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Rapper TYGA turned pal PETE WENTZ's baby news into the talk of the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (07Sep08), after revealing the FALL OUT BOY star and his new bride ASHLEE SIMPSON are expecting twins.

Speaking at a pre-show party, the rap star told reporters, "They're having twins," sending gossips into overdrive.

But, fearing Wentz would be swamped by questions about Tyga's big reveal as he arrived at the VMAs, where his band was nominated for a Best Rock Video prize, the rocker's publicist was quick to deny the bumper baby news.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE found himself at the centre of a brawl on Friday (05Sep08) after unruly clubgoers reportedly tried to attack his bodyguard.

The SexyBack singer was said to be celebrating with a host of A-list stars after the New York Fashion Rocks event when a female fan attempted to sneak into the VIP area of the Rainbow Bar to snap a photo of Timberlake.

The guard then tried to take the camera phone off the woman, prompting her friends to interfere and sparking a brawl.

One-time pop rivals and former MICKEY MOUSE CLUB darlings CHRISTINA AGUILERA and BRITNEY SPEARS were the toast of Hollywood on Sunday night (07Sep08) at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Spears opened the show with a toast to the prizegiving on its 25th anniversary and went on to pick up her first of three VMA 'moonmen' prizes for her Piece of Me video.

And new mum Christina Aguilera stole the show with her comeback; in what was her first public performance since becoming a mum in January (08), the busty blonde showed off her new X-Men-style look and disco sound.

Superstar MADONNA has been branded "disrespectful" by Catholics after dedicating her risque song LIKE A VIRGIN to The Pope at a recent live show.

The controversial singer, who comes from a devout Italian Catholic family but now follows the Kabbalah faith, dedicated her 1984 hit to Pope Benedict XVI at the Rome, Italy stop on her Sticky + Sweet world tour on Saturday (06Sep08).

She told the crowd: "I dedicate this song to the Pope because I'm a child of God. All of you are also children of God."

PETE DOHERTY has written to AMY WINEHOUSE's incarcerated husband BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL - to assure him he has had no romantic involvement with his singer wife.

The Babyshambles frontman wrote the letter after worrying that pictures of himself and the Rehab hitmaker in the press would cause Fielder-Civil to suspect they were conducting an affair.

He recalls, "I said, 'Blake, mate, I love the pair of you. I've no interest in Amy like that. I hope you know.'

AMY WINEHOUSE played her last scheduled gig of the year (08) at British music festival Bestival this weekend (beg05Sep08) - despite torrential rain that forced several other acts to cancel.

The troubled star showed up 40 minutes late and was welcomed by a mixture of cheers and boos from the crowd of thousands as she headlined the event on the Isle of Wight in England on Saturday (06Sep08).

She performed hit tracks You Know I'm No Good and Rehab but her late arrival meant she had to cut her 80-minute slot in half.

BRITNEY SPEARS teamed up with SUPERBAD star JONAH HILL to open the MTV Video Music Awards with a skit.

Hill tried to smooch Spears in her dressing room, insisting it was a relaxation technique - but the pop star turned down his advances.

Spears was then led to the stage in a shimmering silver and grey gown, and briefly wished the event a happy 25th anniversary during an anti-climactic opening.

Rihanna then started the show proper as she led an army of dancing zombies onto the stage, dressed in punky lingerie, for a performance of her hit Disturbia.

BRITNEY SPEARS was so keen to make it to the MTV Video Music Awards on time and avoid the media - she turned up almost three hours early.

The pop superstar, who opened the 2008 prizegiving at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, was on set long before her peers started walking the red carpet at the event.

Surrounded by security and dressed down in a blue tank top and jeans, the singer made her way to her dressing room.

Pals and MTV Video Music Awards rivals KATY PERRY and MILEY CYRUS saved fuel on the way to the event in Los Angeles on Sunday (07Sep08) by travelling together.

Perry, who once performed backing vocals for Cyrus, shocked pop fans when she stepped out of a limousine with the teen pop sensation.

Both girls were nominated for the Best New Artist honour as they arrived. They both lost out to German rockers Tokio Hotel.