Taco Bell is going for the whole enchilada in defending itself from a suit filed by 50 Cent, claiming the rapper’s tough-talking $4 million lawsuit (alleging trademark infringement) from earlier this summer was nothing but a publicity stunt.

The fast food chain definitely answered the legal Bell, so to speak, in its attempt to straight up dome Fiddy when it comes to his credibility.

The Bell attacked 50 as a gentleman whose work “falls in the sub-genre of hip hop music known as ‘gangsta rap,’ a style associated with urban street gangs and characterized by violent, tough-talking braggadocio.” Or something.

The Taco peeps also claim Fiddy only filed the lawsuit to “burnish his gangsta persona.” Not sure how suing Taco Bell would do that, but whatever you say.

50 Cent sued over Taco Bell’s promotional campaign where they offered to give $10,000 to charity if the rapper would change his name to 79, 89 or 99 Cent.

His lawyer tells us “Taco Bell needs to be stopped” and that “Mr. Cent intends to vigorously pursue this case.” Seriously, he referred to him as Mr. Cent.

You know what they say: Mo’ money mo’ problems. Combined this with his many lawsuits against Shaniqua Tompkins and Fiddy has his legal hands full.

Dancing with the Stars just got a lot uglier.

Julianne Hough says this season - which ended Tuesday night when her and partner Cody Linley were eliminated from the competition - was likely her last.

“I won’t be on Dancing this spring season. I don’t know about the fall. Maybe, maybe not. We’ll see,” Hough wrote on her blog. “I’m definitely going to focus on the music. My first album was a learning experience, and I can’t wait for the next one. I feel like the writing and producing will be even better, really awesome.”

We know, guys. We were hoping she’d leave to focus on a career posing for Playboy, too.

Well, Alex Rodriguez hasn’t commented on the record, but the Bronx baller has to be stoked as $h!t that his “f*%king soulmate, dude” is officially a free woman.

The BBC reports that according to court lists, Madonna and that Guy she was married to will be granted a preliminary divorce at the High Court in London on Friday.

According to British celebrity news reports, Madonna, 50, and Guy Ritchie, 40, reached a settlement over money and kids Lourdes, 12, Rocco, 8, and David, 3.

London’s Evening Standard reports that Madonna will keep the bulk of her estimated $500 million fortune, though Ritchie was entitled by law to a share of it.

“He could have hugely boosted his bank balance and set himself up for life, but he already feels he has enough money,” a pal of Guy told the the Standard.

“But he also didn’t want the whole thing dragging on in the public gaze for months and months on end. In any case, his priority was their children’s future.”

Madonna and Ritchie were married in 2000, shortly after the birth of son Rocco. Since the split, Madonna and Alex Rodriguez, the baseball star whose relationship with her reportedly played a role in his own divorce, have been “involved.”

A-Rod split with Cynthia Rodriguez earlier this year, after his alleged “affair of the heart” with Madonna and affairs of additional body parts with other skanks.

Yesterday, we told you Jennifer Garner was seeking an order of protection against Steven Burky, a man who has been harassing and stalking her since 2002. Now TMZ has received copies of the actual letters and emails he sent. Reading them will send chills down your spine.

A cure might be in sight for a boy suffering from a "hairy" genetic disorder.