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Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn is taking the “Law” into her own hands with a guest spot on her favorite television cop drama. The stunning ski champ, 25, will guest star on the 20th season finale of NBC’s veteran crime show — and TV’s long-running scripted drama — Law & Order.

Vonn will appear as Alicia, an administrative assistant who “provides a vital clue” in the season ending episode about a case involving a terrorist, reps for the series told Access Hollywood on Wednesday.

“Throughout Lindsey’s remarkable Olympic experience, she was very supportive of ‘Law & Order’ and has already been to the set as a visitor,” says L&O creator and executive producer Dick Wolf. “We are glad that we can make her dream of appearing on the show come true.”

Lindsey will film her part on location in the Big Apple next Friday, April 9.

A former American Idol hopeful is getting a second shot at stardom.

Alex Lambert, the shy but stirring vocalist who saw his Idol dreams dashed earlier this season, has joined the cast of If I Can Dream, the online series from Idol creator Simon Fuller that debuted on the web earlier this month. Alex will now be a part of what 19 Entertainment calls a “talent discovery platform.”

The show follows five young people — three actors, a musician, and a model — living under one roof and hoping for success in a City of Big Dreams; Hollywood. Their lives are followed not only on the weekly program, but by a daily live stream on ificandream.com as each struggles to accomplish their goals.

If I Can Dream — which also features Miley Cyrus’ former flame Justin Gaston — airs online on Hulu.com as well as If I Can Dream.com

Just three more months to the latest Team Edward/Team Jacob battle: On Wednesday, Summit Entertainment released three new promotional snaps from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the upcoming third film in the ever-popular vampire-themed series.

Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has a new novella coming out based on the life of one of the minor characters featured in her novel Eclipse. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will release The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner on June 5. The book will be free to online readers.

Eclipse hits theatres on June 30, 2010.

A whole lot of Dawson’s money is going up a creek: Former Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues star James Van Der Beek has agreed to pay his estranged wife, actress Heather McComb, $7,750 per month in spousal support as the pair finalize their divorce.

The couple split after six years of marriage after James filed for divorce in November.

Van Der Beek earns about $50,000 each month from the airing of syndicated episodes of his beloved teen drama, which aired from 1998-2003. McComb, whose acting credits include guest appearances on Party of Five, CSI, and Prison Break, nets approximately $1,750 a month. The actor will provide McComb with maintenence payments through 2012.

Papers filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court also reveal that the actor will keep the couple’s Hollywood home as well as all the movies, stories, scripts and screenplays he wrote during their union, The Associated Press reports.

Van Der Beek’s divorce will be official June 3.

The sun is setting on The Hills and soon-to-be out of work series star Heidi Montag is already reportedly pitching a new docusoap about a group of affluent teens in Malibu.

The series, operating with the working title 20 Seven Miles, follows young people in the upscale Los Angeles suburb “out to make a difference in the world and break the stereotypes of teenagers in Malibu,” a rep for Montag told NBC’s Access Hollywood Wednesday.

“We have already linked up with numerous charities and want these kids to show the power of youth while being good-looking, funny and of course the drama of being a teenager.”

Kim Zolciak seems a wee bit confused. Just one week after admitting she was bisexual and dating a woman, the Atlanta housewife is setting the record straight (No Pun Intended), claiming she’s not bi after all.

Kim, whose reluctance to dump loaded lover “Big Poppa,” got her kicked to the curb by ex-girlfriend Tracy Young this week, now says her romance with the lesbian DJ was a “one-time deal.”

Riiight. The phrase “Lame Excuse” springs to mind, but let’s hear her out, shall we?

“It was a one-time deal and it’s just blown up,” Zolciak told The Bert Show in Atlanta Wednesday morning, according to UsMagazine.com. “We spent a ton of time together. And, you know, things happen, that’s it,” Kim explained.

And if you were expecting these two exes to keep it friendly, dream on!

“I adore [Young], she’s a great girl…but there’s not even going to be a friendship. There just can’t be,” she added.

In related RHOA News, ths son of Kim’s castmate and on-again/off-again frenemy NeNe Leakes has been arrested for the second time this month after cops in Georgia picked him up on weapons charges…..

