As the anti-Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato doesn't make news by posing for lewd photos or milking the death of Michael Jackson for attention.

Instead, she simply makes fun music and stars on the TV show Sonny with a Chance.

During a recent interview with WWD.com, Lovato said the acting is just a means to pay for the singing, however. She's not Lindsay Lohan (thank goodness) or Hilary Duff; Demi isn't caught between professional worlds.

Here's what else the lovely teenager had to say:

On her career: Acting is just kind of a way to pay for the singing. I mean, not anymore. Acting now is like a new challenge, new hobby, a new passion even.

On fashion choices: [I] wear and do what I want. Sometimes, when I want to wear a really hot skirt or something, I think, ‘Would you want your little sister to wear that skirt in two years? No.

On her age: I wish I was older a lot of the time. Because I feel like an adult and I’m working like an adult, but then I wake up and I’m 16 and it’s weird.

Click on the fashionable photos above to enlarge shots of Demi Lovato.

Tom Cruise is bonkers.

There's really no other way we can put it. He jumps on couches. He gets married a lot. He shares his bizarre opinions on all sorts of political and social issues.

Regardless, he remains one of Hollywood's biggest stars, having starred in hits from A Few Good Men and Risky Business to Jerry Maguire and Tropic Thunder.

More importantly, for all his wackiness, Tom Cruise is basically harmless and seems like he cares about being a good dad to his kids (Isabella Cruise, Connor Cruise and little Suri Cruise) more than anything. Which is what really matters in the end.

So cheers to you, Mr. Katie Holmes, on your 47th birthday today. We hope it's one to remember. Click to enlarge some classic Tom Cruise pictures below ...

Debbie Rowe plans to fight for custody of her two children - Prince, 12, and Paris, 11 - with the late Michael Jackson, according to the star's ex-wife herself.

"I want my children," Rowe told NBCLA's Chuck Henry.

While the interview was not broadcast, Rowe allegedly told Henry that she will seek a restraining order to keep Jackson's dad, Joseph, away from the kids.

"I am stepping up," Rowe said. "I have to."

Rowe also said she was willing to submit to any testing, including DNA to prove that she is the children's biological mother in the looming custody fight.

She also said she would submit to psychological testing.

Rowe wed Jackson in 1996. He was a patient of dermatologist Arnold Klein, for whom she worked as a nurse. The children were born via artificial insemination.

Us Weekly reports that Arnold Klein is the children's biological father. Separate reports on TMZ suggest Debbie Rowe is not the real mother of the kids, either.

In his last will, Michael Jackson named his mother Katherine as guardian of his three children – Prince, Paris and Blanket, 7. If Katherine died before him or couldn't serve, Jackson nominated Diana Ross as their guardian.

Katherine has temporary legal guardianship of the children at the moment.

Rowe's lawyer sought to downplay her client's statements in the interview, but did reiterate that Rowe is indeed the biological mother of Paris and Prince, and also confirmed that she will at least be at next week's custody hearing.

Click to enlarge Debbie Rowe pictures from this week at her horse farm ...

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The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman "inexcusable" but said she is willing to forgive him.

Jenny Sanford's statement was her first public comment since Mark said his mistress is his soul mate but he is trying to fall back in love with his wife.

"My forgiveness is essential for us both to move on with our lives, with peace, in whatever direction that may be," Jenny Sanford said in the statement.

"Mark has stated to me that his only intent and determination is to save our marriage, and to make amends to the people of South Carolina. I hope he can make good on those intentions, and for the sake of our boys."

Jenny Sanford said it is up to South Carolina voters and elected officials to decide whether they can "give Mark another chance."

Mark Sanford returned last week from a secret trip to Argentina to see his mistress, Maria Belen Chapur. His staff had told the public he was hiking the Appalachian Trail alone, and he later apologized for misleading them.

Jenny Sanford said she learned of the affair in January when she discovered a letter Sanford had written to Chapur. She said he had repeatedly asked permission to go to Argentina to see Maria Belen Chapur, but she did not permit it.

Spokesman Joel Sawyer said Mark "remains determined to repair the damage he has done in his marriage and to the trust of the people of South Carolina."

The embattled Republican has brushed aside calls to resign as state police announced they had found the governor used no taxpayer money to see Maria Belen Chapur during two visits to Argentina and three meetings in New York City.

Should Jenny Sanford forgive Mark Sanford?

Police are investigating a New York City tattoo parlor, East Side Ink, because Rihanna decided she wanted to play tattoo artist earlier this week.

Wednesday night, three lucky people at East Side Ink got brand-new tattoos inked by the "Umbrella" singer herself. This is apparently illegal.

"She came by to hang out with us and her regular tattoo artist, Bang Bang," says East Side Ink owner Yadira. "He decided he wanted to get a tattoo from her and then two of the other artists decided they wanted to get one as well."

RiRi gave her buddy and the other artists one of her signature signs.

"She tattooed us for a change," says Yadira. "It's a little umbrella with a capital R. The second and third had a number two and a number three next to it."

But the NYC Health Department says tattooing without a license is illegal.

Will Rihanna be involved in more legal drama?

