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• The Britney Spears "Don't Call It A Comeback" Tour continues! Over the weekend, Brit swung by Simon Cowell's hit U.K. show to perform her latest smash, "Womanizer." Cowell's verdict? "I would literally have her on my show every week for the next 10 years." (Usmagazine.com)

• Oh, and did we mention that Spears (whose MTV doc, Britney: For The Record, aired last night) also spent the weekend ringing in her 27th bday, gracing the covers of Rolling Stone and Glamour and admitting that she's on the lookout for hubby #3? (E! Online)

• Rosie O'Donnell sums up her disastrously overhyped/underwatched variety show in 10 words: "No ratings. bad reviews...yet still – a thrill 4 me." (Rosie's blog)

• Chef Gordon Ramsey may be a jerk -- but he's not a jerk who cheats on his wife. At least, so says chef Gordon Ramsey. (Daily Telegraph - UK, via Us)

• Grey's hot new MD (and Cristina Yang's hot new Replacement Burke) Kevin McKidd might be checking out for a movie deal. Hey, when in Rome ... (E! Online)

• Nickelodeon stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck are celebrating Christmas in style! That is, assuming ugly sweaters are the new black. (Buzzworthy)

Tags Britney Spears, Cristina Yang, Drake Bell, Gordon Ramsey, Grey's Anatomy, Josh Peck, Kevin McKidd, Merry Christmas Drake & Josh, Rosie O'Donnell, Simon Cowell

• Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Jeremy "Turtle" Ferrara's real life maybe-coupledom is an inspiration to chubby freeloaders everywhere. (Scandalist)

• Alec Baldwin says making out with Jennifer Aniston (who recently guest-starred on 30 Rock) was "painful." (Usmagazine.com)

• Rosie O'Donnell wants you to know that the ladies from The View get along about as well off-camera as they do on the show. (LA Times)

• Dancing with the Stars' Julianne Hough says she's quitting the show because it's hard to dance and sing at the same time. Also hard? Walking and chewing gum! (TV Watch)

• TLC unveils plans for its newest series: Toddlers in Tiaras, a pageant-themed show aimed at exploiting the exploitation of underage girls. Hey, sounds neat! In a disturbing JonBenet Ramsey meets the chubby girl from Little Miss Sunshine meets Lolita kinda way.

Tags 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Dancing with the Stars, Entourage, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jennifer Aniston, Jeremy Ferrara, JonBenet Ramsey, Julianne Hough, Little Miss Sunshine, Lolita, Rosie O'Donnell, The View, Toddlers in Tiaras

• Apparently, big stars don't always translate into big ratings (**except when your name is Oprah). Jennifer Aniston's episode of 30 Rock was the sitcom's lowest rated show this season. (E! Online)

• Rosie O'Donnell says she'd love to share a brewsky with Sarah Palin! But that doesn't mean O'Donnell wanted Palin anywhere near the Oval Office. "If [John] McCain won," says the former View cohost, "I would be in the depression unit of the ICU." (Usmagazine.com)

• MADE coach-turned-Bachelorette ex Jesse Csincsak says he and DeAnna Pappas are still friends despite the whole not-getting-married thing. But for now, he's taking things "one day at a time." (OK!)

• Holly Madison on stepping on her sugar daddy/employer Hugh Hefner with creepy magician/boyfriend Criss Angel: "I thought I'd be fired!" (Scandalist)

• Rumor has it Eliot Spitzer's callgirl, Ashley Dupre, may have had an on-camera heart-to-heart with Diane Sawyer. Hope she wasn't charging ABC by the hour! (Gawker)

Tags 30 Rock, Ashley Dupre, Criss Angel, DeAnna Pappas, Diane Sawyer, Eliot Spitzer, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Jennifer Aniston, Jesse Csincsak, John McCain, Made, Rosie O'Donnell, Sarah Palin, The Bachelorette

• Until now, Celebrity Apprentice has always been sort of a guilty pleasure. But Donald Trump's stepped it up this year by getting hold of some legitimate (albeit minor) celebrities. Joan Rivers...Dennis Rodman...Tom Green?? Holy crap, we've actually heard of these people! (TMZ)

• Opera-singing insurance agent Neal E. Boyd proves America really does have talent. (Usmagazine.com)

• Has Project Runway gotten cattier? We're not sure, but we're kinda loving how Nina Garcia dissed Kenley's dress by saying: "It looks like a reptile, but not in a cool way." (E! Online)

• You don't have to go on a gay cruise to catch Rosie O'Donnell's act anymore - the former View costar just inked a deal to host a one-night only NBC variety show. (Hollywood Reporter)

• Apparently, Aussies don't share our Brenda/Kelly nostalgia. 90210 has been yanked down under after only four measly episodes. (Perez Hilton)

• VMAs host Russell Brand has a new show on Comedy Central! Which still doesn't explain why he's so interested in scoring Sarah Silverman's breast milk. (The Sun - UK)

Tags 90210, America's Got Talent, Celebrity Apprentice, Dennis Rodman, Donald Trump, Joan Rivers, Neal E. Boyd, Nina Garcia, Project Runway, Rosie O'Donnell, Russell Brand, Sarah Silverman, Tom Green

• Kathy Griffin just says no to plastic surgery. (Fitness Magazine)

• Meanwhile, The View's Rosie O'Donnell is on a blogging sabbatical. (People)

• Katee and Joshua totally rocked on last night's So You Think You Can Dance, but none of it matters anymore because Will's gone. (LA Times)

• Ali Lohan "accidentally" auditions for a known pornographer. (Usmagazine.com)

• This week's Project Runway saw Tim Gunn utter the phrase "Holla at your boy" and a fashion-impaired designer confuse "ruffles" with "good taste." (Entertainment Weekly)

• Everyone knows about the 90210 spinoff. But what happened to the original cast? Star magazine investigates! (Star)

Tags 90210, Ali Lohan, Joshua, Katee, Kathy Griffin, Living Lohan, My Life On The D-List, Project Runway, Reality Check, Rosie O’Donnell, So You Think You Can Dance, The View, Tim Gunn