1. Hayden Panettiere’s dad Alan has been charged with misdemeanor battery after bitch slapping Hayden’s mom Lesley in August. He’ll be arraigned in LA in October where he faces up to a year in jail.

2. Shia LaBeouf won’t be getting charged for drunk driving for his July car accident that caused some minor inconveniences for the new Transformers movie, Isabel Lucas and Adrian Grenier’s relationship, and Shia’s hand. He could still have his license suspended for refusing a breathalyser test.

3. Clay Aiken came out of the closet earlier this week, and everyone seems to have something to say about it. Lance Bass is happy, Simon Cowell is not amused, and loads of Claymates are pissed at Clay for leading them on.

4. After Michael Lohan’s recent kind comments about Samantha Ronson, a source with the New York Post is saying that Lindsay is so scared of her dad that she’s now talking to lawyers about “taking out an order of protection” against him. Word on the streets is that Lindsay’s mom Dina and Sister Ali both already have their own personal protective orders in place.

5. DJ AM has been released from the hospital after last week’s plane crash. He was being treated for second and third degree burns, but is expected to make a full recovery.