You can now forget you ever heard the name Riley Giles.

Lindsay Lohan's rehab distraction of a boyfriend has ridden his set of coattails as far as they are going to take him. According to People.com (hi, Suzy!), Lindsay and Riley broke up just after he went home with the starlet for Thanksgiving.

"They're over – they've broken up," a source blabbed. "She is concentrating on her life and her career," another pal said.

Interestingly enough, Lindsay was out and about the other night with sometimes boy toy and Paris Hilton ex Stavros Niarchos. Hmmm...

Was Conan O'Brien afraid his staff would leave him for David Letterman?

Maybe -- or he's just a good guy, like Dave. The talk show host has decided to pay the 80 people on his staff, now that the NBC checks have run out and the writers are still on strike. The network was paying the Late Night with Conan O'Brien non-writers through the end of the month, which is today, but nobody is going to starve, as Conan will be picking up the tab for the foreseeable future. This comes just a few weeks after David Letterman promised it would be a merry Christmas for his peeps, offering to pay their salaries at least through the end of the year.

Those late night guys -- what sweeties.

Have any experience editing videos or short films? No?

Who cares? It's for a Britney Spears video!!

Even though Brit has already shot a music video for her next single, "Piece of Me," the Britster is teaming up with MTV to launch a contest called "Britney Spears Wants Piece of You," to let her fans try to make something better.

MTV will release previously recorded footage of Brit (I wonder if the VMAs will make it in) and contestants will have to create a three-and-a-half minute music video out of it.

Get your entries in by Dec. 14. when MTV, Jive Records and Britney will decide who reigns supreme. The winning video will appear on TRL on Dec. 20.

Let your creative juices flow and try and impress Britney. How hard could that be -- she married Kevin Federline?

List time!

I hope Reese Witherspoon pays for at least some of her dates with Jake Gyllenhaal, as the mom of two has just been named the highest paid female actress by the Hollywood Reporter. In their new "Women in Entertainment: Power 100" issue, Reese, who rakes in $15-$20 million per flick, just beat out Angelina Jolie who makes almost as much, Cameron Diaz, who averages $15 mil, followed by Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellwegger.

By the way, these are just averages -- Cam reportedly made $30 million for the third Shrek!

These ladies have cash!

I'd love to be able to tell you that Kat and Josh were getting hammered in celebration of their upcoming nuptials (they plan to wed right around Christmas), but the couple was actually throwing back shots of wheatgrass and ginger at a local health store in Los Feliz, Ca.

Looking for a little honeymoon love potion, are we?

I was actually just wondering where Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's adopted kids, Connor and Isabella, are. We sometimes see Tom and Katie Holmes at one of their soccer games, but that's rare, and I can't remember the last time I saw Nicole with them.

Maybe that's why Nicole told the UK’s GMTV, “My kids don’t call me mommy, they don’t even call me mom. They call me Nicole, which I hate and tell them off for it."

The actress, who recently bought land to build on in Tennessee, with country crooner hubby Keith Urban, also says that her kids don't particularly love the idea. “When children are teenagers, they have a say in where they want to be," she said. "Los Angeles is a big draw, and I’m looking to get a place there so we can share more,” she says.

That would be nice. But, it doesn't look like that's happening right away. Nicole has said that she's planning on hitting the road with Keith, on his upcoming tour, because she just can't stand to be away from him. "I'm just not willing to give up my life with my man anymore."

Okay, so if Nicole's on the road with Keith, and Tom, Katie and Suri are traveling all over the world, who is taking care of the kids? Nannies? All the time? That makes me mad.

If you somehow find yourself dating Paul McCartney (it could happen), sources say you can expect to look hot and smell sweet.

According to Page Six, Paul has a habit of buying his gal pals lingerie and perfume -- which is lovely -- except that he gets everyone he is dating the same thing. "He has a ritual. He buys the same thing. He's been buying a bottle of perfume and lingerie for so long, it's predictable," said an insider. "He gives it to them even before they get dinner. He's done it with everyone he's been with."

Paul has reportedly gifted both businesswoman and "close friend" Nancy Shevell and newest flame, Rosanna Arquette, with the loot.

Come on, Paul, you can do so much better than that. You are a ladies man! A Beatle! Use some imagination.

Julia Roberts must have been talking to good pal George Clooney about confronting the over-aggressive paparazzi, because the pretty woman took a page from George's book and made a photographer pull over -- so she could yell at him!

Love it!

TMZ.com has the video of Julia honking her horn like a maniac, then getting out, walking up to the driver's side window of the paparazzo's car and demanding he quit it. Julia, who had her two-year-old twins, Hazel and Phinnaeus, in the car with her, told the cameraman, "Listen, you can turn your video camera off. You're at a school where children go. Turn it off."

The best part of the video is how nervous the guy is. As he's pulling over, and Julia is storming the car, you can here him fretting and breathing nervously. He obviously knows she's one tough cookie. I have to say, though, both Julia and George were fairly polite in their demands. No bad words, no threats, just simply telling the paps to stop endangering the people around them. Love 'em.

Not really? Well, you'd better brush up on Brad's naked body parts, because you won't be seeing them again. Unless you're Angelina Jolie, of course.

Brad told a BBC reporter that his stripping down days are dunzo. "I don't want to be embarrassed when my kids get old enough to see my films," he said. "I can't see any more nude scenes [in my career.]" Actually, Brad says you probably won't be seeing him that much in movies (even clothed!) from now on. "I figure I've got very few films left," he said. "Who knows how many I'll get to do now, so I want to do something I'm interested in. Otherwise, I don't want to bother. I think it's a younger person's game."

Who would have thought?

Don't worry, though. A new strapping young man is bound to be walking into our lives any day now -- and hopefully he'll be getting naked.

The couple welcomed Alabama Gypsy Rose Jennings (that's some name!) into the world on Wednesday night. The little girl weighed in at 8lbs., 3oz.

Cannolis all around!

For more expectant stars, check out our Celebrity Baby Tracker.

Mrs. Tom Cruise debuted her new hairdo -- a sleek bob with heavy bangs -- at the Bambi awards in Germany last night.

So, what do you think? Is Katie's new 'do and do or a don't? Tell me.

It's looking worse and worse for the Hogan family.

Hulk Hogan's son, Nick Hogan, was driving around 100 mph during the August car crash which seriously injured his friend John Graziano, police records show. Barrett Lawrance was a passenger in the other car that was racing against Nick that fateful night. He admitted to police that they were driving at the high speeds and that "this is how [Nick and pals] always drive."

Nick's attorney denies that his client was driving at that speed, as Nick, who had a breath-alcohol level of .02 or higher after the crash, told police he was traveling 30 or 40 mph and did not know what road he was traveling on or what direction.

Earlier in the day Nick was photographed partying on a boat with his friends and his dad. To make matters worse, Hulk reportedly bought $78 in beer and ice at a liquor store before the boat trip, making it look like he may have given alcohol to his son, who's underage, that day.

So bad.

Remember the other day when I suggested that Paris get knocked up, like BFF Nicole Richie, so she can change her life and clean up her act like Nic seems to have done? Well, I think Paris might be considering my advice. The heiress told People.com, at the Nissan Live Sets One Year Anniversary Party, that she, too, wants to have a baby, so that her kid can hang with Nicole's kid.

"Nicole and I have been playing together since we were two years old," she said. "I was just telling her, 'I want a baby so that our babies can play together.'"

Paris, if you're reading this, NOOOOO! I was only kidding. I kid a lot on this blog. Ha, ha. Just joking. Totally joking. Not serious. DO NOT get pregnant. Believe me, taking care of a kid is a lot harder than shuffling those dogs around. Wait it out.

P.S. Those sunglasses you wore in China? Awful.

A day after In Touch proudly displayed their "scoop" that Britney Spears is pregnant with her former flame J.R. Rotem's baby, the would-be daddy says the story is bunk.

"There is absolutely no truth to this," the producer told People.com.

Yeah, we know. But J.R. is certainly getting a lot of attention all of a sudden. Isn't that interesting?

It's been like an hour since Britney Spears has done something a tad bit wacky, so this story about her stripping off her underwear, in the middle of a porn shop, seems right on time.

According to Us Weekly, Brit visited the very naughty Hustler Store in West Hollywood late one night, a few weeks ago. She reportedly picked up a bunch of panties and headed to the fitting rooms, when the store employees "told her they don't allow people to try on underwear."

Um, eww.

"She was really upset," said a store source. "She looked out of it. There was nothing going on behind her eyes."

Britney then threw a fit, and took off her own underwear (apparently she was wearing some) and tried on a pair of "Barely Legal' boyshorts -- right in the middle of the store, while 15 other customers looked on.

"The employees kept saying 'Don't change out here!" one witness said. "She's just like, 'Well, I couldn't take them in the fitting room!' It was like dealing with a child."

"The staff told her she had to pay, and she rolled her eyes, but paid with a credit card," the source said.

The kicker? "On her way out, she went up to a mannequin, snatched the wig off the head, and stole it!"

Seriously, I can't even deal with her.

Get your minds out of the gutter! Lindsay has been ordered to have the deposition for her car-crash related case recorded, despite the objections of her lawyers. A member of LiLo's legal team tried to ban the cameras, saying that the footage would just end up as tabloid fodder.

"If a single picture of Ms. Lohan can sell for thousands of dollars, a videotape of the deposition will undoubtedly sell for tens of thousands of dollars, or more," her lawyer wrote in the motion. He claimed that the real purpose of videotaping the proceeding was to "annoy Ms. Lohan and to attempt to gain a litigation advantage by causing her concern about the embarrassment of such a videotape."

The judge wasn't having it and ordered the Dec. 3 deposition to include the rolling cameras. Action!

Ooooh, TMZ is so on that.

Us Weekly is reporting that The Ghost Whisperer star's boyfriend, Ross McCall, proposed last week, with an antique engagement ring that has been in his family for over 100 years. Jen, of course, accepted. The couple is currently celebrating on vacation in Hawaii.

Good for Jennifer. She's one of the nicest girls around. Have you ever not seen her smiling or laughing or making fun of herself? Nope -- she's totally down-to-earth and real -- and that's so rare these days, especially for someone who has been in the business as long as she has.

Congrats!

Here's the item from Page Six:

"Joe and Tony have been friendly for a while. Joe is a huge Dallas Cowboy fan, and Tony has always had a crush on her - he even said on his Web site like a year ago that it was his dream to date her. Jessica has been in Nashville and Dallas recording her new country album. When Tony found out, he called Joe and said, 'I know she's not dating anyone right now, can I take her out for a drink at least?' Jessica said it was OK for Joe to give Tony her number and they hit it off. They've been dating for a couple of weeks now, and Jessica is so happy. She's been texting everyone about how great he is." The lovebirds are so into each other that Romo joined the Simpsons in Waco, Texas, for Thanksgiving. A rep for Simpson declined to comment on her personal life but said, "She is happily recording her country album.""

It sounds to me that, if Joe and Tony could go out, they would. But, for now, Jess will have to do. About five minutes ago Tony was dating Sophia Bush, and five minutes before that, it was Carrie Underwood, so the countdown is on...

Although thrilled by their impending bundle of joy, Christina tells the mag that she and husband, Jordan Bratman, didn't exactly expect things to move so quickly.

"We were planning on starting to try after the [Nov. 2006-May 2007 Back to Basics] tour. And so, I had gone off the Pill to prepare my body, because I didn't know how much time it would take," she revealed. "You've heard it takes some time – except with Power Egg and Super Sperm here," she joked. "I'm like, Oh, my God, can you believe it just happened?"

As for Paris Hilton letting the baby news out of the bag at a party the singer hosted, by calling her "the most beautiful pregnant woman in the world," the mom-to-be has no hard feelings. "Because I hadn't said anything, people thought I was trying to keep it this big, bad secret, and that's not the case at all. I just wasn't commenting. I'm not being like, 'Hey, everybody, I'm pregnant!' I'm not that girl."

Looks like that's changed...

Well, Britney had her minions get on that rumor in a hurry, and her faithful sidekick as of late, Sam Lufti, quickly text messaged Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show to shoot down the talk.

"It's BS," he wrote. "Don't know who made it up. J.R. doesn't even know what's up. It's fake. Completely fake."

Good grief! Could you imagine?

When I saw this picture of John I actually screamed. I thought, "Did he (heaven forbid) die and someone forgot to tell me?" That boy is way too pale for my blood. Okay, I'll admit that I might be a bit tanorexic, and even though I know it's bad for me, tend to hit a tanning bed every now and then. But it's just so that I don't wind up scaring the neighbors -- like John would surely do.

Against a bed, John? Look into a spray tan. Please. Now.

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Drew's latest honey, Justin Long, is totally into her, as well, which is cool. He actually took the actress home to meet his parents! The duo spent the Thanksgiving holiday with his fam in Connecticut, then, on Friday, they hung out a nearby brewery, where they dove deep into some massive PDAs.

"They started out in the bar area and then moved to a booth, where they sat next to each other and kissed and hugged," one spy told People. "Drew and Justin were adorable," another witness said.

Maybe Justin is "The One"?

Have you missed seeing Carson Daly on your late-night travels?

Me neither, but he's going back to work anyway. According to NBC, Carson, who is not a member of the Writer's Guild, will resume taping his talk show, Last Call with Carson Daly, next week, even though the writer's strike has yet to be settled. Contract talks between the writers and producers resumed Monday, so, hopefully, something good will happen soon.

Wake me up when David Letterman goes back to work.

Gimme an "A"!

