CELEBRITIES HOLD MORE RELIEF EFFORTS FOR SANDY VICTIMS

Nicki Minaj has joined a super long list of celebrities who will contribute messages of support to raise funds to rebuild Seaside Heights (where "The Jersey Shore" is filmed) for a special called "Restore The Shore." It airs tonight at 11:00 p.m. ET.  Other celebs slated to appear are  One Direction, Alicia Keys, Mac Miller, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, Pharrell, P!nk, Demi Lovato, Kim Kardashian, Ne-Yo, Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Mars, No Doubt, fun., Carly Rae Jepsen, Swizz Beats, the Jonas Brothers, Ludacris, All Time Low, Sean Kingston, Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Carson Daly of “The Voice,” Ashley Greene, Dakota Fanning, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli and Elizabeth Reaser of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2,” Jay Leno, the cast of “The View,” Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, Wendy Williams and many more. And on December 12, Kanye West and Alicia Keys will join Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Billy Joel, The Who and Jon Bon Jovi at the Madison Square Garden for a concert to benefit Hurricane Sandy survivors. The show is dubbed the "12-12-12" show and will be held on Dec. 12.

WHEN ROBERT DE NIRO CALLS…YOU ANSWER!

…And if you aren't around...you'd better call him back. At least that was the message given to Hip Hop mogul Jay-Z who had the audacity to ignore one of the most respected men in New York. Robert confronted Jay-Z the other night at Leonardo DiCaprio's A-list birthday bash at The Darby in Manhattan.  It seems that Jay had agreed to record a song for the Tribeca Film Festival (the upscale movie showcase that De Niro founded in remembrance of 9/11) and Robert was interested in talking about it. But the problem is....he could never get the rapper on the phone. In fact, he called him six times and Jay still didn't call him back.  Needless to say....Mr. De Niro is not used to being ignored and he was not pleased. So when Jay got to the party, Robert confronted him.  While some sources say the conversation was heated (on Robert's part) other's say it was a private conversation that was overheard by others.  A source told Page Six, "Bob wasn’t in any mood to make polite conversation.  He told Jay that if somebody calls you six times, you call them back. It doesn’t matter who you are, that is just rude. De Niro kept telling him that he thinks he’s the man, but that he was disrespectful.’ ” Jay tried to joke it off, Robert was still pissy. At one point, Beyonce walked across the room and tried to intervene and still....that ish didn't work.

CELEBRITY QUICKIES

The albums aren't in stores just yet, but trusted sources are already weighing in on this month's massive line up of releases. Among projections made public Thursday are Alicia Keys' "Girl On Fire" and Rihanna's "Unapologetic" albums. But who will come out on top ? According to early figures, Alicia Keys is the projected winner in the race with sales of around 300,000 copies (week 11/27). This figure takes into account sales of the title track for the album, "Girl on Fire." At this point, it is unclear what projections are for another album that should be one to look out for -- Keyshia Cole's "Woman To Woman."

Cedric the Entertainer got lucky this time around and was signed for another season of “Soul Man” a TV Land original series. We guess his petition to fans of the show to write to the network to show their support for renewal, worked. He announced the good news on Twitter the other night: Just got word #TheSoulMan has been picked up for season #2.Thank bout to Turn Up!” he wrote. Centered around a former superstar-turned preacher, the comedy show premiered in June and received mixed reviews and 1 million viewers.

Noted agency Wilhelmina and Chris Brown are hoping for a few endorsement deals, in areas like fashion and beauty. Breaking the news Wednesday, WWD reports Wilhelmina signed Chris Brown this week, amongst a flurry of other signings, including collaborator Keri Hilson. If you'll recall, Chris Brown aptly lost a few endorsement deals after putting his hands on Rihanna in 2009. Despite obvious concerns about Brown representing anyone's brand at this point, Wilhelmina Men director Taylor Hendrich believes in Chris and his "unique take on style."