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 …

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?"

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 is Popular  —  Cameron Diaz told Meredith Viera what I've been saying all along about stupid celebrities!  She said, "Life is like high school and celebrities are the popular kids."  It's true and I'm still that stupid (but hot) fag sitting in the corner of the cafeteria writing in my journal:

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.

Meth Teeth  —  Let's just get straight to the point with this one, shall we?  I think my local homeless mans dirty a-hole is more attractive than Amy Winehouse.  Yes, I've seen it, because one time he needed help popping a doody bubble.  Anyway!  The truth hurts and it had to be said.

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 Spears is Dating Another Trash Hole  —  Kevin Federline has allegedly branded Britney Spears' new man "trash".  —  The estranged husband of the 'Toxic' singer was reportedly unimpressed when  —  he heard Howie Day had spent the night at Britney's house.

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 …

Angelina Jolie on adopting Pax and spending equal time with all her children  —  The ever-busy actress/mom/UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie, 31, is out promoting her new film, A Mighty Heart, and she talks with Reader's Digest about adopting Pax, 3 1/2, how she manages to balance her children …

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 …

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.

Hasselhoff Nanny Holds Key To Custody Dispute?.  —  Hasselhoff Nanny Holds Key To Custody Dispute?.  —  DAVID HASSELHOFF - A former nanny could be the smoking gun in DAVID HASSELHOFF's custody battle for his kids after his attorneys persuaded her to come forward with tales about his ex-wife's drug use.

Paris — I'm Not Above the Law  —  Paris Hilton has issued the following statement through attorney Richard Hutton:

Dusk Till Dawn helmer does Lost Boys 2  —  Moviehole and Shock Till You Drop can confirm today the director and writer, respectively, of "The Lost Boys 2".  —  The longed-for (some may say superfluous) sequel to "The Lost Boys" (1987) is prepping in Vancouver, Canada and Moviehole …