Anna Nicole: Son Dies, Daughter Is Born  —  Daniel Smith, the 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith, died suddenly in the Bahamas on Sunday, three days after the former Playboy Playmate gave birth to a girl, according to a statement from Smith's attorney.  —  Attorney Howard K. Stern provided no further details, Reuters reports.

Borat at the Toronto Film Festival  —  How funny is Borat?  He arrived at the Toronto Film Festival this past Thursday in an ox-cart pulled by several women to blaring Kazakh music.  Unfortunately, the projector breaking 20 minutes into the screening of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America …

Finances may give real fits to design line  —  With socialite-designer Tory Burch getting ready to unveil her spring clothing line Thursday during Fashion Week — while insisting that business has never been better — Burch's detractors are claiming her label's on the ropes.

Sharapova, Federer Win at U.S. Open  —  The U.S. Open wrapped up Sunday evening when Roger Federer won the tennis tournament for the third straight year, this time beating American Andy Roddick.  On Saturday, Maria Sharapova won her first U.S. Open, besting Justine Henin-Hardenne.

EXCLUSIVE: POSH ..ON EVERYTHING  —  VICTORIA BECKHAM REVEALS ALL  —  WITH a new career to boost her confidence and thoughts of another child occupying her mind, things could not be better for Victoria Beckham right now.  —  The 32-year-old last night told how she would love a baby girl …

Doc can't see the 'Beauty' of it  —  Top beauty doctor Pat Wexler is siccing her lawyers on Alex Kuczynski, the New York Times reporter whose book "Beauty Junkies" is due out Oct. 17.  —  Wexler denies cooperating with the author, despite being extensively quoted both in the book and an excerpt that appeared in Vanity Fair.

Fergie: Crystal Meth 'Hardest Boyfriend'  —  Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie is riding high on the success of her first solo album, The Dutchess.  —  But, as she admits in the new issue of Time, feeling high in the past meant using crystal meth.  —  "It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with," she says.

PETA sheds no crocodile tears for Steve Irwin  —  Plus: No Suri, Moby doesn't approve of baby Cruise's magazine debut  —  Some animal lovers aren't shedding any crocodile tears for Steve Irwin.  —  The Aussie naturalist, known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed last week by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef.

How Paris was left hopping at Branson's Mad Hatter bash ...  Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was left nursing a bruised ego last night after falling victim to an elaborate practical joke set up by Richard Branson at his son's spectacular 21st birthday party.  —  Gallery:

Croc Hunter Gets No Tears From PETA  —  Fans the world over have been mourning the tragic death of Steve Irwin, but not, evidently, the animal lovers at PETA.  —  This morning, the animal lovers group's Dan Mathews says that it's "no shock at all" that Irwin died the way he did, and he's also branded Irwin a "cheap reality TV star."

9/11 med aid & Bill are on same 'Path'  —  Former President Bill Clinton and his cabinet members who protested ABC's docudrama "The Path to 9/11" seem to have an ally in the man who led identification efforts for the victims of the 2001 terrorist attack.  —  Top New York City Medical …

Nicola Kidman Blasts Biographer  —  Latest: Nicole Kidman is furious with a US film critic for writing a unauthorised biography on her after only having one brief phone chat with her.  —  The Moulin Rouge star was shocked when she found out David Thomson was writing a book and was unaware …

Bad boy, bad boy, what'cha gonna do  —  It's been a tough week for celebrities and police with Paris Hilton and her DUI and Lindsay Lohan and the theft and eventual return of her handbag but bad boy Colin Farrell isn't going to let these teen queens have all the fun.  Farrell took it in stride and even posed with some fans.

Orlando Bloom romancing Uma?  —  Orlando Bloom is reportedly romancing Uma Thurman - just days after splitting from Kate Bosworth.  —  The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor - who is believed to have ended his four-year on/off romance with Kate last week - was apparently seen getting close to Uma on the set of her new commercial.