Dancing with the Stars

Ian Ziering is dancing his way into our living rooms every week, but the former 90210ian won't be flashing his privates in the pages of Playgirl.

In Touch claimed that Ziering had been offered a tantalizing $100,000 to drop his leotard for the peep rag.

TMZ contacted a Playgirl rep who, when asked about the reports, informed us, "Uhhhh, that would be a big NO. Playgirl doesn't have that kind of budget to play with." Playgirl without something to play with?

The limb-challenged but nimble activist only stumbled in rehearsals. Last night, dressed in a craptacular yellow and purple full-length gown, which she said made her feel like "an ice cream sundae," the vampy amputee whooshed and twirled her way to a scary rating from the judges: sixes across the board.

Heather's clipped dancing was a revelation last night, and 666 is, of course, the Number of the Beast in the Book of Revelation.

Country crooner Billy Ray Cyrus (that's "Hannah Montana's" dad for you tweeners), former "90210" star Ian Ziering and Muhammad Ali's daughter Laila Ali will join former *NSYNC member Joey Fatone in trying to wrestle Emmitt Smith's Season 3 crown.

Despite earlier reports, one star who will not be shaking her royal groove thang is the original Fergie, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. Fergie's fellow countrywomen, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne, were set to join the cast but have since backed out.

A rep for "Dancing" had no comment, saying "We can't confirm any castings at this point."

"Dancing With the Stars" premieres March 19.

Has Carrot Top had surgery? --Lou

Carrot Top, aka Scott Thompson, undoubtedly looks a bit different nowadays, as opposed to his earlier years. Sorry Lou, we can't give the yea or nay as to whether he actually went under the knife. One thing we can confirm is that he has undergone a complete physique change.

Click here to take a look at the once-scrawny-turned-ginormous orange-head (... and take a moment to compare that suspected face change, too).

We know about Joel Madden, but what's up with the rest of Good Charlotte? --David

Yes, David, we do know the latest on Joel Madden's love life, but as far as his professional life is concerned, he and the band have been hard at work preparing for their next album. Titled "Good Morning Revival," they expect it to hit shelves around March 20.

Joel said they finished about 50 songs, realized they weren't what they thought they'd be, scratched them, and started all over again! Putting that much work into the album -- no doubt it'll be good!

Click here to take a look at Good Charlotte's MySpace and to catch one of their songs!

As the "Dancing with the Stars" tour prepares for a cross-country launch, TMZ has learned that stars have been specifically warned about when and where they can drop a #2.

TMZ has obtained a tip sheet "for life on the road," which was handed out to Harry Hamlin, Drew Lachey and Jerry Springer and the rest of the "famous" dancers on the upcoming tour. The sheet warns that stars looking to handle their brown business on the tour buses will be sh*t out of luck! "#1 only! No Paper! No exceptions! EVER!"

The tip sheet also warns that "Dancers" will be "oil spotted" (left behind) if they are running late to a show! Oh, and if the stars want their friends and family in the audience, they're going to have to pay for it -- this is a "no comp tour." Ouch!

TMZ has obtained the script for the tour, which contains a bedroom secret about Cheryl Burke.

During a randy little exchange between Cheryl and Drew Lachey, the boy bander says, "I know everyone's curious. First you took me to the top, then Emmitt. What's your secret, girl?" asked Drew. Cheryl's response, "Well, I just like being on top!" Of course you do.

The "Dancing" tour launches Dec. 19 and tours 38 cities. Looks like this tour will be "the sh*t!"

Don't expect to see a Stacy Keibler mugshot on TMZ anytime soon.

After a night of partying in Hollywood, the "Dancing with the Stars" beauty chose to take a cab home instead of getting behind the wheel. (Good girl, Stacy!) And before riding off, she let everyone know there's no place like home for Christmas this year.

Outside of Hyde, we caught Taboo of Black Eyed Peas, who threw up a deuce for TMZ cameras. Right behind him -- Kristin Cavallari and her latest man-friend, Nick Zano from "What I Like About You," smiled as they got ready to drive off together, and Kim Stewart and her entourage weaved their way through the flashing bulbs.

Making a less invasive appearance, Rick Salomon walked by looking important as ever while talking on his cell. And rounding out the evening, "Desperate Housewives" hottie Josh Henderson, who spent some quality male-bonding time with a former Britney Spears back-up dancer.

AOL Horoscopes Astrologer Jeff Jawer peers into the constellations to see which of the "Dancing" finalists, Joey Lawrence, Mario Lopez or former NFL star Emmitt Smith, will waltz off with the finale's top prize.

"Taureans are known for their consistency, which should come in handy for Joey, but with Mars in Cancer on the day he was born," Jawer says, "it could bring emotion to his dancing that might make him more nervous heading into the finals." Whoa!

Being a Libra makes Mario "a man of surprises, one who excites audiences with smoothly spectacular moves." His killer bod and dimples don't hurt either. Jawer adds, "he's got enough style and grace to win the big prize."

