SideShow': Kelly Clarkson, straight shooter; Tom Cruise heartbroken'; Aaron Sorkin scores

  • Tom Cruise is reportedly "totally devastated and heartbroken" by Katie Holmes' divorce filing. (See "Cruise heartbroken.'?") EVAN AGOSTINI / AP

Tom Cruise is reportedly "totally devastated and

Oh, theres all these rumors that Im a lesbian, says Kelly Clarkson, who graces the cover of Lucky mags
first music issue. The Voice mentor is jocular, her lucky Lucky interlocutor says. Well? Is she?

I have a boyfriend now, Kelly, 30, says. Brandon Blackstock, my manager Narvels son, Reba McEntires stepson.

The blushing American Idol hopeful turned megastar is as all-American traditional as her music: She likes to shoot guns. I just had my 30th birthday and we went turkey shooting, she says. Its what I wanted to do, so we went. And she doesnt mind it if shes not the most fashion-forward popster out there. Im just a really normal girl, Kelly says.

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Cruise heartbroken'

Born on the Fourth of July star Tom Cruise, who was born on the third of July, spent his 50th b-day Tuesday traveling from Iceland, where he's shooting a film, back to his empty $30 mil Beverly Hills mansion. A source tells People that Tom is "totally devastated and heartbroken" over soon-to-be-ex-wife Katie Holmes' quick-quick divorce filing.

Cruise makes lots of money

Bereft he may be, but Tom'll always have his pile o' c! ash: Sci entology's Impossible Missionary tops Forbes' list of top-paid actors, having pulled in $75 mil over the last year.

Leonardo DiCaprio ($37 mil), Adam Sandler ($37 mil), Dwayne Johnson ($36 mil), and Ben Stiller ($33 mil) round out the top five.

Unnamed sources tell TMZ Katie won't get any cash because of their prenup and she doesn't care as long as she gets custody of beloved daughter Suri. Oh, and child support.

Anderson Cooper is loved

Boldfacers have lined up all week to congratulate CNN newsman Anderson Cooper for coming out as a proud gay American male.

"I'm proud of you," tweeted the openly lesbian Ellen DeGeneres. Joan Rivers for her part tweeted a tease: "So, THAT'S why he never wanted to date me! I would've loved having Gloria Vanderbilt as my mother-in-law."

Cowell praises another celeb!

Shocking, no? In a shocking litany of praise, joyous celebration, and heart, Simon "Darth Vader" Cowell says so-called poptart Britney Spears isn't just a piece of the furniture on his talent show The X Factor, but rather a serious, thoughtful, deep, committed judge.