We will give Star Magazine this much: It's been a slow couple of months for those of us who thrive on Britney Spears news and gossip.

That being said, this celebrity news magazine and others like it are stooping to new lows and going to new extremes to fill a sudden Spears void.

They claim Britney Spears and Kevin Federline had a "secret meeting" during Easter weekend. At this time, they decided to run away Maui.

K-Fed, who was in Las Vegas hosting his own birthday party that weekend while Britney was in L.A., has already denied this via his rep.

It gets better. Backing up the made-up story is a photo of Britney and Kevin on a beach, enjoying a relaxing getaway ... on their honeymoon in 2004.

What's more amazing? This isn't even the worst Britney Spears celebrity gossip reporting job of the week! That honor belongs to the great OK! Magazine, which features a Britney Spears photo from 2003 to bolster its cover story.

SLOW NEWS WEEK: With little juicy gossip out there, these celebrity news sources decided to bust out old Britney Spears pics and make some $h!t up. Standard.

Proving that they're really grasping at straws, a Star "source" also claims Brit bought K-Fed a $138,000 diamond watch during their fake tropical jaunt.

Yeah, right. We had already figured out that this whole Spederline reuniting story was about as real as Heidi Montag's rack, but come on now, Star.

At least if you had written that Britney bought the FedEx man a $25 Casio, we might have believed it and kept reading ... at least for a minute or two.

Here's a funny YouTube video in which Hillary Rodham Clinton discloses the true nature of her relationship with rival Democratic Sen. Barack Obama.

This is a clear parody of the infamous videos made by Sarah Silverman and boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel, in which they confess that they are f*%king Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, respectively. Like those, this one contains strong language.

Who knew Barack and Hillary were so close ...

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Good stuff. We're just holding our collective breath in hopes that someone will make one featuring Heidi Montag and John McCain next.

Burlesque dancer, Wonderbra model and former Marilyn Manson wife Dita Von Teese has a secret hard core porn past, according to the UK's The Sun.

Specifically, the paper claims Dita starred in a kinky lesbian movie.

Some explicit clips of the now-35-year-old Von Teese getting spanked and pleasured with a bizarre sex toy by women have emerged online.

That sounds like serious girl-on-girl action to us.

Such news may be hot to some readers, but it's a blow to Wonderbra, who launched her as the new face of their famous lingerie line last month.

They hoped that the sexy Dita Von Teese â€" real name Heather Sweet â€" would enhance the company's clean-cut image by designing a limited edition collection.

But the sleazy sex flick â€" shot before she rose to fame â€" may shock lingerie bosses who aren't crazy about seeing Dita Von Teese naked. Losers.

In one scene the ex-Mrs. Marilyn Manson romps with a leggy beauty with a sex toy. In another she cavorts with two gals in corsets. Yeah baby!!!

TV Guide recently caught up with Ashley Tisdale and asked the young star about her career. Yes, fans, she talked about the upcoming High School Musical 3...

TVGuide.com: As you move from your album to now a new movie, They Came from Upstairs, what are your personal challenges?
Tisdale: I never find doing a movie challenging, except for the work. I miss my family, of course, and I miss friends and everything, but I find the work more challenging. I'm always up for a challenge.

TVGuide.com: With all your success, though, and the success of your HSM cast mates, there's added scrutiny, too. How have you seen the media coverage of yourself change over the years?
Tisdale: I don't really pay attention to the scrutiny. People are going to make up stories about you, and people are going to talk about what you did. But you know why you did it. What's most important to me is being known for what I do in my work. I really could care less about paparazzi following me all the time and seeing what I do everyday.

TVGuide.com: In the upcoming High School Musical 3, what can we expect from your character?
Tisdale: I don't know much, because I haven't read the script yet! But I have recorded the songs, so I do know a little bit about it. It is senior year, so there's going to be graduation and prom, but I can't spill much else.

TVGuide.com: How about the songs and music?
Tisdale: All the music is great. They're much bigger productions this time �" they're huge �" so it's going to be really exciting.

It's been a rough few weeks for Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford, who split with Carrie Underwood and endured online gossip about his sexuality.

Specifically, it was rumored that Chace and pal JC Chasez were lovers.

Lil' sis Candice Crawford says he's hanging in there though.

"He's doing okay through this whole ordeal," Candice said. "He was upset about the breakup. It's always hard when you lose a relationship."

Still, his sister added, don't expect to see Chace Crawford and the American Idol champ-turned country star moping around for long.

"Chace will get through it," Candice Crawford said. "We love Carrie, too. They're dolls and they'll both do well."

Beauty queen Candice Crawford and actor Chace Crawford of Gossip Girl.

Candice Crawford is doing her best to distract her bummed-out brother. Next week, she'll compete in the Miss USA Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino - and Chace, 23, will be there in person to cheer her on.

"The whole family will be there rooting for me," Candice, a.k.a. Miss Missouri, said. "My mom made T-shirts and little pins for everyone."