"Only licensed tattoo artists can administer tattoos in the city according to the City's Health Code," says NYC Health Dept. spokesperson Erin Brady.

Yadria counters it's only illegal if she is making a profit.

And as for Rihanna facing legal drama, an NYPD spokeswoman acknowledged that "Someone would have to make a complaint. There's been none."

Who would really complain? And would any minor legal matter faze her after getting her face flattened by Chris Brown earlier this year? Doubtful.

Man, we've gotta get ourselves a Hollywood Gossip Beach House.

The smart folks at Sierra Mist have already thought of this, as there's apparently a Sierra Mist Beach House in Malibu.

It's genius advertising, as the residence just hosts parties with beautiful people that spend the day looking gorgeous and drinking this poor man's version of Sprite.

Kim Kardashian stopped by this week. The socialite grilled a few burgers, posed for a few photos and generally proved that the person who invented bikinis had this beauty in mind.

After staring at this hot picture, we could really go for some Sierra Mist. Wonder where we got that craving from!

Last week, Kim announced plans to release a CD. This is clearly a ridiculous idea, but we'll get behind it if she promises to wear nothing but a bikini in every music video for it.

Below, Kardashian shows off more of her body, along with her love for this great nation. Click on each image to enlarge it...

With all the rumors flying around the New Moon set concerning a likely romance between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, it's easy to forget about Ashley Greene.

That's mostly okay with the actress that play Alice Cullen, as she doesn't have to deal with a never-ending parade of paparazzi wherever she goes.

But sometimes Greene wants a bit of attention for herself. Hence, her sexy photoshoot in the latest issue of Nylon Magazine.

In an interview with the publication, Greene refers to her Twilight character as the "happiest, cutest, perkiest girl you'd ever expect." Based on the photo below, looks like it was a bit of type-casting:

Elsewhere in the interview, Greene touches on other subjects related to the movie franchise:

On the Twilight cast:  "We get along really well. And thank God! Can you imagine going back over and over if we didn't?"

On the fame of Robert Pattinson: "Oh God.  Poor Rob is already a Beatle. His whole life is documented. If he picks his nose, it's all over the Internet. He's just done for. I think he's kinda freakin' out, like, 'What the fuck is going on?'"

Click on each Nylon picture below for larger shots of this gorgeous actress:

The last video of Michael Jackson - filmed just two days before he died - in preparation for his This Is It! tour has surfaced, and shows what might have been.

Here's MJ tearing into "They Don't Care About Us" ...

Last Michael Jackson Rehearsal

While tour organizer AEG Live has started refunding the roughly $85 million worth of tickets for Jackson's 50-night London run, but is also offering buyers the option of claiming the one-of-a-kind, Jackson-designed tickets as souvenirs.

"It is one of the hottest items on the memorabilia market right now," says an E! source working on the AEG-sanctioned refunding process. "People realize they can get more money selling them to collectors than getting a refund."

Tickets to the O2 arena shows are still selling for as much as $400.

Meanwhile, AEG is said to be planning to release Jackson's rehearsal footage on CD and DVD, packaged as "live concert" recordings. A movie is also being considered.

The entertainment conglomerate, which also owns L.A.'s Staples Center, where a funeral for Michael Jackson is set to take place Tuesday, is contemplating the idea of turning its planned MJ extravaganza into some sort of tribute event.

A new video shows Jessica Simpson singing our the National Anthem at the AT&T National golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., the only way she knows how.

With passion.

Maybe it's just us, and that we have a hard time ever taking her seriously, but do Jessica's over-the-top facial expressions strike anyone else as hilarious?

She's either deeply moved by the concept of America, concentrating really hard on the words, or envisioning what Tony Romo is gonna do to her later ...

Jessica Simpson Sings National Anthem

Jessica Simpson, whose beau Romo participated in the golf event with Tiger Woods, showed off her figure in a skintight, sleeveless red and blue dress.

Perfect for the occasion as always.

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin says she would come out ahead if she went one-on-one in a race with President Barack Obama - a race, as in a long run.

"I betcha I'd have more endurance," she told Runner's World magazine.

"My one claim to fame in my own little internal running circle is a sub-four marathon" in Anchorage, she said, referring to a 2005 race. "What I lacked in physical strength or skill, I made up for in determination and endurance."

Palin, 45, a former beauty queen and the first woman to be Alaska's governor, is featured in the August issue of the magazine for running aficionados.

Here's a patriotic shot from Sarah Palin's Runner's World photo shoot ...

She was dubbed the country's "hottest" governor when she stole the show as Sen. John McCain's running mate in 2008. The mother of Bristol Palin says running isn't just a body thing, as it helps keep her emotionally and mentally in shape.

"I feel so crappy if I go more than a few days without running. No matter how rotten I feel before or during a run, it's always worth it to me afterward," she said.

"Sweat is my sanity," Palin tells the magazine.

The second woman ever to be the Vice Presidential nominee of one of the two major parties likes that when she's out, she's just another mom in running shoes.

"When I run, I'm incognito because I'm not wearing a trough full of makeup. I can go running through a mob of tourists and they don't recognize me," Palin said.

Click to enlarge more Sarah Palin pictures from Runner's World ...