Pardon the American Idol post...  ...but can't help it with this one.  There's quite a hub-bub brewing about Mandisa being a supporter of the ex-gay movement, and her lifestyle comment prior to the gospel gig last night on American Idol.  Now I have loved me some Mandisa up until now, people.

Guinness gracious!  What's up, Gwyn?  —  Gwyneth Paltrow has a new motto: "Guinness is good for the baby."  —  The Oscar-winning actress was visibly annoyed at the stares and pointing when she had dinner with hubby Chris Martin on Tuesday at hip lower East Side sushi bar Cube 63.

Timberlake thinks Britney's husband is 'gross'  —  Plus: Will Scientology or Kabbalah win the Beckhams?  —  Britney Spears' ex-sweetie reportedly does not approve of her hubby.  In fact, Justin Timberlake believes that Kevin Federline is "gross," according to Star magazine.

UNSAFE DRIVER  —  March 30, 2006 — KATE MOSS' crack-smoking ex, Pete Doherty, has a new addiction.  The Babyshambles frontman is buying old Jaguars, parking them illegally and buying replacements when they get towed away.  He's now gone through eight Jags in as many weeks, London's Daily Mirror reports.

WHITNEY 'A CRACK ADDICT'  —  Whitney Houston is hooked on crack cocaine and living in squalor at the mansion she shares with Bobby Brown, according to reports.  —  The allegations were made by Bobby's sister, Tina, a former addict who claims she used to use crack with the star.

Brad & Jen's House Sells for $22.5 Million … A reminder of the good times shared by Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston - their lavish Beverly Hills mansion - is changing hands.  —  About a year after Aniston filed for divorce, an anonymous foreign businessman is said to have paid $22.5 million …

BRANGELINA'S BIG BUST-UP!  —  The well-dressed diners at L'Avenue, the chic restaurant on Paris' fashionable Avenue Montaigne, must have done a double-take on March 19 when a scruffy-looking man in frayed jeans and a worn baseball capwas ushered to an upstairs table.

Roberts overcomes errant tomato in NY stage debut  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - There's no second take on stage, but that may not matter when you're Julia Roberts.  —  When a plastic tomato went astray during her Broadway debut, the Oscar-winning movie actress broke character and laughed.

Anticipating  —  You have no idea how excited I am for tomorrow ... I can hardly contain myself ... I have been anxiously awaiting Thursday March 30, 2006 to arrive and here we are ... on the eve of this momentous day.  Now I know that I am not the only one around here who is counting …

WAS RANDY QUAID MINI-MAJORLY SCREWED?  —  Randy Quaid's recently filed lawsuit against the producers of Brokeback Mountain has turned a pair of watchful binoculars on how talent is being paid for working in features produced by the so-called "mini-majors"—those arthouse divisions of huge studios such as Focus and Fox Searchlight.

Natalie's Wonder Emporium … Toronto, Canada ::  24-year-old Natalie Portman (although it's similar, she's not wearing her gangsta rap jacket from SNL) and 68-year-old Dustin Hoffman took a walk together in Yorkville this past Sunday during a film break from Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.

A flash from Sharon: She's off shrinks  —  Sharon Stone won't be crossing and uncrossing her legs on a psychiatrist's couch anytime soon.  —  Never mind that she does that and a helluva lot more opposite Brit actor David Morrissey, who plays a police shrink and her lust interest in "Basic Instinct 2."

David Hasselhoff 'Croones' In Court  —  David Hasselhoff Baffles Court With German Tune  —  Latest: David Hasselhoff stunned court reporters and officials in Los Angeles yesterday (28Mar06) when he made light of a custody battle with his estranged wife Pamela by crooning in the corridor.

'Weird Al' Fans Tired Of People Not Walking All Over Him  —  Supporters raising money to get Yankovic a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.  —  "Weird Al" Yankovic  —  Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images  —  In a career that spans more than 25 years, "Weird Al" Yankovic has sold …

Is It Love For Lindsay Lohan And Leonardo DiCaprio?  —  Reportedly, the pair wants to keep their love affair a secret because it's more fun that way.  Ah.  Cute.  The pair has secretly been together since their initial hookup in Miami during the New Year's Eve holidays.

The Final 10 - "Contemporary Songs We Already Hate" Week  —  I've chosen my American Idol, and her name is Deborah Gibson.  —  Last night she was in the audience refusing to stand after Kellie Pickler's song, only offering up a polite golf clap.  Using her electric youth powers …

Clooney's Gift Bag Fetches $45K for Charity  —  George Clooney's Oscar swag bag has sold at charity auction for $45,100, a spokesman for the United Way announced.  —  The winner has not been identified, but the money will be used for the United Way's hurricane response and relief recovery fund …

Kevin Federline's red hot album  —  Kevin Federline has decided to name his upcoming album 'Playing With Fire'.  —  The 28-year-old - who is married to Britney Spears - is set to release the album in August and is being billed as a "performer and rapper".  —  The former dancer said …

Liz Hurley Regrets Not Having Grants Kid's  —  Elizabeth Hurley Wishes She Had Had Kids With Grant.  —  ELIZABETH HURLEY wishes she had had children with ex-lover HUGH GRANT, so her four-year-old son DAMIAN could grow up with siblings.  —  Despite splitting with Grant in 2000, the actress …