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 gets help, feels better  —  Ashley Judd reveals that she did a 47-day stint in February at a Texas treatment center to overcome lifelong emotional problems.  —  "I needed help," Judd says in Glamour's August issue, which arrives on stands July 11.  "I was in so much pain."

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."

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]

Lil' mom time and a lil' hitch  —  Lil' Kim spent her Fourth of July the same way as millions of other Americans - with friends, family and a big plate of barbecued chicken and ribs.  —  The raunchy rapper, fresh from a 10-month stint in prison, relaxed with her mother in the morning …

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.

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 …

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."

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.

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 …

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.

Is Paris Hilton Really That Dumb?  —  Or is she a diabolical genius?  We ask the Paris experts.  —  It's a conundrum, right?  That blank bovine look.  The endless stream of airhead quotes in US Weekly.  The reality show about being incompetent.  And yet, with little …

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 …

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.

TYRA'S NO TO TOUCH UPS  —  We are, quite possibly, Tyra Banks' biggest fans.  —  And she's just revealed something that makes us love her even more.  —  She's saying no to digital enhancement.  —  The America's Next Top Model presenter has put her foot down and insists that any magazine shoot she does isn't touched up afterwards.