Tidbits

Don Imus returned to the airwaves today. It has been eight months after he was fired for a racially charged remark about the Rutgers women's basketball team, introducing a new cast that included two black comedians.He did his radio show live from New York's Town Hall. As he did several times in the days after his comments, Imus condemned his remarks and said he had learned his lesson.

Brian Wilson and Martin Scorsese scored. Steve Martin strutted as one of the "wild and crazy guys." Diana Ross sang her way to Motown stardom. Pianist Leon Fleisher surmounted a debilitating injury. Their contributions to American culture won them a visit Sunday to the White House and recognition by President Bush, followed by an evening of celebration at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Talk show host Montel Williams has apologized for an angry confrontation with reporters who said he threatened them.

Batman" star Christian Bale is in negotiations to headline the fourth installment of the "Terminator" movie series.In "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins," the Welsh actor would play the John Connor role originated by Edward Furlong in 1991's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and continued by Nick Stahl in 2003's "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines."

Brad Pitt unveiled his ambitious new residential vision for the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Ninth Ward of New Orleans on Monday's Today show. With a goal to have the project completed by the end of next summer, he calls it "Make It Right."

It sucks to be a size 2.......Jennifer Love Hewitt has had enough of the weight comments after pictures of her in a bikini became fodder last week, as the actress lashes out on her own blog.

Don't care...don't care......don't care ....Britney Spears had a little birthday party Saturday night -- but who should swoop in to steal the spotlight? None other than ex-BFF Paris Hilton! Okay, so OK! magazine reports that Brit landed at a Bel Air mansion for a private party, which she quickly turned into her own 26th birthday bash. Accompanied by a "handful of guests," a cake was brought out, and the birthday song was sung. But it was lights out on the Brit-party once Paris arrived, getting more pap love than Spears did. Bummer. At least nobody drove home drunk (?) or got arrested cause we'd have to hear all about it again.