• Kate Gossselin will be going after Jon Gosselin for "raiding" their joint bank account.

Apparently there's a court order prohibiting Jon or Kate from withdrawing any money from the account without he consent of both parties; yet Jon's taken $200,00 out. [TMZ]

• Kate Gosselin's lawyer says: "If the money is not immediately returned, we will be looking into potential claims against [Jon's lawyer] if he had any involvement with the violation of the court order… It is very disappointing that Jon Gosselin has escalated this to such an ugly place." [Radar Online, TMZ]
• Jon Gosselin's attorney, Mark Heller, was once suspended from practicing law for five years due to "professional misconduct." This was between 1994 and 1999. [Radar Online]
• BREAKING: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took Knox and Vivi out in public! They visited a gelato store in Amman, Jordan! Pix at the link! ZOMG TWINZZZ. [Daily Mail]
• Even before David Letterman became involved with staffer Stephanie Birkitt, he had a "secret affair" with intern Holly Hester in the '90s, and his relationship with personal assistant Laurie Diamond is described as "particularly flirtatious." In addition, a source says: "Dave has a great track record of promoting women on the show — three of the five executive producers are women, and all of them have been with him for more than 20 years." [NY Post]
• Simon Cowell's 50th birthday party at sprawling estate Wrotham Park featured a huge image of Simon's smirking face, projected on an outside wall of the mansion; waiters wearing masks of Simon's face; a performance by Earth, Wind and Fire; and burlesque dancers, who whipped Ryan Seacrest. [NY Post]
• Miley Cyrus had to cancel a concert over the weekend because she is still battling strep throat. [UPI]
• Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem: Engaged. Supposedly. [Rush & Molloy]
• Elton John and David Furnish are still hoping to adopt. They'll have to put the Ukrainian toddler Elton fell in love with out of their minds, however: Furnish says, "When we found out he had a maternal grandmother, and brother and sister, we realized it wouldn't be the right thing to take him away from the family he had there. We would love to adopt Lev, but that does not seem possible under Ukrainian rules." [Daily Express]
• The mother of the toddler Elton John wanted to adopt says she will not give her kid up; the boy is in a children's home because she's an alcoholic and he was taken by social workers. [The Sun]
• "Switzerland would have arrested film director Roman Polanski on earlier visits to the country if justice authorities had been aware of his presence, a Swiss minister said in an interview published on Sunday." [Reuters]
• Precious got a standing ovation at the New York Film Festival over the weekend; Roger Friedman writes: "Expect Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Actress (Gabby Sidibe), and one or more Supporting Actresses (Mariah, Mo'Nique)." [Showbiz 411]
• The problem with Precious? Mo'nique did not show up for the NYFF, just as she "ditched" her promotional duties during the Toronto Film Festival. [Gatecrasher]
• John Travolta testified that his son was autistic, which is in conflict with Scientology's "unofficial position" on the condition. But, this report claims, Travolta remains "firmly committed" to the Church. [TMZ]
• A DNA test has confirmed that Jude Law is indeed the father of Samantha Burke's baby. This paper calls Jude and Samantha's relationship "a brief love affair," but weren't you under the impression it was a one night stand? [Daily Express]
• Jenna Fischer's on the cover of Shape doing the classic Shape pose: Standing in water in a bikini. [JustJared]
• Chris Noth: Engaged. [People]
• A Facebook campaign has helped get an indie film starring Harry Potter redhead Rupert Grint get a distribution deal in Britain. Grint plays a Northern Irish teenager who takes drugs… and is featured in intimate bedroom scenes. In other words: Not Ron Weasely. [Gatecrasher]
• At the link, the Seinfeld cast spills about the Seinfeld reunion on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Jason Alexander, aka George Costanza, says: "It was so bizarre, I can't even describe it. It negated the idea that time had passed at all, and I was actually grateful that some of the elements of the apartment set were different, [so] it wasn't a complete mindfuck." [EW's Hollywood Insider]
• At a party in LA, Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane put the moves on Dianna Agron, aka Quinn Fabray from Glee. She wasn't interested. [Gatecrasher]
• Shia LaBeouf blatantly checks out hot chicks even when his girlfriend, Carey Mulligan, is right next to him. [Gatecrasher]
• Madonna's daughter Lourdes Leon wants to be an actress when she grows up. Do you think she's seen Swept Away ? [Daily Mail]
• Russell Crowe is in Robin Hood and is taking the character to heart: He got filmmakers to gift a £60,000 prop — a battering ram — to extras on his film, who are in a battle re-enactment group. [Daily Express]
