Brad Renfro Dies  —  TMZ has learned actor Brad Renfro is dead.  —  The 25-year-old actor was found dead at his Los Angeles home this morning.  The cause of death has not been determined, however, Renfro had a history of drug abuse.  —  Sources tell us Renfro, who had starring roles in …

EXCLUSIVE: Gwyneth Paltrow Admitted to New York Hospital  —  Gwyneth Paltrow was admitted to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital yesterday afternoon, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  “She was slumped over in a wheelchair pushed by [husband] Chris Martin,” an eyewitness tells Us.  “She looked not well.”

Exclusive: Britney's nude shopping tirade!  —  Britney Spears' latest crazy behavior happened in the middle of an upscale clothing store!  —  On Jan. 13, the troubled pop star and her boyfriend Adnan Ghalib hit up the Betsey Johnson store at the Westfield Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks …

Book Claims Tom Cruise Once Hit on Jennifer Garner  —  Before his worldwide whirlwind romance with Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise tried wooing Jennifer Garner, according to a new book by Andrew Morton.  —  As Us Weekly reports in its latest issue, on newsstands now, Tom Cruise …

Britney's suicide note  —  The warning signs were there — but few knew the extent of Britney Spears' anguish, until now.  Days before Britney was rushed to the hospital on January 4, she left a suicide note, In Touch has exclusively learned.  According to the insider …

K-Fed: I Understand Why People Are Obsessed With Britney and Me  —  Kevin Federline says his post-marital woes with Britney Spears are just like those of any recently divorced couple.  —  “Even though everything is so publicized and everybody is looking at it, it's normal for us,” he says in February's Interview magazine.

Zac Stars in High School Medical Emergency!  —  TMZ has confirmed that “HSM” star Zac Efron was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center today suffering from appendicitis.  Oh no, Troy Bolton!  —  His rep tells us “He had his appendix removed and is recuperating."  —  Story developing ...

Did Jessica Simpson's dad blitz Romo?  —  Many Dallas Cowboys fans are blaming Jessica Simpson's Los Cabo getaway with quarterback-boyfriend Tony Romo for the team's playoff loss to the Giants Sunday.  They say Romo should have had his mind on the game, rather than his glamorous gal pal.

SECRET IS OUT  —  IT looks like Victoria's Secret angel Alessandra Ambrosio won't be strutting down the runway in her skivvies anytime soon.  The Brazilian beauty, 26, is pregnant with her first child.  “She's a few months along,” said our insider.  Ambrosio is thrilled...

Songwriters ‘Completely Exonerate’ Avril Lavigne  —  Two songwriters who had accused Avril Lavigne of plagiarizing their song now say she did nothing wrong.  —  Tony Dunbar and James Gangwer had filed a lawsuit claiming the hit “Girlfriend,” by Lavigne and writing partner Luke Gottwald …

Alli Sims Lashes Out on Britney's Photog Boyfriend  —  It's one Britney confidant sounding off on another!  —  Alli Sims is speaking out for the first time about her cousin Britney in Us Weekly, and she reveals she's not fond of Britney's new boy toy Adnan Ghalib, saying;  —  “I don't know him.

Amy's producer Mark Ronson carries cash, a bottle of Coke and a very suspect package  —  Mark Ronson flashed the cash as he paid for a cab to Amy Winehouse's east London flat last night - and he showed off a little more than perhaps he wanted to.  —  Fresh from his three nominations …

‘VIEW’ RINGS 'BELLE  —  'VIEW" co-host Sherri Shepherd went flat- earth again yesterday.  Seems she forgot that legendary soul singer Patti LaBelle is black.  —  During yesterday's talk-around - the first few minutes of “The View” where the show's co-hosts chat about the news of the day …

A Puff of Fresh Air  —  Opinionated Hollywood Star Katherine Heigl Is Really Smokin'  —  She enters the room in a knit that fits, the kind of dress with a place for everything.  Lipstick the color of a valentine.  The doors to the balcony are thrown open and she exhales, “Great, I can smoke …