KIM KARDASHIAN STAFFER MIXES IT UP WITH AIRPORT COP

Kim Kardashian's travel woes continue.

First "sentimental" items were allegedly stolen from her luggage on a flight from the U.K. to the U.S. -- then, upon returning home, one of her staffers got into a shouting match with a police officer outside Los Angeles International Airport. TMZ reports the staffer blasted the officer, saying he was more concerned with getting an autograph than protecting Kim from a mob of fans and paparazzi.

The officer blasted back: "I don't appreciate you coming here and telling us we're here for autographs. I don't do that. We're not here to do any service for [Kardashian]. We're here for the needs of the international terminal."

According to the gossip blog, the staffer eventually stormed off.


LOST CO-STAR CALLS MATTHEW FOX A WOMAN BEATER

Apparently there's no love lost between former co-stars Matthew Fox and Dominic Monaghan.

Dominic, who played Charlie on ABC's Lost, bashed the one-time Jack Shepherd in a Twitter exchange Sunday.

A female fan asked Dominic to get Matthew to join the social networking site. In reply, Monaghan wrote, "He beats women. No thanks."

The fan wrote back: "I KNOW IT WAS WRONG BUT WHAT?! What about all those good times you had together?!" Dominic tweeted, "How did you know we ever did? You don't know either of us. He beats women. Not isolated incidents. Often. Not interested."

Last fall, Matthew was accused of punching a female bus driver.


DENNIS RODMAN GETS PROBATION FOR BEING A DEADBEAT DAD

The judge threw the book at Dennis Rodman during his child-support hearing yesterday.

Rodman was held in contempt for racking up more than $800,000 in unpaid child support for his two children and an additional $50,000 in unpaid spousal support. The NBA legend was placed on three years probation and ordered to perform 104 hours of community service.

While on probation, he's required to stay current with child support and cover alimony.


PHILLIP PHILLIPS'S KIDNEY SURGERY POSTPONED

American Idol winner Phillip Phillips did not have kidney surgery yesterday. The procedure was postponed because he had a fever, TMZ reports. Phillip has a serious congenital kidney condition that forced him to get eight surgeries during his Idol run. The latest surgery has been rescheduled for early next week.


KAT VON D SUED BY INSURANCE CO.

State Farm Insurance is suing Kat Von D, claiming the tattoo artist is to blame for the 2010 fire that destroyed her home and killed her cat. State Farm says the blaze -- which was ignited by lit candles Kat placed in her house -- caused more than $900,000 in damages. Now the company wants her to pay it back.


HATFIELDS & McCOYS MAKE CABLE HISTORY

The History channel made a bit of, well, history this week. The first night of their Hatfields & McCoys miniseries Monday was the most-watched non-sports show ever on ad-supported cable TV, with 13.9 million viewers. It stars Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton as the heads of the feuding 19th century clans. The six-hour series wraps up tonight.


CELEB QUICKIES

  • Christian Bale has revealed that he dated Drew Barrymore when they were both in their teens. In the current issue of GQ Australia, The Dark Knight star says, "We went to see some bloody awful horror film, and that was the end of it. She never called again."

  • Melissa Rivers and her porn king boyfriend Steve Hirsch have split. TMZ says the two called it quits "because they each had too much stuff going on in their personal lives to focus on a relationship."

  • TMZ co-founder Jim Paratore died of an apparent heart attack yesterday during a bike trip in France, the gossip blog reports. Jim was also the executive producer of such programs as The Ellen De Generes Show and Lopez Tonight.