No, no, Angelina Jolie wasn't nominated for that kind of spirit award, silly. Brad Pitt's love snagged a best actress 2008 Film Independent Spirit Award nomination, for her role as Mariane Pearl, in the flick A Mighty Heart. The film itself, which Brad produced, was nominated for best picture.

The winners will be announced February 23 at a luncheon in Santa Monica, where, I'm sure, we'll get some new, good PDA shots of Brangelina. Can't wait!

I'm not sure if this is good news or bad news.

I guess if you had tickets to see Amy Winehouse and, by some chance, were going to get a coherent performance out of the constantly out-of-it singer, then it's disappointing that she has canceled all her remaining 2007 tour dates. But it's more likely that you would have caught Amy perform in some sort of crazy haze, where she walks off the stage mid-concert -- so take the refund and be happy.

"I can't give it my all onstage without my Blake," the "Rehab" singer wrote on her Web site, of her recently jailed hubby. "I'm so sorry but I don't want to do the shows half-heartedly; I love singing. My husband is everything to me and without him it's just not the same."

Amy's record label would like you to believe that her doctor ordered the end of the tour. "The rigours involved in touring and the intense emotional strain that Amy has been under in recent weeks have taken their toll," they said in a statement. "In the interests of her health and well-being, Amy has been ordered to take complete rest and deal with her health issues."

Amy's husband, Blake Civil-Fielder was arrested earlier this month for allegedly trying to manipulate a witness in his upcoming assault trial and was denied bail. Amy needs to concentrate on visiting him in the slammer and hiding a nail file or two in the gigantic jungle she calls her hair.

Racecar driver Helio Castroneves driver and partner Julianne Hough danced their way to victory on last night's season finale of Dancing With the Stars. Marie Osmond (thankfully) came in third, with "Scary Spice", Melanie Brown, taking the runner up spot.

For a play-by-play of last night's star-studded finale, check out the complete recap at TV Cocktail.

According to sources for People, superstar Usher and his new wife, Tameka Foster, welcomed a baby boy on Monday night.

Reps were not immediately available for comment, but one insider says Usher was right there with his wife at an Atlanta hospital, and the threesome are expected to head home on Wednesday.

We'll keep you posted on any new details...

Update: Usher's rep has confirmed the birth of Usher Raymond V! The baby boy weighed in at 7lbs., 9oz.

"We are so happy and proud of our beautiful son," the couple said in a statement. "What a blessing!"

Congrats!

"I got to hold something for when I get older, I can't have everything happen all in one year," Nicole told Access Hollywood's Billy Bush.

She is, of course, talking about the fact that she and Joel fell in love and are expecting their first child together early next year. Nicole says that the experience of being pregnant has given her a new appreciation for parenting, which is why she has grown closer to bother her biological mother and her famous dad, Lionel Richie.

"When I found out that I was pregnant there was just something inside of me that felt a responsibility to mend any issues that I've had with my parents in the past, because, listen, I've put them through a lot."

Nic says her dad is bubbling over with excitement about the impending birth of his grandchild. "It's all he talks about, actually. Of course, a father's first reaction, he was quiet and didn't really know what to think and I just said, 'Okay, so that's the news, so call me tomorrow,' because I like to give him a day whenever I give him news. He called me the next day and he was so excited and now he just doesn't stop. He has all these names that he's ready for the baby to call him, in substitute of 'grandpa,' because he doesn't like 'grandpa.'"

And though some were saying Lionel would have grandson to teach his smooth moves, Nicole says she and Joel do not know the sex of their baby -- even though it the suspense is killing her. "I like to know everything," she says, "If [Joel] wasn't at every doctor's appointment, I probably would have found out by now just behind his back and not told him."

Nicole sounds so normal and healthy, I'm thinking that maybe Paris Hilton should get knocked up.

Details magazine has named Kevin Federline as one of the most influential men under 45. They even put him on the cover. Yes, Britney Spears's ex takes the No.7 spot, along with Anna Nicole Smith's baby daddy, Larry Birkhead, as the "Good Father."

"To be a father is… everything. It shows me how little I am,” Kev told the mag.

As for his acting career, Kevin says he'd like to branch out and really flex those acting muscles. “I’d actually like to play somebody other than a bad guy or an ass."

Insert giggle here.

On another funny note, is it a coincidence that the article "Are You Turning Your Kid Into a Douchebag?" is in the same issue?

That's it -- I was just shocked.

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Aside from canceling Christmas, Madonna's hubby, Guy Richie, is doing his best to get some positive buzz for the U.S. release of his flick, Revolver. Cue the Material Girl, who is helping support her man, by co-hosting a preview party for the movie, in hopes to rub a little star power on the film, that hasn't exactly been getting the best reviews.

The movie was originally released in the U.K., in 2005, and sort of tanked. It has been revamped for its U.S release, but even the actors involved don't have the most positive things to say.

“You have to pay attention — you may have to sit through it twice to figure it out,” co-star Vincent Pastore told Gatecrasher's Ben Widdicombe. "It doesn’t mean it’s a bad movie.”

Well, that will get me to buy a $12 dollar ticket. Um, no.

"There was a time when what people said about me could really get to me. But working on Chicago helped me come into my own," Ash tells the mag. "[Theater acting] had been a dream of mine ever since I was little, and being able to fulfill it ... was amazing. It taught me to be more comfortable with myself."

What about all the haters?

"I've gotten to the point where being credible with myself is more important to me than what anyone else says," she explains. "People make up stories about you, but they don't really know you. ... I'm not fazed by that anymore."

As for her love life, Ashlee says that her relationship with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz is a source of complete joy. "He's a great sounding board and very supportive," Simpson says. "Pete and I compliment each other. We are best friends, and we encourage each other. I think that is so important in any relationship – it builds a solid foundation."

She sounds pretty good, right?

Taking a break from the legal bonanza that is her life, Britney Spears is focusing on her music for a bit this week, with plans to shoot a new video for her single, "Piece of Me". Brit's new video is said to be set in a club, where she and her dancers all wear matching wigs and trench coats in order to try and outwit the paparazzi. She will film scenes where she dances on a bar and runs down a staircase.

You see what she's doing there? That's called art imitating life.

According to UsMagazine.com, the video shoot is scheduled to take place Tuesday morning at Social Hollywood. But Britney will only be able to shoot for a few hours, because she has to fit in a visit with Sean Preston and Jayden James.

Meanwhile, Britney and Kevin Federline's lawyers were back in court yesterday, discussing the holiday visitation schedule for the kids.

Jessica Alba has never done anything to me personally, but I just don't get all the hype that surrounds her. Yes, she's a pretty girl, but pretty girls are a dime a dozen these days. Yet, people just swoon over her. My friend Craig actually just named his new HD television "Jessica" -- because he loves it almost as much as he loves the real thing.

Anyway, Jessica told Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa that there is a possibility that she will be taking her, somewhat questionable, talents to The Great White Way. "Well, there's a rumor. Yeah, I've been asked to do it," she says, of a role in Speed the Plow. Jess has been tapped to play the role of Karen, which was originated by Madonna in 1988.

"But this is just talk. It's not really happening yet. I'm freaked out!" Jess said of the possibility. "I would be honored to do it," she added, "I don't know if audiences would even want to see me on Broadway."

At least she's not delusional. Would you want to see Jess on Broadway?

It's time for a change.

Kid "Waffle House Brawl" Rock says that he has had it with his long hair and plans on cutting it all off! The rocker told Extra that he's totally ready for a new, more clean-cut look. "I definitely want to cut it. I think this is the last record with the hair," he said. "I've had enough. I'm going to slick it back [and], whoosh, ride off into the sunset."

You know what? I secretly think he'll look hot with short hair. Shhhh!

To go along with his new image, Kid is heading to Iraq for the holidays, to spend some time with the troops. "I told my son I'm going to go to Iraq to be with some people who can't be with their families," he says. "We're not doing presents this year. I'm going to spend some time with these people, 'cause we've been very fortunate at the end of the day."

As for his now-famous quickie marriage/divorce to the new Mrs. Rick Salomon, Pam Anderson, Kid gives what may be may favorite quote ever: "Getting married was a ball. Being married was ... a nightmare."

Love it!

News of the World has photos of the musician and Rosanna Arquette spending some quality time together in West London. The pair are seen strolling through the grounds of the Kenwood House and a witness for the paper says Paul and Ro were getting there cuddle on.

"Paul looked very flirty. They had a couple of cuddles and a kiss. The sparks were there for everyone to see," said the spy.

That old dog! He just never gets tired of the women. Once a Beatle, always a Beatle, I guess.

After over two years together, Suzy Byrne and Daily Blabber are separating. This decision is the result of much thoughtful consideration. "We happily remain committed and caring friends with great love and admiration for one another," they said in a joint statement. "We ask in advance for your kindness and sensitivity in the coming months." They will be sharing joint custody of Tracy Pepey.

To my Daily Blabber friends (and a few good foes):

I've been working at iVillage for four years and -- by far -- my favorite part of this gig has been writing this column. But today, I'm officially passing the baton to my fellow gossipeur and dear friend Tracy, who has been running the show for the last two months. Tracy will continue to deliver your daily dose, making you laugh your tushies off in the process. She is a superstar writer and a superstar friend. I can't tell you how much I'll miss her... and chatting with her all day every day.

As for little ole me, I'm off to freelance at People.com (one of my dreams!) and write Celebrity Planet for Lime.com, but I will be checking in on y'all... I'll just be a reader instead of a writer. Can't wait.

Yours in gossip,

Suzy Byrne

According to the newly-reunited group's website, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes brought Suri to a surprise appearance at a recent rehearsal.

"Tom and Katie enjoyed an impromptu audience with the girls and were treated to an exclusive performance, while Suri danced along to the music."

What a privileged little soul!

Victoria "Posh" Beckham said, "David and I are great friends with Tom and Katie. It was lovely of them to come down to rehearsals, a really nice surprise. Katie has told me before that she used to be a big Spice fan so it was great for her to meet the other girls.”

You know Tom wanted to go for himself, but disguised it as a treat for Suri. It's cool, Tom, we all loved that "If You Wanna Be My Lover" song. Be proud of your love for the girls!

Something is up -- and it can't be good...

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According to Us Weekly, Britney, who is already banned from driving with her two sons in the car, left the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, hopped in her Mercedes and flew through the first two signs. As she approached a third stop sign, she used her brain long enough to slow down, but never actually stopped.

Do they not have Driver's Ed in Louisiana? Did she not get the standard 10-and-2/come to a complete stop lesson? Forget rehab, she needs to go back to driving school.

Look at the Baby Borat! Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher took baby Olive out for a walk in Hollywood. Isn't she precious?

But I do have a sneaky suspicion that poop isn't quite as funny as it used to be, is it Sacha?

Photo: X17online.com

For more star babies, check out our Celebrity Baby Book.

I wonder what kinds of cravings Nicole is having. When I was pregnant I was all about chocloate milk. Share some of your craziest cravings below.

What? Your stomach didn't look like that after eating four helpings of sweet potato pie with marshmallows?

The Bachelor's season six winner allegedly clocked her fiance, Byron Velvick, in the face, during a fight last week. Cops were called to the house of Mary and Byron, who have been living together since he proposed on the season finale of the ABC dating show almost three years ago, and found Byron with a split lip. They arrested Mary, who was charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and locked up for 14 hours. She could face up to a year in jail.

Ironically, the couple appeared on The Bachelor's "After the Rose" special the night before the arrest, as a success story, telling the world how they planned to marry sometime next year.

You just can't make this stuff up.

Superman Returns star Brandon Routh married his longtime girlfriend, Courtney Ford, over the holiday weekend. The couple had a posh wedding in Santa Barbara.

Brandon and Courtney met four years ago, way before Brandon ever thought he would be getting in to the Man of Steel's tights. "I used to work at Lucky Strike," Brandon told People in January, referring to the hip bowling alley in Hollywood. "I was a bartender. And her brother was having his [wedding] rehearsal dinner party there."

Apparently, the lovebirds were, ahem, bowled over at first sight. "He met my whole family the day he met me." Brandon says his Lois Lane is his personal kryptonite. "She brings me to my knees."

Awww. Congrats!

Hulk was blindsided by his wife of 24 years, Linda, when she filed for divorce over the weekend. According to the St. Petersburg Times, a Times reporter reportedly dropped the bomb on the wrestler on Friday night.

Hulk thanked the reporter for the "great information" then called back five minutes later to say, "I'm kind of shocked. You caught me off-guard. My wife has been in California for about three weeks. ... Holy smokes. Wow, you just knocked the bottom out of me. ... I just pulled over to the side of the road for five minutes to find out what was going on here."

It's been a tough year for the Hogans, as their son Nick faces a felony charge for driving recklessly and crashing his car in August. His friend and passenger, John Graziano, suffered a brain injury. There's no doubt that Nick's legal trouble has put strain on the fam, but Hulk and Linda had been in marriage counseling and seemed to be working things out. I guess not.

I bet Hulk could use that hug from me right about now.

After you take a look, why don't you tell us which celebs you're thankful for below.

Enjoy the holiday!

Sounds cute, but how hot is this photo? Just the poster wiil put this baby on my list of must-sees. The film opens nationwide on February 8.

"The family is happy and healthy," Joey's rep tells People, of the 7lb. 12oz., to-be-named baby. "Everyone's doing well and they're excited he made it here in time for Thanksgiving."

This is the couple's first child and, the good man that he is, Joey credits his wife with doing most of the work. "My wife is a rock star!" the ecstatic dad said.

Congrats and Happy Thanksgiving!!

1, 2, caption this photo!

I'll go first...

I absolutely love Oprah's annual Favorite Things show. All the jumping and yelling and crying -- all for happy reasons!

