EXCLUSIVE: MEL IN RECOVERY PROGRAM  —  Mel Gibson has checked himself into a recovery program for alcohol, the troubled actor's rep Alan Nierob, exclusively tells Star.  "He is in a program of recovery at this time," Nierob says.  —  Plus, Chris Prentiss, a neighbor of Gibson's and the co-founder …

Shakira, Chili Peppers, Madonna, Panic!  Lead List Of Nominees For MTV Video Music Awards  —  Performers include Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, T.I., Ludacris and the Killers.  —  Shakira  —  The list of nominees for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards includes a familiar mix of hip-shakers …

Nicole's X-rated pic scandal  —  Nicole Richie has been rocked by a nude photo scandal, with X-rated photographs of the socialite and her celebrity friends set to be leaked on to the Web.  —  According to sources, the skinny star, 24, is scared stiff raunchy shots of her will be circulated …

Boy George to Pick Up New York City Trash  —  Boy George will be cleaning up in New York next month, though not in the way that will result in bank deposits.  —  After pleading guilty in March to the false reporting of a supposed burglary in his Manhattan apartment, the former Culture Club singer …

Alanis Morissette & Ryan Reynolds Pictures: Back Together!!  —  It's Like Ryan On Your Wedding Day … Above are "not broken up couple" Alanis Morissette and Ryan Reynolds having dinner this past Thursday at Kay 'n Dave's Restaurant in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

TELL US MORE!  —  TORI Spelling admits she and her husband watch hardcore porn - but she doesn't want you to know which titles.  When the blond star told Giant magazine she and Dean McDermott use SugarDVD.com. to rent adult movies, the company's CEO, Jax Smith, called Page Six to say how proud …

Pam gets Married  —  Pamela Anderson and Kid Rick tied the knot on Saturday in St. Tropez.  It was a funfilled day from the looks of it with Pam partying all day long on her boat.  If it was this crazy on Pams boat, how crazy do you think it was over at Kid Rock's?  Check out all the classy pics below.

Jessica photos too steamy for her mom  —  Simpson parents don't seem to agree on their daughter's look  —  Are Jessica Simpson's parents butting heads over their daughter's sexy image?  —  The reality show star's manager father has publicly applauded his daughter's bodacious appeal.

Nick Lachey Camera Phone Scuffle  —  Celebrities should beware of teens with camera phones.  Nick Lachey had a run in with the 18-year-old Younes Renak, who claims that Lachey roughed him up when he tried to take the pop singer's photo with his camera phone. … Nick Does a Bang-Up Job on Phone Fotog [Page Six]

Heidi Klum Nude Pictures from Jane Magazine  —  What can really be said about Heidi Klum's beauty that hasn't already been said?  I mean, saying that Heidi Klum is pretty is like saying Superman is strong.  Duh.  —  So how about we just let these pictures of Heidi Klum nude in Jane magazine do the talking.

We'll always have Paris ... or her clone  —  It's bad enough that we have to put up with vain and tiresome celebs.  But now the Earth is being overrun by a race of their look-alikes.  —  A whole subspecies of Paris Hilton pods has taken root.  Natalie Reid was once content to crash parties, posing as the hotel heiress.

Jessica Simpson Gone Wild  —  Last week, Jessica Simpson was going crazy in a bikini and now she's getting all hot and bothered in public.  I don't know what's causing these sexual outbursts (I'm pretty sure it's not her hairstylist Ken Paves) but why question it.

Ashlee's Nose Job Is Last Straw for New Editor of Marie Claire  —  Ashlee Simpson appeared on the July cover of Marie Claire magazine extolling the virtues of appreciating one's body as it is — then she had a nose job.  —  Marie Claire readers erupted in fury at what they said was Ms. Simpson's hypocrisy …

Justin Timberlake Waits for a Shark  —  Justin Timberlake looks like his mind is elsewhere as his girlfriend, Cameron Diaz, throws himself all over him in Hawaii.  He probably wishes he was with Princess Fiona instead, because he's sick of Cam's pizza face and twig body.

Sebastian Bach is Holding on For Dear Life  —  Sebastian Bach opens for Guns N' Roses at Wembley Arena in London, July 30th  —  Why is it that these rock guys still hold on so tight to their old look?  I mean Sebastian Bach has to be in his 40s and look at this s**t he's wearing?!

Kate Moss tops Vanity Fair's best-dressed  —  NEW YORK - Kate Moss, wearing long white gloves, leather boots and a white fur hat, graces the cover of Vanity Fair's September issue.  —  The 32-year-old supermodel also appears in a photo spread inside the magazine, on newsstands Aug. 8.