Images]