Chris Cagle was found not guilty of domestic assault after a court hearing and trial yesterday in Davidson County, Tennessee. The charges stemmed from May 28th when Cagle and his girlfriend, Jennifer Tant, got into an altercation at their Nashville area home. According to police reports, both parties were "intoxicated" and suffered signs of physical abuse. After the trial, Cagle's attorney, Bill Ramsey, said, "It's a shame these charges were ever brought. PERIOD! Chris was not, and never was, guilty of domestic violence, abuse or assault and the Judge properly found him 'Not Guilty.' Chris is relieved the accuracy of the matter has been revealed and the ordeal is over."  Cagle still faces an assault trial in Tucson, Arizona on September 23rd. This case stems from an incident there last year where the singer allegedly punched a belligerent fan in the face.

 

Kenny Chesney's upcoming new single, "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven," has a calypso feel and will be his first new music in over a year. Kenny shares, "Everything in that song is everything we all think. I don't know anyone who doesn't want to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go today. If you could pick, you wouldn't pick right now… you'd want to live, to do more things, to have more fun... It's certainly the way me and the people around me try to live, to pack as much as we can into every day… and it's the way I think our fans are living. You can tell when you get out in the parking lot, these are people who have come to have fun, to make a few memories with their friends… and I think that's a great way to live."

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"Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" is a taste of what's to come. Chesney has been writing songs for his next album on the road, in the islands, and on the shores of Mexico. Having been in the recording studio with his usual session players, friends, band mates and special guests, Chesney is putting final touches on a CD he's calling "more personal than anything I've done yet." Kenny shares, "I have been lucky to write with some of the best songwriters in the world… to play with some of the best musicians there are… to share stages with legends and friends. Sometimes if you take a moment, just pause and consider where you are, you want to capture that moment, to bring people inside. We're figuring out the best way to do that, because this is some of the very best music I've ever made."

 

Toby Keith and the Dixie Chicks had agreed to put their differences aside and appear together in a new ad for the Alliance for Climate Protection about global warming, but five years after their feud began, it appears things are still quite chilly. According to reports, the two acts could not get on the same page as far as scheduling was concerned. The ad campaign specifically features people with differing political viewpoints, but who, in coming together for the ad, prove that they can agree on certain things. Keith puts the blame on the controversial trio. He told the San Jose Mercury News, "The two dates that I had available to go do it, they couldn't work out. Then we agreed to a third date, and they said the Chicks wasn't going to do it, so now it's gotten to where it's probably not going to happen. It's hard to get people that don't get along to agree when all those egos and stuff are involved."

The late Heath Ledger was a silent investor in an as-yet-unopened Brooklyn bar called Five Leaves, the future of which was in doubt after his death. However, Heath's father Kim reportedly released funds to finish the construction because he knew how much the project meant to his son.
 

Brooke Hogan, the only member of her immediate family not in jail or involved in a bitter divorce, is considering posing nude for Playboy. The 20-year-old reality star's publicist has confirmed that the magazine approached Hogan, and she didn't say no. Brooke previously posed in a skimpy bikini for the cover of FHM in 2006. "No decision has been made at this time," her rep told the Daily News regarding Playboy.

Tweener stars Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers and the Wizards of Waverly Place actress Selena Gomez are reportedly dating. Despite a denial from Jonas' rep, a source told the magazine that the pair have been romantically involved for the past few months. Gomez appears in a video for the Jonas Brothers' new single "Burning Up." Jonas was previously linked to Miley Cyrus, the fellow Disney star in whose footsteps Gomez has been tapped to follow.

 

FBI agents have reportedly seized the private diaries of Anne Hathaway in their investigation of her incarcerated ex-boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri. Despite the confiscation of her personal property, friends of the embattled businessman told the New York Daily News that he wonders whether Hathaway had anything to do with his arrest. "He was in Europe, working on a deal,"  a source said in reference to the time of his arrest. "He didn't have to come back to New York. He knew he was being investigated. But she kept calling him, saying they needed to resolve their future. A few days after his return, he was arrested."  Raffaello was arrested last month and charged with 11 counts of fraud and money laundering. Although a "then-girlfriend" is referred to in several court documents concerning his expenses, Hathaway is not named in the case and has reportedly cut off all contact with him.

Carlos Leon, Madonna's ex-boyfriend and the father of her 11-year-old daughter Lourdes, says that raising a child with the Material Mom is drama-free. "It's hard for me to be the tough guy with my daughter," he told People magazine. "Maybe I should work on the discipline stuff, but I could leave her mother to do that!"  The New York-based personal trainer says that despite her mother's fame, Lourdes -- or Lola, as he calls her -- is a grounded kid. "Look at me and the way I live: I ride my bicycles, I walk, I don't have a driver," he admitted. "That's how I keep her grounded. Her mom does a good job too -- she's not that person that everyone thinks. She's very laidback and cool."  Regarding his ex-girlfriend's alleged affair with baseball star Alex Rodriguez, Leon said, "Trust me, that's a lie. I know for a fact, she wouldn't do that."

