Cheers Greet Lil' Kim's Prison Release  —  Lil' Kim after being released from the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia, Monday, July 3, 2006.  —  PHOTO BY: JOSEPH KACZMAREK / AP  —  No blue Monday for Lil' Kim - the rapper received an early release from a federal detention center …

Pharrell: Baggage for Vuitton?  —  Has Pharrell Williams cost himself a big-bucks Louis Vuitton campaign after a regrettable incident at Milan Men's Fashion Week?  —  The singer was slated to be the face of Vuitton's fall advertising.  But he had a "fag-wa" called against him after his heavies bounced …

Speak of the 'Devil'!  Another Nast-y novel  —  Even as the buzz dies down around "The Devil Wears Prada," Anna Wintour may again be swatting at her ears.  —  Vogue's sachem of schmattes — all but certainly the model for Meryl Streep's character in the fashion flick based on the book …

Lohan says drugs tore her family apart  —  Plus: Bruce Willis clears the air about war views, pollution  —  Lindsay Lohan says she would never become a druggie - because she saw what it did to her father.  —  The "Mean Girls" star admits to having smoked pot - she says she hated it - but says she has never tried cocaine.

WAGS WAVE GOODBYE  —  They think it's all over.  It is now.  —  The wives and girlfriends of the England footy team have waved toodle pip to Germany and the World Cup.  —  The Lionhearts crashed out of the competition after losing to Portugal in a penalty decider.  —  And now the dream is over.

Earth to Milan: Show a Little Restraint  —  LATELY it seems that the intervals separating the eras and styles designers relentlessly recycle have shrunk to the point where nobody makes reference anymore to real time.  Rather, the collective fashion mind whips up whole-cloth fantasies of …

Uma Thurman Has a New Man  —  Uma Thurman and her amazing boobies were caught splashing around with a mystery man in Saint Tropez over the weekend.  It looks like the actress, who has two children from her marriage to Ethan Hawke, is hotelier Andre Balazs' super ex-girlfriend already.

Dustup with Jess' boys not a pretty picture for News fotog  —  Four beefy bodyguards for Jessica Simpson roughed up a Daily News photographer and snatched the memory card from his camera early yesterday after a club promoter invited him to take pictures of the reality TV star.

Gawker Whacker, Part III: Where The Officials Deliver Their Missives  —  So what're you waking up to this morning in the latest round of Gawker Whacker saga?  Well there's David Carr's piece in the New York Times, which was posted late last night.  Not much to be said about the rolling heads …

Star Jones Apologizes To Her Fans  —  We'll get to the apology in a minute, but damn, that's a big scar.  Moving on...  Star Jones has decided that it was to apologize to her fans for the wedding extravaganza that ensued when she married Big Gay Al.  Star said that she was "caught in the euphoria" …

Hitmaker Dallas Austin Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges in Dubai  —  Sources speculate Austin may seek a pardon.  —  Dallas Austin  —  Hitmaker Dallas Austin has pleaded guilty to drug charges in Dubai, where he's been imprisoned for more than a month, local authorities have confirmed.

Still a Piece of Trash  —  Was the character of Joy from My Name is Earl based on Tara Reid?  I swear they are like the same person.  Anyway, here's our favorite drunk at the 944 Magazine party in Las Vegas.  She's too broke to buy an outfit, so she stole the curtains from her room at the Rio and wore it.

Nic, Keith find there's no escape  —  THEY could be any other honeymooning couple, but the world knows better.  —  Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's love-in at the luxurious St Regis resort on the Tahitian island of Bora Bora has again been invaded by paparazzi.

Lindsay Lohan's Secret Birthday Plans Are Not So Secret  —  They say wisdom comes with age, and it seems that holds true for our newly 20-year-old Lindsay Lohan.  That is, she still has a ways to go.  Just like the villain in every James Bond movie, our little rocket scientist Lindsay …

Uproar over Big Brother footage  —  Evicted: Big Brother housemates John and Ashley  —  Footage of an incident which led to the removal of two contestants in the reality television show Big Brother will be reviewed by Queensland police, the Federal Government says.

Why is Posh Crying?  —  Posh Beckham broke into tears as England got kicked out by penalties during their game with Portugal.  She actually broke into tears, because she just remembered she ate a Life Saver a few seconds before.  I think she's throwing it up into her hands.  —  [Thx Valerie]

Bizarre Brown antics spoil New Edition reunion  —  Audience yells for trouble singer to leave stage during Essence Festival  —  HOUSTON - Bobby Brown was back with New Edition - and his ostentatious behavior stood out when he was paired with the soulful group.