Oprah's BFF to 'The View'?  Look Out, Star  —  Oprah's BFF to 'The View'?  Look Out, Star  —  Here we go: the biggest rumor of the week has Gayle King, Oprah Winfrey's best friend and employee taking a seat behind the desk at "The View."  —  King would be the perfect replacement …

Katie Joins Tom at M:I 3 Premiere … After a whirlwind Wednesday in which he took Manhattan by storm to open his Mission: Impossible III, Tom Cruise brought something extra special to the Los Angeles premiere on Thursday: Katie Holmes.  —  This marked the first time in weeks …

Wilmer Works His Charm On Tera Patrick  —  Here's pictures of adult actress Tera Patrick and lady killer Wilmer Valderrama at the 'Hudson Classic Car Club Cocktail Party'.  Since we all know that Wilmer has pretty much slept with all of young Hollywood, it was only a matter time we'd see him with a porn star.

Denise Richards is a Wonderful Mother  —  Denise Richards is reportedly refusing to let Martin and Janet Sheen see their granddaughters because of her ongoing battle with her estranged husband, Charlie Sheen. … I'm not calling Denise Richards a bitch, but screwing her best friend's husband …

Doherty's blood paintings  —  Pictures painted by Pete Doherty using his own blood are to go on show.  —  The singer is to exhibit them at a London gallery and charge about £1,000 each to sell them, the Evening Standard has learned.  —  His friends say they help prove his innocence …

GERI'S CELEB BABY SHOWER  —  With her baby well on the way, Geri Halliwell is having a bit of a do.  —  And the big surprise is that her baby shower is being thrown by her old mucker George Michael.  —  Putting their falling-out in the past, George has decided to give the 33-year-old …

LINDSAY LOHAN EXCLUSIVE: I NEED CURVES  —  LINDSAY LOHAN EXCLUSIVE  —  AS one of Hollywood's hottest new talents we will be seeing a lot more of Lindsay Lohan - on screen, that is.  In the flesh she is disappearing before our eyes.  —  In the past two years, her sexy curves have vanished.

VINCE MUM ON ANISTON RELATIONSHIP  —  Vince Vaughn remained tight-lipped about his relationship with Jennifer Aniston when asked about it on The Late Show.  In an episode to air Friday, David Letterman tells Vince, "Hey, nice going on that Jennifer Aniston thing."

Tori Spelling Heads To Fiji To Get Married  —  Oh Tori!  Such a silly, silly girl.  This husband to be of yours is only bad news.  While Dean McDermott has supposedly declared his love by having her face tattooed on himself, we all know that tattoos are removable.

Were Sheen and a date nearly 2 1/2 men?  —  Nobody ever said Charlie Sheen isn't open-minded.  —  His well-endowed curiosity about all things sexual - he admitted to spending $50,000 with Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss for escorts - led him to hang out with drag queens, some of them now claim.

Anna Nicole Smith Pregnancy Rumors Swirl  —  LOS ANGELES - Reports published Thursday claim former reality TV star and Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith is pregnant.  In response, Smith's lawyer and spokesman, Howard K. Stern, issued a statement that makes the matter as clear as a blurred sonogram image.

'Dog Whisperer' Cesar Millan sued by TV producer  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A television producer is suing dog trainer Cesar Millan, star of TV's The Dog Whisperer, claiming that his Labrador retriever was injured at Millan's training facility after being suffocated by a choke collar and forced to run on a treadmill.

Is Mischa Barton Really Leaving The O.C.?  —  With the preview for this year's season finale of The O.C. touting that one of the cast may die, rumours are once again swirling around the Internet that it will be Mischa Barton, and her character of Marissa Cooper, that will be leaving the show.

DAVID BLAINE: THE HUMAN PRUNE  —  Yikes.  Check out these shots of David Blaine's hands after living in his fishbowl for nearly a week.  Imagine what, um, other parts of him look like.  —  I haven't made my way up to Lincoln Center to see him yet, but I think I better get up there before his skin starts falling off.

Party With The Pivert & Perez In LA  — Tonight, celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Perez and Jeremy Piven at Velvet Margarita Cantina in Hollywood.  The party is sponsored by Sauza and the festivities begin at 8 PM.  — Saturday, thanks to our friend Veronica Amarante and everyone …

Nicole Richie's VF shoot retouched to add weight  —  Liz Smith mentions in her column in the NY Post today that the photos that accompany Nicole Richie's interview in Vanity Fair were retouched to make her look healthy:  —  IT IS impossible not to be rather moved, and profoundly disturbed …

Teri Hatcher on 'crazy, wild sex'  —  'Desperate Housewife' spills secrets of life, love  —  Only Access has Teri Hatcher on the red carpet and in an intimate home interview, where Teri talked about life, love and that "crazy, wild sex!"  —  Teri sat down with Nancy O'Dell for an …

Mission Illogical: Movie Promotion Puts Lives 'at Risk'  —  (CNSNews.com) - The management of The Los Angeles Times said a musical promotion for Paramount Pictures' upcoming movie, "Mission: Impossible III" was designed to turn the "everyday news rack experience" into an "extraordinary mission."

Hasselhoffs Settle Custody Battle  —  Very little left to chance  —  (May 5, 1:05PM ET) — David and Pamela Hasselhoff have settled their child custody dispute and they have left very little to chance.  —  Under the settlement agreement, filed May 4 in Los Angeles County Superior Court …

How Gay is This?  —  What in all that is pink and glitter did Ricky Martin do to his hair?  Yeah, way to fight the gay rumors.  Just get a haircut that makes you look gayer and "special."  He's totally going Elton John with this new do.