Nicole Richie IS Pregnant  —  TMZ has independently confirmed that Nicole Richie is pregnant.  —  The starlet has been dating Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden for over six months.  Rumors have been swirling for months that Richie and Madden were expecting, but TMZ has confirmed through several sources …

SUMMER LOVIN'  —  WHEN Page Six first reported that Zach Braff was flirting with Drew Barrymore at the "SNL" after-party a few months ago, we didn't think anything would come of it - after all, Barrymore was dating Spike Jonze and Braff was dating just about everyone.

Lindsay Celebrates Her 21st, Keeps Her Promises  —  Given her recent run of hard times, we weren't too surprised to learn that Lindsay Lohan's 21st birthday would be a family affair - although we were pleasantly surprised to see her including her friends from Promises right alongside them!

Judge warns Doherty: it's rehab or jail  —  Peter Walker and agencies  —  A judge today warned the singer Pete Doherty he faced certain jail if he failed to stay on a detox programme or was caught with drugs again.  —  District judge Davinder Lachhar issued an arrest warrant for Doherty shortly …

Isaiah Washington Explains Why He Used Slur  —  Isaiah Washington blamed costar Patrick Dempsey's repeated tardiness to the Grey's Anatomy set for the blow-up that resulted in Washington using a homophobic slur.  —  Interviewed on Larry King Live, Washington said he regretted not confronting Dempsey …

Paris in Close Shave in Hawaii  —  The elegance that is Paris Hilton took a sunbath yesterday in Hawaii, trying to get that all-over Crotchertone tan.  —  Spreading out a towel (and her legs) to enjoy the full effects of the Hawaiian sun (and breeze), the distinguished heiress/ex-con checked …

AGENT PROVOCATEUR DROPS KATE MOSS  —  Kate Moss may have made a huge comeback after her brush with the coke fairy, scoring a handful of marquee campaigns to keep her bank account in fine form, but it seems she's having a somewhat complicated week.  —  The mannequin is about to get ousted …

Lily Allen Knew She Was Going to Be Arrested  —  Allen at this weekend's Princess Diana concert.Photo: Getty Images  —  Our favorite blog-happy pop star, Lily Allen, was arrested last week — but she knew it was coming.  "I'm about to be arrested," she told us when we spent a day with her in New York …

Katharine McPhee Shows Us Her Stuff  —  Katharine McPhee has entered the pose-on-a-men's-magazine phase of her career.  —  One part sex kitten, one part girl next door, McPhee, 23, sits down (on a stool! wearing very little!) with the August issue of Stuff magazine to dish about dating older men and her sexy album cover.

Tom Cruise pic verboten in Berlin  —  Access to Bendlerblock denied  —  BERLIN — Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer are having little luck with their plans to film their WWII drama "Valkyrie" at government sites in Berlin.  —  After considerable confusion about whether or not the pic would be granted …

Lohan has quiet entry into 21 club  —  Lindsay Lohan turned 21 yesterday looking healthy and sober.  —  The star began making her first public appearances in Los Angeles over the weekend since her snap decision to enter rehab on Memorial Day.  —  Although clearly harried by the paparazzi …

Lopez: Don't call me J-Lo again  —  ACTRESS and singer JENNIFER LOPEZ has ditched the performing name of J-Lo, in a bid to dump her reputation as a diva.  —  The 37-year-old, famous for being demanding and stroppy, said her alter-ego was meant to be fun but "got out of control and really crazy".

SHE'S NOT JUST SELLING OUT CONCERTS  —  IF everyone has a price, Fergie's is $4 million.  —  The 32-year-old Black Eyed Peas singer is the first global star to consent to product placement in her songs - agreeing to include the provocative clothing line Candie's in her lyrics.

What Is THIS?  —  Oh my God, Hilary, pull it together.  You've been looking beautiful lately, and then something like this happens.  (Uh-huh, we're looking directly at that fire engine red lipstick.)  Are you trying to hurt us, your fans?  Ms. Duff (along with her resident hanger-on …

Travolta says 'Hairspray' isn't a gay film  —  Plus: Jennifer Lopez wants to put diva reputation behind her  —  John Travolta says there's nothing gay about John Waters' cult classic "Hairspray."  —  John Travolta says that gay-rights folks who are looking to boycott "Hairspray" don't know what they're talking about.

Dog-Food Can Found In Paris Hilton's Garbage Fetches $305 On eBay  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) - An empty can of gourmet dog food taken from Paris Hilton's trash fetched $305 in an eBay auction.  The sellers were from the Web site HollywoodStarTrash.com, which also listed several other Hilton items for sale on eBay.

Katherine Heigl: iPhone, iLaugh, iSmoke  —  Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl, aka Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens plays with her newest toy — Apple's iPhone — on the NYC set of her new romantic comedy 27 Dresses.  —  Heigl, 28, was spotted on Monday doing a multitude of things in Central Park during …