Sex tapes, unpaid taxes & 'Mamma Mia' dreams

Sex tapes, lawsuits, tax evasion: There's fresh trouble brewin' in Tinseltown, and we've got the details in today's Media Circus ...

The legitimaticy of a homemade sex video that appears to feature 'Gossip Girl' star Leighton Meester in an array of compromising positions was already the talk of the blogosphere -- but now the "playfully racy" vid itself has sparked an online bidding war. (You won't believe the going rate for "Upper East Side girl gets down-and-dirty" footage.)

And speaking of ... looks like we could be in for another 'night in Paris.' Find out why globe-trotting heiress/Middle East peace-keeper Paris Hilton was left feeling "violated" after security personnel performed a routine check of her Dubai hotel room.

Crazy in loath? Despite her ongoing popularity, it seems Beyonce isn't everyone's favorite singer/actress/hip-hop mogul's wife: She's been threatened with a $1 million lawsuit for suddenly pulling out of a New York nightclub show. Who's got a beef with Miss B?

Fact or fiction? Samuel L. Jackson has 'Mamma Mia' dreams ... Jack Black thinks the Bible's a load of hogwash.

Poor Kevin Federline: Not only has the formerly toned back-up dancer packed on the pounds since splitting with Britney, he now reportedly owes the IRS more than $14,000 in federal taxes. Was K-Fed too 'Caught Up in Being a Rapper'to bother with his 1040 forms?

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-- Ted Goslin, Clear365 Blogger