This year, Op's surprised an audience in Macon, Georgia, (because they have the nation's highest percentage of O viewers) with the hottest ticket in television. From baskets of decadent soaps, to blood orange sorbetto, to the most freakin' awesome refrigerator you have ever seen in your life (it has an HD television in the door!), Op's made this holiday season especially spectacular for her dedicated peeps.

You can see the complete list of fabulous gifts here, but what was Oprah's absolute favorite? The $799 Samsung Progressive HD Camcorder SC-HMX10C.

"My first favorite thing is state of the art and I carried it around with me all through Macon," said Oprah, before revealing it to the crowd.

The only way that show could be more fun is if I was in the audience. With you, of course.

The Desperate Housewives actress goes into detail about growing up with her mentally challenged sister, Liza, and how it's inspired her to want to give back.

"Liza was a role model to get me ready for life in Hollywood," reveals Eva. "You don't take health for granted. You don't take life for granted. It seems so insignificant to go, 'Darn it, I didn't get that movie role,' or 'Darn it, so-and-so is wearing the same dress as me to the Emmys.' I didn't know there was another way. I thought everyone should be sensitive and somewhat unselfish."

Hey, I understand that this is a tough side to see of Eva. I was completely content with being constantly annoyed by her and her perkiness, but, sometimes, you have to be willing to open your mind about people.

So that's my Thanksgiving lesson for the day. Give someone a break -- whether it be that co-worker you're convinced steals your soda, or your mom, who seems to be a whiz at back-handed compliments, or your mailman, who just might be stealing your Us Weekly before leaving it in your mailbox.

I gave my break to Eva -- and can go back to being annoyed by her on Monday.

Kanye West got some much-needed support from his music biz friends, as he attended his mom's funeral, in Oklahoma yesterday.

According to Access Hollywood, Beyonce and Jay-Z were in attendance at the True Vine Ministry church, while superstars John Legend, Anita Baker and Common performed at Donda West's funeral. During the three-hour service, Kanye addressed the crowd of people who came to honor his mom, reportedly thanking them for their love and support. He also said that if his mom was looking down on the funeral, she would have demanded he get up and speak. And so he did.

The emotional rapper said he wanted his beloved mom to not "rest in peace, but rest in paradise."

"I have never disputed the adoption of my baby by Angelina Jolie. I think my daughter is a very fortunate human being to be adopted by a world-famous lady. I wish them both all the success they deserve."

-- Zahara Jolie-Pitt's biological mother, Mentwabe Dawit

This is so awful.

Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, are going through hell right now, as their newborn twins are in the neo-natal intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, due to, what has been reported as, as an inadvertent overdose of the drug Heparin, which is used to flush out IV lines and prevent blood clots. According to TMZ.com, the babies (who were born to a surrogate mother on Nov.8) were given 10,000 units of the drug -- instead of 10 -- which caused them to began to "bleed out" Sunday night.

Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace are currently being given a drug to reverse the effects.

Dennis's rep said in a statement:

"Dennis and Kimberly appreciate everyone's thoughts and prayers and hope they can maintain their privacy at this difficult time."

So scary and so terrible. Keep them in your thoughts today.

It's been quite the year for top music producer Timbaland. It seems like he has been connected to every smash hit on the radio these days, working with big names like Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake -- he even tried to save Britney Spears! Now the music man is adding a wife and baby to his achievements.

People.com is reporting that Tim proposed to his girlfriend/publicist, Monique Idlett, at the couple's baby shower and welcomed their new baby girl just a few days ago. "They're both really happy together," says a source. "They've known each other for years." The new parents plan to marry sometime next year.

Congrats to Tim!

"If she was here, she would tell me, 'Get on that stage and kill it, dawg!'" he said. "That was her favorite word: 'dawg.' She would tell me, 'Take over the world and be No. 1 like I taught you to be,'" Kanye said of Donda West.

Kanye followed his speech by dedicating the Journey hit, "Don't Stop Believing," to the lady that made him who he is today. "I wanna dedicate this to my mother because of the words, the lyrics ... It says what she would want me to do, and that's to not stop believing."

Watch the video here. It gave me chills.

"We canceled Christmas a few years ago," Guy said. "Stopped all the presents. And ever since [we] stopped the presents, we're actually enjoying it."

Um, okay. Nobody said you have to give your kids extravagant gifts -- we're sure Lourdes, Rocco, and David have plenty of nice things, but to say that Christmas is cancelled? That's so harsh. It almost makes me want to cry. And what about Chanukah? Is that cancelled, too? Kwanzaa?

What a scrooge!

"She is amazing,” Brenda, I mean, Shannen told People of Kelly's, I mean, Jennie's performance. “Ian (Ziering. who played Steve) did great on it and Jennie is doing great on it.”

Brenda says that she was actually first to be asked on the show, but declined. "Dancing with the Stars actually offered it to me the very first one that they did and I have an issue being judged—I’m not a big fan of it,” Shannen confessed. “But I love the show.”

Sure they did. And Dylan will always love you more than Kelly -- not.

Just for fun tell me if you were on Team Brenda or Team Kelly.

It seems Britney Spears has had enough of just her name being dragged through the mud in the custody battle for her kids. Brit has reportedly hired a private investigator to track her ex Kevin Federline, in hopes to dig up some much needed dirt.

One source tells TMZ.com that, while Britney and Kevin were still married, Kevin would smoke pot and drink beer around the boys. Britney is hoping to get some of the same goods on Kevin now, to prove she's not the only monumental screw up in Sean and Jayden's world.

Britney and Kevin's lives may be a complete circus, but these two are driving the clown car.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have sort of fallen off the radar as of late, but you'll be happy to know (I guess) that these two are still very much a couple.

Justin has been touring all over Austrailia while Jess has been working back home but, according to Perez Hilton, the duo reunited this past weekend. Jessica flew to be with her man this past weekend, joined also by J.T.'s mom and her boyfriend.

J&J wined and dined, played golf and swam. Such a romantic reunion.

When are these two going to break up? I need them to be exciting again.

After his September motorcycle crash in New Jersey, George Clooney is done with letting other drivers put him in danger -- especially the paparazzi.

George and girlfriend Sara Larson were out for a ride, when he actually pulled over to scold the hoard of paparazzi that were following him (TMZ.com has the video). The gorgeous actor accused the paps of being way too aggressive on the road, just to get a photo of him.

"You broke some laws, I want to find out what your license plate number is," George barked. "How many laws did you break, pal?... You cut me up... How many people did you put in danger? You drove like a maniac down here. At least understand that you're putting people in danger... I've been down on a motorcycle and the last thing I want to do is get thumped."

The paps then apologized to George (of course, they'll do anything to get on a huge star's good side) and George and Sarah drove off.

Seriously, watch the video. George is so hot.

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Mary-Kate Olsen has been hospitalized with a kidney infection.

The twin mogul, who recently snagged a role on Weeds, went to the emergency room on Monday and, after, was admitted to New York Hospital. "Mary Kate got a kidney infection," her rep, Nicole Caruso, told People. "She's resting comfortably and will be released in the next day or so."

That sucks -- but I'm sure Mary-Kate isn't lonely in the hospital. Twin sis Ashley Olsen must be visiting constantly and maybe she's even bringing her new man, Lance Armstrong. Lance could help pass the time by telling the girls stories of the olden days, like when he had to bike to school in 10 feet of snow.

Remember when we met Britney? She was all blonde and perky and pure -- saving herself for marriage, even though she was seriously dating fellow teen star Justin Timberlake. Well, someone is about to destroy that image of the old Brit.

Meet lawyer Eric Ervin, who worked with Britney as a teenager. He's blabbing to the mag that Britney wasn't a virgin when she came on the scene -- it was all just a "PR blitz." In fact, Us is saying that Britney actually lost her virginity at 14 to her first boyfriend, Reg Jones, and all that smack that she and Justin were "waiting" was for show. The mag says they were doin' it from the beginning!

I feel so dirty.

Us has also uncovered a deep, dark family secret. After losing a child, Britney's grandmother, who suffered from depression, committed suicide. Why bring that up? For one, Britney has never talked about it in the media and, secondly, depression runs in Britney's family, and all of these things have led up to the mess she is today.

Of course, there's more dirt in the new issue, on sale Wednesday. Pick it up -- if you can handle it.

InStyle has ranked the top 20 most stylish celebrities and Natalie Portman has come out on top. Beating out Drew Barrymore and her pal, Cameron Diaz, Nat snagged the top spot because "she exhibits unwavering faith in the cut and quality of a great dress," according to the mag.

Here's the top ten:
1. Natalie Portman
2. Drew Barrymore
3. Cameron Diaz
4. Penelope Cruz
5. Jennifer Lopez
6. Anne Hathaway
7. Cate Blanchett
8. Sienna Miller
9. Helen Mirren
10. Joy Bryant

You know what's funny? When I first read No. 10, I thought it said "Joy Behar."

Who are your top style choices?

“I didn’t drink until I was 25, and I never drank every day, but when I did, it was bad. It would be a couple of days that just wouldn’t work out for me, waking up with a hangover. Drink doesn’t fit into the groove of where my life is going.”

-- Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who was arrested for public drunkenness this past weekend, in the holiday issue of Details

A little good news.

You'll be happy to know that, despite rumors suggesting the contrary, Jennifer Lopez says everything is going just fine with her pregnancy, and there's no health issues preventing her from performing.

"Despite erroneous reports of Jennifer Lopez having difficulties with her pregnancy, we are happy to confirm she is very healthy and continuing with her schedule as planned," her rep told People.

If you've been lost at sea for a while, the singer/actress/dancer finally admitted to being pregnant, with husband Marc Anthony's baby, during the final concert on their joint tour, earlier this month.

What is with the Hollywood drunkenness? Why can't anyone hold their liquor?

Hot on the heels of young hottie Shia LaBeouf being all wasted at a Walgreens, The Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers was arrested in a Dublin airport for "public drunkenness and breach of the peace," according to People.com.

The actor, who was in Dublin promoting his new movie August Rush, was stopped from boarding a plane to England after he acted up both at the gate and at a BMI airline desk. Dublin Airport Police said they called Ireland's national police force, after Jon refused repeated requests to chill out. He was arrested and released on bail.

Jon did a stint in rehab earlier this year, when his rep said, "He felt a break was needed to maintain his recovery."

Looks like he might need another break.

The woman who made Martha Stewart the domestic powerhouse that she is today has died.

Martha's mom, Martha Kostyra (a.k.a. "Big Martha") passed away in a Connecticut hospital after suffering a minor stroke. She was 93.

In 2003, The marthas appeared on Larry King Live together. "And you know, the first thing people say to me when they meet me for the first time" the elder Martha asked Larry, "They’ll say, ‘Did you teach her everything she knows?‘ Well, I’ll take the credit, certainly."

Martha Stewart announced the sad news of her mom's death on her blog over the weekend, saying her mentor led "an amazing life" and was her "favorite guest." She also posted video clips of them cooking together, as a tribute.

Our condolences.

Though Paris told E! News that Nicole doesn't know the sex of the babe, certain presents tended to suggest the couple were expecting a male Madden -- like a pair of $50 baby sneakers for a boy and a $50 Tummy T Jack maternity shirt with a picture of a boy on the front.

I'm glad Nicole got some cute stuff for herself and the baby since she and Joel have asked their friends to donate all the big stuff (cribs, strollers, etc.) to their new children's foundation.

I swear I never thought I'd be so pro-Nicole.

The rapper made an ambitious return to the stage, performing for the first time since his beloved mother, Donda West's, untimely death last week, only to break down in tears. Kanye was performing to a sold-out crowd at Le Zénith in Paris, when the music for "Hey Mama" began. As he dedicated the song, he said "this song is for my mother..." and just lost it.

"He said the word, 'Mother' and just couldn't go any further," a crowd member said. "A back-up singer, the DJ and a guitar player came over to console him. It looked like he might collapse. He just couldn't continue. He just stood there in a spotlight, crying while the band continued playing."

The crowd did their best to support him, but Kanye took a break. He returned 15 minutes later to end the concert with "Stronger".

"He kept shouting out to the audience, 'I need you... I need you right now,' and the public was screaming back. It was magic," the attendee said.

I would have been a complete mess if I was there. I would want to just run up on stage and hug him. I can only hope he believes in his own words and knows that whatever doesn't kill him only makes him stronger.

I'm happy to report that Julianna is in the midst of her real-life love of a lifetime, as the pregnant star (she's about seven months along) married lawyer Keith Lieberthal in Massachusetts last weekend.

"It was all traditional. It was very touching. She was radiant. It was beautiful," her father, Paul Margulies, who walked her down the aisle, told People. "We're thrilled for her, and the young man she married is a wonderful person. We're proud to have him as a part of our family."

I love a happy ending. Congrats!

"This is one heck of a night," Carries said accepting the award for favorite country album. She also won favorite country female artist and an audience text-in award for favorite artist.

"Wow. I can't believe we're in the category with Justin Timberlake and Linkin Park. It's pretty awesome," said my love, Chris, the hottest bald guy EVER. Chris and his band, Daughtry, also took home three big ones, favorite pop-rock album, breakthrough artist and adult contemporary artist.

Even Idol favorites Kellie Pickler and Jordin Sparks made an impact, dancing the Souljaboy dance with host Jimmy Kimmel in the opening number. Aside from the less-than-stellar moves on Kellie's part, I'd have to say, the night was a complete success for Simon Cowell's peeps.

According to TMZ.com, the judge in the Britney Spears custody case has prohibited the terrible-driving pop star from having her two boys in the car while she's at the wheel.

It's about time!