Tweeners haven’t seen the last of Ashley Tisdale’s spoiled and highly-bitchy alter ego, Sharpay Evans.

Ashley Tisdale has been tapped to star in a High School Musical spinoff centered around her character in the popular franchise for the new Disney Original Movie Broadway Bound.

Disney’s wildly-successful High School Musical franchise made stars of Tisdale and real-life sweethearts Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens after the movie musical premiered in 2006. HSM went on to spawn two sequels, including the 2008 box office adaptation High School Musical: Senior Year.

Broadway Bound starts filming in Toronto in June.

The cast of Glee (at least some of it) goes wild on the cover of this week’s issue of Rolling Stone!

It has been a big week for the Golden Globe-SAG-winning series: in addition to launching a nationwide talent search for new cast members, Glee, ABC’s Modern Family, and CBS’ Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson led the list of winners at the prestigious Peabody Awards on Wednesday.

Aw snap — did Simon just take a shot at Dancing With The Stars?

Simon Cowell lit into his fleet-footed ABC competitor, DWTS, while critiquing Didi Benami’s performance on Tuesday’s Idol.

The exiting judge took a flamboyant jab at the popular ballroom dance competition — that runs its weekly Tuesday night results show in the same timeslot as A.I.

“You have no longer made yourself contemporary, everything is too old-fashioned. If you listen to one of those dancing shows, they always have a singer murdering a song on it,” a bemushed Simon groaned at the aspiring songstress. “If you’ve ever watched it, that’s what it [sounds like].”

Ouch!

David Mills, head writer of hit shows like The Wire and Treme, died of a brain aneurysm Wednesday morning. He was 48.

Jennifer Lopez has inked a new recording contract with Island Def Jam, with an official announcement expected to be made in the coming days, according to new reports.

The singer and actress, who parted ways with her longtime label Epic last month, reportedly confirmed the deal during junket interviews for her upcoming romantic-comedy The Back-Up Plan.

Lopez shot down all rumors of a feud with Epic bosses, as well as whispers that she was dropped due to low album sales, instead insisting the split was amicable.

Now Jen and her “Louboutins” have struck a deal with the Def Jam, which is part of the Universal Music group, and is headed by music mogul L.A. Reid. Lopez’s seventh studio album, Love, will be released through the label – which is also home to charttopping acts such as Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, and Amy Winehouse.

Get ready for a bloody battle at the box office this October: Paramount Pictures has announced that Paranormal Activity 2 will open to theaters on October 22nd, the exact same date Lionsgate already selected as the opening day for Saw VII, the latest in its annual Halloween-themed slasher series.

The low-budget Paranormal Activity was produced for $15,000 and ended up taking in more than $190 million at the international box office after buzz about the frightfest spread by Twitter late last year. In fact, the sixth film in the lucrative Saw franchise fell to No. 2 behind the horror newcomer at the box office last Halloween.

It was the first time in Saw history that a film from the series failed to debut No. 1.

Mother-Daughter duo Joan and Melissa Rivers are bringing their keen fashion season and matching acid tongues to a new docusoap — titled Mother Knows Best — on the WE Network, The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday.

The show, set to premiere later this year, will follow the comedienne as she moves in with her daughter, her grandson, and Melissa’s boyfriend in Los Angeles.

Hilarity and hijinks are sure to ensue when two women with faces only a plastic surgeon could love invite a camera crew into their home to chronicle their daily lives.

This oughta be good! The Twitter feud between Latin Comedy King George Lopez and out-of-control starlet Lindsay Lohan is headed to The Wonderful World of Late Night TV.

Lohan used her Twitter handle to lash out at Lopez Tonight host George Lopez this week, after the star poked fun at the bizarre pictures of the actress with white powder puffing out of her shoes that made the rounds online over the weekend.

The seemingly- jovial remark ignited a fire within Lohan, who furiously Tweeted at George: “Thanks for the childish comment regarding baby powder in my shoes to loosen up the leather. Don’t you have kids? U wouldn’t wanna hear that about them, or would you? Act like a grown man, have some respect and dignity for yourself.”

The duo’s Twitter feud ended with George telling Lindsay, “you want me to stop talking about you I will .. Come and tell me .. To my face .. I’ll stop !! Respectfully,” and it appears Lindsay has agreed to come face to face with the late night host on TBS’ Lopez Tonight next week.

