Anna Nicole Smith Had Pain in Her Side  —  NASSAU, Bahamas — Anna Nicole Smith was suffering from pain in her side when she checked into the hospital where doctors diagnosed a case of pneumonia, her attorney said Wednesday.  —  The 38-year-old former Playboy Playmate arrived Monday at Doctors Hospital …

Reese & Ryan: Why They Split  —  On October 30, a rep for Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon released a statement announcing the couple's separation.  What wasn't mentioned: The fact that Phillippe, 32, has recently grown close to Abbie Cornish, 24, his Australian costar in the indie film Stop Loss …

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS PUBLICIST: HE'S NOT GAY  —  A publicist for actor Neil Patrick Harris has issued a statement following a report on Canada.com that Harris had helped his "longtime sweetheart" David Burtka land a role on the TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother.  Here's the item that sent publicist pens aflutter:

Heidi Klum, Paris Hilton & Alyssa Milano Close Off Halloween  —  The other day I commented on how Hilary Duff did a great job making herself ugly for Halloween.  Well step aside Hilary, because Heidi Klum and her husband, Seal have got you beat by a mile.  This gruesome twosome takes the cake …

Britney Spears Goes Incognito to Kevin's Party  —  Britney Spears made sure not to steal the spotlight from husband Kevin Federline as he celebrated the release of his debut album, Playing With Fire, on Tuesday.  —  Spears donned a pink wig and oversized white sunglasses at the after-party in Hollywood …

PETE'S TRIP TO A&E  —  Here follows a lesson to men everywhere...  Don't try and put your lady's rings on your fingers.  —  Because your fingers are probably bigger than hers.  —  Are you listening, Pete Doherty?  —  Pete was rushed to casualty yesterday after getting his fiancee Kate Moss' engagement ring stuck on his finger.

Jolie, Pitt face al-Qaeda threat  —  Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, shooting for the film A Mighty Heart based on the life of slain Journalist Daniel Pearl at Pune have been provided with Y category security due to threat to their lives from the al-Qaeda, Intelligence Bureau sources said in New Delhi on Thursday.

Posh shops for 8 hours!  —  Victoria Beckham and her sister Louise spent a marathon day shopping yesterday in London.  Hitting the usual trendy areas of Bond Street, Sloane Street and Notting Hill and visiting the likes of Stella McCartney, Chloe, Joseph and Chanel.

Cindy Margolis Does Playboy  —  I was all set to make fun of these pictures of Cindy Margolis from the upcoming December issue of Playboy, but damn she looks hot.  I was expecting duct tape and paint, not a body like this.  I realize these pictures are airbrushed within an inch of their lives, but this chick is 41.

Flavor Flav Expecting His Seventh Child  —  Although Flavor Flav selected contestant Deelishis (real name: London Charles) as the winner of his heart on the Oct. 15 second-season finale of his VH1 show Flavor of Love, he is expecting a child - his seventh - with another woman, his manager confirms to PEOPLE.

Label-Less Jewel Pondering Three New Albums  —  Now that her Atlantic Records deal is finished, Jewel is looking ahead to a wide-open vista of possibilities and options for her career.  —  "I think it's kind of an interesting time to not have a label," the artist tells Billboard.com.

Nicole's Cat Crisis  —  HOT LINKS :  —  Our heart goes out to Nicole Richie, who took her cat to the Animal Hospital after a scary ten-story spill from this building Monday night, as we reported yesterday:  —  We asked several of her friends to send her and her cat good wishes, send her yours as well!