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 …

Casting the next stone:  —  Clooney as O'Reilly?  —  George Clooney may get his ultimate revenge against Bill O'Reilly if he is willing to be cast way against type.  The author of "The Man Who Would Not Shut Up: The Rise of Bill O'Reilly," out today from St. Martin's Press …

Dita Von Teese Left Marilyn Manson Because Of Lindsay Lohan?  —  Dita Von Teese allegedly split from husband Marilyn Manson because she was sick of his constant partying and friendship with Lindsay Lohan.  The burlesque dancer filed for divorce from the goth rocker last Friday citing …

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 …

Nicollette Sheridan: No Time for Wedding Plans  —  Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton have been engaged for 10 months now, but don't expect to hear wedding bells any time soon.  —  "I don't have time for wedding plans anymore, but we are extremely happy," Sheridan, 43 …

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.

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.

Cancer Never Looked So Good  —  OK, now that may actually be the most tasteless blog title I have written to date.  And this is coming from a woman who has had no problem using any and every possible vulgar description of male and/or female genitalia in previous blog titles in order to garner attention from her readers.

Anna Nicole Smith Has a Head for Business  —  Anna Nicole Smith was sighted at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Florida last week, looking just as radiant and put-together as you'd expect.  With the impending court-ordered DNA test on the horizon, Ms. Smith is scrambling to keep her Lee Press …

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.

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 …

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 …

Out of character  —  Sacha Baron Cohen reveals the burden of being Borat, the risk of being reviled — and why there's no excuse for the bad behavior in his film.  —  OK, so I have to admit — it was a little disconcerting to see Sacha Baron Cohen without his "Borat" mustache.

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 …

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 …

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 ...

Tyrese's Girlfriend: Fight Was "Distorted"  —  The attorney representing the girlfriend of singer/actor Tyrese Gibson has issued a statement in response to an altercation that allegedly occurred at a Los Angeles home last Thursday night.  —  The woman's attorney tells TMZ …