Britney Spears' former constant companion and sidekick Alli Sims was out in Beverly Hills today, and she told E! News exclusively that she's still forbidden from talking to the pop star.

"I can't talk to her right now," she said when asked if she was prohibited from talking to Britney by her father, Jamie Spears, and the lawyers. "Maybe that will change at some point."

Sources tell E! News that Britney's dad, who is coconservator of his daughter's affairs, will not allow Alli to have any contact with Britney. Prior to Britney's meltdown earlier this year, Sims, 27, along with Sam Lutfi, was a near-constant companion of the pop star.

Even though she hasn't been able to talk to Spears in some time, Sims still remembered it was Britney's big day.

"I hope she has a great birthday," Sims told E! News. "Happy birthday. I love you."

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Dylan McDermott didn't need The Practice for this one.

The actor's divorce from his fashion-plate wife of 13 years, Shiva Rose, has been finalized, according to court documents filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. (View the documents.)

The paperwork did not indicate what sort of custody arrangement the two arrived at concerning their two daughters, 12-year-old Colette and 3-year-old Charlotte Rose, but McDermott's original petition stated that he wanted joint custody.

Indicating that he would be acting as his own attorney in the proceedings, the star of the short-lived Big Shots filed for divorce in May, about 10 months after he and Rose separated. The standard irreconcilable differences was cited as the reason for the split.

Per today's filing, McDermott and Rose will not officially be singletons until the mandatory six-month waiting period concludes Jan. 2.

Stephen Colbert is teaching Kanye West about the true meaning of Christmas.

Utter and total chart domination, of course.

Convinced that he should be selling more albums, the fauxservative funnyman has called upon Colbert Nation to knock the Grammy winner off his high iTunes horse by swarming the online music store Wednesday at exactly 5 p.m. ET to snatch up A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!—all with an eye on dethroning Kanye's latest album, 808s & Heartbreak, currently iTunes' No. 1 download.

Somehow, Colbert's Xmas album is dawdling at No. 16, despite the fact that Kanye is only tied for fifth place, along with Crocs, in the race to be the voice of this generation.

"This is war, and I'm calling for a surge," Colbert declared as he prepared to bring out the big guns—his own arrogance—to conquer Kanye's ego.

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Gary Coleman's bowling for plea bargains.

The Diff'rent Strokes star pleaded no contest today to charges of disorderly conduct and reckless driving, both misdemeanors, stemming from his alleged September throwdown with a fellow kegler at a Utah bowling alley.

Coleman was ordered to pay a $100 fine for the first charge. The judge agreed to expunge the second count if the pint-sized former kid star behaves himself for a year.

Coleman, 40, didn't take kindly to fellow bowler Colt Rushton snapping photos of the entertainer and his on-off 22-year-old wife, Shannon Price, while the pair hit the lanes. The beef purportedly ended with Coleman's truck clipping Rushton as the couple exited the parking lot.

For his efforts, Coleman also earned a civil assault suit from Rushton seeking damages for minor injuries allegedly suffered in the incident.

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Miley Cyrus may want keep that blond wig handy. The Disney Channel has announced an order for more episodes for the current season of her megahit show, Hannah Montana.

Season three, which kicked off Nov. 2, is still in production, but had been slated to run 24 episodes and end in May 2009. Disney did not immediately specify how many new episodes would be shot. Hannah's second season consisted of 30 episodes.

While the recent Sweet 16er is regularly forced to shoot down gossip that she wishes to drive away from the vehicle that created her, she has insisted she's "fully committed" to the series.

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Thirty years after the fact, Roman Polanski would like to move on with his life.

The 75-year-old filmmaker filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss the child-sex charge that has had him avoiding America like the plague since the 1970s.

Polanski pleaded guilty in 1978 to unlawful intercourse with a minor for having sex with a 13-year-old girl but, fearing that the judge was going to renege on the agreement to keep him out of jail, he fled the United States before being sentenced and has technically been a fugitive from justice ever since.

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