Snooki delivers a baby boy

"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi early Sunday gave birth to her first child, a boy.

The reality TV star and her fiance, Jionni LaValle, welcomed 6-pound, 5-ounce Lorenzo Dominic LaValle into the world at just before 3 a.m. Sunday at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., MTV said.

"The world just got another Guido!!!," a Polizzi rep told MTV. "Nicole, Jionni & Enzo are doing great!"

MTV congratulated Polizzi and her fiance and looked toward the newborn's possible appearance on "Jersey Shore."

"We couldn't be happier for Nicole and Jionni on the healthy delivery of their baby boy!," MTV said in a statement. "We look forward to Lorenzo's first trip to the Jersey Shore and can't wait to see his first animal print onesie."

MTV has said it's bringing "Jersey Shore" back for a sixth season, with the 24-year-old Snooki as part of the action, but has declined to offer specifics on how big a part Snooki will play in the show about hard-partying Italian-American friends.

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SpiderMan Cover

Artist Todd McFarlane's original cover art for "The Amazing Spider-Man" No. 328 has sold for a record $657,250 at auction, just one among several pieces from the 1990s that went for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The McFarlane cover, which shows Spider-Man gut-punching the Hulk, was part of a collection of original art owned Martin Shamus, a Long Island, N.Y.-based comics and memorabilia shop owner.

McFarlane drew several titles for Marvel Comics in the 1990s and then left to develop his own character, "Spawn," and form Image Comics with other artists and writers.

The cover was among several sold by Heritage Auctions, and also included McFarlane's cover for "Spider-Man" No. 1, which was bought for $358,500.

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Robert and Kristen

"Twilight" fans are heartbroken by Kristen Stewart's public admission that she cheated on her boyfriend and co-star Robert Pattinson. Some on Twitter are blasting the actress with no shortage of nasty names, while others are pledging support for Pattinson, calling him "sexy" and promising they'd be faithful.

But the scandal involving the on- and off-screen couple is unlikely to affect box-office returns for the final installment in the vampire-romance juggernaut due this fall, or even harm the image of the 22-year-old actress.

"It could make her actually more alluring," said Ian Drew, a senior editor at Us Weekly magazine, which features compromising photos of Stewart and her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders in its latest issue, out Friday. "It's not like Sally Field did this, so it could actually enhance her appeal and make her even bigger."

Stewart, whom Forbes named Hollywood's highest-paid actress last month, issued an apology to People magazine Wednesday, saying she is "deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I've caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected."

"This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob," she said. "I love him, I love him, I'm so sorry."

Stewart and Pattinson, 26, have been in a relationship for several years after meeting on the set of "Twilight," in which they play lovers.

Sanders, 41, who is married and has two children, followed with his own apologetic statement to People.

"I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family," he said. "My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world, I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together."

A spokesman for the director confirmed the statement Wednesday. Representatives for Stewart and Pattinson did not respond to requests for comment.

Fans embraced Stewart as human girl Bella Swan and Pattinson as vampire suitor Edward Cullen from the moment they were announced in 2008 as the stars of the big-screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's popular novels. The real-life romance that bloomed between the co-stars only made things more magical for the mostly female fan base.

"The fans are so romantically tied to this movie in both the real-life romance and the on-screen romance, so I'm sure this is hitting them pretty hard," said box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Hollywood.com. "They think of Bella and Edward and Kristen and Rob like family — characters they absolutely love on screen and in real life. For a 14-year-old girl, this is probably heartbreaking. But are girls not going to see the movie because of this? Heck no."

Reports of infidelity could even draw more viewers to theatres for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2," he said: "They might go just so they can be even more mad at Kristen."

Pattinson became an instant heartthrob with his casting as the charming, elegant Edward Cullen. He was included among People magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2008 and has won similar titles from readers of Glamour and OK magazines.

"The shocking thing is (Stewart) cheated on Robert Pattinson, who is this guy who everyone in the world wants," Drew said.

