The claws could come out now that Snooki was denied a trademark on her name because of a cartoon cat.

According to The Smoking Gun, pouf-haired “Jersey Shore” star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi wanted to trademark her now infamous nickname for use on books, but government officials rejected her application to avoid any confusion with Snooky, the feline star of the already trademarked 2004 children’s book “Adventures of Snooky.”

The two do seem to have a love of water in common. While Snooki spends her time making a splash with her pals in Miami Beach and at the "Jersey Shore," Snooky goes on an undersea adventure and makes new friends after getting knocked overboard on a family fishing trip.

Despite the minor setback, Snooki, 22, could still reclaim her name. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the MTV star – who was allowed a trademark for entertainment and public appearance purposes – “may respond to the refusal by submitting evidence and arguments in support of registration.”

Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to a Los Angeles, California, hospital Friday afternoon because of "complications" relating to her recent hip replacement surgery, her publicist said.

The 93-year-old actress suffered a broken hip in a fall from her bed July 17, and underwent hip replacement surgery July 19. Gabor then stayed in the hospital for three weeks, and was allowed to return to her Bel Air, California home Wednesday after fighting off an infection.

Gabor's husband, Prince Frederic Von Anhalt, said that the actress has been frail and "pretty much confined to a wheelchair" since a car accident in 2002.

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Everyone's buzzing about the upcoming Britney Spears episode of "Glee," but star Lea Michele would prefer that the pop singer's former flame Justin Timberlake drop by McKinley High.

In fact, she even begged Timberlake's current girlfriend to make him do the series.

"When I met Jessica Biel, like a loser, I asked her to tell Justin to come on our show," 23-year-old Michele, who plays diva Rachel Berry, told The Hollywood Reporter. "She was a little taken aback and said, 'Um, OK. I'll tell him.'"

Michele is convinced the "SexyBack" singer will appear on the big Super Bowl episode that's in the works - at least, she won't "stop believin'" that. Says the Broadway veteran, "I think they are saving Justin Timberlake for the Super Bowl episode. They have to be, because he is so perfect for our show. He has to be on it!"

Otherwise, she'd prefer more of the Material Girl. "If not Justin, I would hope it would be the sequel to the Madonna episode," she says of the Super Bowl extravaganza. "She has so many more amazing songs we didn't even touch."

You can’t slap Pauly D across the face three times and get away with it … unless you later admit to Snooki and JWoww that you did, in fact, talk smack about them - and their gorillas - to a "Jay 420" one night on Staten Island.

Last night’s episode of “Jersey Shore” picked up right where the last one left off. After returning home from the club, Angelina slapped Pauly D – not hard enough to tousle his perfectly gelled hair, but still.

When she woke up the next morning, she had no recollection of the previous night’s events and couldn’t understand why everyone was giving her the cold shoulder. Of course, the fact that nobody really liked her to begin with also played a role in her silent treatment.

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Suffice it to say the "Showbiz Tonight" staff is in a state of shock today!

Dina Lohan revealed explosive new details to “Today” host Matt Lauer about daughter Lindsay’s time in jail and in rehab, the role she plays in Lindsay’s life and the new book and movie she’s working on.

The overwhelming consensus is basically "poor Lindsay." As the elder Lohan rather unsuccessfully tried to refute the facts about Lindsay’s long list of troubles with drugs and the law, what emerged is a strong sense of denial on her part.

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There are some weekends when the box office feels like a moviegoer’s smorgasbord: You want action? There's “The Expendables.” You want romance with a little destination eye candy sprinkled on top? There’s “Eat, Pray, Love.”

And if you want quirky nerditude thrown in with your comedic love story, there’s “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.”

This movie has been buzzed about for so long that it’s kind of surprising the film is just now opening in theaters, but lo and behold, it is – and the reviews more often than not want to love it, despite its flaws.

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As Andrew Morton’s new Angelina Jolie exposé is poised to hit No. 3 on the New York Times Best-Seller list, the actress is also doing a bit of a tell-all herself.

In the latest issue of the U.K.’s Stylist magazine, the “Salt” star opens up about her romance with Brad Pitt and how she knew he was “The One.”

Despite ongoing reports that she and Pitt, 46, began their love affair during the making of 2005’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” – while Pitt was still married to Jennifer Aniston, 41 – Jolie once again insists that she’s no homewrecker. "We became friends on the film set,” she says, “but [the relationship] began after."

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I gather from some of the comments I've read about "The Real Housewives of D.C." - both on this blog and on other sites - that many think this edition of the "Real Housewives" franchise is a bit on the boring side. To be honest, I'm starting to agree.

It's not that I enjoy the hair pulling and the table flipping that's gone on among the other casts, but there doesn't seem to be much excitement with these D.C. "Housewives."  We do know what's coming later, but for now we just get to watch them eat, drink and be nouveau riche.

For example, in this episode it was Michaele’s birthday, and her husband surprised her with some designer stuff. But the biggest surprise for me, however, was how old (she said) she is. She claims to be 44, but acts much younger - especially when her husband does things like give her a pony. (Yes, you read that correctly: a pony.)

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There was a very special segment on the “Today” show this morning, as Lindsay Lohan’s mother, Dina, decided to sit down with Matt Lauer to discuss – what else - her 24-year-old daughter Lindsay, who’s gone from a brief jail sentence to court-ordered rehab.

Mama Lohan didn’t necessarily “reveal” much of anything, other than a tendency to be severely redundant.

Things that will be seared into your memory, should you choose to watch the interview: Her son Michael is 22 and graduated summa cum laude from Ithaca; Lindsay isn’t her only child, she has four of them; she has a “criminal stay away” against her ex-husband Michael; and the judge on Lindsay’s case has been removed. (Oh, by the way: Mama Lohan thinks the judge played hardball with her daughter.)

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Whether or not reports that “American Idol” execs passed on Jennifer Lopez as an "Idol" judge because she was too demanding are the real reason she won't be on the Fox show, we do know one thing: Lopez likes her jewels.

After more than one report about Fox looking elsewhere for an “Idol” judge questioned if it was because of a “diva” attitude, Lopez tweeted a photo of a filled-to-the-brim jewelry box, makeup bags and what looks like a hat with a feather.

The caption read, “Hmm…what should I wear today?" Because, you know, these are the questions that a high-maintenance diva has to thoughtfully consider.

Although she didn’t specifically reference any of the “Idol” rumors, we like to think that photo spoke a thousand words as to what her thoughts are on the speculation.