COMEBACK TRY  —  BRITNEY Spears is trying to take back her career.  Not only has the pop tart been back in the music studio and taking regular dance classes, an insider claims she fired her manager of several months, Larry Rudolph, on Friday.  Spears, who's been suffering from severe postpartum depression …

Jennifer Lopez, Husband to Sue Tabloid  —  Jennifer Lopez, Husband Marc Anthony to Sue National Enquirer Over `heroin Scandal' Claim  —  DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — Jennifer Lopez and her husband, Marc Anthony, are suing the U.S. tabloid National Enquirer in European courts over its claims …

'Hobbit' Forming?  —  Sam Raimi says he's open to directing the ''Lord of the Rings'' prequel, which could leave ''Spider-Man 4'' without a director — and, perhaps, its Mary Jane  —  On the eve of what is expected to be the biggest Spider-Man yet, Entertainment Weekly learns that director Sam Raimi …

FOREST WHITAKER GET HIS BLVD STAR!  —  hey y'all - i just snapped a few pictures of academy award winning actor forest whitaker getting his star (#2,335) today on the hollywood blvd walk of fame!  it was a gorgeous & sunny day for the ceremony and his pals kiefer sutherland & angela bassett …

Jennifer Garner 'Intoxicated' with Love for Daughter  —  In a new interview, Jennifer Garner says that she loves everything about being a mother - even breastfeeding.  —  "That surprised me - how much I loved [nursing] and how effortless it has been to pump anywhere in the world," she tells InStyle for its May issue.

Gere kiss sparks India protests  —  Actor Richard Gere has sparked protests in India after kissing Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty at an Aids awareness rally in New Delhi.  —  Demonstrators in Mumbai (Bombay) set light to effigies of the Hollywood star, while protesters in other cities shouted "death to Shilpa Shetty".

ROUGH ROUND FOR THE HOGANS  —  HAS the longest, strongest marriage in professional wrestling history suffered a fatal, bone-crunching blow?  —  Sources close to Hulk and Linda Hogan, who've been wedded for more than 20 years, say they're "going through a very hard time and their marriage is under a lot of strain."

Elvis, Marilyn Monroe ... John Travolta?  —  Plus, Lindsay Lohan reportedly more than friends with new BFF  —  John Travolta doesn't suffer from lack of ego.  The "Wild Hogs" star recently boasted that he was as big a star as Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe — but didn't suffer the same fate …

ABC has released promotional stills for "Private Practice", Grey's spinoff.  —  What do you think of the new title??  —  ABC has released over 40 promotional stills over the weekend from the most talked about episode of "Grey's Anatomy".  The stills reveal what the new spin-off series …

Britney Spears More Charitable Than Leonardo DiCaprio  —  Britney More Charitable Than Leo  —  Britney Spears gave almost as much money in 2005 to the phony baloney Kabbalah Centre in Hollywood as Leonardo DiCaprio contributed in total to charitable causes.

Salma: I've Fought Stereotypes  —  Recently engaged mommy-to-be Salma Hayek spoke to Marie Claire Magazine about her struggles as a Latina actress in Hollywood, and the unfair pressures women face to have children.  —  "Motherhood is not for everyone—it is for me...but society thinks …

Eva Longoria's Wedding Shower  —  Last night's episode of Desperate Housewives may have had nothing to do with weddings but off the set the ladies are getting into the wedding spirit.  The ladies all got together at Felicity's to throw Eva what looked like a fabulous shower.

Posh to Mucc in for US show  —  VICTORIA Beckham is wanted by US show Dancing With The Stars — after Lady Mucca's success.  —  Posh is taking the offer "very seriously" as a way of charming America after her fly-on-the-wall fashion show was put on the backburner.

Did Jon Voight Fail to Pay Support to Angelina's Mom?  —  When she died, Angelina Jolie's mother was still owed $180,000 in spousal payments from ex-husband Jon Voight, according to her will.  —  Marcheline Bertrand, 56, lost a battle with ovarian cancer on Jan. 27.

Nude photos of Kate Moss to be auctioned  —  LONDON - Nude photographs of Kate Moss will be sold at an auction in London next month among a series of other pictures of the British supermodel.  —  The photos will be auctioned May 31, Christie's auctioneers said Monday.

L.A.-ORIENTED  —  IT'S getting serious between Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey.  The former MTV veejay is becoming bicoastal and moving into Lachey's house in Beverly Hills.  We hear she's trying to become an actress and focus on gigs in L.A. - which could endanger her job as New York correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight."

The night Heather went from samba to doing the bump  —  Heather Mills has taken her first tumble on Dancing With The Stars, an embarrassing slip-up on live TV that may provoke a wry smile from Sir Paul McCartney.  —  His estranged wife managed to laugh it off and, more importantly, still impressed the judges.

Hot career rivalry between Leonardo DiCaprio and aging Brad Pitt  —  32 year-old Leonardo DiCaprio is getting highly-coveted meaty roles that aging 43 year-old Brad Pitt would love to have.  They both were trying to get the film rights to true-life story The Wolf of Wall Street …

Superman and the Wild Thing Spend a Day in the Park  —  Denise Richards and Dean Cain met up at a park in Malibu over the weekend.  They talked and flirted as their kids played in the grass nearby.  Richie better watch out - is the former Man of Steel moving in on his territory?