Nick Lachey is set to host a High School Musical-inspired talent show competition.  Get ready for some show tunes! [Just Jared]

Could the 90210 remake start to suck even before it’s begun filming? E! Online reports that the CW may have reached out to Hilary Duff about starring in the series. No, no, no! [E! Online]

HBO is well-endowed with a new dark comedy called Hung.  True to its title the show will focus on the sex life of an aging athlete still trying to use his impressive physical attributes to the best of his ability. [Variety]

 

The hot new fashion trend this spring is having your own clothing line. Paris Hilton, Jessica Alba, Sienna Miller, Jessica Simpson, Hilary Duff, and all the girls from The Hills do. And now, Britney Spears may be adding her name to the long list of celebs whose mediocre clothes we could care less about.  That’s right, after sporting avant-garde looks like bloodstained white panties with ripped fishnets and no pants this past January, the pop tart has caught the eye of Ed Hardy. Known for their tattoo-style skull and tiger t-shirts, it looks like Ed Hardy may be willing to put an even scarier icon in their repertoire, the Britney. Yesterday she met with their fashion mogul about designing for the brand. Although she can’t seem to make a court appearance, Spears is always available to pick up some free schwag.  But, to be fair, Brit didn’t just horde all the stuff for herself, she asked them to send some clothes to her pregnant sister, Jamie Lynn, who is celebrating her birthday today. Aw, what a thoughtful big sis. So hopefully, this is a sign Britney is back on the road to recovery, because her freakish public mess is so out this season. [Dlisted]

There is a long list of things we would do to get John Cusack to want us, but dropping a scorpion down our pants seems a little extreme—even for a guy who is willing to hold a heavy old school boom box over his head.  But a brunette Hilary Duff, who is trying to go as dark as her hair, put a reptile under where? Down her hoo-ha in this clip from their new movie War, Inc.  While we thought having a creature pinchin’ and itchin’ down there, was an STD or at least a turn off, Hilary is using it as a turn-on.  Guess she’s had grosser things down there anyway, like Joel Madden.  [Egotastic]

 

It seems like every young female celeb—from Miley Cyrus and Ashley Tisdale, to Nicole Ritchie and Jessica Alba—has been spotted in gladiator sandals. But like another footwear trend that started in Hollywood and spread across the country like the plague (Uggs), we’re not sure we want these shoes to leave California. Yet gladiators are hitting stores from Gap to Urban Outfitters. While they make a statement, why do we need that kind of ankle support if we’re not fighting for our lives in a colosseum?