Brief encounter: Britney hits the beach in lingerie  —  Britney Spears is nothing if not spontaneous.  The former popstar was spotted taking an impromptu swim at Malibu in just a hot pink bra and skimpy knickers.  —  After a day of house hunting, she decided to strip off and escape the California heat …

WELCOME WAGON  —  POSH and Becks may have only lived in Hollywood a hot minute, but they already know the town's most important power couples.  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, along with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, are throwing David and Victoria Beckham a...

Britney Spears Wants to Take Your Order  —  Is Britney Spears looking for a career change?  —  On July 6, as the 25-year-old singer was tossing back a Bacardi on ice at L.A. hot spot Les Deux, she asked an unusual question:  —  Were they hiring?  "Everyone thought she was joking …

CONCERN GROWS FOR AMY WINEHOUSE AFTER SHE 'SPITS AT FANS'  —  Concern is growing for Amy Winehouse following a shambolic performance during which fans walked out of her concert after she appeared to spit at them.  —  The singer performed at the Eden Project on Tuesday night …

Suge's the chomp in this bout  —  Today's thorny etiquette question: How should one respond when one is being bitten by Suge Knight?  —  Such was the quandary of "Entourage's" young star Kevin Connolly following ESPN's ESPY Awards last Wednesday in Los Angeles.

First Look at Tom Cruise in 'Valkyrie'  —  United Artists just sent over our first look at Tom Cruise in the upcoming Bryan Singer directed Valkyrie in which Cruise stars as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the aristocratic German officer who led the daring 'July 20' plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944.

Say it isn't so!  Posh snubs Paris  —  Plus: Christina Aguilera stands up for fellow Mouseketeer Britney Spears  —  on't look for Paris Hilton and Victoria Beckham to become new best friends.  —  British import Beckham, better known in the U.S. as the woman who was once Posh Spice …

Dita Von Teese Hails Porn  —  Burlesque star Dita Von Teese loves watching people have sex - and often looks up porn on the Internet.  The estranged wife of rocker Marilyn Manson confesses she is fond of looking up racy websites, and believes it's a healthy hobby to be a voyeur.

HE'S GOT MORE OF A GIFT FOR BALONEY  —  RICH-kid rocker Cisco Adler - who's been linked to Paris Hilton, Mischa Barton and Kim berly Stewart - brags on a video: "I have some sort of gift with women . . . I tend to find myself dating famous women sometimes.  I just write dope songs and [bleep] hot bitches."

READY TO DEAL  —  HEATHER Mills has rejected Paul McCartney's $41 million proposed divorce settlement, but says she'll graciously hop away for a paltry $102 million, the Times of London reports.  When the duo called their four-year marriage quits last May, Mills allegedly sought …

Pras Goes Homeless On Film, Says Fugees CD Is 'Dead'  —  Rapper Pras has always had a way with words, but never did he imagine that a game of Scrabble would spark his next venture.  "Skid Row," a Screen Media documentary, finds the Fugees principal living as a homeless man for nine days …

Tara Reid's Breasts are Lopsided  —  Poor Tara Reid.  Is there no end to how rediculous she looks?  Just the other day we saw Tara Reid in a bikini, showing off her incredibly saggy stomach, and today she's wearing a dress that shows just how bad her latest boob job was.

David Beckham to Star in Own TV Series  —  Hot on the stiletto heels of wife Victoria Beckham's NBC special, David Beckham is about to get his own TV show.  —  The 13-part weekly reality series David Beckham's Soccer USA, from American Idol producer Simon Fuller, will premiere next Wednesday on the FOX Soccer Channel.

The B Factor  —  Britney put on a Sheila Kelley-worthy performance at the beach yesterday afternoon when she stripped down to her bra and panties, showing off an awesome post-baby body!  Britney was fearless (except when she was afraid of cutting her foot on the jagged rocks and had her bodyguard carry …