Judge Judy Sheindlin is headed for the other side of the bench soon -- she's been hit with a half-a-million dollar lawsuit from the estranged wife of her courtroom TV show's producer.

Patric Jones is suing Sheindlin for $514,421 -- and 14 cents -- the value of a set of Christofle china and flatware that her husband, Randy Douthit, sold Sheindlin for just $50,000 without her consent. Jones has demanded that the judge either return the items or pay what they're worth.

Douthit and Jones are in the midst of a nasty divorce battle, and Jones claims her soon-to-be ex sold their shared property ...

Britney Spears is reportedly set to rake in $16 million as a judge on The X Factor, but the incredible amount isn't nearly enough to put her on top of TV's best paid list.

Assuming The X Factor has the same amount of episodes this season (26), Spears would pocket a bit over $615,000 an episode. That makes her the second highest paid per episode in primetime currently - Ashton Kutcher makes $700,000 an episode for Two and a Half Men. She is also far behind predecessor Charlie Sheen's whopping $1.2 million an episode. It would put her ahead of William Petersen's previous salary on CSI ($600,...

Beloved TV star Judge Judy has assured fans she is feeling "well" after checking into hospital for exhaustion on Wednesday.

The former family court judge was admitted to Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after experiencing intestinal discomfort. After a series of tests and the all-clear from doctors, the TV personality, real name Judith Sheindlin, checked out on Thursday.

She tells TV show Entertainment Tonight, "I am on my way home. All is well. Thank you all for your loving messages. See you in court. Be on time."

Lady Gaga is proving she's a force to be reckoned with in more ways than just music - she's quickly becoming one of the richest female stars in the world.

The Poker Face hit-maker has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame since hitting the charts in 2008, and she is now rocketing up the rich list thanks to her best-selling debut album The Fame and sell-out Monster Ball tour. Gaga is fourth in Forbes magazine's 2010 list of the richest women in Hollywood, raking in $64 million over the last 12 months.

She is only beaten by rich list regulars Oprah Winfrey - who outstrips all rivals with earnin...