Crooner John Mayer and reality bad boy Danny Bonaduce, have signed on to appear in the first half of CSI's two-part season premiere, kicking off Sept. 21.

On the heels of Paramount Pictures' decision not to renew Cruise's production deal comes word that the Mission: Impossible star's popularity ratings are down. Way down. According to Marketing Evaluations Incorporated, the company that calculates the Q scores which measure a given celebrity's likeability factor, the public's positive perception of Cruise has fallen by 40 percent, while the negative perception of the actor has jumped a whopping 100 percent.

Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz is the most popular naked celebrity online. According to an AOL poll, the bass player was the #1 internet search for nude pictures. He even beat out Pamela Anderson, who came in second, and Paris Hilton, who was third.

If you've ever wanted to sleep in Jack White's bedroom, it'll cost you $930,000 US. The White Stripes/Raconteurs frontman is selling his Detroit home. It's an early 20th century mansion with fancy oak paneling, an elaborate garden, and the grand foyer where Meg and Jack recorded their latest album, Get Behind Me Satan.
 

Jake Gyllenhaal is set to play cycling legend Lance Armstrong in a movie about his life. The Brokeback Mountain star has apparently landed the role in the upcoming biopic. Armstrong, who's a seven-time winner of the Tour de France, let the casting choice slip during a television appearance.
 

Is Ashlee Simpson Broadway-bound? According to Us Weekly magazine, the pop star has been offered the role of Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago. Reportedly Ashlee has been given her choice to act in either the Broadway or London stage show.

The line-up for the 2006 Toronto International Film Fest was recently announced, and a host of A-list stars will be traveling north of the border. The world's most famous father, Brad Pitt, will be coming to screen his film Babel. Vince Vaughn, Sandra Bullock, Jude Law, Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell are just some of the stars who will also be attending. 352 films will screen at this year's festival, which runs from September 7-16.

America On Line has announced that it is making feature films from the libraries of Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and 20th Century Fox available for downloading from its AOL Video Website.

Lindsay Lohan has come under fire again. After being blasted last month by a studio chief for her dubious work ethic, she is now being criticized by veteran actor William H. Macy. Macy called Lohan’s behavior and constant lateness on-set as (quote) very, very disrespectful.” The two co-star in the upcoming film, Bobby.

The Black Eyed Peas have caused a stir in Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown’s entire police force will be deployed to the band’s concert there next month. Around 20,000 fans are expected for the Peas show on September 3rd. Some locals are protesting the show, fearing that the crowd will be too young and “rowdy.”

A group of New York City officials and civil rights groups have blasted CBS' announcement that it has split the contestants on Survivor: Cook Islands into tribes by race, claiming the producers' decision to pit blacks, whites, Asians and Hispanics against one another during the early rounds of the show would only promote divisiveness among competitors and viewers alike.

Kevin Federline will be shuffling over to the small screen, where he will appear in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" on CBS this fall.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Marlon Wayans will join Pretty Ugly for DreamWorks Studios. Wayans is set to develop, produce and star in the story about a handsome lifestyle mogul who wakes up hideously ugly because of a curse. As a result he must discover his inner beauty to save his company and win over the woman he loves.

Steve Buscemi and Dan Akroyd have joined the cast of I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, which stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Jessica Biel. Dennis Dugan will direct the movie for Universal Pictures. The comedy tells of two heterosexual firefighters (Sandler and James) who pose as a gay married couple in order to qualify for their department's domestic-partner benefits.