Emmitt, like Joey, is a Taurus, but because Venus and Aries were aligned when he was born, Jawer thinks he has "both the power and grace" to take home the booty-shaking crown.

On the night of the finale, Venus and Jupiter will be joined. Jawer believes this means that Emmitt will "eke out a close victory over Mario." Touchdown.

TMZ caught the lovely ladies out on the town celebrating a pal's birthday after Burke taped Wednesday night's results show.

After her run-in with Paris Hilton at Hyde a few weeks ago, it looks like Moakler has found a neutral playing field where she can enjoy a cocktail in relative peace.

It keeps getting more interesting on "Dancing With The Stars." Yesterday, contestant Sara Evans announced that she quit the hit ABC show and has filed for divorce from her husband. Citing the need "to give her family her full attention at this difficult time," Evans has left the dancing competition even though she hadn't yet been booted off. It's just the latest spicy turn for the show -- contestant Mario Lopez and his partner have been much-rumored to be taking their dance moves off the floor and into the bedroom, and recently-disposed-of Willa Ford and her dancemate Maxim were another buzzed-about couple.

Meanwhile, it seems that "Dancing" judge Carrie Ann Inaba is tango-ing with the enemy – well, if not the enemy exactly, then the competition. People reports that Inaba has been dating dancer Artem Chigvintsey, one of the professionals on Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance," for eight months, though the relationship only became public after the two were spotted getting cozy after the Wednesday night elimination show.

Low wattage celebs like Willa Ford and Harry Hamlin are a dime-a-dozen on "Dancing with the Stars," but A-list stars like super couple Brangelina? Not a chance, right?

On Tuesday the parking lot outside the "Dancing" set featured assigned spaces with the names of contestants like Mario Lopez, Jerry Springer and Hamlin's wife, Lisa Rinna. While there's nothing unusual about that, there was one space that seemed oddly out of place -- Brad Pitt's!

Brad, who is obviously not a contestant on the ABC show, had a parking spot with a sign baring his name and the show's logo on it.

So was Brangelina going to make a surprise appearance on the C-list emporium and show off their best Paso Doble moves? Probably not.

Perhaps, like the rest of us mere mortals, they're just fans of Joey Lawrence's tango.

Tune in to Wednesday's episode of "Dancing with the Stars" to see who gets voted off and if the Brad Pitt mystery is solved.

TMZ just spoke with Mario Lopez, who confirmed his dancing partner injured herself today, just hours before "Dancing With the Stars" airs live on ABC.

Lopez says Karina Smirnoff "hurt her back and neck in rehearsal" and doctors were summoned to the set. Lopez says Smirnoff is in pain, adding, "I hope she pulls it together. I'm nervous."

Mario, who is a favorite to win the competition, is scheduled to dance the tango tonight. The dance, known for it's jerky movements, could be particularly difficult for Smirnoff.

Just hours before tonight's taping of "Dancing with the Stars," TMZ has learned that Mario Lopez's partner, Karina Smirnoff, has suffered an injury on the set of the hit ABC show.

While reps for the show are denying that any incident has occured, sources inside CBS Television Studios, where the show is taped, tell TMZ that medics were rushed to the scene to treat a muscle pull in Smirnoff's back. No word on who Lopez will dance with in the case that Smirnoff will not be able to participate in tonight's live broadcast.

A source tells TMZ that the two muscle bound hunks were recently involved in a conversational love fest over being cast on the hit series.

Lawrence and Lopez were going on about how happy they were to be involved with a program that provides family-friendly entertainment and gets you into tip top shape as well. Not like their collective 12-pack needed any toning.

Joey further stated that he feels the ABC reality show was not a nail in the career coffin, unlike VH1's "The Surreal Life" which Lawrence added was the equivalent of a network saying your Hollywood days are over. Unless, of course, you're Flavor Flav!

It's time for another heaping serving of stars in spangled clothing. Yes, Dancing With the Stars is back, and this time TMZ is going to weigh thier assets before they take the first step.

Joey Lawrence is clearly the king of "whoah", and Jon Stewart has already famously pointed out that Tucker Carlson is a classic entertainer.

The new season of "Dancing With the Stars" hasn't even started but oddsmakers are already placing their bets on a winner.

John Avello, Director of Race & Sports Operations at Wynn Las Vegas, released his predictions of who will be the next Stacy Keibler or Kelly Monaco.

Avello has Mario Lopez waltzing away with the coveted crown. Previously, PinnacleSports.com also predicted Lopez would come out on top. Looks like we've got a lot of "Saved by the Bell" fans out there!

Monique Coleman, who your ten-year-old probably recognizes from "High School Musical", is slated for the runner-up slot. But Avello has some bad news for talk show pundit Jerry Springer. Although Springer may be good at dancing around punches and catfights, Avello predicts he will be the first contestant booted off the show.

Avello uses industry insiders and formulaic processing (whatever that means) to come up with the odds. In the past, he has accurately predicted winners for shows like "American Idol" and "Survivor."

"Dancing With the Stars" premieres on September 12 on ABC.