Justin's In With Britney & Madonna; Fergie Feeds Alanis; DMX Is A Wanted Man

Check out this brief rundown to bring you up to speed this morning — a quick heads up from your friends at MTV News.

Usher is hard at work on his new LP with producer Jermaine Dupri, and JD said the singer's new fiancee, Tameka Foster, has inspired at least one new song, "The Realest." "Most of the time with Usher it's about the magic," JD said. "For the first month or so of us being in the studio, it's all mostly conversation to drive me to that point where I go into the room and hear something that clicks. He was like, 'I got the realest woman in the world.' And within the hour, I heard what we should be saying in the hook, and he was like, 'Yeah, let's go.' " ...

T.I.'s next album is a battle between his two personas, but the grittier T.I.P. wins out when it comes to the first single. "Big Things Poppin' ", his collaboration with Mannie Fresh, hits radio next week. T.I. told us that the song "is really just me talking to these people who say things and can't back it up." ...

Pearl Jam, Modest Mouse, the Roots, Snow Patrol, Amy Winehouse, Kings of Leon and Muse lead the lineup for Lollapalooza, set to hit Chicago's Grant Park August 3-5. ...

And a teary Haley Scarnato waved goodbye to "American Idol" last night — after 45 minutes of non-elimination action led by Jennifer Lopez, Akon, even Tony Bennett.

Quote of the Day: "I think every man wants to have that partner in life he can share the hottest moments with." — Usher

Here's what everyone else is talking about:

Justin Timberlake has lined up a couple of big pop allies. People reports that he's keeping in touch with Britney, and told reporters he's rooting for his ex, even calling her a "great woman." Meanwhile, CBS News' Showbuzz reports that Madonna's rep has confirmed that she is working with JT — and Timbaland, of course — on her next album. ...

OK, Fergie's a good sport, we get it. A week after TMZ.com reported that she sent flowers to Alanis after seeing her "My Humps" parody, People says Ferg didn't do that at all. Instead, she sent Alanis a butt cake — no, not a bundt cake — with "Alanis, You're a genius. Love, Fergie" written in icing.

DMX was a no-show for court on Tuesday, and went on to miss his "be there or you're in trouble, mister" appearance on Wednesday. Now there are two warrants out for his arrest, White Plains' Journal News reports. X, who was scheduled to appear in court on a misdemeanor driving count, is now a wanted man in White Plains, New York, and neighboring Yonkers. A lawyer for the rapper said he's out of state, but making efforts to return.

Marc Anthony is another musician with legal trouble — and serves as a cautionary tale as tax day nears. The singer will pay $2.5 million in taxes and penalties for neglecting to file for five years, The Associated Press reports. J. Lo apparently handles her own business — and files her own taxes — so she not involved in the investigation.

Have no fear, TMZ is on the sex-tape beat, reporting that a video featuring "American Idol" semifinalist Olivia Mojica (who?) from season two's top 24 will be out soon. And rumors of an explicit video featuring "The Hills" star Lauren Conrad are not true, she insists, with "sources close to" LC claiming co-star Heidi Montag may have started the talk. What a pal.

And novelist Kurt Vonnegut, the American literary icon responsible for 20th century classics including "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Tuesday night in New York, The New York Times reports. He was 84.

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Spears Cut Ties with Hilton over Image Fears!

HOLLYWOOD - Troubled pop star Britney Spears reportedly cut all ties with socialite Paris Hilton after she realized their hard partying was doing no good for her image.

The "Toxic" singer became a regular on the Hollywood club scene last November--shortly after filing for divorce from estranged husband Kevin Federline--when she was seen hitting the town with the hotel heiress and actress Lindsay Lohan.

But according to a former P.R. representative of Hilton's socialite pal Kim Kardashian, Spears allegedly ended the friendship as soon as she saw her reputation plummet, reports The Scoop.

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American Idol Hotties: Top 10 Sexiest American Idol's

The top ten American Idol sexiest list was released by celebtv.com. Even though Season Six's Alaina Alexander and Antonella Barba may have the hottest photos making a splash on the web, surprisingly neither made the list.

Beginning at the number 10 spot is Taylor Hicks (Season 5). At number 9 is Clay Aikin (Season 2). The number 8 spot belongs to Bo Bice (Season 4). Coming in at number 7 is Ace Young (Season 5). Following at number 6 is Carrie Underwood (Season 4).

