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.

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.

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

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!...

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 …

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 …

Fashion Week Not Doing It For Hugh and His Gal  —  Not only was the fashion show at which Hugh Grant and his rumored bride-to-be sat looking less than interested (a euphamism to say the least) running an hour late, but it seems the couple used the time to have a nice little feud outside the show before taking their seats at the catwalk.

Celebrity Manny Escapes Poopy Diaper Asphyxiation  —  Free at last!  Free at last!  Former manny and Britney Spears bodyguard, Perry Taylor is free at last.  Sadly, it looks like he's missing out on the second coming of Sean Preston (otherwise known as Sutton Pierce).

'SNL' slimming down  —  Meyers might take 'Update' co-anchor chair  —  After months of speculation, Lorne Michaels has confirmed the departure of several "Saturday Night Live" stalwarts — including Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell.  —  NBC's latenight franchise will begin its 32nd season Sept. 30 …

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.

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.

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."

Memo Pad: Atoosa Inc.  —  ATOOSA INC.: Not content to let her tireless quest for brand extension — and a TV career — lie dormant, Seventeen editor Atoosa Rubenstein will appear as a judge in the upcoming cycle of "America's Top Model."  With former partner ElleGirl out of commission …

Combs encourages kids to stay in school  —  PHILADELPHIA - The principal at Benjamin Franklin High School wanted a speaker who would get students' attention.  The cheers of 750 students when Sean "Diddy" Combs took the stage told Principal Cristopher Johnson he had found 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.

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 …