• Beer and doughnut loving Homer Simpson in an anti-obesity campaign sponsored by the Department of Health?!?! [Mirror]
• "Housewife Kandi Burruss Devastated By Fiancé's Death."[People]
• In this piece, Vince Vaughn plays shrink and diagnoses the four couples from Couples Retreat, which he co-wrote and produced. [USA Today]
• On Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking: "hilariously perceptive journey" "chock-full of funny, fascinating tales." [AP]
• "Drinking is a perfectly pleasant trifle - nothing that requires or inspires great emotional commitment, but fine for a one-night stand." [USA Today]
• James Blunt has been dumped. [Daily Express]
• Candy Spelling had neck surgery and is currently in a full-body cast. [TMZ]
• As mentioned last week, Quentin Tarantino has confirmed that he will be making a third Kill Bill movie. [Variety]
• Q: I heard a rumor that you run on a treadmill in heels and sing. A: "[Laughs] No, I don't run on a treadmill in heels. That's a bit extreme. But I do practice my choreography in heels. And I have a rule that when I have my heels on, everyone has to have their heels on too. Sometimes the dancers are like, 'Oh, God, we hope Beyonce comes in late,' because I'll go all day. And in the end, I'll have blisters and my toes will have bruises. It's really hard sometimes. I still do all the boring things that everyone else does in regular workouts like squats and the treadmill. But I mainly get in shape from doing the choreography during those long 12-hour rehearsals for two months before a tour." — Beyoncé. [Reuters]
• "I'd like to get involved in videogames since I really love Wii Fit. I think it would be a great idea to incorporate choreography because for me my workout is way more fun when it involves dancing as opposed to running on a boring treadmill. So I would love to do some kind of fitness game but incorporate dance and performance into it. I think a lot of women would enjoy that." — Beyoncé. [Reuters]
• "When he walked on the stage I was like no, no, no! I knew his intentions and I knew he was standing up for art… [In the end] Taylor Swift had her moment and I didn't have to give an acceptance speech!" Beyoncé on the Kanye/VMA incident. [Mirror]
• "We mutually decided to cancel the tour. He's going to take some time off, but I'm not. Kanye and I talked about it. We talked about it a lot, as well as with Live Nation…" — Lady Gaga, who has just announced a solo tour now that the "Fame Kills" tour with Kanye West has been canceled. [Variety]
• "We're calling it a ‘vacation.' He's going away to get things sorted out." — a "source" on Kanye West possibly going to rehab. [MSNBC Scoop]
• "I went to the doctor and had an AIDS test and he told me it was positive. That was one of the worst days of my life." — Ozzy Osbourne, who did another HIV test, which came back negative. [Telegraph]
• "For the first time in my life I'm legal to drive — so watch out." — Ozzy Osbourne, who passed his driving test after the 19th attempt. [The Sun]
• "It was the most physical pain I've ever experienced. There was crying. But then you'd feel so good about falling and then getting back up and doing it again… I've never been to an overnight camp, but it felt like what I imagine that to be. Drew was just one of the girls. We'd skate and then go to the break room and talk about boys. She makes everyone feel like the most important person in the room." — Ari Graynor, aka Eva Destruction, on making Whip It. [NY Mag]
• "I know you're supposed to tell kids not to do drugs, but, kids, do it! Do weed! Don't do the other stuff, but weed is good… What you want to do is what I did, build a movie empire and, at age 38, smoke it all away." — Kevin Smith. [Page Six]
• "It is kind of disturbing, but so is putting yourself out there as far as relationships or friendships goes. It is scary and sometimes you are taking a risk. If you aren't prepared to do that you're going to have very safe options in your life, but they won't be the most exciting ones." — Anna Paquin, on vampire/human relationships in True Blood. [Telegraph]

[Narita, Japan; January 27. Images via Getty]

• Christina Applegate, 36, is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. The disease was caught early and she is expected to fully recover. [Yahoo News]
• Early detection came through a doctor-ordered MRI. There are no further details. [People]
• Bernie Mac is in a Chicago hospital, suffering from pneumonia. Saturday he was in "very, very critical" condition but now he seems to be recovering. [Yahoo News]
• Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt have been unveiled. Something between ten or $15 million will go to charity; People and Hello! will get "huge tax breaks." [Fox News]
• In order to get their money's worth, People is running 30 pages of kiddie pix. Lay your wounds on the images of the twin deities and be healed! [E!]