To capture the crown April 11, Candice will have to impress judges such as Heather Mills, Joey Fatone, Rob Schneider and Christian Siriano.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain took a minute on the campaign trail yesterday to comment on his latest celebrity endorser:

Heidi Montag.

"I'm honored to have Heidi's support and I want to assure her that I never miss an episode of The Hills, especially since the new season started," McCain told Time.

John McCain's comment comes just hours after Montag's endorsement of him on the website of Us Weekly. His publicist must really be on top of things.

"I'm voting for John McCain," Heidi Montag, 21, said, acknowledging that no one cares. "I'm a Republican and McCain has a lot of experience."

We know John McCain is a man of honesty and integrity, but does he really watch The Hills? This positively, absolutely cannot be true.

NOTE: We may have to vote for McCain if it is.

Britney Spears' former manager, Larry Rudolph, confirmed celebrity gossip that he recently met up with the troubled singer, who is his old friend.

Like many others who have spoken with Britney of late (since father Jamie stepped into her life), Larry Rudolph says she's "doing great."

"I have spent time with her, and she is on the right path because she has people around her who really care about her well-being," Rudolph said.

He would not comment further on Britney Spears, explaining, "this isn't the time to talk business. This is a time for healing." Good man.

Last week, a source reported that Britney Spears met with Larry Rudolph, who is credited for discovering her talent and managing her career for nine years.

They stopped talking last February after Britney sorta went bonkers and in turn blamed Larry for "forcing her" into rehab, when it he seemed he was one of the only ones in her inner circle trying to do anything to help her.

He was relieved of his duties shortly thereafter.

Rudolph did not turn his back on her, though, even remaining on the run to avoid testifying in her custody case when subpoenaed by Mark Vincent Kaplan.

Rudolph, who is not formally signed back on as Britney's manager, is currently producing the MTV show Rock the Cradle, which debuts April 3.

This would be adorable if it weren't so downright disgusting.

Hulk Hogan was seen frolicking around Miami Beach with new girlfriend Jennifer McDaniel earlier this week, which would be cute and all. Except for one thing:

McDaniel looks just like Hulk's daughter, Brooke Hogan. Moreover, the former wrestler is cradling Jennifer in this photo like, well, like one would cradle a baby.

Paging celebrity psychologist Dr. Drew Pinsky, Huk Hogan needs an appointment.

Rock-a-bye Jennifer McDaniel, in Hulk Hogan's arms. When the wind blows, this will continue to be gross...

Ramiele Malubay became Ramiele Malu-BYE last night on American Idol.

The diminutive singer was voted off the show during an emotional evening. As soon as Ryan Seacrest announced her in the bottom three, Ramiele sat on a stool with tears in her eyes.

She was joined in the trio with the lowest number of votes by Kristy Lee Cook - who obnoxiously had made a "Kristy's Seat" sign to signify her unpopular standing on the show - and Brooke White, who was legitimately moved by the end of the night.

"I'm emotional for a variety of reasons," White told Seacrest while she hugged Ramiele and Kristy Lee. "We throw everything we have into this thing here at American Idol and then you watch that "Idol Gives Back" portion and you think, ‘Gosh, that's a whole other meaning of difficult and sad, and then Dolly comes out here and [sings her song] ‘Jesus & Gravity' and it was really amazing."

Have we mentioned lately how much we love Brooke?

We're also major fans of David Cook, who assured viewers his hospital visit from Tuesday night was not big deal.

"I'm cool. I'm not going anywhere," Cook said.

Neither is Kristy Lee, at least not this week.

That's one reality show each for Lauren Conrad's infamous ex-boyfriends!

The Hills' current hottie (and subject of LC's wrath), Brody Jenner, was overheard telling peeps that he was celebrating a new reality show, a testosterone-charged spin-off of The Hills, while partying at the hot L.A. nightclub Goa.

"Brody is in talks with MTV but the details  have not been confirmed," his rep said. Also set to star in the spinoff? Jenner's BFF Frankie Delgado!

No stranger to reality TV, Brody Jenner became a regular on The Hills last season as Spencer Pratt's friend - and love interest to Lauren Conrad ... who, let's face it, is the only reason we're talking about either of these two guys right now.

Brody also was on The Princes of Malibu, however, and has recently guested on E!'s Keeping up with the Kardashians. The reason for that? His dad, Olympic decathlon winner Bruce Jenner, is married to Kim Kardashian's mom.

Meanwhile, Lauren Conrad's other notorious former beau - on both The Hills and Laguna Beach - Jason Wahler, is also headed back to reality TV!

"We start filming in April. It'll be the real-life version of Entourage," Jason said, adding self-deprecatingly, "I've got a lot going on: auditions, movies, parties... It's not exactly the same as Entourage â€" I'm not making $10 million a movie!"

The show will air on VH1, supposedly, but when it does, don't expect to see a lot of Jason's Wahler's fiancée, Katja Decker-Sadowski.

"Most of my relationship will be private," the recovering alcoholic, who was arrested four times in four different states in 2007, says.

"I didn't want to make Newlyweds."