Rapper Vanilla Ice was arrested Thursday night on a charge of domestic battery after his wife called deputies to say her husband was hitting and kicking her.

Deputies arrived at the Wellington, Fla., home around 7:15 p.m. to find Ice (real name Robert Van Winkle) on his motorcycle, two blocks from their home.

Back at the house, Laura Van Winkle appeared uninjured and said she did not want to deal with media attention but wants a divorce. She said her husband, 40, had not hit or kicked her during the melee, but had pushed her.

"He started yelling at me for going out to buy a bedroom set. In front of my daughter," she said, according to a report obtained by the Palm Beach Post

Vanilla Ice said he and his wife had been arguing since the previous day.

The flash-in-the-pan rap star of the early '90s said his wife has bipolar disorder (like Britney Spears!) and takes meds but still has irrational and argumentative episodes and had thrown a picture frame from a rear balcony to the ground.

Vanilla Ice (shown here in the latest addition to our celebrity mug shots gallery), says he did not push his wife, and left on his motorcycle so they could cool down.

It's not the first time Vanilla Ice has been arrested in South Florida. In 2004, he was booked into the Broward County Jail on a domestic battery charge.

Driving with an expired license, driving 74 mph in a 45 mph zone and having illegally tinted car windows all culminated in another warrant for his arrest.

Vanilla was also was hit with $220 in fines back in 2004 when his pet wallaroo and goat escaped in Port St. Lucie and were picked up by animal control.

Good stuff. For those too young to remember the Ice Man in his glory days, here's a classic video of Jim Carrey parodying him on In Living Color ...

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Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux have released another installment of The Miley and Mandy Show.

This time, the BFF welcomed a pair of guest stars: Nickelodeon star brothers, Chris Massey (Zoey 101) and his younger brother Kyle (That's So Raven).

The quartertet acted kooky and danced to Soulja Boy's smash hit "Crank That." Check it out:

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Watch more installments of The Miley and Mandy show now. Just follow our link.

The Miss USA Pageant airs tonight. And we know one person who won't be watching it for reasons other than Heather Mills being a judge.

TMZ reports that Christina Silva - the dethroned Miss California - has filed a lawsuit against the pageant, seeking $500,000 in damages for "public humiliation, mental anguish and distress, lost opportunities, lost prizes and lost monies."

For those who have somehow forgotten: Silva was crowned Miss California on November 25, 2007. But three days later, officials blamed human error for a mistake and actually placed the crown on the head of Raquel Beezley instead.

Silva, who is of Ecuadoran and Mexican descent, claims the pageant director never liked her and was looking for an "'all-American girl' to win, and not looking to crown another person of color."

Beezley, meanwhile, will be competing in Miss USA tonight. She'll be hoping to follow in the evening gown of last year's winner, Rachel Smith.

We didn't see this coming.

In one of the most shocking eliminations in the show's history, Michael Johns was sent home on American Idol tonight. He was joined in the bottom three by Syesha Mercado and Carly Smithson.

Everyone assumed Syesha was headed home, but when Ryan Seacrest closed the show by saying she and Carly were safe, shocked silence filled the arena.

Did you think Michael Johns deserved to go home after his rendition of Dream On?

While Chris Daughtry is still the most surprising, and undeserved, American Idol elimination of all-time, Johns isn't too far behind.

Where would you rank this in terms of shock value in the show's history? Did you see it coming?

If there's one thing the celebrity gossip world can't get enough of, it's crazy skanks looking for 15 minutes of fame via nude photos and sex tapes.

But if there's a second thing, it's the celebrity engagement! We've had so many to cover lately, we feel like it's our job! NOTE: It is. So great.

Our new poll, which you may vote in any time HERE or by scrolling down on the right-hand side, asks which celeb couple will tie the knot first.

With seven tandems to choose from, we've come up with some key reasons why each might be the first to walk down the aisle - and why they might not ...

1. Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz

Why They'll Be First: New album just dropped, wedding makes great PR.
Why They Won't: Crazy Joe Simpson is probably shopping the rights to the reality show for it as we speak. Negotiations take time.

2. Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge

Why They'll Be First: She got pregnant at 16, why push this back?
Why They Won't: She's knocked up until summer, then needs a few months to lose the baby weight ... someone else on this list could sneak in before that.

3. Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag

Why They'll Be First: Will stop at nothing for money, publicity.
Why They Won't: Fight a lot on The Hills, already broke off engagement.

4. Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker (above)

Why They'll Be First: Have you seen Brooklyn Decker in a bikini?
Why They Won't: Summer and fall are the busiest seasons on the ATP tour.

5. Tiffany Pollard and Tailor Made

Why They'll Be First: He's Tailor Made for her (sorry).
Why They Won't: She's starring in another reality series this summer, New York Goes to Hollywood. Tailor Made (George Weisgerber) may have issues with the directors she'll have to sleep with to get parts.

6. Jared Padalecki and Sandra McCoy

Why They'll Be First: How can any couple pass up the opportunity to be known as McCadalecki?
Why They Won't: Perpetual protests by celebrity gossip outlets that will need to spell McCadalecki.

7. Sara Evans and Jay Barker

Why They'll Be First: People says they're "over the moon."
Why They Won't: Total wild cards. Unpredictable. Sara Evans' last marriage also ended with accusations of Craig Schelske's porn addiction. Those things make one wary to walk down the aisle again. Trust us.

Click here to vote in this and other Hollywood Gossip polls.

We added 47 new photos to our gallery of celebrity pics in the past two days, and man, some of them are quite hot. Others? Just plain funny. Take a look at these highlights below, celebrity news fans, and follow the jump for many more ...

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Britney Spears' two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James Federline, joined their father Kevin Federline's other kids, Kori and Kaleb, on Tuesday.

The occasion? A trip to the L.A. Zoo. Oh boy, oh boy!

The whole gang - Sean Preston, 2, Jayden James, 1, Kori, 5, and Kaleb, 3 - was joined by Federline's mom, Julie, a nanny and one of K-Fed's bodyguards.

Sounds like a fun day ... although Sean Preston and Jayden James look a little terrified in the photo below. Some of those zoo animals are big!

Aww. We see a lot less of Sean Preston and Jayden James than we used to. Y'know, since Britney Spears stopped lugging them on 4 a.m. trips to Starbucks.

When asked if all the kids get along, Shar Jackson recently said, "Oh, yes! They don't know any better â€" they just know they are siblings!"

While Shar denies that she and the FedEx man have resumed boning, she says, "It is important to get along to show your kids that just because you aren't together, you can still be friends and still care about each other."

Less important? Spelling your kids' names right.

Sorry, David Archuleta. But you weren't the cutest guy on American Idol last night.

Certified hottie and impressive humanitarian (and actor) Brad Pitt received a raucous round of applause when he appeared on the Idol stage.

After overcoming microphone difficulties, Pitt introduced a video of Daughtry visiting Uganda and asking for donations. Check it out below:

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Meanwhile, for clips of American Idol auditions throughout the season, visit that show's video section now. Vote on your favorite.

Yesterday, we talked about some of the drama on The Hills, and whether its cast members are going too far in pushing the others' buttons.

Well, according to today's New York Post, The Hills' stars and roommates, Lauren Conrad and Audrina Patridge, may not be so chummy of late.

The Post reports that Audrina Patridge locks the door to her bedroom when she leaves their LA apartment because "she doesn't trust Lauren."

What would Lauren be looking for? More pics of Audrina Patridge nude?

BAD COP: Sexy Audrina Patridge in her PCD getup.

Audrina Patridge also "gets really annoyed at Lauren's cats because they pee on her rug and on her bed," according to the newspaper.

A rep for Patridge said in response to this story:

"This is ridiculous. Audrina loves living with Lauren."

One tip that this celebrity gossip is probably bogus:

Audrina lives in LC's guest house, we've been told while Lauren Conrad and Lauren Bosworth live in her main residence. The apartment days are gone, peeps.

Don't cry for Ray J.

While his ex-girlfriend and sex tape costar Kim Kardashian has moved on with Reggie Bush, Brandy's little brother is doing alright for himself: he's having sex with Whitney Houston and taunting Bobby Brown about it.

In Ray J's album "All I Feel" (we'll give you a moment to digest the fact that Ray J has made an album), he sings the song "Boyfriend." In it, there are clear lyrics directed at Houston's ex-husband:

Is that your wife, is that your shorty, well I'm her boyfriend... I think the problem is you don't beat it right... Making love is cool, just pull her hair sometimes.

As you can see, Ray J makes up for a lack of a rhyme scheme with words of wisdom from which we all can learn.

Sorry, Megan Fox. I'll pull your hair next time.