Could there be a Melrose Place wedding in the works? One that won't end up with the bride in the pool?

Former MP costars Jack Wagner and Heather Locklear may just have taken a big step, as Heather has been seen sportin' some kind of sparkler on her ring finger.

But the actress has been seen without the ring, as well -- especially when she knows she is going to a place where the paparazzi are swarming. So, is this just her way of trying to keep some engagement news under wraps?

"She's in it for the long haul with Jack. Their friends know their future is together," a friend of the couple told People.com. "But they're not officially engaged."

Heather's publicist has also denied that she and Jack are walking down the aisle -- but it's clear that things are going extremely well for the couple.

"They're having so much fun. They just had a really fun trip to New York together, and they have plans for over the summer. They're just enjoying being together," said the insider. "Things are great between Heather and Richie [Sambora, Locklear's ex-husband] too, and Jack and Richie. It could not be a more healthy situation for everyone."

And what about Heather's daughter, Ava? Is she liking having Jack around? 

"Jack and Ava seemed to get along great, and at one point they even ganged up on Heather and made her blush by telling a funny story about her," added a witness. "Heather was in a great mood. They all seemed to be having the best time."

It definitely sounds like a wedding could be in the future for these two. I just hope Kimberly doesn't show up and pull off her hair. I hate when that happens.

Leave it to Star to break "the news" that Britney Spears is getting ready to walk down the aisle with her agent-turned-boyfriend, Jason Trawick.

The tabloid is splashing Brit and Jason on the cover of their new issue -- and even giving details to what the proposal was like.

"He didn't exactly get down on one knee, but Brit didn't care. She said yes, and they opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate," an insider reportedly told the mag. "Jason held Britney for a long time and kissed her cheeks. They talked about their future for hours and didn't go to sleep until after 3 a.m.! They just wanted to be alone together."

Um, ok. Too bad another source told People.com that it's all bunk. "There's no truth to it at all. Britney is not engaged."

Don't be running out to Bed, Bath & Beyond just yet -- but, knowing Brit, she could have a new hubby sooner than later.

The Enquirer is reporting that the Jolie-Pitts were going to announce an "official" split, and were about to face an "ugly court battle" over their $200 million fortune and custody of their six children. The rag says Brad and Angie had a huge fight at the Cannes premiere of Brad's new flick, Inglourious Basterds.

"They had lots of fun and looked so in love," a witness at the premiere refuted. "At one point, they were dancing."

A rep for the couple says the rumors of a split are "completely not true."

Another Brangie insider concurs, "They have their fights and moments, but generally things are good. They are happy -- and Brad loves being a father!"

All is well is Jolie-Pitt world, friends. No worries.

So many stories, so little time.

• Us Weekly says that Kate gave Jon a daily allowance of $5 -- and, if he spent it and needed more, she went nuts. That seems a little unlikely -- how could he possibly find anything today for less than $5? He certainly couldn't go to Starbucks. Maybe he was eating off the dollar menu at Mickey Ds.
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• Kate's brother is jumping on the trash-talking bandwagon and is reportedly looking to sell his take on his sister's family to the right media outlet -- for $30,000. Kevin Kreider and his wife, "Aunt Jodi", have already appeared on CBS' Early Show, where they had the nerve to say that Jon & Kate were exploiting their family. Okay, kettle.
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• A source has told Star magazine that the Gosselin's troubles are greatly affecting their  eight kids . "The boys have been acting out since the scandal started," the insider said. Also, Mady and Cara, 8, have become withdrawn. "They're having trouble at school," says the source. "They're old enough to know what's going on, and not a day goes by that they don't ask Jon if he's moving out. They say, 'Daddy, don't go!' They're scared they'll lose him." Heartbreaking.
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• The very trustworthy (not) National Enquirer is reporting that Jon & Kate are headed for a $10 million divorce. "Jon said their goal is to be legally separated by July 15 because Kate wants to move on quickly," an insider reveals. "Jon is going to push for half of their money, but Kate is determined to hang on to as much as she can -- and they're worth more than you think... Needless to say, there's a small fortune at stake here -- easily $10 million. And Jon and Kate will be fighting over it like cats and dogs!"
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• Kate's writing a new cookbook! Love Is in the Mix: Making Meals into Memories is due in stores Oct. 13, 2009 -- but some people already have a problem with it. Commenters on Amazon.com are saying that Kate can't cook, and that she's stealing recipes from "product boxes and magazine articles." These people have nothing better to do with themselves, obviously.

