LANCE RESPONDS  —  LANCE Armstrong wants to set the record straight.  "Ashley Olsen and I are strictly friends," the world-renowned athlete told us.  "We have hung out amongst other friends, and she strikes me as a nice, smart lady."  Meanwhile, his ex, Sheryl Crow, is hitting …

Lindsay Lohan Checks In and Out of Jail!  —  TMZ has learned Lindsay Lohan checked in — and out — of the Lynwood Jail.  According to the Sheriff's website, the actress checked in at 10:30 AM and checked out at 11:54 AM.  —  That's just 67 minutes, fifteen minutes less than Nicole Richie!

Sources: Katharine McPhee Engaged  —  American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee is engaged to actor Nick Cokas, sources tell PEOPLE.  —  McPhee, 23, recently has been showing off a ring from Cokas, 42.  They have been dating for more than a year.  —  "Katharine is bubbling over with excitement …

Posh and the Spice Girls disappoint fans by lip-synching at reunion gig  —  The Spice Girls took to the stage together for the first time in almost 10 years - but disappointed fans by miming their songs.  —  Despite masses of hype surrounding their reunion, the Girls had clearly not prepared enough …

STELLA'S CHEAP SHOT AT HEATHER  —  HEATHER Mills has only one full leg, but the bitter ex-model is not above using it to deliver some very mean kicks to Paul McCartney's daughter, Stella.  —  The soon-to-be-ex of the former Beatle sicced her new publicist on Stella yesterday …

Christina Milian Confirms Christina Aguilera Is Having a Boy  —  Break out the blue!  —  Christina Milian confirmed to Usmagazine.com that her pal Christina Aguilera is having a boy.  —  "Her son is going to be pretty lucky because his mom ... she's just awesome!"

Police check Amy Winehouse's beehive for drugs; manager quits  —  Amy Winehouse's life is pretty much going to Hell in a hand basket.  The British Britney Spears' husband, Blake Fielder-Civil was arrested last week for witness tampering.  Blake beat a guy up last May, and had apparently tried to bribe people involved in the case.

ONE-TRACK MIND  —  JESSICA Simpson's inter ests don't reach beyond bathing suits and high heels.  Yesterday the bubblehead co-hosted "The View" but stuck to plugging her new collection of "fashions" in stead of bantering over current events - which left her with a blank-eyed stare.

'SEX' AND BABY  —  "SEX and the City" star Chris Noth is about to be a baby daddy.  Noth's live-in girlfriend, actress Tara Wilson, is "about five months along," spies said.  A rep for Noth didn't get back to us, and Noth's partner in the Plumm, Noel Ashman, would only...

Stripper Hits De La Hoya with $100 Million Suit  —  The stripper who first claimed she had racy snaps of sexy boxer Oscar De La Hoya wearing lingerie — then quickly recanted on national TV — threw a haymaker today at the Golden Boy, suing him for $100 million for smearing her rep.

Ali Larter — Boob on the Loose!  —  Ali Larter finally showed off what was under her "Varsity Blues" whipped cream bikini last night — playing peek-a-boob outside of The Green Door!  Come on in!  —  The dual-personality "Hero" was out in Hollywood last night, and decided to go braless in a silky white top.

Paige Davis Returns to `Trading Spaces'  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Paige Davis is moving back to TLC's "Trading Spaces."  —  The Broadway actress and TV host will return to the once-popular home makeover series beginning in January, the network said in a statement Thursday.

Flyer Told to Change Outfit Poses Nude  —  DALLAS (AP) — A 23-year-old college student who was told by a Southwest Airlines employee that her outfit was too revealing to fly is wearing even less on Playboy's Web site.  —  Kyla Ebbert appears in a series of pictures — some in lingerie …