Housewives attend new DVD launch party  —  UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - Four "Desperate Housewives" and their fellow cast members gathered on Wisteria Lane to celebrate something that fans, critics and Emmy voters had dubbed something of a disappointment: the second season of the popular ABC series.

Julia Roberts, Hausfrau or Pretty Woman?  —  America's Sweetheart looks pretty much like any other mom grocery shopping without makeup and wearing her slightly too-sensible shoes.  Girlfriend even brings a shopping list.  Either this is some Oscar-worthy acting or Mrs. Moder is really just a down-to-earth woman ...

Paris Hilton Swears Off Sex for a Year  —  Paris Hilton, who has been linked to a string of rich and famous men, wants to set the record straight about her sexy image.  —  "People think I sleep with everyone, but I'm not like that," the Simple Life star and hotel heiress tells British GQ in its September issue.

WEEK AHEAD: American Idol Auditions!  —  Paula, Randy and Simon are heading on the road to look for the next Taylor, Fantasia or Kelly on Tuesday.  PEOPLE finds out the details of their search for the next great singer plus other events to look for in the coming week:

DEUCE BIGALOW BLASTS MEL  —  Rob Schneider, of Deuce Bigalow fame, has become the first actor to voice his disgust at Mel Gibson after his alleged anti-Semitic comments.  —  Rob went to the lengths of taking out an ad in Hollywood trade rag Variety to say he would never work with Mel.

Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly Rev Their Engines  —  Fasten your seat belts: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play NASCAR stars in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.  But these boys aren't all about burning rubber.  Ferrell, 39, and Reilly, 41, chatted with PEOPLE contributor Sam Jemielity …

Kathy Ireland Turns Role Model  —  Kathy Ireland has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue three times, runs her own $1 billion clothing-and-furniture line and is the happily married mother of three - yet she faced hurdles along the way.  —  "When I started my business …

BUNNY TALE: CARMEN'S SEXY STALL SECRET  —  ONE of Hugh Hefner's ex-girlfriends, Izebella St. James, is "really bummed" over the marital meltdown of Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro.  St. James was at their engagement party and their wedding.  "The funniest thing happened at the party …

Mel Gibson Has Israeli Bodyguard  —  Mel Gibson may have a problem with Jews — they're responsible for all the wars, they've inflated the number of dead in the Holocaust, etc.  —  But Gibson likes one Jewish person a lot.  His personal bodyguard for more than a decade turns out to be an Israeli.

PEN: I'VE SEEN SURI  —  We hear news of another Suri sighting in Tinseltown.  —  Penelope Cruz says she's seen the elusive baby daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.  —  Speaking at the London premiere of her new film Volver, Pen - Tom's former girlfriend - revealed: "I've met her, she's really beautiful.

Maddox Birthday Party!!!!!  —  Happy Birthday Maddox!  —  Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt celebrates his 5th birthday today.  Happy birthday to one of the luckiest tykes alive!  —  Think daddy Brad Pitt and mommy Angelina Jolie are throwing a big birthday bash for their big boy?  FYI ::

One Gossip-Column Blind Vice  —  Lordy, you Awful Truth readers are ever proud 'n' pissy, and oh honeys, I do love ya so!  —  And just for your super-duper votes of lurve as of late, I'm shooting a humpy humdinger your way:  —  There's a fairly talented (not as gifted as he is muscly …

Hottest Videos — Week of 07/30  —  Arguably the world's sexiest women, Pamela Anderson and Cindy Crawford, battle it out, lap dance style, on a yacht in St. Tropez.  Pick your pole dancing poison.  —  Cindy's sultry moves on hubby Randy Gerber.  —  Pam's booty-shaking present for Kid Rock.

IS J.LO FINALLY PREGNANT?  —  Could Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony be expecting a bundle of joy?  Lopez has dropped out of a film role leading insiders to believe she might be pregnant!  "She is out of Dallas," Lopez's rep Leslie Sloane Zelnik, tells Star, the first media outlet to report the news …

THE WAIT IS OVER  —  A pregnancy would likely be a relief to the Oscar winner — in 2001, Nic, who is mom to adopted daughter Isabella, 13, and son Connor, 11, miscarried just after her nearly 10-year-long marriage to Tom Cruise ended.  As a result, a friend tells Star, Nic probably …

The reinvention of Christina Aguilera  —  She rode the teen pop boom to stardom, then stripped down to a pouty, raunchier image that earned her the handle "Xtina."  But that was merely the opening act for this newly hitched, multiplatinum-selling bottle-blonde.

Male Fan Sends Kate Beckinsale Naked Photos  —  Celebrities must receive a wide array of unusual items from fans.  Take Kate Beckinsale for instance; she received a collection of photos of a male fan who was naked in the shower except for his shower cap.  She claimed to have been shocked.

Star EXCLUSIVES  —  CHRISTIE'S SISTER-IN-LAW SPEAKS OUT — ONLY IN STAR!  —  Christie Brinkley's family remains in shock that the supermodel's husband Peter Cook cheated on the blonde bombshell.  In an exclusive interview wirh Star, Julie Brinkley, married to Christie's brother Gregory …