Child Madonna hopes to adopt leaves Malawi  —  LILONGWE (Reuters) - A small private jet carrying the one-year-old Malawian boy Madonna hopes to adopt took off from the southern African country on Monday, a Reuters witness said.  —  The child, David Banda, was whisked out of his native Malawi …

OIL-RICH DAVISES RUN DRY  —  OILY heir Brandon Davis appears to be running out of reserves.  Though he made fun of Lindsay "Firecrotch" Lohan, scoffing that she "only" had $7 million, the grandson of supposed billionaire Marvin Davis bounced a $10,000 check he gave to "Girls Gone Wild" …

Nicole Kidman Tours Kosovo for the U.N.  —  Nicole Kidman toured Kosovo this weekend on behalf of the United Nations, the Associated Press reports.  —  The actress was named goodwill ambassador for UNIFEM, the U.N. Development Fund for Women, in January, and this trip was her first assignment in that role.

LOHAN SHOCKED BY RED CARPET COURT SUMMONS  —  Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)  —  Actress LINDSAY LOHAN received a court summons to appear as a witness as she strutted up the red carpet, for a case believed to be related to her mother.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON RECORD DEAL IN THE WORKS  —  Scarlett Johansson Record Deal in the Works  —  Scarlett Johansson and Lindsay Lohan are about to have something in common.  —  Scarlett, I am told, has signed a deal to make her first record.  "Scarlett Sings Tom Waits" …

Will Lindsay Lohan take a break from acting?  —  'I want to travel and learn more about other cultures' says the starlet  —  Will Lindsay Lohan take a hiatus from acting?  —  The partying "Mean Girls" star says she loves to travel to foreign countries where she can blend in with the locals - and may take a year off to do just that.

X17 EXCLUSIVE - Briney's Back!  —  • You Sexy B*tch!  —  For all you Britney fans waiting for the return of the young, sexy, pop star we once knew and loved, I think it's safe to say she's on her way back!  Just four weeks ago Brit gave birth to baby boy Sutton and she's already lookin' hot!

Ryan and Rachel: Back On?  —  Have Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling rekindled their flame?  The Notebook costars reportedly broke up this summer, but the native Canadians (both hail from Ontario) looked very much the happy couple on Sunday in Toronto, where they took their dog to the park.

Steve Irwin's Daughter Bindi Filming Own Show  —  Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin may be gone, but his love for animals will live on - through his and his wife Terri's 8-year-old daughter, Bindi.  —  Bindi Irwin is currently shooting Bindi, The Jungle Girl, a 26-part wildlife documentary …

Murray Parties With Scottish Students  —  Bill Murray created a small sensation in the Scottish town of St. Andrews, joining Scandinavian students at a late-night party and even helping to wash the dishes, a newspaper reported Sunday.  —  In the movie "Lost in Translation," …

JUST PLANE HYPOCRISY  —  LEONARDO DiCa prio - the environ mental avenger - has no problems preaching about the evils of gas-guzzling cars, but, like his green pal Laurie David, he just can't give up the fossil fuel- chugging pri vate planes.  On Thursday, DiCaprio, his mom …

MORE 'LOVE'  —  'NEW YORK' SNAGS OWN SHOW  —  RAPPER Flavor Flav may have dumped his sassy, out spoken date, New York, on last night's season finale of "Flavor of Love 2," but she'll be back soon - with her own VH1 show, "Flavorette."  —  New York, whose real name is Tiffany Patterson …

'Grudge 2' scares up $22M at box office  —  LOS ANGELES - Early Halloween spirit gripped movie audiences as the fright flick "The Grudge 2" debuted at No. 1, taking in $22 million during its first weekend.  —  Sony's horror sequel bumped the previous weekend's top film, the Warner Bros. release "The Departed," to second place.

Clooney gets American Cinematheque Award  —  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - For George Clooney, the awards just keep on comin'.  In a year where he's already received an Oscar and a Golden Globe, the actor-director-producer has just collected another trophy: the 2006 American Cinematheque Award.

Dupri: Label germane to Janet's CD flop  —  Janet Jackson's boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, is said to be blaming fellow execs at Virgin Records for the miserable sales of her new CD.  —  We hear Dupri has threatened to quit as president of the Virgin Urban division because he feels label chairman Jason Flom …

Actor adopts a new attitude  —  Madonna made headlines for her adoption excursion to Malawi last week, but some celebrities are helping African kids away from the media spotlight.  —  Actor Derek Luke was moved by a young South African girl, Ziizi Mahlati, who plays his daughter in the upcoming film "Catch a Fire."

Lindsay Lohan's lesbian role  —  LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Lindsay Lohan and Keira Knightley are to play lesbian lovers in a new movie.  —  The film is about famous Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his wife, Caitlin, and was written by Keira's mother, Sharman Macdonald.