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She may have dazzled you in a guest spot as a lesbian cheerleader on "Veronica Mars," but now Kristin Cavallari is making the giant leap to saucy sorority girl for the upcoming remake of "Revenge of the Nerds." Robert Sanchez of IESB.net reports that the socially ubiquitous "Laguna Beach" star will start shooting on the film in October; "Charlie's Angels" director McG is one of the producers, and among the writers is Adam Jay Epstein, who penned "Not Another Teen Movie."

Cavallari's character Kailey, according to reports, will put the nerds through their sexual-awakening paces as she twirls them around her well-manicured finger, and she's the best friend of the Pi Delta Pi sorority queen, played by Katie Cassidy.

Borat -- the faux-TV-reporter from Kazakhstan and alter-ego of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen -- went all the way to the gates of the White House yesterday to invite, as he put it, "Mighty Warlord Premier Bush" to a screening of his upcoming movie, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan."

The bushy-moustachioed Borat was turned away by Secret Service agents as he tried to hand a paper invitation through the White House gates to a security guard -- without an appointment. Earlier, Borat, to the giggles of the press, "blasted" the "mythmaking "of the rival Uzbek government and their assertions that Kazakhs "do not drink fermented horse urine, give death penalty for baking bagels, or export over 300 tonnes of human pubis per year." (Kazakhs don't, of course, do any of these things, as far as we can discern.)

If Bush does end up accepting Borat's invitation, he'll be in some seriously glorious company -- Borat said that he invited other "American dignitaries" like O.J. Simpson and "Mel Gibsons." Meanwhile, President Bush is meeting with Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev today.

How many tattoos does Nicole Richie have?

Nicole Richie sports nine (at least) tattoos on her body, Stephanie. The favorite seems to be this rosary she had tattooed around her ankle. She also has a spider-shaped one on her lower stomach, as well as a pair of ballerina slippers she got in honor of the song her father, Lionel Richie, wrote for her. (For you young'ins, that song was "Ballerina Girl.")

Make sure not to miss out on Nicole's fab photo gallery!

That's the situation Emma Watson has potentially created with her inability to make her mind up about signing up for the last two films. Emma, who plays Hermione Granger told Newsweek on a recent visit to the "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" set, " I don't know yet... I love to perform, but there are so many things I love doing."

Now before everyone panics and starts hiding beneath their invisibility cloaks, producer David Heyman says that Emma went through the same questioning process before signing on for the third and fourth films and he is cautiously optimistic that she will sign on for the last two.

Just to ease the situation, it might help if you keep your fingers crossed, your dragons in a row and chant a few spells and hopefully Hermione will stay enrolled at Hogwarts for a few more years.

"Lolita" star Dominique Swain was once again causing a controversy at Wednesday's Stuff magazine party at the Arclight in Hollywood.

Swain, who was cast at 15 to play the lead role in the provocative 1997 film "Lolita," appeared to be really, really exhausted as she needed assistance in maneuvering her way up the stairs of the parking garage. Swain missed a step and almost bit it big time.

Luckily, her friend allowed Dominique to lean on him as they made their way to their car, where autograph hounds awaited the wobbly star for her John Hancock.

Swain, despite her extreme level of tiredness, obliged their requests, but seemed to have difficulty focusing and maintaining a firm grasp on the pen. Don't you just hate when that happens!

Once the impromptu meet and greet was over, the duo made their way out of the parking structure.

The special four-page insert entitled "Kazakhstan in the 21st Century" features a photo of the country's president Nursultan Nazarbayev on its front page shaking hands with President George W. Bush -- good timing, considering that Nazarbayev is scheduled to be at the White House this coming Friday. And the thirteen articles contained within propagandize broadly over such topics as "Transforming the mixed blessing of a nuclear legacy" and "Petroleum players seek their fortune in the City of London" (that's what it says, folks).The ad likely cost somewhere around $300,000 - $400,000 to run; Kazakhstan's per capita income was approximately $7,500, according to 2004 estimates.

But there's at least one piece that Borat might appreciate : "Combining business with pleasure in cosmopolitan Kazakhstan."

Craig tells the new issue of Parade magazine "All I can say is there are millions of fans, and I don't want to let them down. I've worked my butt off for this movie. I'm not going to foul it up."

The buff actor may be the first non-brunette Bond, but he definitely has one thing in common with the super agent -- the ladies. Although he is currently dating film producer Satsuki Mitchell, in the past he has been linked to hotties like Kate Moss and Sienna Miller.

But one thing you won't see the latest Bond doing is lighting up a cig. While producers didn't want to send a wrong message to kids, Craig had no issue with the change because in reality he says "I can blow off someone's head at close range and splatter blood, but I can't light a good Cuban (cigar)."

If you drove almost an hour to see a film and while it was playing it broke down, wouldn't you be a little bit peeved?

Well, you wouldn't if you were the picture of patience Mr. Cuba Gooding Jr. himself. The "Snow Dogs" star was staying in Park City, Utah when he had a hankering to see the OutKast film "Idlewild" at a theater approximately an hour away. Unfortunately for Mr. Gooding, the film broke during the screening. When Cuba came out of the theater to see what happened, the staff report that Cuba was the model of patience and was extremely nice about the entire situation.

It just goes to show that not all celebrities are cheapos who spout tirades of obscenities. You've raised the bar Mr. Gooding.

UPDATED 11/1/06...

