The Jersey Shore salary controversy seems to have dissipated as quickly as it arose in the first place, with new reports saying the whole cast has re-signed.

A rep for the network confirmed Tuesday that all principal castmates have inked new contracts to shoot the show’s third season, save for Angelina Pivarnick.

Who? Oh, right, the quote-unquote Kim Kardashian of Staten Island who bailed after one episode last season, then came back, then evidently flaked again.

Oh well. Guess she couldn’t hang with the wild times of Snooki, J-Woww, The Situation and friends, who will now bank an impressive ,000 per episode.

That’s up from ,000 per episode in Season One.

FIST-PUMP: They’re back in business, baby!

“MTV is pleased that the Jersey Shore cast will be returning to Seaside Heights to continue production on Season Three,” the network said in a statement.

“Not only have they become a part of the MTV family, but fans worldwide have fallen in love with them. Stay tuned for Jersey Shore Season 2 on July 29.”

MTV had quite the situation on its hands, as Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Co. demanded a giant raise before allowing cameras to follow their awesome lives.

The Situation was the first to re-sign. The rest followed.

All water under the polluted bridge now. Let the Jersey Shore quotes, club-hopping, fist-pumping, hair-oiling, fake-tanning and boardwalk brawling begin.

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Kathy Griffin and Elisabeth Hasselbeck are definitely not Facebook friends.

The comedian and the talk show host are at odds this week, following a joke Griffin made on her Bravo series, My Life on the D-List. Speaking to a pair of CNN reporters, Griffin referred to Scott Brown’s kids as “prostitutes.” Watch the segment NOW.

The Massachusetts Senator stood up for his kids, saying: “People can call me any name they want, but families are off limits… Kathy Griffin and Bravo ought to be ashamed of themselves.”

(Editor’s Note: Brown forgot to add that this does not apply to Sarah Palin’s tabloid-loving daughter, of course, who goes out of her way to be ON limits.)

Hasselbeck also felt a need to chime in on The View.

When the topic of Griffin’s remarks was broached on that gabfest, the conservative commentator went off. Her rant - which you can watch HERE - was concluded when Hasselbeck called Griffin “scum.”

Replied the comedian: “You have to remember that the genesis of that whole joke about Scott Brown was that when he won the election he famously said, ‘My two daughters are available.’ Then he was called a ‘pimp’ in the Washington press… The bottom line is, lighten up!”

“[Or] suck it! As the great Bette Midler said, ‘F–k ‘em if they can’t take a joke.’”

Was Griffin out of line? Does Hasselbeck need to lighten up? Choose a side in this feud now:

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Mel Gibson is not only in a nasty fight with Oksana Grigorieva over custody of their baby daughter, he’s facing a domestic violence investigation and major fallout from her set of rage-filled, possibly career-ending leaked phone tapes.

But he still has his family.

“He has a good support system in his friends and family,” a friend tells People adding that his seven kids are “absolutely” standing by their father.

Gibson regularly speaks to his soon-to-be-ex wife, Robyn, with whom he split in April 2009, and has seven children from a nearly 30-year union.

It was Robyn Gibson who came to his defense last week, filing an affidavit swearing he was never once abusive during their entire time together.

Mel has allies in Robyn Gibson and their seven kids.

According to a source, it was her idea: “Mel didn’t ask Robyn for the affidavit in which she says that he never engaged in any physical abuse towards her.”

“Robyn just felt that enough is enough … She still values her marriage to Mel and is sick of [how the press portrays] Mel as a heartless, abusive monster.”

A new Mel Gibson tape leaked on Tuesday was perhaps the most damning of the six released to date, as he appeared to admit a violent outburst.

But despite what you hear on the tapes, Robyn is standing by the actor, who she calls an amazing father. The source said, “she is still protective of him.”

A Gibson family source says that the actor’s family has long seen Oksana Grigorieva, who Mel split with earlier this year, as a calculating person.

“She pushed him over the edge,” the source says. “While they do think he needs help for his anger issues, Mel’s family is supportive of him.”

Thoughts?

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Those of you with crushes on Meghan McCain need not get your hopes up after reading the headline above. Her new book is simply titled Dirty Sexy Politics.

The cover for the work was released Tuesday by the Daily Beast, a news and opinion website that the 25-year-old daughter of Sen. John McCain writes for.

The effervescent Meghan “writes about her experiences on the campaign trail, how the party veered so far off track, why she is still a Republican, and more.”

It’s cool Meghan McCain has a book coming out and it’ll be a good read. We just hope she didn’t ask Tila Tequila and/or Heidi Montag to write the foreword.

Here’s our first look at the cover ….

DIRTY, SEXY POLITICS: Meghan McCain covers it all.

A summary included with the book touts the younger, more attractive McCain as one of the most outspoken members of the Republican Party. Definitely true.

McCain, who is the creator of the website, McCainblogette.com, is also the author of a New York Times bestselling children’s book My Father: John McCain.

She is active on social networks such as Twitter, although she has scaled back on the picture posting after this hot, dorky photo caused such a stir last fall.

Follow this link for tons more Meghan McCain pictures!

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Crime does not pay. But it can lead to some quality photos.

Lindsay Lohan got little out of her recent court appearances but tears, humiliation and an orange jumpsuit. THG got plenty of entertainment value, though.

Fear not, Linds. We hear you’re only going to end up doing 13-14 days if you behave yourself. We refuse to feel bad for you, given that it’s your own fault.

Heck, maybe this will even be good for you in the end.

Click to enlarge some memorable Lindsay Lohan pictures from her court appearances, which are almost as numerous as her club appearances … almost:

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