So, there you have it -- you're all caught up. Let's not talk about them for at least the next 10 minutes.

So, is Adam Lambert gay?

"Calm down," the American Idol runner-up says about wanting to know about his sexual preference, and "keep speculating."

Really, though, who cares?! It doesn't change the fact that he is super talented and different, and, most importantly, comfortable in his own skin.

"It's a really, really cool thing," Adam said, "to be able to show people that you can be yourself, and you should be proud of yourself, and you should own who you are and what you're about, and never make apologies for it."

The singer, who could possibly be making music with Queen in the future, loves the idea of being someone to look up to.

"It feels really amazing to be able to try and pass that on to kids and young adults who don't have a role model like that," he says. "It feels great because I never had a role model like that."

"Conforming is not cool," he adds. "Embracing who you are and what makes you different is actually what's really cool ... The kids that are different and out there and expressive and are bold with those choices, those are the people that grow up to be people we all want to hang out with, that become celebrities or become really successful in what they do because they believe in who they are."

It really doesn't matter to me but, as for whether or not he'll ever put all the speculation to rest and address his sexuality, the glam rocker simply says, "Maybe."

That's right, Adam, let 'em stew.

"She is a person who I admire a lot, a friend who is in my life," the model told the Brazilian TV show Fantastico. "More than that, I can't say. She is my friend, just a friend."

Madge's new "friend" does say that he was immediately taken with the Material Girl, after they did a photo shoot together.

"I found her wonderful, a person full of positive energy, a nice person, you don't see faults," he gushed.

But Jesus says talks of a Kabbalah wedding for him and Madge have also been blown way out of proportion, and photos of him buying jewelry doesn't mean he's popping the question.

"I received these pieces of jewelry because they are inspired by Kabbalah," he explained. "If I want to present them to somebody, it could be my mother or a friend of mine. I don't have any marriage plans or any wedding present."

Thank goodness! The last thing Madonna needs right now is another husband.

Likes like wedding bells may be ringing for cutie Orlando Bloom and gal pal Miranda Kerr.

Photos that were taken last night in Cannes, show the supermodel wearing what looks like an engagement ring on her finger. Annnnnndddddd, Miranda flew to France, just for one night, to be with her honey, before turning around heading back to New York.

So, what does the lovely lady's rep have to say?

"I am aware of the images. However, I am not in a position to comment," Carlii Lyon, told People.com.

Hmmmm...

Some jackass at a Florida radio station started a rumor that Patrick Swayze succumbed to pancreatic cancer this morning -- but we can all relax -- our Johnny Castle has not gone anywhere. 

"This is to confirm that Patrick Swayze did not pass away this morning contrary to severely reckless reports stemming from a radio station in Jacksonville, Florida," says the actor's rep, Annett Wolf. "Patrick Swayze is alive, well and is enjoying his life and he continues to respond to treatment."

Certain things are just plain evil. This is one of them.

The usually very quiet Natalie Portman is speaking up -- and out -- against the nasty rumors that she and Sean Penn are getting it on.

"Sean Penn is a friend and colleague," the actress told UsMagazine.com. "The reports that we are romantically involved are completely untrue."

First Star reported that the pair were seen making out at a hotel in Hollywood in March, then the New York Post reported that Nat and Sean were just recently "cavorting."

"I normally do not respond to rumors about my private life, however, this repeatedly fabricated story has forced me to do so," Nat added to her statement.

