J. Lo, Jho Low, and Joe
• A judge has granted a temporary restraining order barring Jennifer Lopez's ex, Ojani Noa, from distributing a sex tape starring his former wife/benefactor. The order is only in effect for a day and another hearing is scheduled for today, so J. Lo's sex-filled 1997 honeymoon may still see the light of day yet. [TMZ, Reuters]
• Malaysian party boy (and clubland savior) Jho Low celebrated his 28th birthday last week at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas with "bikini-clad party girls and surrounded by caged lions and tigers." Later, he partied with Paris Hilton, Usher, and Jamie Foxx, who reportedly "gifted the birthday boy" with a red sports car for some reason. Apparently, Low is often mistaken for photographer Chance Yeh, so make sure you don't get these two mixed up. A tip: Low is one buying 120 bottles of Cristal. [P6]
• Robert "Joe" Halderman, the guy accused of trying to extort David Letterman, appears in court today and his lawyer is expected to ask the judge to dismiss some of the charges against him. How long he'll be able to afford a lawyer is unclear. He's raised $100,000 for his legal defense fund, but he was also suspended without pay by CBS recently, too. [NYP, MSNBC]
• Madonna wants to clear a few things up: Yes, she's going to Brazil, but no, it's not to meet Jesus Luz's mom. She's going "strictly for fundraising and humanitarian purposes," thank you very much. [P6]
• Ten months after the death of his son, John Travolta and family are opening up about what they've been doing to cope. If you guessed that they've been undergoing daily Scientology spiritual counseling sessions, well, you know the Travoltas well. [USA Today]
• Is Pam Anderson getting a little sensitive about her age? Seems so. At the Make-A-Wish Ball on Saturday, her manager ordered photographers to only use a ring flash that "eliminates shadows and imperfections." [P6]
• "I fear for my personal safety," Justin Timberlake told a judge before he was granted a permanent restraining order against his alleged stalker, Karen McNeil. [TMZ]
• One of the reasons that Nic Cage may be in so much debt? In addition to all the homes and cars, he once outbid Leonardo DiCaprio for a $276,000 dinosaur skull. Because really, who doesn't need one of those? [NYM, Us]
• Kevin Federline appears to have lost weight, but it's hard to tell for sure since he's still wearing clothes that are four sizes too big. [People]
• Pants-dropper Levi Johnston says he plans to sue for joint custody of his son, Tripp. [People]
• Remember Omarosa? She'll be hosting a new reality show "geared toward African-American audiences" and Donald Trump is producing. [Variety]
• A few of the producers behind the Real Housewives series are planning to flip the formula and produce a show about "Real Husbands." [NYP]
• Jason Lewis finally has a job other than Samantha Jones' boyfriend on Sex & the City. He's been cast in a new pilot called Rio. [P6]
• Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has cancer. [People]
• Tiffani Thiessen is expecting a baby. And, no, Zach Morris is not the father. [People]
• Some people walked out of Tracy Morgan's Carnegie Hall comedy show on Friday night after he said some offensive stuff about gays, women and the Obama family. [NYDN]
• TMZ said it had a sex tape featuring Carrie Prejean but that it wouldn't post it online. The reason? The footage was taken when she was underage, apparently. [Gawker]
• Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri are back together. [People]
• Jon Gosselin is being sued by TLC for breach of contract, and now Jon Gosselin is reportedly planning to file a countersuit. Once he finds someone willing to represent him, that is. [Radar]
• Spencer Pratt is considering getting a vasectomy. Cross your fingers! [Us]