DAD SPANKS NAUGHTY BRITNEY  —  BRITNEY Spears has no one to blame but herself if she loses custody of her two sons and ruins her career, according to her father, Jamie Spears.  —  In a statement to Page Six yesterday, Jamie sticks up for Britney's manager Larry Rudolph - who was fired by Britney last Friday, as we first reported.

PARIS' NEW PAL  —  ANOTHER man has fallen prey to the wiles of Paris Hilton.  Although she was supposedly dating "Desperate Housewives" hottie Josh Henderson, Hilton showed up at Teddy's in L.A. Wednesday night with sister Nicky, David Katzenberg and Petra Nemcova's ex, "You're Beautiful" whiner James Blunt.

Meet Katie Couric's Young New Boyfriend  —  After six months of dating 33-year-old entrepreneur Brooks Perlin, Katie Couric, 50, isn't worried about the younger-man thing, PEOPLE reports in its latest issue.  —  "The age difference scared her off at first," says a friend of the CBS Evening News anchor …

Sorry, What Was Your Name Again?  Feder-who?  —  Kevin Federline just loves the ladies.  They just don't love him.  —  Federlust was snapped in TAO Las Vegas' VIP lounge last night, while moving on a pneumatically-powered, glittery-lidded fembot, with whom, we're told, he danced for 20 minutes.

NADINE DUMPS JESSE  —  EXCLUSIVE: POP NADINE'S FURY OVER TV JESSE'S FLING  —  FURIOUS Girls Aloud beauty Nadine Coyle last night dumped love rat boyfriend Jesse Metcalfe for having a fling with another girl.  —  Desperate Housewives romeo Jesse, 28, was spotted strolling hand-in-hand …

Mischa Barton Upskirt Pictures... Again  —  Well, it looks like Mischa Barton still hasn't learned to cross her legs.  Here is yet another Mischa barton upskirt moment, and even though she's wearing underwear, well, lets just say she isn't all covered up.  —  I'm pretty sure it's not that tough …

Someone Wastes $2 Million Dollars To Hear J-Lo Sing  —  I may sound like a cold hearted cynic sometimes, but deep down I am a romantic girl at heart.  I'm not the only woman who doesn't mind her man giving grand gestures to show how much he cares.  —  I will say this though …

Kristin Cavallari - Overhyped And Overpriced  —  The weekend is finally here and I'm stepping outside for the first time in two weeks!  Yes, I've been living in a bubble ever since I left Florida.  The weather here has been awful but today is sunny and warm, so there's no way I'm going to sit in front of the computer!

Dancing on a plane: Heather's embarrassing mile high cha-cha  —  Heather Mills has taken her one-woman show to the skies.  —  The Dancing With The Stars contestant performed an impromptu mid-air dance act in a failed attempt to entertain fellow passengers.

Birkhead: I'm Calling My Travel Agent!  —  Larry Birkhead just emerged from a custody hearing in the Bahamas with a big smile on his face and said, "I gotta call my travel agent," suggesting that he was getting very close to taking daughter Dannielynn home.  —  Minutes later …

Ash & Pete More Than Just Merging Hoodie Collections  —  If these pictures are any indication, things are getting hottt (with extra t's for emphasis) and heavy between Pete and Ashlee these days.  I'm kidding, these are more screaming mellow and hungover, but I guess it's cute that they both love …

Becoming Dita  —  We've got another Katie Holmes on our hands.  Poor, little 19-year-old Evan Rachel Wood looks like she's trying so hard to be Marilyn Manson's woman.  I can see the fear in her eyes that if she doesn't conform to what daddy wants, she's out.  —  Is Marilyn drinking tomato juice or pigeon blood?

Pastor defends daughter  —  Pastor Dave Alleyne of the Flaming Word Ministry of Chaguanas has come to the defence of his 14-year-old daughter whose raunchy dance with international superstar Akon of Senegal can be seen worldwide on YouTube.  —  Alleyne yesterday described the racy dance video …

Jessica Alba and Cash Warren: Break up!  —  It's official.  Jessica Alba is back on the open market.  She and her longtime boyfriend Cash Warren are both telling everyone that they broke up over a week ago and that's that.  Friends speculate that Cash was too busy working all the time and Jessica …

Veronica still lives  —  Don't count show out yet, says Toronto actor who plays sleuth's dad  —  Contrary to the currently prevailing public opinion, there may indeed be life on Mars.  —  Veronica Mars, that is, the oddly endearing and enduring young detective show, which survived …

Kate & Owen Celebrate  —  (Image source)  —  Kate Hudson got all spiffied up for a night on the town for a little birthday celebration.  Kate turned 28 on Thursday.  She stepped out with her beau Owen Wilson, dressed to the nines, in a sexy slate grey mac, white mini and gold heels.

Baldwin Goes to Court to Plug Leak  —  Alec Baldwin has just filed legal papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court to determine who gave TMZ the vile voice mail message Alec left for his daughter Ireland.  —  The document is an Order to Show Cause on why Basinger and her lawyers should not be held in contempt.

When Stupid People Say Stupid Things  —  Kiki Dunst should learn to shut her trout lips and try and look pretty.  There's been a lot of speculation about a 4th Spiderman.  Kiki talked about that and made herself look like even more of an a**hole.  —  Bitch said, "Audiences aren't stupid.