Sean filed for legal separation from wife Robin Wright Penn at the end of April, while Natalie broke off her relationship with rocker Devendra Banhart last September.

But I believe Natalie -- you?

This story cracked me up!

A tabloid from Vienna is reporting that Beyonce, who had performed in concert there Tuesday night, skipped out on a scheduled visit to a fancy art museum to go shopping instead.

But here's the kicker; the rag says B sent a look-a-like in her place -- who even posed for photos with the museum's director!

Needless to say, the art people were a bit perturbed.

"What a cheek," Albertina spokeswoman Verena Dahlitz told the Austrian news agency APA. "We were a little doubtful yesterday, but weren't really sure. It could have been her."

This story is so ridiculous. They weren't sure if it was her or not? I can't wait to hear Beyonce's response to this!

UPDATE: I knew this was too good to be true. It turns out Beyonce didn't send a look-alike to the Vienna museum -- a local radio staion did as a joke!

"We were fooled," admitted the museum's director."We must be the most important museum in Vienna, because they chose us." 

At least it makes a little more sense now.

So, despite what everyone is saying, John Mayer insists he is still single and ready to mingle.

When asked by paparazzi this weekend about the rumors that he is seeing actress/waitress Scheana Marie, John let us down by giving nothing up. 

"If I had a girlfriend, she would be incredibly offended by me saying, 'I don't have a girlfriend,'" John told the photogs.

Trying to drive his point home, the always-charming John asked an older woman in a passing car to be his girl -- then sweetened the deal with nice kiss! Such a Casanova!

So, is it over for the couple who have been inseparable for almost two years?

No way, says a source close to J&J. "They have not split," the friend said.

Another pal concurred, "Things are very good with them. They do things separately sometimes."

I get that. My hubby and I do things separately all the time. It's healthy to have your own friends. Maybe that's why Jess and Justin are doing so well.

It was just too quiet on the Angelina baby front...

Here we go again! Star magazine is reporting that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are expecting. An insider tells the mag that Angie is knocked up, with what will be their seventh child.

"Yes, Angie is pregnant," a family insider tells Star. "They'd been trying for another baby for months, but it was still a total shock when she found out. Brad and Angie have been fighting so much lately, it just didn't seem possible."

Especially since Star just reported that they were sleeping in separate bedrooms after Angie caught Brad comforting the nanny.

"It happened just in time, because things were getting pretty ugly between them," says one source.  

The mag says Angie is about two and a half months along and is just over the moon at the thought of another little one. 

"She's thrilled. She said she knew she was pregnant before the test confirmed it!" Star's source said. 

I don't know, peeps. You have to take this with a very big grain of salt.

People have been buzzing that Chris Brown has moved on to a new woman.

Multiple reports stated that Chris is getting over Rihanna with Girlicious singer Natalie Mejia -- after the two of them were photographed together on Saturday at West Hollywood tattoo parlor Tattoo Mania.

Not so, says Chris' peeps.

"Chris was in a Hollywood tattoo parlor with a woman from the recording studio named Dean, who was getting a tattoo. (Chris did not get a tattoo)," the singer's rep told People.com. Natalie Mejia was there with Dean. [Reports in other media] that Natalie Mejia is Chris' new girlfriend are also false.

A source close to Natalie confirms that the rumors are all talk.

"They met recently. They're friends. That's it," the insider said of Chris and Nat.

So, what's the latest on Chris and Ri?

They had decided to spend some time apart, but spies say they were together this past weekend.

Hmmmm.

Would you watch American Idol is Simon Cowell wasn't a judge? Well, you may have to ponder that sometime soon.

According to The Mirror, something may need to give for my sharp-tongued honey -- and it could be Idol.

"Most people do one show a year and I do three and they involve a lot of traveling. One may have to go," Simon told the paper on Saturday. "I don't know which one. That is the problem, I like all of them. I can't imagine not doing Britain's Got Talent and I can't imagine not doing X Factor. But I guess America is more likely to go because I have got one year under contract. Maybe that will be the end."

