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Megan Fox tries to weasel her way out of a parking ticket on Thursday afternoon (August 27) in Santa Monica, Calif.

But to no avail! The female officer stood her ground and ticketed Megan for parking in a No Parking zone. Before driving off, she flipped off paparazzi.

Megan was rumored to to join the latest Batman movie as Catwoman.

“It’s rumor. It’s not true,” a studio rep said. “There is no script. There is no project to be cast in.”

10+ pictures inside of Megan Fox getting slapped with a parking ticket…

Jennifer Garner and her cute daughter Violet go on a shopping spree at the Santa Monica mall on Thursday (August 27) in California.

The mother-daughter pair made good use of the "Build-a-Bear" toy workshop, where “best friends” are made. Violet got to customize their very own teddy bear — with rainbow-colored rollerskates!

Violet also wore a “Big Sister” t-shirt (she has a younger sister named Seraphina, 7 months).

10+ pictures inside of Violet Affleck, big sister to Seraphina…

Britney Spears takes her sons, Sean, 3, and Jayden, 2, to the Broadway show, Shrek The Musical in New York City on Thursday night (August 27).

The 27-year-old entertainer continues on her Circus tour, with her next stop in Boston for a show on Saturday.

Brit-Brit’s manager, Larry Rudolph, is reportedly in talks with Lindsay Lohan to create a reality show around her crazy life.

WOULD YOU WATCH a reality show based on Lindsay Lohan (and maybe Britney as well) - YAY or NAY?

20+ pictures inside of Britney Spears and her trek to Shrek…

90210 newcomer Trevor Donovan does a little bit of surfing alongside co-star Tristan Wilds (pictured below) at a beach on Wednesday (August 26) in Marina del Rey, Calif.

Trevor, 30, will play the character Teddy Montgomery, a tennis champ whose dad is an Oscar-winning actor and who’s returning to West Beverly High after an as-yet-unexplained absence.

Trevor also stars opposite Bruce Willis in the new movie Surrogates, which is due out next month. Watch the trailer at Apple.com!

20+ pictures inside of shirtless Trevor Donovan…

The Hills star Audrina Patridge shoots a new episode of her her MTV reality show on Thursday (August 27) in Hollywood.

The 24-year-old LA-born hottie will be busy as a bee in the coming months with the start of her own upcoming reality series called The Audrina Show. Mark Burnett of Survivor fame is the creator and producer of the show. Audrina also has her next movie, Sorority Row, coming out next month on September 11.

10+ pictures inside of Audrina Patridge showing off her Hills…

Kourtney Kardashian shows off her growing baby bump while out to lunch with younger sister Khloe Kardashian in Beverly Hills on Thursday (August 27).

The Kardashian sisters headed over to a business meeting at the Wilshire Courtyard.

Kourtney, 30, shared with US Weekly about her upcoming baby, saying, “I’ll probably find out [sex of the baby], but I haven’t decided for sure. I don’t have any names that I’m crazy about yet. I just got a name book that [my baby daddy] Scott’s parents sent me!”

20+ pictures inside of Kourtney Kardashian and her bigger baby bump…

Rihanna strikes a fierce pose in this supplement cover shot for the September 2009 issue of Italian Vogue.

This “Extreme Couture” cover was shot by famed photographer Steven Klein.

Kanye West’s protege Mr Hudson just told JustJared.com in an exclusive interview that he would love to do a collaboration with Rihanna. I’ll have that interview transcribed ASAP and then share that with you guys.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Rihanna’s fierce Italian Vogue cover — HOT or NOT?

Anna Kournikova walks the runway at K-Swiss’ Play Nice fashion show at the Skyline Gallery in New York City on Wednesday (August 26).

During the show, the 28-year-old Russian tennis player and model was joined by the members of the Madison Boys and Girls Club on the runway.

In September, Anna’s expected to compete in the 23rd annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon at Zuma Beach to raise money for the Pediatric Cancer Research Program at Childrens Hospital in Los Angeles.

