The Day in Pop Digest for 7/19: a quick roundup of the top pop news stories from across the web: Lady Gaga turns the other cheek after a publicity seeking "religious" group staged a protest outside her concert Sunday night. She told fans in part on her website after the concert, "At the risk of drawing attention to a hateful organization, I would like to make my… fans aware of a protest being held outside the (concert) in St. Louis tonight. . . My request to (fans) and public authorites (sic) is to pay these hate criminals no mind. Do not interact with them, or try to fight… Do not respond to any of their provocation. Don't waste your words, or feelings, no matter what you hear or see you are more fortunate and blessed than they are, and in your heart just pray for them." more (Perhaps next time Gaga should also cite Matthew 7:15-20?)(People) Paris Hilton was held by police on the French island of Corsica and caught with less than a gram of marijuana in her purse, the Agence France-Presse reports. more
(MTV) Florida court records indicate that the Internal Revenue Service filed a $1.13 million tax lien against Lil Wayne last month in Dade County Circuit Court. more
(ASB) Lily Allen pulled out of Spain's Benicassim festival on Sunday, July 18 after doctors advised the sick star not to fly. The singer upset TV and radio bosses in the U.K. after she scrapped two of her final promotional pop appearances earlier this month, citing illness. more
(People) Lindsay Lohan's new legal team will include famed defense attorney Robert Shapiro – the man who founded the sober-living house she checked into on Wednesday. more
(ASB) Nick Jonas straps his guitar and rocks an intimate concert in a music video for "Jonas L.A." soundtrack "Your Biggest Fan". more
(dose.ca) R&B singer Sean Kingston has been accused of assaulting a young woman in Seattle, Wash. But the woman's story has been cast in doubt and the singer is not wanted for questioning by police more
The Hollywood Reporter reports that "Inception" took in an estimated $60.4 million in opening domestic boxoffice. more
(ASB) Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has claimed her first U.K. number one single - her collaboration with rapper B.o.B has climbed to the top spot in the rundown. "Airplanes" entered the chart at number 23 seven weeks ago more
Joan of Arcadia star Amber Tamblyn has signed on for a multi-episode arc on House next season. more
(THR) A federal appeals panel has upheld a three-year prison sentence on federal tax charges for Wesley Snipes. more
(BBC) Eminem reclaims the number one slot in the UK album chart with his latest release, Recovery. more
(ASB) Eminem and Rihanna are going to film visuals for their duet track "Love the Way You Lie" this coming Tuesday, July 20. more
(ASB) A rep for Christina Aguilera's record label has denied bosses have fallen out with the singer over the relatively poor sales of her latest album "Bionic". more
(People) Mark Wahlberg is letting down his guard to talk with PEOPLE, and they're giving you a chance to ask him whatever your heart desires. more
(THR) The co-founder of E! is launching a celebrity-focused online network complete with several programs in the hope of establishing a new brand in the entertainment programming space. more
(seattlepi) The world's oldest opera singer, Cantonese Opera star Luo Pinchao, has died. He was 98. more
(ASB) Alicia Keys and her longtime manager Jeff Robinson have decided to go their separate ways.more
