Pop Culture News and Views by Journalist Ian Halperin

IUC had three pollsters in Times Square the past couple days. The pollsters asked a total of 2,866 people who should be the next American Idol Judge. Shock jock Howard Stern was the runaway winner with more than half the vote (1438 votes). The Queen of All Media Perez Hilton was second (568 votes). A surpising close third was another Queen, Dana Elaine Owens better known as Queen Latifah (412 votes). Other stars given prominent mention were Steven Tyler, P.Diddy, The Rock, Pam Anderson, Lil’ Kim, Jim Rome, Fergie, Madonna, Elton John, Kiefer Sutherland, Harry Connick Jr., and Snoop Dogg. Jennifer Lopez, rumored to be close to a deal with Idol, only received one vote.

Seems like the best way to avoid the NYC heatwave is to be locked up in an air conditioned hotel room with a bunch of hookers. The sultry actress paid a hotel security guard $720 cash to make sure the different hookers were permitted entry to her floor. Normally, anyone entering the elevator at this posh hotel has to go through security. A mutual friend of the A-lister contacted IUC minutes ago worried for her friend’s safety. “She’s gone nuts,” the friend told IUC. “She is bored of her relationship and has ordered at least nine elite hookers in the past 14 hours. She’s spending money like a drunken sailor. Not that she can’t afford it but she’s being completely irresponsible.” Developing…

Seems like the most popular way to get arrested today is by cops sniffing the stench of bud coming from inside the automobile. Once again, Paris Hilton has started a new trend. (EW)

I’ve always thought the best part of a wedding is the honeymoon. What faster way to get to the honeymoon than saying your nuptials on a jet plane. Bravo to Scandanavian Airlines for making love in the air a reality. Wonder if Gaga will conduct the ceremony? (Read This)

Wonder if she’ll go through with this or if she’s just saying it for some PR. Would be amazing to watch on stage. (Showbizspy)

The incident today was horrifying. Thank God the three hostages are safe and unharmed. What is the world coming to? For more (Read This)

This one saddens me. Clue: It was something like a Peg Entwhistle story.