Sideshow: Quentin Tarantino's 'Idol' worship

USAToday.com says that Kill Bill auteur and avid American Idol fan (?!) Quentin Tarantino will help the seven Idol finalists prepare to sing songs from movies next week. He will then hack them to pieces with a samurai sword.

Kanye & his blessed ego

Chart-topping musical superhero Kanye West says he has been conducting peace negotiations with His Ego, Blessed May It Be - which, we hear, needs a fully furbished hotel suite of its own whenever Kanye is on tour.

Kanye writes on his blog that he was inspired to reconsider his relationship with His Ego after seeing himself murdered. "South Park murdered me last night, and it's pretty funny," he writes, referring to Wednesday's episode of the satire that totally eviscerated the dude. "It hurts my feelings." (Watch it at www.southparkstudios.com.)

Kanye knows he has issues: "I actually have been working on my ego, though. Having the crazy ego is played out at this point in my life and career. . . . I need to just get past myself."

Kanye yesterday also posted a large drawing of his mug, saying, "I really like this drawing and not just because it's of me lol!!" LOL!

Dr. Drew: They're all sick! Sick!

In a series of brilliant armchair diagnoses, Dr. Drew says Lindsay Lohan is "a straight-up addict." (And that's the straight-up dope!)

Britney Spears, for her part, "had severe mental illness" until her parents intervened. And Nicole Richie's straight-up addiction was saved by motherhood: "Nicole is actually somewhat of an inspirational story."

Where angels fear to tread

Coleman: Please hate my movie

The Diff'rent Strokes survivor told folks at the Tribeca Film Festival this week that the film was "worse than any film-school project."