As we told you a little while back, Whitney Houston is back but she’s currently refusing to do any interviews with journalists who want to ask her about her previous drug abuse. Well, now that her single’s been released, it’s hard to wonder how she thinks she can avoid these questions for much longer.

The single, “Million Dollar Bill” disguises the deterioration of her voice with a bouncy beat, but there’s no denying that her voice has taken a serious hit. Hey, sucking on a crack pipe will do that to a girl. I think if she avoids ballads, she may be able to make a strong comeback with dancey music, but it’s such a shame that the voice we all grew up loving is now history.

Famewhores and The Hills co-stars Kristin Cavallari and Stephanie Pratt grabbed a seat at a Malibu beach house yesterday where they were filming their show to have a speakerphone chat with someone on Kristen’s Blackberry. We know that conversation couldn’t have possibly been drama-free. *eye roll*

Victoria Beckham is set to replace Paula as “The Nice Judge” on next season of American Idol– at least for one episode. This morning she took to Ryan Seacrest’s radio show to talk about her new gig saying that she’s looking forward most to working with Simon, as she “appreciates his honesty”. She goes on to praise him, mentioning that she understands his humor because of their shared roots. “He has a very tongue-in-cheek British sense of humor, which I have too. I’m looking forward to a bit of banter. I hope he does give me a little bit of a hard time. I love that. I feed off of that.”

She also says that, like Paula, she knows what it’s like to stand on stage and feel judged, so she will more than likely be supportive and kind to all contestants.

While I am more or less indifferent to Posh temporarily stepping in for Paula (although I will kinda sorta miss “the crazy” factor when I happen to tune in to future seasons), I have to wonder– is it fair that our American Idol is being judged by not just one, but two Brits? After all, we are looking for an American Idol. Not to say the Brits have bad taste, but isn’t there an ex-pop star from the States willing to take Paula’s place? Simon was one thing, but Posh hasn’t had a recording career in years and she was never quite as famous here as she was internationally.

How do you feel about Posh stepping in for Paula and do you think Becks will make a cameo at some point next season?

Britney strutted her stuff poolside in LA for a photoshoot yesterday and personally, I’m psyched to say she looked pretty darn good. Remember, (as if you could forget), this is a woman who’s had a handful of issues the last few years, everything from rumored drug use and depression, losing her kids in a custody battle, growing back all of her hair after she shaved it off and trying to shed the pounds she gained after maintaining a strict Starbucks and Cheetos diet.

Not only does Britney appear to be happier and back on the road to being re-Christened the Princess of Pop, but her bod is looking pretty on-point for a mother of two. What do you think?

Real Housewives of New Jersey, arguably the most delicious spin-off of the Real Housewives franchise is over for now, but Jamie-Lynn Sigler hasn’t put her fandom to bed quite yet.

Sigler took time out earlier this month to make a video with her real Jersey friends to make a sketch about– well, honestly, I really have no idea what this is about, but there’s yelling, prostitution whoring and lots and lots of that famous New Jersey accent. Is it funny? Not really. But much like the show they’re spoofing, it’s nearly impossible to take your eyes off the action.

Lindsay Lohan, the world’s slowest learner of lessons, hit up an LA eatery with her girlfriend Samantha Ronson in what could be interpreted to be an early b-day dinner for the DJ. Unfortunately, after the two sucked down their first round of post meal cigarettes and made their way to their car, Lindsay took it upon herself to give Sam her present early– a public wrist slap!

Per usual the paps were yelling questions at Lohan, most of which she ignored, except when one yelled “No more fighting, right?” to which she responded “Tell her that, not me!” Because taking any sort of highroad appears to be too difficult for Lohan, who still acts about the age she was when we first became acquainted with her.

I really have no interest in playing Dr. Phil to Lindsay’s obese housewife, but I feel like I gotta get this out: The girl lacks self-awareness. She has no idea how her recent catfight with Sam came across to, uh, everyone and no one would be able to break it down for her in a way that would allow the atrocity of her behavior to penetrate her thick-ass skull. She’s old enough that we can finally stop blaming Dina, so wild that we can’t be mad at Sam for not trying harder to straighten her out and still such a mess that we can’t really expect that she’ll grow out of it any time soon.

Honestly, I worry about this girl and her inability to show some personal responsibility.