VUITTON VETOES LOHAN  —  Lindsay Lohan, who vanished after her arrest 10 days ago and is said to be confined at a California rehab - possibly the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage - was once in the running to be the new face of Louis Vuitton.  But after a disastrous Elle magazine shoot two months ago …

Nicole Richie, Part Two: 'I'm Eating Healthier'  —  It was Nicole Richie, take two, on Friday morning: Labeling her a former "out-of-control party girl," Diane Sawyer asked how the socialite intends to transform herself into - in Richie's words - "a very healthy and respectable" mother.

ELLEN WANTS MORE FROM RON  —  ELLEN Barkin isn't through trying to squeeze more millions out of her ex-husband, Ronald Perelman.  —  The star, 53 - who extracted $40 million in her divorce from the billionaire last year - filed suit Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court seeking an additional $3.4 million.

DON'T BE LATE  —  PAULA Abdul is always running late, as seen on her Bravo show, "Hey Paula" - but woe to her assistants if they don't get their jobs done on time.  A spy says, "There's a salon chair in her house where she gets her hair and makeup done every day.

Eddie Murphy's Exes Meet Up for Lunch and Laughs  —  Remember the adage "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"?  Melanie Brown seems to be putting it into practice.  —  Scary Spice was spotted Thursday meeting up with Nicole Murphy - Eddie Murphy's ex-wife and the mother of five of his children …

Rep: Rumors of Brangelina's Breakup Are Lies  —  In the past two months, Life & Style and In Touch have published no less than four cover stories predicting or even announcing Brangelina's demise.  —  Citing things as mundane as motorcycle rides or (gasp!) solo outings with the kids …

Sex file returns to haunt Madonna as she battles to keep baby David  —  Madonna's lawyers are fighting to stop a collection of love letters and intimate photographs being made public at the same time as she tries to make her adoption of a Malawian baby permanent.

Aniston to star in 'Management'  —  Zahn will also topline romantic comedy  —  Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn will star in "Management," a romantic comedy that marks the feature directing debut of playwright-screenwriter Stephen Belber.  —  Pic will be financed by Sidney Kimmel Entertainment …

Gabriel Macht to star in 'Spirit'  —  Sony picks up rights to comicbook adaptation  —  Writer-director Frank Miller has tapped Gabriel Macht to star in "Will Eisner's The Spirit," the Miller-scripted adaptation of the classic Eisner comicbook series.  —  Shooting on the pic co-financed …

Mary-Kate: Hobo No Mo'  —  Mary-Kate Olsen is no longer emulating homeless bag ladies — but is still receiving style inspiration from the streets!  —  All dolled up in a business casual leather miniskirt, striped nylons and a pair of sensible 5-inch Divine Brown stiletto pumps, the "Weeds" …

A feeling LeRoy is visiting old haunts  —  Is the Russian Tea Room haunted?  —  That's what some of the people who work at the recherche restaurant think - as does Jennifer LeRoy, daughter of legendary owner Warner LeRoy.  —  "It's not a joke anymore," said one spooked staffer.

Nicole To Surrender Within Hours!  —  Though she has until the end of September to begin serving her four day prison sentence for DUI, sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that Nicole Richie intends to begin her stint in jail this weekend.  —  "It could be as early as tonight [Friday]," one Richie insider tells us.

RIHANNA ON CRUTCHES AFTER RUNNING INTO CHAIR  —  R+B star RIHANNA is hobbling about on crutches after accidentally running into a chair.  The Umbrella singer, whose legs are insured for a million dollars, is sporting a bandaged right foot after injuring herself on the first day of a well-earned break.