HEADLINES 9/21

 

Lindsay Lohan has been ordered to appear at a hearing on Friday after a judge issued an arrest warrant for failing a drug test less than a month after she was released from inpatient rehab. / AP, DN8, USAT1D

The son of Aretha Franklin was severely beaten at a gas station in Detroit last night. Eddie Franklin is currently undergoing surgery at a Detroit-area hospital. / AP
 
With a score of 24 points out of 30 points, Jennifer Grey was the top scorer last night on the season premiere of "Dancing With the Stars." Singer Brandy and Disney Channel star Kyle Massey finished in second place, tied with 23 points each.  Margaret Cho, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and David Hasselhoff all landed in last place with 15 points each. / AP
 
Michael Douglas attended the NYC premiere of "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" last night. The actor, who recently announced he's being treated for throat cancer, posed for pictures with co-stars but did not give interviews. / AP, NYP21
 
Paris Hilton pleaded guilty yesterday to drug possession and obstructing an officer following her arrest last month at a Las Vegas resort. She must serve a year of probation, complete a drug program, pay a $2,000 fine and serve 200 hours of community service. / AP, NYP3, DN8
 
Lady Gaga visited Maine Monday on the eve of a key Senate vote to urge its two U.S. senators to help repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays. More than 2,000 people attended a rally at Deering Oaks Park, where Gaga stood alongside soldiers who were discharged because of the policy. / AP, NYP13, DN2, USAT1D
 
Lindsay Lohan's $100 million lawsuit over an E-Trade television commercial is all over. Lohan has withdrawn her case against the brokerage, which she'd accused of making her the implied target of jokes about a "milkaholic" named Lindsay in a Super Bowl ad this year. In other news, Lohan was spotted driving recklessly in her new, white Porsche Cayman SF.  Actress Courtney Fine said that Lohan cut her off outside of the Beverly Hills/Carmel Assisted Living & Retirement Community.  / AP, NYP13, NYP3

Michele Salahi will not return for a second season of "Real Housewives of DC." Sources say that Bravo is "hunting" for a new "bitchy" replacement. / NYP13

The Michael Jackson estate has entered a licensing deal with a Los Angeles company that will create an online virtual world based on the King of Pop called "Planet Michael." The planet will live inside the Entropia Universe, a so-called "massively multiplayer online" game that has about 100,000 active users and is run by the Swedish company Mind Ark. / AP, USAT5D

The husband of Teresa Giudice surrendered yesterday for a 10-day stint in jail for driving without a license. Records show that Giuseppe Giudice has had 45 license suspensions since 1988. / NYP10

Mark Burnett has signed a deal to produce a daily talk show for OWN, Oprah Winfrey's upcoming cable network. / NYP72

Hayden Panettiere is set to play Amanda Knox, the American exchange student who was accused of murdering her roommate in Italy. Panettiere will star in a movie for the Lifetime network. / NYP72  

Nicolas Sarkozy spent the weekend before his big address at the United Nations yesterday romancing Carla Bruni. The couple spent time at the Carlyle Hotel and taking in New York City.  Yesterday the two were spotted at Amaranth restaurant on East 62nd Street. / NYP8

Stephanie Seymour and hubby Peter Brant have called off their divorce.  / NYP7, DN3

"Top Gun" actress Kelly McGillis and Melanie Lewis were joined in a civil-union ceremony in Collingswood, NJ last Wednesday. / NYP14

When Kerry Washington arrived at the after-party at the Marquee Night Club for the Urbanworld Film Festival premiere of "Night Catches Us," the actress was carded at the door.  "She was semi-offended, but then she couldn't find her ID," says a source.  Washington playfully responded, "You can IMDB me." / NYP12

Kristin Davis, the madam who supplied Eliot Spitzer with call girls, is disappointed with the photos news organizations have been running of her now that she's the Anti-Prohibition Party candidate for governor. / NYP12

Naomi Campbell was overheard telling a pal that she prefers the music and décor of Le Bain at Balazas Standard Hotel to its sister club, which is called the Top of the Standard. / DN9

Jennie (J.WoWW) Farley brought her new boyfriend shoe shopping at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, NY. An employee at the store said that she hid in the stock room when fans brought out cameras. / DN9

Ethan Hawke refused to answer questions about his marriage to former nanny Ryan Shawhughes at the LAByrinth Theater Company's "Poker LAB" benefit at SoHo House on Sunday. / DN9

Gisele Bundchen, Fernanda Motta and Alessandra Ambrosio will lead the parade of pulchritude at the Brazil Foundation gala at Metropolitan Museum on Thursday. / NYP12

Screenwriter-producer Irving Ravetch has died at age 89 in Los Angeles after a lingering illness. / AP

Photos in the Post: Sarah Jessica Parker in a high bun and high heels at the memorial service for Alexander McQueen, Sarah Jessica Parker crying at the memorial service for Alexander McQueen, Kate Moss in a leather dress at the memorial service for Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney at the memorial service for Alexander McQueen, Bjork in a winged dress at the memorial service for Alexander McQueen, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones at the "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" premiere. / NYP36, NYP35, NYP21
 
Photos in the Daily News:  Hillary Clinton sporting a new hairdo at United Nations, Claire Danes at a Save the Children event, Bon Jovi and his wife in SoHo, Sofia Vergara at "Good Morning America," Naomi Campbell at the memorial service for Alexander McQueen, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones at the "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" premiere.  / DN10, DN9, DN8