O.J. A SMITH DAD CANDIDATE  —  ADD O.J. Simpson's name to the list of Anna Nicole Smith conquests.  When the blond bombshell died last month and at least three men claimed to be the father of her baby girl, Dannielynn, the double-murder acquittee "said he was throwing his hat into the ring," Norm Pardo told Page Six.

TOM KEEPING KATIE THISCLOSE  —  TOM Cruise can't stand to be away from Katie Holmes even for a week.  —  Holmes is due to start shooting "Mad Money" - a comedy about three women who plan to steal millions from the Federal Reserve and also starring Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah - in Shreveport, La., in the next month or so.

Brangelina: New Son on the Way!  —  Now that adoption officials have confirmed that Angelina Jolie, 31, is adopting a 4-year-old son from Vietnam, the question remains: When will the world get to meet the newest Jolie-Pitt?  —  The latest addition to Brad Pitt and Angelina's posse may be moving …

Naomi Campbell to mop NY floors in gloves and vest  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - British beauty Naomi Campbell will swap her catwalk outfits for a broom, gloves and safety vest when she begins mopping floors at New York's Sanitation Department on March 19, a court official confirmed on Tuesday.

Lindsay Lohan's still a diva, even after rehab  —  Plus: Are Posh and Katie the new Lucy and Ethel?  —  Is Lindsay Lohan up to her old ways?  —  The "Mean Girls" star has cut back on her partying since leaving rehab last month, but an insider on the set of her new flick says Lohan …

STRICTLY WORK  —  ASHLEE Simpson is taking her breakup with Pete Wentz in stride.  The younger Simpson sister went to Les Deux in L.A. Saturday night and picked up Chad Hugo from the Neptunes, spies said.  "She tried to pick up Ryan Phillipe, but he wasn't interested.

Signing more than checks for a star-struck Obama  —  Sen. Barack Obama may be a rock star in the Democratic party, but he's a groupie when it comes to Beyoncé (r.).  Monday night, Island Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid threw a fund-raiser for Obama at his upper East Side home.

Lance Bass to Write His Autobiography  —  Former boy-bander and aspiring cosmonaut Lance Bass is adding a new title to his résumé: author.  —  The onetime 'N Sync heartthrob, 27, plans to reveal "all about his life, his music and his sexuality" in a memoir, Out of Sync …

Aniston Adopts New Health Kick  —  Jennifer Aniston is trying to break up with her nicotine habit.  The Friends star has cut out cigarettes and eliminated caffeine, too!  —  Dirt actress Laura Allen (who hung out with Aniston, 38, and Courteney Cox, 42, when the two shot their much-talked …

X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney's Doing Fine  —  We got some shots of Britney today, at Promises rehab in Malibu, enjoying a Coke on the patio of the center, looking cute in a strapless green dress with a long, ponytailed wig underneath a white cap.  Britney seems to be taking more of an interest …

X17 XCLUSIVE Video - Lindsay Goes Blonde!  —  Lindsay went to the Neil George Salon last night where our cameras caught her EXCLUSIVELY dying her hair blonde!  Well, it's more of a strawberry blonde, but Lindsay says she's not done yet so will probably be very blonde by tonight.

Scarlett Johansson - Web Exclusive  —  In this coming Sunday's PARADE, Contributing Editor James Kaplan talks in depth with gifted young actress Scarlett Johansson, star of the forthcoming motion picture "The Nanny Diaries," which opens nationwide on April 20.

LETO LEAPS, PRIDE FALLS  —  EYELINER-loving Jared Leto injured not only his face during a 30 Seconds to Mars concert in El Paso, Texas, last Thursday night - our spies said his pride is hurt as well.  Reports of the actor/rocker's broken nose and injured foot emerged yesterday …

Brit's Lonely Days and Tear-Filled Nights  —  "Extra" has the all-new reports out of rehab that a lonely Britney Spears is crying herself to sleep at night.  —  Word is that the posh Promises rehab center believes Spears is suffering from post-partum depression.

A Rich vein of gossip for Clinton foes  —  A new book on Bill Clinton's post-presidential life is heading to bookstores faster than a speeding Swift boat.  —  Among the allegations in "The Clinton Crack-Up" is a claim that the former Horndog-in-Chief had an affair with New Yorker Denise Rich …

Lindsay's New Look  —  On Tuesday, March 6, Lindsay Lohan hit Winston's in LA with a brand-new 'do.  Gone were her dark auburn hair tresses - replaced with a hot new strawberry blonde hue.  Is she totally workin' it, or is it time to hit the hairdressers again?  —  Do You Rock Lindsay's New Locks?

Adriana Lima Painted By A Lucky Man  —  Adriana Lima and body painting.  The two go together like rum and coke - a totally delicious combo.  I'd be lying if I said I wasn't extremely jealous of that little Latin Hobbit.  How the hell did he get this job?  Did he answer a newspaper want ad?