Tom Cruise's Mission: Manhattan  —  After zipping around Manhattan via helicopter, speedboat, subway train, sports car and fire truck, Tom Cruise arrived in an SUV Wednesday night to his final stop: the Ziegfeld Theater, where his Mission: Impossible III had its third premiere of the day.

Britney hires a babysitter - for her husband  —  Plus: Kathy Griffin advises Clay Aiken to leave the country  —  Britney Spears has hired a babysitter - for her hubby.  —  The "Oops, I Did It Again" crooner is paying a minder/bodyguard to keep an eye on her aspiring rap star husband Kevin Federline, according to In Touch Weekly.

LINDSAY WISES UP WITH AIDS MISSION  —  Hard-partying Lindsay Lohan is heading to Africa on a mission of mercy — and to spruce up her own troubled image!  —  Like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt before her, the 19-year-old Mean Girls star wants to travel to Kenya once she wraps up her new movie Chapter 27.

Stavros' Lovesick Crying Tantrum  —  Paris' ex begs in the street  —  (May 4, 1:10PM ET) — After the breakup, Stavros Niarchos arrived at Paris Hilton's house early Monday morning and later went on a screaming and yelling rant. … The photographers who were camped outside her house tell TMZ …

Another 'Idol' Contestant Out; Four Left  —  NEW YORK - Paris Bennett sang "Kiss" — and the pint-size soul singer and judge favorite kissed "American Idol" goodbye Wednesday, becoming the latest singer sacked in viewer voting.  —  The departure of the 17-year-old Fayetteville, Ga. …

Angelina Jolie Clears Some Things Up  —  It's silly how many rumors and untruths are told about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.  So Angelina, well actually not herself, her people, are setting the record straight on some of the more outlandish or extremely inaccurate rumors that our floating around in cyberspace.

Maur(y) allegations in Povich sex scandal  —  Maury Povich may have to do some more explaining to wife Connie Chung.  The talk show host, already bruised by an allegation that he cheated with a female "Maury" producer, is now accused of having had a second mistress on the show.

Nicole Richie: 'I'm Too Thin'  —  Nicole Richie, whose rail-thin frame has been a source of much discussion in the media, is now joining the chorus of voices saying that she is too skinny.  —  "I know I'm too thin right now, so I wouldn't want any young girl looking at me and saying …

A New Size for Denim: Extra Tight  —  WHENEVER people say, "You remind me of someone," I try to change the subject.  Having been compared to Alfred E. Neuman, Doogie Howser and, during what seemed an eternal 1980's adolescence, Chip from "Kate & Allie," I fear this is a parlor game in which the cards are not stacked in my favor.

CUSTODY CATCH IS ALEC'S AGONY  —  May 4, 2006 — ALEC Baldwin is aggravated because he has to go back into court to enforce previous judge's orders so that he can see his daughter, Ireland, 10.  —  Baldwin has barely seen Ireland during the off-Broadway run of "Entertaining Mr. Sloane," which will close May 21.

Get a Room, Charlize!  —  My dad always said if you want to pretend you're not trapped in a relationship which is a total fraud, you should make out at a Lakers game in front of thousands of people while a kid and an Asian dude in an orange headband stare at you.

Kinky Kim rules in North Korea  —  Does North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il enjoy sick sex?  —  Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright implied as much yesterday during a breakfast celebrating her latest book, "The Mighty & the Almighty: Reflections on America, God and World Affairs."

BEAUTIFUL?  NO, IT'S TINY  —  Kiki King, Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley  —  WORD of advice: Never cross Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.  Just days after revealing that James Blunt is a lousy lover, the posh babe has dropped a big hint why - he hasn't got much to crow about the manhood department.

The Killers recording 'best album of the last 20 years'  —  Brandon Flowers is feeling confident  —  The Killers' Brandon Flowers has said that the band are recording "one of the best albums in the past 20 years".  —  The Las Vegas group have been hard at work in their hometown since January …

Paris & Stavros: Their Final Days  —  Paris Hilton and her boyfriend of seven months, Stavros Niarchos, confirmed on Tuesday that they were over.  But the day before PEOPLE broke the news, Paris was spending time with someone else - football player Matt Leinart.

"Mummy" Star a Daddy Again  —  George has added another little monkey to his jungle.  —  Brendan Fraser and wife Afton Smith welcomed their third child Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Us Weekly reports.  —  No further details were announced about the newborn …