Britney and Kevin Federline's lawyers were back in court today, after Kevin requested an emergency hearing, due to Britney's latest antics. Though the hearing was closed, Kevin's lawyer was expected to bring up a variety of topics, including Britney's recent failed drug test and the video TMZ has of the mom running a red light with the kids in the backseat.

Now maybe she'll hire a freakin' driver.

Check out the video here and get your SATC fix now.

As the models were primped for their big stroll down the catwalk, "they read existentialist books, chatted on their iPhones, and talked to reporters about their luxurious lingerie costumes," says our spy. They even ate -- well, a little.
"Model Miranda Kerr nibbled on salad with roast beef, cheese and avocado, though she didn’t go near the roll shoved to the side of her plate."

Of course not. Carbs are the devil -- unless you're me, who thinks of a bagel as the most heavenly food on earth.

In top form at VS Fashion show was, of course, the lovely Mrs. Seal, Heidi Klum. Our reporter says Heidi managed to politely chat with reporters "while eyelashes were applied and blush swept over her transcendent cheekbones."

And wearing the most coveted piece of fanciness of the night, Selita Ebanks, who snagged the four million dollar Fantasy Bra. “It is heavy!" says the model, who just recently broke off her engagement to actor Nick Cannon. "It has 9,000 stones on it. The diamonds between my legs really catch. It’s almost like getting my bikini waxed over and over and over again as I am walking but you know, it’s so worth it. I’ll take any pain for that bra. I feel like a billion bucks in it. It is so empowering!”

Ouch! It doesn't really sound worth it to me, but I'm not even getting paid to walk around in $10 lingerie. Anymore.

The guy in the photo is the rocker's lawyer, Howard Weitzman, who Courtney chatted with, kissed twice, and then drove away with, in his Aston Martin.

Totally weird. Totally Courtney.

It was great to see Emma, Geri, Mel B., Victoria and Melanie C. together on stage again. Overall, their two-song performance was good fun. We were, however, disappointed that they were totally lip-synching. Both songs. The girls’ first song was the best of their set. They did a spirited, lip-synched rendition of their classic "Stop", dressed in a military theme and with some great male dancers. After the ladies finished their first song they gave each other a big hug and breathed a sigh of relief. Not too shabby - despite the lip-synching - for their first time out in years. Their second song, current single "Headlines", didn’t fare as well. Though it was a ballad and required no dancing, they lip-synched this one as well. Unfortunately, they didn’t have the boys or choreography to make this song as compelling. They kinda just stood their in their gowns just pouting throughout the entire performance of "Headlines" - like mannequins. Having said that, they did look AMAZING, although we don’t think any of their outfits were made by Victoria’s Secret. If you are planning to go see the Spice Girls in concert, just go in expecting them to lip-synch. If they do, then you won’t be disappointed. And if they actually sing live, then it will be a special treat!

Do people really go to see them for the singing? I don't think so. Why do they go see the girls in concert, then? You got me.

As a gift to her hubby of five years, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar has officially changed her name to Sarah Prinze. She won't be using it for work, natch, but her legal papers proudly display her new moniker.

"On their anniversary, she showed [Freddie] her new driver's license," a source tell Us Weekly. "It was so sweet."

First of all, why would she wait so long -- that is such a better name than what she had. I'm always looking to trade up. Secondly, don't you think Freddie was just a tad disappointed that was his gift for their anniversary? He was probably like, "Aw, that's great, hon (kiss, kiss), now where's my Porsche?"

During a taping of her talk show Monday, Rach said that the constant reports about her rocky union are very upsetting.

"Everybody gossips ... but this stuff is hurting people's feelings who are in our families and friends of ours," Rachael told her audience. "They worry about us. There's always someone that's going to be telling stories behind your back, but this is too much."

She also urged her crowd to stay away from the supermarket trash. "The tabloids won't stop printing this junk until people stop buying it."

Rachael's rep told People that the Dunkin' Donuts spokeswoman and her man are solid. "Rachael and John have never been happier."

I don't know. Maybe Rachael is in to all that kinky stuff her hubby is rumored to like. A couple that plays together...

"I think it's just grotesque. It's like a circus sideshow. I don't know why anybody would even want to go into show business these days, with all of the different magazines and shows. It just wouldn't be worth it."

-- Julia Roberts, on the media frenzy surrounding young stars today

"Ashley Olsen and I are strictly friends," the cycling champion told Page Six. "We have hung out amongst other friends, and she strikes me as a nice, smart lady."

First of all, is she a "lady"? Um, no. She's a girl, and by calling her lady Lance is trying to make her sound older, so he won't feel as bad about robbing her cradle. Sorry, Lance, don't believe your spin. I think he doesn't want the world to think he's some sort of a creepy player. Too late.

Page Six reports that the Sex and the City star's live-in girlfriend, Tara Wilson, is pregnant. The paper says Tara is about five months along, but Chris refused to comment. It all seems to be pretty hush hush, with a friend of the actor, Noel Ashman, only saying "Chris is very happy."

I've always pictured Chris as the ultimate bachelor, with no ties, but maybe that's because I've watched way too much SATC. But, if it is true, WOO HOO, 'cause I love me a hot daddy!

According to TMZ.com, Lindsay was arrested at 10:30 AM, when she checked in to the Lynwood facility (where both Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie did their time), and checked out at 11:54 AM. That's it. 84 minutes. The time served was in connection with her second DUI arrest in July, when she went wacko, hopped in a car with three men and chased her former assistant and the assistant's mother.

Lindsay also has to serve 10 days of community service, which she began earlier in the week, by helping out the American Red Cross.

Looks like Lindsay is just trying to put everything behind her and start fresh. Here's hoping...

Heroes star Hayden Panettiere says that she is a wanted woman. The actress told E! News that there is a warrant out for her arrest in Japan, as a result of her October 30th attempt to save a bunch of dolphins from being killed by Japanese fisherman. The fishermen insisted hunting dolphins is a Japanese custom, and that the actress and her activist friends had no business interfering.

To avoid arrest for trespassing by the Japanese national police, Hayden said she fled to Osaka and got out of the Japanese dodge as fast as possible. But Hayden doesn't seem worried about it. When E! asked her what the warrant could mean, she said, "Potentially jail, but I doubt it."

In other Hayden news, her co-star Milo Ventimiglia continues to deny rumors that they are an item, even though they have been seen cuddling, um, everywhere. Milo told People, "She and I are close friends. It's only natural that people are going to couple us together."

I wonder if he's just in it for the conjugal visits.

Us Weekly is reporting that Nicole and Joel have created a new charity called the Richie Madden Children’s Foundation, which supports mothers in need. Instead of having guests bring presents for their little tyke, at the mom-to-be's baby shower scheduled for this weekend, the couple have asked their friends and family to donate cribs, strollers and stuffed animals to their new cause.

Next month, their charity will also donate 100 Mom-to-Be kits to the Los Angeles Free Clinic.

How lovely!

The heiress partied it up and showed some of her best (worst?) moves at Marquee in NYC early this morning. The club was holding a "Live Nude Girls" party in celebration of a club promoter's birthday. Being Paris, she obviously had to do something to get the attention to sway back her way -- hence, the bad pole dancing.

She pains me.

'Nuff said.

The troubled singer, who has been known to spit on her fans, was at it again, after fans booed her shaky slurfest she called a performance. Amy is having a rough go of it, as her husband, Blake Civil-Fielder, has just been arrested for witness tampering, but I have a hard time feeling bad for a couple who has brought the majority of their problems on themselves. I'm probably not the only one lacking sympathy, as some of Amy's fans got fed up with her shoddy concert and ran for the exit. According to the BBC, the singer called out to them, saying, "To them people booing, wait 'til my husband gets out of incarceration. And I mean that."

Um, what does that mean?

Amy's bad attitude continued as she performed her last song, a cover of The Zutons' "Valerie," when she suddenly stopped singing, dropped the microphone and walked off stage.

Nice. Get help.

According to Page Six, Fab was "bragging" about the fight he and George had at a restaurant last week. The hairy model had reportedly told the movie star to "stop being a diva," after George got upset when he thought fans were taking pictures of him. Surprisingly, they were taking pictures of themselves having dinner with Fabio. George and Fab got into a shoving match, and had to be broken apart.

A spy said, "Fabio was talking about it to a group of middle-aged men, and gloating and laughing that he 'schooled' George Clooney."

Uh-oh. Thems is fightin' words.

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My girl Suzy has always had this weird celeb crush on David Letterman -- and now I'm starting to see why. Dave is just a big 'ol generous softie!

The late night talk show host has offered to pay his entire staff's salary through the end of the year, even though they are not working, due to the writer's strike. How freakin' nice is that?

"Dave's not doing this to get good press, which is why it hasn't been reported for almost two days," a source said. "This is really significant because, as opposed to all of the other shows, this money comes out of Dave's own pocket." When Late Show stopped taping new episodes last week, CBS stopped paying Dave's production company.

Now all of those employees, who work under Dave, won't have to worry how they are going to buy their kids presents for the holidays. It's a Chrismukkah miracle courtesy of Dave!

It's been a tough season for Dancing with the Stars's Marie Osmond. First she passed flat out, on live television, after performing a dance number on the show, then her beloved dad passed away, and now comes news that her 16-year-old son Michael has entered rehab.

Marie confirmed the news to Larry King on Wednesday. “My son Michael is an amazing young man, shown through his courage in facing his issues,” Marie said in a statement. “As his mother, I couldn’t be more proud of him. The press and public have always been kind and gracious in the past and I know they will continue to respect our privacy during this time.”

No word on what demons put him in rehab.

Maybe there is such a thing as a DWTS curse?

Named "Most Improved" is Mrs. Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes! Project Runway's Tim Gunn tells Us of the new Katie: "When she first was with Tom Cruise, she looked like a kid. Now she's an elegant woman."

Coming in for "Sexiest New Style" is country crooner Carrie Underwood -- who's certainly been racking up the men since she upped the ante.

To see who else scored a place on the best makeover list - and "the secrets behind their transformations" - get yourself the new issue.

To have some makeover fun of your own, check out iVillage's Makeover-o-Matic, where you can upload your own photo and try out tons of different looks. So fun!

Rumer Willis, daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, has been named Miss Golden Globe 2008 by the Hollywood Foreign Press, which means she gets to be the trophy girl at next year's awards show. Interesting choice, though it follows in the tradition of the Globes, where the child of a celeb gets to hand out the gold. In previous years we've seen Jack Nicholson's daughter, Kevin Costner's girl, and whole slew of other celebrity spawn.

Rumer is so not a girly girl -- and those award givers are always very Barker's Beauties-ish, so I'm interested to see if she can pull it off.

Check it out for yourself on Jan. 13, when the Golden Globes air on NBC.

Thanks for playing Who Said It? Butt Lift Edition!

And now the big reveal ...

Doesn't everyone wish that's all it took to make our butts look that good? Sigh.

After a romantic trip to Italy last month, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal headed up to California's wine country for a little more vino -- and romance. According to People.com, Gyllenspoon checked to the Carneros Inn and spent 24 very private hours behind closed doors.

"They were very affectionate with one another," said a spy. "They were cuddling, and he kept giving her little kisses."

They were even scheduled for a sexy couple's massage, but bailed to stay holed up in their love nest. A source said, "It was clear they wanted to be left alone."

Me, Jake G. and all the wine I can drink? Now that's a vacation.

Grey's Anatomy's Ellen Pompeo tied the knot with fiance Chris Ivery on Friday in New York.

There weren't tons of floral arrangements or paparazzi, as the two said their vows in a quiet ceremony at City Hall in lower Manhattan. The wedding did have one special guest -- New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg served as a witness and wished the couple "a lifetime of happiness."

Ellen's dad told People, "I'm very happy for her. She just didn't want a big thing."

Ellen and Chris met in L.A., but grew up only 10 miles apart in Boston. When they got engaged last November, the actress told Us Weekly, "I had to go 3,000 miles away to meet a guy who practically grew up next door, but I guess everything comes full circle."

I'm in love with a good love story.

"You've given an aging suburban dad the ego-boost of a lifetime," sweet Matt told the mag. He then explained why he couldn't possibly accept the title – which only made them want to give it to him even more.

Matt really deserves the honor -- he's adorable, he never got caught up in all the Hollywood hype, even after winning an Oscar, and is an incredible father -- which I always say is the sexiest trait of them all.

Congrats, Matt!

She might just be the most ridiculous person ever. I think she might actually believe she's a doll -- like a cheesy Barbie -- complete with all of her accessories.

You know what? I should totally market that -- she'd probably buy them all and then I'd be a millionaire.

We're keeping an eye on Christina Aguilera's growing baby belly -- and it looks great. Xtina was out and about last night at the Rock the Vote by Society launch. Now that we're almost positive she has a baby boy kicking around in there it seems so obvious. Maybe it's because Christina reminds me of a pregnant Gwen Stefani, but I can so see her with a little man attached to her hip.

"I buy jeans that are tight in the rear end. I'm not kidding. I treat my cheeks like breasts in a pushup bra. I just reach down in there, lift them up and push them together. And they'll stay put if the jeans are tight enough in the seat."

To which chatty mom does this quote -- and posterior -- belong to?

Take your guesses and check back later for the reveal!

They've beaten her down.

Ellen DeGeneres has canceled her plans to tape shows in New York City. Ellen is taping her TBS special tomorrow night in Las Vegas and was supposed to catch a flight afterwards to The Big Apple. Now sources say the trip is not happening.

