BEST MAKES LOHAN SCREAM  —  A SCREAMING match broke out between Lindsay Lohan and her new bad-boy-toy, Calum Best, at the Soho Grand on Monday night.  Sources told Page Six the "screamfest" started in the penthouse and ended up in the lobby.  "Calum's clothes were torn, and after a few minutes …

Hilton's jail term cut to about 23 days  —  LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton will serve about half of her 45-day jail sentence and will be separated from the general inmate population, authorities said Wednesday.  —  The hotel heiress will spend about 23 days in a "special needs housing unit" …

MARBLE MISSTEP  —  "THE Office" star Jenna Fischer won't be going back to Buddakan any time soon.  The pretty brunette was celebrating her series being renewed Monday night with friends when she slipped on the restaurant's marble steps and fractured four bones in her back.

JACKO TRIES TO BLOCK AUCTION  —  MICHAEL Jackson may want to tread lightly in his fight to get back millions of dollars of Jacko memorabilia being auctioned in Las Vegas this month - that is, if he doesn't want the owner to include some very embarrassing items, such as portraits of naked kids and sex toys.

Jessica Simpson's Dad Gives John Mayer Seal of Approval  —  Joe Simpson may not have approved at first of daughter Jessica's marriage to Nick Lachey, but he's given her new man, John Mayer, the thumbs up.  —  "If Jessica is in love, I love the things she is in love with," Joe Simpson, 49 …

Britney Spears' mom snub  —  Britney Spears reportedly refused to visit her sick mother in hospital.  —  The singer is said to have fallen out with Lynne after a string of rows over Britney's partying and wouldn't even call on Mother's Day, Sunday (13.05.07) in the US, while the 52-year-old was suffering from pneumonia.

Britney Stops Wiggin' Out!  —  TMZ has learned that Britney Spears' new long blond locks aren't a wig.  Stop the presses!  She has new extensions!  —  A stylist from Heavener Salon in Lake Forest, Calif., tells TMZ she spent two entire days setting, matching and dyeing extensions for Britney's short hair.

Britney's rehab boyfriend back at Promises!  —  It looks as if Britney Spears is losing another boyfriend — this time to rehab.  —  Howie Day, 26, whom Britney met during her stint at Promises rehab facility from Feb. 20 to March 20, has checked himself back in to the program, Life & Style has learned.

Paris to Do Half-Time in "Special Needs Unit"  —  Paris Hilton is already getting a break — she's going to serve "about 23 days" in a "special needs" unit, officials said yesterday, about the half the time she was sentenced to in her conviction.  —  Her sentence was shortened for …

How Tyra Got Her New Bikini Body!  —  Though Tyra Banks made it clear she was just fine with the way she looked back in January, thank-you-very-much, this Top Model diva doesn't mess around come bikini season.  We talked to her trainer, Martin Snow, owner of Trinity Boxing Club …

Not the Best of all possible worlds for Lindsay  —  DAILY NEWS GOSSIP COLUMNISTS  —  And now for today's episode of the overwrought, implausible telenovela that is Lindsay Lohan's real life.  —  When we last left off, model Sara Kova was telling us how Lindsay's current boyfriend …

Rebecca Romijn Talks "Dumb Boy Stuff" With Marie Claire  —  Rebecca Romijn has changed the way we see transsexuals forever as the impossibly hot Alex-turned-Alexis Meade on the hit ABC show Ugly Betty.  Now she's on the June cover of Marie Claire (on stands now), talking about taking risks in her career and relationship.

Did someone say 'free'?  —  Plus: Sanjaya faced song censorship on 'American Idol'  —  Lindsay Lohan was loading up on the freebies at the Lucky Club's Gifting and Hospitality suite at New York's Ritz Carlton hotel — where celebs and other bold-face names can get "gifts" …

"American Idol" Conspiracy Theory?  —  Jordin Sparks is being examined by critics of the national talent search competition, made suspicious by a series of coincidences.  The young "American Idol" contestant and daughter of former New York Giants cornerback is being scrutinized for her pre-existing connections to the FOX franchise.

The CW cancels `Veronica Mars'  —  NEW YORK - The CW network canceled the cult hit "Veronica Mars" and will try to pick up steam in its second year with series about the snobby rich, transplanted families and a bounty hunter for the devil.  —  The network, created out of the ashes of the former WB and UPN …

Flirty Jude can't distract a serious Miss Jones  —  Even Jude Law couldn't distract singer Norah Jones from the cameras at her first film premiere.  —  Law, who stars alongside 28-year-old Norah in My Blueberry Nights, did his best to flirt with her on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival.

Dita Von Teese Flashes the Vag!  —  The paps got another one!  Dita Von Teese tried hard not to expose the punane while getting out of a cab in NYC last night, but they caught her.  Celebs should walk around with those block NSFW boxes all the time.  —  Damn, those shoes are dirty.

Jessica Alba is Over Her Hotness  —  Jessica Alba has a problem.  She's so hot that camera men let the camera linger over areas where they shouldn't, movie producers find excuses to put her in a bikini, and just the site of her in a swimsuit can inspire expressions of pure wonder in 8-year-old boys …