TAYLOR Lautner wants to take his relationship with girlfriend Taylor Swift to the next level — he’s proposed to the teenage star, it has been claimed.

The hunky 17-year-old star of the record-breaking movie New Moon apparently went down on one knee a few days ago.

But their respective parents aren’t too pleased — they believe the pair aren’t old enough to tie the knot and have urged the youngsters to get to know each other better before taking the plunge.

“Lautner’s parents adore Swift,” a source told American tabloid the National Enquirer. “But they feel both are too young, and that since their careers are just starting to take off the timing is wrong.

“Their parents urged them to get to know each other better before taking such a big step.”

It was recently reported that Lautner had met Swift’s mom — and impressed her!

“Taylor is breathing a huge sigh of relief because he’s gotten the seal of approval from Andrea Swift,” a source said.

“He was warned in advance that Taylor’s mom can be brutal, and she advised him to bring his A-game to their first meeting.

“Andrea came prepared with a list of rules for dating her daughter: No clubs, no Hollywood parties, and always remember that her career comes first.

“She also told Taylor that if there was even a whiff of scandal or cheating, he’d be banned from seeing her.”

“Taylor’s still on his best behavior,” the source continued. “And he knows if their romance is to have a chance, he’s got to stay in her mom’s good graces.”

JAMES Van Der Beek has filed for divorce.

The former Dawson’s Creek star split from actress Heather McComb earlier this year and has now started legal proceedings to officially end their six-year marriage.

The papers were filed at a Los Angeles court and James cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their break-up.

The pair tied the knot in Malibu in 2003, six months after the sixth and final season of Dawson’s Creek aired. James’ costars Michelle Williams and Busy Phillips attended the intimate ceremony.

Friends suspected a divorce was brewing when the couple sold their $2.5 million home in Studio City, California, in March.

They put the mansion — which features 180-degree canyon, mountain and city views, and a luxurious mist cooling system — on the market.

Since they tied the knot, James — who played Dawson Leery in the US teen drama — has guest starred in How I Met Your Mother, One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty and Medium.

Heather has appeared in Prison Break, Crossing Jordan and CSI: New York.

JAMES Caan has filed for divorce from his wife of 14 years.

The Godfather star is citing “irreconcilable differences” for the split from spouse Linda Stokes after filing the papers in Los Angeles’ County Superior Court.

“We have two beautiful kids together and will remain great friends,” Caan said in a statement. “Everything will be fine.”

It is not the first time James — who is seeking joint custody of the couple’s two children — has filed for divorce from Linda.

In 2005, he was seeking a legal permanent split but called off proceedings just a month later.

The 69-year-old Las Vegas star is no stranger to divorce, having been married four times.

He was previously wed to Dee Jay Mathis — mother of his daughter Tara A. Caan — Sheila Ryan, who he had a son with, and Ingrid Hajek, who he also had a son with.

James and Linda married in October 1995 and have two sons, James, 14, and 11-year-old Jacob.

MILEY Cyrus says she’s “deeply saddened” that a man lost his life after a tour bus transporting her crew was involved in a deadly crash outside Richmond, Va., on Friday.

Shortly after the Cyrus family was notified of the incident, they paid their condolences on the Hannah Montana star’s website.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill ‘Uncle Bill’ Douglas,” the family said in a statement. “Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in the midst of this tragedy. He will truly be missed.”

Douglas, 53, an Austin, Texas, native, was driving one of four buses traveling to Greensboro, N.C., where Cyrus is scheduled to perform on Sunday. Douglas’ bus overturned on the interstate outside of Richmond, Va., on Friday, and he died at the scene while the nine passengers on the bus were able to exit through the front windshield.

An investigation is underway to determine exactly why the bus — part of a four vehicle caravan — drifted off the road and overturned.

Officials say the roads were really wet from overnight rain. A man at the scene told TMZ that the bus appears to have drifted off the road for a fairly long stretch before tipping over.

Miley was not on any of the buses. Miley was actually en route to Nashville to spend some time at home before her show on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C. The show is set to go on as scheduled.

RIHANNA still listens to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown’s music — despite the fact he left her black and blue following an altercation earlier this year.

The classy Russian Roulette hitmaker says she doesn’t turn off the radio when Brown’s tunes are played.

“There are a lot of … places that we’ve been to together, music, different things that come up that are reminders of your ex,” the singer, 21, tells the Atlanta radio station Q100. “When [his music] comes on the radio, I don’t … turn it off. I like his music.”

“I’ve gotten over it, but there are definitely constant reminders … songs that were our favorite songs, or hit songs,” she adds.

Rihanna then denied rumors linking her to 90210 star Tristan Wilds.