Fans might feel it when they watch the film in November.

"It sort of intrudes on their universe a little bit," he said. "This is the ill-fated romance from the screen that ended up working on screen and in real life as well. That made it more believable and more sellable, so it punctures holes in that."

Still, moviegoers might find the changed dynamic compelling.

"There's a soap opera going on off-screen, and people love to follow that," Dergarabedian said. "I think it only serves to raise awareness of the movie."

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The contents of the home where Michael Jackson lived with his three children just before his death have sold for nearly $1 million at auction.

Darren Julien, president of Julien's Auctions, was unable to provide a more specific figure as he continued to tally the totals Saturday after the daylong auction, which brought in nearly triple the company's pre-auction estimate of $200,000 to $400,000.

Among the highlights: A kitchen chalkboard where Jackson's children wrote "I love daddy," which sold for $5,000, and an armoire upon which Jackson wrote a message to himself on the mirror that fetched $25,750.

The auction also included furniture, artwork and other items from the rented mansion at 100 North Carolwood Drive, where Jackson lived as he prepared for a series of comeback concerts in London before his death in June, 2009.

The headboard from the bed where Jackson died at age 50 was removed from the auction at the family's request, but the rug that was beneath the bed sold for $15,360. The estimate had been $400 to $600.

Julien's Auctions re-created the mansion inside its Beverly Hills showroom and invited fans to fill the space where the bed would have been with a tribute to the late King of Pop. Julien promised to deliver all of the tribute items to Jackson's children and family matriarch Katherine Jackson.

"Michael Jackson has the greatest fans in the world. I can see why he lived for them," Julien said. "They came out every day this week to bring gifts. It's unlike anything we've ever seen as it relates to a celebrity and their fans."

Julien's Auctions has conducted auctions for dozens of celebrities, including Cher, Barbra Streisand, William Shatner and Slash.

Jackson commissioned the company to sell the contents of his Neverland Ranch before the auction was called off in early 2009. Julien's also sold Jackson's famous "Thriller" jacket for $1.8 million earlier this year.

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Guy Ritchie "demanded" a lot of stunt work from the stars of 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'.

The British director admits Jude Law, Noomi Rapace and Robert Downey Jr. -- who all appear in sleuth sequel -- were required to do a lot of hard work for the action-heavy movie and admits their individual exercise routines were gruelling.

He said: "Some of these action scenes would last for two weeks and these guys had to work eight or 10 hours a day repeating the same stunt. No one asks a professional athlete to do that amount of work and consequently Jude, Robert and Noomi were constantly on a diet, constantly on an exercising routine. The whole warm up would go on for an hour, cool down goes on for an hour and then they have 10 hours in between.

"That went on week after week. It is almost impossible to appreciate you want out of them physically. Never mind the other aspect, the physical aspect was very, very demanding."

However Jude -- who plays Dr. John Watson in the movie -- admits everyone returning from the 2009 movie was keen to do more stunts.

He told BANG Showbiz: "I think it's true to say though that the physical aspect of this film was another important element we wanted to push further. We were pushing the dialogue, we were pushing the banter, but we did all I think noticeably step up and say, 'Let's really elevate the physicality.'"

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He's back: Kyle Sandilands, spared the axe, yet again. Picture: Getty Images

DISGRACED shock jock Kyle Sandilands has kept his job at the helm of Australia's most popular breakfast radio show.

Southern Cross Austereo confirmed this afternoon he would return to the Kyle and Jackie O Show in 2012, yet again sparing the notorious repeat offender.

In a case of too little, too late, Sandilands issued an apology to news.com.au journalist Alison Stephenson for publicly abusing and threatening her on air.

Austereo said it did not condone his behaviour that was "deemed offensive".

Sandilands branded her a "fat slag" and promised to "hunt her down". The incident met with widespread public outrage and cost the radio station millions as sponsors and advertisers fled by the dozen.

Southern Cross Austereo CEO Rhys Holleran said in a statement Sandilands would continue in his job.

