Sportscaster Dick Vitale, possibly the world's most enthusiastic human being, expressed his love for "fabulous entertainer" Lionel Richie in the best possible way on Monday night.

During Sunday’s BET Awards, Nicki Minaj won the Best Female MC trophy and took time during her acceptance speech to dress down her competition. Considering her only contemporary chart-worthy rival is Iggy Azalea, it’s safe to say Iggy was the target of her shade (thrown while professing “no shade”).

LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 02: Musician Lionel Richie (L) and his daughter Nicole Richie perform onstage during Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert presented by ACM held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 2, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

In Midweek Madness, we learned that Nicole Richie was allegedly demanding $100,000 for her wedding pictures. We also learned that neither Ok! nor Star, In Touch, Life & Style or Us purchased them. Enter German tabloid In magazine!

• Would you like to see Miley Cyrus take a bong hit and then start laughing really hard? You're in luck!

• This is it! This weekend, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden will get married.

• Angelina Jolie is pleading for help on behalf of Pakistan's flood victims.

Last night on Glee, two favorite couples dated for about 15 minutes, then were painfully torn asunder to drag out their storylines for the rest of the season. Also: A Jessica Simpson fatty joke and the requisite singing and dancing.

• When Us asked Lindsay Lohan to comment on her father's engagement to former tabloid reporter Kate Major she said, "I'm gonna vomit! I so didn't need that info ... Yuck!" And Lindsay hadn't even heard the worst of it:

• Blake Fielder-Civil says he and ex-wife of seven months Amy Winehouse are planning to remarry. "Amy's wearing the Tiffany ring I bought for her three years ago, again. We've been meeting up and talking about the old times," he says.

• Russell Brand on the Kanye West incident at the VMAs:

• Heidi Montag's Playboy shoot: Not that X-Rated. Sources say the mag had strict instructions when photographing her:

All different kinds of celebrities showed up at the Staples Center today to pay respects to the King of Pop. A gallery, after the jump.

• Lindsay Lohan is being sued by a Florida chemist named Jennifer Sunday, who claims the actress stole the formula for Sevin Nyne tanning mist.

• Shia LaBeouf on his mommy comments: "It was Mother's Day coming up and I don't have any problems appearing crazy to make my mother smile, but she is the most beautiful woman on this planet and I love her. [Extra]

• Chris Brown is being sued for assault and battery, but not by anyone you know:

[London, March 13. Image via INF.]

• Paris Hilton plays a woman who wants plastic surgery in Repo: The Genetic Opera, but she claims she's never had surgery. "I love being all-natural," she claims. All natural? Ahem. Let's just look at those boobs, that nose, the blue contacts that cover those brown eyes and, oh, yeah, the nose. [Daily Beast]
• Paris…

Nicole Richie did a photo shoot for Harper's Bazaar with Harlow and baby daddy Joel Madden. Lionel Richie makes an appearance, too, shamelessly wearing a T-shirt that reads, "Hello." Ha! Click the picture to see more images. [ONTD]

Last night at the Kodak Theater, Lionel Richie was presented with a lifetime achievement award by ASCAP, the organization that collects public-performance royalties for its member songwriters and copyright owners. Lionel looked smashing in his tux, and daughters Nicole and Sophia (pictured) were also in very cute,…