Best know as the birthplace of Bon Jovi (and omg, the JoBros!), New Jersey also lays claim to some of the biggest hair, longest acrylic nails and most colorful lower back tattoos (a.k.a. Tramp Stamps) in the U.S. of A. And contrary to popular belief, the largest concentration of this state's inhabitants' defining traits does not exist in its capital of Trenton. The club party's at the beach, bitches.

Starting Dec. 3 at 10pm, MTV will air a True Life-style series following the guys and gals of the Jersey Shore, a special area in NJ where the sand is leopard-skinned and the water is 50 percent Calvin Klein's Obsession. Below, check out the trailer for the new show, then flip through our photo gallery of the feisty cast!

When you dish celebrity dirt for a living, you're bound to have plenty of famous friends (and enemies) in Tinseltown. And Saturday night, gossip guru Perez Hilton rang in his 31st bday at The Viper Room, surrounded by some his fave boldfacers (including Christina Aguilera, Kim Kardashian, Tara Reid, Amanda Bynes and the Jonas Brothers, who serenaded Perez with that oldie but goodie, "Happy Birthday").

Natch, red carpet regulars Spencer and Heidi were on hand to fete their friend (and milk the photo op), as was fellow Hillzie Doug Reinhardt, who showed up with his main squeeze Paris Hilton.

Happy OMFB, Perez! Now, let's all raise a glass and toast to Mr. Hilton! And, of course, to Dougie and Amanda's awkward/inevitable "Ew, didn't we used to date?!" moment.

+ Miley Cyrus' boyfriend, Justin Gaston, gets a cameo on the Miley and Mandy Show! Here's the (amazing) 5-second recap: "[Gaston] croons about being in love while Miley cheers him on and Mandy [Jiroux] bobs around like the awkward third wheel she just realized she's become." (E! Online)

+ 5 Things you never knew about American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi. Not included: The fact that she totally just got engaged. (Newsroom)

+ Actress Blake Lively (who plays "It" girl Serena van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl) admits she wasn't always a fashion goddess. Of course, that'd be easier to swallow if we weren't reading it in the cover story of this month's Vogue. (Vogue)

+ Lost star Matthew Fox is counting down the days til the series finale. (Usmagazine.com)

+ The Jonas Brothers become the latest artists to join the inaugural bash! Or, as some people have dubbed it, the "Hooray! Bush's Leaving Office!" party. (Buzzworthy)

• Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt tackle the penultimate philosophical question: Who would look better in Playboy -- Jennifer Aniston, or Angelina Jolie? (Usmagazine.com)

• Next week's Gossip Girl: More Dan/Serena incest mania, the truth about Rufus Humphrey's secret love child and another chance for Blair and Chuck to f--- things up. (E! Online)

• Mary Kate Olsen went to the restroom and she, like, did NOT wash her hands. (P6)

• In the current issue of Vibe, Kanye West appears to sport a salt-and-pepper beard. Apparently, this is only an extremely elaborate illusion. "I DON’T HAVE GREY IN MY BEARD IN REAL LIFE," 'Ye insists. "THIS IS SOME BENJAMIN BUTTON’S S---!" Hey, whatever ya say, Crazy Old Guy! (Buzzworthy)

• Former Cosby Show star Lisa Bonet has just tipped the crazy scales by naming her bundle of joy Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa. For serious. (Huffington Post)

• Taylor Swift kicks off 2009 the right way: by not dating a Jonas Brother, shmoozing with Neil Patrick Harris and appearing on SNL. (Newsroom)

By now, you're probably either (a) sick of hearing about those crazy Lauren/Justin Bobby rumors, or (b) dying to hear more. 'Course, in Audrina's case, it's probably more like all of the above. Yeah, turns out we weren't the only ones shocked by those whispers of an illicit Lauren and Justin Bobby love affair. According to Audrina, she had to hear out about the latest totes unconfirmed LC dirt the same way we did: by reading it in the tabloids.

"I woke up this morning and it seems like just about every gossip magazine or blog has a story about Lauren hooking up with Justin," Audrina wrote on her website.

Eek! Not exactly what you want to hear before you've had your first cup of coffee. And even though Lauren and Justin Bobby are about as compatible as fire and ice (or Spencer Pratt and Darlene Montag) apparently just the thought of a full-scale betrayal was enough to send 'Drina reeling.

"I'm not sure what to believe," Audrina continued. "Though Justin and I have not been exclusive for quite some time, these rumors are very confusing and hurtful...I can't comment on whether they are true or false."

'Course, that wasn't the only thing going on in the Hills' stratosphere. While Audrina was busy issuing her long, convoluted version of a "no comment," the boys were out focusing on much more important matters: their Halloween costumes.

"Guess what I'm gonna be for Halloween?" Frankie Delgado asked Lo Bosworth in an interview for Young Hollywood. "Me, Sleezy T and Brody are gonna be the Jonas Brothers!'

We can only imagine what Jordin Sparks would say.