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LADIES MAN!

Rumor has it that Kid Rock has been dating Albemarle, N.C. native and former Idol contestant Kellie Pickler since the two performed together on a five day USO Tour in the Middle East and Kosovo last December.

The Globe calls their romance 'the worst kept secret in Nashville,' but this comes as a surprise to most who follow celebrity news.

And the way I look at it, if TMZ never had the story then it just simply isn't true ... or very well hidden.

In a very interesting twist to the story, other celeb insiders believe that the 'American Badass' star is also secretly seeing his old flame Sheryl Crow.

Kid, 38, and Crow, 47, began dating in 2001 and most recently re-ignited their relationship after performing a duet at the CMT Music Awards on June 16.

Pickler, 23, dated NHL hockey star Jordin Tootoo for nine months in 2007 before Toots was caught cheating on her.

I wonder if Kellie really thinks she has found a faithful, loving guy in Kid?

While you, like me, ponder this very unlikely relationship check out some PICS OF THE BEAUTIFUL KELLIE in Charlotte from last year.

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RE-ENGAGED!

Just four months after being dumped on national television, former Bachelor finalist Melissa Rycroft is once again engaged.

Rycroft began dating long-time friend Tye Strickland shortly after her national television debacle.

According to US Magazine, Strickland proposed in Dallas last Friday night and Rycroft gladly said, 'Yes!'

Rycroft told US, 'We've been really good friends, but the timing was never right. With all this going on, he's my support system. It's funny how things happen."

The couple began dating shortly after she was proposed to and then bluntly discarded six weeks later by Jason Mesnick on ABC's 'The Bachelor' in March.

Since her forgetable experience on the show the former Dallas Cowboy cheerleader has been heating up. She finished third this past spring on ABC's 'Dancing With The Stars' and now has a new job on ABC's 'Good Morning America' where she will guest host throughout the summer.

The over-under on the engagment is seven weeks ... if you want to buy in!

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CRAZY CAT LADY

Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen from South Africa has given new meaning to the term 'Crazy Cat Lady.' Nieuwenhuizen has 11 orphaned cats living with her in her home.

Except these orphaned cats are not the cute, cuddly kind -- these cats are the ones capable of tearing you into pieces. Nieuwenhuizen lives with four cheetahs, five lions and two tigers.

According to The Daily Mail, the man-eating cats roam free throughout her home and are considered a part of the family. The 46-year-old woman describes her loving relationship with her felines, "I love them all. But they're a handful."

The big cats share the house with Riana's two pet dogs even playing nicely together -- luckily the dogs haven't made the menu ... yet!

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Tweet Box

So I know you've seen the recent influx of celebrities who are using Twitter to get their messages out there and also just to let people know what they are doing every minute of everyday. There is even a web site dedicated to this absurdity -- Celebritytweet.com.

Whether it's to take a shot at another celeb, a TwitPic of a new hairstyle or to let everyone know what parties they attend -- I just wish there was a way to tell them that WE DON'T CARE!

Oh wait -- THERE IS!

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CAT FIGHT!

Things got a little rough for former tennis player and current model Anna Kournikova in Vegas early this week.

Kournikova attended the HardBat Classic Ping-Pong tournament in Vegas but refused to play because she was afraid she would look bad. We all know that she just didn't want to embarass everybody ... oh wait she wasn't even good at tennis, she just looked good playing.

Anyway back to the point of the story ... Kournikova was attending an after-party at Lavo when a guest threw a drink in her face, which led to a shoving and screaming match between the Russian beauty and the woman -- READ.

According to a witness, both women were drunk and Kournikova didn't escape unharmed. "She had some vicious scratches (on her neck), but I think she was just more embarrassed," a source says of the scuffle, adding that paramedics weren't called.

If only Anna had that much fire in her days on the court!

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Reporter Slaps Drunk Heckler

A local Las Vegas news reporter had enough from a drunk heckler after the man repeatedly interrupted his LIVE report from the strip on Michael Jackson's death.

KTNV reporter Steve Ryan was patient with the intoxicated prankster, even laughing him off at first -- but then he had enough.

Watch him slap the guy in the face! The payoff comes when the camera immediately cuts back to the studio and the two female anchors look stunned!

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Air New Zealand's 'Naked' Tactics

In its latest ad campaign the struggling Kiwi airliner, Air New Zealand, is now emphasizing its motto 'nothing to hide'. Their new ads depict fit and trim airline employees in body paint used to look just like uniforms.

The commerical explains, "Our fares have nothing to hide, which is why the price you pay includes everything ... UPFRONT!"

Let's see ... lower air fares or the use of sex to sell??? Hmmm ... Good choice Air NZ!

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