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Breaking her silence for the first time since the now-infamous Mel Gibson tapes were leaked, Oksana Grigorieva says she recorded him because she feared for her life, and that his response (or lack thereof) amounts to a trivializing of domestic violence.

Oksana told her unofficial mouthpiece Radar Online all about the custody fight for daughter Lucia, Gibson's vile rants and the disturbing abuse photos.

"I'm devastated. Everybody's devastated," Grigorieva said, adding that with her ex's silence, "I think Mel, basically, is trivializing domestic violence."

"It is unfair that by standing up to somebody - and speaking out - I am being victimized all over again. He has hurt so many people," Oksana said.

Grigorieva says she recorded and saved the phone calls and voicemails from an enraged Gibson that have sparked so much controversy out of fear.

"I didn't think I was going to make it through the night," she explains.

Oksana says Mel needs to tell the truth.

"Everything, by the way, this is really important, all of the tapes that you hear on the Internet, all of them were recorded that one night. The tapes, as you call them, the voicemails, everything was recorded that night because I was in fear for my life."

"I really did not think I was going to make it."

Gibson hasn't publicly commented on Grigorieva's claims, but his attorneys say he did not hit Oksana and have tried to cast doubt on all evidence.

For her part, Oksana denies extortion allegations by Mel's legal team: "It is all false information he is feeding the press. It is a smear campaign."

Saying that a court order prevents her from revealing details, she pleaded to Mel: "Speak the truth, tell the truth, for the sake of your daughter."

Authorities are still investigating both the extortion charge against Oksana Grigorieva, as well as domestic violence claims against Mel Gibson.

It's been a busy week at Lynwood Correctional Facility, the women's prison lucky enough to count Lindsay Lohan among its residents for 10 days and counting.

Yesterday, Lindsay's mom Dina visited with sister Ali, lamenting that her daughter is just a common criminal in the eyes of Lynwood guards and administrators.

She also met with lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley, and then things got interesting ... on Holley's way out, when she fielded questions from reporters.

One person she didn't expect to see? A protester claiming to be Lindsay's #1 superfan, wearing a "LINNOCENT" sweat shirt and screaming out "LOmania!!!!"

Boom box (?!) in hand, the fan asked LiLo's lawyer, "Do you represent public urination victims?" Holley responded by saying, "funnest jail parking lot ever."

Wholeheartedly agreed:

Whether she's promoting Salt, spending time with her family or drawing attention humanitarian causes far and wide, Angelina Jolie has looked amazing.

But could a new set photos that show her looking anything but spell the end of her relationship with Brad Pitt? We doubt it, but that's what Star alleges.

Eight quote-unquote never-before-seen graphic Angelina Jolie drug photos - taken by a friend who the star often got high with - have been released.

They are images that probably aren't even real she would probably like to forget, and Brad probably already knows about may not be able to forgive.

PHOTOS THAT WILL (PROBABLY NOT) TEAR THEM APART: Not unlike reports of Brad's flings with Jennifer Aniston, it's a good read, but we don't see it happening.

In one photo, the mother of six has black tape over her nipples and a dog leash around her neck. Other shocking pics her during a 14-hour heroin-smoking bender.

Says biographer Andrew Morton, author of Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography:

"The photographs are a startling reminder to Angelina of a period in her life I’m sure she wants to forget, a shady piece of her history that she’s kept hidden away."

A history guarded, Morton claims, "Even from Brad."

We're convinced. Stick a fork in 'em, they're done.

Rough month for Devon James.

Not only was Tiger Woods' mistress basically shot down in her bid to prove the golfer fathered her son Austin T. James (T for Tiger), she had to withdraw from a Celebrity Boxing match last night because she failed the pre-fight physical.

History was still made at the event, however, as it marked the first time the words "pulling out" and "Devon James" were ever used in the same sentence.

James was scheduled to get in the ring with Susan Finkelstein, a woman who posted a Craigslist ad offering sex for Philadelphia Phillies tickets. Classy.

The only ring Devon James is known for is ... forget it.

They really brought out the big guns for this clash of titans. Screech, a.k.a. Saved By The Bell and sex tape star Dustin Diamond, was supposed to ref.

