During a charity auction this week at the Cannes Film Festival, someone paid $1.5 million for the privilege of traveling into SPACE with LEONARDO DICAPRIO. They'll be passengers on one of those Virgin Galactic flights.  One seat normally costs $200,000, and there's already a waiting list.  The first ... Read more here

  Forbes.com has named BARACK and MICHELLE OBAMA the World's Most Powerful Couple.  The rest of the list is pretty showbiz-heavy.  Here it is:  1.  Barack and Michelle Obama 2.  Bill and Melinda Gates 3.  Jay-Z and Beyoncé 4.  Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan  (They're the president and first lady of China.  And she was ... Read more here

1.  "The Hangover Part III"  (R)  Trailer  (Opened Thursday) The third installment in the wolfpack trilogy picks up two years after the last film.  Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Justin Barthaare all living quiet lives now, but Zach Galiafinakis' character Alan has come off his meds and is still feeling lost. ... Read more here

CHARLIE SHEEN is embracing his Latin roots for "Machete Kills".  As you may have heard, Charlie plays the president of the United States in the movie. And in the credits, he's not going by "Charlie Sheen".  He's using his GIVEN NAME, CARLOS ESTEVEZ.  (Here's a promo pic.)  (TMZ)   Charlie's full ... Read more here

  There's no way this is true, but it's kicking around the web, so we might as well address it.  RadarOnline.com says LINDSAY LOHAN tried to invite her DRUG DEALER to visit her at Betty Ford. A source says this guy partied with Lindsay for years, and provided drugs ... Read more here

For the second straight year, there are rumors that JASON SUDEIKIS is leaving "Saturday Night Live", and just like last year, he's keeping everyone in the dark about his future. On "The View" yesterday, BARBARA WALTERS played hardball with Jason.  He tried to avoid the question, but she stuck with it until she got him to ... Read more here

AMANDA BYNES was arrested last night after she threw a bong out the window of her 36th-floor New York City apartment.  And that IS part of what she was arrested for.  It all started when the doorman spotted Amanda taking hits off the bong in the lobby of the building ... Read more here

MIRANDA LAMBERT'S MuttNation charity is pitching in to help rescue and care for animals that were lost or injured in Monday's tornados.  It all started when Oklahoma's Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese reached out to Miranda asking if she could help.  He obviously knew she'd be willing to help. MuttNation ... Read more here

We don't know when MATT DAMON'S wife's birthday is, but he's going to have to plunk down at least six figures for her gift, if not SEVEN.  Because he messed up BIG TIME.  Matt was talking to "Extra" this week about ANGELINA JOLIE'S decision to have both of her breasts ... Read more here

Well, here's an interesting thought:  What if "American Idol's" judging panel next season was made up of former"Idol" contestants?  Vulture.com claims Fox is kicking the tires on that idea, and has reportedly approached KELLY CLARKSON and JENNIFER HUDSON about it.  They add that that ADAM LAMBERT and CLAY AIKEN are ... Read more here

Forbes has released its annual list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.  It's topped by German Chancellor ANGELA MERKEL.  As far as celebrities go, OPRAH came in the highest at #13.  Unless you count MICHELLE OBAMA and HILLARY CLINTON as celebrities.  Because they came in 4th and 5th, respectively.  House Minority Leader ... Read more here

KENDALL JENNER is about to be EATEN ALIVE, because she just unwittingly walked into a feud with FRANCES BEAN COBAIN.  On Tuesday, Kendall Tweeted, "just wish things could be easier sometimes man." Not surprisingly, that set off a tidal wave of Tweets blasting Kendall for being a spoiled rich kid.  ... Read more here

Avowed atheist RICKY GERVAIS is making fun of celebrities who are asking for prayers for Oklahoma tornado victims.  He re-Tweeted a message from MTV that said, "Beyoncé, Rihanna & Katy Perry send prayers to #Oklahoma #PrayForOklahoma. Then he added, "I feel like an idiot now . . . I only ... Read more here

Tuesday's "Dancing with the Stars" finale attracted 14.9 million viewers, which made it the lowest-rated finale in the show's 16-season history. ABC may not be surprised, since last week they announced that they would be dropping the Results Show next season, and would only be airing one episode a week. Meanwhile, the "New ... Read more here

If you want to hang out at JUSTIN BIEBER'S house, you have to sign a WAIVER.  It's an actual legal document that absolves Justin of wrongdoing if you happen to DIE.  Seriously, it warns of activities that are, "potentially hazardous and you should not participate unless you are medically able ... Read more here