Now the top five...beginning with number 5, and the only idol from this season on the list...Blake Lewis (Season 6). The number 4 spot goes to Chris Daughtry (Season 5). The number 3 spot belongs to Nadia Turner (Season 4). The number 2 spot goes to Ryan Starr (Season 1).

And just who is the sexiest American Idol? That honor goes to Katharine McPhee (Season 5).

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Jessica Simpson - Cleavage and Camel Toe Candids

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Imus will take your soul!

I thought everyone knew how Imus was and that nobody is immune to his insults, including his wife and staff. Most of what he says is MEANT to be funny or at least outrageous. It's not always funny but typically is outrageous. It seems to me though that if he can repeatedly refer to the President and Vice President of the United States as "war criminals", which I've heard him do more than once, why should everyone be up in arms and calling for his ousting for bad mouthing a college basketball team, no matter how inappropriate his comment? He refers to his wife as "the green ho" so is it the "nappy headed" reference that has everyone upset? I refer to the opening line of a Stevie Wonder song which goes, "Looking back on when I, was a little nappy headed boy..." We should tell him about this being insulting to his own people then perhaps Rev. Al Sharpton and the NAACP can ban the sale of his recordings until an official apology is issued and then they can decide if they'll forgive him or not. Like it or not, racism lives in all its various forms, mild, moderate and flaming and it won't go away in our lifetime. Don't listen to Imus if you find him repulsive the same way all the white folk who find Rev. Al and Jesse Jackson annoying or worse don't listen to or pay any attention to them. If Imus is going to get fired for being ignorant then this should open the door for an awful lot of other radio and television personalities to lose their jobs (finally) as well. We can only hope. In the mean time, Imus or someone else will rant and shock to get the ratings that their sponsors want and won't say boo until they insult African Americans, then heads will roll, or at least that will be called for by some. If this doesn't get Imus fired look at all the free publicity you're giving him not to mention all the racist listeners he might gain because a big deal was made about just another outrageously insulting comment by an aging, obnoxious, sour shock jock.

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American Idol : Antonella Barba, no more!

This week’s mentor for the Big Band theme was Tony Bennett. Bennett came over to the UK last year to contribute to the X Factor and I have to say that it wasn’t my favourite show. I’ve never particularly liked that genre of music and some of the songs choices had a dubious connection to the theme of the Big Band era. So let’s hope the American Idol kids make some savvy choices.

Blake Lewis was up first with a song I actually do love, Mack the Knife. Blakelicious looked cool and sang well, with no beat boxing or anything. Let’s face it, it’d be hard to rap during Mack the Knife! You know that I love my Blake so whatever he does is jus’ fine with me. Bald, googly-eyed Phil Stacey came on and oversang Night and Day. He really does try to hard and I think that particular song benefits from being sung softly. Paula thought he was reminiscent of a young Frank Sinatra, which astonished Simon who said the performance was gloomy and dark. And wasn’t Phil really sweaty after the judges bit, talking to Ryan? His whole head was just dripping. Eurgh, I can’t stand him.

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Tom Cruise Stalker Arrested (Celebrity Gossip)

Tom Cruise’s stalker was arrested last Thursday near his Beverly Hills home. Emily Diane Leatherman, 32, was taken into police custody after showing up unannounced at the Mission Impossible star’s mansion.

I don’t think she was there for information on how to join up with Scientology, either. Apparently, Emily Diane Leatherman is a well-known name amongst celebrities.

Last July, John Cusack won a three-year restraining order against a woman bearing the same name as the woman arrested at Cruise’s. Cusack’s admirer left love letters, rocks, and screwdrivers in his garden to show her love.

At the time, Leatherman said she was trying to contact Hollywood stars like Cusack because she wanted to bring attention to the fact she was raped years ago. However, the Beverly Hills Police Department has refused to confirm if the person arrested on Thursday was the same woman who targeted Cusack.

Leatherman was arrested at Cruise’s home on suspicion of receiving stolen property and violating a restraining order. Sergeant Rex McEvoy refused to confirm what the items were or which restraining order she had violated. Whether Tom or his wife Katie Holmes were home during the incident is unknown.

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Jessica Simpson - John Mayer love scene!

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John Mayer continues his fun Down Under with girlfriend Jessica Simpson as the two spend the day at Byron Beach, Australia, on Wednesday. Mayer will next perform at the East Coast Blues & Roots Festival on Thursday before wrapping the Australian leg of his Continuum tour on April 12 in Sydney.

Source: http://www.people.com/