“Here’s the latest @lindsaylohan is scheduled to appear on Lopez Tonight next tuesday .. Chill!” George Tweeted on Wednesday.

(Grabs popcorn and waits for drama to unfold….)

Jane Lynch, who plays Adidas-lovin, tough-as-nails cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on the FOX musical-comedy Glee, will be honored for her positivie contributions to gay-friendly film and theater at the Outfest Film Festival in Los Angeles this summer.

The outspoken, openly gay actress will accept the 14th annual Achievement Award, the festival’s highest honor, at the July 8 event, TheaterMania.com reports.

Lynch, a longtime gay rights activist, recently received a Golden Globe nomination for her work on Glee. Her other acting credits include The Real Life Brady Bunch, Julie & Julia, Post Grad, Desperate Housewives, and Weeds.

Jane is reportedly set to wed her longtime girlfriend, Dr. Lara Embry, later this spring. Lynch recently hit out at President Barack Obama for not making gay marriages legal across America – calling the nation’s leader a “huge disappointment.”

Country star Carrie Underwood cuddled up to some canines from the Bideawee Manhattan Animal Shelter at the 6th Annual Pedigree Adoption Drive in NYC on Tuesday.

The former American Idol grew up on a farm in Oklahoma and is a lifelong friend to animals. Underwood donated $10,000 to help homeless animals at the shelter during yesterday’s event — much to the excitement of fellow animal rights activists. Underwood has her own pup at home, a Chihuahua named Ace, who she recently said would be a ring bearer in her upcoming wedding!

Matt Damon is headed to NBC’s Emmy-winning comedy 30 Rock.

Details about the Oscar-snagging actor/screenwriter’s guest spot are still under wraps but according to Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello, Damon is slated to drop by the series sometime toward the end of the season!

Leave it to Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt to devise the most ridiculous gimmicks to grab headlines.

The Terrible Twosome have allegedly started referring to themselves by their new Native American names, White Wolf and Running Bear, respectively.

Oh brother….So far, there are no reports of a Speidi-influenced sequel to The Last of the Mohicans — but give ‘em time.

Rap legend LL Cool J has hit back at reports that seem to imply that he’s agreed to appear on a new FOX News show hosted by former GOP VP candidate and future reality star Sarah Palin.

Palin is hosting her first Real American Stories special on the FOX News Channel at 10 PM tomorrow night. However, the “Mama Said Knock You Out” star accuses the conservative news network of “lifting” an old interview of his to market Palin’s series.

“Fox lifted an old interview I gave in 2008 to someone else & are misrepresenting to the public in order to promote Sarah Palins Show. WOW,” the hip hop pioneer-turned-actor wrote on his Twitter feed Tuesday evening

Mindy McCready is considering taking legal action to block the release of an explicit sex tape — featuring the singer in the throws of passion and offering commentary on the prowness of ex-lovers like Dean Cain and Roger Clemens — from being released by Vivid Entertainment.

McCready, 34, apparently was not aware of the production of the tape titled Baseball Mistress, and never gave permission for its release.

There’s a surprise….

The troubled country music singer is as famous for her controversial life off stage as she is for the power ballads she once performed on it, but this is one diss the Celebrity Rehabbing-songbird won’t take laying down.

“We are not aware of the production or release of the alleged film that seems to have surfaced via various media reports,” E! News quoted her attorney Adam Dread as saying in a statement. “However, we can confirm that any illegally obtained property, and/or fabricated footage, and the release thereof, will be dealt with swiftly following proper legal procedure….”

However, Steven Hirsch, founder/co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, isn’t concerned about a possible lawsuit surrounding Baseball Mistress — he insists Mindy’s ex-boyfriend — who is featured in the footage gave the OK.

“We acquired the McCready video awhile ago and feel comfortable with our legal position to distribute it. You really have to see it to believe it,” Hirsch stated. “If Mindy wants to discuss the video, she should feel free to contact me.”

Hirsch has already released a bevy of celebrity skin flicks, to the displeasure of the folks featured getting it on in them: such as Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, former American Idol Jessica Sierra, and more recently Shauna Sand.