There had been talk that if Ellen did go through with her NYC trip, writers were planning on giving her a hard time. The Writers Guild Of America East issued a statement last week headlined "Ellen Is Not Welcome In NY." The guild promised to "certainly let Ellen know our dissatisfaction in person if she decides to proceed with the shows she has scheduled [and] make our voices heard the preceding week if she tries to pre-tape comedy segments on location."

I guess Ellen just decided it wasn't worth the hassle. She'll, no doubt, get flak for that too.

Kevin Federline has requested, yet another, emergency hearing this Friday, due to Britney's latest driving misadventure. The troubled mom ran a very red light while her two boys, Sean and Jayden, were fast asleep in the back. K-Fed's lawyer has repeatedly requested that Brit not be allowed to drive with the kids, and reportedly subpoenaed paparazzi website TMZ to get a tape of the incident.

Britney's counsel says it was the pap's fault that Britney drove like a lunatic. "Ms. Spears was being mobbed by paparazzi at the time," Sorrell Trope told People.com. "She was distracted. This was not blatant irresponsible driving on her part."

If you're sick of all the Britney talk I understand -- but you're not the only one. The judge in the case, L.A. Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon, said to lawyers "as much as I'm happy to see both of you in my courtroom" the weekly hearings were getting ridiculous.

You said it!

Headline News anchor Nancy Grace was rushed to the hospital on Sunday, with complications due to her pregnancy. Nancy gave birth to twins on Nov. 4, two months ahead of schedule.

"Nancy started experiencing discomfort, and was having trouble breathing, on her way to church," an HN rep says. "She was brought to the emergency room in Atlanta. Her doctors found two blood clots in her lungs."

Nancy is recovering and is expected to remain in the hospital through the end of the week.

Get well soon, Nancy -- those babies need their mama!

Oy! When do you think Britney Spears's lawyer is going to throw in the towel?

Reports have surfaced that amphetamines were found in Brit's latest failed test. Britney's camp was originally trying to spin the story -- saying that it was a "false positive" or that the test was showing traces of Provigil, which is used to treat narcolepsy and is prescribed to Brit, but TMZ.com discovered that Provigil would not show up a in a court-ordered drug test. The website says that now Britney's peeps are going to say that it was the pop star's asthma medicine, Albuterol, that registered, but, once again, not an amphetamine.

My guess is that Britney is taking some sort of speed to lose weight. And not that I'm condoning drug use, but if you were her, and all of America was ripping on you and calling you fat, you might consider getting some diet pills, too. It's really sad because she's so not fat -- she's just not like she used to be, before her kids. But instead of figuring out how she's going to keep Sean and Jayden, she's more concerned with figuring out how she's going to lose the baby weight. Well, Brit, when Kevin gets the kids you'll lose whatever their combined weight is -- 50lbs or so?

Somebody served up a big bowl of crazy on a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles on Monday. Access Hollywood is reporting that John "Uncle Jesse" Stamos was involved in a weird altercation with a woman, who went a little wild on the plane. And not wild in a good way.

Apparently John was asleep in first class when the unidentified woman shook him awake. When the ER actor told the lady he was tired and wanted to go back to sleep, she reportedly shook him again. When John took a breather and got up to use the bathroom, the woman sat in his seat and refused to get up when he returned. Then the woman reportedly hit him in the hand over and over!

The flight attendants stepped in, and John eventually ended up switching seats when the woman began screaming and threatening John. Police and FBI were waiting at LAX when the plane landed. The FBI took statements from everyone involved, but John didn't press charges.

What is the deal with that? I thought they stopped serving nuts on airplanes.

Ryan Phillippe has rarely spoken out about his divorce from Reese Witherspoon, but now the actor is opening up and really laying it out there. Ry told the U.K. magazine, Man About Town, that after he and his wife split he was suicidal.

"After the divorce, I was a physical wreck. I wanted to die,” he said. “I was ready to kill myself. I was not taking care of myself at all. I would wake up and cry and vomit.”

The upside? Ryan thinks the emotional roller coaster has made him a better actor. "When I was younger, I didn’t have enough to cry about. But since I’ve had kids, I feel my work has become better, because my life is fuller and more complicated, and I’ve experienced so many highs and lows.”

I think he sounds pretty lonely. I hate when I think a celeb is a jerk and then they show a soft side and I get all duped and mushy. I'm going to try and ignore this sad part of Ryan -- he made his bed -- yet, somehow, I still want to tuck him in.

Lindsay Lohan has quietly started her community service, as part of her DUI sentence.

LiLo helped out at an American Red Cross blood services facility on Monday, arriving at noon, and staying until 7pm, when she left carrying a book titled BLOOD. This was day one of the 10 days she has to serve, in lieu of two of the four days in jail she was sentenced to. As for the remaining two days, Lindsay's been given credit for one day, thanks to her arrest in July, so the actress only has to serve 24 more hours -- which she has until January to do.

Lindsay definitely got off easy, but she seems to be trying to get her life together, so I'm not going to hate on her. Keep up the good work, Lids, you're on a roll.

Ellen DeGeneres is still ticking off writers in L.A., as she continues to work during their strike. Now Ellen might be looking at some angry East Coast faces, as she prepares to head to New York to tape some shows.

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) issued a statement Friday saying, "We certainly intend to let Ellen know our dissatisfaction in person if she decides to proceed with the shows she has scheduled in New York on November 19th and 20th. She is not being respectful of people in the industry."

According to Warner Brothers, the dancing talk show host is just doing her job. "Ellen has not done anything in violation of the Writer's Guild of America agreement, or the WGA's internal 'Strike Rules.' We have asked Ellen to come back to work to fulfill her contractual obligation."

Ellen said last week, when the strike began, that she supported and loved her writers, but did not want to disappoint the fans that traveled to see her.

People LOVE to picket in New York, for any reason, so, I'm sure, even the least interested people will come out to walk the line.

Actress Kate Beckinsale was hospitalized in Memphis over the weekend. Kate, who is currently filming Nothing But The Truth, with Matt Dillon and David Schwimmer, had originally gone to the hospital for her assistant, who had sprained her ankle. While there, Kate asked to be checked out, complaining of a constant numbness in her left arm and leg. According to WENN, doctors concluded the star was suffering from exhaustion.

Interesting. Is that why the say your foot has 'fallen asleep" -- when it's all numb and you get pins and needles? Oooh, I hate that.

Huh. Camilla could totally have been buying a gift for someone else, but I'd love to see Matt as a dad. I bet he'd be awesome -- rolling around with the kid on the beach, playing frisbee and teaching the little one how to surf. I wonder if the kid would ever wear clothes.

"Kanye West, his family and friends would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support and kind words that have come in from across the country since the death of his mother, Dr. Donda West.

After working in higher education for 31 years, Dr. Donda West and Kanye West co-founded the Kanye West Foundation with the mission of helping to combat the severe dropout problem in high schools across the country. The first and signature initiative of the Kanye West Foundation is Loop Dreams. Designed to capitalize on students existing interest in hip-hop, Loop Dreams challenges students to learn more about what's behind hip-hop culture in order to help them develop skills, express themselves creatively and be empowered.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Dr. West's name to the Kanye West Foundation/Loop Dreams Teacher Training Institute. Those donations can be made by visiting the Foundation's Web site, www.KanyeWestFoundation.org or by mail at Kanye West Foundation, 8560 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069."

Donda West's death is still being investigated, but reports say she died due to surgical complications during a cosmetic procedure. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.

I'm kidding -- I know there are. My friend D is the most passionate Britney fan still standing (besides the crazy YouTube guy), so I'm considering bidding on Britney's autographed album on Ebay. Brit has teamed up with paparazzi agency X-17 to auction off a signed copy of her new album, Blackout, and will donate proceeds to the children's rights group UNICEF.

“I think it’s important to give back and with the release of Blackout, this seemed like the perfect
opportunity to give the fans a chance to bid on something to help children everywhere,” Britney told her pals at X17.

As I write this, the last bid was $3,650.

On second thought, D, I think I'll just get you an "I Love Britney Spears" backpack. It's a lot cheaper and a hell of a lot funnier.

And by the way, who's auctioning off something to help Britney's kids?

Is it me, or have we not seen a Sarah Michelle Gellar looking sexy since Buffy ended? She always looks nice, don't get me wrong, but a little on the prim and proper side.

Well, not today. Here's Sarah's new Maxim cover -- it's hot! The actress shows the men's mag her rarely seen wild streak, as she admits she's not ready to settle down and have kids with Freddie Prinze Jr. just yet -- she's too busy drinking and dancing!

You can't be selfish and have a child," SMG told the mag. "Right now I want to live my life and have fun. I want to go sit in my Jacuzzi and drink wine all night. When I'm home in New York, my wild side comes out," she admits. "That's when I go dancing until five in the morning."

As for Sarah and Freddie's love life -- that doesn't seem to be as vanilla as I would have thought, either.

"As an actor every three months you have a new haircut or hair color, so it's like being with a different person. And a lot of high heels!" she reveals. "We just had one of those double showers and a custom bathtub built for two put in. It has colored lights."

Naughty! It's nice to know these two can loosen up and have fun. I almost forgot all about them.

I'm starting to get a little tired of seeing Brad in that gray tweed cap. Angie should get him a new one for Christmas. By the way, how flawless is her skin?

The View co-host and NFL hubby, Tim Hasselbeck, welcomed a baby boy on Friday morning, in Arizona. The new footballer weighed in at 7lbs.15oz, and is doing great. "We're thrilled he arrived safely," Tim said in a statement. "Both mom and son are happy and healthy."

Elisabeth plans to call in to her talk show Monday morning to reveal the baby's name. Baby Boy Hasselbeck joins sister, Grace, who is 2.

Congrats!

UPDATE:
The baby's name is Taylor Thomas Hasselbeck.

To keep an eye on more celebs who are expecting, check out our Celebrity Baby Tracker.

Kanye West's mother, Donda West, died Saturday in L.A., reports People.com. No other details regarding the tragedy were released.

Donda, 58, was once Kanye's manager, and the two were extremely close. The rapper even wrote song about his mom, "Hey Mama," in which he paid tribute to her for raising him on her own. She liked the tune so much she used it as her cell phone ring tone.

"She always gave me support," Kanye said. "A lot of parents don't train their kids to think."

Donda released a book in May, Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar detailing her life as the rapper's mom.

"Kanye likes to think as a hobby and speak his own mind. He was always like that," Donda told InStyle earlier this year. "He came out of the womb looking like he had that attitude."

So sad.

UPDATE:
Donda's publicist told BBC News she passed away "as the result of complications from a cosmetic surgical procedure," but gave no more details. The rep said the family "asks for privacy during this time of grief."

Though, John and Minka don't look that happy to be together, right? They aren't even touching each other. Is Minka even awake? It was chilly here in NYC this weekend, so maybe that accounts for the hands in the pocket, but why isn't John pulling her in close for some body heat?

Remember the Tom Cruise of old? Top Gun, Days of Thunder, A Few Good Men, Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire -- classics. Tom was movie gold.

Now, it seems, the gold has tarnished a bit. Tom's new flick, Lions for Lambs, a political thriller, tanked at the box office this weekend, getting smoked by Jerry Seinfeld's The Bee Movie, which was released last week. But Tom's movie didn't even come in second, it ranked fourth, taking in only $6.7 million. Not exactly staggering for a new movie.

Maybe Tom should consider making Jerry Maguire 2 -- in effort to get us all back to the time when he had us at hello.

Could it possibly be a Monday morning without some sort of Britney Spears story? Don't be silly.

Sources tell TMZ.com that Britney has failed another drug test, but, somehow got a passing grade anyway. The Britney insider says that the test was a "false positive," and Britney was actually clean. Suuurrrre.

What kind of false positive? That's ridiculous. Did she eat one too many poppy seed bagels before peeing in the cup? A false negative I would believe, but a false positive? Not so much.

Meanwhile, Kevin Federline's lawyer has asked TMZ for their paparazzi video of Brit running a very red light, while Sean Preston and Jayden James slept in the back of the car. He plans to submit it in court on Wednesday.

Another day, another monumental screw up for Britney.

Lots of celeb baby boys are heading our way, according to new reports.

Last week we told you Christina Aguilera was having a baby boy, well, this weekend, Christina attended one of three baby showers for herself, where blue was the recurring theme.

According to People.com, the boat-load of gifts bought from posh Bel Bambini, were a blue Loved Mom Guitar shirt, a Cariboo bassinet with blue dot bedding, Trumpette Johnny's socks – and Sozo Whiz Kid wee block, used to prevent mom from getting a shower when changing a baby boy.

Also on the baby boy train, is Halle Berry, say spies for Page Six. "She's so excited," one source said. "She says she's never been happier than now, when she's pregnant."

Anyway, London papers are reporting that there might still be hope for other Harry admirers, as people are buzzing that he and Chelsy are kaput. Nobody at the palace is talking, but word is that she has gotten tired of Harry's "playboy lifestyle," -- like attending the rugby world cup final in Paris in October instead of celebrating her birthday with her.

Those princes can be such devils sometimes -- but they're cute!

If you love The Hills, like I do, you probably sit in front of your TV every Monday night and wonder what Audrina Partridge is doing with that loser Justin "Bobby" Brescia. Well, stop wondering because Us Weekly has the scoop on their breakup. Yes, Audrina dumped Justin's sorry behind, after he she saw him with another girl.

"I caught him doing something he shouldn't have been doing and it was just the last straw," Audrina told the mag.

A source close to the couple, thankfully, went into a little more detail, saying Justin was "making out with a red-headed girl right in front of Audrina, and when she confronted him about it he laughed in her face."

The nerve of that loser!

"It was one of the hardest nights ever I've had to deal with. And it was on camera too," poor Audrina said.

