LYNDSEY LOHAN WILL NOT BE RELEASED THIS WEEK

Although her attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, continues to work on her early release, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff says that Lindsay Lohan will not be released until at least August 1^st or later. At that time she’s expected to enter a rehab facility in California where her team and law enforcement authorities can keep a close eye on her. Sources from inside the jail continue to report that Lindsay is shaken but ultimately fine. Shawn Chapman Holley denied reports that the starlet has been hysterical and cutting herself for attention

DMX RETURNS TO JAIL FOR A DIFFERENT OFFENSE

Though he was just released from an Arizona jail earlier this month after doing four months for probation violation, DMX surrendered to a judge yesterday to begin serving a 90-day sentence for a 2002 reckless driving conviction. The judge ruled that the rapper not be released on electronic monitoring, work release, or house arrest. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, has been arrested and jailed repeatedly in the past decade for a variety of drug, weapon, and other offenses.

MEL GIBSON HATES ON TIMOTHY DALTON IN LATEST TAPE

A seventh Mel Gibson has surfaced, and in this one he takes on Oksana’s ex-boyfriend, former James Bond actor Timothy Dalton. Mel apparently says that Dalton is the better father of the two before telling Oksana to ‘go f*ck him’. The two have a twelve-year-old son together, and Oksana has been leaning on Dalton for support during her ordeal with Mel. Later in the tape, Mel tells the mother of his daughter: ‘I’m so f*cking sorry I had a child with you

ERIC ROBERTS JOINED CELEBRITY REHAB TO KICK POT

Eric Roberts’ wife, Eliza, claims that he joined Celebrity Rehab 4 to overcome a dependency on marijuana that he’s had since quitting alcohol and hard drugs back in 1995. Eliza says that he uses the drug as if it were a medication and that all Eric cares about is pot. Now, he’s sick of that dependency and wants to get rid of it. Eliza also says that Eric’s family, including daughter Emma and sister Julia, are all very supportive of each other. Reps for the actor have confirmed that he indeed checked into the Pasadena Recovery Center to be treated by Dr. Drew, but they claim that his addiction is not serious.

HEIDI MONTAG DROPS OUT OF REALITY SHOW

Heidi Montag has dropped out of the reality show that she was going to star in with friend Jen Bunney. The network has greenlit the show anyway, but its unclear how the focus will change. Montag is reportedly shopping her own Heidi Show featuring Hugh Hefner’s ex-girlfriends Kristina and Karissa Shannon. Bunney did not comment on Montag’s alleged split with husband Spencer Pratt, which has been widely reported as a fake.

GLEE SPOILERS ABOUND AT COMIC-CON PANEL

The creator and executive producer of Glee, Ryan Murphy, announced some juicy details and spoilers for the show’s upcoming second season. He confirmed that they will be doing a Rocky Horror Picture Show-themed episode as well as an episode featuring the music of Britney Spears. Murphy also reiterated that Kurt will get a boyfriend and together they’ll be named prom kings. He dropped hints about several new characters and even claimed that they’ve cut the average number of musical numbers per episode down from eight to five in order to concentrate more on story and character development. Glee returns in September.

M.I.A. BOMBS SHOW AND SPITS ON PRESS IN NEW YORK

Once the ‘it’ girl of the music industry, Sri Lankan-born rapper and artist M.I.A. blew her set at Hard Fest in New York City over the weekend so badly that even her biggest supporters gave up about five songs into the show. Sources claim she was bombing on purpose, sabotaging herself and the sound system – though it’s not known why she would do that to herself. At one point M.I.A. was so off the wall that she spit directly into the lens of a photographer in the audience.

TIBITS OF GOSSIP I DON”T CARE ABOUT

• President Obama will appear on The View this Thursday, marking the first time a sitting president has visited a daytime talk show.
• Linda Hogan is engaged to her twenty-one-year-old boyfriend Charlie Hill, who is at least twenty-years her junior.
• Sources say that Oprah has offered Sarah Ferguson her own talk show.
• Daniel Craig will star in director David Fincher’s film adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
• Cheryl Tweedy is expected to return to The X Factor this week for limited appearances as she recovers from malaria.
• A coroner’s investigator has dismissed claims that Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack may have died from mold inside their Los Angeles home.
• Unconfirmed reports have Wyclef Jean running for president of Haiti.
• Madonna is reportedly planning a Live Aid-type concert to benefit Malawi, which should include plenty of big names and be broadcast on TV in September.
• The city of New York has fined Diddy one million dollars for illegally putting up promotional posters all over the Big Apple, and they aren’t backing down.
• Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane reportedly spent a small fortune on an exact replica of the DeLorean from Back To The Future.
• The financial troubles at MGM have already cost us the next James Bond film and The Hobbit. Now we wont get Darren Aronofsky’s new RoboCop remake either.