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Former 98 Degrees singer Jeff Timmons just joined the cast of Chippendales -- but WON'T be stripping? Why don't HOT male celebs ever get naked? And no, Kevin Bacon doesn't count.

Victoria Gottia and her sons had plenty to say about Lindsay Lohan's potential role as the Teflon Don's daughter -- but our newsroom is oddly silent about la famiglia. Smart. ... real smart.

Kirstie Alley has TWO strange connections to a certain frosty-tipped TMZ staffer -- because as they say ... one woman's trash is another man's dust-collecting treasure.

Whoopi Goldberg's high-class kamode is so mind-blowingly amazing -- it's literally something to sing about ... and here's the proof!

Rachel Uchitel has no shame ... when it comes to PDA on the beach with her BF -- and flaunting her bikini bod. This calls for a musical interlude ... maestro!

"Glee" actress Jane Lynch innocently admitted her favorite "Idol" was super hot Pia Toscano ... thereby launching some not-so-innocent thoughts and movie flashbacks. You're welcome.

Pia Toscano is coming back to L.A. today for another round with Mark Ballas, and it's already serious enough for Pia to meet the mom.

"American Idol" cast-off Pia Toscano and Mark Ballas' first date went off without a hitch -- no small miracle, considering the incredibly un-romantic advice she got from our fearless leader.

Larry B. Scott paved the way for gay, African American, javelin-throwing nerds when he starred in "Revenge of the Nerds" ... although it's unclear if anyone's walked down that path since he paved it.

LeBron James' mom allegedly slapped the crap out of a valet -- and we've obtained video of the incident! Sort of ... okay, not really. Ever seen the Stooges?

ABC Family Channel is a lot sexier now that we've seen the unbelievable body of work belonging to "Make It or Break It" star Rosa Blasi.

Lil Jon dropped some inside scoop on TMZ about the "Celebrity Apprentice" fight between Meatloaf and Gary Busey -- and he also told us the BIG SECRET ... that we already knew.

Get your lighters out, because Lil Jon sang a touching farewell tune for Amanda Bynes' dog Little Angel ... who sadly passed away yesterday. Here's to you, dawg ...

A monumental moment in TMZ history happened last night ... Brad Pitt -- yes, THE BRAD PITT -- actually spoke REAL WORDS to our camera guy. Why now ... after all this time?

When the first night of Charlie Sheen's tour bombed ... our not-so top secret spy -- code name "Gassy" -- got the scoop. This is his story and, no ... we're not kidding about his code name.

A.J. McLean is ready to ship out for another Backstreet Boys Carnival Cruise -- which begs two questions: Are cruises now cool ... and if the ship goes down, does the band keep playing?