Did Lindsay Lohan steal Paris Hilton's man?  —  Plus: Charlie Sheen and Heather Locklear may team up  —  What really came between Paris Hilton and Stavros Niarchos?  Could it have been "Mean Girls" vixen Lindsay Lohan?  —  Partying heiress Hilton and shipping heir Niarchos have reportedly split …

New Anna Nicole battle aborning?  —  Execs at Trimspa should be careful about scolding their diet program spokesmodel Anna Nicole Smith if she gains a few pounds.  Sources say she has an airtight excuse: She's pregnant.  —  If true, the former Playmate - who battled relatives of her late husband …

ASHLEE'S NEW NOSE!  —  Who says imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?  Not the Simpson sisters!  —  It seems younger sis Ashlee's recent nose job makes her look more like her big sis, Jessica.  It's the latest move in a makeover that's seen Ashlee go from dark-haired, ratty rocker to sophisticated blonde.

Another Sopranos Wise Guy Needs To Wise Up, Bad Boy  —  Handsome and hunky ain't gonna get you no love in the joint, and that's exactly where actor Louis Gross is headed if he doesn't cut the bad-boy act in real life.  —  According to a New York Daily News report, the good-looking Italian kid …

Britney Cuts Sales Price of NY Apartment  —  Britney Spears has stepped up plans to sell her downtown Manhattan penthouse, which has been on the market for nearly two years - since before her marriage to Kevin Federline and the birth of their son, Sean Preston.

Cruise agrees to £22m deal for Katie  —  The circus surrounding his whirlwind romance, wedding proposal and first baby raised many questions about the sincerity of his relationship.  —  But there is no questioning Tom Cruise's generosity.  —  Whatever the outcome of their unusual love affair …

Celeb flacks watching their backs  —  It's a jungle out there in the celebrity-publicist world.  —  Just ask BWR's Leslie Sloane Zelnik, who reps such tabloid-ready celebs as Lindsay Lohan, Jennifer Lopez, Reese Witherspoon and Britney Spears.  —  It seems that that slick Brit Rob Shuter …

Tom Cruise Day Comes to New York  —  Oh, glorious days of days!  The sun fittingly shines upon our fair city in honor of movie god and new "father" Tom Cruise, who comes to Manhattan today to promote Mission: Impossible 3.  A devoted Scientologist and/or reader scored a picture of Tom …

ABC Impeaches 'Commander In Chief'  —  Show pulled for remainder of sweeps; no airdate for remaining episodes  —  LOS ANGELES — The Allen administration, which started off with such promise, is coming to a rather ignominious end.  —  ABC has yanked its freshman drama "Commander In Chief" …

Payback's a Bitch  —  Mary Jo Eustace's life fell apart when her cheating husband dumped her for Tori Spelling three weeks after he met the blond television star - and now she's getting sweet revenge.  —  A jaw-dropping tell-all being shopped by the 45-year-old Canadian sitcom actress dishes …

Pickler's Dad: I Can't Take Credit for Her … American Idol castoff Kellie Pickler's father was sprung from Florida State Prison on Monday after serving more than three years for stabbing a fellow resident of a trailer park in 2003.  —  Surrounded by reporters, Clyde "Bo" Pickler Jr., 41 …

MARIAH FEELS FOR WHITNEY!  —  Big hearted Mariah Carey is so upset by reports of Whitney Houston's widely reported decent into drug addiction that she reportedly has pledged to help the troubled diva!  Mariah has invited her fellow song bird to record a duet on her next album in the hopes …

Out with Paris  —  Quite fittingly, Paris Hilton is on the cover of Out magazine's new "Hot" issue, and PerezHilton.com was given a first look at these sizzling black and white shots.  —  Plus, the article - by another Perez pal, Michael Musto - is equally scorching.  —  On Nicole:

MARTHA'S FAMILY TIES  —  Domestic diva Martha Stewart has been accused of a lot of things.  So what's the latest charge?  Nepotism!  Four of Martha's relatives snagged jobs last year at her company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, according to recently released financial documents …