Jersey Shore

Sources connected with the production tell us ... the pilot will be shot in Long Island over the weekend. There's no special hook -- it's just Jwoww and Snooki being themselves.

What's really interesting .... MTV wants a pilot. Considering "Jersey Shore" beat "Grey's Anatomy" in the ratings -- plus the fact you kinda know who these chicks are -- a pilot would seem unnecessary.

Thankfully, we're told The Sitch's badass black Bentley wasn't towed -- it's just getting a quick tune-up in Manhattan. Keep on trucking.

A NY judge made the decision after Jwoww argued the nude pics were taken by her ex-BF Thomas Lippolis without her permission "while she was under the effects of pre-surgical and post-surgical anesthesia" back in February 2010.

Lippolis argued that Jwoww was "always a willing participant and always gave consent." He also claimed that releasing the photos wouldn't harm Jwoww's reputation because she had previously "expressed her desires to pose in Playboy."

But for now, the judge sided with Jwoww -- which means the pics must stay off the market ... for the time being.

"Jersey Shore" finally aired the disastrous footage last night -- when Snooki was arrested for disorderly conduct on July 30, 2010 after Snooks drunkenly rolled around on the beach.

During the arrest, Snooki tells cops "Get the f**k off" ... and "I'm a f**king good person."

Some people with a morbid sense of humor flooded the Internet this weekend with false reports that the "Jersey Shore" star kicked the bucket. But according to a rep -- who spoke to Snooki this morning -- she's alive and probably drinking somewhere right now.

Snook's FB page is now swamped with condolence messages ... mixed in with a few notes from people who can spot a fake story when they see one.

The poof lives on.

Angelina and the other girl -- named Melissa Mayne -- exchange some unbelievably nasty insults during the clip ... and on top of the violent threats, Angie even calls Mayne the dreaded C-word ... right after grabbing the girl's cell phone and throwing it across the room.

As we first reported, Mayne is currently suing the "Jersey Shore" star over the "violent attack" -- claiming Angelina also punched her in the face and threw a glass at her.

Sources close to Angelina tell us she's been locked in discussions with TNA Wrestling officials for the past week -- trying to hammer out a deal to get her in the squared circle ASAP.

But unlike Jwoww's "don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-it" style fight back in October -- Angelina wants to brawl in a legitimate, regulation match.

While Jwoww, Snooki and Ronnie (who drove up with a very sour Sammi) fist pumped their fame into new BMWs, Vinny cruised up in a sleek Mercedes, Pauly D gelled well with his Cadillac and The Situation flashed his jacked up Range Rover.

Ronnie's manager Matt Cohen tells TMZ ... Stephen Izzo had encountered "Jersey" producers three weeks before the fight and signed a release form to appear on the show -- a form obtained by TMZ.

Cohen claims Izzo realized he needed conflict to score screen time -- so he went home and concocted a plan to provoke Ronnie into a fight on camera ... and we all know how that went.

Ronnie's manager believes the release form proves Izzo "obviously wanted to be on the show" -- and was willing to do whatever it took to make that happen.

Izzo's currently suing Ronnie and MTV over the punch -- claiming, among other things, invasion of privacy and unauthorized use of his image.

Ronnie was indicted by a grand jury in New Jersey last month over the scuffle -- charged with one count of third-degree assault ... and he could face up to five years in prison if convicted.

Question is ...

The giant ball (pictured above) -- with a lit "Snooki" sign attached -- just showed up in Seaside Heights ... near the infamous "Jersey Shore" house.

MTV's New Year's Eve Snooki ball was reportedly banned from Times Square -- but we've learned plan B is shore sweet shore. They're even getting the rigging ready to drop the ball ... and Snooki.

Sources at Sportie L.A. tell TMZ, Pauly popped in last weekend and bought 4 pairs of Nikes for $120 each to add to his already gigantic sneaker collection ... estimated to be worth around $30,000.

Sources close to the "Jersey Shore" star tell TMZ, he flies out West regularly to score hard-to-find kicks ... and they don't come cheap!

It all went down in Jersey at the Sitch's Christmas party for his new protein-infused vodka. Cookie -- who faced off against Jwoww in the ring at a TNA event in October -- was hired to bartend and we're told Sitch recognized her right away.

Sources tell us the two hung out for a while -- and even snapped this little picture together.