Catholics slam Britney Spears pix as 'bottom of barrel' stunt  —  DAILY NEWS WEST COAST BUREAU CHIEF  —  LOS ANGELES - Kinky photos of a half-naked Britney Spears perched on a priest's lap and leaning seductively against a church confessional sparked outrage among Catholic leaders.

OK!  Exclusive: Brit's Wild Night Out  —  Wearing only a skimpy pink and black, pirate-meets-French maid costume, Britney Spears staggered into the Hollywood hotspot Winston's Monday night with her cousin/gal pal Alli Sims and a slew of female friends — and OK! was there as they settled …

Rumer Willis Says Fame Is a '24-Hour Job'  —  Rumer Willis  —  Rumer Willis is ready to accept the 'round-the-clock responsibility of being famous.  —  Presented over the weekend with a Rumer Willis Polly Pocket Doll - which she helped auction off for $5,500 to charity …

Angelina's hands are even wrinklier than Clint Eastwoods', but is she pregnant?  —  Angelina Jolie is one of the world's most beautiful women, best known for her alluring, pouty mouth.  —  But in a candid on set shot, stood next to septugenarian director Clint Eastwood …

CHEEKY LOLITA BARES ALL  —  HUSBAND SORRY FOR SEX TAPE  —  Amy Fisher's contrite hubby said yesterday he regrets lashing out at his then-estranged wife by hawking their private sex tape to a notorious smut peddler.  —  Lou Bellera sold the rights to "Amy Fisher Caught on Tape" …

BARKING PUPPY  —  JOAQUIN Phoenix is bristling at Eva Mendes' wisecrack that doing "We Own the Night" with him was "kind of like working with a puppy dog or a 2-year-old."  Phoenix rants to the December Playboy: "Had I known I was supposed to be a puppy dog, I would...

Pierce Brosnan — The Name is Battery Suspect  —  TMZ has learned the L.A. County Sheriff's Department is investigating Pierce Brosnan for allegedly battering a man in Malibu.  —  The incident allegedly occurred outside Casa Escobar last Friday in a Malibu mall about 6:15 PM.

ive got good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first?  —  for anyone who was at the voodoo fest in new orleans- you got to see me jump around.  ended up breaking the bone that connects my shin to my foot.  no shows will be cancelled.  i am currently trying to get a "rocker" boot so i can have a walking cast.

O'REILLY'S GUYS AMBUSH ROSIE  —  BILL O'Reilly has once again targeted Rosie O'Donnell, sending a cameraman and a field producer to her latest book signing on Long Island to taunt and tape her while she autographed copies for adoring fans.  —  O'Donnell was taken aback when O'Reilly producer …

J.No!  Lopez's demands anger her label  —  Plus: Kelly Osbourne to score Broadway deal?  —  The Scoop  —  Jennifer Lopez might have to start looking for a new label if she wants to make another original record.  A source close to Epic Records and Epic's parent company, Sony BMG …

Madonna & Tupac Shakur's love child?  Almost happened  —  Can you imagine the child of Madonna and Tupac Shakur?  According to Lucy O'Brien's new book, "Madonna: Like an Icon," out Tuesday, it almost happened.  —  O'Brien says Madonna, in her mid-30s, "desperately wanted children and had various relationships with unlikely men."

Joan Collins' see-through dress shows her best supporting part  —  She may approaching her 75th birthday, but Joan Collins still knows how to cause a stir.  —  Attending a charity event in New York last night, the British actress pulled back her white fur stole only to reveal an almost completely see-through lace top.

House's Hugh Laurie Battling "Mild Depression"  —  British actor Hugh Laurie returned to work Monday after taking a sudden trip home to his native England for undisclosed family issues.  —  On October 25, Laurie, 48, told producers he had to leave the L.A. set, promptly hopping …

Lindsay Lohan Pulls Out  —  For the second time in a year, Lindsay Lohan has bailed on contractual party-hosting obligations.  Us Weekly reports … I'm sure this isn't the first time that "Lindsay" and "pull out" have been used in the same sentence 'round these parts.

Big Name Actor Up for Duke in GI Joe!  —  Paramount Pictures has been molding their live action GI Joe film for a while with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura mostly recently bringing on writer Stuart Beattie to pen a new draft of the script.  —  So what the latest on the Joe front?

Jennifer Garner Is A Stunning Woman of the Year  —  Jennifer Garner looks every bit the charismatic Broadway baby gracing the cover of Glamour's annual Women of the Year November issue.  Just gorgeous.  I'm sure she's getting used to seeing her name in lights, but this is a marquee she can save for a long time.

Fergie at Black Eyed Peas Press Conference  —  Fergie might annoy all of us from time to time, but we've admitted that sometimes we can be a little harsh on her.  That being said, I love the fact that she crimped her hair for the Black Eyes Peas Press Conference in Sydney, which was held before their Pepsi Black Blue and You concert.