"(We) appreciate his further apology and addressing of the situation," he said.

Sandilands' "apology" came by way of a prepared press statement, more than fortnight after his disgraceful comments in the public domain.

Read the Sandilands apology in full below

"I have been in radio for more than ten years, my show is based on controversy, I give as good as I get and I have never been shy in expressing my opinion," he said.

"In the heat of the moment I reacted badly to criticism of my television program. I took my remarks too far and for that - and the offence caused to Alison Stephenson and those exposed to my comments - I sincerely apologise."

It follows his first attempt at an apology, when he said on air: "I went over the top because I thought it was a personal attack on me".

Big names such as Coles, Vodafone and Ford said earlier this week they would refuse to advertise with Southern Cross Austereo for as long as Sandilands remained in a job.

Kyle Sandilands' apology letter, released on December 9.

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Derryn Hinch and wife Chanel. Picture: Herald Sun

AFTER almost five months of court imposed silence, Derryn Hinch is preparing to make himself heard again.

The countdown is on until Hinch returns to the 3AW airwaves on December 21, after completing the home detention sentence imposed in July a matter of days after he underwent a life-saving liver transplant, the Herald Sun reported.

The broadcaster's world has been confined to his apartment on St Kilda Rd, with court sanctioned trips to the Austin Hospital and a legally approved hour of walking in his courtyard, of his apartment block, the only variations.

A friend of the Human Headline said he was making a strong recovery from his transplant and was looking forward to celebrating his release, and his second chance at life, with his wife Chanel.

Because Chanel lives in a different apartment to Hinch she has only been able to visit her husband during his detention.

Christmas will be emotional for the couple. Hinch was told in March he would not live to see Christmas if he did not urgently receive a donor liver.

The couple are believed to be planning to spend New Year's Eve at Crown's annual gala dinner.

Last year at the event Chanel asked her ailing husband what his resolution was for 2011.

He told her all he wanted was to be alive and sitting with her at Crown on New Year's Eve celebrating the arrival of 2012.

Hinch, according the friend, has kept busy during the past months, working on a book about his health crisis, subsequent transplant and then detention with the working title A Tale of Life, Death, Hope and House Arrest.

He has also brushed up his cooking skills, walks 2km daily on a treadmill, and has become a green thumb thanks to a balcony herb garden that he tends daily.

The thing he has missed most during his sentence, said the friend, has been his Saturday night date with Chanel, where they select a different top restaurant to try each week.

Yesterday Hinch ventured briefly to the Austin Hospital for a check-up following minor surgery last week.

He looked far healthier than when he was last sighted in public in July, before he started his sentence.

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Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller has been arrested on suspicion of assault and cocaine possession.

Mueller, who has two sons with Sheen, was detained in Aspen, Colorado on Friday night after the police were called to investigate a nightclub scuffle.

During a routine walk-through of the Belly Up nightclub, police learned that Mueller had been involved in an altercation and left the club. Police caught up with Mueller and arrested her at nearby bar Escobar. She was placed under arrest and charged with third degree assault, a misdemeanor, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, a felony.

She was released from Pitkin County jail on Saturday morning after posting $11,000 bail and is set to appear in court on Dec. 19.

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We can think of two obvious reasons why guys love Jennifer Love Hewitt. But let’s get real- her assets can't be the only reasons guys drool over her and get weak in the knees and googley-eyed. She's a decent actress, has a pretty face, has a bubbly personality, and the girl loves to date. Oh, and we can’t forget about that body.

Okay, we think we've figured it out - she's the perfect "safe" girl that guys can love and girls won't get upset about because they can't find a reason not to like her. Bingo! Consider us the Sherlock Holmes of celebrity crushes.

We first came to love the thirty-two year old Texan when she played Sarah in Party of Five alongside Scott Wolf, Neve Campbell, Matthew Fox and Lacey Chabert. Then she took on the role as the hot, vulnerable chick in horror film (and its sequel) I Know What You Did Last Summer. Although she isn’t the most critically acclaimed actress in Hollywood (even though she did receive a Golden Globe nomination for The Client List) she has maintained a solid career for over 15 years.