10+ pictures of Anna Kournikova doing the catwalk…

Kate Gosselin gets a personal escort from Target employees as she walks from the store back to her car in New York City on Thursday (August 27).

The 34-year-old mother of eight stopped by the UPS store (yet again) to get some errands done.

Kate has been landing significant gigs, with The View offering her a guest-hosting spot on her show. Jon, however, has been having issues. Randy Greenstein, part of Shrine club at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods said, “Jon is not really in demand because of his negative image. Who would want to advertise ‘come hang with the world’s biggest scumbag’?”

10+ pictures inside of Target troops to Kate Gosselin’s rescue…

Jennifer Garner turns to tickle torturing her daughter Violet Affleck while playing at Palisades Park on Wednesday (August 26) in Santa Monica, Calif.

The mother-daughter pair, who wore matching finger nail polish, were seen playing a game of tag and laughing hysterically after Jen caught Violet.

Jen’s husband Ben Affleck, dressed in a bus driver’s uniform, was busy on the other side of the country in his hometown of Boston, Mass. He’s directing and starring in The Town, opposite Mad Men's Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, and Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively.

20+ pictures inside of Jennifer Garner tickling Violet Affleck…

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie take their sons Maddox, 8, and Pax, 5, to the pet and garden shop Jardinerie du Centre Var in Brignoles, France on Thursday (August 20).

The Jolie-Pitt family drove a rental car without any security. Be sure to check out the mini-cactus that Maddox picked out!

Brad’s latest WWII flick Inglourious Basterds opened this past weekend to a glorious $37.6 million at the box office.

30+ pictures inside of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s gerbils galore…

Gwen Stefani arrives at The Grove with sons Kingston, 3, and Zuma, 1, to support her husband Gavin Rossdale as he performs at The Grove Summer Concert Series in Los Angeles on Wednesday (August 26).

Last week, the 39-year-old singer threw an outdoor party for Zuma’s first birthday. Gavin helped out by preparing food early in the morning.

“I got home from the studio and was cooking burgers at 3 a.m. this morning to prepare for the party,” Gavin told E!. “I’m the chef, and Gwen’s more of the party planner. She takes care of the presents and the guests. I just love to cook for everyone.”

30+ pictures inside of Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, and sons at The Grove concert…

Former What I Like About You hunk Nick Zano plays the smartass in the upcoming horror flick The Final Destination, the fourth installment in the franchise and the first to be shot in HD 3-D.

Here’s what the 31-year-old boyfriend of Haylie Duff told JustJared.com in an exclusive interview:

JJ: Familar with JustJared.com?  Do you even read blogs?

NZ: Yes, actually. My family considers you an ally and Jenna Dewan loves reading your blog.

JJ: Why thank you. Can you tell us how you got into the acting biz?

NZ: I started acting at Wellington High School in West Palm Beach, Florida. My first real introduction was my TV production class. You know how you have morning announcements? Well we had that every Friday for ten minutes. One day, we decided we were going to be funny while saying all of the serious announcements. People started laughing and by the time I graduated high school we had fifteen minutes every Friday of just doing skits. That was my first introduction to an audience. There’s no one more honest than your fellow high school kids and we didn’t have much material back then.

JJ: What was your first big break?

NZ: It had to be MTV. I was a VJ and then became a news correspondent. Later on, I did a pilot for the WB. They offered me a “holding deal”. I did a pilot that didn’t get picked up and they were looking for a guy to reoccur for about five episodes on What I Like About You, and then that five turned into 13 and then the 13 became a series regular. That was pretty much the best thing that ever happened to me professionally as far as learning goes.

JJ: Do you still keep in touch with your castmates Amanda [Bynes] or Jennie [Garth]?

NZ: For sure! I also see Wesley Johnson on the regular, and I just had dinner with Leslie Grossman.

(Click inside to rest the rest of JustJared.com’s interview with Nick Zano…)

JJ: Let’s talk about Final Destination. I’ve never seen the second or third one, why would I want to see fourth?

