Reuters - British comedian Steve Coogan's specialty is over-the-top characters. In Britain, he gained notoriety as radio personality Alan Partridge, and in the United States, he currently appears in Hollywood action flick send-up "Tropic Thunder" opposite Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Ben Stiller, who also directed the movie.

E! Online - First it was the VMA promos (did anyone else who watched them feel slightly uncomfortable for Britney?), then it was rumors of a VMA performance in a British tabloid, and now it's a chatty hairdresser—all giving us hope that the Britney Spears we know and love is indeed coming back.

E! Online - He may be hangin' at hot spots that require valet service now, but just a few years ago, Gossip Girl hunk Chace Crawford was the guy taking your keys.

E! Online - As we hit the home stretch for summer movies, we find ourselves in a strange weekend of releases, with Death Race, The Longshots and Hamlet 2. Also, The Rocker is hitting theaters later than originally planned, which puts House Bunny's very talented Emma Stone in the position of having two movies open in the same week.

AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sheryl Crow is giving away free music — a tactic she calls the "Tupperware" party approach to inspiring young people to vote.

AP - Rihanna is back for another performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, along with Pink, Paramore and T.I., who will be making his first appearance at a major awards show since his arrest right before an awards ceremony last year.

AP - BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children.

E! Online - When reality TV gives you lemons, you make prime-time lemonade.