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Is Levi Johnston bound for television’s Wisteria Lane?

Hollywood Gossip Gal Janet Charlton cites snoops who claim the 19-year-old father of Sarah Palin’s infant grandson — hot in Tinseltown after shaking his junk on the Winter cover of Playgirl — is being courted for a three-episode guest arc that would air on ABC’s Desperate Housewives later this season.

Series creator Marc Cherry — a gay Republican — is a longtime member of the Log Cabin Republicans interest group, and first met Levi at the 2008 Republican National Convention. Cherry was so taken with the moose-shootin’ teen dad that he’s reportedly crafting a role that will potentially see Johnston as a boytoy for one of the characters on the campy dramedy, Charlton claims.

Dreams of “Livin’ Lohan” in fabulous footwear are going up in smoke for Long Island’s most controversial mom. Last year, the Fashion World got a chuckle when Dina Lohan partnered with Long Island-based shoe company Lovemyshoes.com to create her own collection of footwear, appropriately dubbed Shoe-Han. Developments about the line have been sparse in recent months, but by all accounts the collection was still ready to roll on Mother’s Day 2010. That was until today….

On Wednesday, Love My Shoes released a statement, abruptly ending its partnership with the Lohan Family Matriarch due to the global economic downturn and “mood of today’s shoppers.” (That’s a new one….)

“Love My Shoes regrets to announce we are not moving forward with the Dina Lohan line of shoes at this time due to continued economic sluggishness and the prevalent mood of today’s shoppers. Love My Shoes and its President, Robert Yeganeh, wish Dina continued success in all her projects.”

Can you wait until 2012 for the Spider-Man reboot? On Wednesday, Jeff Blake, Chairman of Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing & Distribution, announced that production on the fourth installment in the blockbuster Spider-Man franchise will begin under the direction of lensman Marc Webb later this year. The web-slinger will be landing in theaters worldwide on July 3, 2012 — and he’s going 3D.

“Spider-Man is the ultimate summer movie-going experience, and we’re thrilled the filmmakers are presenting the next installment in 3-D,” Blake said in a statement Wednesday. “Spider-Man is one of the most popular characters in the world, and we know audiences are eager and excited to discover Marc’s fantastic vision for Peter Parker and the franchise.”

Last month, producers confirmed that the series will be going undergoing a massive cast makeover; with series stars Tobey Maquire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco dropped as Sony screenwriters prepare to send Spidey’s Peter Parker back to high school.

Zac Efron, Robert Pattinson, and Michael Cera reportedly in the running to replace Maquire as Parker.

The “Pregnant Man’s” got another bun in the oven. Thomas Beatie, the female-to-male transgender who appeared on Oprah in 2008, has given birth to two kids in two years. Now there’s a third tyke on the way for Thomas (born Tracy) and his wife Nancy, according to MomLogic.com.

But this time around, The Beaties aren’t the only American family boasting a pregnant dad. Another transgender man, Scott Moore of California, is expecting a baby with his transgender husband later this month.

John Mayer has apologized for using a racial slur in a new interview with Playboy Magazine, which hit the magazine’s website Wednesday.

The rocker posted a series of messages on his Twitter page after the article’s release revealed his use of the “N word” — and various other bizarre remarks about race and his anatomy.

“Re: using the ‘N word’ in an interview: I am sorry that I used the word,” Mayer Tweeted. “And it’s such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself. It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it, because I realize that there’s no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged……I should have never said the word and I will never say it again.”

Who does he think he’s talking to? A bunch of assholes? If this interview hadn’t gotten out, he’d still be using the word and he wouldn’t be serving up an apologies for it. Racially-insensitive people are so 1963! (Officially deleting “Clarity” from my iPod….)

Holly Robinson Peete couldn’t be more “flattered” to be one of only three Black mammies that John Mayer would have his way with…..

According to E! Online Gossip Guy Marc Malkin, this is Holly’s response to John Mayer’s now infamous Playboy interview — in which he compares his penis to White Supremacist and KKK member David Duke:

“There’s nothing that makes a 45-year-old mother of four feel better than when she’s dropping her kids off at school than to get a link on my iPhone that says John Mayer thinks I’m hot…..I don’t know who is happier—me or my husband,” Holly gushed. “He’s got a giant brain. He uses it. He’s unpredictable and funny. Some people may not like that, but I find him extremely refreshing and amusing.”

