The Broadcast: Long and Longer  —  Alternately (and sometimes simultaneously) a bore and a horror, the 79th annual Academy Awards, televised live from Los Angeles on ABC, had a few bright spots to keep weary viewers propping their eyes open as midnight approached — even if they had never heard of …

Bad heir day ruins Paris' party  —  HOLLYWOOD — Leo, Clint, Naomi and Beyoncé were among those who lent glamour to parties on Oscar eve.  But if you were looking for celebrity mayhem, Paris Hilton's birthday bash Saturday night was the place to find it.

MARRIAGE BUG BITES HEFNER  —  IT'S not true that nobody in Los Angeles can talk about anything except movies.  The buzz of the weekend Oscar parties was that Hugh Hefner, 80, will get married again before the end of the year to his No. 1 girlfriend, Holly Madison.

Birkhead - Stern Settlement?  —  TMZ has learned that lawyers for Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern are in settlement negotiations.  —  There was a buzz at the courthouse after Krista Barth, Stern's lawyer, removed a styrofoam cup of water that rested on the witness stand as Birkhead testified in the Anna Nicole burial hearing.

NAOMI WATTS: FASHIONABLY EXPECTING?  —  Did a fashion publicist just out Naomi Watts as a mom-to-be?  Although the New York Post's Page Six reported on Wednesday that the actress is expecting a baby with boyfriend Liev Schreiber, her rep has officially kept mum.

Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner: Hot, New Couple?  —  Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner turned heads when they showed up holding hands at Dreamworks chief Jeffrey Katzenberg's The Night Before party at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Feb. 24!  —  "They looked very much like a couple …

Children Visit Britney Spears in Rehab  —  Britney Spears saw her children during a weekend visit to Promises, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Estranged husband Kevin Federline brought their boys, Sean Preston, 17 months, and Jayden, 5 months, to the Malibu rehab center Saturday evening, a source says.

Pix & Vids  —  Cameron Diaz leads the pack as Gwyneth & Beyoncé catch up, Nicole & Naomi hang, J.Lo plays and more  —  "This is the only naked man that will ever be in my bedroom," says Melissa Etheridge of her statue.  Plus: George Clooney and more  —  See the list of major winners and nominees

Katie Holmes on Motherhood: 'I Love It'  —  Showing off her post-baby figure in a strapless champagne-colored Armani dress, Katie Holmes tells PEOPLE of motherhood: "I love it!"  —  Holmes left 10-month old Suri at home with her sister-in-law Saturday night to attend a Giorgio Armani Prive fashion show …

Elton John's Annual Oscar Bash  —  In case you missed the women and men arriving at the big event then enjoy our many galleries.  Elton John hosted his annual AIDS Foundation Oscar bash in Beverly Hills last night.  We are missing the young Hollywood crowd but the more mature Tara Reid continued …

Daniel Baldwin: Britney Doing "Great" in Rehab  —  Britney Spears seems "a little fearful" but is "doing the do," according to Spears' rehab compatriot Daniel Baldwin, 46, who says he's 97 days sober and recently ran into the pop princess in Malibu.  —  "I told her if she needed anything …

Cameron Diaz in a Bikini, Smoking a Joint, with Drew Barrymore, also in a Bikini  —  I don't know what it is with all the celebrities smoking pot in public lately, but it seems to be the new trend.  Yay!  (Note: sarcasm)  —  Last week we saw Paris Hilton smoking pot in the passenger's seat …

Jack Nicholson goes bald at Oscars  —  LOS ANGELES - Is Jack Nicholson playing Lex Luthor in the next "Superman" movie?  Maybe he'll be Daddy Warbucks in a remake of "Annie."  Or perhaps he's going to the same hairstylist as Britney Spears.  —  As host Ellen DeGeneres walked onto the stage …

Armani Express: DiCaprio, Cruz, Clooney...  Forget tonight's Vanity Fair party!  —  It looks like Oscar weekend is turning out to be all about the pre-parties.  I have tons to tell you, so make sure to keep coming back to my column all during Oscar day, but first, let's talk Giorgio Armani.