WORLD EXCLUSIVE: LARRY BIRKHEAD'S SECRET GAY LOVER TELLS ALL!  —  "I was Larry Birkhead's secret gay lover!"  —  That's the sensational revelation of Kerrick Ross — a handsome male model who carried on a torrid two-month sexual affair with the man who won the blockbuster paternity battle for Anna Nicole Smith's baby girl.

Abdul tries diva trip, but passengers just laugh  —  'You're no Sanjaya,' one fellow traveler reportedly shouted  —  Paula Abdul is a sweetie on "American Idol" — but some folks claim she's not so sweet when she's an airline passenger.  —  Abdul was a diva during a recent flight …

Jolie: I was sexual at nursery age  —  Angelina Jolie has revealed she was sexually active in kindergarten, saying she took her clothes off and 'made out' with boys.  —  The 31-year-old said: 'I was a member of a group called the Kissy Girls.  I was very sexual in kindergarten.

Simon Says "I Wasn't Listening.  I'm Horrified!"  —  TMZ spoke with Simon Cowell this morning about last night's incident on "A.I.," in which Cowell sarcastically rolled his eyes after contestant Chris Richardson offered condolences to the families of the victims at Virginia Tech.

PALS 'UNSAFE' WITHOUT LOHAN  —  IN a bizarre interview with Allure, Lindsay Lohan says she takes on the role of protector to her friends and family.  "When my friends and family are around me I feel like they're safe . . . When my friends have left me - I've just seen everything collapse.

I'll adopt the orphanage, says Madonna  —  She already adopted an orphan boy and there are suggestions she might like an African girl as well.  —  But now Madonna has gone even further on her mission to Malawi - by hinting that she might take over an entire orphanage.  —  Scroll down for more...

Beyonce Accused of a Musical Cover-Up  —  Beyoncé Knowles is going to war with a pop star from the past who claims the former Destiny's Child star covered her song, but didn't cover her ass.  —  According to a lawsuit filed yesterday in Manhattan Federal Court by music administators …

Harrison Ford engaged  —  Harrison Ford is engaged to long-term love Calista Flockhart.  —  The 64-year-old actor popped the question to Calista, 42, on April Fool's Day (01.04.07) and the thrilled former 'Ally McBeal' actress accepted.  —  Harrison enlisted the help of Calista's six-year-old adopted son Liam for the proposal.

A first for Suri: Birthday blowout  —  Happy first birthday, Suri Cruise!  Vanity Fair's youngest-ever cover star celebrates the big "one" today.  —  But not since Howard Hughes has a celebrity so successfully combined fame and reclusiveness like Tom and Katie's tot.

Keep On Keepin' On  —  I know that the shooting at Virginia Tech has greatly affected many people all across the country and the world ... I don't think there will ever be a "good reason" for what happened and why — stuff like this should never happen ... and yet, they still do ...

KRISTIN PRIMES CASH PUMP  —  KRISTIN Cavallari, the "Laguna Beach" reality "star" - we use the word loosely - has come up with a new way to make some money.  Like Paris Hilton, she's charging club owners for personal appearances that might produce publicity for their venues in celebrity-obsessed weekly magazines.

Thugs Invade Anne Bass Home  —  ANNE Bass - the Manhattan socialite ex-wife of billionaire investor Sid Bass - and her longtime artist boyfriend, Julian Lethbridge, were the victims of a terrifying home invasion at her sprawling country estate in Connecticut this week.

Jessica Hosting Pussycat Dolls!  —  Sex-crazed men of the world rejoice: Jessica Simpson is getting back to her cleavage-baring ways.  —  Usmagazine.com has learned exclusively that Simpson will don her naughty-wear May 4 when she plays host to a special performance by the Pussycat Dolls …

Critics: Scientologists' Va. trip a time to prey  —  The Church of Scientology has dispatched "ministers" to provide "grief counseling" for shell-shocked youth at Virginia Tech - but critics suspect the sect hopes to convert the vulnerable students.  —  "It's shameless, how they milk human tragedy …

CBS, 'Survivor' go to China  —  'Pirate Master' premieres May 31  —  CBS has booked China as the location for the next edition of "Survivor," and locked in premiere dates for two key summer reality shows — including Mark Burnett's "Pirate Master."  —  Production of U.S. entertainment projects …