People magazine has scored the U.S. rights to exclusive photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins.  The magazine will feature Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon in its Monday issue.  The babies were born one minute apart July 12th in Nice, France.  No word on how much the magazine paid for the pictures, but estimates have placed the price rom $11 million-$14 million.  Hello! magazine has snagged the international rights.

Mark Consuelos will guest star on the third episode of the upcoming season of "Ugly Betty."  No word yet on his role, though it's said his character's arrival will play into a much bigger story arc.

Ludacris, Kanye West and Chris Brown have joined the roster of guest artists on T-Pain's third album, "Thr33 Ringz," due in the fall. The official first single is "Can't Believe It" featuring Lil Wayne.

Hairspray star Nikki Blonsky and her father were arrested for investigation of assault following an airport brawl with the family of America's Next Top Model contestant Bianca Golden in the Caribbean's Turks and Caicos, reportedly over saved seats.  Golden was also arrested - Nikki and Bianca have both been released on bail.  Blonsky's father however, is still in jail - for assaulting Golden's mother.  Eleine Golden had to be airlifted to a Florida hospital where she's currently in the ICU with a serious head injury.

"I Want to Work for Diddy," premieres Monday on VH1, adding to a pair of Sean "Diddy" Combs-produced reality shows on sister network MTV - "Run's House" and "Making the Band," which returns Aug. 13th.  The new show arose from his need for a personal assistant, and a realization that conventional recruitment methods weren't finding the suitable replacement.

What is she trying to say?  Jessica Simpson speaks candidly in the September issue of Elle magazine saying, "There's nothing on my album that you're gonna hear that I don't relate to or that I haven't experienced. Because the only way I know how to sing is from life experience."  One of her new tracks, "Remember That," contains the lyrics "It doesn't matter how he hurts you / With his hands or with his words / You don't dese rve it / It ain't worth it / Take your heart and run."  She's reluctant, however, to divulge details about what led to recording such a song.

Two members of Snoop Dogg's entourage were busted Thursday afternoon by Waco, TX police after cops pulled his tour bus=2 0over for a routine traffic stop for expired tags.  Police found 2 ozs of marijuana and arrested 2 men who admitted it was theirs.  According to tmz.com, Snoop was on the bus, but was not arrested.

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen will release their upcoming coffee-table book Influence with 2 covers.  One version of the 272-page hardcover book - due out Oct. 28 - will feature Mary-Kate on the cover, with Ashley on the back, while the other version swaps their positions.  According to the publisher, "They interviewed 20 people and wrote brief essays about each other. In each interview, the girls explore what inspired the interviewee."

Barack Obama's presidential campaign says a new song by supporter Ludacris is "outrageously offensive" to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Republican Sen. John McCain and President Bush.  The song brags about an Obama presidency being destiny. It uses an expletive to describe Clinton, calls Bush "mentally handicapped" and says McCain doesn't belong in "any chair unless he's paralyzed."  "Politics as Usual" is on the "Gangsta Grillz: The Preview" mixtape with Atlanta spinner DJ Drama.

Attending the 2008 Target Presents Variety's Power of Youth in L.A. which raises money for St. Jude's on October 4th are:  The Jonas Brothers, Hilary Duff, Miranda Cosgrove, Miley Cyrus, Dakota Fanning, Angus T. Jones, Demi Lovato, Corbin Bleu, Elle Fanning, Eliza Dushku, Olivia Thirlby, Ashley Tisdale and Emma Roberts.

New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo have recorded a new song together (People.com has the first listen of the track.)The Block, due out Sept. 2. The song, titled "Single," will be availabl e on iTunes Aug. 12, and also appears on NKOTB's upcoming album.

According to people.com - their sources suggest that HBO the network is working on a reality show that would showcase the busy life of Kanye West.

Aubrey O'Day is denying a new In Touch report that she's "hooking up" with her Hairspray co-star Ashley Parker Angel.  Angel recently called off his engagement to Tiffany Lynn, whom he has one son with.

Billboard Music Chart:
#1:  Miley Cyrus - Breakout - 371,000 copies
#2:  Sugarland - Love on the Inside - 314,000 copies
#3:  Mamma Mia soundtrack - 168,000 copies
#4:  Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus - 93,000 copies
#5:  Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III - 85,000 copies

Is Hannah Montana coming to an end - according to star Miley Cyrus, its definitely possible.  "We're thinking this is our last season," she said in an interview with E! News to air Tuesday night.  Cyrus, who turns 16 in November, has been playing the character since she was 11 (but the series is about to begin its 3rd season).  According to Cyrus' rep, "We do not know if this is the last season," the Disney folks confirm that the future of the show remains open-ended.

Fergie has been cast as Saraghina, a prostitute, in "Nine," a big-screen adaptation of the Tony-winning musical. She will perform the saucy song "Be Italian" with Guido, played by Daniel Day-Lewis.  Also among the cast:  Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench and Kate Hudson.  Filming is set to begin in October.

Alicia Keys and the White Stripes' Jack White have recorded the theme song to "Quantum of Solace," the 22nd James Bond film, which will be released worldwide in November.

Jennifer Lopez has signed on to star in "The Governess" which revolves around a professional thief plotting a major bank heist.  To pull it off, she poses as a nanny to three unruly children of a wealthy widower.  She begins to question her plan after falling for the kids and their father.  Lopez is currently in pre-production o the indie film "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits."

Jay-Z was finally spotted wearing his wedding ring while leaving his Tribeca apartment Wednesday.  He and Beyonce wed there on April 4th but neither have worn wedding bands.  They do, however, have matching IV tattoos on their ring fingers (they are obsessed with the number 4 - married on 4/04, Jay-Z named his club 40/40, they were both born on the 4th day of a month).

 Shia LaBeouf was not to blame for an early-morning car wreck in Los Angeles, authorities said Tuesday, pinning fault on the other driver for apparently running a red light.  LaBeouf was, however, booked for a misdemeanor DUI and underwent surgery for injuries to his left hand after flipping his truck.

Shia LaBeouf was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Sunday after an early morning wreck when his pickup collided with another vehicle, rolling the truck over injurying his hand and knee, as well as a minor head injury.  LaBeouf's "Transformer 2" costar, Australian actress Isabel Lucas was a passenger in LaBeouf's truck  She and the driver of the other vehicle were not seriously injured.  LaBeouf remains at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after undergoing "extensive hand surgery."  He is expected to be away from the "Transformers 2" set for roughly one month while=2 0he recovers from the surgery.

Ne-Yo, Chris Brown and Julianne Hough have signed on to remix Wrigley's signature gum jingles. Chris Brown will sing about Doublemint, Ne-Yo will update Big Red and Julianne Hough is paired with Juicy Fruit.  Wrigley's will host a concert in New York tomorrow (July 29) to unveil the new jingles.

Nelly is the newest celebrity spokesman for Diddy's line of Sean John Underwear.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the print campaign, in which Nelly is shot in and around a modern home in the Hollywood Hills, will launch this fall and features the collection's underwear basics and loungewear.  Previous Sean John spokescelebs include Penélope Cruz, Snoop Dogg, Cassie, Nas and Lil Wayne.

Amy Winehouse was hospitalized Monday night for a reaction to medication.  She will be kept overnight for observation but is expected to be released by morning.

Weekend Movie Boxoffice:
#1:  The Dark Knight - $75 million
#2:  Step Brothers - $30 million
#3:  Mamma Mia - $17.7 million
#4:  X-Files: I Want To Believe - $10 million
#5:  Journey to the Center of the Earth - $9.7 million