Ryan Seacrest made his big announcement on the Today show yesterday - he’ll be part of NBC’s coverage of the summer Olympics. But host Matt Lauer wouldn’t let him get off that easy, and quizzed Seacrest over reports he was angling to take over Lauer’s job. "What kind of conversations have you had with NBC officials about joining the Today show?" Lauer asked. "Oh, they didn't tell you?," joked Seacrest.  Lauer then asked, “Do you see yourself doing a job like this?" to which Seacrest replied, “I see YOU doing this for as long as you want to. So maybe the question is, how long will you be on the Today show?" 

Ryan Gosling is once again being hailed as a New York City hero. Last August he broke up a fight in Manhattan’s East Village, and now a British journalist claims he “saved” her from being hit by a taxi in midtown. "I literally, LITERALLY just got saved from a car by Ryan Gosling. That actually just happened," Laurie Penny of The New Statesman wrote on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. "I was crossing 6th avenue in a new pink wig. Not looking the right way because I am from London. Ryan Gosling grabbed me away from a taxi."

MICHAEL JEFFERSON IS GONE ON SURVIVOR  

Whitney Houston's mother is "devastated" and "inconsolable" over the  Coroner's Autopsy Report that makes it clear ... Whitney was deep into cocaine when she died.  Cissy Houston is telling close friends ... she cried hysterically when she first heard about the Coroner's findings and singled out Whitney's performance of the National Anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl, saying, "This is the type of thing people should remember Whitney for."  She added, "No one's perfect. Only the Lord can judge."

 Tim Tebow clearly knows how to impress his new boss ... cause the NY Jets QB went out and got himself a pedicure in L.A. this week.   Sources at the salon tell us Tebow was "VERY friendly" during his $23 mani/pedi treatment ... and dropped a HUGE tip at the end.
The Situation has CHECKED OUT of the rehab center in Utah ... where he was receiving treatment for substance abuse ... Sitch was spotted at a nearby airport ... and even took a photo with a fan who happened to be on his flight.