W/C July 1, 2005

Simon Cowell has become a victim of TV prankster Ashton Kutcher’s show PUNK'D. He became Kutcher's latest victim after a bogus valet at a posh Los Angeles restaurant convinced him that the keys to his $400,000 Rolls Royce had been handed over to the wrong man. Cowell's fellow American Idol judge Randy Jackson was among those who set up the prank.

The Ying Yang Twins have landed a new reality show which is tentatively titled, Welcome To Crunkville. The show, which will air on MTV, is currently in development and will feature several lucky contestants who get to live with the rappers. SOHH.com reports that the contestant that survives the non-stop antics will get a chance to win a mansion.

Donna Summer , who is currently on the road for her first major concert tour in five years will be releasing a live DVD featuring exclusive backstage material. Summer's keyboardist, Nathan di Gesare, posted on his website (nathandigesare.com) that in addition to developing a new website for her, he'll be filming portions of the tour which will be edited for a DVD release. No word yet on when that DVD will hit stores.

Atlanta-based rapper T.I. has landed the lead role in an upcoming Warner Brothers film, which was formerly titled Jellybeans. The rapper will be part of an ensemble cast in the musical comedy, which will be set in an Atlanta hip-hop skating rink. Reuters reports that the film is based on a concept by Dallas Austin and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins of TLC. Chris Robinson will direct the project, and T.I. will play the role of Rashad, the leader of a roller skating team. Newcomer Lauren London will play his love interest, and Diana Ross's son, Evan Ross Naess, will also be part of the cast.

Pink has popped the question to her boyfriend Carey Hart. She proposed to the motorbiking star during a race in Mammoth, California by holding up a sign that read: "Will you marry me?" as he rode past. Pink then reportedly turned her message over and wrote: "I'm serious!" Witnesses said Hart pulled off the track and kissed his new fiancée.

A sex tape featuring rapper and actress Eve and then-boyfriend producer Stevie J., which was filmed on November 20th, 1999, has turned up online, and the diva is fighting back. New York's Daily News reports that Eve is taking legal action to stop websites from making the 30-second clip available and has hired a private detective to find out how it was leaked.

50 Cent is set to launch the first line of watches with built-in MP3 players. The G-Unit watches will come with a range of accessories and cost anywhere from $299 to $3,500. the watches due to be in stores next month.

Paris Hilton who has always considered herself a princess wants to get hitched at St Paul's Cathedral or Westminster Abbey. "I'm the closest thing to American royalty anyway," she modestly says. The two churches are reserved for the British royal family - but Paris has asked for special dispensation when she marries her man, Paris Latsis, later this year. "I've always wanted to be a princess on my big day and only a wedding in England could make that happen," says the hotel heiress.

Drew Barrymore has revealed she would love to make another Charlie's Angels film. Drew is convinced her co-stars on the previous films, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu, would also be keen on another film. According to Teenhollywood she said: "I know Cameron, Lucy and I would all sign up if there was, but there are no plans in the works.

Vocalist Amerie's top-charting hit "1 Thing" from her album Touch makes use of the same percussive beat that defines Washington, D.C.'s go-go style. The singer says that she loves the music of her hometown and was happy she was able to release "1 Thing" as the first single from her comeback set.

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Penelope Cruz have been spotted at several locations around New York City shooting promotional spots for Combs's new women's line, Sean By Sean Combs. The two-day photo shoot, was photographed by famed fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh and featured Combs and Cruz pretending to evade the paparazzi.

Oprah Winfrey has received an apology from Hermès, the boutique in Paris that turned her away when she and her entourage attempted to enter last week. Oprah and her people were told they couldn't enter the swank shop because a "private public relations" event was being prepared. Oprah plans to discuss the incident on a show next season.

Nelly is set to release a new diet version of his energy drink Pimp Juice called PJ Tight

Author Terry McMillan is currently involved in a messy divorce from her Jamaican husband of six years, Jonathan Plummer. The couple's relationship became the subject of McMillan's book, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, which was later turned into a film. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the marriage has allegedly fallen apart after Plummer admitted that he was gay. McMillan, who's 53 years old, said in her court declaration, "It was devastating to discover that a relationship I had publicized to the world as life-affirming and built on mutual love was actually based on deceit. I was humiliated."