OMFGG! Hey, sex sells.

Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick all got pretty close on the Gossip Girl set in NYC on Monday. I love when the girls have cute little moments together, and kissing is always a plus!

But is it just me or does Blake look extra-perky in the pic below? And I'm not talking about her personality...

Yesterday Beyonce stepped out on Rodeo Drive with her adorable nephew Daniel, and we're wondering who could have possibly picked out his t-shirt. Hmm, maybe little Daniel had something to do with his aunt's ridiculous outfit?

MTV is bringing the 2009 Video Music Awards back to NYC, and they've announced that Brit comedian Russell Brand will come back to host the awards show for the second year in a row. 

"We are thrilled that despite numerous death threats from Jonas Brothers fans, Russell Brand has accepted our offer to put his life on the line and host the VMAs again this year," said Stephen Friedman, GM of MTV. "We're also excited to be coming home to bring the most rambunctious night in music back to New York City."

“This year will be a controversy free festival of love and discrete orgasms,” said Brand in a statement. Indeed.

MTV's 26th annual Video Music Awards will air live from New York City, for the 14th time in its history, on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 9PM. We'll be watching!

Last Thursday Michael Jackson's sister LaToya sat down and chatted with London's Daily Mail for 4 hours, and CNN has confirmed that the singer/plastic surgery aficionado was (gasp!) paid for the interview!

LaToya told the London newspaper she suspected her brother was "murdered" in a conspiracy by "a shadowy entourage," among other things. While we're glad that LaToya is sharing her point of view with the world, doesn't it seem kinda wrong that she's profiting off of her brother's death? And she's not the only one!

While LaToya's compensation has not been revealed, X17online can confirm that ABC paid around $200,000 in "licensing fees" for previously shot video of Joe and Katherine Jackson right before ABC News correspondent Chris Connelly sat down with Joe for an interview. As you may recall, this is the interview in which Joe hinted that Jackson's children might be following in the footsteps of their father and entering showbusiness...

Do you think the Jacksons should be getting paid for their interviews? We think they should donate the money to charity or add it to Prince, Paris and Blanket's trust funds!

Photo credit: Mario Testino / GQ

Channing Tatum just got married, he's in the upcoming summer blockbuster GI Joe, and he's looking dead sexy in these new GQ shots...life is good!

What more is there to say? Just look at him!

The Jackson family is reportedly paying Debbie Rowe $4 million to drop all claims of parental rights, the New York Post is reporting.

Describing the payment as "a ransom," the Jacksons reportedly worked out the deal with Rowe so that Michael Jackson's two oldest children will be raised by his mother Katherine.

"It's one final payday," a Jackson family friend reportedly told the Post.

Rowe was initially paid $8 million to give up custody of Prince Michael, now 12, and daughter Paris, 11. She received another payment of at least $4 million to give Jackson full custody of the kids after he was charged with child molestation in 2001.

UPDATE: Debbie Rowe's lawyer says the story is "completely false." Eric George tells CNN that right now there is no custody deal between Rowe and the Jackson but that the two sides were working on an agreement acceptable to all.

Seriously? Didn't this happen just last week?

Last night Lindsay Lohan went to a concert at the Hollywood Bowl, and afterwards she went to Chateau Marmont with several pals. What seemed like a chill night turned chaotic when she arrived home and found herself locked out of her Hollywood pad. After calling a locksmith and taking care of the problem, Lindsay darted out of her house and into her friends car, but she appeared to be very upset. Aww, maybe she was mad that she actually had to pay the locksmith this time?

Anyway, around 3am Linds headed to Samantha's house, but not before calling the cops on photogs. Awww, we love you too Linds!

Last night Joe Jackson told ABC News that he believed his son Michael never would have been able to handle this summer's 50-show London concert series at the 02 Arena.

"The comeback tour was a good idea, but the wrong idea about it; there was more tours added onto it." Joe said. "I was worried about his health. No artist can do those many shows back to back like that, and so I knew Michael couldn't do all those shows. Michael told me himself that he agreed to 10 shows. But they went and added all these other shows."

However, producers of the show have countered Joe's claims, saying that Michael himself was responsible for the added tour dates. AEG CEO Randy Phillips said he tried to change the singer's mind about the concerts, but the pop legend wouldn't back down. Jackson's manager Frank DiLeo added that Jackson was not being pushed in preparation for the London shows. "He built up his stamina. There would have been no problems, I don't think, with him doing this tour. Nobody was pushing him into it. Nobody was overworking him."

So why is Joe saying all of this?