Jennifer Love Hewitt is next in line for the opportunity to wow critics with a rousing portrayal of America’s favorite kind of hooker … one with a heart of gold. Just days ago she signed on to play her most controversial role yet in a gritty new TV movie that she describes as “Erin Brockovich in a brothel.” Does that mean her character will discover cancerous radioactivity in the hooker house and take down the evil madam? I wonder if this part has anything to do with her split from Jamie Kennedy. Maybe he wasn’t supportive of all the “field research” she would have to do to prepare. [Hollywood Rag]

After the jump, our favorite hookers with hearts of gold.