Katie Holmes' parents may boycott wedding  —  Plus: Jessica Simpson wanted Nick Lachey back  —  Who will walk Katie Holmes down the aisle?  Not her parents, according to one report.  —  Will Katie Holmes' parents boycott her wedding?  —  The buzz is that Tom Cruise will marry the mother …

Lohan tries to get 'a head' in the movie business  —  I don't know if Lindsay Lohan is a method actor or not so I can't really speculate if she is drawing on her emotions and past experiences to get into character for this role but she seems to be doing a great job.  Linda Lovelace would be proud.

What Britney Spears Doesn't Know?  K-Fed to Record With Ex  —  A report set for publication this week will claim that Britney Spears doesn't know that her hubby Kevin Federline is set to record a duet with his ex-wife Shar Jackson.  —  Star lays the groundwork by reporting that last weekend …

Natalie Portman NOT Nude in Goya's Ghost - It's a Body Double  —  It is with a sad heart that I must report to you today that there will be no actual scenes of Natalie Portman nude in Goya's Ghost.  That's right, all our hopes and dreams have been completely crushed, but honestly, were you really expecting it to happen?

Go Shorty  —  Since David got into town late last night I was seriously thinking about taking the day off from blogging ... I was gonna say something like "It's my birthday, bitches ... I'm out" but thought better of it ... there is goss to be had ... so let's have it!  —  Here is a really nice picture of Britney Spears.

Foxy no-show courts arrest  —  Rap diva Foxy Brown didn't show up for her court date in Jersey City yesterday, but narrowly avoided a warrant for her arrest when her accuser was also a no-show.  —  The trial — stemming from former Foxy assistant Rasheeda Ellis' complaints of "terroristic threats …

IS THAT A SPECIAL RING?  —  Yes, some people might label us a little nosey.  —  But others, the kinder sorts, would trace our ancestry to Sherlock Holmes.  —  Either way - and however you judge us - we bring you a little something special we've spotted.  —  Now, it's definitely no longer …

News & Gossip  —  Christie Brinkley has separated from her fourth husband, Peter Cooke, according to her publicist.  —  A Hollywood screenwriter is yelling "arrrrr!" over the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, the first installment of the Pirates series …

Awkward PR, to put it conservatively  —  The Wall Street Journal battened down yesterday as an awkward civil case began in Manhattan Supreme Court centered on its OpinionJournal.com columnist John Fund.  —  Fund, a former WSJ editorial writer who also appears as a conservative commentator on Fox News …

Holy Crap, Is That Eva?  —  In other news, HOORAY for whoever decided giant, awful belts were in this year; there is, after all, nothing sexier than the sight of a fine woman getting the Heimlich maneuver as performed by an Oompa-Loompa.  —  See also : Hair & Makeup, Please, Eva Longoria

Your Girlfriend Beyonce in Giant Mag  —  Beyonce gives you an idea of what it would be like to have her to come home to every night in this Giant Magazine photoshoot.  Jay-Z is a lucky lucky man.  It's not all sexy negligee and come hither looks, though.  She's not afraid to make the universally un-sexy hot as hell.

Paris, Nicole Get New Lease on "Life"  —  Their friendship may be a thing of the past, but Life goes on for Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.  —  After enjoying a major ratings boost courtesy of the fourth installment of the dueling duo's reality series, E! Entertainment Television …

Theater and TV actor Barnard Hughes dies  —  NEW YORK - Barnard Hughes, who won a Tony for his portrayal of the curmudgeonly title character in Hugh Leonard's "Da," has died after a brief illness.  He was 90.  —  Hughes died Tuesday at New York Presbyterian Hospital, said Chris Boneau, a spokesman for Hughes' family.

Aquaman's $116m Box Office Draw Was Fake, But CNBC's Reporting It Wasn't  —  Copy/Paste this code to post on your blog  —  Oh, so you saw that two-page ad in Variety too, the one where HBO's pretty brilliant marketing team ran a fake ad touting the returns on Aquaman — the blockbuster at the center of Entourage's plotline.

Paris & Stavros Sitting in a Tree?  —  On again, off again, on again and maybe off again über-rich couple Paris Hilton and Stavros Niarchos are, er, on again.  —  Stavros started off the night at LA hotspot Hyde, arriving and leaving sans Paris.  —  The pseudo-couple then met …

Brooke Burke and Kelly Monaco are Shaved  —  Showing up at a protest rally after spending hours getting your hair and makeup done might not be the best way to rebel against the social injustice of men's facial hair.  At least the tens of other women who got paid to be there taped some fake hair …