So, Jessica is so the less-annoying Simpson sister this week, right? Ha, I kid (kind of) . . . the Simpsons, I really do love them. Anyway, smiley Jess is in Nashville with her trusty sidekick/former assistant/similarly in need of a brush friend CaCee Cobb. Jess looks happy and healthy after her recent hospitalization, which rumor has it may have something to do with drinking a bit too much these days with her QB boyfriend. Miss Simpson is in Tennesee while she records her country album — let's just hope she doesn't have to resort to any sort of stunt publicity when it comes time for her to promote it. Can you tell I'm a little frustrated with her younger sister? Deep breaths.

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Jay-Z flashed a big, hugable smile on his way into Katsuya and out of The Parlor Sports Bar in LA last night. It's pretty adorable to see him so happy, but just two weeks after his and Beyonce's (almost certain) nuptials, there are the first stories of the two having a public spat. Awww, of course! B supposedly got momentarily huffy at J when he asked the DJ to turn off "Crazy in Love" while onstage at a Barack Obama event on Wednesday. From there, everything sounds like sunshine and newlywed rainbows for the couple for the evening, which included hosting a private dinner at Tropicana Bar for 40 of their closest friends, including Christina Aguilera and Mary J. Blige.

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• Clive Davis, the 74-year-old music executive, has been replaced as chairman and CEO of BMG by 49-year-old Barry Weiss, though Clive will stay with the company as chief creative officer. — ABC
• Pete Doherty has been placed in a special area of his prison after he discovered that other inmates were planning to attack him. — UK PopSugar
• Dita Von Teese has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of a 10-foot-high swan with a fountainhead in the beak that malfunctioned during its debut at show in Toronto last year. — TMZ
• Foxy Brown is set to be released from a NYC prison today after serving eight months for violating the terms of her probation. — TMZ
• Harry Potter's 18-year-old star Emma Watson has replaced Scarlett Johansson in the period romance Napoleon and Betsy after it was decided that Scarlett, who is also a producer of the film, was too old for the part. — BuzzSugar
• Danny Federici, the E Street Band's keyboard player, passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer at the age of 58. — AP
• Because of fears that contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers may break down, the Screen Actors Guild has started to negotiate deals with independent film companies in order to keep actors working in case a strike against the AMPTP occurs. — Reuters

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Us Weekly celebrated in style last night with their annual Hot Hollywood party in where else but LA. Reality shows Dancing With the Stars and The Hills had plenty of representation out on the purple carpet, and Nicky Hilton and Rumer Willis helped to round out the starlet section of the party. Lauren Conrad stuck with her BFF Lo Bosworth, but we've got to wonder if she cozied up with Brody just a little, now that he's back on the market. To no surprise, one of our favorites of the night was Heidi Klum. She stole the show in her short purple dress and proved she deserved the title of Style Icon of the Year. This super mom can certainly out-hot the youngest in Hollywood's trendy scene.

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Lindsay was unsurprisingly swarmed by fans and paparazzi while grabbing a little lunch at her not-so-secret lunch spot Joan's on Third yesterday. Unfazed by the crowd, LL went about her business talking on the phone while being escorted out by the police. The public seems to have her routine of restaurants/clubs/salon trips down cold, but luckily she had her bodyguard Samantha Ronson right by her side to make sure she stays out of trouble. While Lindsay's all about her Samantha time these days, Michael Lohan is keeping his name in the press talking about how she should be living her life — no wonder there are rumors that she's once again not speaking to him.

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After a long week of trips to the gym with Gwyneth, Madonna took her three kids — Lourdes, Rocco and little David — out to dinner at San Lorenzo in London last night. It comes along with news that the final hearing before Madonna gets to formally adopt David has been postponed another month until mid May. After all the waiting, another month can't feel like too much and it's not like Madonna won't be busy busy busy before then — Hard Candy drops in less than two weeks on April 29! We definitely can't wait to get our hands on it, and to celebrate the release Madonna is playing a show at NYC's Roseland Ballroom the following night. That sounds so fun!

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