Exclusives

TMZ has learned 26-year-old Jesse Kristofferson posed for the advertisement last year -- and according to Jesse's rep, Jeff Ballard, the people at "Idol" have no idea the ad features the son of a famous singer/songwriter.

Well now they know ... and knowing is half the battle.

Brooke's lawyer, Yale Galanter, tells TMZ his client is "OK, not great ... I'm still very concerned about her."

Galanter says Brooke still has fluid in her lungs from the pneumonia that landed her in the hospital last week.

Doctors have said Brooke cannot fly anywhere until the fluid in her lungs clears up. She's supposed to attend the hearing in Aspen on February 8.

Galanter acknowledges Brooke and Charlie cannot communicate with each other now that she is out of the hospital ... because of the protective order.

Yes, it's true -- Obama is a fan. He didn't blame it on his daughters. He owned it.

Barack Obama -- a "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" lover? Even Khloe was speechless.

James -- who's married to Sandra Bullock -- posted an alert on his Twitter page, begging anyone who may come across the "Fawn Pit Bull" to return her to Jesse's West Coast Choppers bike shop.

We're told the dog was last seen wearing a pink collar ... so keep your eyes peeled Long Beach!

"Cake Boss" head Buddy Valastro was also outside Mastro's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills last night, fist pumpin' in honor of the "Jersey Shore" kids -- but dude did little to distract from that amazing-sounding Mixon menu.

Paula Abdul has a million reasons to appear on "Dancing with the Stars."

ABC has offered Abdul a $1,000,000 development deal, with one catch -- she has to appear on "DWTS," sources tell TMZ.

ABC has been going after Paula for a few years now, trying to get her on "DWTS."

According to the proposed deal, ABC would allow Paula to do "The X Factor" with Simon Cowell. We're told Simon and Paula met a week ago to discuss the show, and it looks like it will happen.

Paula has to make a quick decision -- we're told the ABC offer is contingent on Paula doing "DWTS" this season, which starts in March.

A rep for ABC says they don't comment on prospective cast members.

TMZ spoke to multiple employees at the H.D. in Rancho Mirage, CA., who tell us Tyler randomly picked up the microphone on Saturday and belted out snippets of "Dude Looks Like a Lady" and "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" for all the weekend warriors to enjoy.

And get this: We're also told Tyler took a hit from a helium machine and kept singing Bee Gees style while signing autographs for anyone who asked.

Coolest. Guy. Ever.

We got the former "American Idol" contestant and avid basketball player at JFK last night where we asked if she would do a naked Cosmo spread like the one her father posed for back in the day.

A source inside the Florida preschool/kindergarten where Tiger's daughter Sam attends tells TMZ they decided to hire an Orange County sheriff's officer after a number of "traffic incidents" occurred at the school following the news of Tiger's cheating scandal.

We're told the off-duty cop -- who costs $35 an hour -- was brought on by school officials to not only watch out for Sam ... but to also keep the school's children and families safe from the media circus surrounding Tiger's life.

So far, no Tiger Woods look-alikes have been spotted wandering around school property.

Jose T. Mareque has filed a creditor's claim against Michael Jackson's estate, claiming he filled Michael's home with trees, orchids, roses, poinsettias, tulips and other plants -- only to be stiffed. It's the same home where Michael died.

According to the invoices, Mareque did the work in December, 2008. He says the bill came to $14,722.01, and Michael's people sent a check for $10,000 and that's it.

Slight problem -- the final invoice notes that the services were performed in December, 2009 -- Michael had been dead for 6 months.

We called Mareque who said he didn't know he had put the wrong year. But as we know, ignorance of the lawn is no excuse.

Jessica Simpson's father is accused of being half a cheapskate by a California production company ... over a music video he was having made for an artist on his label.

Frank the Plumber, LLC filed a lawsuit against Papa Joe Records on Friday, claiming Joe hired the company last year to produce a music video for an artist named An-Ya.

In the lawsuit, Plumber claims Joe forked over an initial $75,000 for the video ... but refused to pay the remaining $70,060 balance.

Plumber is keeping the video under lock and key until Joe pays the 70k plus interest and attorneys' fees.

No comment from Joe's camp.

Gary Coleman is finally on his way out of jail.

After being arrested yesterday afternoon in Utah on an outstanding warrant, Coleman finally posted bail today. He was released at 4:43 PM local time.

Coleman is due back in court February 8.

Creditor's claims against Michael Jackson's Estate are like a game of Mad Libs. Here is today's version:

The Jackson estate was sued on January 22 by someone named Craig A. Johnson. He claims he was never paid for the engineering and research work he did.

Johnson is suing for $374,403.24.

Now here's the fun part -- Johnson submitted 345 separate charges for "chart compilations." He doesn't explain what those are, but each hit is anywhere between $865 and $1,950.

TMZ has learned Khloe -- along with Vanessa Bryant and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers wives -- are currently on a private tour of the White House ... while their husbands are stuck at practice.

We're told the ladies are not expected to meet President Obama yet -- that moment will come later today during a special ceremony honoring the team's 2009 NBA championship.

Sources tell TMZ the network has told the cast if they don't accept MTV's deal by the end of business Monday, they will be replaced. And, MTV has told them it does not have to be a package deal -- the cast members who accept the offer will stay ... those who do not can have a nice life.

As we first reported, MTV offered each cast member a $10,000 signing bonus and $5,000 per episode. We're told the cast rejected the offer and made it clear they would all stand together and hold out for their price, though they didn't say what it was.

MTV made a new offer of $10,000 an episode -- there are 12 episodes in the new season -- but so far the cast hasn't responded.

We're told MTV already has replacements if Snooki, Pauly D, The Situation and the others don't accept the offer on Monday. But, we're told, MTV is happy to mix and match if some of the cast accepts the offer and others don't.

As for who's being the most hard-headed in the negotiations -- The Situation and Pauly D.

Law enforcement in Santaquin, UT says they were called to Coleman's house for a domestic disturbance. They found no crime was committed, but he was was picked up because of a warrant stemming from a prior incident.

The jailer told TMZ the warrant for which Coleman was arrested was for domestic violence incident in 2009. Coleman was cited, but never showed up for court, thus the warrant.

He is currently being held on $1,725 bail.

Monday morning update -- Gary Coleman is still in custody. On Sunday night, he had a hot dog, chili, and some vegetables for dinner.