'Da Vinci Code' Hauls in $224M Worldwide  —  LOS ANGELES - Moviegoers gave their blessing to the "The Da Vinci Code" over the weekend, spending an estimated $77 million to see the Tom Hanks religious thriller.  —  While the film didn't set a domestic box office record …

Tommy's designer (fisti)cuffs  —  Tommy Hilfiger says he's proud of standing up for himself after a nightclub fistfight with rocker Axl Rose, in which the diminutive designer found himself thrown in a heap on the sidewalk.  —  The News' Jeffrey Slonim, an eyewitness, said Hilfiger …

Chris Daughtry: Life After 'Idol'  —  Plus: Nick Lachey, Hugh Jackman and Christina Milian  —  Since getting booted off American Idol, Chris Daughtry has been anything but idle.  We caught up with the singer at L.A. radio station KROQ's Weenie Roast concert in Irvine, Calif. …

Southland Tales  —  Deep into Richard Kelly's miasmic 160-minute fantasy "Southland Tales," an actor who used to call himself "The Rock" places a gun at his temple and says, "I could pull the trigger right now and this whole nightmare will be over," and every impulse screams: "Do it!"

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 …

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.

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.

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."

Povich lawyer asks court to dismiss case  —  NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

George Clooney Desperate To Learn Italian  —  Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney is so desperate to master the local language while staying at his Italian retreat, he spends most of his nights at home studiously repeating useful phrases.  —  The Ocean's Eleven star, who has a house on Lake Como …

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 …