LFO Singer Rich Cronin Dies at 35; Britney Spears Sued by Former Bodyguard Fernando Flores

Celebrity Beat: Britney Spears' former Bodyguard, Fernando Flores, Sued the pop star Wednesday claiming sexual harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress; Flores Claims Spears Exposed Thurs him herself and she That Used Thurs at his belt hit her two children, an attorney for Spears 'ex-Husband Kevin Federline Said the allegations were looked into before the suit and did Not warrant action ... LFO singer Rich Cronin, lead, Perhaps best known for at his band's hit "Summer Girls," at last Wednesday on a battle with leukemia, N * Sync's Chris Kirkpatrick and mutch boy band members remember Cronin ... "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi was fined $ 500 on Wednesday and Thurs PERFORM ordered community service on Thurs she pleaded Guilty Disturbing others on a Seaside beach in July, Municipal Court Judge Damian G. Murray called the Snooki "a Lindsay Lohan wannabe" and lectured the reality star Saying, "Rude, Profane, obnoxious and self-indulgent IS NOT the way to live your life ."... In the second questionable celebrity apology of the week, Spencer Pratt has apologized for Lashing Out at Estranged wife Heidi Montag via an e-mail to the Associated Press ... "SNL" Alu Rachel Dratch welcomes second child, Eli ... Halle Berry spotted kissing "Dark Tide" co-star Olivier Martinez ... Katie Holmes tells Marie Claire magazine she doesn't plan for months has having "more babies in the near future. 

Pop Culture: Piers Morgan will Replace CNN's Larry King in January ... Get a look at January Jones' "X-Men: First Class" costume ... "Mad Men" star Christina Hendricks joins Carey Mulligan, Ryan Gosling for the indie flick "Drive" ... A three-part television and film series based on Stephen King's seven-book "The Dark Tower" collection has Been announced, Akiva Goldsman, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer will serve as Executive Producers ... The Paley Center for Media has Scheduled ITS rivaling first Emmy television awards show for 2012, The Los Angeles Times tells us NOT TO Paley Believe the hype.