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 …

Christina Xpecting  —  RECOMMENDED (3)  —  Christina Aguilera is working on converting "Come On Over Baby" into a lullaby.  —  E! News confirmed Tuesday that the five-time Grammy winner and hubby Jordan Bratman are expecting their first child together.  This will be baby number one for both.

Avril Lavigne Accused Of Ripping Off Songs  —  Apparently, she tends to leave with a song or two and not issue the appropriate credits.  Kinda of like when she f*cked me over and stole "Sk8er Boi".  Canadian songstress Chantal Kreviazuk tells "Performing Songwriter" in an interview that the surly little tyke absconded with her song.

Travolta Blasts Gay Critics  —  HOLLYWOOD - John Travolta has blasted gay rights activists who plan to boycott his new movie Hairspray, insisting he is not homophobic.  —  The Saturday Night Fever star plays super-sized woman Edna Turnblad in the latest adaptation of the kitsch musical …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Justin Timberlake and 50 Cent's New Porn Song  —  Justin Timberlake and 50 Cent have penned a racy new single about watching  —  porn.  —  The pair wrote the "dirty" track - currently titled 'Ayo Technology' -  —  earlier this year after producer Timbaland introduced them.

Wayne Brady Files for Divorce  —  Former talk show host Wayne Brady is singing the blues today.  TMZ has learned that the "Whose Line is it Anyway?" star's wife, Mandie Taketa Brady, has filed for divorce.  —  The divorce documents, filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court, cite irreconcilable differences for the split.

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.

She'll Whip Your Head, Boy!  —  Karrinne Steffans is back with another book, and what do you know?  She's calling out even more names.  Listen to some of the greasy talk we couldn't run in our interview from the September '07 issue, on newsstands July 17!  —  "I thought he was too young, and I just always thought he was ugly.

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 …

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.

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.

Can You Move A Little To Your Left Kate?  Keep Moving.  Keep Moving.  —  Tell Kate Hudson to get out of the frame!  She's making Charlize Theron look homely and that's just downright illegal!  Charlize Theron is a goddess.  She's mostly so hot, because she looks stoned in every picture.

Al Reynolds Is Not Gay  —  I really wish you guys would stop saying Al Reynolds is gayer than a Clay Aiken concert.  I mean, look at him.  I see nothing, but a masculine and sexy man from top to bottom.  I hope you guys will seriously stop calling him fruity.  He's ALL MAN.  He's the epitome of manly man.