Jessica Simpson's Birthday Fiesta  —  Simpson in Mexico on July 10  —  Ten days after her divorce from Nick Lachey became final, Jessica Simpson marked her 26th birthday on Monday with her parents and several close friends in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.  —  On the agenda for Simpson and hers pals …

Want To Wake Up With Beyonce?  Revealing Photo Spread Takes You Inside Her Morning  —  Diva tells Giant magazine about 'easy' relationship with Jay-Z, early issues with father/manager.  —  Beyoncé in Giant magazine  —  The recording of Beyoncé's upcoming B'Day album was kept a secret …

'Runway' model's traffic tragedy  —  Season three of "Project Runway" premiered on Bravo last night, but a tragic accident marred the finale of the Heidi Klum show.  —  Designers compete for $100,000, a car and other prizes, while their model wins a spread in Elle magazine.

Armstrong, Sorenstam ESPY's top athletes  —  LOS ANGELES - Lance Armstrong cracked risque jokes as the first athlete to host the ESPY Awards, then picked up his fourth consecutive male athlete of the year trophy Wednesday night.  —  "It wasn't rigged, I promise," he told the Kodak Theatre audience …

Paris, Nicole: Fighting on Simple Life 5?  —  Hilton (left) and Richie  —  PHOTO BY: DAVE HOGAN / GETTY; NPX / STARMAX  —  E! Entertainment Television has ordered a fifth season of the reality series The Simple Life, E! Networks president and CEO Ted Harbert announced at the Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday.

Superman Nude?  Reports Says Playgirl Offers Brandon Routh Deal  —  Superman Returns star Brandon Routh has received an offer of $500,000 to pose nude for Playgirl, In Touch Weekly is reporting.  But according to the report the star has yet to accept as he's uncertain he wants to go that route.

The TomKat/Suri Conspiracy Timeline  —  It's been 86 days since the birth of Suri Cruise — and about a split-second since the latest conspiracy theory about Hollywood's most elusive baby.  —  New rumors surface by the hour — that Tom and Katie are holding out for a better magazine photo deal …

Son Urinates on Michael Douglas Following Jellyfish Attack  —  Michael Douglas has quipped about his holiday jellyfish attack in Majorca, Spain, insisting his son may need therapy after urinating on his back.  The actor was vacationing with his family at their summer home when he suffered …

Dis calls on Raven to baby-sit  —  Raven-Symone is attached to star in the Walt Disney Pictures remake of "Adventures in Babysitting."  At the same time, she has signed an acting and producing deal that includes a guaranteed pay or play on one movie, with an option for a second.

Photo: Lost Highway  —  Johnny Cash's American V: A Hundred Highways earned the #1 spot on Billboard's albums chart with 88,000 copies sold during a slow holiday week at retail — overall sales for the nation's top 200 albums were down by nearly 450,000 units, according to SoundScan.

Christie Brinkley, Husband No. 4 Separate  —  Brinkley and Cook  —  PHOTO BY: CAROLINE TOREM CRAIG / LFI  —  Christie Brinkley and her fourth husband, architect Peter Cook, are going their separate ways after 10 years of marriage, the CoverGirl model's rep revealed Tuesday.  —  "Yes, it's true.

Lindsay Lohan might be making porn  —  Lindsay Lohan was photographed on a movie set doing whatever it is you see her doing in the picture above.  Considering the majority of her work has come out of Disney it's not surprising she's suddenly decided to take on some more adult roles.

"House Hunters" Gets Star (Jones) Treatment  —  Star Jones didn't waste any time in her post-"View" career covering tales of the absurd and grotesque — namely, trying to buy real estate in New York City.  —  Jones' first (and heretofore only) TV gig since she says she was very publicly fired …

"Pirates" Are Superman's Kryptonite  —  While promoting their film in Europe, Brandon Routh and the cast of "Superman Returns" have been bombarded with questions about another summer blockbuster, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."  —  With "Pirates" breaking records it's opening weekend and …

FLAVOR OF LOVE RETURNS!  —  on one note: eew!  —  on another note: can't wait to watch  —  I think the old white lady in the middle is going to win  —  » this comment was posted by sass on July 12, 2006 06:29 AM  —  Where do they get these people?  —  » this comment was posted by Blah on July 12, 2006 06:30 AM

Beyonce Has A New Name, Rihanna  —  OK, I don't even know one song Rihanna sings but that second picture of her is music to my eyes.  It's also music to my nether-regions.  Now some of you may think that Rihanna is a Beyonce rip-off but I assure you, she is not.

Paris Hilton Starting One Year of Celibacy  —  Paris Hilton has recently decided to forego sex for one year, in order to "rediscover" herself.  —  That seems a bit extreme.  How about just keeping pictures of your vagina out of the news for a year?  That seems like a daunting enough task.

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.