THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Donald Trump has picked out the villian of this season's Celebrity Apprentice and it's LISA LAMPINELLI “We have an interesting combination. You have Lisa Lampanelli… first of all she’s a great character and a great person, but she’s nasty and she’s got that mouth that you two know about,” Donald

Whitney Houston’s former “The Bodyguard” co-star, Kevin Costner, is planning on speaking at the late singer’s funeral this weekend, according to People.

Oprah Winfrey is the latest celebrity to join Jimmy Kimmel’s seventh post-Oscar special. ABC made the announcement Thursday.Winfrey is making a rare late-night appearance at a time when her year-old cable channel, OWN, is trying to attract viewers after a rocky start. She’s been more visible on the channel as well, with a new weekly series, “Oprah’s Next Chapter.”

Chris Brown was so paranoid about keeping his attendance at Rihanna's birthday party a big fat secret -- he actually tried to FORCE partygoers to sign confidentiality agreements ... TMZ has learned. Sources tell us, Chris refused to enter the private party Monday night at the famous Hearst Mansion in Beverly Hills until everyone signed an NDA -- sending his henchmen in beforehand to gather every partygoer's signature.We're told although they didn't get EVERYONE to sign -- Chris eventually walked in ... and spent a huge chunk of the night nuzzling up against Rihanna.According to sources, the two got real intimate -- sitting next to each other, talking, and holding hands ... all perfectly legal ever since the restraining order was lifted.As for the rest of the party -- we're told it was jam-packed with celebs including Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, and Chris Martin (no Gwyneth).