Jolie, Pitt have aid for HBO series  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are making their first joint producing effort with a series project at HBO.  —  "The Bourne Ultimatum" co-writer Scott Burns is penning the untitled drama, which will explore the behind-the scenes politics …

'ELLEN DUMPED MY DOG, TOO'  —  ELLEN DeGeneres' latest doggy dealing wasn't the first time she'd passed along a pup she'd adopted, says a Los Angeles producer who gave the talk-show queen a pooch she quickly got rid of.  —  Kerri Randles says she gave DeGeneres a male mutt named Stormy two years ago …

Soap opera actor in hospital after allegedly attacking three  —  A soap opera star who plays a doctor on "One Life to Live" ended up in a real hospital after allegedly attacking three people in midtown and brawling with city cops.  —  Nathaniel Marston, 32, who plays Dr.Michael McBain on the ABC soap …

Twenty Questions With Britney Spears  —  Shopping and pulling goofy faces can really wear a girl out - just ask Britney Spears!  After a long day of shopping at the Beverly Center and slipping the paps some tongue, Brit had to make a pit stop at Starbucks yesterday afternoon.

'I tend to over-analyze things,' says Jake Gyllenhaal  —  Actor Jake Gyllenhaal was practically weaned into showbiz.  His Swedish father is a director and his mother a screenwriter; big sister Maggie is also an actress; God-mother is Jamie Lee Curtis and Paul Newman would pop over to the family home for dinner.

Carrie Underwood: It's Tough to Keep Celeb Romances Secret  —  Carrie Underwood's fans knew all about the romance rumors with Dallas Cowboys star Tony Romo, and more recently, Gossip Girl hunk Chace Crawford - which may just prove her point about the celebrity dating life.

Reese and Jake's Film Flops  —  Josh Hartnett's vampire flick, 30 Days of Night, was number one at the box office with $16 million.  —  The horror film took the bite out of all the A-listers' buzzed-about dramas.  —  Ben Affleck's critically-acclaimed directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone …

Kid Rock arrested in DeKalb after fight at Waffle House  —  While promoting his latest CD, Kid Rock vowed he was putting his days of made-for-the-tabloid antics behind him.  The man from Michigan says he wants to be known for his music, not as a gossip-column item.  —  This weekend in Atlanta, Kid Rock managed to do both.

READY & WILLING  —  SALMA Hayek still plans on marrying Francois-Henri Pinault, the billionaire boss of the Gucci fashion empire, despite his prior relationship with Linda Evangelista.  The supermodel gave birth a year ago to Pinault's son, Augustin.  Hayek gave birth a...

Plastered in Paris: Princes' 25-hour bender with England heroes after World Cup defeat  —  Prince Harry was still commiserating with England's defeated rugby stars in Paris at 1am today - more than 24 hours after the players began an epic drinking session with him and his brother William.

DUPRI CHOPS DOWN TIMBERLAKE  —  JERMAINE Dupri takes some potshots at Justin Timberlake in his new autobiography, "Young, Rich and Dangerous."  Dupri - still furious at the "Sexyback" star for not standing up for his lady Janet Jackson during her Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction," …

Renée Zellweger: I'm OK Being Single  —  Renée Zellweger has had her share of Hollywood heartthrobs, but her love life hasn't been a Cinderella story.  After being linked to Jim Carrey and George Clooney, she found bliss, wedding country singer Kenny Chesney in 2005, only to have the marriage annulled four months later.

NEW SINGLE ON UK RADIO TOMORROW  —  NEWS EXCLUSIVE thespicegirls.com can exclusively reveal that the girls' new single, Headlines (Friendship Never Ends), will be played simultaneously by radio stations across the UK tomorrow at 7.40am.  —  Be sure to tune in for the exciting world premiere …

Studio tricks make Britney's new CD sound like robot singing  —  She may no longer dance with flair, lip-sync on cue, keep her dress down, or even be judged a suitable mom, but Britney Spears can still turn up on some slammin' new songs.  —  The much-whispered-about, oft-giggled-over …

A Fine Romance Indeed!  —  Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas might have gained fame for their exploits on the silver screen, but they've both still got love for the stage!  Saturday evening, we spotted the couple strolling down the red carpet at A Fine Romance, a gala held …

Jenny Deserves It!  —  Celebrity Babylon caught Kirstie Alley getting a delivery from Costco's which included a huge box of weight loss shakes that weren't the Jenny Craig brand.  —  The Jenny Craig spokeswhore had 24 cans of Kirkland brand weight loss shakes brought to her Los Feliz home.