PREGGERS NICOLE SET TO WED  —  NOW that she's pregnant, Nicole Richie is getting hitched, too.  The tiny "Simple Life" star and her boyfriend, Joel Madden, showed up for the YSL Pool Party to benefit Center Dance Arts at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday night - and she was conspicuously wearing a huge diamond engagement ring.

MOTHER ANGELINA  —  What is Angelina Jolie, Hollywood's top-dollar goddess, doing in a lowbudget, post-9/11 drama by a British director known for controversial political films?  —  The question was on everyone's lips when Jolie and her partner, Brad Pitt, arrived in Cannes last month to a firestorm of flashbulbs.

Rod Stewart Marries Penny Lancaster in Italy  —  Singer Rod Stewart has wed for the third time, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The 62-year-old rocker said "I do" early Saturday with model Penny Lancaster, 36, his girlfriend of about seven years, in a small town just outside the Italian Riviera resort of Portofino.

Candy to Britney: It's No Pap Smear  —  Dear Britney:  —  You made me do it.  I didn't plan to write another letter now.  I took two weeks off from TMZ.com because I didn't feel strongly about what anyone was doing — or else I couldn't decide which side to believe.

Sophie Monk For The Finish  —  Well, it's finally Friday and I'm going to kick off the weekend with Sophie Monk in Stuff Magazine.  Now we all know that she's dating or is engaged to the other douche from Good Charlotte, Benji.  A guy so ugly that if he weren't famous …

Barker says O'Donnell could replace him  —  LOS ANGELES - Bob Barker endorsed his friend Rosie O'Donnell as a possible successor on "The Price Is Right," although the newly retired host isn't sure CBS wants a woman to take over the game show.  —  "I believe they're going to have a meeting with Rosie …

LAYING ON LUXE FOR PARIS  —  PARIS Hilton had better hope she stays sick.  The celebu-con is getting the princess treatment in the medical wing of the Century Regional Detention Center.  Her fellow pokeymates say most inmates "have to be bleeding from their eyes" to get into the eight-bed ward …

Chaos Reigns As Britney Spears Stages Hotel Drive-By  —  Britney Spears caused chaos in Santa Monica, California yesterday in what appeared to be a desperate attempt to get a little paparazzi attention.  Photographers camped outside celebrity hotspot the Casa Del Mar hotel …

Top gossip maven dies  —  Cancer kills ex-Newser Claudia Cohen  —  Socialite gossip columnist Claudia Cohen, who brought New Yorkers her savvy and edgy observations on the rich and famous, died yesterday.  She was 57.  —  The end came shortly before 5p.m. at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center …

Hoff's Ex Gets Dinner and Movie, But Just Barely  —  TMZ has learned what went down with David Hasselhoff and ex-wife Pamela Bach Hasselhoff in court yesterday.  —  Hasselhoff won primary physical custody and sole legal custody of the former couple's two daughters.

Someone's Doesn't Want to be Photographed  —  Find out who the shy celebrity is after the jump.

Britney Spears: Hanging By a Dress Strap  —  Britney Spears manages to avoid a full wardrobe malfunction as she barely catches the strap of her dress from falling completely off on Friday afternoon.  Le sigh.  —  The pop princess was on her way for her java fix at Starbucks in North Hollywood …

WNBA Star Lisa Leslie Has a Baby Girl  —  WNBA star Lisa Leslie and her husband Michael Lockwood welcomed their first child, daughter Lauren, on Friday in Los Angeles, their rep tells PEOPLE.  —  The baby was born at 4:05 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz.

John Travolta Forces Acting On His Daughter  —  Hollywood star John Travolta is planning to build an acting dynasty after helping his seven-year-old daughter Ella land a role in his new movie Old Dogs.  Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston will star alongside Robin Williams in the comedy, which is due to be shot this summer.

Nicole Richie Will Be a Great Mom  —  Nicole Richie is a spoiled, self-centered cokewhore, so it's no wonder why she's so super excited about being pregnant: … Nice.  Millions of women around the world are unable to have kids, but Nicole is going to throw hers in the dumpster if it can't keep her out of jail.

Paris' Next Hot Haunt — The Lynwood Lounge  —  You may never see the inside of some of Paris Hilton's favorite L.A. hangouts, so savor this — it's the glamorous Lounge 2600, where inmates at the Century Regional Detention Center go to chill!  Hot!  —  No banquettes for Paris to dance on …