DESPICABLE ME WINS THIS WEEKEND

The 3D animated feature starring Steve Carell, Despicable Me, won the box office this weekend with an impressive $60 million dollar haul, making it the biggest opening ever for an animated movie made by someone other than Pixar or DreamWorks. Twilight: Eclipse slipped to second, taking in $33 million and bringing the overall total to about $250 million in its first eleven days. Predators and Toy Story 3 rounded out the top five

MEL GIBSON’S LAWYERS SEEK CONTEMPT AGAINST OKSANA

Although she denies it, Mel’s attorneys have filed legal papers claiming that Oksana is responsible for leaking the tapes of his racist rants to the media after she was issued a restraining order last month prohibiting her from doing exactly that. The attorney’s are asking the judge to let them search Oksana’s computer and iPhone for emails and texts that would prove she was the one who leaked the tapes. Also in Gibson news - Hollywood super-agent Ari Emanuel, who is no fan of the actor, ordered Mel dropped from the William Morris Agency immediately after his taped tirade was released.

THE LINDSAY LOHAN SAGA

With only a week to go before she’s scheduled to begin her 90-day jail sentence, Lindsay has been meeting with attorneys to replace Shawn Chapman Holley, who abruptly resigned last week. Sources say that Lindsay wants to appeal the sentence, which if successful would serve to buy her six months to a year of time but would be unlikely to eliminate the sentence all together. It was also revealed over the weekend that Lindsay’s array of prescriptions are obtained by doctor hopping across the country and always stocking-up when she can. Her father wants her prescriptions denied by the court because the Adderall and Dilaudid she’s allowed to take means that her random drug tests are allowed to test positive for amphetamine and opiates

WEEKEND OF CELEBRITY WEDDINGS

There must have been something in the air this weekend, because it was absolutely packed with celebrity weddings. John Krasinski and Emily Blunt were married on Saturday in Italy, as was Carrie Underwood wed hockey play Mike Fisher at a resort in Georgia. LaLa Vazquez and Carmelo Anthony tied the knot at Cipriani in New York City with 300 people in attendance and actor Martin Lawrence married his longtime girlfriend at their Beverly Hills home in front of guests including Eddie Murphy and Denzel Washington

STING SAYS THE POLICE WILL NEVER REUNITE AGAIN

Sting is adamant that The Police reunion tour in 2007 has officially closed the door to anything like that happening again. He claims that there was no passion, no new songs, and no desire to take things anywhere further. He compared it to going to live with the wife you divorced. He explains that he has no regrets about the tour, but that he has no desire to be a greatest hits act.

EDWARD NORTON REPLACED AS THE HULK

Marvel Studios has fired Edward Norton as The Hulk in favor of an as-yet-unknown actor who is more willing to collaborate with the studio. It’s a well-known fact that although Norton is a great actor, he’s considered difficult to work with and presents a constant source of problems for directors and producers. Marvel execs insist that they’re negotiating with big-name actors to replace Norton as The Hulk, who is scheduled to appear alongside many other superheroes in The Avengers movie that is due to be released in 2012.

GLEE TO FEATURE BRITNEY SPEARS EPISODE IN SEASON 2

The creator and executive producer of Glee, Ryan Murphy, has revealed that he and the other producers are writing a Britney Spears episode for season two. It’s not clear yet if Britney herself will actually appear in the episode, but her name has now joined the storm of big-name celebrities who are said to be vying for guest spots on the hit show. So far, producers deny that Katie Holmes or Javier Bardem have been confirmed, even though earlier reports seemed to indicate otherwise.

TIBITS OF GOSSIP I DON’T CARE ABOUT

• Sarah Ferguson has reportedly fired her whole staff to keep from declaring bankruptcy. Then she left on an exotic vacation to the British Virgin Islands.
• Kevin Costner’s oil machine is finally being deployed in the Gulf Of Mexico.
• American Idol runner-up Crystal Bowersox finally got her teeth fixed.
• Jude Law won an injunction against his ex, Sadie Frost, forcing her to remove several images and passages from her upcoming book.
• Kate Gosselin revealed that her kids think she should have won the latest season of Dancing With The Stars.
• Kevin Bacon is said to be in talks to play the villain in the new X-Men movie.
• Clay Aiken has split with his boyfriend of two years, Broadway actor Reed Kelly.
• Ryan Seacrest reportedly paid $50,000 plus a $10,000 for a dinner with friends and rumored girlfriend Julianne Hough at The Billionaires Club in Sardinia.
• Rod Stewart’s home was burglarized as he and his family slept over the weekend. It’s part of a series of robberies in their neighborhood in France.
• Gossip blogger Perez Hilton recently shed over 60 pounds and doesn’t plan to stop until he has the six-pack abs that he wants.