NZ: Simply, it’s double the budget, double the size, double the movie. It’s being shot on an HD 3-D camera, that was invented by James Cameron and it’s the first live action movie to be shot with it. The thing that makes it is hi-def 3-D in live action. It looked ridiculously good in playback before going into post-production. There are only 20 something guys that know how to operate this camera. So when the camera starts acting funny, everyone stops working. It was a slower process but it was definitely rewarding. Slower because it was the first movie filmed with this type of camer. Wwe were all on this giant learning curve. We spent a total of 17 days on the opening of the movie.

JJ: What’s the coolest 3-D effect that you have seen from the footage so far?

NZ: All of them involve deaths that I can’t talk about! Everyone dies in a glorious fashion.

JJ: Is it gory?

NZ: It’s gory and it’s action-packed. Our director David Ellis is huge stuntman. His company Brand X does the majority of stunts in movies and Dave is a big action director. So we used live race cars. Everything live and no green screen gave us a huge pay off.

JJ: Best stunt that you filmed?

NZ: Personally all my phobias were put aside for my own death. And I had to get right with myself because it was two full day shoots of personal hell for me. It took a lot of mental “every-thing’s cool, you’re safe, you’re not gonna die” mentality.

JJ: What was it like filming in New Orleans?

NZ: It was my second movie shooting there (the other was College, which was released last year). At that point, I could walk down the street and see people I know. It has a very interesting cycle. The Thursday afternoon crowd is all the business men that fly in for conferences and get piss drunk by Thursday afternoon. And you’ll see most fathers, grandfathers stumbling on the sidewalk at five in the afternoon getting it all out of their system. The cycle continues. Being an actor, you observe everything.

JJ: What’s your character like in the movie?

NZ: His name is Hunt, who is pretty much your “never take it seriously” frat guy who’s on his path of “me”. And he’s funny and obnoxious — a hybrid out of two people I know. Definitely a likable “d—”.

JJ: Fave supernatural/thriller movie?

NZ: Not a big supernatural or thriller guy, but I’ll tell you I’m very happy to be involved with the Final Destination movies, and very proud of what we accomplished. Be prepared for something that’s not being expected from the franchise. It’s going to be a big one, everything an event movie should be.

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Check back tomorrow morning for Part II of JustJared.com’s exclusive interview with Nick Zano. The Final Destination opens in theaters everywhere TOMORROW (August 28). To watch the trailer, visit TheFinalDestinationMovie.com.

Evan Rachel Wood talks about her upcoming cameo as Vampire Queen Sophie-Ann on True Blood, airing this Sunday @ 9PM ET/PT on HBO. Here’s what she told E!’s Marc Malkin:

On her character’s sexuality: "She's not necessarily a lesbian. Her human partner is a girl, but I'm pretty sure she goes both ways. I think vampires are like that in general."

On Queen Sophie-Anne's unpredictable love life: "I don't know if I am having sex with anyone yet but I certainly have a steamy scene with someone that I don't think you'd really expect."

On working with Alexander Skarsgard and Stephen Moyer: “That’s another great thing about my job—all of my scenes are with Bill and Eric! I was surrounded by beautiful people constantly.”

On if she had to get naked for the show: “I can’t say I do just yet. But they are bringing me back next season, so it’s always a possibility. It’s kind of inevitable.”

Anne Heche told David Letterman on Wednesday that her ex-husband, Coley Laffoon is a “lazy ass.” Here are the other compliments the 40-year-old Hung actress doled out:

On what Coley does for a living: “He goes out to the mailbox and he opens up the little mailbox door and goes, ‘Oh! I got a check from Anne! Oh! I got a check from Anne! Yay!’” (Coley receives $3,700 per month in child support for their son.)

On not being able to shake her ex: “He wants me to come and watch him run around in his little white shorts playing soccer. Honestly, I don’t want to come to rehearsal and watch you run around in your tight shorts like trying to pretend you know how to play soccer. I divorced you! I don’t want to hang around with you Thursdays and Saturdays and maybe on Sunday.”

After the interview aired, Coley, 35, released a statement to Us Weekly: “After coming home from showing two different clients two different condominiums, I was disturbed to see Anne taking out her personal frustration on the father of her child on national television.”

