Given his high-profile legal woes as of late, Chris Brown was reportedly pulled from this past weekend’s BET Awards performer roster, a move that was encouraged by multiple parties. An inside source revealed that the Reverend Al Sharpton was one of the objectors to Brown’s presence at the event.  “Al made such a fuss to the BET executives that they pulled Chris.” Additionally, Jay-Z also voiced his issues with the “Kiss Kiss” singer.  “Jay is a big name in the BET community, and he was very vocal about his displeasure with Chris attending the ceremony

When Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner teamed up for “The Bodguard” last decade, it was a massive hit among theatergoers.  And now Miley Cyrus and Hugh Jackman are looking to try their hands at a new version of the story. According to industry insiders, the “Hannah Montana” cutie and the People Magazine Sexiest Man Alive will collaborate on a movie musical called “Personal Security.” In the film, Hugh will play a “tough New York police detective forced into bodyguard duty for a spoiled teen heiress who has received a kidnap threat.” Adding legitimacy to the rumors, Cyrus and Jackman were recently spotted meeting up with movie executives at Morton’s Steakhouse in Los Angeles to discuss details.

In the continuing investigation into the death of Michael Jackson, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has conducted a search of the late singer’s Beverly Hills Home.

They’ve been taking their new movie all over the world, and last night (June 29) Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock were spotted at the German premiere of “The Proposal.” The “Van Wilder” funnyman and the “Miss Congeniality” babe looked to be having a marvelous time as they arrived at the Mathaeser Filmpalast cinema in Munich for the big event. Both fans of hamming it up in front of the cameras, Ryan and Sandra were more than happy to strike a plethora of poses for the German paparazzi before finally heading inside. And if “The Proposal” does as well abroad as it has done here in the States (opened #1 with $34 million in ticket sales in the first weekend) they’ll have an international hit on their hands.

She’s become part of American popular culture thanks to shows like “The Bachelor” and “Dancing with the Stars,” and now Melissa Rycroft is hearing wedding bells. The reality television fixture announced her engagement to Tye Strickland, an insurance agent from Dallas, following two years of on/off dating. And according to Melissa’s “Dancing with the Stars” partner Dovolani, it’s a match made in heaven.  “He is a great hometown boy.  He will love her endlessly.” According to a report, Strickland took Miss Rycroft to White’s Chapel in Southlake, Texas to pop the question, after which they met up with their parents for dinner at the Brio Tuscan Grille

She’s always up for a good time, and last night (June 29) Rihanna was spotted getting her swerve on at the Gramercy Park Hotel. The “Take a Bow” songstress made an appearance at the super swanky birthday party for Allegra Versace, sporting a futuristic black and white ensemble complete with black shades and white gloves. In related news, it seems Ri-Ri’s father, Ronald Fenty, is pretty irate that Chris Brown got off so lightly for his felonious assault charges.

They’re no strangers to the world of retail therapy, and yesterday (June 29) Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush did some serious shopping. Joined by gal pal LaLa, the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” babe and her hunky beau checked out the Chanel boutique on Robertson Boulevard amidst a sea of paparazzi. In related news, Kim helped her sister Khloe celebrate her birthday over the weekend with a trip to Las Vegas with their friends

Squeezing in an afternoon retail romp, Brenda Song ventured out to Kitson boutique in West Hollywood, California on Monday (June 29). Joined by a group of her gal pals, the girls were all smiles as they headed to their car carrying their Kitson Totes - with Brenda stopping to greet a few young fans along the way. Tweeting about her day, Brenda kept it short and sweet, saying, “Beautiful Monday can’t be better!” And while she’s been quite busy with her own schedule as of late, Brenda took time over the weekend to cheer on a fellow Disney pal, as she attended Ashley Tisdale’s free concert at The Grove.

Proudly showing off their two new bundles of joy, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick posed for a new family portrait with their baby twins! Having welcomed twin daughters Marion and Tabitha just over a week ago via a surrogate mother, the “Sex and the City” star and her thespian hubby released a brand new picture of the baby girls, along with their eldest son, James Wilkie. Having kept quite about their new additions for the most part, Matthew has only told press: “I’m very happy. I don’t know what else to say.” The couple has also been busy preparing the nursery for the arrival of their new daughters, getting everything ready for life as a family of five

Finished up with an afternoon lunch outing, Rihanna was spotted arriving to her hotel in New York City on Monday (June 29). Wearing a loose white blouse, denim shorts and white flat shoes, the Barbadian beauty stepped out for a bite to eat with he Philippe Chow on the Upper East Side.