Hate it when people try and be all politically correct instead of taking a stand. The man compared his penis to a reputed racist and used the term “Nigger Pass.” What exactly is flattering about any of that?

Holly, sit’cho ass down!

TLC is putting the brakes on American Chopper.

After six seasons, the TLC series based on the Teutul family’s home-based custom motorcycle building business will ride off into the sunset on Thursday night.

“The show has always been about building one-of-a-kind bikes and the drama of running a family business,” TLC remarked in a statement confirming the cancellation. “The Teutuls will always be part of the Discovery family and we congratulate them on a tremendously successful series run.”

Paul Teutul, the patriarch of the show, frequently fought with son Paul Jr. about the daily operations of Orange County Choppers, located in Newburgh, NY. Paul Jr. ultimately left the family business last April and is now suing his Dad.

For NBC correspondent Luke Russert, a blizzard in Washington is a day at the beach. The son of late Meet The Press host Tim Russert TwitPic’d an image of himself decked out in beachwear as a blizzard bared down on The Nation’s Capital — and much of the East Coast — on Wednesday.

“It’s not that bad, in fact being a correspondent in this weather is a day at the beach!” Luke wrote, quickly inviting anyone who thought he photoshopped the flick to visit him down at “NBC Beach.”

The producers of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s 2005 action smash Mr. & Mrs. Smith are working on a prequel to the box office blockbuster.

Regency Enterprises is developing Mr. & Mrs. Jones, which will follow a pair of “twentysomething spies set up as a fake married couple when they graduate agency training,” Vulture spilled this week.

The Jolie-Pitts fell in love on the set of the film about a pair of married assassins hired by competing agencies to kill one another. They are not expected to reprise their roles.

Jamie Foxx is sounding off on rumors that he is in the running to take over Simon Cowell’s place on the judging panel of American Idol.

The 42-year-old Oscar winner — who appears in Garry Marshall’s new romantic comedy Valentine’s Day — says he’d be delighted to join the team of television’s most watched program, but notes that he hasn’t been approached by Idol producers.

Jamie tells Parade.com: “Everybody keeps asking me. Of course I would take over for Mr. Cowell. If they officially ask, I’m there. I’m just waiting. I just think it’s amazing that on American Idol those guys like Simon and my man, Randy, make so much dough from watching people that are talented. That’s amazing to me and I could sit there and listen just like they do.”

Jamie is just one of a series of stars reportedly in the running to step into Simon’s shoes when the acid-tongued Brit leaves Idol this May to develop an American adaptation of his UK talent show, The X Factor. Other celebs linked to the show include Madonna, Tommy Mottola, and Conan O’Brien.

SNL alum Molly Shannon has joined the cast of Glee.

The former Kath & Kim star has been cast in a recurring role on the FOX musical hit, Entertainment Weekly said Wednesday. Shannon will be coming aboard as astronomy teacher and badminton coach Brenda Castle, the arch enemy of McKinely High School cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester — played by Jane Lynch. According to EW, Molly’s character is described as a 45-year-old spitfire, with a taste for booze and pills and an axe to grind with Sue.

“She becomes Sue’s enemy,” says a Glee tattle.

Molly’s first episode will premiere in May.

A California woman has filed class-action lawsuit against The Biggest Loser’s Jillian Michael, who she claims is endorsing a diet supplement that contains false advertising.

Christie Christensen sued Michaels, a trainer on NBC’s popular reality weight loss challenge, in Los Angeles on Tuesday. According to court documents, obtained by TMZ.com, Christie purchased a product called Calorie Control — which Jillian endorses — during a trip to her local health & wellness store last month. After excitedly embarking on her new fitness plan and ever to shed some weight, Christie was disappointed to find that the product failed to curb her appetite.

She hasn’t lost a single pound and is now convinced that she’s been duped.

Christensen is also suing Calorie Control’s Utah-based manufacturer, Basic Research.