Coley, who currently works for Los Angeles real estate company Hilton & Hyland, also updated his Facebook status, saying, “I wish Anne Heche could see that public bullying isn’t good for the soul or positive for her child. It’s mean.”

10+ pictures inside of Anne Heche at The Late Show with David Letterman…

• Robert Pattinson takes on a different superhero persona.
• Hwood producer Dominck Dunne has passed away.
• Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie premieres tomorrow!
• Aubrey O’Day’s puppies are a crime.
• Emile Hirsch ate pig crap for Ang Lee
• Nick Hogan is absolute Toast.
• Julia Roberts is still eating, praying, loving.
• Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter might be secretly engaged.
• Spencer Pratt compares Heidi Montag to a dead person.
• Jon Gosselin gets new bodyguard for his kids.
• First pup Bo Obama chews up a tennis ball.
• A&E Television Networks, the partnership between Disney/ABC, Hearst Corp. and NBC Universal, has acquired Lifetime.
• Madonna was booed by thousands who attended her Bucharest, Romania show after she paused the concert to speak out against the discrimination of Gypsies in Eastern Europe.
• Gerard Butler's rep is denying a New York couple's claim that the actor struck their greyhound, saying Gerry was simply trying to stop the dog from attacking his pug, Lolita. Friends of Gerry believe Lolita was attacked because she "looks like a rabbit," which greyhounds are trained with.
• Paula Abdul is in serious talks with three major Las Vegas hotels to bring a revue-style stage show to Sin City, according to Las Vegas Review Journal columnist Norm Clarke.
• Pregnant Penelope Cruz and Javier Barden were seen checking out showrooms in the D&D Building.
• Kanye West and girlfriend Amber Rose were spotted snuggling at the Nine Inch Nails concert in NYC on Tuesday.
• Taylor Swift performs in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden tonight.
• Tony Award winner/Emmy nominee Kristin Chenoweth will be a guest judge on American Idol this upcoming season.

Ex–Cheetah Girl Kiely Williams is breaking her silence about her 2003 relationship with Shia LaBeouf.

"He doesn't mention it," Kiely tells Life & Style. “[Because] he got dumped.”

"We're still friends," shares Kiely, who met Shia at the 2003 premiere of the original Cheetah Girls TV movie. "We have the same best friend, so it's hard to avoid each other."

These days, Kiely won't date celebrities. "I need to be the center of attention!" jokes Kiely, who will celebrate her first anniversary with her current "not famous" boyfriend in October.

Kiely adds, "It's hard to see how two artists who are building their careers can really date. They're going to be constantly hogging the spotlight."

Currently, Shia is romantically linked to his Money Never Sleeps costar Carey Mulligan.

Chris Brown taped his sit-down interview with Larry King earlier this week in Los Angeles — his first interview since his February 8th arrest for assaulting his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

His attorney Mark Geragos was present, as well as Chris’ mother Joyce Hawkins, who starts to cry during the interview (according to ET).

Chris was sentenced to five years probation, which includes no contact with Rihanna.

Chris‘ Larry King Live interview will air this Wednesday (September 2) @ 9PM ET on CNN.

Click inside to read a letter from Chris’ mom to his fans…

Letter From Chris Brown’s Mom, Joyce Hawkins

“I just want to say from the bottom of my heart thank you for your continued support. I'm sorry I wasn't allowed to speak to anyone as this case was on going. I can now say this has been the most painful moment in my entire life, but knowing that you were still standing by Chris side in his time of need made this a little easier for us. Because of all your prayers God brought him through. I just want to say God has never failed me and never will. All moms and dads please stand by your children and pray for their goodness each and everyday. Chris and I love you so much, as the tears fall from my eyes and the pain lingers in my heart I still say thank you God, thank you thank you almighty God. If any of you wonder why I continue to speak of God it's because I know no other way. I made a promise to him I would never be ashamed of him no matter where I am or who I talk to. You see this whole thing isn't about Chris it's about God. He wants to show all of you the goodness of him through Chris. Chris will be addressing all of his fans very soon. We love you so much and so does God. Thank you.”

