Lindsay Lohan's Stolen Bag Recovered  —  A handbag allegedly stolen from Lindsay Lohan at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday has been recovered, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  "Yes, it was hers," says Lohan's publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, of the orange Hermes handbag, which was found on airport property.

Paris' DUI pinch a boost to party image  —  LOS ANGELES - For most celebrities, getting smacked with a DUI is an instant image crisis.  For Paris Hilton, it could be a career boost.  "Paris Hilton being arrested just makes her more famous," said veteran publicist Michael Levine.

Simpson Shows Publicist the Door  —  It turns out Jessica Simpson and John Mayer's hot romance was only taking place in Wonderland.  —  And Rob Shuter will no longer be playing the role of Fairy Godmother.  —  Simpson's manager dad, Joe Simpson, gave his daughter's publicist the ax this week …

Ellen Called to Oscar Duty  —  She's been an Emmy winner and an Emmy host, but now TV talk-show queen Ellen DeGeneres is taking on the movies.  DeGeneres will host the Oscars next February, her first time ever emceeing the telecast, the Motion Picture Academy has announced.

Steve Irwin Remembered with 'Khaki Day'  —  Friday is Khaki Day Down Under, with Australians urged to wear the color as a tribute to the late Steve Irwin.  —  The Sydney Morning Herald - under the headline, "Are You Wearing Khaki Today?"  - reports that the idea started with an e-mail campaign …

Toronto Film Festival: Michael Moore Can't Save 'Borat' Breakdown; Crowd Flips  —  Sara Vilkomerson reports from a madhouse up in Toronto:  —  Such an entrance.  Photo: Getty Images.  —  Paulo Costanzo—of Road Trip, Joey and Canadian birth—was freaking out.

Mariah's Mystic Tan  —  Mariah loves to look golden.  So much so that she has hired someone to join her on tour to make sure her tan is touched up before each show.  Page Six reports that she is such a fan of the fake tan that Mariah is now planning on developing her own line of bronzers containing real 24-karat gold dust.

Lauer not interested in night anchor job  —  NEW YORK - Don't look for Katie Couric's former "Today" show partner Matt Lauer to be following her into the night.  Lauer said Thursday he has no ambition to become an evening news anchor like Couric, who started this week at the "CBS Evening News" after 15 years at "Today."

Dancer Tucker gets good spin from Rev. Al  —  What is it about "Dancing With the Stars" that's making folks act so nutty?  —  First, disgraced former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay - who apparently has some time on his hands while awaiting trial in Texas for alleged political corruption …

EXCLUSIVE: DENISE AND RICHIE ARE ENGAGED, SAYS A SOURCE!  —  It was music to actress Denise Richards' ears when her rocker boyfriend, Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, 47, recently asked the magic question: "Will you marry me?"  Now Star can exclusively report that Denise, 35, has said "Yes!"

BEN AFFLECK TEACHES MASTER CLASS IN HOW TO PICK UP FRENCH-CANADIAN CHICKS  —  We don't have a lot of background on the above video (apologies if you've seen it before, but it's new and amazing to us), in which Ben Affleck plops Montreal TV host Anne-Marie Losique in his lap during an interview …

CBS 'Early Show' With ... Anderson Cooper and Campbell Brown?  —  Janet Jackson's '20 Y.O.' |  Kelly Clarkson Legislates  —  CBS 'Early Show' With ... Anderson Cooper and Campbell Brown?  —  Is CBS planning to revamp its morning news show?  That's the word around the water cooler at the Tiffany network …

What's Up With Orlando and Uma?  —  Orlando Bloom dropped by the set of Uma Thurman's new Honda commercial in NYC.  The (reportedly) newly-single "Pirates" star is rumored to be dating the tall beauty, but nothing has been confirmed.  —  The two kept a safe distance from each other in this video …

Britney Spears in labor?  —  Update: A source tells us that Britney was out getting ice cream at 4:30 pm PST, and is not in labor right now - although she may be at the hospital.  It won't be a surprise if her scheduled c-section occurs tomorrow morning or afternoon, but a Thursday night birth looks unlikely.

Letterman inks CBS deal for 4 more years  —  NEW YORK - David Letterman is planning to outlast Jay Leno in late-night television.  CBS Corp. and Letterman have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep the comic on the "Late Show" through the 2009-10 television season …

'Lost' Boy Rodrigo Santoro  —  Let's make that "Lost" man.  He's been called the Brazilian Tom Cruise (minus the Scientology and couch jumping), and he's coming to "Lost."  You may be familiar with Rodrigo from the films "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Love Actually."