But just before the opening bell, New Jersey EMT's determined that Devon's blood pressure was too high and expressed concern over her poor performance.

In the eyeball reaction test, that is - her performance in other arenas is said to be spectacular, even professional grade. No word if she also failed any polygraphs.

The decision was made at that time to remove her from the fight, leaving the Celebrity Boxing federation to swap in some other random non-celebrity.

Sandra Bullock is demanding that Gulf Coast restoration activists erase footage of her from a recent PSA because of its links to ... the oil and gas industry.

The star learned that the Be the One video, created by Women of the Storm's Restore the Gulf campaign, is sponsored by America's Wetland Foundation.

That group has taken money from various oil companies, including BP.

The PSA features stars such as Bullock, Blake Lively, Dave Matthews and Lenny Kravitz lobbying viewers to sign a petition asking President Obama and Congress to pass legislation to restore wetlands and protect it "for me and future generations."

But Bullock reconsidered her participation after a report by DeSmogBlog, which called America's Wetland a front for oil companies. Are the oil companies just trying to make good? Or scheming to get taxpayers to pay for cleanup instead of them?

Either way, "We have immediately asked for [Bullock's] participation to be removed until the facts be determined," says her spokeswoman. Here's the PSA:

Burdened by financial and legal problems, Teresa Giudice is all about making a fresh start. Making money to climb out of bankruptcy would be a nice bonus.

What better place for a reality star to forget about the fact that she really might go to jail than the shiny hardwood floors of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars?

According to her recent Tweets, she's considering it.

“I am thinking about doing Dancing with the Stars,” she revealed then asked her 80,352 followers if she should go for it. “What do you guys think?”

This implies ABC has approached her about it, as does this Tweet: “Who should I make them give me as a partner? @MaksimC is the hottest, no?”

Yes, Maksim Chmerkovskiy is the hottest. But he's with Erin Andrews, so don't get your hopes up Teresa. Focus on the bankruptcy auction for now.

Teresa Giudice already has the Dancing With the Stars wardrobe down ...

No Real Housewives have joined the cast before, but plenty of reality TV stars - ranging from Kate Gosselin to Kim Kardashian and Jake Pavelka - have.

Will Teresa follow in their footsteps and receive the fame and paycheck she badly needs as a result? We'll see ... though we would prefer Danielle Staub.

Something tells us her moves on that floor would be straight up Raw.

Others rumored to be among the rug-cutting cast this coming season, which begins Monday, September 20: Former NFL quarterback Troy Aikman, Bachelorette star Ali Fedotowsky and Mike Sorrentino, a.k.a. The Situation, of Jersey Shore fame.

Think Teresa should do it? Who would you most like to see on DTWS?

Already famous for impregnating Bristol Palin two summers ago, Levi Johnston now finds himself embroiled in another baby scandal, according to reports.

The National Enquirer says Levi may have knocked up one of his old girlfriends during the period of estrangement between his two engagements to Bristol.

Levi and Bristol just got back together and engaged, ostensibly out of love and a desire to raise son Tripp together, but also to make some serious loot.

But if his ex-girlfriend, Lanesia Garcia, is really pregnant with his child pregnant - and she believes Levi is the daddy - that could be a tough obstacle.

Of course, it's still very much unclear if the child was sired by the Playgirl model. To put it nicely, Lanesia apparently gets around ... like a record.

BABY DADDY RELOADED? Levi better hope he shot blanks this time.

“Levi insists the baby isn’t his, but no one really knows,” a source said. “Levi is one of three possible fathers with Lanesia the probably week of conception.”

Three in one week? Wow, she sounds like a girl who really has her act together. Guess there's not a lot to do in Alaska ... well, besides Lanesia Garcia.

Still, friends of Bristol Palin say she is “heartbroken” after learning her fiancé might become a baby daddy with another girl, Radar Online reports today.

A Palin family rep says that “no official decision has been made” about the future of the couple, who are now communicating only “by text message.”

We can't wait until Sarah gets on Twitter to comment on this. Her critique of Obama for going on The View this week will seem tame by comparison.

Oksana Grigorieva's accusations of domestic violence may or may not be backed by witnesses who she says saw the argument in which Mel Gibson hit her.

