• Rumors of real-life drama from the set of Hannah Montana over the weekend caused Miley Cyrus to tell People magazine, "I am fully committed to Hannah Montana. It’s what gave me this amazing opportunity to reach out to so many people," and that she’s very excited about the upcoming new season, which begins in November.  Besides, it’s probably a lot easier to be Hannah these days than Miley…
• Fellow musicians are reaching out to Travis Barker and DJ A.M., both recovering from critical injuries in a weekend plane crash, with Fall Out Boy and Gavin DeGraw–who both toured with Barker–issuing statements of sympathy and concern.  I know they feel that if it can happen to those two, it could happen to them as well…
• Taylor Swift is very excited that her song White Horse will be used in the season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy, saying, "This is my life’s goal, to have a song on Grey’s Anatomy. My love of Grey’s Anatomy has never wavered. It’s my longest relationship to date."  Just in case you hadn’t figured it out yet, she is indeed just 18…
• More season premieres on the tube for Tuesday, with NBC launching Law And Order: SVU’s 10th season and ABC debuting an Ashton Kutcher-produced family game show called Opportunity Knocks.  CBS will again debut its entire primetime lineup–their new series The Mentalist has by now already figured out what the other networks’ weaknesses are…
• Charlie Sheen’s new pregnant wife Brooke Mueller discovered that pains she thought were related to her condition required a risky emergency gallbladder surgery just over a week ago–which was such a success that she was able to attend Sunday’s Emmy Awards with Sheen.  Considering his track record, she probably wasn’t willing to risk letting him out alone…
• Despite legal pressure from Harry Potter studio Warner Brothers, the Indian film Hari Puttar: A Comedy Of Terrors will be released this weekend, as a judge disagreed with studio arguments that their titles were too similar.  Odds are that people will hate it so much that they’ll rush out and buy all the Harry movies…

• A "Who’s Who" of top female singers, including Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Sheryl Crow, Rihanna, Melissa Etheridge and nine others will join to record a single to benefit the Stand Up To Cancer initiative, which will air on ABC, NBC and CBS on September 5.  This bunch, including a pair of cancer suvivors in Etheridge and Crow, won’t just stand up to cancer–they’ll obliterate it with the sheer force of their collective wills…
• Avril Lavigne is having difficulty performing a concert in Malaysia, where officials say her show would be, "unsuitable to Malaysian culture" and its scheduled date of August 29 is too close to the nation’s independence celebration.  Avril needs to follow the lead of Beyonce, who was in a similar situation recently–she made sure her costumes were inoffensive, her songs weren’t controversial, and her multi-zillion dollar husband was standing by just in case to write them a big check…
• The Olympics have been good to Michael Phelps, and Michael Phelps has been very good to NBC–its coverage of the summer games grabbed the top 7 spots in TV ratings last week, pulling in an average audience of 28.7 million.  Al Roker had better hope Phelps has no major weatherman aspirations…
• The people of Milwaukee honored one of their own–on TV at least–when they unveiled a bronze statue of Arthur Fonzerelli, better known as "The Fonz" from 70’s sitcom icon Happy Days.  Most of the cast of the show was on hand, except for the guy who played Potsie–he spent the day on the show’s Hollywood set, wondering where everybody else was…
• Roger Moore, who played James Bond in 7 films in the 1970’s and 80’s, writes about his experiences in a memoir out November 4 and reveals that many of the stunts left him in less than ideal conditon–including one boat-chase scene that catapulted him into a wall, cracking teeth and twisting his knee.  Apparently, the villan for the rest of the movie was the stunt coordinator…
• Bobby Brown is in more legal trouble–only this time it’s from his own attorneys, who say he owes them $90,000 in fees stemming from his divorce from Whitney Houston.  At least this time it isn’t any of those drug dealers he stiffed…

Christina Aguilera is posing for commemorative photos to help mark the 150th anniversary of department store giant Macy’s in October–others include Donald Trump, Martha Stewart, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein.  What a beautiful picture–and she didn’t even have to leave off her underwear…

Another edition of Fashion Rocks will be airing on CBS September 9, and they’ve added music from the Pussycat Dolls plus Timbaland with special guests Lynyrd Skynyrd. The lineup for the 5th annual fashion/music event already includes Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Rihanna and more. 

Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch claims her recent visit to the hospital was caused by a friend or hanger-on who spiked her drink with Ecstacy.  I gotta believe the entire rehab-happy celebrity community are so grateful for her–she is totally carrying the mail for them…

Attorneys for Britney Spears were back in court Thursday, this time to revisit the conservatorship established to put her father Jamie in charge of her affairs.  As expected, he will remain in charge through the end of the year–which should give ex-manager Sam Lufti enough time to find another helpless celebrity to try and control…

Convicted boy-band impressario Lou Pearlman has ratted out a fellow federal prison inmate accused of murder, after Pearlman overheard him admit to the crime. Pearlman is likely hoping to have his sentence reduced–which likely will happen once the prison population hears the news…

A new TV ad by John McCain tries to compare Barack Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, flashing pictures of them while the ad refers to Obama as "the biggest celebrity in the world".  Now that’s just silly–everybody knows it’s that guy on Lost…

• Miley Cyrus played to a crowd of about 10,000 Friday as a part of ABC’s Good Morning America Summer Concert Series, giving fans a preview of her new CD Breakout, which is in stores tomorrow.  It’s her first album that doesn’t feature alter ego Hannah Montana–she’s just hoping she won’t need another Vanity Fair photo shoot for it to sell…
• Britney Spears’ role as mom took a turn for the better Friday, when an agreement between her and ex Kevin Federline’s attorneys was announced that will now give her three visits and two overnights per week with her two children Sean and Jayden.  The deal must still be approved by the court,  but anything these two can agree on that doesn’t involve limo drivers, security guards and paparazzi is a miracle…
• John Mayer recently said in a newspaper interview that he wants, quote, "do some camping, [and] learn to live in the wilderness. I want to get past the idea of relying on 21st-century accommodations."  Of course, John’s idea of "wilderness" is anyplace he can’t post to his blog without using his Blackberry…
• A federal appeals court Monday overturned the $550,000 fine imposed by Federal Communication Commission’s against CBS for that infamous Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction", saying the FCC "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in fining the network for a fleeting image of nudity.  At this point, the only thing left is how many Janet Jackson fans there are on the Supreme Court…
• Speaking of the Tiffany Network, they are on the hunt for a replacement for CSI star William Petersen, whose Gil Grissom will leave the show after the coming seasons’ 10th episode.  Network executives say the character will be a scientist with a "genetic profile" usually associated with serial killers–so are we talking Dexter II here?
• Saturday Night Live’s next season will include a few Thursday nights as well, with a special edition of its Weekend Update skit to air October 9, 16, and 23–and a Presidential Bash special the night before the November 4 general election.  They wanna give their Obama and McCain impressionists plenty of practice before figuring out which one keeps their job…

• It’s down to the two Davids–Cook and Archuleta–as American Idol will choose one of them as this season’s champion tonght at 8PM Eastern on Fox.  Starting tomorrow, one of these young men will go from a household word to "Whatever happened to…"–but enough about the winner…
• Miley Cyrus will release Breakout July 22, her first album not done as her Disney character Hannah Montana.  It makes me wonder whether the whole Vanity Fair photo shoot thing was accidental or not…
• Natasha Bedingfield kicked off her first headlilning tour in the US last night in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  Get the complete itinerary and ticket info from Live Nation…
• Britney Spears’ dad Jamie has really thrown himself into his new role as conservator of her estate–so much so that he has left his catering job to concentrate on her affairs, and is being paid $2500 a week to do it.  He’s obviously doing a great job, but I wonder what it does to a dad’s ego to draw a paycheck from his kid…
• Lou Pearlman, who engineered the success of both Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync, will be sentenced today after admitting he swindled almost $300 million from his investors.  Pearlman could get up to 25 years in prison–plenty of time to develop a new sound, although it’s hard to gauge the appeal for a band named "Dear God, Not Again!"…
• The ratings news continues to be bad for NBC–CBS’ Shark, which is being cancelled, had more viewers last week than all but one of the Peacock Network’s schedule.  Why do I get the feeling we’re about to find out exactly how many Law And Order franchise reruns can be aired in a week?