• Mary-Kate Olsen wants immunity from the Feds before she'll talk to them about Heath Ledger's death. Could it be that she was his OxyContin hookup? [NY Post]

• Uh-oh, Balthazar Getty has gone back to L.A. to attempt to reconcile with his wife Rosetta. Erstwhile lover Sienna Miller is said to be "devastated." Balthazar sez: "I can’t comment. When I’m ready, I’ll issue a statement. It’s because of the children." His youngest daughter was born in October, making her 10 months old. [Daily Mail]
• Sienna has decided to take her miserable self to the Caribbean. Her dad has a "sprawling mansion" in the Virgin Islands. A fruity drink and some sun should make things better. [Daily Mail]
• Then there's this photo captioned "Balthazar's Wife has Her Hands Full, Too." [TMZ]
• FYI: Reese and Jake are not, repeat, not engaged. [People]
• Apparently Nikki Blonsky's mom is in this video at the Turks and Caicos airport where Nikki and America's Next Top Model's Bianca Golden got into a kerfluffle. Nikki was saving five seats for her fam, and Bianca's family wanted to sit. So Bianca allegedly hit Nikki in the head. Damn small airports with no first class lounge. [TMZ]
• Madonna screened her documentary, I Am Because We Are, at the Traverse City Film Festival in Michigan. The event was co-founded by filmmaker, author and fellow Michigan native Michael Moore. Madonna said: "There aren't a lot of role models for us in the world, or people we can look up to. People who are not afraid to stick their neck out, people who are not afraid to stand up for things and be unpopular, to go against the grain, think outside the box. And we need, and I need, Michael Moore in my life." [AP]
• Nicole Kidman has already shed the baby weight, blah blah blah dance rehearsals for the movie musical Nine blah blah blah. [Daily Mail]
• The paps want a picture of Nicole's baby, Sunday Rose. [Sydney Morning Herald]
• Robert De Niro is joining Mel Gibson on a flick called Edge Of Darkness. Something about a homicide detective and a single father. [Variety]
• Lily Allen and Ed Simons have broken up again. This news comes to us via Facebook, naturally. [The Sun]
• Amy Winehouse is looking for a new flat near Blake Incarcerated's prison. Maybe she's got a plan to dig a tunnel? Is there a shovel hidden in the beehive? [The Sun]
• Does Amy's new album have a cooking theme? Apparently a new track goes, "I can cook, chicken soup, meatballs, a good chicken - jerk and fried." And one song is about her upbringing as a nice Jewish girl. [Mirror]
• On a radio show, Rhys Ifans was asked if he liked a track by the Gutter Twins. Rhys joked, "It’s kind of like being date raped, which I liked." The radio show host asked if date rape was a good thing. Rhys replied, "Well, yeah, for guys." [The Sun]
• Pete Doherty and 5 friends tried to row to a VIP area after playing Scotland’s Live at Loch Lomond festival on Saturday. But they lost an oar and the boat sprang a leak and they had to be pulled to safety. [The Sun]
• Jessica Simpson uses a webcam to strip for Tony Romo, not that you care. [The Sun]
• Cher is selling her Malibu mansion to the tune of $45 million. That doesn't include the glittery gowns she may have left in the closets. [Perez Hilton]
• Michael Douglas nodded off during lunch in Portofino. Wine, food, blue sea, Cathy Z? Conditions sound perfect for a nap. Also, Mike is thisclose to being a senior citizen. [UPI]
• Are Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick moving to the East Village? Sources say maybe. For the love of Zeus do not take the video tour of the space, unless you are a masochist. [NY Mag]
• Gun shots rang out at an Atlanta party hosted by Jermaine Dupri and Sean "Diddy" Combs. The hosts were unharmed and continued to party. [E!]
