Hilary: Chad's Substance Abuse Caused Split  —  Chad Lowe's "substance-abuse" problem was at the heart of the reason that his marriage to Hilary Swank broke up, the double Oscar-winning actress reveals in a candid new interview.  —  "I knew something was happening but I didn't know what," Swank tells Vanity Fair magazine.

Ashley Judd on Rehab: 'I Needed Help'  —  After having endured a "chaotic" and "dysfunctional" childhood, Ashley Judd underwent a 47-day program at a Texas treatment center last February in order to deal with the issues of her past, including depression, isolation and co-dependent relationships, she says.

Mommy dearest: Paris wants babies, and soon  —  Plus: Rocket Man Elton John blasts off about soccer  —  Paris Hilton wants to reproduce.  Soon.  The partying heiress insists she'd be a "great mother" - but the 25-year-old she doesn't want to wait long because she doesn't want to be an "old mom."

LIL' KIM LEAVES JAIL AS A 'HIPS'-HOP STAR  —  HER 'BIG' EXIT AFTER 10-MONTH STRETCH  —  July 4, 2006 — Lil' Kim got a whole lot larger in the big house.  —  The hip-hop hottie who bears the moniker Notorious K.I.M. looked more like her rap mentor, the Notorious B.I.G. …

Brit's bomb followed by flack attack  —  Is Britney Spears in PR meltdown?  And is her rep, uberflack Leslie Sloane Zelnik, to blame?  —  That's a rival publicist's pitch to Spears' manager, Dan Dymtrow, in a possibly misguided attempt to steal the Brit account from Zelnik while leaking the smoking E-mail to this column.

Madge for H & M  —  Here are the photos taken just a few days ago of Madonna and her dancers for H&M. The campaign will kick off this August.  She looks hot (photoshopped to hell) but hot.  —  [Thx Youri]

Producer Dallas Austin leaves Dubai jail  —  ATLANTA (AP) — R&B producer Dallas Austin has been released from a jail in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after being pardoned on drug charges.  —  "He is on the plane and safely out of the country," Austin's Atlanta lawyer, Joel A. Katz …

Celebs' private sector is booming  —  Celebrities continue to try to undo the deal they made with the fame devil: To get their privacy back.  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were greeted by concentric circles of paparazzi around their Malibu home the minute they returned from Namibia.

Miu von Furstenberg Leaves A Socialite's Life  —  It's the end of the road people.  If only Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men were performing this song while you, my dear readers, are reading my final post for A Socialite's Life.  With deep regret, and sheer exhaustion, I am retiring my grammatically error riddled blogging fingers forever.

Natalie Portman's nude debut  —  Natalie Portman appears nude in her new movie.  —  The stunning actress will be seen completely naked during torture scenes in the upcoming historical drama 'Goya's Ghosts', which focuses on revered artist Francisco Goya.  —  Portman plays Goya's muse …

Lindsay Lohan likes having her boobs back  —  FLAME-haired actress Lindsay Lohan says she is thrilled she is no longer skinny - because she's got her big boobs back.  —  The Mean Girls and Freaky Friday star denies she was ever anorexic or has had breast implants and puts her new curvy figure down to a healthy eating plan.

Glitch reveals 'Big Brother' twists  —  Its another big boo boo for 'Big Brother'.  —  Weeks ago, the secret list of potential 'All-Star' players was leaked when a poll was posted on the official CBS site and later removed.  —  Now, due to a glitch on the live feeds …

Aerosmith Plays 4th of July Show  —  Stubborn clouds and early showers didn't deter thousands of Fourth of July revelers from turning out for fireworks, the Boston Pops and Aerosmith.  —  "What could be more iconically American than rock 'n' roll?" said Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart …

Jellybean's playing Pun and games  —  Sony is itching to make music with unreleased recordings by the late rapper Big Pun, but a former collaborator isn't coming to the party.  —  Sources allege that legendary producer John (Jellybean) Benitez is holding up the potentially lucrative project "because he didn't think of it himself."

Michael Jackson Moving To Ireland To Meet Leprechauns  —  Michael Jackson wants to move to Ireland because he wants to meet leprechauns, it has been claimed.  —  The eccentric star, who has been residing in Bahrain since being acquitted of child sex charges last year, reportedly arrived …

BEASTLY BEHAVIOR IN CHELSEA  —  July 4, 2006 — SUPERMODEL Tyson Beckford nearly punched out a gossip columnist who interrupted his attempted seduction of Nick Lachey's new girlfriend, Vanessa Minnillo, at a Chelsea club the other night.  —  Beckford was grinding against the "Entertainment Tonight" …

Happy B-Day Linds!  —  According to Page Six of the New York Post, Life & Style Magazine paid for Lindsay Lohan's 20th birthday at the Polaroid House in Malibu in exchange for exclusive pictures of the event.  The cost for the party was $100,000 and included such guests as Jeremy Piven, Ivanka Trump and Nicole Richie.