That the 30-year-wold woman found dead outside Paula Abdul's home was a spurned American Idol contestant... Paula Goodspeed, who died of a suspected overdose while sitting in her car, tried out for the show in 2005 and was instantly rejected... During her audition (available on YouTube), Goodspeed said: "I'm a really big fan and I made life-sized drawings of Paula. I've been drawing ever since I was a little kid and my first drawing was of Paula Abdul"... That her car had an ABL LV license plate and a "lanyard hanging from her mirror with a picture of Paula"... That Cheryl Cole's 28-year-old brother, Andrew, has spoken to the papers about spending "a third of his life behind bars" for "violence and thuggery"... Andrew said: "Cheryl wants to help me - but I'm too far gone. I know I'm breaking her heart but I'm not strong enough to sort myself out"... That he's addicted to alcohol and solvents... That Ashley Cole is suing two newspapers for printing details of his "alleged" infidelities... A source said: "Cole claims that some of the information in the articles was 'false and invented', although he will not have to declare which parts were untrue in court"... Hearing you're lousy in bed is never easy to swallow... That Paris Hilton has been handed another film role despite only appearing in muck to date... The Scoop said: "Paris Hilton either has the best agent ever, or she's better in auditions than she is in films themselves, because the woman keeps getting parts. Next up, a new film from Todd Solondz, who brought you Happiness. And, if you've heard what I'm about to say already, stay with me because it bears repeating. Hilton will be co-starring with Paul Reubens. Yes. Pee-Wee Herman"... That Jessica Biel is to design a range of handbags for Justin Timberlake's fashion line... That Lindsay Lohan said to Access Hollywood: "I just got off the phone with my Motown (?!?) manager. I've been avoiding calling her back... I just didn't want to. With my other records, I kind of just did it, just to do it. I want to be able to focus and balance my life, so I can enjoy each thing as I do it and as it comes"... That Lindsay attended London's classy Chinawhite joint on Wednesday to watch her girlfriend play records... Lohan got upset when girls kept flinging knickers into the DJ booth, but Sam made up for that by treating her to a "lapdance" before they "went in for a full-on tongue sandwich, their hands all over each other. Nobody knew where to look"... They were then involved in a paparazzi scuffle outside at 4am... That Brad Pitt is pissed off with Jennifer Aniston after she referred to Angelina as "uncool" for coming "clean about falling in love with her married co-star in Mr. and Mrs. Smith... A source said: "Pitt and Jolie were 'totally thrown' by Aniston's Vogue interview, thinking she had already 'moved on ... and wouldn't want to reopen this old wound'"... That Aniston retorted: "I basically just answered it (Jolie question) as honestly as I could"... That Lipstick Jungle has been cancelled... That Kanye West said: "I realise that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice. It's me settling into that position of just really accepting that it's one thing to say you want to do it and it's another thing to really end up being like Michael Jordan"... That Russell Brand recently said: "In spite of appearances, I'm a heterosexual male. Because I'm so well dressed, people think, 'He must be gay. Look at his haircut, he must be gay. Look how sensitive and vulnerable he is, he must be gay.' That means women feel safe around me. They trust me. Then bang! Pregnant! Bang! Pregnant! Bang! Pregnant! Another generation. We continue"... That Stan Lee is creating a new "gay" superhero... That Samuel L. Jackson said: "I'll watch anything with Helen Mirren in it. Especially when she was young. I mean, come on! I love Helen. I watch The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover at least four times a year"...