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 …

Lindsay Lohan Celebrates 21st Birthday on the Beach  —  It wasn't a Las Vegas blowout, but Lindsay Lohan did get a party for her 21st birthday after all: After a low-key weekend, the actress celebrated her big day at a small beachside residence in Malibu late Monday afternoon.

Scarlett Johansson is Pierced  —  There's really no good reason why Scarlett Johansson is wearing a nose ring.  I mean, she's not a lesbian tattoo artist or a mystical voodoo doctor, so I guess she thinks it's cool.  That might be true if she wasn't dressed like a youth counselor at summer camp.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Hulk Hogan talks to US About the Killer Wrestler  —  Wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan was shocked when the WWE's Chris Benoit, 40, murdered his wife, Nancy, and son, Daniel, 7, then committed suicide the weekend of June 23.  —  "He was peaceful and kept to himself," he tells Us.

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 …

Johnny Knoxville Pulls the Plug on Marriage  —  "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville is officially 86'ing his marriage.  —  TMZ has obtained documents, filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court, in which Knoxville (real name P.J. Clapp) cited "irreconcilable differences" in his nearly twelve-year marriage to wife Melanie.

Living the Dream  —  Is there anything Reese Witherspoon doesn't have?  A career to die for, enough cash to fill an above ground pool, getting to bed two of the hottest men alive in one lifetime and having the inspirational power to have a bag named after her.  —  Mary Norton was struck by Reese's elegance at a red carpet event.

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 …

'It's rehab or jail' for Brit rocker Pete Doherty  —  Facing drug charge, singer is late for court, judge issues arrest warrant  —  LONDON - Pete Doherty pleaded guilty to a drug charge Tuesday after arriving so late the judge had issued an arrest warrant.

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 …

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 …