More recently she starred in the CBS hit drama The Ghost Whisperer in which she received a Saturn Award for Best Actress. So if we dissect this a little further with the concept of men in mind- she has played the sexy girl who we feel sorry for in a horror film, a hot girlfriend on a popular television series, a prostitute, and a pretty girl who can communicate with ghosts. This whole love for Jennifer is starting to get more evident by the minute - our crush on her is certainly developing.

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After an 18-month engagement filled with fighting over everything from their wedding date to their weekend plans, former Bachelorette  Ali Fedotowsky reveals exclusively to PEOPLE magazine in this week's issue why she and fiance Roberto Martinez have finally called it quits. "I wouldn't be being truthful if I said this came out of nowhere," Ali, 27, tells PEOPLE through (many) tears in her first interview since the split, just days after moving out of their San Diego apartment. "We definitely had been having problems. But I had always believed that we could work it out." For his part, Roberto, 28, "kept believing and hoping that they'd find a way," says a source. "He's still in shock that it's really over."

To fans of the show, the bubbly, athletic blonde and her tall, dark and handsome beau seemed poised to beat the odds that stand in the way of reality-TV romance. (For the record: Two of seven Bachelorette couples are still together, and exactly zero of 15 original Bachelor pairs.) Off-camera, the duo got off to a rocky start, with Ali admitting she wasn't thrilled with their tight quarters in an 'industrial' area of San Diego, their chosen new hometown. Roberto, who had relocated from Charleston, SC, worked to set up a new State Farm insurance office, while Ali, who left her job at Facebook to take part in The Bachelorette, struggled to define her career path, working as a local news correspondent and signing a deal for a Style Network hosting gig that eventually fell through. "We were trying to establish ourselves individually," Ali concedes, "but a relationship should be solid regardless of circumstances."

When it came to day-to-day issues, their different interests started driving them apart. "A lot of times what I wanted to do and what he wanted to do didn't match up," she says plainly. "One of us was always compromising with the other, or we both ended up not doing what we wanted and staying home." When she injured her femur kickboxing and had to undergo surgery in July, "it really affected us," she says. "I couldn't really be active like I wanted to be. I hit a low." Before long, minor differences gave way to more challenging personality clashes. When it came to their free time, "he would rather be alone on weekends," says Ali. "He's more introverted. I love being around people and sharing stories and going out to dinner."

But a source close to Ali says one of their biggest issues was Roberto's temper . which was often triggered by arguments over his traditional, conservative values. "Roberto seemed bothered that Ali was career-minded and had a social life. He is very old-fashioned when it comes to a woman's place," says the source. "In the past six months he kind of lost it. He'd be really good and sweet in public, but their fights could be explosive."

As their relationship began to disintegrate, the pair still held out hope of pulling together a TV wedding "to share with our fans," Ali told PEOPLE in September. All the while, Ali defended their relationship as rumors of strife hit the Internet. She moved in with friends for a weeklong trial separation in November . then gave her relationship one more shot. "I went back to our apartment and cooked this Spanish dish that his mom makes to do something special for him, so we could have dinner and talk," she recalls, breaking down in sobs. Instead the tension-filled meal only served as confirmation that they were over. "At the end of the day, we both realized we were unhappy more than we were happy," Ali says. "And we both deserved more."

When she was moving out her belongings a few days later, Roberto stopped by. "We hugged each other. And he broke down, and I broke down. It was a very emotional experience." Now Ali, who is staying with friends in San Jose, CA, will have many more decisions to make. "All of my things are going to be in storage until I figure out what to do," she says. "I literally don't even know where I want to live, never mind what I want to do." The first step, though, is healing. Ali and Roberto "still talk every day. I found real, true love, and I'm grateful that I had that experience," she says, adding emphatically, "There's no hate. I still love him, and I always will. But what matters is how we feel, and we both knew it wasn't right."

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