• Justin Timberlake, Oscars host? Maybe? Hmmm. [ET]
• Diana Ross's daughter, Chudney, was in a traffic accident over the weekend. She pulled her Range Rover out of the lot and was hit by another vehicle. Everybody involved went to the hospital. [Newsweek]
• Adrienne Curry went off on a rant about abortion and being pro-choice: "There are thousands of babies that people don't want, get abused, and turn out to be the scum of the earth when they grow up. Why should we add to that?" She goes on to say: "I personally like McCain's view on things. He doesn't believe in birth control to keep women from wanting abortions. However, he does believe in keeping cocks hard everywhere to produce more children people don't want!" I have nothing to add. [ONTD]
• Annie Lennox is participating in the international AIDS conference in Mexico City this week as an ambassador for Oxfam. She urges artists, musicians, filmmakers and women to keep the issue at the forefront. This is the book I never read, these are the words I never said, this is the path I'll never tread… These are the dreams I'll dream instead. [USA Today]
• Audrina Patridge has been hanging out with Heidi and Spencer, if you care. [Perez Hilton]
• Is Lauren dating Kyle Howard? He's on that show My Boys. [People]
• Fake or real Miley Cyrus pictures in which she bares her belly are causing a stir. [Perez Hilton]
• Paul McCartney is planning on going on vacation in the Hamptons with his daughter Beatrice and his new gf Nancy Shevell. Heather Mills: Sure to be pissed. [Mirror]
• Kylie Minogue's on and off man, Alexander Dahm, flew 6,000 miles to see Kylie put on a "sizzling" show in London. [Mirror]
• Figure skater Oksana Baiul didn't know she was Jewish; her parents hid it from her as a kid. Surprise! Have some kugel. [Page Six]
• "She has no talent. I’m sure Paris [Hilton] would tell you that herself." — Sharon Osbourne. [The Sun]
• "I'll do anything to make my dog famous." Aubrey O'Day, the Danity Kane singer now in Hairspray on Broadway. Her Maltese, Ginger, has been dyed pink. [Page Six]
• Leo DiCaprio and buddy Lukas Haas: Shirtless, on a yacht off the coast of Ibiza. Gah. Vacation sounds so good right now. [ONTD]
• "Not going to university did give me an incredible driving force because it leaves you with a slight chip on your shoulder. It makes me feel I am going to read absolutely everything so I can prove I am not stupid." — Keira Knightley. [Daily Mail]
• "I've always been driven. I'm a worker. I've never been given anything on a plate. That's why I was different from some of the other footballers' wives. It never really interested me, that lifestyle of spending your husband's money." — Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham. [Daily Mail]

• Did Sarah Jessica Parker remove her "famous" mole? You know, the one on her chin? (And while we're at it, did she have, as some claim, a series of subtle nose jobs? [This Is London, Awful Plastic Surgery]
• Speaking of procedures, what did Katherine Heigl do to her lips? [Awful Plastic Surgery]
• Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Her doctor says, "Natalie has had a terrific response to her medication and is now virus negative." She is experiencing side-effects of the drugs, like fatigue, muscle aches and dehydration, but she is doing well. The disease is most likely from her past drug use. [People]
• Lindsay Lohan has been satisfying her DUI requirements, including a trip to the morgue. She'll have to do an alcohol education class next. Think she'll ace it? [TMZ]
• Amy Poehler on The Office spinoff? Really? Really? Just as long as she still does Weekend Update. [Reuters]

• Hayden Panettiere has a new song, "Wake Up Call," which you can listen to here and then let me know if I'm right in thinking the reggae-tinged single is a (not so bad) Gwen Stefani rip off. [PopSugar]
• Knox Jolie-Pitt was almost named Rex. [Rush & Molloy]
• Are Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee back to their old ways? Tommy apparently has a "steamy set of photos" of Pam on his phone, and he'll show them to you, if you ask. [Daily Express]
