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 …

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.

Memorial Set for Kanye West's Mother  —  Kanye West's mother Donda will be remembered Friday in a memorial service at Chicago State University, where she was a member of the faculty for 24 years.  —  "She had a vibrant spirit and one that was nurturing and also supportive but nonetheless always challenging …

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!"

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.

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.

'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...

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 …

XCLUSIVE: Is Paris Hilton Looking For Mr. Perfect?  —  Looks like the man of Paris Hilton's dreams isn't in South Korea - the heiress showed up around town for the first time in a while last night, and her t-shirt left little doubts about her plans for the near future!

Latenight hosts may be coming back  —  Show reps engage in secret backchannel talks  —  Talks are underway to bring the laughs back to latenight.  —  Reps for several of the major latenight skeins — including "Late Show with David Letterman," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"—