Until that happens, however, much of the "evidence" she claims implicates the actor remains suspect - including the new photo of Oksana with a black eye.

The fact that the photo surfaced just this week is odd.

According to sources close to the situation, the idea that Oksana held back the photo on purpose during the couple's custody mediation in May is "absurd."

As one source said, "She produced photos of her mouth showing the damage to her veneers, she testified in great detail about the January 6 incident."

"If she had a black eye she would have said it."

So is she exaggerating or lying about the attack and fabricating evidence? That seems to be the implication, at least from this particular TMZ source.

The insider says, on the financial end, Oksana "held every piece of damaging evidence" over his head - notably the now-infamous Mel Gibson tapes.

That produced a $15 million deal she agreed to but later left on the table. The source said, "If there was a black eye it would have been $16 million."

Also, the settlement included a confidentiality agreement, meaning it would have done Oksana no good to withhold evidence she could never use.

Even more glaring doubts are cast by medical professionals.

Oksana supposedly emailed her lawyer about the attack right afterward, but sources also say the day after the alleged incident, Oksana's dentist never mentioned a black eye. Two days later, a pediatrician she saw also failed to observe it.

This doesn't prove Mel is innocent, and regardless, the man needs serious help. But it does cast doubt on some of Oksana's statements and motives.

If you were worried that Lindsay Lohan was getting the VIP treatment in prison, don't be. The star's mom Dina, who visited her yesterday, says it's not true.

Dina went to see Lindsay with her sister Ali Lohan and her ex, Samanthan Ronson, then slammed reports that the 24-year-old is enjoying perks behind bars.

"She doesn't have cell phone privileges, that's absurd," Dina said, referring to reports no one actually printed. "She doesn't even have a pillow to sleep on."

Aww. Sad. They can't even touch each other, either!

"I talk to her through glass. There's a phone and we put her on speaker. I can't even hug my daughter," Dina laments. "She's treated like a common criminal."

Which she is. One who drives drunk and recklessly, then can't even make it to one freaking alcohol education meeting a week. She got hers. Just saying.

Lindsay has the support of her mom and sister, who we expect will be in Lynwood Correctional Facility herself one day. [Photos: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

Dina acknowledged, however, that Lindsay is being treated well: "I have to say that the people inside have been pretty cool to her, guards and the inmates."

The Mean Girls star has been behind bars since July 20. The date of her release from jail is still unclear, although it is likely to be sooner rather than later.

Whenever she leaves, the star must report to rehab immediately. Her lawyer is trying to get her a temporary delay before checking in, but don't bet on it.

In any event, Lohan will likely be out of the slammer in under three weeks. Not bad for a 90-day jail sentence. Hopefully it's long enough to learn a lesson.

Do you think she's ready to be set free?

Yesterday's appearance by Barack Obama on The View was not warmly greeted by some of the President's critics who questioned the nature of the visit.

Chief among said critics: Sarah Palin. Ripping his decision to sit down for a light interview on daytime TV amid myriad national crises, Palin Twittered:

"President with no time to visit porous US/Mexican border to offer help to those risking life to secure us, but lotso’ time to chat on The View? ... I’m headed to border in near future. Let’s see how quickly his travel schedule will allow that border visit after all.”

It might be a compelling point, if it weren't Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin questions our President's commitment to public service.

The former Alaska Governor is referring to the region's drug wars and the debate over immigration in this country, and whether Obama should be on The View during such turbulent - or any - times is a subject many have raised, and not without validity.

With our nation burdened by two wars, immigration upheaval, rampant unemployment and the worst ecological disaster of all time, seeing our Commander-in-Chief chatting about Lindsay Lohan and Jay-Z is not as charming as it once was.

Let's not forget, though, that this criticism is coming from a woman who quit after less than a term as Alaska Governor to pursue lucrative, self-serving endeavors such as writing a memoir of her distinguished "career" and posing for In Touch Weekly.

That's her right, of course, and good for her. But for a woman clearly in love with her own celebrity and more interested in fulfilling Sarah Palin's every whim than in public service, criticism of one interview by the President is laughable.

