• In anticipation of his new family-oriented reality show, rocker Gene Simmons settles a sex suit with his ex-girlfriend.
  
• Raymond's Jewish big brother returns to television.
  
• Inside the twisted mind of Macbeth ... er, Liev Schreiber.
  
• Tori Spelling's mom isn't too happy with her daughter. No surprise there.

• Our Wednesday gift to you: And God Created Scarlett.
  
• Natasha Lyonne is either moments away from death or on the verge of becoming the new "It" girl. You decide.
  
• Fox News wants to create their own Daily Show. Oy.
  
• Donald Trump has plans to extend his ego to Tel Aviv.
  
• Apparently, Israeli lawmakers don't like Depeche Mode.

Aaron Spelling, a onetime movie bit player who created a massive number of hit series, from the vintage “Charlie’s Angels” and “Dynasty” to “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Melrose Place,” died Friday, his publicist said. He was 83.

Spelling died at his home in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke on June 18, according to publicist Kevin Sasaki.

Spelling’s other hit series included “Love Boat,” “Fantasy Island,” “Burke’s Law,” “The Mod Squad,” “Starsky and Hutch,” “T.J. Hooker,” “Matt Houston,” “Hart to Hart” and “Hotel.” He kept his hand in 21st-century TV with series including “7th Heaven” and “Summerland.”

• Our pre Shabbos gift to you: The trailer for the new Borat movie. Enjoy.
  
• Stop. The. Presses. The two Coreys (Haim and Feldman) will (finally) be reuniting for their own Curb Your Enthusiasm style show. This is going to be so funny. And by funny, we of course mean train wreck funny.
  
• Comedy Central will roast William Shatner later this summer. Let's just hope there's some Priceline jokes in there.
  
• Attention Jewish single men: Selma Blair is getting divorced.

• Uma Thurman does Israel.
  
• Dr. Ruth is punny.
  
• Lindsay Lohan, she's no Jew.
  
• William Shatner gets inducted.
  
• Natalie Portman is doing something.

• Apparently, Spielberg is more inspiring than Jesus.
  
• And you thought 'Playing God' was just the name of a poorly-received David Duchovny movie.
  
• Interesting Joe Lieberman campaign ad.
  
• As if he didn't already have enough money, former Friends star David Schwimmer won a $400,000 settlement in a defamation lawsuit ... about Schwimmer acting like a spoiled rich kid. As Chandler would say, "Can that be any more ironic?

• Meet Henry Aronofsky, aka Rachel Weisz's new babe.
  
• Single Jewish guy to become star in his own real-life Truman Show.
  
• Apparently, crazy Jesus-lovin' Mel Gibson is just like the rest of us: He can't stand Kevin Federline.
  
• Spielberg's newest film project will knock you off your feet ... literally.

• Access Hollywood's Billy Bush, bat mitzvah crasher.
  
• Jew from Monsey spends thousands for Star Trek memorabilia. And our geek reputation lives on.
  
• Jews over 50 rejoice -- Barbra Streisand may start touring later this year.
  
• Now that she's ditched Kabbalah, Britney Spears is no longer welcome as the protege of Madonna.

• Congrats to The Break Up writer Jeremy Garlick. Universal has paid him and his writing partner $2-$3 million for their next two comedies. Not a bad wedding gift for Garelick who marries Samantha Rifkin in New York tonight.
  
• Adventures in Hymietown.
  
• Germans dis Jews … again.
  
• Thanks to Nextbook for pointing us to this gem: The producers of Ushpizin want to turn the hit Israeli film into a musical … and Matisyahu denies reports he will play the lead.
  
• Average Joe marries Average Jane.
  
  

• A New Jersey University is going to be offering a Matisyahu 101 class. Seriously.
  
• Listen up geeks, Natalie Portman likes her men tidy.
  
• Following on the heels of fellow Jew Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis is hoping to make a Broadway musical based on his Nutty Professor movie.
  
• Jon Stewart, who hosted the Peabody Awards this week, on the honorees: "Good, but not Latin Grammys good."
  

• Mazal Tov to Rachel Weisz and husband Darren Aronofsky on the birth of a baby boy last week in New York. The bris is scheduled for Thursday.
  
• Comic book legend Avi Arad has left his post as head of Marvel Entertainment to start his own company. Maybe now we'll finally see the long-overdue Menorah Man movie.
  
• The Black Eyed Peas performed in Tel Aviv after Shabbos to a crowd of about 20,000.
  
• Who had the chutzpah to fire a young Jerry Seinfeld?
  
• Jewish geeks who were upset over Natalie Portman's nude scene being cut from Closer, can now all take a collective deep breath.