Jennifer Aniston: NEW DOG!!  —  Jen's New Pet Pooch  —  Jennifer Aniston looks on the bright side of life, snuggling up with a new dog on the balcony of her digs in Los Angeles.  A white-shepherd mix puppy, perhaps?  Jen's other constant companion that you may be familiar with is Norman …

Britney Spears is Deep  —  All you ever need to know about Britney Spears is in this video (from 'Chaotic').  She's an idiot.  I really don't know how else to say it.  Kevin Federline sounds like he's trying to explain governing dynamics to a parrot.  A parrot who's in a coma.

Lindsay's Frightening Pap Encounter  —  Lindsay allegedly emailed our pal Perez about her scary paparazzi experience yesterday:  —  Almost witnessed 3kids being hit by paparazzi.... Never in my life had an expirience as I just did with the paparazzi.  I am not kidding I am shaking, cannot breathe a bit, scared, anxious and sad.

Bale digs spurs into 'Yuma' redo  —  Christian Bale is close to a deal to star opposite Russell Crowe in James Mangold's "3:10 to Yuma."  Relativity Media is stepping in to finance the film, which has been without a home since Columbia Pictures put it into turnaround earlier this summer.

Ashlee Simpson Upskirt Panty Slip Pictures  —  Oops!  Looks like Ashlee Simpson let a little too much show when her too-mini skirt began to ride up in the car.  The younger Simpson sister flashed her white panties to the paparazzi as she arrived at Hyde in Los Angeles.

JONES' HUBBY GETS 4 A.M. BUZZ  —  STAR Jones' husband, Al Reynolds, had better tell strangers who come looking for him late at night to be a little more careful whose buzzers they ring.  —  A neighbor of Reynolds and Jones who lives on a lower floor in the same ritzy Yorkville building …

Home Is Where The  —  Wassup, wassup?!  I am back home in Detroit Rock City and let me tell you ... it's nice to be back in town.  Sure, I've only been away for little over 3 weeks but I guess I did miss it more than I thought.  Let's get to the day's goss ...

Aiken Covers Elton, Adams, Celine On New Album  —  Season two "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken tackles a host of enduring power ballads on his third album, "A Thousand Different Ways."  Due Sept. 19 via RCA, the set features 10 covers and four new songs penned by the likes of Jon Bon Jovi …

Madonna's concert crucifixion draws ire from religious leaders  —  ROME (AP) — Madonna is always reinventing herself.  In her latest role, she is a humanitarian with an ambitious plan to care for orphans in the AIDS-ravaged African country of Malawi.  —  "For the last few years …

Madonna Angers Catholic Church...What Else Is New?  —  From TMZ: … Frankly, I find it more newsworthy that the Catholic Church even bothers to be offended by Madonna anymore.

Project Runway's Keith: I Didn't Cheat  —  The first-ever designer to be kicked off Bravo's Project Runway for breaking the rules has spoken out about his ouster - and he thinks he got a raw deal.  —  Brooklyn, N.Y., native Keith Michael, 34, was asked to leave because he had pattern-making books …

Carmen Electra And Shannon Elizabeth: A Hot Pair?  —  Last week, it was rumoured that Carmen Electra was dating Jamie Foxx, but I'd like to think that she's dating Shannon Elizabeth because the thought of them having hot steamy lesbian sex (with me in the middle of course) would make headlines all across the globe.

Mandy Moore: New Album!!  —  Mandy has the Munchies  —  Mandy Moore was spotted grabbing a bite to eat with one of her agents in Los Angeles this past Tuesday.  Mandy currently working hard in the studio and is looking to release her album sometime next year including (not finalized) …

Penelope Cruz Reveals That She Too Has Met Suri  —  The list of celebrities who have seen Suri Cruise keeps getting stranger and stranger.  First we had Leah Remini who said Suri "looks like Tom and Katie.  She's just beautiful."  Then we had Jada Pinkett Smith who said …

Some Jews are Mel's chosen ones  —  Some of Mel Gibson's best friends are Jewish - and sexy.  —  Malibu cops have said the Oscar winner spewed vile anti-Semitic bile during his drunken-driving arrest last week.  But we hear the "Braveheart" star couldn't have been nicer …

Taylor Hicks Prepares Memoir, Billboard  —  All he needs is a movie and Taylor Hicks could be the new King of All Media.  —  He's conquered TV - winning American Idol - and music - he had a hit with his single "Do I Make You Proud" - and now Hicks, 29, has inked a deal to write a book.