Axl: Hilfiger 'Just Kept Smacking Me'  —  NEW YORK - It was a one-two encounter between Axl Rose and Tommy Hilfiger.  The rocker and designer capped a Thursday evening out at a new club called The Plumm in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood with midnight fisticuffs.

CelebrityQ&A … This seems to have touched you very deeply.  —  It changed my life.  It's not a trip that most people will get to take.  I think if every American saw what I saw, they would want to help.  Everyone has their own problems, their own lives.  I have my kids, I have my bills.

Wisteria Lane's new landscape  —  UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Southern California's heavy April rains fell hard on Wisteria Lane, but the residual effects are pleasing to the eye.  The trees are full, and the thick green grass in front of the Desperate Housewives homes on the Universal Studios backlot …

WEEK AHEAD: The Final Idol Battle  —  Katharine McPhee and Taylor Hicks try to sing their way to the Idol crown on FOX on Wednesday.  PEOPLE looks at the big night, plus other events to watch for in the coming week:  —  SUNDAY, MAY 21: If Madonna has her way, she's "going to turn the world into one big dance floor."

Beyonce: 'I Lost 20 Lbs.' for Dreamgirls  —  At a Cannes Film Festival preview of the upcoming movie Dreamgirls on Friday, stars Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson admitted they'd dealt with some weighty issues for their roles.  —  Knowles, 24, told reporters that she lost 20 lbs. to play …

SUDDEN SHYNESS  —  May 20, 2006 — STAR Jones has suddenly become press shy.  The normally acccessible personality from "The View" skipped the red carpet at the Modern Brides 25 Trendsetters awards Wednesday night at the Ritz Carlton and refused to do press.

Depp's Daddy Duties  —  Actor Johnny Depp, 42, travelled through a Nice airport earlier this month with longtime girlfriend Vanessa Paradis, 33, and his two kids, Lily-Rose Depp, 6, and Jack Depp, 4.  His upcoming film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest co-starring Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley opens July 7th.

The House the Knowleses Built  —  NEW YORK — The House of Deréon keeps expanding.  —  With its core collection already in Macy's and Dillard's — and with its own e-commerce site — the fashion company founded by Beyoncé and Tina Knowles now plans to add a junior line, called simply Deréon, for holiday.

Berry Hits Out at DJ's "Racist" Joke  —  Halle Berry accused BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles of "racism" live on air on Thursday (18MAY06), after he impersonated a "big, fat black guy" on the show.  Berry, who was in the studio with Hugh Jackman to promote X-Men: The Last Stand, was quick to pick up on the notorious shock jock's joke.

Mischa Barton's 'O.C.' Character Killed  —  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 the emotional ups and downs of high-school life.

Cage Buys Caribbean Island  —  Nicolas Cage has splashed out on his own Caribbean island.  —  The 'Weather Man' star is thought to have paid up to $3 million for the 40-acre island in the Bahamas, which is 85 miles south east of Nassau.  —  The idyllic retreat is currently untouched, although it could be developed.

Bounty Hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman to Wed  —  The Dog has finally been collared.  Duane "Dog" Chapman, star of A&E's reality show "Dog the Bounty Hunter," will marry his longtime sidekick, Beth Smith, in a sunset ceremony Saturday on the Big Island.  —  The wedding will be featured …

Judges Announced for 'America's Got Talent'  —  "America's Got Talent," the new TV contest that promises to feature a grab bag of singers, dancers, comedians and more, has an eclectic panel of judges to match.  —  Brandy ("Moesha"), David Hasselhoff ("Baywatch") and British media figure Piers Morgan …

Povich Lawyer Asks Court to Dismiss Case  —  Lawyers for television talk-show host Maury Povich have asked a court to dismiss a $100 million sex harassment lawsuit against him and members of his staff and to compel the producer who filed it to arbitrate the dispute.

Britney's Paparazzi Fall-Out  —  Did the paparazzi endanger BRITNEY SPEARS' baby?  Dramatic new pictures have emerged of the latest run-in with overzealous photographers that left the pregnant pop star in tears.  —  It was on Thursday that Britney was walking out of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel …

Jennifer Aniston Pal Courteney Cox Shovels Dirt on Angelina Jolie  —  Former 'Friends' star Courteney Cox plans to dish on all the A-listers in her upcoming TV show, Dirt.  And reserved for a big shovel will be pal Jennifer Aniston's ex hubby Brad Pitt and his gal pal and pregnant mom-to-be Angelina Jolie.