Taylor Armstrong stopped by The Grove shopping center in LA for an interview with Extra to talk about her abusive past with now-deceased husband Russell ... and also to promote her new book, Hiding From Reality.

The mother of one has been very vocal about her tumultuous relationship with Russell on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills three-part reunion special.

One of the personal tidbits that Ms. Armstrong shared on the Bravo reunion show was an incident in which Russell allegedly forced Taylor to take a polygraph test to prove she had been faithful.

See more of Taylor flaunting her full lips in the gallery below.

Whitney Houston's New Jersey mansion has been put on the market for $1.75 million.

The 12,561 square-foot estate boasts five bedrooms, four full baths and two half baths.

The "I Will Always Love You" singer, who passed away this past weekend, had previously listed the Jersey mansion for $2.5 million back in 2009 ... then cut the price in 2011 to $1.97 million.

Houston's estate was featured in the 2005 reality show, Being Bobby Brown.

See more of the gorgeous mansion in the gallery below.

George Clooney, who earned an Oscar nod for The Descendants, is opening up about Ocean's Eleven co-star and buddy Brad Pitt ... and putting the brakes on drinking alcohol.

When asked about his friendship with Pitt, Clooney tells the Hollywood Reporter:

“Brad is one of the great guys. We’re good friends, but it’s different from what people think, meaning we don’t spend a lot of time together. He has been to my home in Como; we motorcycle together. But until recently, I hadn’t seen Brad in a year.”

As for his troubles with alcohol, the 50-year-old actor adds:

"I drink at times too much. I do enjoy drinking, and there have been times in my life when it’s crossed the line from being fun to having to drink late at night for absolutely no reason. So what I do is, I stop. I haven’t had a drink since New Year’s Eve.”

Love the honesty, George!

Looks like things are getting serious with Ivana Trump and her new boyfriend, Antonio Zequila!

The lovebirds were snapped kissing on the beach in St. Barth yesterday, and we're guessing they'll be staying there through next week, as Ivana's 63rd birthday is on Monday. We love the fact that the cougar/grandmother of three isn't afraid to bare her bikini bod in front of the cameras!

Blake Lively has obtained a restraining order against a male fan who has been "lurking around" the New York set of Gossip Girl.

According to court documents obtained by ET, a man named Sergie Mifle has claimed to have a "metaphysical or spiritual" connection with the actress, and on several occasions he came to the set to "help [her] heal." Lively stated that she is "afraid for [her] safety", and it was also revealed that Mifle attempted to contact her mother.

The restraining order requires Mifle must stay at least 100 meters away from Lively, her mother and the Gossip Girl set.

Kim Kardashian and a gal pal were spotted leaving the gym in Los Angeles today, and it sounds like the reality TV starlet wasn't all that motivated to get her booty out of bed!

"Was a little lazy in bootcamp today but at least I went," she tweeted. "Lol I will make up for it later today!" Hey, at least she's honest! And given how much time she spends working on her fitness, we think she's allowed to lighten her load every once in a while, right?

P.S. Click thru to see Kim's best angle!

Lana Del Rey covers the latest issue of Lovecat Magazine, and the 25-year-old "Blue Jeans" singer chats about what she spends her millionaire father's money on.

“My biggest indulgence is being an artist," Lana proclaims. "I still think it’s beautiful that I make music for a living. The music videos that I make myself are expensive and it takes money to clear all the copyrights."

"My second indulgence is diamonds," Lana continues. "I have a jeweler in Brooklyn named Uri and he makes me all my custom gold and diamond pieces—grills, triple rings, etc.”

Good thing her daddy made all that dough from investing in domain names, eh?

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, will be performing at Whitney Houston's New Jersey funeral, according to NBC New York.

Franklin, who is Houston's godmother, will join the service being held at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark on Saturday.

Carolyn Whigham, who is handling the invitation-only funeral, said the following about the service:

"Whitney has shared her entire life with the public. This is her final farewell. Let her family share that time with her."

NBC NY is also reporting that gospel singer Marvin L. Winans will deliver the eulogy.

Houston's body arrived at the Whigham Funeral Home earlier this week.