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.

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.

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:

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.

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 …

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 …

Gwyneth Plays Matchmaker  —  Gwyneth and Stella McCartney are trying to play matchmaker with their parents!  The two BFFs are convinced their parents, Blythe Danner and Paul McCartney, would be the perfect couple.  A source said, "Gwyneth's mum is much closer to Paul's age than Heather Mills was …

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 …