Latest mishaps occurs in NYC  —  (May 18, 6:08PM ET) — Oops, she almost did it again.  Britney Spears stumbled this afternoon as she was leaving a New York City hotel and almost dropped little Sean Preston. … We're told Britney was leaving the Ritz Carlton, holding a drink in her right hand …

News From Namibia: Angelina's in Labor!  —  The buzz is flying from Namibia to Hollywood that "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" co-stars, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, could be new parents any minute!  —  Sources tell "Extra" that Angelina could already be in labor.  We were the first to show …

A History of Violence Repeats Itself  —  Upon further consideration of this week's "Diva Beef" post, I've realized that the Dueling Bimbos of today really do mirror Hip-Hop's infamous East Coast/West Coast rivalries from the late 90's.  Replace glocks with cell phones, dis tracks with tabloid quotes …

Mischa Barton's 'O.C.' Character Killed  —  LOS ANGELES - Fox's "The O.C." closed its third season Thursday with a deadly twist.  Marissa Cooper, played by Mischa Barton, was killed in a car crash.  —  Barton's character was central to the show, which follows four wealthy Newport Beach teens through …

'Hot 100' heat up the night  —  NEW YORK — When you're hot and you know it, you hold court at a private table at one of the hippest clubs in Manhattan, with a gaggle of girlfriends around you and a bodyguard keeping watch as people cluster around to get a glimpse.

David Spade and Heather Locklear have split  —  More evidence that J. Lo may be Mommy from the Block  —  Looks like David Spade's lucky streak is over.  —  The actor's rebound romance with Heather Locklear has ended, according to In Touch Weekly.  The star of "The Showbiz Show" …

Nicolas Cage Buys Private Island  —  Nicolas Cage has bought a 40-acre-plus island in the Bahamas that had been on the market for $3 million.  —  According to the Wall Street Journal, the island could be developed, although it is now untouched.  Cage had no comment.

Paul: Heather Didn't Marry Me for Money  —  Sir Paul McCartney has lashed out against speculation about how much money his estranged wife, Heather Mills, stands to gain in their divorce.  —  In a posting on his Web site on Wednesday, McCartney wrote, "It's been suggested that (Heather) …

Grading the Career of Tom Hanks's Hair  —  When the news broke that Tom Hanks had been cast as Robert Langdon in the film version of Dan Brown's unbelievably successful book The Da Vinci Code I was less than enthused.  I had read both The Da Vinci Code and the far superior first book Angels & Demons …

CBS' Amazing Gay Peacock  —  Eric Sanchez ogles Jeremy Ryan's abs  —  Tyler rides BJ  —  Eric Sanchez wonders why he and Jeremy Ryan have their shirts up  —  Eric tries to remove Tyler's shirt  —  Les Moonves gets a smooch from his peacock  —  New York, May 17, 2006 …

WHO'S KATE'S NEW MAN?  —  First of all, we wouldn't say no to him ourselves.  —  But just who is the mystery man Miss Moss has been spied out with now?  —  It's MTV/ Big Brother's Big Mouth presenter Russell Brand.  —  The pair were spotted out in a North London pub before moving onto a nightclub.

'Nicole is determined to beat Tom up the aisle'  —  There have been denials, a not-very-convincing smokescreen and a false start.  But finally, Nicole Kidman has confirmed that she and country music singer Keith are engaged.  —  The news came at a gala charity event in New York on Monday night …

Elliott Yamin: I Knew I'd Be Cut  —  Though the votes in Wednesday night's American Idol elimination show were thisclose, Elliott Yamin had a feeling his time on the competition was up.  —  "I had that intuition and I had that feeling that my name was going to be attached to that 33.06 percent …

John Stamos Kisses and Tells  —  John Stamos appeared on The Howard Stern Show yesterday, and after Howard said Stamos had the "most used penis in Hollywood," Stamos spent the rest of morning talking about his former love interests.  —  Denise Richards: John said Denise wanted to give him tapes of Charlie Sheen calling her 'nigger'.

I am - Christina Ricci's Bikini of the Day  —  I have had a thing for Ricci since The Adam's Family.  I would have gone for her in Mermaids but I like my woman's age in the double digits.  Yeah, that was a lame pedophile joke, deal with it.  The truth is I was always into her …

Silk Movie  —  Silky Silky Ya Ya Da Da  —  New pictures of Keira Knightley, 21, on the set of Silk!  Keira plays Helene Joncour, the wife of French silkworm smuggler Hervé Joncour (Michael Pitt).  One outfit included a 19th-century-ish walking/promenade dress with plenty of garniture.