Dancing with the Stars

If you're at danceboy Derek Hough's b-day party at The Bank at the Bellagio in Vegas, we'll be watchin' you.

When we asked judge Bruno Tonioli if the show was fixed for Kristi, he took us to task for even suggesting it. Uffa!

Were those triple salchows just luck?

If Jason Taylor wants to pretend his football career is as important as his new Hollywood one, he's going to have to try harder.

According to his blog, Taylor says he'll miss the Miami Dolphins' mini-camp in lieu of "some things" he's gotta do in L.A. But a source tells us the baller/dancer is confirmed to show up at Mark Ballas and Derek Hough's joint birthday party in Las Vegas this weekend.

We called Taylor's rep to check if he has any legitimate Hollywood business to take care of this week, but they never got back to us.

But really, what are the odds that all the pros on "DWTS" would be straight? On TMZ TV tonight.....why it's not a coincidence. Check local listings.

Watch this clip from last night's episode closely -- Cristian's arm brace jumps from his left arm (the one he "injured") to his right. Is it just bad editing (his tattoo is always there)-- or is the soap star doing his best acting job yet?

The "DWTS" judge just couldn't let the contestants get all the attention, and decided to hop up on the judge's table during a break for an impromptu dance routine.

Another lawsuit has surfaced involving "DWTS" Fuente -- this time, a lady name Jasmaine Chatman is claiming the dancer "tampered with (her) vehicle" in early March. She suing him for $5,000 for "damages, storage fees, car rental, lost time at school."

Cristian's rep declined to comment.

A TMZ fan snapped this photo of Derek Hough and Shannon Elizabeth in the streets of New York today.

A man filed a lawsuit today claiming Cristian had a car dealership meltdown and ran him over, but Cristian didn't know about the suit -- then told us his insurance took care of it last year.

UPDATE: The lawyer for the guy suing de la Fuente saw this video and told us, "The case is not settled ... Mr. de la Fuente's comments to TMZ today suggest he knows he was at fault. If so, he should instruct his insurance company to properly compensate Mr. Kimura for his injuries."

We're told the support staff at "DWTS" (think makeup and wardrobe) couldn't stand her diva ways. We're told everyone got worried when Cristian de la Fuente got injured because they figured that meant one more week of Shannon's bitchy attitude.

They were upset to see Derek finally go, but anything to get rid of Shannon.

According to the suit, which will be filed later this morning in L.A. County Superior Court, de la Fuente was at the car place on June 29, 2007, where he parked his car in the service department, blocking other customers.

The lawsuit claims he was asked to move the car, then "in a huff, jumped in his Audi and without looking, hastily put his vehicle into reverse and accelerated into the Plaintiff."

Kazuo Kimura claims he was "knocked to the ground and sustained serious injuries for which surgical intervention has been recommended."

The suit claims de la Fuente "showed no remorse" and "blamed the plaintiff for standing behind his vehicle and then refused to provide his license and insurance information."

The cops came and no citations were issued.

Of course, he also said his face might be a mask and called Cheryl Burke hot ... so he was likely lying.

Not what you think, but awesome nonetheless: Lindsay Lohan is recording tracks for her new album with none other than Snoop Dogg – and she's going to be on Motown Records? Does Mary Wilson know about this?

Fox News reports that Lindz has in fact dropped a song for the new disc with his Snoopness, and "insiders" say it sounds "amazing." Timbaland and Pharrell are also helping to produce tracks for the album, which is apparently going to be released on Motown Records, because Lohan definitely fits the race bill there.

Lil' sis Ali is also already in the studio – the one at the age-appropriate Palms Hotel in Vegas.

What in the name of Xenu is going on here? Cher's decided to rip the sheets off a romance that probably would've been best left covered: A fling with Tom Cruise. Shudder.

The diva tells Oprah, according to Vegas Confidential, on an upcoming show that she and Cruise had a "long date" when he was 23 and she was 39, and that she "lived in his apartment" in New York. Cher even says that Tom was "a shy boy" when they hooked up.

"He was so wonderful ... And he was so, like, different," says Cher.

Karina Smirnoff says that she and Mario Lopez might be going through "ups and downs" but that they are "totally fine."

She's not moving out, she tells Us, but oddly she tells the mag that they would be the first to know if she did. (Really? Before Mario? Interesting.) And if this isn't a violins-backed, passionate proclamation of love, we don't know what is: "[Mario] is a great guy, and I support him 100 percent, I know he supports me."

Who said romance was dead?