Agree? Disagree? Weigh in below ...

Katie Holmes may be ready for baby #2, but it ain't happening anytime soon. Don't let the cover below fool you, this is just boilerplate Life & Style crap.

If you actually read the article, it cites as "evidence" this quote: "It's just fabulous," she told Life & Style at an NYC screening of The Extra Man July 19.

"I'm very lucky. Very lucky."

She is referring, of course, to motherhood, not the fact that she's pregnant. Which she isn't. Although she did play into the magazine's hand a little bit.

BABY #2 IS COMING: For some other person, maybe. We can see L&S' confusion - touching one's stomach and liking ice cream are tell-tale symptoms.

Mrs. Tom Cruise has been playing an expectant Jackie O in the History Channel miniseries The Kennedys and is "positively beaming" during production.

In Canada, she's been "spotted fondly rubbing her prosthetic belly" and cooing over kids on set while spending mother-daughter time with Suri Cruise.

According to the publication, Katie has "made no secret" of the plan to give Suri a sibling. They've recycled this quote for four years now. Just saying.

What nonsense. At least they gave Jennifer Aniston the week off.

A former USC Trojan, football star Matt Leinart may be putting his former mascot to use in a different way with Ali Fedotowsky ... if you know what we mean!

We mean sex. Protected style.

Rumors are circulating that The Bachelorette star does not find love and happiness and picks no one the finale of the reality show Monday night.

Might this be further proof?

According to Star, when Ali met the Arizona Cardinals quarterback at a July 15 at a charity event, sparks flew after they talked "by themselves."

Ali Fedotowsky and Matt Leinart pose for a photo. Oooh!

By the end of the night, the jock scored Ali's digits: "Matt finally asked for Ali's phone number and she happily gave it to him," a witness says.

"He promised that he'd call her; she must be over the moon about catching the eye of such a hot guy!" Well, unless she's engaged, of course.

There are rumors if her rejecting both guys, or that Roberto Martinez proposes, but they didn't make a go of it and she's already single again.

We also theorize that perhaps she still hasn't decided.

Guess we'll find out soon enough ... and we may very well be surprised. But we would be astonished if Matt Leinart were at all a factor in this.

On Pretty Little Liars, Lucy Hale makes it clear that she can keep a secret.

But the 21-year old actress held nothing back in an interview this week with WhoWhatWear dot com. She talked to the website about her fashion tastes and those of celebrities she admits. A few excerpts follow:

On her fashion evolution: “When I was 16, I wasn’t a risk taker; I was very basic, just jeans and t-shirts. I loved fashion, I loved looking at it, and I could admire the people who took those risks, but I could never do it. I’m proud of myself that I’m willing to take the extra step and do something a little different now.”

On her style icons: “I love the classic [style icons] like Kate Moss and Sienna Miller, but I really admire girls my age, like Vanessa Hudgens and Miley Cyrus, for their everyday style.”

On her style staple: “I like to look really feminine - I’m all about dresses, heels, hair and makeup - but then again, I’m also obsessed with my Steve Madden motorcycle boots. I’m still finding myself and figuring out what my signature style is. There’s nothing I wouldn’t try at this point.”

In news almost as shocking as The Bachelorette scripting and filming multiple endings, Amy Fisher has announced the official start to her porn career.

She'll produce and star in four movies for Dreamzone Entertainment (which lists their new employee as possessing “incredible D-cup size breasts"), beginning with The Making of Amy Fisher: Porn Star.

Says the woman who rose to fame in 1992 for sleeping with Joey Buttafuoco and then shooting his wife in the face, a crime for which Fisher spent seven years in prison:

“Our society loves sex. It feels so good and we should enjoy it. Sex is beautiful, powerful, and simply put, no one has the right to tell me what I can or can not do with my own private parts. This time, I get to make the choices on what kind of movies I want to make."

Fisher is taking a jab at her ex-husband with that last comment, as he released a sex tape in 2007 that she claimed to play no role in releasing.

Fast forward three years, though, and Amy has taken a classic saying and turned it around a bit: if you can't beat 'em, join 'em... while naked and open for business.

Did Mel Gibson attack Oksana Grigorieva physically?