Sucks for her -- great for people like me, who live for the drama.

For more on The Hills, check out TV Cocktail

"We've been married 28," Renee continues. "Twenty-seven," George interrupts. "We lived together the first year. It was a lot of fighting."

The pair star in the new movie Leatherheads, out next year, which George also directs. "He doesn't even know how important his opinion has been to me over the years," she confides to the mag. "I don't want to disappoint him. "

"In movies, so often the guy gets to be the one with all the answers," George said. "In this one, she's the smart one. Which was incredible acting on her part," he cracked.

"He's not kidding," she adds.

"Oh, I'm not kidding," he smirked.

So cute! I kind of wish they were married.

I have to laugh -- it's so not funny -- but I have to laugh.

New photos have surfaced of Britney Spears running a red light yesterday, with Sean and Jayden asleep in the backseat. Brit was driving her not-so-lucky white Mercedes convertible, with a court-appointed monitor in the passenger seat. In the photos, the chaperone is ducking -- probably in hopes to save her herself.

Now word on if these photos will be used against Britney in the custody battle between her and Kevin Federline. I mean, how much evidence against one person is allowed in court?

According to The Mirror, police raided the couple's home yesterday and, after, arrested four men in the investigation, which the police have called an attempt at "perverting the course of justice." Today word comes that undercover police have picked up Blake, and charged him with allegedly attempting to manipulate a witness in his upcoming assault trial.

Blake and another man were to stand trial on Nov. 12 on charges of assaulting a bartender last June. The London paper claims it uncovered a plot to pay one trial witness more than $400,000 in exchange for altered testimony.

There is no indication that Amy was involved in the alleged plot.

These two are a nightmare.

It doesn't look like Ellen DeGeneres will be making any friends on the picket line.

The talk show host continues to film her show, even though the writers are on strike. According to today's New York Post, Ellen said this during a taping:

"I want to say I love my writers. I love them. In honor of them today, I'm not going to do a monologue. [But] people have traveled across the country. They've made plans. They're here. I want to do everything I can to make your trip enjoyable and give you a show."

So, El's audience is happy and dancing, but the Writer's Guild -- not so much.

What do you think of Ellen's decision to cross the picket line?

Yep, Sin City actor Mickey Rourke was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Florida on Thursday morning. Mickey had just left a Miami Beach nightclub with a gal pal at around 4am when he was busted for making an illegal turn on his Vespa scooter - right in front of a policeman. A photographer who witnessed the incident told TMZ.com, "The cop says to him: 'You swerved right in front of me.' And Mickey answered, 'No, no, dude, I'm all right.'" According to the police report, Rourke's eyes were bloodshot, his face flushed and his speech slurred as he told the officer: "What the f*ck did I do?!" before saying, "I'm not drunk, I didn't even drink that much."

Ooooooh, mistake No.2, Mickey -- you never say "I didn't drink that much." Mistake No. 1 is driving a scooter drunk. Loser.

For more mug shot fun, play Celebrity Matchmaker; Stars Behind Bars.

"I'm shooting outdoors in a bad neighborhood in The Bronx for my other show, Law & Order. We're tying up traffic. A held-up trucker behind me is crazed. He tears through the light, halts our shoot and climbs out of his big 10-wheeler. I figure he'll pull a gun and shout: 'You a**hole, get the f*ck out of here you piece of sh*t,' and he rushes to me with, 'When you going to marry Carrie?' "

-- "Mr. Big" a.k.a Chris Noth, on New York's obsession with Sex and the City

Babies, babies, everywhere!

Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, welcomed twins Thomas Boone Quaid and Zoe Grace Quaid, born Thursday in Santa Monica, a rep for the couple tells People. In a statement, the Quaids said, "God has definitely blessed us." The twins were born via a gestational carrier – a woman who carries another couple's baby conceived by the parents' own egg and sperm. Congrats to doubly-blessed parents!

In other celeb baby news, The New York Post is saying that Brooke Burke and her man, Baywatch alum David Charvet, are expecting their second child -- and that Brooke is about six months along! They have one daughter together, Heaven Rain, who was born in January, and Brooke has two other daughters from her previous marriage.

No doubt Brooke will have this baby and be back in a bikini five minutes later. God, I hate her.

Here's the cover of Audio Day Dream, and just like Blake, it's a bit unusual. Cool, but unusual. What do you guys think?

Maybe celebrities can't get everything they want?

A source told Us Weekly that Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, who are expecting their first child next year, had found their dream house in a gated community in Southern California. Excited to start their new life as a family, the couple made an offer to buy, but were denied by the people who would have been their neighbors.

Obviously, Nicole and Joel were pissed when they found out that the residents of the community didn't want them because they feared the paparazzi would swarm the neighborhood. "Nicole was livid because she loved the house," the source says. "She thinks it's a BS reason, but she couldn't fight it."

It's insane that the hoards of photographers are a real concern these days in Cali. Remember the crazy lady who was screaming at Britney Spears to get out of the neighborhood?

Lindsay Lohan has slowly been getting back into the swing of things since her rehab stay, taking dance lessons for a new movie role, hanging out with boyfriend Riley, having lunch, shopping -- the usual. Now, the former troubled star might have just landed a gig on one of television's hottest show.

According to The New York Observer (via Access Hollywood), LiLo is in "serious talks" to play the part of fallen pageant queen who takes a job at a fast food chain, on Ugly Betty. The role is said to be for three episodes, and Lindsay would be working closely America Ferrara's Betty.

According to the source on the set, “Betty tries to help Lindsay’s character by getting her a job at Mode, the fashion magazine where she works on the show."

That would be so good!! Lindsay should totally do it. I think America (the country -- not the girl) is ready to see Lindsay having some good, clean fun again.

Mark Vincent Kaplan accused Britney of living in a "parallel universe," telling the court, "Mr. Federline doesn't want to take these children out of their mother's life, but what are we to do?" Smooth.

Britney's lawyer said the frazzled mom can't just be expected to drop everything and run to get tested when the court calls. Um, what? Yes, she can -- if she wants her kids. The lawyer actually said that because Britney "is a pop star with a No.1 album" (which she doesn't) she is very busy, and all that matters is that she has passed 10 tests.

"Just because Ms. Spears is unable to return a call within one hour doesn't reflect what kind of mother she is," Brit's lawyer told reporters after the hearing. "It's a nonsensical procedure. She could be in a movie or traveling. What matters is that she provides a sample within six hours and that she tests negative."

But that's not what really matters. What really matters is that Britney shows no signs that she's dedicated to her children.

I was so struck by this photo of actress Julianne Moore picking her daughter up from school in NYC. It proves to me that, even if you are a big Hollywood celeb, your children can grow up in a normal environment. Granted, it probably takes more effort to keep those kids grounded and unaffected than it does mine -- but it can be done. Julianne even picked up daughter Liv's friend, for Pete's sake!

Also, I just heard that even though Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams didn't quite make it as a couple, they have decided to decorate daughter Matilda's room exactly the same way in both her mom and dad's new homes -- so she always feels comfortable. Same for View host and mommy extraordinaire Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who had to, temporarily, pick up and move to Arizona for her husband's football career, all while raising her toddler daughter Grace and expecting a new baby any minute. On her new blog, she said she shipped many of Grace's favorite things to their new house beforehand, so it would feel like home when they got there.

Some of Tinseltown's other honorable moms and dads; Jen Garner & Ben Affleck (could Violet BE any happier?), Gwen Stefani, and yes, Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie.

So it can be done. These people put their children's needs first, as opposed to, I don't know, Britney Spears, who puts her need for coffee ahead of her two sons. Maybe if the judge threatened to take away her Starbucks privileges she would find a way to get it together.

I'm just saying.

A Boston priest has been arrested for allegedly stalking Conan O'Brien. Creepy, right?

Rev. David Ajemian was picked up by police last Friday, outside of the Conan studio, after allegedly sending the talk show host threatening notes. According to the Associated Press, the Rev -- who actually referred to himself as Conan's "priest stalker" wrote in one:

"I want a public confession before I ever consider giving you absolution - or a spot on your couch."

When he was denied entry into a taping of Conan's show, another letter arrived, asking, "Is this the way you treat your most dangerous fans?"

Really creepy.

The Boston Archdiocese says that the loon has been put on leave, but I bet it's a while before Conan feels safe in a church again.

Here's how it went down:

''We didn't want to say anything before because we didn't want to take away from the tour, but we're expecting,'' Jen told over 10,000 people at Miami's American Airlines Arena.

The crowd went wild.

"I hope you don't mind," Jen smiled, while looking at her love.

"No, I don't mind at all," Marc replied.

The he kissed her gigantic, obviously pregnant, belly.

No word on when the baby is due -- or if there are two babies on Jenny's block.

Rosie O'Donnell's big mouth has gotten her in trouble, yet again.

The former talk show host was said to be in talks with MSNBC, to get her own primetime show, but, according to Access Hollywood, Ro revealed on her blog yesterday that the deal has fallen through due to her blabbing about the negotiations.

On Rosie.com, she wrote that because she let the news “slip in [M]iami” it caused “panic on the studio end.”

“2day there is no deal,” she blogged. “[P]oof … [M]y career as a pundit is over before it began.”

You know, I want to say that Rosie is not very smart for wrecking her chances with the network, but isn't the fact that she has no censor the reason they wanted her in the first place? She was just being true to who she is, but I guess the people over there don't want her do that unless it's benefiting their ratings. Such is business.

While singing the song, "I Wonder", about her estranged mom who left when she was 2, Kellie completely lost it, sobbing at the end, while the audience cheered her.

I was genuinely touched. You?

Jeez, those Britney Spears lawyers must be exhausted!

Britney and Kevin Federline's lawyers are scheduled to return to court this morning, for an emergency hearing in the never-ending custody battle for their boys. Sources say that the hearing was called by Kevin's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, who's alleging that Brit has, yet again, failed to follow drug-testing procedures.

Apparently, if Britney hasn't been doing what she's supposed to, regarding the drug-testing, the court could suspend all of her visitation rights -- again.

Maybe she is crazy. I mean, could someone actually be this thick?

Here's the gist of what led up to best comment EVER.

Long-haired "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" face man Fabio and movie star George Clooney were having dinner at the same restaurant. Someone at Fabio's table started snapping pictures (the dinner was with fans for charity, which is funny on its own), when George thought they were trying to photograph him and girlfriend Sarah Larson. George flipped Fabio's guests the bird, which caused Fabio to go over to George's table and, basically, tell him to get over himself.

“The women and I were taking pictures of us together only. The women were not taking pictures of George. Out of courtesy, I even went over to George’s table to explain that to him. I just feel badly that it ruined the night of these women who paid to support charity. I am thinking of something to make it up to them,” Fabio told Access Hollywood.

Sources say Fabio told George that he could teach him some manners, nasty words were exchanged between the two, and then there was some pushing. They had to be physically broken up.

Okay, here it comes. Fabio's manager, the man he pays to say things that will make him look good, told Access, and I quote, "Clooney started on ER and Fabio was going to send him back there."

That may be the most ridiculously funny thing I've ever heard.

And, by the way, I once saw Fabio, in the flesh, promoting something at my local Sam's Club. Swear to God.

LOVE IT!!

Hundreds, quite possibly thousands -- and it seems as if we might have been on to something! The new issue of Us Weekly has Brit Brit on the cover (natch!) along with an interview with some "pals" of the pop star, who say that, Britney has, indeed, lost it. “It’s not substance abuse — it’s mental!” a "confidante" tells the mag. Speculation of what's ailing her spans from adult-onset ADD to depression, with one friend saying, “Postpartum has always been a problem” after giving birth to Sean and Jayden.

If Britney keeps passing the drug tests, but continues to act like a loon, hopefully someone at the courts will suggest some psychological testing for the mom. I know I'd love to know what's going on in that head of hers.

Jessica and Owen have known each other for years, but never before has their behavior sparked this much buzz. After hanging out on the set of Willie Nelson's music video, the two stars have been seen together in both New York and LA, on numerous occasions.

According to Us Weekly, the couple was most recently spotted at New York's Rose Bar, where "Jessica was touching Owen's arm and flipping her hair." Total girl flirt move! "Owen was charming, making Jessica laugh...it felt very date-y."

But nobody is thinking that these two are going to be the next Hollywood supercouple. "Owen finds Jessica hilarious, but he's talking to lots of girls," a source close to the actor said. And Jess is still trying to get over her recent heartbreak courtesy of John Mayer. "She didn't think dating would be so hard!" said a friend of the bombshell.

So, we'll quietly keep an eye on these "friends" to see if they might be indulging in any of those "benefits" people are always talking about.

The latest in Brit news is that, just as she was ready to take Billboard's No.1 spot with her new album, Blackout, the rules changed and The Eagles whipped her butt, and soared into first place. You see, The Eagles's new album, Long Road Out of Eden, normally wouldn't be eligible for Billboard, because it was only sold by one retailer (Walmart), but, because Britney has a dark cloud over her at all times, Billboard revised the policy and decided to consider those Eagles sales.

The 70's band (and one of my favorite groups of all time) smoked Britney, with 711,000 copies sold, as opposed to Britney's 290,000.

Not. Even. Close. Womp, womp.

X-17online.com is revealing that the former "Dirrrty" girl is carrying a baby boy. The singer and her hubby, Jordan Bratman, were out and about yesterday, shopping for some cool duds for their cool dude on the way.

Congrats!

Tom must be doing something right, because Katie looked absolutely stunning last night, at Cipriani in NYC, for the Moving Image Black Tie Salute, honoring her hubby. Katie's dress, hair and makeup were just perfect and she really did look like she was glowing. Tom kissed Katie's hand for the cameras, and the pair looked blissfully in love.

