Saving J.Lo's hide  —  Jennifer Lopez has reportedly beefed up security in response to ugly threats on her life.  —  According to a friend, an animal-rights extremist has been sending letters threatening 'to kill her in public, just like the slaughtered animals whose fur she wears.  Yikes!

Melanie Griffith fights a losing battle with the signs of ageing  —  She has spent thousands on cosmetic surgery - but it looks as if Hollywood actress Melanie Griffith may have grounds to ask for her money back.  —  The Working Girl star was spotted shopping in Malibu looking more wrinkled …

Angelina Jolie: Why I Decided to Have a Baby  —  Angelina Jolie has always said she wanted to adopt children from all over the world - but she opened up to the idea of having a biological child after she met Brad Pitt, she says in a revealing new interview.  —  Jolie already had two kids …

Lindsay Lohan, traffic stopper  —  DAILY NEWS GOSSIP COLUMNISTS  —  Lindsay Lohan almost didn't make it to her movie premiere alive Tuesday night.  —  A taxi nearly mowed down the "Georgia Rule" star when she blithely scampered across W. 54th St. to sign autographs.

Cameron Diaz's slimy sex show  —  Cameron Diaz watched two topless beauties "rub slime on each other" at a racy New York sex show.  —  The 'Shrek the Third' star partied until 4am at the Box nightclub on Christie Street and allegedly couldn't take her eyes off the racy adult show in the early hours of Wednesday (08.05.07).

Affair?  No, it's all in the mind, says Kylie  —  They are meant to be just good friends.  But it is clearly a friendship that is easing Kylie Minogue's heartache.  —  On holiday with married Chilean film director Alexander Dahm, 39, she beamed as they took a coastal cruise.

RED FACES, RED CARPET  —  LINDSAY Lohan wasn't the only one uncomfortable that her mother, Dina, was working the red carpet for "Entertainment Tonight" at the "Georgia Rule" premiere Tuesday in New York.  Lindsay's co-star Jane Fonda was visibly disturbed when Dina asked her, "So, what was it like working with my daughter?"

DEPP'S 'GREAT SCARE'  —  PIRATES of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp has spoken for the first time about his young daughter's terrifying life-threatening illness.  —  In an emotional interview with the Daily Mirror - first to report on the seven-year-old's condition - the actor lays bare …

LINDSAY KILLING HERSELF WITH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL  —  Lindsay Lohan's drug and alcohol use is escalating out of control - and experts warn she's killing herself!  —  The troubled actress is snorting massive amounts of cocaine mixed with Ecstasy, taking downers to sleep and boozing daily, insiders say - and pals fear she has a death wish.

PEREZ HILTON  —  The Queen Of All Media  —  Some things you may not know about L.A. gossip blogger Perez Hilton: (1) His real name is Mario Lavandeira and he was born in Miami.  (2) He has a strict work ethic.  He's up every morning by 5:30, usually on just four or five hours of sleep, scouring media outlets for stories and images.

WHY HBO BOSS GOT THE BOOT  —  TIME Warner had to get rid of HBO boss Chris Albrecht last night for beating up his girlfriend early Sunday morning - because the media giant had already shown extraordinary leniency to him 16 years ago, insiders say.  —  Sources said Albrecht resigned …

Britney Wants Dancers to Shave Theirs  —  Britney Spears may be perpetually hiding that head of clipped hair under a wig, but she must think it's a good look — she asked her dancers to go bald too!  —  One of the dancers on Brit's comeback mini-tour tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal …

DAME'S SIDE OF STORY  —  'I AM mortified!" says Oscar winner Dame Helen Mirren about reports - in the New York Times and else where - stating that she was "too busy" to have dinner at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II.  —  Helen tells me she tried desperately to rearrange the shooting schedule …

The Plane!  The Plane!  —  Add "Fantasy Island" to the list of unnecessary remakes.  Columbia Pictures will produce a big-screen adaptation of "Fantasy Island" starring Eddie Murphy.  The writers of "Norbit" are currently putting together the script.  —  Eddie Murphy will play various roles like he does with all his movies.

Britney To Continue Tour?  —  maybe the belly aches because of that Carl's Jr!  —  X17 is hearing a buzz from some reliable sources that Britney may pack up her road show and take it to Europe!  And we've seen Britney back at Millennium Dance Studio for the past two days …

MALE CALL AT TIME MAG BASH  —  ONE of the women drawing admiring male stares at the Time 100 bash Tuesday night was Belinda Stronach, the Canadian friend of Bill Clinton who made the list in 2004.  Stronach, whose dad founded an auto-parts empire, didn't need any security.