Evening Crunch Crumbs: Akon Barred From Sri Lanka; Redheads Like To Clean; Snooki Shoots Commercial For Tanning Lotion

-For the five of you who actually watch Melrose Place: Four original cast members are reuniting at L.A.’s hottest complex. Check out The MP reunion of Amanda, Michael, Jane, and Jo March 30 @ 9 PM EST on The CW….

-Jennifer Love Hewitt is slated to make a cameo appearance on the new NBC pilot Love Bites this fall…

-Why do I have the feeling these Jersey Shore kids aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Haven’t they used up at least 10 of their 15 minutes by now? Sheesh. Anywho, Nicole Polizzi, better known as ‘Snooki’ from the hit MTV series, filmed a commercial for Sunlove tanning lotion on location in NYC Wednesday…..

-For The Guys: Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli nearly nude for Passionata Lingerie. You can thank me later…..

-Blondes may have more fun, but redheads spend more time cleaning. A study, sponsored by UK cleaning product company Vileda, found redheads spent an average of 7.48 hours cleaning their home every week; blonde women clocked 6.13 hours; women with gray hair, 7.41; while brunettes were at the bottom of the heap with just 5.85 hours…..

Iron Man descends on 7-11….

-Ke$ha’s “sorry” for insulting Britney Spears….

– Joy Behar talks with Eric Stonestreet about being a straight man playing a gay character in Modern Family…..

-Jamie Foxx is reportedly working on a script that could bring besties Jessica Biel and Jennifer Garner to the big screen as the modern-day Laverne & Shirley…..

-Kim Kardashian smiles through the tears on the first anniversary of her footwear endeavour, Shoedazzle…..

-Have you read Jennifer Love Hewitt’s love manual yet? If not, you might what check out some of the highlights…..

-The people of Sri Lanka want Akon to respect the Buddha!

-Listen up, Parents: The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled one million baby slings after suffocation risks were confirmed in some models….

Diddy’s “Your vodka tastes like pee-pee” remark has pissed off one liquor mogul in NYC…..

-America’s newest lesbian, Kim Zolciak, drops the N-Word. When are people (of all races, mind you) going to retire this vicious slur from their vocabularies? It’s just a dumb thing to say. If you want to swear, use the F-Word like me and every other self-respecting potty mouth in America…..

-Speaking of The F-Word, WTF was this California teacher (also a pastor!) thinking when he urinated in a cup in a classroom full of students!?

-An English teenager put his mom — a “house-trained, self-employed hairdresser who can cook and has the odd moan” — up for sale on eBay….

-Do we really need to see Spy Kids 4?

-Daily Jesse James Roundup: Mr. Sandra Bullock was the target of a sexual harassment suit in 2007; At least one legal expert believes Jesse has a good chance of losing custody of his 6-year-old daughter to his porn star ex if Sandra Bullock bails on their marriage; Here’s a bit of good news — Sandra had Jesse sign a prenup….

The Early Show’s Erica Hill gives birth to a daughter…..

-Irish actor Liam Neeson has been cast as President Lyndon Johnson in Lee Daniels’ upcoming historical piece, Selma. Funny guy Cedric The Entertainer has also joined the cast. The movie will focus on the Civil Rights March Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965….

American Idol Season One finalist Tamyra Gray is expecting her first child….

-Some folks around the Interwebs seem to think this is a video of Rob Estes (Melrose Place, 90210) being struck by lightening. Eh…..

-Rock photog Jim Marshall has passed away…..

-The finale of MTV’s The Real World: DC airs next Wednesday night, March 31 @ 10 PM. The finale will be immediately followed by The Real World: DC Reunion Special, hosted by Access Hollywood’s Maria Menounos….

Butch Cassidy is getting new life on the big screen — without The Sundance Kid….