Melissa McGhee Cut From 'American Idol'  —  NEW YORK - Melissa McGhee forgot the words to her song on Tuesday's "American Idol" — on Wednesday she paid the price.  McGhee, who stumbled with some of the lyrics in an otherwise smooth rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Lately," …

Jessica Alba In FHM  —  As long as Jessica Alba stays off the big screen and sticks to doing magazine shoots , I'm a happy guy.  However, I'm a little disappointed that FHM didn't feature her best body part: her ass.  I mean, what's Jessica Alba without the booty?

Mischa Barton Naked in Next Film  —  If all the talk of Sharon Stone's creepy nude scenes from Basic Instinct 2 have you rethinking your love of onscreen nudity, there may be a bright light on the horizon.  Or would that be two bright lights?  According to CelebNewsWire …

Scratch & Sniff  —  You know what ... Britney Spears doesn't think that you smell enough.  She wants to be the person to help you out with that.  First she blessed the world with her first fragrance Curious ... and then came Fantasy ... and now she bestows upon us her latest concoction — In Control:

'Huge fan' Jessica Simpson snubs Bush  —  Hollywood starlet passes on Republican fundraiser  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Jessica Simpson loves President Bush.  She's just not a big fan of Republican fundraisers.  —  The Hollywood starlet and tabloid cover girl was on Capitol Hill Thursday …

Shaquille O'Neal, Wife Expecting a Girl  —  Shaquille O'Neal and his wife Shaunie Nelson are expecting a baby girl, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The couple have three children together, sons Shareef, 6, and Shaqir, 2, and daughter Amirah, 4.  O'Neal has a daughter Taahirah, 9 …

Lollapalooza 2006 to Feature West, Wilco  —  AUSTIN, Texas - Kanye West, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Wilco are among over 120 acts to perform at this year's Lollapalooza festival.  —  The lineup, announced Thursday at the South by Southwest music festival, is about twice the number …

BRINGING UP BABY, BRITNEY STYLE  —  March 16, 2006 — HOW not to raise a child, by Britney Spears.  —  The latest report?  She changed Junior's diaper in the middle of a busy restaurant.  According to Britain's News of the World newspaper, one diner said, "It was disgusting.

Marriage Troubles for Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro?  —  Say it ain't so.  Carmen Electra and her rocker hubby Dave Navarro are seeing some marriage troubles Life & Style Magazine is set to report in this week's issue.  —  And even though it was supposed to be the perfect union …

Brangelina Wedding Rumors Spread in Italy  —  LAGLIO, Italy - Speculation spread once again that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie would wed on these Italian shores — perhaps this weekend.  —  George Clooney is a friend of the Hollywood couple and his lakefront villa in the town of Laglio …

Madonna Gets Censored Again  —  Madonna released a video for her latest single, "Sorry", but she was forced to release a censored version.  The original version was considered vulgar and not appropriate for general audiences. … With all that build-up, I hunted down the uncensored version hoping …

Britney's In Control  —  Don't be fooled by all the recent rumors of Britney's life being a mess.  She may or may not be pregnant with her second child or maybe her marriage is on the rocks, but one things for sure, Britney is telling us she's In Control.  Britney explains her latest fragrance, In Control, as:

Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Brad Renfro Seen Near Pancakes  —  Hollywood PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers.  Send yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line) and let everyone know that Jake Gyllenhaal's feeble attempts …

Diesel dreaming of dead-language film trilogy  —  Plus: Amanda Bynes blasts reports of eating disorder  —  Look out Mel Gibson.  Vin Diesel is following in your footsteps.  —  Gibson raised eyebrows when his "The Passion of the Christ" was done entirely in the archaic language of Aramaic.

Leaving Las Vegas With a Little Secret  —  I DON'T particularly like the Rolling Stones, mostly because a few years ago I sat behind Keith Richards at a screening of the movie "Traffic," and he kept banging his chair into my shin and never apologized.  But a couple of weeks ago …