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WHEN Nadya Suleman , who already had six children, had eight embryos implanted through in-vitro fertilization, her biggest opponent was common sense. Now Suleman, better known as Octomom , is seeking a female opponent to fight with cartoonishly oversized boxing gloves, and headgear, in a 3-minute bout being billed as a Celebrity Wrestling match June 29 at Pennant East (141 Crescent) in Bellmawr, N.J. Tickets are $20 and on sale through webtix.net. The event can also be watched online at battlecam.

In a stunning turn of events sure to send shock waves through the entertainment industry for generations to come, Simon "Darth Vader" Cowell has fired Paula Abdul - yes, Paula! - from her position as judge on Fox's The X Factor . But Paula isn't the only victim to be cruelly ejected from Si's Death Star: Host Steve Jones and judge Nicole Scherzinger also are out. It's shocking, considering that Si personally wooed and wheedled and begged Paula to join the show after American Idol gave her the heave-ho.

Prince William 's bachelor brother Prince Harry is about to put himself in harm's way - again. The Telegraph of London reports that Harry, who in April was promoted to captain in the British Army Air Corps, will be deployed next year - most likely back to Afghanistan. (His unit has been scheduled to fly there in 2012.) Harry's first tour in the war on terror was cut short in '08, when news reports compromised his position. He was bummed about his return from Helmand, saying "I severely hope" to be deployed again.

Rihanna , 24, who recently told Rolling Stone she's happy being back with old flame and convicted assailant Chris Brown   , plans to do the red-carpet shuffle with the dude at Sunday's Grammy Awards, says HollywoodLife.com. Fact, the lovely Barbadian artist was in court this week to support Brown during a hearing on that very case! Brown, 23, was sentenced to five years probation in '09 when he was convicted of felony assault for striking Rihanna after a pre-Grammy bash.

With her varied dating experience ( Joe Jonas , Taylor Lautner , John Mayer , Jake Gyllenhaal ) and her penchant for mining her breakups for songs, Taylor Swift is verily an expert. Dating, she tells Harper's Bazaar, demands equality. "If I feel too much like I'm wearing the pants, I . . . feel uncomfortable and then we break up," Swift, 22 says. "It's wonderful to hand over the reins to your boyfriend when you control so much of these big, high-pressure decisions.

Boston native Mark Wahlberg was one of many celebs incensed by Monday's bombing attack in Boston that left three dead and more than 170 injured. "It's horrible, man. It's [expletive] disgusting, man. I just - I'm very upset," Mark, 41, said Monday at the New York premiere of his pic Pain and Gain . Later, he told an Us Weekly reporter, "The world obviously needs to change. If you think about all the events over the last couple years, if we can't protect our innocent women and children, then we have a serious problem.

COMCAST'S TAKEOVER of pre-"Smash" NBC/Universal came with a price steeper than owning some of network television's crappiest shows. As part of its agreement with the FCC and the Department of Justice, the media giant will launch four minority-owned networks on its cable-TV systems in the next two years. The networks announced yesterday include: * Revolt, a channel conceived by "P. Diddy" Combs and MTV veteran Andy Schuon , and surprisingly, not about an uprising of people who get their Comcast bill.

Amy Winehouse is trying to dry out - yet again. The troubled warbler has checked into exclusive London rehab the Priory. Does she get frequent-flier miles each time she's in? Better to have loved . . . Pop-culture children Justin Bieber , 17, and Selena Gomez , 18, "were spotted embracing in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday during their romantic getaway" in Hawaii, People says. In the grown-up world, Maria Shriver discussed her disastrous marriage over lunch in Beverly Hills with Bono , 51, says London's Daily Mail in a creepy report that includes a series of photos showing in detail every time the pair had the tiniest physical contact.

ENDING WEEKS OF SPECULATION and catty comments about how thin she's gotten, Demi Moore, 49, told the Associated Press yesterday that she is ending her marriage to 33-year-old Ashton Kutcher. The couple wed in September 2005. "It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton. As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life," she said in a statement.

IF THE MAYANS, Nostradamus and every crackpot evangelist can predict the end of the world, Tattle, with help from Lady Tattle (see sidebar), should be able to predict celebrity shenanigans for the coming year, right? We, at least, have a chance of being correct. And, on the plus side, if we're wrong, you won't end up with a cellar full of canned goods and Bushmaster rifles. So here goes: *  One Direction will rename itself New Direction when Harry Styles officially runs off with Taylor Swift . The joke will be on Harry, however, as Taylor will already have moved on. *  Lindsay Lohan will get arrested.