Lindsay Lohan to Appear in Court, Beg For Mercy

Lindsay Lohan will, at least in theory, obey the judge's order and appear in court Friday morning, TMZ reports. But the troubled star's fate there is still TBD.
Sheriff's deputies will be ready to take Lindsay back to jail, if necessary. But things never go as planned with Lohan, and this case is so weird ... who knows.
In any case, LL will leave Betty Ford Center - where she's been in treatment since Sept. 27 - to attend her probation violation hearing for a failed drug test.

Hopefully Lindsay dresses like this for court. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

A source claims Lindsay's legal team won't dispute the violation of probation (how could they, really) but hope Judge Fox will send Lindsay back to rehab.
Any interruption, they argue, would disrupt her treatment, as she "has come a long way" at Betty Ford. He could buy that. Or think ... what's the point?
Lindsay is ready and willing to stay in rehab for as long as Judge Fox wishes. If he does send her to jail, she'll likely get sprung ASAP due to overcrowding.
Once she's locked up, it's largely the call of the corrections office whether she's released early (and she always is). So rehab might be the best alternative.

Taylor Swift Loves Being Single!

Taylor Swift might have raised her middle finger to John Mayer in a new single, and may have apologized to Taylor Lautner in another song off her upcoming album, but don't get the singer wrong:
She isn't bitter about her love life or sad over her single status. Quite the opposite, in fact.
"Being single is wonderful and I love it," Swift says in the latest issue of People. "I don't ever have a morning where I wake up and say, 'I really need to find a boyfriend today.'"
 Taylor admits there have been "extreme joy, extreme pain [and] extreme curveballs" in her love life, but she gets through it all by writing song after song after song.

PTC Compares Glee Photo Shoot to Pedophilia

Has Glee gone too wild?
Reader opinion seems split on whether not it was appropriate for cast members Lea Michele, Dianna Agron and Cory Monteith to pose provocatively in the latest issue of GQ, as seen HERE and in the following spread.

But the Parents Television Council does not have mixed feelings on the pictorial. It released a harsh statement today that reads:
“It is disturbing that GQ, which is explicitly written for adult men, is sexualizing the actresses who play high school-aged characters on ‘Glee’ in this way. It borders on pedophilia. By authorizing this kind of near-pornographic display, the creators of the program have established their intentions on the show’s direction. And it isn’t good for families."
Agron and Michele are 24; Monteith is 28. Do you agree with this statement? Does it take it go overboard in its critique? Check out more photos and sound off in our poll below.

Teen Mom Heartbreak: Maci Bookout Devastated By New Ryan Edwards Plaything!

Teen Mom star Maci Bookout and Ryan Edwards, the father of her son Bentley, are seeing more of each other than any other time since breaking up last fall.
“We are friends, but up to a point,” Ryan says, noting that a certain two-year-old is the reason. “We are trying to be nice to each other for Bentley’s sake.”
Sounds good, right? Not if you're Maci Bookout, according to reports ...

TEEN MOM NEWS ALERT: Maci still hearts Ryan!

Despite the fact that she's dating Kyle King, seeing handsome Ryan so often has to be difficult for the 19-year-old Maci, who many say is still in love with him.
Maci denied earlier reports that she's back with Ryan Edwards, but the cover story in OK! suggests that she was interested in giving their romance another try.
It was Ryan who put the kibosh on that idea, apparently.
The reason? A pretty 18-year-old thing named Morgan.
Poor Maci. Hope Morgan has an unlisted number ...

THG Caption Contest: Taylor Swift vs. John Mayer!

Welcome to another edition of The Hollywood Gossip Caption Contest!
As we discussed Tuesday, Taylor Swift's new single, "Dear John," seems to take some thinly-veiled shots at John Mayer. Sounds like Caption Contest material to us!

Just come up with the best caption(s) for this photo, click "Comments" and fire away. Leave one. Leave 10. We'll announce a winner tomorrow. Go to town ...

Friends of Teresa Giudice to Bravo: Pay Up!

It's just not fair.
That's the message friends of Teresa Giudice have for Bravo, as they insist this Real Housewife of New Jersey is not holding off on re-signing with the show because she's greedy; she just wants equal pay.
"I think people deserve to know the truth," a pal told Pop Eater. "Bravo pays Caroline and Jacqueline more than Teresa and she isn't holding out because she thinks she's bigger. She just wants to make the same."
 Based purely on the number of magazine covers on which she's appeared, Giudice is actually the most popular Housewife in franchise history. That's a fact not lost on her friends.

Sexy Spy: Anna Chapman Poses For Maxim

Not long ago, Russian spy Anna Chapman was trying to uncover U.S. secrets. Now she's almost completely uncovered ... in the Russian version of Maxim!
The spread, at least judging from the magazine's cover and website, features the most risque photos yet of the espionage perpetrator and femme fatale.
The Anna Chapman Maxim cover story and interview will appear in the new issue. She's also been named one of Russia's 100 sexiest women. Here's why ...

We have no idea what that says. Fortunately, no one cares anyway.

Photographs and videos show the scantily clad red-haired spy posing with a gun. Talk about cashing in on your notoriety ... and rubbing it in our faces!
"Anna Chapman has done more to excite Russian patriotism than the Russian soccer team," writes the site. Well, obviously. Those guys totally suck.
Chapman was one of 10 Russian spies deported from the United States in July. Sultry photos of her on social-networking sites made her a sensation.
Reports say Playboy may be next ... if the CIA doesn't off her first.