Alex Meraz Is Serious, Honor Warren Is Cute & More! [Celebrity Twitterverse]

Honor Warren is adorable taking the clothes of the line, the cast of Glee returns to filming, Betty White joins the cast of Community, and Kanye West joins Twitter.... ...read full story

Ellen DeGeneres Leaving ‘American Idol’

After only one year behind the judges’ table on “American Idol,” Ellen DeGeneres is leaving the show.

“A couple months ago, I let FOX and the ‘American Idol’ producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me,” Ellen said in a statement issued to Access Hollywood on Thursday. “I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next.”

The talk show host and comedienne revealed that she didn’t come to the decision lightly.

EXCLUSIVE: Mel Shells Out $250K To Oksana’s Lawyers

Mel Gibson is paying for the Oksana Grigorieva scandal, in more ways than one.

RadarOnline.com has learned the multi-millionaire actor has shelled out up to $250,000 to pay for the same lawyers Oksana is using in a bid to strip him of custodial rights over their infant daughter, Lucia.

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Chelsea Clinton’s Stunning Wedding Makeover: Weight Loss & Plastic Surgery

Just days before her lavish July 31 wedding, Chelsea Clinton has been hitting the gym daily in New York looking slimmer than ever. There's no question that Chelsea, 30, has undergone a stunning makeover recently, which some experts say included plastic surgery and strict dieting and exercise. In fact, the former First Daughter is so gung-ho that her wedding be perfect, that she ordered her dad, former President Bill Clinton to lose 15 pounds. Chelsea's $3 million wedding will take place July 31 at the former estate of John Jacob Astor IV in Rhinebeck, N.Y. The bride is expected to wear a custom-made Vera Wang wedding dress.

U.S. closes consulate in Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. government has shut indefinitely its consulate in Ciudad Juarez, the city wracked by drug violence just over the border from El Paso, Texas, to evaluate security conditions.

Leaked Afghan war files a ‘dangerous’ risk: Gates (AFP)

AFP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said leaked US documents on the Afghan war posed grave risks for Americans in battle and for US relationships in the region.

Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army (AP)

AP - One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel," was killed Thursday in a gunbattle with soldiers, the Mexican army announced.

Police: Cheeseburger found in SC woman’s gas tank (AP)

AP - A South Carolina woman found out fast food won't make your car go fast. The Herald of Rock Hill reported Thursday a 30-year-old woman made a complaint to police after she took her car to a Rock Hill mechanic last week because it would suddenly stop running.