Congrats to Tom for the award, and for having Katie on his arm.

Happy, now?

"I love going shopping," Russ tells Men's Journal, in its new issue. "I have a black belt in it. My wife [Danielle] really appreciates that in me. Whatever you need, mate, I'll get it." The expert says he's really not trying to boast -- it's just a skill he possesses. "I can do the supermarket in six minutes. I can pick out the first nine things my wife would like to try on. I'm not bragging; it's fact. I have retail-therapy issues. But I am cool with that. I shop with a big smile on my face."

Interesting. You really can't judge a book by its cover.

The article also goes on to reveal that Russell is considering getting baptized, along with his sons, Charlie, 3 and Tennyson, 1, at the ripe old age of 43.

"I'd like to do it this year," he says. "My mom and dad decided to let my brother and me make our own decisions about God when we got to the right age. I started thinking recently, If I believe it is important to baptize my kids, why not me? I do believe there are more important things than what is in the mind of a man. There is something much bigger that drives us all. I'm willing to take that leap of faith."

I bet he can't wait to go shopping for his baptism outfit.

According to the po-po, Rebecca scored a blood alcohol level of .09. She was cited and released from the Beverly Hills police station later that night.

I just think it's funny that the once-hot Tom Cruise co-star has fallen so far, that she can be arrested and the media doesn't find out until a week later. That says A LOT these days.

Page Six is reporting my sweet Mandy Moore was spotted on a date with Chandler Bing! Yup, Mandy and Matthew Perry met up at Amici Trattoria in Beverly Hills last week, for a romantic meal.

"He was already seated and waited for her for 15 minutes until she arrived," a spy said. "He stood up to greet her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. They were holding hands across the table and being really close and laughing a lot the whole time."

I can get on board with this couple. Matt and Mandy both have dated their share of frogs, but have yet to find their prince or princess. Could this be the happy ending they are looking for?

Anyway, Britney has now been ordered to pay Kevin $120,000 -- immediately -- for his lawyer's fees, since she actually has a job, and since most of the schedule court dates were a result of Britney's antics. K-Fed's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, had originally asked for $160,000, and plans to continue his quest for more cash.

"We've already incurred more fees above the $164,000 in the document, and we expect we will be incurring significant other fees going into the trial," Mark told People.com. "I intend to make further fee orders up to the date of the trial."

I wish I could say that I think Britney has a learned a lesson from all of this, but I've actually learned a lesson of my own -- Britney would probably marry the next backup dancer that walked through the door, if his pants hung off his butt in just the right way. Sigh.

LB alum, Talan Torriero, the cute and quiet heartbreaker, who dallied with Kristen Cavalleri for a bit on the show, and who was later engaged to Kimberly Stewart for a nanosecond, was overheard talking about a possible move to New York for -- get this -- a shot on Broadway. A reliable source told us that the former beach boy was chowing with his managers at the Brooklyn Diner on 57th street in NYC, discussing his recent audition for the Broadway hit Hairspray.

No word on how he did, or if we'll be seeing his name in lights any time soon, but it's heck of a lot better than seeing his name in the crime blotter -- or worse -- on a wedding invitation to Kim Stewart.

"I've fallen for him big time," Rihanna supposedly gushed, at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo, this weekend. "He is so hot and he is really sweet to me. When we hang out it feels right - even though it's still pretty new."

Rihanna was most recently linked with Shia "I Got Arrested at Walgreens" LaBeouf, and Josh, well, who hasn't Josh been rumored to be with? Josh actually played it cool when the same reporter for London's Mirror, who got Rihanna's confession of love, asked Josh about his girl.

"I don't know what you're talking about," he grinned. But later added, "I'm looking forward to finding someone in my life that I can truly relate to on all levels."

Josh is notoriusly private so I'm not sure how much of this story we can believe. I mean, would he really be with someone who screams from the rooftops that they're in love? Not likely.

If you were blissfully imaging that Sex and the City's awesome foursome, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, and Kim Cattrall were spending hours together, drinking Cosmos and gabbing AFTER the film stops rolling, well, I hate to burst your bubble, but they're not.

Well, Kim isn't anyway.

The actress, who was the main hold out on the movie for so long, has told Reveal magazine that the only reason she did finally agree to reprise her role as sexy vixen Samantha is for the Bejamins.

“It will be nice to step into Samantha’s skin again but I’m only doing the film for the money. Samantha is very dear to me and I have such a wonderful time playing her, but I can’t say more for the experience than wanting financial security.”

So, I guess time hasn't really healed all of the wounds from the HBO Series, as Kim still sounds pretty bitter. Also, something tells me she wasn't too offended by Maxim naming her girl, Sarah, the least sexy celeb.

"When you're married to Rebecca, you should try to have as many children as possible. And I want to do that before she figures out that she could do a lot better than me."

-- Self-deprecating Jerry O'Connell to USA Today, on starting a family with wife, Rebecca Romijn

Samantha Who? star, Christina Applegate, was caught hooking up with her ex-husband, Jonathon Schaech, at Les Deux on Friday. According to a spy for People.com, "They just made out all of a sudden. They didn't really look around to see who was looking, it just happened, but it wasn't that weird after. They just went along talking to friends and separated soon after and both kept partying." Christina was hanging out with friends Eva Longoria and Grey's Anatomy's Sara Ramirez, and didn't seemed phased by the old flame reigniting.

Perhaps attraction wasn't one of the problems the couple encountered in their marriage, which officially ended in August?

"When I found out I was pregnant I was in complete shock," Giada said. "I truly didn't believe it. I honestly thought, 'there has got to be a mistake.' "

Always thinking in food terms, the Italian chef described seeing her little muffin's image grow, on the first few sonograms, from the size of a "lima bean" to a "lemon," adding, it "brought tears to my eyes." She added, "I just hope that I can be a good mom."

I'm a fan of Giada's -- and I make a lot of her recipes, though my mom always complains that Giada "smiles too much" -- whatever that means. I've heard other complaints about the foodie -- like people are offended by the amount of cleavage she shows while cooking -- which I think is ridiculous. I'm hoping her pregnant body goes the way of the voluptuous Halle Berry -- and has all those prudes choking on their gelato.

Well, Sarah is commenting on the mag's diss to her looks -- and, as always, is doing it with complete class. "What they don't know is that one day I'll wake up fat. But I'll still be happy, just like I am now," said our heroine, to Britain's Sunday Express. "I believe in the old 'sticks and stones' philosophy, so frankly their words don't come close to hurting." Continues Sarah, who beat out bee-hive headed Amy Winehouse, Grey's Anatomy's Sandra Oh, Madonna and Britney Spears for the unflattering title, "I admit, I don't think I've ever conformed to the Hollywood ideal of beauty, whatever that is. As I said, one day I'll wake up really fat and that'll be that. I don't really mind and it's really not important to me to be skinny. And it does not bother me in the least if people don't think I'm sexy. I don't think I am, either."

But some of us do think you're sexy, Sarah! Why? Because of statements just like that.

I just don't know what to say anymore! Did Britney Spears have a lobotomy after Jayden James was born? That could be only the reasoning for the pop tart's obvious disregard for her children.

According to WENN, Britney was spending some of her limited time with Sean Preston and Jayden on Sunday, when she decided to go shopping for new light fixtures. Brit packed up the boys and drove to the Crystal Palace store in Los Angeles -- where she left them in the car with the court-appointed supervisor!

Why? Why would she do that? I agree that a shop full of crystal, very breakable chandeliers is not the best place for toddlers, so why go there on that particular day? She only sees the boys three days a week, as it is. And to leave them in the car, with the chaperone that is watching her because she makes bone-head moves when around the kids, is, simply, unbelievable.

Britney needs a court-ordered brain scan -- to make sure she still has one. Then she needs to go live with Julia Roberts.

Will the real Brad and Angie please stand up?

Have you been missing Rosie O' Donnell?

Well, the controversial queen might just be back on your television before you can say Elisabeth Hasselbeck. The New York Times is reporting that Ro is in talks with MSNBC to snag a primetime gig, possibly putting her up against Larry King Live and Hannity & Colmes.

Rosie alluded to the deal on her blog, over the weekend, writing that she soon could be competing "the guy with the suspenders and the long, long face." Does Larry King have a long face? I assume that's who she's talking about -- unless Mr. Ed has a talk show I'm not aware of -- and has taken up wearing suspenders.

Stay tuned.

They're cute, though. Mazel Tov!

Julia tells the mag about being a mom -- and about how she's done having kids. "You only have so much energy and you want to put so much energy into each child," she says in the December issue. "I wouldn't know how to have five kids. And they're a really good trio, these three," of twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, almost 3, and Henry, who was born in June.

The actress does, however, have room for a certain pop princess, if said train wreck would like some help with her recent troubles. "I see and hear what's happening to Britney Spears and it's all I can do not to move her into my guesthouse and say, 'Okay, this is how it's going to be!' And just take care of her."

I just love Julia -- totally one of those stars you feel like you could be best friends with. Imagine? Me and Julia, BFFs? My sweetie and I would totally have her and her hubby, Danny Moder, over for some wings and beer. We could be the new awesome foursome. I'll let you know if that happens.

Angelina Jolie may normally act like she couldn't care less about all the Angelina vs. Jennifer Aniston talk and jokes, but during Beverly Hills press conference for her upcoming flick, Beowulf, Saturday, Angie lost her cool a bit, when they asked her about W magazine's recent J vs. A cover stunt.

"Why would I comment on that?" Angelina snapped at the reporter, about the dueling covers, and threw in a little more attitude with, "That matters because...."

Probably not the exact response the member of the media was looking for -- but still printable, and definitely gossip-worthy. All in all, a score.

"When I was a kid I had these huge glasses. I once went to a costume party as a Crest tooth paste tube with these huge glasses stuck on. That is how I see myself most of the time. A Crest toothpaste tube with bad eyesight." -- Jake Gyllenhaal, to London's Telegraph, on his self-image

Here's a little something to spice up a boring Monday morning -- a NUDE PHOTO slide show.

As you know, High School Musical's Vanessa Hudgens isn't the only one with a naked photo scandal under he garter belt. Read our new slide show called Celebrity Nude Photo Scandals.

Writers in L.A. are expected to picket 14 studios today, as the Writer's Guild of America has decided to strike. The writers are asking for bigger DVD profits and revenue from the distribution of films and TV shows over the Internet.

Uh-oh -- what does that mean for our favorite shows? Well, nothing, if you're talking reality shows -- those won't be affected and we'll probably see more of them. But if you're hooked on a drama, like Grey's Anatomy, you could be in for a very short stay at Seattle Grace.

"Grey’s Anatomy is not prepared for the Writers’ Guild of America strike,” star Patrick Dempsey told Entertainment Tonight. “We are not that far ahead. We have enough show to take us through Christmas, then we’ll see if that’s the end of the season.”

That would suck, but I sort of agree with the writers. Actors get paid tons of money per episode, and though they are a big reason for the success or failure of a show, if the writing is bad, it doesn't matter how good of an actor, or how McDreamy you are.

Let's hope this gets settled quickly.

But it was also a lucrative move for Paris Hilton, who has jumped into Lindsay's spot as hostess with the most-ess at Vegas's LAX, for a cool million bucks. Also on the bill, Paris's not-quite-as-obvious sister, Nicky Hilton, who will ring in 2008 alongside her sis.

This is just how Paris rolls -- she gets paid to be seen. The heiress reportedly earned more than $2 million just for sitting in the front row at designer Kira Plastinina's fashion show in Russia on Monday.

Don't you wish that was all you had to do to make some cash? Anyway, gotta run, the people at Stop and Shop in Aberdeen, NJ are paying me to walk up and down the aisles.

While Tom awaited his wife's arrival in the banquet tent in Central Park, he told People.com that he was "very" proud of Kate, and that "she trained for three months."

After the race, back at their hotel, Katie admitted, "I'm good, but I'm feeling very tired."

No doubt, she accomplished quite a feat, but that training will come in handy when she decides to run away from Tom.

It was just a matter of time before former-kiddie-Nickelodeon-boy-turned-movie-star, Shia LaBeouf, got into some beef on his own.

The Transformers hunk got arrested early Sunday morning, in a Chicago Walgreens, for refusing to leave the store, after being asked repeatedly to remove his, seemingly, intoxicated self. When Shia didn't comply with the drug store's security guard, police were alerted and Shia was done.

Following his arrest, the actor, who stars in next year's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was described by authorities as "very courteous and polite," and bond was posted before 7am.

Good story, though, still, not better than Kid Rock and the Waffle House.

As for the additional talk that the actress is expecting a third boy, with husband, Andrew Upton, Cate laughed, "You know more than me. It's early days yet. It's due in April."

See how easy that was.

I know you're floored by this unexpected bit of information.

Christina told Glamour magazine that will be entering "mommyhood" in 2008, but that she plans to continue to make music and do her thing, hoping to learn to "balance" it all. "I want to get it right," she told the mag. Hmmm, perhaps referring to her old Mouseketeer pal, Britney Spears, who hasn't quite nailed the whole "working mom" persona.

The former dirty girl does have a leg up on Brit, though, with a doting husband who genuinely seems more interested in being her partner than her protege. "He’s so supportive and amazing through everything,” she told the magazine. “He came with me on the last leg of the tour and he was my support system…I gush. I’m a lucky girl.”

Awww. Well, congrats Christina, on the impending birth of your first child -- and for finally giving up the worst-kept secret in celeb gossip.

