Clay Aiken Speaks Out About Rumors  —  Clay Aiken is no longer the charmingly awkward, self-confessed "dork" who came in second on 2003's second season of American Idol.  He has a new look, a new album - A Thousand Different Ways, which hit stores Tuesday - and some new, hard-won wisdom.

Bam confirms he slept with Jessica Simpson  —  Steve-O and Bam Margera were on the Howard Stern show yesterday, and Howard was able to get a ton of Hollywood dirt out of them!  We took notes and have details and quotes from the show that you won't find anywhere else!...

Paris Gives Up a Benjamin  —  Paris Hilton may be many things, but she sure isn't stingy, especially when she's coming out of a McDonalds drive-thru and a pan-handler asks her for money.  —  "You Paris Hilton!  Can I get a hundred dollars?" was the exact quote.

Elizabeth Taylor fed to the sharks  —  Married eight times, undoubtedly Elizabeth Taylor has tangled with a few predators in her time.  So perhaps it should come as no surprise to see the 74-year-old actress looking comfortable in a shark cage.  —  Seemingly oblivious to her ever-deteriorating health …

Diaz Accuses Photographer of Assault  —  Cameron Diaz has filed a police report charging a photographer with assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly trying to hit her and boyfriend Justin Timberlake with his car.  —  "On Sept. 19, just after midnight, Cameron Diaz filed a report with the LAPD …

Whitney: Mentor Paid for Rehab, Got Clean With Help of Courtney Love  —  On September 8, Whitney Houston, 43, filed for separation from husband Bobby Brown, 37, citing "irreconcilable differences" and taking the first step in ending a tumultuous 14-year marriage.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Moses at LAX  —  I hope Gwyneth's hand smells good or little Moses is going to suffocate.  —  Pictures by London Entertainment

Britney Spears' Tummy Tuck  —  Rumor has it, Britney Spears scheduled some cosmetic surgery to help get her body back in shape after the birth of her second young 'un.  From All Headline News:

Rosie To O: Admit It, Already!  —  Rosie O'Donnell trained her gaydar on Oprah Winfrey and her BFF Gayle King on "The View," saying that the talk-show queen and her BFF Gayle King are, despite their protestations to the contrary and despite their not being full-blown lovers, "a tiny bit gay."

Bernstein jumps down emcee's Deep Throat  —  Don't even think about trashing Bob Woodward when Carl Bernstein's around.  —  He'll blow you out of the water.  —  Former Washington Post reporter Bernstein - a featured player at Monday night's celeb-glutted dramatic reading of …

Courtney Love makes 'Nevermind' claim  —  She tells NME a secret about the classic album  —  Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love has claimed one of the songs on their classic 1991 album 'Nevermind' is about her - but she won't say which one.

Jour Des Morts  —  Today's post is going to be a shorter one ... today is David's birthday and we are heading out to begin his birthday celebration in a couple of hours.  We're starting out the day with lunch at the Eiffel Tower and will be taking the day from there.

Was Whitney just trying to keep her man?  —  Plus: Joe Simpson has cozy relationship with photo agencies  —  Whitney Houston fans rejoiced when they heard that the singer was finally divorcing her bad-boy hubby, Bobby Brown.  But now comes word that the legal action may actually have been a last-ditch effort to keep her man.

THE STAR-DINA LOHAN UPDATE ON LINDSAY'S WRIST!  —  Dina Lohan, Lindsay's stunning manager-mom, tells Star exclusively that her daughter — who broke her left wrist in two places after slipping on a wet outdoor area at a NYC Fashion Week party on Sept. 15 — will have to wear a removable cast for about four to six more weeks.

Jessica and Ashlee Simpson Will Sag and Wither  —  A reverend has lashed out against Papa Joe Simpson for leaving his God-job to pimp his [trannies] daughters. … I wish I could take credit for writing that one, but the Rev came up with it on his own.  I tried something like it before but …

Scarlett Is The Real Starlet  —  Actress Keira Knightley has beaten out Scarlett Johansson and Judy Garland to land the honor of being the greatest Hollywood starlet at 21 years of age.  Garland, the star of "The Wizard Of Oz," came in second and Johansson, who is also 21, came in third, Life Style Extra reported Tuesday.

Behind the scenes with a H'wood fixer  —  Sidney Korshak was known as the "man who kept the secrets" in Hollywood.  But only now, a decade after his death, are we starting to glean just how indispensable the shadowy lawyer was to the town's stars and moguls.