The Anti-Gossip: February 18, 2010

Tiger Woods Emerges from Hiding: The Tiger is coming out of his cage! Woods has been in hiding ever since his infidelity scandal broke back in November, but now, reports have emerged that the golfer will be making a public apology this Friday. Will it put him back in America's good graces? Stay tuned...

Shaun White Wins Gold: The mop-topped "Flying Tomato" with a heart of gold scored his second consecutive gold medal on the men's halfpipe at the Winter Games yesterday. During his victory lap, White even managed to best his medal-winning score by busting out his new signature move: the Double McTwist 1260.

American Idol Recap: We've got our top 24, folks! The final night of Hollywood Week gave us our final 12 men and final 12 women who will compete for the title of this season's "American Idol" — and future roles in Broadway's Hair revival.

America Continues its Betty White Love-Fest: Who knew the US population had so much affection for the former Golden Girl? First, she's the unexpected star of this year's Superbowl ads, then they take to Facebook in droves to campaign for her to host SNL, and now, she's being honored by the Morris Animal Foundation for her animal welfare advocacy work.

Sasha Grey Takes It Off (For Good): PETA's really glamming (and sexing) up their image these days! Check out their new campaign, where adult film stars like Sasha Grey and Ron Jeremy and actor Mickey Rourke — the star of one of the hottest films of all time 9 1/2 Weeks — turn their exploits in the erotic world into a PSA promoting safe sex for your pets.

Photo courtesy of US Army via Wikimedia Commons.