• Pink discussed the contents of her uterus with Ellen on a show that will air today.

• Courtney Love hired Michael Mouris to create a short animated video about her life. Karl Lagerfeld comes to her and tells her she is "drowning in the kook," like a Teutonic fairy godmother of style. It is awesome. [WWD]

• Mariah Carey is launching an accessories line on HSN in November. Expect her to be hawking shoes, jewelry, and "a limited edition version of her Luscious Pink fragrance, with a butterfly-cap bottle and a personal note from the songstress." [WWD]

• Alicia Keys married producer Swizz Beatz yesterday in Corsica; guests included Bono and Queen Latifah. [ContactMusic]

• After only one season, Ellen DeGeneres is stepping down as an American Idol judge:

• Lindsay Lohan had a surprise visitor in jail yesterday: ex-girlfriend Samantha Ronson. Should we be hoping for a reunion? [NYDN]

• Mel Gibson may have been the target of an extortion scandal by ex Oksana Grigorieva — and supposedly there is a text that proves it.

There's a lot more to Pam Grier than stories of cocaine vaginas. As an interview with the Times today confirms, Grier's emerged from a life "more interesting and dangerous than some of the movies I've done" a strong, resilient woman.

• Does Jay-Z reference Anna Wintour in his song "Empire State of Mind"? The line in question is: "caught up in the in crowd/now you're in-style/and in the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out." [Fashion Week Daily]

• Chris Brown has released a video apology for assaulting Rihanna. He says: "I've told Rihanna countless times and I'm telling you today that I am truly, truly sorry...