Ladies & Gents, introducing the Music World’s White Kanye West!

Just when you thought John Mayer couldn’t possibly become a bigger assclown, he opens his mouth and removes all doubt. Mayer is creating a stir on the blogosphere this Wednesday with a series of racially-insensitive remarks he made about African-Americans, “The Black Struggle,” “Nigger Passes” (Yes, he uses that word…), and his racist dick (His words, not mine….) in the March issue of Playboy.

There’s a thin line between being a carefree, nonchalant hipster — with opinions and certain dating preferences — and just being a damn moronic jackass… I think that John’s recent chat with the men’s mag proves that it’s a tightrope act at which he fails miserably…

MAYER: Someone asked me the other day, “What does it feel like now to have a hood pass?” And by the way, it’s sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a nigger pass. Why are you pulling a punch and calling it a hood pass if you really have a hood pass? But I said, “I can’t really have a hood pass. I’ve never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, ‘We’re full.’”

Everyone seems to be up in arms about the fact that Mayer isn’t attracted to women of color. I couldn’t care less about that part — you like what you like. I can see beauty in all kinds of people (I love that about myself…), but everyone is not wired that way. Not being attracted to every single thing on Earth doesn’t automatically warrant the dreaded “racist” label. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the sentiment he expressed. However, the wording is extremely disrespectful. I’m more bothered by this “Nigger Pass” business. Why is it that some of you people don’t seem to get that the “N-Word” is not one that you can use in leisurely conversation without raising eyebrows? The fact that some African-Americans do it is not an excuse! It’s just like hurling the “F-Word” at homosexuals or using the plethora of other vile, vicious words that were created to hurt other people. You should not be using that word!

Was his publicist asleep during this interview? How is any rep worth his/her salt allowing this prick in public without a muzzle? I hope Jessica Simpson releases a statement saying that he’s the worst sex she’s ever had….

PLAYBOY: It is true; a lot of rappers love you. You recorded with Common and Kanye West, played live with Jay-Z.

MAYER: What is being black? It’s making the most of your life, not taking a single moment for granted. Taking something that’s seen as a struggle and making it work for you, or you’ll die inside. Not to say that my struggle is like the collective struggle of black America. But maybe my struggle is similar to one black dude’s.

PLAYBOY: Do black women throw themselves at you?

MAYER: I don’t think I open myself to it. My di@k is sort of like a white supremacist. I’ve got a Benetton heart and a fu@kin’ David Duke cock. I’m going to start dating separately from my di@k.

PLAYBOY: Let’s put some names out there. Let’s get specific.

MAYER: I always thought Holly Robinson Peete was gorgeous. Every white dude loved Hilary from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. And Kerry Washington. She’s superhot, and she’s also white-girl crazy. Kerry Washington would break your heart like a white girl. Just all of a sudden she’d be like, “Yeah, I sucked his di@k. Whatever.” And you’d be like, “What? We weren’t talking about that.” That’s what “Heartbreak Warfare” is all about, when a girl uses jealousy as a tactic.

Channing Tatum may be on his way to a career as one of Hollywood’s leading men — but the Dear John actor hasn’t forgotten his days as an exotic dancer.

When Channing was 18, he performed for Chippendales-style revue called Male Encounter in Florida.

“You had a job as a dancer, is that right?” Ellen DeGeneres asked the star on Wednesday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

“I was a stripper,” Channing admitted to audience applause. “Look, I’m not proud of it, but I’m not ashamed of it,” he stated good-naturedly.

“Did men give lap dances? I don’t know what men strippers do,” Ellen joked.

“Yeah, basically you do little shows,” Channing responded, before treating the newest American Idol judge to a split second of his old signature moves.

Ellen joked, “I wish I had a dollar. If only I had cash I would have kept you going.”

“Don’t worry, that one was on the house,” he replied.

Conan O’Brien, jilted former host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, is the latest contender rumored to be in the running to replace Simon Cowell as a judge on American Idol.

Irish Central celebrity spy Amy Andrews is reporting that Idol producers are considering casting the recently-unemployed O’Brien as a music critic when Cowell hangs up his spurs at the end of the show’s current 9th season.