The actor and his attorneys have not said a word about the infamous tapes, which makes sense. It's pretty clearly him on the phone, and there's no explaining away remarks such as "You should just say you're sorry and BLOW ME!!!!!!"

But he's adamantly denied any violence, and his fans have accused Oksana of being a gold-digging liar. Might there be witnesses who saw it, however?

According to TMZ, sources connected to Oksana Grigorieva say "third party witnesses" will tell L.A. County Sheriff's investigators they saw Mel Gibson punch her in the face January 6 during a heated altercation at her home.

This is the same alleged fight that they appear to reference in some of the tapes, and that she Oksana emailed her attorney about just hours after.

The Mel Gibson tapes are all from February 18.

Is Mel Gibson's benefit of the doubt evaporating?

Witnesses have not yet spoken to Sheriff's investigators probing the domestic abuse allegations against Mel, but they will supposedly come forward soon.

Sources say at least one witness is someone who works with Oksana on her music, which Mel claims is pretty average in one of his voicemail rants.

At least one of the third party witnesses reportedly saw the star pull a gun on Oksana during the same altercation, after he allegedly punched her.

We're told Oksana's 12-year old son Alexander, who Mel is also accused of assaulting, has already spoken with Sheriff's investigators in the case.

Sources say during the mediation in May, Oksana said Alexander, whose father is Timothy Dalton, was hiding under the bed during the argument.

Concurrently, Grigorieva is being investigated for extortion of Gibson, and both are battling for custody of their eight-month-old daughter Lucia.

Whose side are you on in this increasingly bizarre saga?

With just a few days remaining until The Bachelorette season finale, speculation is still running rampant about what its star, Ali Fedotowsky, decides.

Does she choose Roberto Martinez or Chris Lambton? Does she reject both remaining suitors in what would amount to a huge emotional letdown?

Whatever the case, the show has done well keeping it under wraps. All Bachelorette spoilers we know are the same ones we've known for weeks.

Perhaps this is a testament to the greatness of Reality Steve, god among spoiler fiends for several seasons and perennial thorn in Mike Fleiss' side.

While he stands by what he says happens (follow the link above to read about it), he admits he has been stymied somewhat regarding the finale.

There's even a theory circulating that producers went so far as to film two different episodes of the After The Final Rose special as a smokescreen.

Are Ali Fedotowsky and The Bachelorette plotting a real surprise?

Ratings for the show have not exactly suffered as a result of spoilers leaking, but just the same, ABC would likely nix this occurrence if possible.

Would they really go to such lengths, though?

The lack of a single shot of the final rose ceremony in any preview to date is also strange. Could it be there is no ceremony or final rose doled out?

This theory is supported by Ali's vague comments about her tough decision, being content with what she did, etc. But it could be part of the act.

Is it possible that, just maybe, producers and Ali Fedotowsky pushed the decision back until the After The Final Rose special, which is being secretly taped this week, and no one knows the outcome because it hasn't been decided yet?

That's just our hypothesis, but longtime host and pimp Chris Harrison said that something happens on the finale "unlike anything we've seen before."

We've seen people pick no one and go home. This would be unprecedented.

In any case, who do you think Ali should choose?

You absolutely won't believe this, folks, but Zac Efron recently frequented a strip club.

Seriously!

In response to a New York Post report that claimed the Charlie St. Cloud star and Corbin Bleu dropped by Flashdancers Gentlemen’s Club on Sunday night in New York City, Efron admitted to Jimmy Kimmel:

“I had this image of what it’d be like. I’ve heard a lot about these places, mostly from rap music - they’re supposed to be pretty reputable! So I envisioned myself in a nice couch with stunna shades with T-Pain and Usher making it rain money! And it just wasn’t like that.”

HA! Zac cracks us up.

The actor also said he called Vanessa Hudgens ahead of time and "she was fine with it."

Efron's new movie opens tomorrow and, while you can't stuff one-dollar bills into his boxers, the hunk will often be topless in it.

Watch the second-part of his interview with Kimmel below.

Twilight Saga fans may soon have an older man to drool over.

Multiple reports confirm that Lee Pace is in negotiations to appear in Breaking Dawn as the vampire Garrett, Edward's BFF.

