Forbes released a list of the 10 most trusted celebrities. Culled together by E-Poll, the rundown "ranked the A-list names Americans rated the highest in for trustworthiness, awareness and appeal." These are stars who have been so consistently respectable that we allow them creative flexibility (Tom Hanks in Philadelphia to Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump.) We feel reassured when we hear them. (James Earl Jones' voice-overs for CNN for example.) There's not an offensive name on the list (maybe Will Smith, what with his Scientology links), but at the same time, there's only a single lady--Sally Field. Which makes us wonder: Why doesn't America trust its leading ladies?

Did you know that today is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day? Apparently for want of some kind of cultural milestone to call its own, a terrible Indiana-based radio station started, nine years ago, to celebrate the advent of the packaging material on the last Monday of every January. This year marks the 50th anniversary of bubble wrap. And while popping bubble wrap in between your thumb and forefinger remains the most inexpensive form of therapy that exists, let's take time out to explore bubble wrap's primary purpose: To keep things from breaking. After the jump: Five celebrities who could be rolled in bubble wrap for red-eye flights between JFK and LAX to prevent fatigue, exhaustion, and further breakdowns.

Megan Fox and Mickey Rourke Will "Date": Sorry Brian Austin Green, but part of the perils of dating Hollywood's blowup doll du jour is accepting that each of her roles brings with it the possibility of hooking up with a costar that is more successful (i.e. more desirable) than yourself. See: Mickey Rourke. The two "rebels" are currently in pre-production on Passion Play, their film where Fox plays an angel who is saved by a broken down piece of trumpet-playing meat (Rourke). Like her (and everyone's) role model Angelina Jolie, Fox has been linked to costars before, namely Shia Labeouf, and everyone remembers Rourke's non-romance with his much younger costar from The Wrestler, Evan Rachel Wood. Expect the "just friends" label brandied about at premieres and junkets, but in Mickey's mind, the two of them were already banging the second he saw her dressed up as a giant raisin on that rerun of Hope & Faith.

● That alleged Jennifer Lopez honeymoon sex tape being shopped around by first ex-husband Ojani Noa is not so big on the actual sex part -- just a lot of clothed pre-fame Jennifer Lopez. [People]
● Speaking of Jenny from the Block, she’s calling out other celebs who claim they don’t read tabloids, revealing she keeps up with herself in the gossip rags; other celebs who say they don’t are “liars.” Take that Jen Aniston! [Showbizspy]
● The latest Victoria Secret Angels -- like Alessandra Ambrosio, Selita Ebanks, and Chanel Iman -- talk about getting runway-ready; imagine 4- to 6-hour workouts, waxing, and cleanses. It’s not easy looking professionally hot. [Elle]

So I know we were placing our bets on The Dark Knight's follow-up to bow in 2011, but now the whole affair's looking kind of dead in the water. Michael Caine explained his reservations to British magazine Shortlist. "But I don't know if they are ever going to make another Batman," Caine explains. "If they do it won't be for quite a while." Which may make casting speculation this nothing more than pipe dreams perhaps. Possibly for the best.

The art of the onscreen murder was never staged with such graphic gusto as when Mary Harron filmed Christian Bale slicing and dicing his way through the excess of 80s Wall Street in American Psycho. Since then, the Canadian-born director has dabbled in television, filming episodes of Big Love and Six Feet Under, as well as feature The Notorious Bettie Page. Harron's latest project is an entry in the Fear Itself anthology (currently available on DVD), a television series broken down into 13 different episodes and featuring some of the biggest names working in horror today. Harron's Community follows a young married couple who move into a seemingly perfect neighborhood, and of course, the key word there is seemingly. We spoke to the director about the horror genre, Roman Polanski, and Tom Cruise's lifeless eyes.

Watching Rachel Dawes bop about in both Christopher Nolan-helmed Batman flicks, it dawned on me that despite the man's filmmaking gifts, Nolan's completely clueless when it comes to piecing together female characters with more than a single dimension. They just seem like an afterthought, dreamed up in post-production or something. Which is why when Katie Holmes assumed this role, it came off as nothing more than a cut-and-paste stock girlfriend. Even Hayden Panettiere could've done what Holmes did under Nolan's guidance. And when Maggie Gyllenhaal was brought on, it seemed like she was simply trying her best with the material. But it was material curiously lacking in at least a fraction of the angst that made performances by Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, and Heath Ledger so riveting. Odd that, because her character was so closely linked to two of those three men. Instead, her performance came off as a facsimile of Holmes' -- devoid of all moxie and disturbingly tepid. But Nolan's low expectations for his leading ladies should make Megan Fox's heart skip its first-in-forever beat. She's been tapped as Catwoman in part three of the Caped Crusader's hijinks.

Are you still holding onto that list of possible Batman replacements? Superb. Because we just may need to consult it, as Christian Bale stated that if Chris Nolan doesn't come back to direct the next installment of the superhero saga, then he won't return to star in it -- although the airtight legalese in his contract negotiations mandates it. But even if Nolan does back out, the franchise has a willing and able villain in Johnny Depp, who is interested in stepping in as the Riddler, a role previously occupied by Jim Carrey and initially by a guy that more recently played a character named Reverend Love on General Hospital.

Today marks that precious day of the year when mothers and fathers all over the world are expected to strap the nicest leash they can find onto their daughters' rhinestone chokers and drag them along to their places of employ. Once there, daughters can learn about the magical wonders of the working world, hopefully picking up a few effective expletives as well. Although today, little Helvetica might find herself accompanying daddy to a dim dive instead, where she'll sip on Shirley Temples while thumbing through that last Harry Potter book as daddy gets flushed on whiskey gingers and rails about loyalty, integrity, and the general bullshittery of being laid off. But Hollywood isn't beleaguered with boring unemployeds! Celebrities, unlike bland regular people, are still making money. Regardless, here are a few who I implore to call a sitter (Lindsay still needs a job!) before heading into the studio, the lot, or even the bar for a hard day's work.

● It’s a sad state of affairs when Ashton Kutcher has surpassed President Obama as the most-followed person on Twitter, with a million followers. Kutcher does update multiple times a day with ever-more-inane details of his life, while our President has been a tad distracted running the world and all. [CNN]
● In case we didn’t already know, Diane Kruger would like to remind us Brad Pitt has a "sweet family" and that Angelina Jolie is "beautiful." [Us]
● Lindsay Lohan is slowly crawling back to the top, or maybe it’s the middle; she's mounting a palimony case against ex Samantha Ronson. Lohan feels she’s entitled to a cut of Ronson’s DJ gigs, as they’ve gone up from $10,000 to $100,000. [PopCrunch]