People: Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty

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COURT
LIL WAYNE PLEADS TO CHARGES
Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession on Thursday and expects to receive a one-year jail sentence. The performer previously had pleaded not guilty to illegal gun possession charges that carried at least 3 1/2 years in jail upon conviction. He remains free on bail while awaiting his February sentencing. The somber-looking rapper did not speak as he left the courthouse with members of his entourage, who piled into four SUVs.

JUSTICE
TRAVOLTA EXTORTION CASE ENDS IN MISTRIAL
A judge in the Bahamas has ordered a mistrial in the case of an alleged extortion attempt against John Travolta. A judge said Wednesday she was reluctantly ordering a new trial because a politician announced that one of the defendants would be acquitted, even though the jurors had not yet reached their verdict.

EGO
'LET'MAKE AN IMPORTANT ISSUE ALL ABOUT ME'
Nicole Kidman testified before a U.S. congressional panel on violence against women Wednesday, conceding that Hollywood has contributed to the problem by portraying females as weak sex objects. Kidman said she is not interested in those kinds of roles, adding that the movie industry also has made an effort to contribute to solutions for ending the violence. When asked by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., whether Hollywood has "played a bad role," Kidman said "probably," then added, "I can't be responsible for all of Hollywood, but I can certainly be responsible for my own career."

RUMORS
ONLY PERSON IN HOLLYWOOD GERARD BUTLER NOT ACCUSED OF DATING: CLORIS LEACHMAN
Gerard Butler and Jessica Simpson are not an item, USmagazine.com reports. The pair were seen having dinner with friends in Manhattan on Tuesday. "They were laughing and flirting," a source told the New York Post's Page Six. But "there is nothing romantic there at all," another source told US.
» Pictured at right: "I am wearing too much foundation."

LOGIC
THEORY PROVES NOTHING EXCEPT THAT THIEVES HAD EYES, BRAINS
The Kardashian family thinks the break-in and robbery of Kourtney Kardashian's home was an inside job. "They knew what was real jewelry and what was costume jewelry," sister Khloe Kardashian told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show Thursday. About $100,000 worth of jewelry was stolen.

With contributions from The Associated Press
Photos by Louis Lanzano/AP; Jason Kempin/Getty Images