“This is funny: I had a house party, and you know how you hold house parties and people come over you don’t even know,” she says. “He came by, brought his friends, and everyone was hanging out, but I don’t even have his number. So I don’t know how I could be dating him.”

“I’m a very flirty girl, though,” she adds. “I don’t think I have all the time for a commitment right now, or the energy. A relationship is another life, another career, really.”

SANDRA Bullock almost didn’t make her new movie The Blind Side – because she kept turning down the role!

The Hollywood superstar — who plays a wealthy woman who takes in a homeless teenager who goes on to play college football in the movie, based on on a novel by Michael Lewis — admits she was worried about “messing up” the part.

“I don’t even remember saying yes to the movie,” Sandra revealed. “I kept turning it down.

“Not because I didn’t like it, but because I didn’t know how to do it. I didn’t know how to make it the story that it deserves to be. I couldn’t bring to the role what it needed.

“These are the kinds of roles that actresses can mess up, and that’s one of the reasons I didn’t want to step into it! I didn’t know how to make it as good as the story.”

“I’m glad I did it. It’s still a scary thought for me. I don’t know how I did it, but I had a lot of time to prepare for it.”

Sandra, 45, recently revealed that she had to force herself to go down the gym in order to prepare for her naked scenes in her recent hit flick The Proposal.

“Sadly, my first and last nude scene got laughs,” Bullock said. “I had to be very secure with that.

“When I read it on the page, I realized, ‘Okay, there’s no way to shoot this unless you’re buck naked’, so I decided to go to the gym and cut out the carbs.

“If it turned out funny, though, it was worth it. But shooting it was odd. There are things stuck to you where you generally don’t have things stuck.

“Then you’d get unstuck and oddly, not care because you’re so tired. [Director] Anne Fletcher was like, ‘Your vagina is hanging out. Cover it up’, and I go, ‘Sorry, sorry’.”

HEIDI Klum showed off her post-pregnancy curves in New York Thursday.

The Project Runway host and supermodel — who gave birth to her fourth child in October — took to the runway for the 2009 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show at the Big Apple’s Lexington Armory. (continue)

THE Twilight Saga: New Moon — which I saw today and LOVED! — broke the record for biggest midnight opening last night, beating The Dark Knight and the top Harry Potter franchise performer.

The Twilight sequel — which stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner — grossed $26.270 million playing at 3,514 theaters for a per theater average of $7,476.

Impressive stuff!

“THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON has set a new record for opening midnight shows with an estimated gross of $26.270 million playing at 3,514 theaters for a per theater average of $7,476,” said a statement from Summit Entertainment. “THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON passes HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE ($22.2 million) to take the number one spot.*  Following POTTER is DARK KNIGHT ($18.5 million).”

* Records based on data from BoxOffice.com

In addition to New Moon, Summit re-issued Twilight in theaters.  The film grossed $1.3 million playing at 2,057 theaters for a per theater average of $631.

You Twilighters obviously love spending your (parents’) money!!!!!! (continue)

ONE person has been left dead after a tour bus transporting Miley Cyrus‘ crew was involved in a deadly crash outside Richmond, Va., on Friday.

The Hannah Montana star, 16, was not on any of the buses. Miley was actually en route to Nashville to spend some time at home before her show on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C. The show is set to go on as scheduled.

“It was one of our tour buses, but not Miley’s,” Miley’s manager said. “It was one of our buses that transported our lighting crew.”

Officials also confirmed the driver of the bus was the only fatality — one other person was transported to a local hospital due to injury.

An investigation is underway to determine exactly why the bus — part of a four vehicle caravan — drifted off the road and overturned.

Officials say the roads were really wet from overnight rain. A man at the scene told TMZ that the bus appears to have drifted off the road for a fairly long stretch before tipping over.

The identity of the deceased will be released once next of kin is notified, according to a release from the Virginia state police.

ROBERT Pattinson and Kristen Stewart managed to catch some alone time in New York Thursday night.

The pair joined the cast of New Moon for the Big Apple screening of the Twilight sequel, but managed to slip away when it came to the afterparty.

Pattinson and Stewart reportedly hit up Avenue, where they dined at a table upstairs with a bodyguard making sure people gave them their privacy.

Rob — who tried his best not to recognized — wore a baseball cap, while Kristen was smoking a cigarette.

According to E! News, the pair were “sitting right next to each other and kept whispering in each other’s ears and laughing together. At one point, Kristen started stroking Rob’s back. And the two were still going strong at the club till 3 a.m.”

Earlier this week, we reported how the pair had a secret dinner with Rob’s parents when they were in Paris, France.

Robert’s aunt Diane Nutley said his parents Richard and Clare “got on like a house on fire” with Kristen.

“They had kept it secret because they didn’t know if they were together or not then,” she said.

Diane also said Robert’s parents will meet with Kristen in LA this week.