According to the paper, Simon is back and forth from Britain to Los Angeles twice a week during the summer to keep up with all his shows. Talk about racking up some frequent flyer miles.

"I don't want to come over as whiney because I am very grateful that I have got these jobs," he said. "But there is a point where I am not sure we can keep this schedule up. It takes longer and longer to make these shows because you have to put more into them, and I am not sure we can sustain me doing three shows a year, with the record label and the TV production company."

And it doesn't help that Simon is said to be launching "big new show next year," in which the deets are top secret.

You know, I say I wouldn't watch if Simon wasn't on, but I also say every year that I'm not going to get sucked in again -- and there I am, every week, stressing over who's getting voted off. But they would definitely need to throw me some sort of sexy replacement to ease my pain over Simon, if he actually left. What's George Clooney doing these days?

Sources close to Lindsay Lohan say the actress and girlfriend Samantha Ronson broke up on Friday -- and that Sam had the locks changed on their house!

"This time, Sam means it," the source said of the split.

UsMagazine.com is reporting that the girls had a big fight at a party for Sam's sister, fashion-designer Charlotte Ronson, at West Hollywood's Bar Marmont.

"[Sam] told security to look out for Lindsay and block her from getting in," an insider blabbed. "Lindsay, of course...booked a room at [the hotel] Chateau and fully intended to crash the party and make a scene."

When Lindsay finally gave up trying to get in, she wrote on Twitter, "So-you win, you broke my heart. now go away. i loved you."

But when asked about the breakup via email, LiLo denied any trouble in paradise. "Oy vey. lol. Not true. hahahaha," she told the mag.

Lindsay Lohan is SUCH a drama queen. I can't really take her anymore -- I don't know how Sam does.

Update: Linds finally admitted to the split, telling E! News, "We are taking a brief break so I can focus on myself."

See which star couples have split up this year.

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"I was like, 'Baby bump'? As hard as I work on my abs? Here's the scoop: Not pregnant. And not planning on it."

--- First lady Michelle Obama, to the April issue of O, on adding kiddies to the Presidential brood

Though he seems to be pretty into new girlfriend and costar Jessica Szohr, rumors were running rampant, earlier in the year, that he and roommate/BFF/costar Chace Crawford were a couple -- which Ed calls "f---ing ridiculous."

"It's funny because I love this f---ing dude dearly," he says. "I would die for this f---ing dude. He's my brother. But, by God, we are so into our f---ing women it's ridiculous."

He adds, "But what are you going to do about it? Get pissed off and stay home and cry about it?"

Nah -- he'll just makeout with Drew Barrymore for the world to see -- and maybe more.

Ed told Rolling Stone that he may even need to "have sex in public" with a woman to end speculation.

"That one's still on the list. Still haven't ticked that one off," he smirked. "Well, I have, but they haven't seen me. Not George Michael public."

LOL -- I'm sure he'd have many takers. That Chuck Bass is all kinds of sexy.

People.com is reporting that the actor and his girlfriend, model Emma Heming, are preparing for a small wedding on the island of Turks & Caicos this week. Bruce owns a home there, so that would make sense, and ex-wife and BFF Demi Moore arrived on the island Saturday with her hubby, Ashton Kutcher. Also, a block of rooms and villas have been reserved at a hotel near Bruce's pad.

Sounds like some kind of party is taking place! Yay for Bruce -- there's always room for one more in that crazy Willis/Moore/Kutcher clan.

Is an O.C. babe headed for the altar?

Page Six is reporting that Rachel Bilson was seen on flight from LAX to JFK Monday, accompanied by her mom and a nice big rock on her finger.

"A man sitting in front of her on the plane saw a ring on her finger and asked if she was married," said a spy, who heard Rach say, "I'm not married yet, just engaged. I know I look like I'm 15, but I'm actually 27."

Rachel has been dating actor Hayden Christensen for sometime now, but her rep had no comment on the news.

Does this mean it's really over for Seth and Summer?

