Joel Madden Accused of Battering a Woman  —  TMZ has learned that the Beverly Hills Police Department is investigating rocker Joel Madden, after a female photographer filed a "crime report" claiming he attacked her during a violent confrontation over the weekend.

Sharon Stone is Really, Really Pretty  —  If you think Katharine McPhee is really, really pretty, then you'll just love Sharon Stone.  —  Looks like the wicked witch's spell has been broken, and we can finally see what Sharon Stone really looks like.  My my, if she isn't just the prettiest girl in the world.

Braff could make big bucks — if 'Scrubs' renewed … LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) — Zach Braff is about to land a big payday, as long as his hospital comedy "Scrubs" gets renewed by NBC for a seventh season.  —  The actor has cut a one-year deal with "Scrubs" …

Rachel McAdams Gushes About Ryan Gosling  —  Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling played lovers in 2004's The Notebook, but didn't begin their off-screen romance until "quite a while after the movie," she says.  —  And even though McAdams wasn't with Gosling, 26, on Oscar night - she was working …

Paris Hilton Is Not The Best Role Model, But We Already Knew That  —  The former Hole singer joined Paris for a belated birthday celebration in Beverly Hills restaurant The Prime Grill on February 25.  According to the New York Daily News newspaper, Courtney has revealed she saw a pile of 'white powder' in the rest room.

Hathaway insists on no tongues  —  It started with a kiss ... Anne gets steamy in Havoc  —  THE Devil Wears Prada actress ANNE HATHAWAY has dished the dirt on some of Hollywood's hunkiest leading men and how they like to kiss.  —  And while she rates Becoming Jane co-star JAMES McAVOY …

TASTE OF RACHAEL  —  RACHAEL Ray was attacked by a dog in Union Square Park Saturday while bravely defending her pit-bull mix, Isaboo.  According to the TV host's rep, "This dog came up - there was no owner in sight - and became aggressive.  Rachael and some others shooed it away, but it came back and attacked Isaboo.

TIGHT SCRUTINY  —  JAKE Gyllenhaal is way beyond the simple choice of boxers vs. briefs.  A shopper in Bloomingdale's underwear department recently watched the "Brokeback Mountain" star with a salesman "combing through every style . . . A good 10 minutes later, Jake was still at it …

Russell Simmons Okay with Kimora & Djimon  —  Russell Simmons says he's just fine with his estranged wife, Kimora Lee Simmons, spending time with Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou.  —  "He's a wonderful guy, a very sweet guy," Simmons, 49, told PEOPLE Monday at the New York City premiere of HBO's Life Support.

Howard admits, 'I'm not the father'  —  Howard K. Stern has reportedly admitted he's not the father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn and is now willing to sign over the paternity rights to the man who believes he is the baby's real dad, Larry Birkhead — for the right price.

"Laguna Beach" Star Will Go to Jail  —  Jason Wahler, star of MTV's "The Hills" and "Laguna Beach," pleaded no contest today to one count of battery, and was sentenced to 60 days in Los Angeles County Jail.  —  Wahler, 20, and model Kristin DeLuca, 25, were arrested in September 2006 …

Courteney and David: We Are Not On The Rocks  —  Courteney Cox, 42, and David Arquette, 35, are slamming recent reports in Star and Life & Style magazines claiming that their 7-year marriage is on the rocks, and that Cox has been cozy with Dirt costar Josh Stewart.  —  A rep for the couple tells Us:

A sore subject for Smith  —  Get well soon, Will Smith!  —  The leading man (right) is being treated at the Hospital for Special Surgery on the upper East Side, his rep confirms.  "Will strained his shoulder on Thursday morning and after work immediately went to the hospital," his spokeswoman told us yesterday.

PRICE TAG FOR ISAIAH SLUR  —  KATHERINE Heigl got into a dispute with ABC over her "Grey's Anatomy" salary last week - claiming she wanted to be paid as much as co-stars Sandra Oh and Isaiah Washington - but we hear things aren't going so well for Washington, either.

Mariah Carey plays Second Fiddle for movie shot in town  —  Mariah Carey sang country music in Nashville last week.  Don't get excited — it was just for a movie.  —  She was filming the independent film Tennessee with Lance Reddick, Ethan Peck and Adam Rothenberg.

William WILL get married to Kate, MPs told  —  Prince William and Kate Middleton will get married, MPs have been told.  —  A House of Commons select committee has heard that William, 24, had spoken openly about his plans.  —  Respected royal photographer Arthur Edwards …

NON-CELEBRITIES  —  THE Internet has buzzed with rumors that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will soon become neighbors of Yoko Ono and Lauren Bacall at the famed Dakota co-op on Central Park West.  Gawker has posted several items from "inside" tipsters that the Hollywood couple has a contract …

Naomi to sweep corridors as punishment for 'maid' assault  —  Naomi Campbell will be made to work as a cleaner as punishment for attacking her maid, according to US reports.  The supermodel is set to be told to mop floors and sweep corridors at a New York city public building in the coming months, according to the New York Daily News.