“Idol bosses think he’d be a huge draw now after all that Leno fuss….”

Other celebs courted to possibly fill the empty chair on the judges panel include Elton John, Jamie Foxx, Piers Morgan, and Tommy Mottola.

The famous Hollywood sign will be temporarily covered this week by a non-profit conservationist group trying to save the land behind it from developers who plan to build luxury homes around the monument.

On Thursday, Public Trust for Lands will drape the 450 ft. long Los Angeles landmark with a banner that says “Save the Peak….”

Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have taken to Twitter to dispel rumors their highly-publicized relationship was marred by domestic violence, with the DJ even threatening “legal action” over the false reports. On Monday, RadarOnline.com cited an insider, who claimed that Ronson regularly punched and choked Lindsay while they were dating — a claim that the former couple denied on their respective Twitter accounts Tuesday night.

“This is become a bit much*Samantha R never raised a hand to me, I’ve never said she did* Enough is Enough. Focus on other more important…..” Lindsay Tweeted.

Samantha thanked Lindsay for responding to the rumor: “thank you for clearing that up. the high road was giving me a nose bleed!”

Lindsay responded with: “you are welcome”

Ronson re-Tweeted Lindsay’s message on her own Twitter page, adding: “……To ANYONE who perpetuates this rumour accusing me of being violently abusive after Lindsay Lohan has denied it: I WILL take legal action. Sorry to sound so stern – but that sort of s**t is not cool.”

On Wednesday, Olympic-bound U.S. skiing star Lindsey Vonn revealed that she seriously injured her right shin during training last week and may be forced to skip some practice sessions at this month’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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“I’m coming into these Olympics a lot more unsure than I was, um, a few weeks ago,” Lindsey confessed in an interview that aired on TODAY this morning.

Lindsey told NBC’s Matt Lauer that she got hurt in slalom training during pre-Olympic workouts in Austria and hasn’t skied since. Despite the injury, the two-time World Cup champion Sports Illustrated calls “America’s Best Woman Skier Ever” still intends to compete in the Olympics.

John Mayer has revealed that he fears his obsession with Twitter.com cost him his relationship with actress Jennifer Aniston.

The 32-year-old lothario dated America’s sweetheart on and off between 2008- 2009, but Aniston, 40, found the rocker’s love of blogging, social networking, and modern technology a “courting distraction.”

“One of the most significant differences between us was that I was tweeting. There was a rumor I was dumped because I was tweeting too much. That wasn’t it,” John dishes in the March issue of Playboy. “The brunt of her success came before TMZ and Twitter. I think she’s still hoping it goes back to 1998. She saw my involvement in technology as courting distraction, and I always said, ‘These are the new rules,’” he added.

John — who contends that he still loves Jennifer — also has fond memories of former flame Jessica Simpson:

“Sexually it was crazy. That’s all I’ll say. It was like napalm, sexual napalm….” the star smirked.

Fatherhood could be on the horizon for Transformers star Josh Duhamel — but Fergie “ain’t the mama! Duhamel is accused of knocking up the exotic dancer he allegedly cheated with back in October.

Southern stripper Nicole Forrester maintains that Duhamel stepped out on his singer spouse with her during a work-related trek to Atlanta last fall. Now the divorced mother of two has a bun in her oven, and she’s “95 percent certain” that Josh is the father.

(Didn’t she previously say she only had protected sex with this douche?)

“Yes, I’m pregnant. Yes, it’s probably Josh’s. I haven’t decided what I’m going to do,” a distraught Nicole flatly remarks in the new issue of The National Enquirer.

Duhamel, 37, and Fergie, 34, said “I Do” in January 2009 after five years of dating. Nicole ignited rumors of strife in the Black Eyed Peas star’s year-old marriage to the dashing actor after she described a night of wild sex with Josh that followed their meeting at Atlanta’s Tattletales Lounge — where the 34-year-old blonde worked under the stage name “Delilah.” Nicole says Josh was in Georgia’s capital city filming Life As We Know It when the pair hooked up — but she denies knowing that he was married to Fergie until days after the encounter.