Christina Ricci doesn't mind going nude  —  Avril Lavigne wants to be a movie star, but not like rival Mandy Moore  —  Christina Ricci is comfortable being naked.  —  Most actress hate playing nude scenes, but the "Black Snake Moan" star stayed without her clothes on during most of the shoot …

Candy Spelling Writes An Open Letter To Paris Hilton  —  Candy Spelling decided to write a letter to Paris Hilton (via TMZ.com) to offer advice on how to handle what is going on in her life.  I don't really understand why she had to send it to a gossip website.  She could have sent it to Paris and her parents.

FAKE BLOOD, REAL SEX IN MANSON VIDEO  —  MANSON (WITH PEE-WEE HANGIN' OUT) Marilyn, Paul Reubens  —  Family-values types have always had it in for Marilyn Manson.  So just imagine their reaction when they find out that the aging agent of Satan is having actual sex with his teenage paramour in his newest video.

Jessica Alba in a Wet T-Shirt on the Beach  —  Is today the absolute best day for bikini pictures or what?  —  Jessica Alba, while doing a photo shoot on the beach, is wearing a wet t-shirt and showing off her absolutely perfect body in a bikini.  Although they may not be as gratifying as a nipple slip …

Stars spend the weekend in Paradise  —  A gaggle of celebrities spent the weekend at Paradise Island, Bahamas, celebrating the launch of the Atlantis resort's Aquaventure water park and Dolphin Cay.  Some — such as Janet Jackson, John Travolta and Rob Lowe — got up close and personal with the dolphins.

Kardashian & Bush Sittin' in a Tree ...  Finally, Kim Kardashian has snagged herself a saint.  —  Sources tell Usmagazine.com that Kardashian is dating New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush.  —  We've also learned that Kardashian, 26, and Bush, 22, the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner …

BUN IN OVEN  —  SEXY "Sopranos" star Drea de Matteo was spotted perusing maternity wear - and not for a friend, but for herself.  Spies at Veronique Maternity on Madison Avenue, overheard Matteo say that she and her boyfriend - country rock singer Shooter Jennings -...

Katie Holmes Says TGIF with Cupcakes and Pizza  —  Fridays are on Katie, y'all.  —  As she shoots her latest movie, Mad Money, in Shreveport, La., Katie Holmes is making sure her fellow cast and crew members - all 200 or so of them - are well fed.  For the third consecutive Friday she brought in a special treat.

Christina Aguilera - "Mother" Lyrics  —  It's mommy-daughter day for Christina Aguilera, as she celebrates Mother's Day with her mom Shelly Kearns at the ever-so-popular lunch spot The Ivy on Robertson Blvd on Sunday.  —  And appropriately enough, the 26-year-old songbird recorded …

Joe Francis Gone Suicidal?  —  "Girls Gone Wild" boss claims he is "freaking out" in Florida jail  —  "Girls Gone Wild" boss Joe Francis has been having such a rough time in a Florida jail that he recently told a psychiatrist that suicide was a possibility if his imprisonment was prolonged.

Love is Best at cozy Cove  —  DAILY NEWS GOSSIP COLUMNISTS  —  The opening of The Cove resort in the Bahamas last weekend was so chockablock with celebrities you had to watch out where you stepped.  —  Strolling along the jungle paths that meander past streams and waterfalls …

The bitching is back as Joan and her Dynasty rival come to blows on stage  —  They are both a little longer in the tooth than in their Dynasty days.  —  But Joan Collins and Linda Evans haven't lost their bite.  —  The pair, whose on-screen catfights turned the 80s soap into a television hit …

Normal or Fat?  —  I'm confused.  When I first saw these pictures of Kelly Clarkson performing this past weekend in Los Angeles I immediately thought she looked like a fat heifer.  But then after staring at them for a while I kind of realized that maybe I'm just so used to seeing skinny hos that this is fat to me.

An Apt start to Lohan revelry  —  Lindsay Lohan 's wild week of partying in New York began with a 4:30 a.m. stop at the club Apt the morning of Monday's Costume Institute Gala.  —  She was described as "barely able to speak" by one witness, who said: "She tried to pay a bouncer …

Lily Allen is a Cry Baby  —  I used to have a major thing for Lily Allen, but lately she's become so damn annoying.  She bitches and moans about everything.  You're rich, famous and doing what you love!  What the hell more do you want?  Her latest "bitch and moan" is about her weight.

An Old Dude and His Surfboard  —  Patrick Swayze will put his wetsuit back on for a sequel to the 1991 hit "Point Break" which also starred Keanu Reeves when he was hot.  Patrick will reprise his role, but it's doubtful that Keanu will be back.  Keanu's nasty ass is probably too dirty …

Brad Pitt Says He Misses Living in New Orleans  —  Brad Pitt may be in Prague with Angelina Jolie, where she's filming Wanted, but he left his heart in New Orleans.  —  "For me, first as a tourist, it's the most unique city that we have in the States," Pitt, 43, told the New Orleans Times-Picayune …