Neil Patrick Harris’ Emmy hosting gig has moved from the talking stage to the definitely doing stage.

Multiple sources are now confirming that the How I Met Your Mother star has formally signed on to emcee the 61st annual ceremony, which airs Sept. 20 on CBS.

An official announcement is expected early next week.

As pointed out by Variety, which was first to report the NPH negotiations, Emmy producers are under pressure to boost the kudocast’s ratings and critical reception in the wake of last year’s apocalyptic reality quintet train wreck. (The opening “comedy” routine still gives me nightmares.)

Harris, meanwhile, is coming off of a rapturously received Tony hosting stint. He’s also one of CBS’ biggest stars, so the cross-promotional possibilities with HIMYM (which kicks off its new season the night after the Emmys) are endless.

It’s a no-brainer, folks!

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A new photo of Michael Jackson that features him along with his three children, has just been revealed.

The photo was taken on November 27, 2008 at his rented home in Holmby Hills, California.

The new/old photo reveals the children’s faces without their usual mask coverings.

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Are you excited?

Apparently the powers that be behind “90210″ have decided to throw Rumer Willis into the mix. She is set to play the role of Gia for at least one episode in the series.

Her role has been described as a “punky cute lesbian who isn’t afraid to speak her mind”, according to a CW rep.

Gia is set to work at the Blaze News along with Navid, Adrianna, and Silver.

Thoughts?

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Still lookin’ hot there Jon!

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Say what?!?? I guess Hollywood is all out of ideas.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal won a bidding war for the big-screen rights to the classic 1979 Atari game Asteroids.

Writer Matthew Lopez, who recently worked on Disney’s Bedtime Stories and Race to Witch Mountain, has the task of inventing a story for the arcade game, in which a player controlling a space ship racks up points by shoots asteroids and flying saucers.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) will produce.

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Following reports that police are investigating NYC tattoo parlor East Side Ink because Rihanna decided she wanted to play tattoo artist last night, OK! spoke to one of the owners to get the details on how the whole thing happened.

The sexy singer had shown up around 8pm on Wednesday to visit her regular tattooist, who goes by the name of Bang Bang and is responsible for both recent gun tattoos and the “sssh” ink on her finger.

According to those at the high-end tattoo parlor, Rihanna was not planning on getting any new ink.

“We were all just hanging out, joking, laughing,” East Side Ink co-owner Yadira tells OK!. “Bang Bang decided that he wanted a tattoo from her.”

So he drew up a design — a simple umbrella with a swirly “R” under it — which was then transferred onto his lower leg. Rihanna, who had never tattooed anyone before, then went over the design with the needle.

Then two other artists, Josh Lord and Patrick Conlon, decided they wanted some Rihanna body art too, so they each got tatts, which were numbered “2″ and “3″ by the songstress in the order they were completed.

“We were all talking a laughing the whole time,” says Yadira. “Joking that she was a pro now… She was so sweet, easy-going, down to earth.”

It took RiRi about about 15 minutes to complete each tattoo, and she eventually left East Side around 11pm.

“I think it was spontaneous,” Josh, who got the second tattoo, tells OK! about his decision to get inked. “And she was so nice, and so gorgeous and so charmed by her that we wanted one too.”

So can anyone just walk in and start tattoing people willy-nilly?

“They can’t,” says Josh. “Only her. We couldn’t say no to her.”

And, he adds, she did a pretty decent job. “It’s a pretty nerve-wracking thing to do your first time. We were amazed how well she kept her cool… By the third one, she was good.”

Though he did admit that Rihanna got progressively better as she practiced.

“[Bang Bang] went first. And let’s put it this way, each one was better than the last,” he said, adding, “I’d hire her. If her career doesn’t work out, she’s got a back-up.”

And whatever happens with this police investigation, at least he’s got a bit of music history etched into his skin. Says Josh, “It’s definitely one of my new favorites.”

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Gary Colemen’s wife has a dirty, filthy, foul mouth — this according to the police report filed after she was busted for domestic violence and disorderly conduct.

The doc says Shannon Price locked Gary out of his house in Utah on Wednesday night, then proceeded to destroy everything in his bedroom. When cops arrived at the scene, Shannon “yelled and called officer ‘f***er’ and told officer ‘f**k you and f**k him several times.”

The report says Price admitted she “thrashed” the room and told Gary “you deserve this after how you treated me.” She was arrested and released on $1,205 bond.

I wonder how many commercials or other stupid crap he’s going to have to do to get her out of jail?

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