Hi-Ho, Silver!

Casey Silver, that is.

TMZ has learned that the former Universal Pictures president cum producer is on the verge of drawing a bead on a new Western called"Godless", with Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes ("Jarhead") directing. A spokeswoman for Mendes confirms the project is "one of several he's developing" but noted the film could not begin work on any new film project until next year.

Based on a script by Scott Frank (himself Oscar-nominated for Universal's 1999 crime drama, "Out of Sight"), "Godless" follows a mysterious stranger who's taken in by a widow and her son. When the law catches up with the enigmatic interloper, he turns himself in, but soon enough his old - and rather violent - compadres come looking for him.

TMZ hears offers have also been made to Sean Penn and Joaquin Phoenix to star, but it's unclear if their reps will commence negotiations for the project anytime soon.

If the plot to "Godless" sounds a might familiar, it ought to. It sounds more than a little similar to the upcoming James Mangold ("Walk the Line") remake of "3:10 to Yuma," a classic horse opera from novelist Elmore Leonard. In Lionsgate's "Yuma," as was first reported here, a desperado is apprehended by the local sheriff, but soon after, his gang comes looking for him, too.

No worries about the market becoming besotted with Westerns, however. "Godless" isn't scheduled to begin shooting until May of next year, around the time that "Yuma" should be ready to hit theaters with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale starring.

Bosworth was spotted walking with male model James Rousseau in New York's West Village on Monday.

Kate and her beautiful stranger seemed to be smitten with each other as they gazed into each other's sunglass-covered eyes.

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore may be a superstar couple, but that doesn't make them bulletproof when it comes to bad criticism.

The lovebirds were attacked by the boobirds at the premiere of Kutcher's new film "Open Season," after pulling a fast one on the green carpet. Instead of stopping for press, the couple, along with Demi's daughter Tallulah Belle, scampered past the invited media, leaving the everyone high and dry ... and without the money shot they all came to get. Fearing they'd go home with only a Martin Lawrence interview, the press let the couple have it.

However, all was forgotten moments later, when Ashton appeased his critics by heroically returning to the green carpet after dropping off his wife and step-daughter.

The upcoming "Black Snake Moan" starring Samuel L. Jackson, Justin Timberlake and Christina Ricci has taken an unsual approach in promoting the film.

Paramount Vantage has created a contest that challenges fans to download artwork and audio from the film and create a trailer for the new movie. The winner gets a trip to the Sundance Film festival.

Set in Tennessee, the southern gothic film chronicles a tale of rage and love when ex-blues guitarist Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson) discovers Rae (Christina Ricci) beaten nearly to death along side the road. Lazarus decides to cure Rae, a woman known for her insatiable desire for sex, of what he thinks are her wicked ways. All the while Rae's true love Ronnie (Justin Timberlake), who is supposed to be headed to Iraq, goes looking for her.

With a tale like that, folks are sure to come up with some interesting ideas for the trailer.

Diddy learned a lesson in humility Monday, after a taping of "TRL."

Diddy was planning to beat a hasty retreat after his appearance, only to be stopped at the door. Turns out, law enforcement was out in full force in front of the MTV building in Times Square. To people on the outside, it looked like the traffic control was for Diddy. But no, the commotion was caused by a secretary.

Condoleezza Rice, the Secretary of State herself, was coming to the MTV building for an interview. Secret Service and cops, some armed with M-16 rifles, watched attentively as Condi made her way inside. The Secretary, who was wearing a bright red dress, stopped traffic -- literally! And all Diddy could do was wait.

The ceremonial flight was attended by 3,000 guests and given a final farewell by aviators, mechanics, and guests. The jet joined the Navy fleet in 1972 and was used to defend U.S. aircraft carriers from Soviet bombers.

Interesingly, the F-14 is now a household name because of the hugely successful movie, but the flying antics by Maverick (Tom Cruise), and his rival Iceman (Val Kilmer) is what put the Tomcat into Hollywood history. Recently, the plane has used as a pet name for Tom and his fiancée Katie Holmes -- TomKat.

On September 25, 1969 in Swansea, Wales Catherine Zeta-Jones was being delivered from her mother's womb into the world. On that same day, her husband Michael Douglas was celebrating his 25th birthday.

On Sunday, Michael and Catherine commemorated the eve of their shared birthdays by having dinner at London's Wolseley Restaurant.

Monday also marked an extra special day for Michael because besides turning 62, he is now eligible to start receiving his federal retirement benefits. Obviously, Catherine still has a ways to go as she's only 37.

While there's no word on how the duo will spend their day, one thing's for sure, with 99 candles between them, they're going to need one mighty large cake.

The first screenings of Mel Gibson's new movie "Apocalypto" weren't in New York or Los Angeles -- they were in Oklahoma. And, despite the fact that these were the big debut screenings for the film, Mel and his crew didn't exactly roll out the red carpet.

At a screening on Friday, at a casino in Goldsby, Okla., reporters were kept behind partitions. At another screening, at Cameron University on Thursday, Gibson showed up wearing a mask and wig. Not only that, but his Oklahoma-based publicist had said last week that the Oklahoma screenings had been cancelled -- probably to throw reporters off the scent. We all know the kinds of trouble Mel's been through lately, but he might be taking things to an extreme here. "Apocalypto," which is schduled for release on Dec. 8, is set in the last days of Mayan civilization in Mexico.