Parker Posey has pulled out of an upcoming off-Broadway play after developing a case of of Lyme disease.

The 40-year-old actress was set to play the lead role in the play This — about a poet who is a single mother. No replacement for Parker has been announced yet.

Lyme disease is a treatable tick-borne illness that usually results in a rash but if left untreated, could cause severe and chronic symptoms affecting many parts of the body.

Get well soon, Parker!

Jake Gyllenhaal scored an exclusive interview with Natalie Portman, his co-star in the upcoming war drama Brothers. Check out some hilarious highlights from the September 2009 issue of Interview Magazine (with Portman on the cover):

JG: What's your favorite food?

NP: Well, I don't think you can really improve upon Carvel ice cream cake.

JG: I'm more Baskin-Robbins style myself.

NP: Oh really? I am so Carvel. Did I just bring us back to 1985 Long Island?

JG: What song best describes your current state?

NP: My current state . . . I'm trying to think of a song that feels like sleepwalking. [laughs] I don't know. I've mostly been listening to dirty rap lately. That's sort of my scene.

JG: Your affection for dirty rap is something that people really don't know about you, which I think is fascinating. You do incredible things for the world, and then you listen to just completely obscene hip-hop music.

NP: Really, really obscene hip-hop. I love it so much. It makes me laugh and then it makes me want to dance. Those are like my two favorite things, so combined . . . I've been listening a lot lately to "Wait (The Whisper Song)" by the Ying Yang Twins, where the lyrics are like, "Wait 'til you see my d—"—which is just amazing because it's whispered. [whispers] "Wait 'til you see my d— . . . " [laughs] Crazy. So I just listen to it like I'm a five-year-old, like, "Oh my god! I can't believe he just said that!"

JG: It's interesting that you think the lyric "Wait 'til you see my d—" describes your current state. I think people are learning more about you right now then they ever have in an interview. I'm proud of that.

Check out the full Jake-Nat tête-à-tête at InterviewMagazine.com. It’s a super good read!!!

Superman Returns star Brandon Routh has joined the NBC cult show Chuck for a multi-episode arc.

I love this show even more now!

EW’s Michael Ausiello reports the 29-year-old actor will play “Shaw, a mysterious new spy who takes control as the new leader of Operation Bartwoski, becoming a mentor to Chuck (Zachary Levi) and a rival in his affections for Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski).”

Exciting. Subway sandwiches all around!!!

Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell enjoys some vacation time with her aristocrat boyfriend Henry Beckwith on a yacht in Sardinia, Monaco on Wednesday (August 26).

The 37-year-old Ginger Spice showed off her toned tummy while playing with cute daughter Bluebell Madonna, 3.

The day before, Geri, 37, and Henry, 27, recreated Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio famous “stretch out your hands” scene from Titanic. Check it out at UK’s Mirror.

Rock stars Kings of Leon catch a departing flight to England via LAX airport in Los Angeles on Wednesday (August 26).

The Followill boys — Caleb, Jared, Matthew and Nathan — will be playing at UK’s Reading Festival on Friday and at UK’s Leeds Festival on Sunday. Later this year, the quartet will also be releasing a remix album and a live DVD, which was filmed in England (where they first broke).

Frontman Caleb will be making a fall appearance as a guest judge on the Food Network series Iron Chef. Nathan will marry musician Jessie Baylin in November.

Celebs came out in droves to see KoL perform in Los Angeles over the weekend.

10+ pictures inside of Kings of Leon heading to the UK…

Divorced-couple-to-be Jon and Kate Gosselin drop off their twin daughters Cara and Mady, 9, at a bus pickup point at a local parking lot on Thursday morning (August 27) in Pennsylvania.

“They’re all jazzed up about riding on the bus,” Jon says of his twins, who start the third grade. “I’m happy too, because now I don’t have to drive them to school.”

Tomorrow, the Gosselin sextuplets start junior kindergarten. “Next year will be kindergarten for the little kids, and it will be five days a week,” Jon tells People.