• Is Colin Farrell's girlfriend pregnant? [Star]
• The new 90210 premieres September 2. Producer Gabe Sachs says: "It's not the same show, but we get to have the element of such a cool, big hit. It's an honor to do it or to be able to do it. We'd love to have anyone from the old cast that would like to be on it." [LA Times]
• Gossip Girl gossip! There's a new guy named Marcus, and he's Blair's love interest and Chuck's rival. Although it would be more awesome if he were Chuck's love interest and Blair's rival. [People]
• Bindi Irwin turns 10 next week. "It's so exciting I can't wait. Double digits means double the fun which is so exciting." Gah. Shut up. [News.com.au]
  Dolly Parton fans: 9 To 5 the musical opens on Broadway in 2009!!! [Reuters]
• Alex Rodriguez threw a party and none of his teammates showed up. [Page Six]
• Whoa. Derek Jeter is dating Minka Kelly? Who used to hook up with John Mayer? Does Minka know about the herpes tree? [Page Six]
• Kim Kardashian's boyfriend, Reggie Bush, wants her to "work out hard." Oy. [Page Six]
• Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins are into preservation of their New York City neighborhood, but is it at the expense of a hospital that could save lives? [Page Six]
• Nicole Kidman claims she doesn't want to sell pictures of her daughter, but an editor at a celeb weekly says: "She wanted $3 million and we weren't going to pay that." [Page Six]
• Haha, this paper counts all the ways that Paris Hilton is a liar. Although lying to Page Six is sort of par for the course for any celeb, no? [Page Six]
• Has Paris given up booze and drugs because she wants to have a baby? [The Sun]
• Chris Martin was stopped on his way to a party at the Beverly Hills hotel on Saturday and asked if he was on the list. "A goon at the elevator wouldn't let him up," a source reports. "Everyone's like, 'This is the lead singer of Coldplay.' The goon wasn't rude, but he just asked him if he was on the list." This is how the rifraff lives, Chris. [E!]
• "I still very much love her. I do. I can't lie to you." — Al Reynolds on Star Jones. [Yahoo News]
• Brian Bonsall, who played Andy Keaton on Family Ties, is facing jail time after violating his probation. He pleaded guilty last year to 3rd degree assault in a domestic violence situation. And his mug shot makes him look like Eddie Munster. [TMZ]
• Michael Bay told Megan Fox to gain 10 lbs. for Transformers. "Michael doesn’t like skinny girls," Megan says. Does this mean she is not skinny? Because WTF. [The Superficial]
• Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page: Arrested for cocaine possession. [TMZ]
• Eva Longoria's short hair cut and "fuller figure" are script-related changes for Desperate Housewives. (One fan commented on this story: "Thank God that she didn’t cut the hair because she actually likes it that way!!! Her hair was soooo beautiful and now she looks so different.") [People]
• Menudo band member Carlos Olivero, 18, was kicked off of a Delta flight for "having an attitude." Kid, you're not the hot shit you think you are. Put your iPod away. [People]
• Michael J. Fox will guest star on FX's Rescue Me. [USA Today]
• The screenwriter for the Passion Of The Christ is suing Mel Gibson, claiming he was underpaid. Apparently Gibson didn't want to make money off of the movie because he considered the film "a personal gift to his faith." Jesus. [Yahoo News]
• "No Robin. Not ever." —Christian Bale on the future of Batman. [Rush & Molloy]
• "We are so proud of our boy." —Heath Ledger's father, after seeing The Dark Knight. [People]
• "I feel like I have no privacy. Just because people are seeing something that was meant to be between me and her. That's the biggest reason that I'm, you know, trying to stop the tape from being released. I broke up with her in the middle of June; it was something probably to do with that. It was basically when she decided to give the tape away." — Verne Troyer on his sex tape. [E!]