 

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie reportedly used in vitro fertilization to conceive their newborn twins, Vivienne and Knox. Us magazine reports that the fertility treatment allowed the couple to fulfill their desire of having a lot of children while they are still young. The magazine revealed that the chances of naturally having fraternal twins at Jolie's age is under one percent, while the odds rise to 25 percent with in vitro. A source revealed that Jolie, who is 33, chose the procedure so "she wouldn't have to deal with the stress of trying to get pregnant. She could just knock it out."  The insider also said that the couple was "too impatient" to wait until they conceived naturally. The family of eight, which includes the twins, six-year-old Maddox, four-year-old Pax, three-year-old Zahara, and two-year-old Shiloh, currently resides in their French estate. Meanwhile, Pitt is threatening legal action against any media outlet that publishes unauthorized photos of his family taken "surreptitiously" on the grounds of their French estate. According to E! Online, Los Angeles-based law firm Lavely & Singer sent out a letter warning against the use of "highly powered telephoto lenses."  The letter cites one unidentified photo agency that allegedly posted images of the celebs lounging on the grounds of their $60 million country manor in the South of France, which has since removed the photos from its website.

 

A group of seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town are the subject of the new documentary film, American Teen, opening in theaters today. Director Nanette Burstein focuses on four students at Warsaw High in Warsaw, Indiana: arty, unconventional misfit Hannah; overachieving rich-but-mean girl Megan; nice guy/basketball star Colin; and self-described "marching band supergeek" Jake.

 

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles as FBI agents Mulder and Scully for The X-Files: I Want to Believe, opening in theaters today. Scully and Mulder are living a relatively quiet life when they are drawn back to the FBI to investigate the disappearance of a female agent and a connected series of grisly murders. Their only lead is a disgraced priest (played by British actor Billy Connolly), who is having psychic visions of the crimes. He leads the pair into a diabolical mystery that puts their relationship and beliefs to the test.

 

The new comedy Step Brothers opens nationwide today. The film features the reteaming of Talladega Nights stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, and like that movie, Step Brothers was directed by Adam McKay. In the film, Ferrell and Reilly play spoiled middle age adult children still living at home who become step brothers when their parents get married. Although they initially hate each other, they come to realize they are not too different, then become best friends when their parents decide to kick them out, and hatch a crazy scheme to bring their feuding mom and dad, played by Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins, back together. Step Brothers is rated R.

 

As many suspected, the argument that led to Christian Bale being questioned by police had to do with money. According to reports, the night before the Dark Knight premiere, Bale's sister Sharon, who he isn't very close to, asked him for $200,000 to help her raise her children. Bale turned her down, and then allegedly "pushed and shoved" Sharon and his mother Jenny, 61, during the argument. Meanwhile, Bale addressed the incident during a press conference in Barcelona. "It's a deeply personal matter," said Bale. "I would ask you to respect my privacy in the matter."

 

As if the Hogan family couldn't possibly get more dysfunctional, now Brooke Hogan is claiming her mother Linda pressured her into accusing her father Hulk (a.k.a. Terry Bollea) of abusing her mother during their marriage. "I did it under significant pressure from my mother," Brooke tells People. "It was only after I learned all the facts that I realized I made a big mistake in signing it." A tabloid recently reported that Brooke signed an affidavit in which she said Hulk verbally and physically abused Linda. Brooke's rep believes that Linda leaked the affidavit to the mag. Said Brooke's rep, "Brooke Bollea is distressed at the latest efforts by mother Linda to fracture the family."  Now, Brooke is not speaking to her mother. "I love my mother, and hope to one day reconcile with her," she says. "But using kids as pawns in a divorce is awful. Every day my mother resorts to this kind of behavior makes it that much harder for us to ever have a relationship again."

 

Apparently everyone's confirming that Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are expecting, except Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck. Life & Style magazine reports that the latest person to spill the beans is Affleck's mom, Chris. Chris attended a family wedding in Cape Cod earlier this month, but the superstar couple was unable to attend. When asked, Chris told guests that Garner "wasn't up for the trip." She eventually elaborated. "She put her hands on her tummy, patted it gently and gave a huge smile,"  said a source. "Then she leaned in and said, 'baby number two!'"

Look for Billy Ray Cyrus to be featured in the new issue of People on newsstands today. In the article, Cyrus shares that after the controversial Vanity Fair photos of his daughter, Miley Cyrus, were made public, he was glad they came home to Tennessee during the media frenzy. He says, "After two-and-a-half years [in L.A.], somewhere along the line I had become lost. This is who I am - that other guy out there is just Hollywood."  Billy Ray reveals that since his daughter's recent publicity problems, "Miley realized who she was and where she came from."  Billy Ray knows what it's like for the ride of a big career to go too fast, and he admits that "every single day" he worries this business might take a similar toll on Miley. He says there is one thing that assures him her success is meant to be, noting, "I know she's happy."

 

Anyone who's been to a recent Sugarland concert knows they open their performances by crawling over the audience inside 10-foot transparent bubbles. What you may not have known is that each of those cost four thousand dollars to make! That doesn't necessarily always mean it's going to be a smooth ride. According to the duo, it's been quite the learning experience for both of them and their fans. Jennifer Nettles tells USA Today, "If you don't hold your hands up, you're going to get squashed. So people will have their drink in one hand and their camera in the other, thinking they're going to get a picture, then all of a sudden — whomp!"  Kristian Bush adds, "The ride back is much more like a roller coaster because they're like, 'Oh! Here we go!' You're going much faster."

Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley got over his fear of roller coasters in the latest installment of the group's Webisode Wednesday video blog on their website. Prior to playing a show at a Six Flags amusement park, Charles' band mates, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, convinced him to go on the Batman roller coaster at the park. According to Charles, he hadn't been on such a ride since he was nine years old. So how did they talk him into it? Hillary admitted that she and Dave fibbed a little and told him it was an easy one, but knew it wasn't. Luckily, Charles survived. When the ride was over, he shared, "It was intense. I almost threw up when I got off of it. I was so dizzy. That was intense man."  To see all of the fun for yourself, visit ladyantebellum.com.