Doherty escapes jail again  —  Rock star Pete Doherty, of east London, has walked free from court after charges of breaching his bail were dropped.  —  Doherty, 28, was due to appear before West London Magistrates after he was arrested on Monday in Tower Hamlets, east London.

Kevin Federline to Guest Star on One Tree Hill  —  Kevin Federline has landed a guest-starring role on the CW's One Tree Hill.  —  In the multi-episode arc, the would-be rapper plays Jason, "a cocky, enigmatic frontman" for No Means Yes, a legendary rock band in the show's fictional setting of Tree Hill, N.C, according to the network.

PARIS HILTON MAY BE A CARTOON (FOR REAL)  —  LATELY we've lost many famous peo ple.  Please, could politicians not say, automatically, the blanket phrase "She (he) will be sorely missed."  Certain pols, whose names I will not mention, said the same - in one week - for Brooke Astor, Merv Griffin, Phil Rizzuto.

Back to crack Declinehouse?  —  AMY DECLINEHOUSE has quit rehab a SECOND time after a string of furious rows with hubby BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL.  —  The troubled singer walked out of The Causeway clinic in Essex again on Sunday night.  —  Amy and Blake had promised family and friends …

Hayden turns 18  —  Heroes star Hayden Panettiere was mobbed by photographers just seconds after midnight as she celebrated her 18th birthday.  Hayden was looking tired after flying into LA from New York where she had earlier in the day appeared on the Letterman Show.

Furtado added to MTV VMA line-up  —  Nelly Furtado is the latest artist to be signed up to perform at this year's MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas next month, along with Gym Class Heroes and Common.  —  The singer has been nominated for Female Artist of the Year alongside Fergie, Amy Winehouse, Rihanna and Beyonce.

Mel B: 'My new husband's not a wife-beater'  —  Spice Girl Mel B has spoken out for the first time to deny reports new husband Stephen Belafonte is a wife-beater.  —  Despite revelations Mr Belafonte, 32, was charged with battery after he attacked his common-law wife Nicole Contreras during …

Stars Scarce At Fashion Week  —  FADING faster from New York Fashion Week than the tents at Bryant Park are the A-list celebrities who used to fill their front-row seats.  —  With shows of spring fashions starting Sept. 5, organizers are scrambling to line up big names.

Lindsay Lohan's Whitewater Rehab in Utah  —  Lindsay Lohan's latest rehab stint is bringing her closer to nature, with bicycling and whitewater-rafting excursions.  —  The 21-year-old actress entered the exclusive Cirque Lodge program in Utah following her July 24 DUI arrest in Santa Monica after a car chase.

Axl Rose Joins Sebastian Bach On New Studio Tracks  —  Reclusive Guns N' Roses rocker Axl Rose amazed his friend Sebastian Bach when he agreed to sing on two songs for the ex-Skid Row star's upcoming solo album.  Perfectionist Rose is still working on the long-overdue Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy …

Sienna's sizzling beach strip  —  SIZZLING SIENNA MILLER strips on a holiday beach and sends the temperature off the register.  —  The Layer Cake blonde, 25, peeled off her bikini as she topped up her tan with actor pal RHYS IFANS, 39.  —  See more of sexy Sienna

Show him the honeys  —  It looks like married Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. is on a tramp-age through New York.  —  We have heard three reports of the father of three approaching women in the last two months.  But the "Jerry Maguire" and "Daddy Day Camp" actor outdid himself …

Keira's F-word airbrushing rant  —  Actress Keira Knightley has launched an attack on people obsessing at her glamourous looks because magazines 'airbrush the f*ck' out her her real image.  —  She also hit out at young people who want to be rich and famous.

Rumer Willis Says Great Mentors Keep Her Grounded  —  At the ripe age of 19, Rumer Willis knows the Hollywood ropes - and thanks great mentors for showing them to her.  —  "I see a lot of situations that seem to me to be lacking of a self-respect and a self-value where girls get drunk …