DAILY GOSSIP: December 22, 2011 by Ned Ehrbar

While they’ve remained civil since their July split, it’s reportedly about to get very ugly between Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, with a “vicious” custody battle on the way, according to Us Weekly. The trigger seems to be Lopez’s new boyfriend, Casper Smart, and his apparent bonding with Lopez and Anthony’s 3-year-old twins, Max and Emme. Antony reportedly “hit the roof” after seeing photos of Lopez, Smart and the kids enjoying Thanksgiving together in Hawaii and is "going back on his word and saying he wants joint custody," a source says. "He wants to make Jennifer suffer because she's having fun with someone new, and he knows this will hurt her on the deepest level."

Sean Penn reportedly got into a screaming match at LAX airport recently with former co-star — and long-time Penn critic — Maria Conchita Alonso, the actress reveals in an interview with Washington D.C. radio station WMAL. "I said, 'You are a communist, Sean Penn.' He said, 'You are a pig!' So I said, 'And you are a communist a--hole! Is it great to live the way you do as a communist?’” Alonso says. The actress, who starred with Penn in 1988’s “Colors,” says she wanted to apologize "for calling Sean Penn an a--hole. He is an intelligent man," she says. "But if someone calls me a pig, I am not going to turn the other cheek. I don't regret calling him a communist.”

Anne Hathaway is ready to marry fiancé Adam Shulman — but apparently not as ready as the New York Post would like. The newspaper reportedly earlier this week that the couple had set an October 2012 wedding date and had even sent out save-the-date cards to guests for a lavish, New York-area ceremony, but Hathaway’s rep insists there is no date and no cards have been sent out, according to E! News.

Steve Jones reportedly will not return as host the U.S. edition of “the X-Factor” after one season on the job, according to Hollyscoop. "He got terrible reviews from critics when he started, and things haven’t got better. There have been mistakes and he just doesn’t seem to have the knack for dealing with contestants," a source says. “The executives at Fox have already decided not to renew his contract and so, short of a miracle happening, it is pretty much a done deal that he will not take part next season." Rumors are circulating that he’ll be replaced by Nicole Scherzinger, who was originally set to host before replacing Cheryl Cole as a judge on the singing competition.

Marc Anthony is certainly no Scrooge. As an end-of-the-year bonus, the singer reportedly treated his 14-person staff to a trip to the Dominican Republic, according to TMZ. Anthony is even covering all the food, drink and entertainment the staff can handle during their five-day stay at the La Romana resort. Not too shabby.

Justin Bieber may have thought taking a DNA test had gotten him clear of Mariah Yeater, the woman claiming Bieber is the father of her baby, but as far as Yeater is concerned nothing has been resolved. “I dropped my lawsuit, but never my claim," Yeater tells the Chicago Sun-Times. "I still definitely want a DNA test and I want to refile my paternity case — I do believe he is the father." As for Robbie Powell, who claims that he actually is the baby’s father? "He is not the father, and he’s locked up and out of the picture,” Yeater says.