ROSIE BLOWS UP AT 'LIAR' BABS  —  THE tension between "The View" creator Barbara Walters and co-host Rosie O'Donnell, sparked by O'Donnell's feud with Donald Trump, boiled over yesterday morning when the portly comic called Walters "a [bleeping] liar."  —  The fight started around 8:30 a.m …

FOX Rides NFL Playoffs to Sunday Win  —  NBC's 'Grease' gets off to decent start  —  Fast National ratings for Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007  —  Big ratings for an NFL playoff game early Sunday helped FOX score a ratings win for the entire night, while NBC's new reality block got off to an OK start.

Angelina Jolie Talks About Madonna's Adoption  —  Angelina Jolie knows something about adopting children from other countries - so she can sympathize with Madonna, whose efforts to adopt 1-year-old David Banda from Malawi have sparked controversy.  —  "I have been horrified by the attacks she's …

Rosie has Babs play Trump cad  —  Rosie O'Donnell had a backstage confrontation with Barbara Walters over the continuing Donald Trump feud just minutes before "The View" went on air yesterday, according to an eyewitness.  —  "Rosie had a very firm talk with Barbara," says the snitch.

Mariah Carey: Drunk, Stoned or Stupid?  You Pick  —  There is something definitely wrong with Mariah Carey.  This hidden camera video of Mariah in Aspen, taken by a Brazilian fan, shows the singer chatting with some people while holding a glass of Champagne.

Christina, Bette Perform At Billionaire's Birthday  —  The billionaire owner of 84 Lumber could have only one 84th birthday party, so Joe Hardy's children were determined to make it one to remember.  —  Christina Aguilera sang "Happy Birthday" to Hardy, who turned 84 Sunday, and Bette Midler performed with an orchestra.

Gwen Says Touring Pregnant Not So Easy  —  Gwen is everywhere these days.  She has a new album, a new baby, and a new outlook on life.  In the February issue of Elle magazine Gwen says before Kingston she thought that she was a super woman and that she would be able to breeze through her tour despite the fact that she was pregnant.

Anna Nicole Looking for Another Dummy  —  Anna Nicole and attorney/possible husband and baby-daddy Howard Stern attended the James Toney vs. Sam Peter fight at the Seminole Hard Rock in Florida over the weekend.  She may be back from the Bahamas but that doesn't mean that trouble is over for the former Guess model.

Extra's Dayna Devon Has Son Two Weeks Early  —  Dayna Devon, cohost of TV's Extra, and her husband, plastic surgeon Brent Moelleken, welcomed their second child, a boy, on Friday.  —  Cole Brent Moelleken was born by cesarean section and weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz.

Power Queen Breakup Blues  —  ZENIA Mucha, the Disney exec who was once the most powerful woman in New York state, is said to have hard feelings over her breakup with her longtime boyfriend, Albany lawyer/lobbyist Douglas Rutnik - especially now that he seems to be engaged to marry another woman.

JUST ASKING  —  WHICH desperate housewife (not from the show) who lives with her well-born, wealthy husband in New Jersey just bought an apartment off Fifth Avenue?  She uses the pad for rendezvous with her lover of three years, a married exec with a financial services giant …

DONALD IS SUED FOR AGES OF SIN  —  Donald Trump may be 60 years old, but he doesn't want any fogies over age 40 as his "Apprentice," a new lawsuit charges.  —  A New Hampshire man hit Trump with the age-discrimination suit Thursday, claiming he was quickly brushed aside as a potential contestant on …

Jewel to sparkle as host of 'Star' search  —  Singer-songwriter Jewel makes her debut as the host of USA Network's "Nashville Star" Thursday night, but it's not her first brush with the reality format.  —  Indeed, Jewel said years ago there was a discussion about her becoming part of MTV's …

Is Brad Pitt old and washed up?  —  British newspaper The Guardian has a cautionary piece for Brad Pitt, saying that his career isn't as great as it once was and that he can't measure up to Matt Damon's rising star.  Damon has a big hit with the Bourne series and is playing meaty roles lately like in the super-boring Good Shepherd.

She Against The Music  —  It would seem that there is some significant movement on Britney Spears' attempt at a musical comeback ... it is unclear what her timeline looks like — we're only hearing that a new album is due out "this year".  Britney has been photographed all over town with a CD-R in her hand ...

Get ready for Paris Hilton, serious actress  —  Plus: Britney Spears wants to fade away those stretch marks  —  Look out, Meryl Streep.  Paris Hilton is going to start taking this acting thing very seriously.  —  The "House of Wax" star has landed a new role in a film called …

Orlando Bloom Enjoys Nature  —  First, he takes it upon himself to water the rocks.  Find out what else he gave to nature after the jump.  —  (Flynet)

Kelly Clarkson Punks it Up  —  In yet another attempt to appear "edgy," Kelly Clarkson paired up with punk pioneer Mike Watt for her latest album.  Watt, the bassist and founder of legendary punk bands The Minutemen and fIREHOSE, claimed he never heard of Clarkson before he showed up at the studio to record …

Britney's NYE Fiasco to Cost Her Big Time  —  Finally, some pics of a sober looking Britney not holding a drink.  Hopefully, this is the first of many.  While Britney looks to be turning over a new leaf; unfortunately, she is paying for her NYE fiasco.  The people at PURE are evidently thinking …