The character possesses sandy hair that he keeps tied back with a leather thong. In the book, he's mostly a laid back blood sucker, replete with a relaxed attitude and sense of humor.

"Lee is the top person in the running to play Garrett in Breaking Dawn," a source told E! News, adding that no production date has been set for the November 2011 film.

Pace is a 31-year old native of Oklahoma best known for his role on the short-lived ABC series Pushing Daisies. It was one of the most unique, witty, funniest shows on television. Hurry up and go buy the DVD!

While most Breaking Dawn fans are still buzzing over the intense skin-on-skin action set for Bella and Edward in that movie, stop for a moment and sound off: Think Pace is right for the role of Garrett?

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have both kept an uncharacteristically low profile publicly since their separation, but what's going on behind the scenes?

We know you were dying to know.

By all indications, Heidi was moving forward with plans to divorce Spencer, who even confirmed the end of the reality TV match made in heaven ... or so we thought until comments by her model friend, Lauren Stone, after stopping by her pad.

She wasn’t the only guest: Spencer Pratt was there.

“I saw Spencer, he seems really normal. He actually showed us his new project he’s working on,” Stone said. “He showed both of us a clip of the movie."

Lauren Stone just offered up some unexpected Speidi intel.

"I thought it was really funny. I think it’s about a lifeguard that’s trying to get girls. The lifeguard is kinda of like a douchebag type of guy, not too cool.”

Okay then.

Lauren Stone says she has no idea if a reconciliation between the two are in the works but “she didn’t even know they were going through a divorce.”

Her confusion isn't unique among fans, websites and even the plastic princess' inner circle. Heidi Montag has kept very quiet about her personal drama.

“I’m actually not sure what’s going on,” Stone said.

“She didn’t really go into many details about anything but the way she was acting it just seemed like she was really happy and free and just living life. She’s been gardening a lot and writing music and she seems to be really happy.”

For what it's worth, Montag recently pulled out of a planned reality show with Jen Bunney and wants to get back to her roots, whatever that means.

What do you think? Heidi and Spencer's breakup is ...

President Barack Obama stopped by The View today, marking the first-ever appearance by a sitting Commander-in-Chief on a daytime talk show.

The subject matter was mostly light.

Obama did touch on some of his recent lows - prosecuting two wars, the BP oil slick, a misstep over a race flap - and the greatest indignity of all:

He wasn't invited to Chelsea Clinton's wedding.

"I was not invited," Obama admitted when asked if he'd be attending Chelsea's nuptials with Marc Mezvinsky in Rhinebeck, N.Y., this coming weekend.

Obama said he supported the Clintons' decision to limit invites to guests who had a relationship with Chelsea, rather than including world leaders.

"I think Hillary and Bill properly want to keep this as a thing for Chelsea and her soon-to-be husband," he said. "You don't want two presidents."

Obama later revealed that his pop culture knowledge is significant, but not without holes. "I've got to admit I don't know who Snooki is," he said.

"I knew Lindsay was in jail," he added, referring to the jailing of Lindsay Lohan for failing to comply with probation terms of her DUI sentencing.

Asked about the recent scandal over the Oksana Grigorieva / Mel Gibson tapes, Obama replied: "I haven't seen a Mel Gibson movie in a while."

Obama does not use Twitter, but was a big fan of the iPod.

"I got Jay-Z on there, I've got Frank Sinatra. I've got Maria Callas on there," he said of the MP3 player. "I do not have Justin Bieber on there."

Slipping in polls of late, Obama may have decided on the light sit-down with the women of The View to reconnect with his female base.

He accomplished that, but did touch on some key issues.

When it came to the administration's firing of Shirley Sherrod, Obama was asked what light the case shed on race relations in America.

"When you took office a lot of people thought we'd get beyond race, Do you think America is still racist," asked Sherri Shepherd.

"I think what happened in that situation was a 24/7 media cycle that's always looking for controversy generated a phony controversy. A lot of people overreacted, including people in my administration," Obama said.

"When it comes to race let's acknowledge that of course there is still tension out there, there is still discrimination, there is still inequality. But we've made progress and if each of us takes it upon ourselves to treat people with fairness."