After reports surfaced in the New York Daily News, that Audrina Patridge and Benji Madden have been hooking up for the past two weeks, The Hills star felt the need to take to her blog and clear the air of this nasty rumor.

"I'm getting a lot of calls today about a story that ran in a New York paper saying that I am now in a 'romantic' relationship with Benji Madden," Aud wrote. "I find it highly amusing, since I haven't seen him since December."

Yes, that is amusing. Highly.

"I think Benji is a sweetheart, and we're good friends, but we are definitely NOT dating!" she added.

That's code for "I'm so out of his league, bitches."

Benji gets around, man -- or at least in the gossip world he does. It was only December when Britney Spears' publicist had to deny that the pop star was dating the Good Charlotte rocker.

Hey, at least the women are hot.

Are all those angry love songs Kelly Clarkson is singing directed to women that broke her heart?

Um, no.

Not to trash any of your dreams, but Kelly says, despite some people's assumptions about her, she is not gay.

"I get that all the time," the original American Idol told PopEater.com. "People are like, 'Are you secretly a lesbian? Because I'd really love it.'

"Lesbians tell it to me all the time," she goes on. "I'm like, 'I'm glad it works for you, and I wish I liked women like that because often times, men are very hard for me, but I happen to like boys.'"

Kelly admits she "could never be a lesbian. I would never want to date [someone like] myself, ever. I'm a crazy person. I need some kind of stable, quiet man."

Not that she thinks there's anything wrong with it.

"I don't really care if you're black, white, yellow, gay, straight, crazy, whatever," she said. "As long as you're cool and you like the music, and you're coming out to have a good time at the shows, I don't really care."

So, there you have it, not gay and she says she never been in love. But, if that's true, where are all the angsty love songs coming from?

It's no secret that Evan Rachel Wood has interesting taste in men -- I mean, the girl had a serious affair with rocker Marilyn Manson, for Pete's sake -- but the starlet swears that she and Mickey Rourke are not hooking up.

I'm upset because I feel disrespected by the press and by Mr. Rourke," Evan, who's just about 35 years younger than him, told Rolling Stone, after media reports said she and Mick were snuggling at a SAG after-party. "Just because I'm single doesn't mean that you can take advantage of me. It's unfair that the performances might suffer because of all of these distractions."

"I'm not attracted to him, he's too old for me," she added. "Nothing ever happened and nothing ever will."

And Evan's rep reiterated the denial, telling UsMagazine.com, "There is absolutely no truth in these rumors. Mickey and Evan became great friends during filming and remain friends, nothing more."

Okay, we get it. But you can't really blame us for thinking she might like him. He's a total upgrade from Marilyn now, isn't he?

Actually I really cared very little if Tom Brady and Gisele Bunchen had decided to get married, but now that there have been two, count 'em, two fake stories about their engagement, I've completely lost interest.

"I don't know how people are so creative," Gigi told Brazilian magazine Caras Gi during São Paulo Fashion Week. "First they said he proposed to me in a plane. Imagine, it was Dec. 24, Christmas, we were flying to Boston, then there was some champagne and we celebrated the date.

"Ready? Someone deduced I was getting engaged! I received more than 100 e-mails from friends commenting about the proposal," she went on. "Now there's a new rumor, that he proposed to me on last Friday [sic]. I wasn't even there, how can that be true?"

So they're not engaged -- again.

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The couple, who have been dismissing divorce rumors for months now, did a duet at the Western Ball last night, shoving their happy little marriage into all the naysayer's faces. Jen joined her hubby on stage, and they sang a love ballad in Spanish, all while giving each other the googly eyes. After the duet was done they smooched for the world to see.

"Man, she's cute," Marc said of Jen as she exited the stage.

Before Jen joined him, Marc told the crowd. "I wrote this next song about Jennifer," of his hit "You Sang to Me." He then added, "I must have been psychic. She didn't get the point, but eventually it worked."

