PICTURE-SHY  —  NICOLE Richie knows how rumors get started, so she's nipping in the bud any chance of wicked whispers about her and boyfriend Joel Madden being on the outs.  Wednesday night, Madden went to celebrate the first anniversary of the Village Pourhouse on...

Uncle Kracker's Wacker Lands Singer in Slammer  —  Kid Rock's former DJ, who also had a double platinum selling album of his own a few years back, was arrested and charged with a second-degree forcible sex offense outside Raleigh, North Carolina this morning.

Ryan Phillippe Not Happy About Jake  —  Ryan Phillippe hasn't exactly offered a warm welcome to ex Reese Witherspoon's off-again, on-again guy, Jake Gyllenhaal, 26.  —  "Ryan is pissed about Jake," a Phillippe insider tells Us Weekly, adding that Phillippe, 32, told Witherspoon, 31 …

SECOND EFFORT  —  HER first self-titled album bombed, but Carmen Electra still has music in her heart.  She's been secretly working on a new album in between modeling gigs, and it's just about ready.  On Sunday, Electra showed up to the Diesel BBQ party at the Polaroid...

Scarlett Johansson to star in Frank Miller's The Spirit  —  Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation) is in final negotiations to star as the femme fatale in Frank Miller's (Sin City, 300) big screen adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit.  Johansson has also signed on to star in Mary Queen of Scots and Into You, but who really cares?

Bag lady: Friends carry camera-shy Lily Allen in giant bag to avoid paparazzi  —  Maybe it was just too long a night; maybe she didn't want to punch another photographer.  —  Whatever the reason - and there can be no easy explanation - Lily Allen left a London nightclub early today carried by her friends in a large plastic bag.

LIQUID SOLUTION  —  JACK Nicholson has been drinking a lot - and we mean a lot - of water lately due to a serious case of dry mouth.  A friend of the legendary actor told us, "Jack's saliva glands stopped working, so he has to continually drink water to swallow anything...

Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Waxed!  —  Does Leonardo DiCaprio have a new lady in his life?  —  No, he just has a devoted fan who couldn't resist planting a smooch on his brand new wax figure!  —  And who can blame her, really?  The figure is so lifelike, it could fool anyone.

Caught in the Act!  —  • Following his concert in East Rutherford, N.J., Justin Timberlake was hankering for some soul food.  So, the singer stopped by his New York City restaurant Southern Hospitality, arriving with a back-up dancer early Tuesday morning.

Jessica Biel's Aniston crush  —  Jessica Biel has a same-sex crush on Jennifer Aniston.  —  The 25-year-old actress, who is currently dating Justin Timberlake, "loves" the former 'Friends' star and wishes they were friends.  —  Jessica told Cosmopolitan magazine: "I understand being sexy, men love you, that's great.

Jordan's bath sex  —  Jordan's favourite place to have sex is in the bath.  —  The glamour model - real name Katie Price - loves getting steamy with husband Peter Andre in the tub, but the couple have to plan their romps with military precision so they aren't caught by their children.

Shar Jackson Guest Stars on Everybody Hates Chris  —  Shar Jackson is in the middle of another family drama, but this time it's fictional.  The mother of two of Kevin Federline's four children will guest star on the CW's Everybody Hates Chris, she tells PEOPLE exclusively.

The Furiously Fighting Lohans — Divorce Finalized!  —  The seemingly interminable divorce battle between Lindsay Lohan's parents Michael and Dina is finally and officially over.  —  A Long Island judge just minutes ago issued his final judgment in the divorce proceedings between the Lohans, granting Dina the split she wanted.

The Hulkster's Bling Burgled!  —  TMZ has learned that Hulk Hogan's Miami Beach home was robbed of a reported $100,000 worth of jewelry just last night.  Damn!  —  The Hulkster and his family were in the process of moving out of their home, when the jewelry was reportedly taken from right under their nose.

Jenna gonna wed ex-Rove intern  —  WASHINGTON - Wild Jenna Bush is getting married - to a former Karl Rove intern!  —  The 25-year-old First Daughter was engaged Wednesday to Henry Hager, 29, a former White House and Commerce Department aide and son of Virginia's Republican Party chairman.

Amy hubby: Not my fault  —  AMY HUSBAND EXCLUSIVE  —  Amy Winehouse's husband spoke out last night for the first time since her drugs collapse and insisted: "I'm no bad guy."  —  Blake Fielder-Civil, 25, said he wanted to help the troubled jazz singer beat her cocaine and heroin addiction.

Thieving!  —  Amy WINO is reportedly safe and sound in a rehab clinic, but before she checked herself in she helped herself to a magazine without paying.  Amy paid for a few items at a store near her house, but then glanced over at the cash register before grabbing "New Musical Express" magazine and walked out without paying.

RAPPERS RULE ON RED CARPET  —  MALE rappers have become even bigger divas than their notorious female counterparts these days.  At Monday night's Second Annual Ozone Awards at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Fat Joe and Lil' Wayne insisted that the event's organizers meet their wacky demands - or they would leave.

Kate & Ryder Take On Beantown  —  Kate Hudson spent some time in Boston (holla!) with her little man Ryder this week filming Bachelor No. 2 costarring Dane Cook.  Kate looked absolutely adorable in her shirt dress walking on Newbury Street with Ryder who was a lucky boy with his balloon.