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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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."

Jennifer Lopez' family sadness  —  Jennifer Lopez has confessed that seeing her ex-Ben Affleck with his family makes her depressed.  —  The Latino star admitted the thought of Ben and Jennifer Garner and their new baby makes her sick.  —  Jennifer told Britain's Star magazine: "Just raising the subject depresses me."

TRUMAN READY TO ROLL  —  May 19, 2006 — JAMES Truman, the man who left as editorial director of Condé Nast about 18 months ago, is finally hitting the streets with a prototype for his new magazine, Culture & Travel.  —  Truman is the new CEO of LTB Media, which was based in London …

Britney Spears: Where's Kevin?  —  Britney Spears has hardly seen her husband since revealing she was pregnant, it's been claimed.  —  Friends say the pop babe - who announced the happy news ten days ago - is constantly left alone with the couple's eight-month-old son, Sean Preston, while Kevin Federline works on his rap album.

Toni Braxton gets her own Vegas show  —  Grammy winner will replace Wayne Newton at the Flamingo  —  LAS VEGAS - After her first road tour in 10 years, Toni Braxton has found a new place to call home.  —  The six-time Grammy-winner will take over as the headliner at the Flamingo hotel-casino …

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tom Cruise Doesn't Allow His Children TV and Computer Games  —  Tom Cruise is about as strict as it comes concerning the rearing of his two eldest children - banning them from watching TV and playing computer games, according to a published report.  —  The "M:I3" star's adopted children …

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 …