Project Runway recap project.  —  Of course we watched the first episode of the third season of Project Runway last night, and we have six words (preferably sung):  —  Bas-ket hat!  —  Bas-ket hat!  —  Baaaaaaaas-ket hat!  —  You know, we have to give credit to Vincent …

Lance Gets Bawdy at the ESPY Awards  —  Armstrong hosting the ESPYs July 12  —  Lance Armstrong raised eyebrows - and got laughs - as host of Wednesday night's ESPY Awards, where he cracked crude jokes about new best friends Jake Gyllenhaal and Matthew McConaughey.

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 …

Kevin Federline now a paid party guest  —  Plus: Def Leppard is a vegetarian-friendly band  —  Want K-Fed to attend your party?  It will cost you!  —  Britney Spears' hubby has been earning extra cash by charging to show up at soirees; his fee for a cameo, according to In Touch Weekly, is a whopping $20,000.

Christie Brinkley Calls It Quits with Husband No. 4  —  Supermodel Christie Brinkley recently told "Extra," "My life is full and rich."  But now comes more marital heartache for Billy Joel's former Uptown Girl.  —  Brinkley announced Tuesday that she and her fourth husband, handsome architect Peter Cook, have split.

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.

Nick, Aaron Carter Get in Fistfight  —  Nick (left) and Aaron Carter at the TCA press tour July 11  —  PHOTO BY: FREDERICK M. BROWN / GETTY  —  Nick and Aaron Carter came to blows at their home on Monday, the night before they announced their new E! reality show House of Carters …

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 Taming of the Slur  —  WHISPERS follow her like so many eyes.  She is the one who will go home with you, the sure bet, the kind of girl you can lie down with and then walk all over.  She is ogled, envied and often ostracized.  She is the slut.  —  The word, which originated in the Middle Ages …

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 …

Gwyneth Paltrow To Play Psychotic Woman  —  No, the character is not supposed to be based on Gwyneth herself.  The actress is said to be in talks with Dreamworks to join the Farrelly Brothers ("There's Something About Mary") comedy.  It's a remake of the film "Seven Day Itch."

Jackson sued by ex-wife Rowe over payment  —  LOS ANGELES - Debbie Rowe, the former Mrs. Michael Jackson, has sued the pop singer, claiming he has failed to pay her what he promised when the two divorced in 1999.  —  In the lawsuit, filed July 3 in Los Angeles Superior Court …

Are Jessica and Dane Cooking up a Hot New Romance?  —  Is Jessica Simpson cuddling up to her "Employee of the Month" co-star?  —  "Extra" has learned that Jess may be going on the record to deny she's dating comedian cutie Dane Cook, but Us Weekly's Katrina Szish says the new issue has a different story to tell!

MAGGIE - MISS AMERICA?  —  We've been described as many things... but never Miss America.  —  But this lass has - step forward and receive your satin sash Maggie Grace.  —  She shot to fame as spoilt brat Shannon in Lost and has just revealed that her nickname from one of her co-stars was "Miss America".

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 …

Fashion line creates a suit for Beyonce  —  In the muggy doldrums of July, Lowdown's thoughts turn to civil litigation.  —  Yesterday, bootylicious Beyoncé Knowles got smacked with a $1.5 million lawsuit by a man who claims she breached a contract and didn't pay him enough for brokering …

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.