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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Official: Boy George will be picking up street trash  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Boy George will perform his court-ordered community service by picking up trash on city streets in the August heat, a sanitation spokesman said.  —  The one-time Culture Club singer will be issued a shovel, broom …

Sheriff's Rep: There Was No Cover-up  —  Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, just concluded (9:15AM PT) a press conference with reporters, answering questions about the Mel Gibson DUI controversy.  The video is courtesy of the FOX affiliate in Los Angeles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hugh Jackman Shirtless  —  Hugh's Beach Baby  —  Hugh Jackman took his three favorite people in the whole wide world for a playdate on the beach over the weekend.  The X-Men star took his wife and two children to a beach in Sydney, Australia this past Saturday.  Above ::

Idol Bosses Angry Over Fantasia TV Movie  —  Although Fantasia: Life is Not a Fairy Tale - the TV movie about third-season American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino's difficult past - is not due to air on Lifetime until Aug. 19, producers of the FOX talent show reportedly are already crying foul over their depiction in the biopic.