Well, a new Knight Rider TV movie is coming out and could serve as a pilot to a remake of the series. What's even better is that former All My Children hunk Justin Bruening has snagged the role of Michael Knight's son, who the new movie will be based on.

When I worked at my old stomping grounds, Soap Opera Digest, I had the pleasure to meet Justin on a few occasions, and he was such a sweetie -- and totally has the makings of the new TV "It Boy". So, I'm totally happy for him. As for The Hoff, there's no word on whether or not he'll grace us with his Hoffness and make a cameo, but one can dream.

According to a rep for Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa, an arrest of a 27-year-old employee has been made in connection with allegations of physical and mental abuse. The name of the suspect has not been disclosed, but the matron will appear in court on Monday.

Oprah, who had been abused as a child, was said to be horrified by the claims of misconduct at her school. "Nothing is more serious or devastating to me than an allegation of misconduct by an adult against any girl at the Academy,” she told Usmagazine.com in a statement. “I will do everything within my power to ensure their safety and well-being.”

The talk show mogul flew to South Africa to personally apologize to the students and their parents, saying, "I’ve disappointed you. I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry."

The investigation continues, as Oprah has hired her own people to dig, as well as having South African police and the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses Unit who are on the case.

I haven't been a fan of Kate's look since she cut her hair into that mommy bob, but she showed me. She was workin' it -- big time. But doesn't Tom look like a psycho in this pic? He gives me the heebie-jeebies.

It was a night out with the kids for sweeties Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon, as they took Reese's two kiddies trick-or-treating for Halloween.

According to Usmagazine.com, Reese, who was dressed as a witch, and Jake, in a gorilla suit, hit the streets of Brentwood and messed around, while Ava and Deacon hunted for candy.

"They were holding hands and swinging them in the air as they walked around the neighborhood," said a witness, who Jake would often lift up his mask to sneak in a kiss or two. "Reese was laughing at everything Jake was saying."

As the kids rang the doorbells, the couple got some sugar of their own. "Jake tapped Reese on the butt and then she hit him back — they began running a circle hitting each other!" the witness says. "Then Jake picked Reese up off her feet and she screamed. Sometimes he came up from behind and nuzzled his big hairy mask into her neck.”

How many Reese's Pieces jokes do you think Reese heard that night?

Who doesn't want something from Britney Spears these days?

Well, Brit will have to buy some more court clothes, as she's bound to be in front of a judge again, as her former manager, Johnny Wright, is suing her. Johnny says that though he and Brit stopped working together in 2003, the pop star owes him cash from dealings he negotiated for her through 2008. Britney had reportedly stopped paying him in 2006.

But Johnny says he's really not out to get his former pal. "I have a great deal of affection and empathy for her," he told Usmagazine.com. "As you know, I was a part of her career from the early days, but we have contractual disagreements that unfortunately can only be resolved in the courts, despite my wishes!"

Britney should just give him some of the money from her monthly gift fund! She's got plenty and then she won't have to bother with all the hoopla of the lawyers -- she has got to sick of them by now.

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Earlier this year, Johnny Depp and his family had a terrible scare, when his daughter, Lily Rose, was hospitalized in London, for an undisclosed ailment.

The actor, who spoke to Entertainment Weekly, refrained from going in to detail about what was wrong with his seven-year-old with girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis, but he is, however, expressing his joy over her recovery.

"Now every single millisecond is a mini-celebration. Every time we get to breathe in and exhale is a huge victory. She pulled through beautifully, perfectly, with no lasting anything."

Johnny says he will always be grateful to director pal Tim Burton and the cast and crew of Sweeney Todd, which he was filming at the time, for their support. He adds, "Knowing that those people, Tim and the crew, shut down and stood by and waited... I didn't know if I was coming back. I remember talking with Tim, saying, `Maybe you need to recast.'"

Such a class act, such a great dad. We love Johnny!

If Heather Mills is trying to prove to the world that her ex, Paul McCartney, is the crazy one, then she should probably just stop talking.

Girl has been ranting and raving to all kinds of media outlets, about how she's been abused by the press, and has received death threats.

"When I left Paul I said, ‘I don’t want a penny. Just protect me because people think you’re perfect but you’re not, you’re human like everybody else. You know why I’ve left you. Protect me and I will say nothing,’” Heather told Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush.

Heather says she is sitting on the secrets that ended her marriage to the former Beatle -- and that it could be very damaging to Paul. "I have a box of evidence that is going to a certain person should anything happen to me,” she revealed. “This evidence is against a certain party that behaved in a terrible way and I don’t ever want the evidence to have to go out but if I’m going to be portrayed as this horrific person for my daughter to grow up,” Heather said stopping herself. “This evidence is there for her to make up her mind when she’s older.”

The irate ex also goes on to say that she would have never married Paul in the first place, if she knew what kind of man he really was, that she has been "very, very close" to suicide, and that all she wants is for her ex husband to take responsibility for his alleged actions.

All I want is for her to chill out.

What a let down!

Lance Bass is now saying that the story he told E!, about his quickie marriage to a girlfriend in Las Vegas, was all just a made up story. The singer's rep said it was all a misunderstanding and Lance was just talking hypothetically, and according to the Clark County Clerk's Office, there was no record of the union.

"He was in Vegas one time, you're humorously joking around, he had heard people say that if you're newly married, you get free drinks," she says. "They said that they were married to get free drinks."

His rep has assured the world that Lance would "never do anything to mislead his fans."

So, please. Stop trying to find out who the girl was -- because there was no wife. Maybe Lance has never even been to Vegas? Maybe he's a compulsive liar? You just never know with him.

Here's proof, for all the skeptics out there, that money can not buy happiness.

New court documents have been released in the Britney Spears/Kevin Federline custody battle -- and they reveal that these two spend money like it's water.

First their incomes; Britney makes around $737,000 a month. Pocket change. Kev reportedly earned more than a half million dollars in 2006, they say from entertainment and endorsement deals – but "minus business expenses," he only actually took in $7,436.

Business expenses -- wha? What business? Oh, and he earned a whopping $3,300 in royalties for that ridiculous song, "Popozao".

As for child support -- Kev gets $15,000 a month for Sean Preston and Jayden James -- until they become adults! This could change, depending on who ends up with custody.

And, finally, their average monthly spending on bills and what-not:

Britney's Expenses:
• $102,000 on entertainment, gifts and vacation
• $49,267 on mortgage payments
• $16,000 on clothes
• $4,758 on eating out
• $2,500 on phone bills

Kevin's Expenses:
• $5,000 on entertainment, gifts and vacation
• $7,500 on rent
• $2,000 on clothes
• $1,500 on eating out
• $750 on phone bills

Maybe Kevin shouldn't be spending so much money on clothes, gifts, and rent, when HE HAS NO JOB, and two kids. But, he can. Because Britney fell in love with him.

The world is a crazy place.

Britney's newest set of tunes has already doubled the amount of sales Carrie had, within the same amount of time, so, if this keeps up, Britney will have five out of five number one studio albums. Not bad for a walking (and driving) train wreck!

To go along with Blackout, Britney has revamped her website, Britney.com. The new site has photos, videos, and a blog (yay!) written mostly by someone named "BRITannica," who claims to be "literally an encyclopedia of Britney knowledge."

Could "BRITannica" be that crazy Chris guy, who pleaded for us to leave Brit alone? Perhaps.

Anyway, my absolute favorite part of Britney's new website is its slogan -- "It's Britney.com, bitch!"
LOVE IT!

We haven't heard from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes for a while. Did you forget about them?

In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Tom goes on and on about his wife. "I feel lucky. I have a lot of respect for her as an artist, as a woman. She's a very strong, gracious woman. She's very funny, a great comedian."

He also goes on to add that life is "all very good, all very lovely."

Was he programmed to say that? I'm kidding.

About raising their daughter, Suri, Tom says that, yes, he and "Kate" are just like you and me, and that as for parenting duties, "just like everybody else, you just work it out. You make it work. We've gotten pretty good at organizing everything."

See, they are just two normal, well-adjusted robots in love. I mean people, two normal, well-adjusted people in love.

And this is one cute dad, in particular. Christy Turlington's hubby, Ed Burns, took their daughter Grace for some trick-or-treating in Soho yesterday.

I don't know how Grace made out, but it's definitely a treat for me!

Good Charlotte's Joel Madden has been touring the world, but the rock star says he is ready to take it down a notch and prepare for the birth of his baby with girlfriend, Nicole Richie. With the tot set to arrive in January, Joel says he and Nic are "getting settled in L.A. and getting ready."

"Having a baby is the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me, and to us," the daddy-to-be told People mag. He also said that, despite talk that he and Nicole are having problems, their bond is still super strong. "[We're] really happy. Everything else that the others have printed has been completely false."

Rumors were also flying that Nicole wasn't taking such good care of herself and the baby -- and that she was seen smoking on two occasions. But Nicole said all the stories were "false and unsubstantiated," and that "the healthy birth of my child is my No. 1 priority."

So I guess Nicole and Joel aren't considering Puffy McSmokerson as a name for the babe?

It wasn't really a shock when Lance Bass came out of the closet and announced he was gay. What is surprising, though, is that the former boy bander admits that he's actually divorced!

Lance told E! News that in "one of those crazy moments," somewhere between 1999 and 2000, he and a girlfriend actually tied the knot in Las Vegas.

"People do stupid things in the heat of the moment. I've been in Vegas where I've gotten married for, like, five minutes," he said. "No one talks about that though."

So, who was the lucky former Mrs. Bass? Lance isn't telling -- "Just a friend of mine," he said.

"You know it was one of those crazy moments where you're with a friend and you're like 'Hey, wouldn't it be fun if we did this?' and that's all that happened. It's the Vegas thing to do."

Really, Lance admits, they were just two kids looking to have some fun. "In fact, the only reason we did it is because we wanted to get free drinks all night. And we didn't get one. We're like, 'We just got married!' They're like, 'Ah. Whatever.' "

Not going into details of the split, Lance says he and his former wife are still pals. "We're friends," he said. "It's great."

So funny! But wasn't *NSync, like, the biggest thing since New Kids on the Block around that time? How did the media not get a hold of that juice?

Also, I wish that I was the one to marry and divorce Lance. I always like to have a good story to tell at parties.

Talk about shattering the idea of an American Idol curse! Carrie Underwood's new album, Carnival Ride, has debuted in the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. Even her super-popular, Grammy-winning debut album, Some Hearts, didn't get there, only hitting as high as No. 2.

It's a good life for Carrie these days. Girl is looking good, is surrounded by good press, and reportedly has a new beau in Gossip Girl's hottie, Chace Crawford. With her second solid record in the bag, Carrie's already proved that she's so much more than a reality show flash-in-the-pan winner.

Know what I mean, Reuben Studdard?

The jail sentences just keep piling up in Hollywood.

Prison Break's Lane Garrison was sentenced yesterday, to 40 months in state prison, after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence and two other alcohol-related charges.

In December 2006, an intoxicated Lane crashed his SUV into a tree in Beverly Hills, killing a male passenger and injuring two teen girls also inside the car.

"[Lane] thinks he is the lucky one — he survived the accident," the actor's lawyer, Harland Braun, told Usmagazine.com. "He is philosophical about the whole thing." The lawyer also added: “We asked the judge to consider letting him serve his time in fire camp so he can fight fires. At least that is out in the open."

But Hilary Swank put her faith in the talk show queen, and let Ops cut her hair off, on the show that airs Friday -- for charity, of course. Oprah reportedly cut about nine inches off Hil's head, to donate it to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, an organization dedicated to supporting and encouraging women who have lost their hair during cancer treatment.

"It's taken months to get to this moment," Oprah said. "It involves a two-time Academy Award winner, a sharp object, and me."

"I've been growing it for the last six months to donate my hair," Hilary told Ops. "I've been taking a lot of vitamins and taking really good care of it, knowing that it would go to a woman in need."

On the same episode, as part of Oprah's Great American Haircut show, 100 viewers will get 100 makeovers in one hour.

I'd like to sign up for that -- but I still wouldn't let Oprah do the cutting.

Lance is in NYC for Sunday's marathon, but instead of resting up for the big day, he seems to be burning the midnight oil. Maybe he thinks he's still 21 -- like Ashley? At least it would be some explanation for why they were making out all over the place the other night.

Eww.

Ryan Seacrest scored the big one.

The omni-present host got a hold of Britney Spears, via telephone, yesterday and scored a short, but telling, interview. Ry asked Brit about how her new album, Blackout and how she's dealing with the crazy media frenzy that currently surrounds her life.

“How did your day go? Did you do anything?” Ryan asked Britney about her Blackout release date on Tuesday.

No,” Britney giggled. “Watched movies... We ate fried chicken and cookies.”

And how is she feeling about everything the media has to say about her?

“I try not to let it get to me,” she told Ryan. “The tabloids. The magazines... you just try to keep doing what you’re doing. As long as you know what’s up, that’s all that really matters.”

What about the "bad mother" claims?

“People say what they want and do what they want. It’s sad how cruel our world can be,” she added. “In the end of the day, you have to know in your heart you’re doing the best that you can.”

And that was that. Britney abruptly put her pal Alli Simms on the phone, who told Ryan that Britney had gotten in the shower. Desperately trying to hold to his radio gold, Ry called back later, but Brit refused to speak. Alli said that Sean Preston and Jayden James had arrived for a visit and that they were all headed to McDonald's for breakfast.
Ryan pleaded for a few more minutes with the pop star, telling her friends, "She should say something to her fans," but Britney refused to comply.

Talk about greedy. Ryan got what every person in the media has been striving for -- an interview with Britney, where she reinforced everyone's idea that she is still just a baby herself.