Anticipated fireworks from Elisabeth Hasselbeck did not materialize.

"We are in a state of chronic joblessness, yet you claim there are saved jobs, a standard not used before by any administration," said Hasselbeck.

"It's frustrating to hear that 'saved-jobs' boasting ... How can you continue to say you've saved jobs when in reality people are losing jobs?"

The president explained the stimulus gave money to states that would have otherwise fired teachers, police officers and other public employees.

"It makes a difference if your job was one of the ones saved. States got hammered as a result of the financial crisis. If we had not provided immediate assistance to the states, they would have had to fire teachers, police, firefighters," he said.

"This was not just a matter of jobs for those people but the services lost. We're bouncing back, but not bouncing back as quickly as we need to."

Asked by Barbara Walters about an increasingly deadly war in Afghanistan, the president reiterated his talking point that U.S. soldiers would be leaving Iraq this month and would begin drawing down from Afghanistan next summer.

You'll never believe this, but Jennifer Love Hewitt has found another man.

The perpetual girlfriend is dating actor/director Alex Beh, Us Weekly reports, as sources say "she's so into him" and was holding his hand throughout dinner at Katsuya on July 18.

Over just the last few years, Hewitt has dated Carson Daly, John Mayer, John Asher, Ross McCall and Jamie Kennedy. As her career has floundered, she's become more and more obnoxious with each of these boyfriends in public.

In other words: expect JLH and Beh to be licking each other in public any day now.

Jersey Shore, the second season of which premieres tonight on MTV, is a phenomenon. Not a good show, necessarily, but a phenomenon just the same.

From a small beach house in New Jersey, the self-professed guidos have inspired spray tans, blowouts and ab-tastic bodies across the U.S. and beyond.

What was a regional style - term used very loosely - has gone global thanks to Jersey Shore, which earned 4.8 million viewers for its first season finale.

It goes beyond fashion, too.

On top of clothing lines, cast members have penned book deals, filmed workout videos, inspired iPhone apps and command big bucks for appearances.

Not since Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana have a TV show and its star been marketed so insatiably. Only this is a GTL-loving band of hedonists.

Fashion icons The Situation, left, and J-Woww.

For whatever reason, there's a whole community that really identifies with the show so much that they see themselves in the larger-than-life stars.

Jersey Shore products ranging from iPod Touch apps letting you "Jersefy" your machine to iTunes' "Spread Snooki" iPhone photo app exemplify this.

For a tan like Snooki, you can purchase a lotion called Sunlove, for which Snooki is a spokesperson. Or you can sample JWoww's Filthy clothing line.

For guys, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino's clothing line for Dilligaf by Bohica Bill includes shirts, which he rarely wears, sweatshirts and accessories.

The most entrepreneurial member of the cast, The Situation also has a self-help guidebook for "guidos" in the works, not to mention a workout DVD.

Are their 15 minutes almost up? Don't count on it. The cast just signed big contract extensions for Season 3 and added a new star, Deena Nicole.

In the eyes of teenage girls around the globe, Justin Bieber is a heartthrob who can do nothing wrong.

But in the eyes of a specific sect of mentally unbalanced church goers, this 16-year old is a shaggy-haired example of all that's wrong with the world.

At last night's concert in Kansas City, members of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church protested Justin "to remind all of those in attendance that America's destruction is imminent."

What's their specific beef with Bieber? The group says he "has a platform given to him by God to speak to this world; he has a duty to teach obedience by his actions and words. He refuses to do that because he knows his concert halls would be empty! So, he teaches you to sin and rebel against God's commandments."

Well, sure... but just look at that adorable face!

Earlier this month, the church also protested Lady Gaga concerts in St. Louis and Oklahoma City. They did the same to Adam Lambert last summer, rallying against his homosexuality.

Members have been known to show up at funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan with signs reading "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "God Hates Fags." They criticized Bieber for performing last Christmas in Washington where "he got to pose with Anti-Christ Beast Obama," adding:

"He and Obama are of one mind and they are leading this nation to hell! Justin will answer to God!"

That's possible. But when he does, God will likely give the dude props for setting a new YouTube record.