Here's the deal, I'm so not a fan of Marc Anthony. I find him all sorts of creepy, but the fact that he called Jen "cute" is really, um, well, cute. Sue me.

Why didn't Jennifer Lopez wear her wedding ring to the Golden Globes? Um, because it didn't go with her dress, silly.

Or that's the excuse she's going with, anyway.

As the rumors continue to swirl that Jen and hubby Marc Anthony are on the rocks, the singer/actress told In Touch Weekly that she and Marc are solid.

"Every time I'm not wearing my ring, people think I'm getting divorced," Jen told the mag. "Divorce is not -- and was never -- an option."

Jennifer's close friend, Benny Medina adds that "Jennifer and Marc are committed to the future and to one another. All the rumors are just that -- rumors."

I'm sorry -- divorce is not an option? Did someone forget to tell Jen that she was married twice before this?

With a gorgeous new hubby and a red-hot career, is Scarlett Johansson looking to add to her bliss with a baby?

Um, no.

"I'm not pregnant, and I'm not going to be anytime soon," ScarJo told February's Harper's Bazaar.

"I got these calls that I was engaged way before it happened. I've also been pregnant several times," she says. "With, like, sextuplets. That must mean I've been eating way too many bagels or something."

I'm just so happy she eats bagels!

Anyway, Scarlett says that, when Ryan Reynolds actually did the pop the question, she knew it was coming -- but she still swooned.

"I wasn't surprised that it was happening, but anyone being presented with a beautiful diamond ring, as a girl, you just squeal with delight," she says. "You say you can't believe it, but of course, you really can."

As for her career, the newlywed says she's got plenty more to do before she starts thinking about having kids.

"Every actor wants to work on a Western," she says of her dream role. "I would run a brothel, like a madam or something. I'm working with what I got. It's only so long that people are going to want to see me in a corset. So I might as well do it now."

I actually think people would want to see her in a corset until she's like 80. 

Even though Access Hollywood claimed that Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have split, and that Linds packed up her leggings and moved out, the actress has gone on record to say she and her honey are still very much together.

"We did not break up," LiLo wrote her MySpace blog. "Get your stories straight please. It's really annoying to have all of your friends emailing you saying, I saw, I read, etc... Not True."

There were all kinds of rumors that the girls had a big falling out while in Miami for New Year's, but, apparently, all is just champagne and roses for the lovebirds.

Seriously, if Lindsay and Sam break up, you know Lindsay is going to be back to getting into all kinds of trouble. Sam is her rock.

Though the new cover of Star magazine may make you believe that Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are expecting their second child, in reality, the story says they are just thinking about it.

"Nicole simply told Joel that she wants another baby --right away," a friend confides to Star. "He was a little overwhelmed at first, but now he's with her 100 percent. They're both thrilled about adding to their family."

Nicole is reportedly taking her vitamins and prepping her maternity wear, as she gets her mind and bod ready to house a sibling for Harlow.

And, though the mag says Nicole and Joel weathered a tough period recently, "Now things are amazing between them," says a source. "Nicole knows it's because they're both so happy with Harlow, and she truly believes another baby will double their commitment."

I love these two, so whether they are thinking about another little one, or they are just going to remain the happy parents of one, I wish them nothing but smiles in 2009. 

Yep, Drew Barrymore has sunk her lips into another one, as the flirtatious flower was seen out with actor Jason Segel this past weekend.

Drew and Jason, who were spotted making out at Chateau Marmont last month, were at it again at the Brass Monkey Bar Saturday night. The couple partook in one of my favorite activities -- singing karaoke --  doing a duet of "Rainbow Connection."

"Drew and Jason were obviously dating because they were kissing and touching each other throughout the night," a spy blabbed to UsMagazine.com.

But, of course, Jason's rep says "They're are friends, simply."

An insider concurred, but also said, "They're friends with a little benefits," adding, "It's not serious."

They make a cute couple, I think. And, that Drew. She reminds me of someone I once knew in college -- trying to get her smackers on anyone that walks by.

Oh yeah, that was me.