It's Whoopi!  —  Looks like the new host of The View will be Whoopi Goldberg!  —  "As far as everyone at ABC is concerned, she has the job," a network insider confirms to Star.  "They have been meeting with Kathy Griffin, Rosanne Barr, Ricki Lake and Gayle King."

EXCLUSIVE: Hilton Calls Barbara Walters from Jail  —  She 'Was Severely Depressed and Felt as if I Was in a Cage,' but now Has 'New Chance'  —  In jail serving out the remainder of her sentence for violating parole on reckless driving charges, Paris Hilton phoned ABC News' Barbara Walters Sunday …

ADD Is What Ails Paris  —  TMZ has learned that Paris Hilton suffers from extreme Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and claustrophobia, and these conditions may have triggered the Sheriff's decision to spring her from Lynwood Jail last week.  —  We're told Hilton is taking Adderall for her ADD.

Timbaland Arrested in German Bar Brawl  —  Music producer Timbaland was busted by German cops on Sunday who said he and members of his posse sent a bar patron to the hospital.  —  TMZ obtained photos taken in Cologne, Germany, where Timbaland and his friends allegedly attacked …

Today is D-Day for Eddie  —  TODAY is D-Day for EDDIE MURPHY to finally clear up the mystery of whether MEL B's baby is his Golden Child.  —  The Beverly Hills Cop has so far refused to admit paternity of little Angel Iris.  —  But Mel has always been adamant about who the daddy is.

Britney and K-Fed may be back together  —  Britney Spears is rumored to be reconciling with her ex-husband Kevin Federline, to the bewilderment of her close friends.  Apparently, on her recent vacation she revealed that she was getting back together with K-Fed.

Popozao  —  Are Britney Spears and KFed getting back together?  According to some of her friends, they might be.  KFed apparently stays for hours when he drops the kids off and sometimes even overnight.  She told friends that they've also been having secret meetings. … It's like 2006 all over again.

Allred Already Playing Race Card Over Paris  —  Using "young, white, rich" Paris Hilton for contrast, attorney Gloria Allred is going after the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. on behalf of a 51-year-old African American veteran (a double amputee as a result of active duty), who was allegedly treated …

Ryan blames Simon for 'Idol' ratings drop  —  Plus: Katharine McPhee's fans are angry about how a radio DJ treated her  —  Ryan Seacrest says he knows why "American Idol" took a ratings hit this season.  He says it's Simon Cowell's fault.  —  When asked about the decline …

Rihanna Says Jay-Z Screens Her Suitors  —  A message to guys looking for a date with Rihanna: You may have to go through Jay-Z first.  —  "I just found out from a mutual friend that guys will talk to Jay first before they try to approach me," Rihanna, 19, told PEOPLE at a Venus Breeze event in New York City …

RE: "American I-Cons"  —  I returned to my cell the other day after a leisurely walk through the Washoe County Detention Center yard and received a message from Deputy Keast, the Public Information Officer, that you had called.  To be honest, I was hoping that my penpal, Candy Spelling …

AIKEN SITE TOO HOT TO HANDLE  —  THERE'S a civil war among the Claymates in Claynation.  Clay Aiken's rabid fans - who call themselves "Claymates" and say they live in "Claynation" - are at odds with each other over their former Idol.  An insider said, "The war is between the batty members …

I am - Amy Winehouse's Nipples and Prison Tattoos of the Day  —  The thing I love about this Amy Winehouse bitch is that she is so damaged from all the drugs and self destructive behavior that it shows.  Normally a celebrity or someone with a number one song tries to hide the fact …

Mandy Moore is This Guy's Choice  —  Spike TV held the First Annual Guy's Choice Awards this weekend, and while the big question was who's hotter: Jessica Alba or Jessica Biel (neither of whom showed up to the show), Mandy Moore gets my vote for the best looking girl in attendance.

JAMIE LEE CURTIS  —  "Mom, It's Not Right"  —  As the denouement of a really upsetting celebrity scandal came to its close, a tearful child pleaded to her mother... "Mom, it's not right."  —  It was a painful episode to watch.  A young woman, begging her mother, the person who should have taught …

Kate calls Blake 'f***ing queer'  —  The clash ... Kate Moss, inset, had a real pop at Blake this weekend  —  KATE MOSS clashed with AMY WINEHOUSE's fella Blake Fielder-Civil as the festival season kicked off on the Isle of Wight.  —  Still celebrating her blinding set on Saturday …

HUNK FLUNKED WITH MADONNA  —  A LACK of latex kept Madonna and John F. Kennedy Jr. from a full-blown sex romp in a no-tell motel one night, a new bio claims.  —  In "American Legacy," one of JFK Jr.'s closest pals from Brown University, Rob Littell, tells author C. David Heymann that during …