by Eric Anderson

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans

Cruise Sets Sail For Oprah, Again!: Get out the Scotchgard and reinforce those couch cushions – Tom is paying Oprah another visit! Just about three years removed from his infamous couch-hopping declaration of love for Katie, Cruise is heading back to Oprah for a special two-part show to coincide with the 25th anniversary of his tighty whitey dancing classic “Risky Business.” On May 2, Oprah will chat with the superstar from his home in Telluride, Colo. Then on May 5, Tom hits Oprah’s Chicago studio. Now we’ll finally get to see if Tom puts his feet on his own furniture at home!

Nick Lachey Enrolls In Summer ‘School:’ It appears the upcoming “High School Musical” reality show has founds its B.M.O.C. Nick Lachey has been tapped to host the ABC show, tentatively titled “High School Musical: Summer Session,” according to Us Weekly. The nationwide talent search will pit “HSM” wannabes through challenges while attending a music conservatory. No word yet if Nick plans to administer wedgies and swirlies to the incoming students.

The ‘Hills’ Not Paying The Bills: Two production assistants at MTV have filed a class action lawsuit against the cable network claiming they busted their humps for LC, Heidi, Spencer and the gang and weren’t compensated accordingly, TMZ reports. In the lawsuit, the plantiffs (who are seeking unspecified damages) claim they regularly put in more than eight hours a day without being granted meal breaks or overtime. Maybe if those kids on “The Hills” could get things right on the first take, this wouldn’t be a problem.

LiLo Worried About Ali’s New Reality?: While Dina and Ali Lohan are ready to show the world what it means to be “Living Lohan,” big sis Lindsay is reportedly worried about the path her lil’ Ali is headed down. According to a column in the Chicago Sun-Times, a source close to Lindsay said the starlet feels the new reality show could potentially be “really toxic” to Ali and has tried to talk her out of it. The column even claims Ali has stopped taking Lindsay’s calls! Man, talk about a waste of putting someone in your cell phone’s fave five!

The Battle For Becks: What started with a generous gesture by David Beckham, has turned into a squabble over a sweaty souvenir between two kids in Hawaii. Following an exhibition game between the LA Galaxy and Japan’s Gamba Osaka in Honolulu, Becks approached the stands and handed his game jersey to one lucky fan. Problem is, as the soccer superstar tossed the jersey into the crowd, two kids got their hands on it at the same time. And while they used to be friends and even teammates on a soccer team, the two youths and their families are now embroiled over a legal battle over ownership of the jersey. Yes, that’s right. Attorneys are now involved in Jerseygate ’08. And to think for most people, being just inches away from a shirtless Becks is gift enough. Kids these days!

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