Jamie Lynn Spears Shows Off New Engagement Ring to Friends  —  Mom-to-be Jamie Lynn Spears is sporting some sparkling new jewelry - an engagement ring from fiancé Casey Aldridge.  —  Spears, 16, has been flashing the rock to friends and family around Louisiana and Mississippi, a source close to the family tells PEOPLE.

Spears delivers 'Mother's' highest ratings  —  A guest appearance by Britney Spears on Monday gave the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” its highest rating ever.  —  “Mother” spiked to a series high 4.5 preliminary rating among adults 18-49, even as the rest of the CBS comedy lineup fell …

Demi Moore admits to bizarre beauty secret: ‘I let leeches suck my blood’  —  First, shave your body.  Then immerse yourself in turpentine.  And when the stinging stops, allow leeches to feast on your blood.  —  It sounds like a particularly refined form of torture.

DJ'S HUBBY BEAT HER: AIDE  —  The younger hubby of radio shock jock Wendy Williams repeatedly tried to force her female booker to sleep with him - and beat up his tough-talking wife at her own station, an explosive complaint charges.  —  Nicole Spence, who works as the red-hot radio queen's talent booker …

Listen: Heidi Montag's New Single!  —  Her music career launched with one memorable video, some seagulls and a flurry of tough reviews.  But Heidi Montag is back at it, and PEOPLE has the first listen to “No More,” the follow up single by the aspiring pop star.

YO SPENCER!  —  You've got problems.  Hills antihero Spencer Pratt is here to solve them  —  When Radar enlisted future American president and current reality-show Machiavelli Spencer Pratt for a Q&A back in November, it quickly became obvious that the kid had a future ... in the magazine business.

Renee Zellweger shines on the red carpet (literally) after make-up malfunction  —  Actress Renee Zellweger always shines at red carpet events - but on this occasion does so quite literally.  —  A shiny-faced Renee was seen on the red carpet at the premiere of her new George Clooney directed film Leatherheads in Maysville, Kentucky.

Rush & Molloy: Mags watching Ashton  —  Ashton Kutcher has promised that his new show, “Pop Fiction,” will “turn the tables” on star-chasing mags by having celebs peddle them fake news.  But so far, weekly mag editors say they aren't scared.  —  One editor sneers, “Ashton's not a journalist.

Publicity Whore  —  Knut is a publicity-addicticted pyscho claims one of his keepers.  Markus Roebke thinks Knut should be separated from his adoring public at the Berlin Zoo before his mental condition gets worse.  —  Markus has risked his job by speaking to the Daily Mail, “Knut must go and the sooner the better.

Priscilla Presley wins praise from dance judges for her feline floor show  —  Priscilla Presley has been attracting catty comments for her increasingly feline features that perhaps betray a flirtation with cosmetic surgery.  —  But her dance routine on show Dancing With The Stars saw …

Nicole Richie Turns Jewelry Designer!  —  As if being a brand new mom wasn't enough, Nicole Richie is adding jewelry designer to her resume!  The star tells PEOPLE, “It's all costume jewelry.  I like to play with jewelry and mix and match.”  Produced with the company Mouawad …

Former pro wrestler found dead in Atlanta home of apparent drug overdose  —  ATLANTA: A former wrestler battling an addiction to painkillers was found dead in his home after suffering an apparent accidental drug overdose, his father said.  —  Chase Tatum, 34, was found dead Sunday in his home in Atlanta …

OPRAH BUYS IN  —  GAYLE King , Oprah Winfrey's best friend, has moved into a penthouse purchased in the name of Oprah's recently departed pooch, Sophie.  According to deed-transfer records released yesterday, a company called Sophie's Penthouse LLC bought a $7.1...

Fan Pays $52,000 to Attend Sex and the City Premiere  —  How much would you pay to join the stars of Sex and the City on the red carpet at the premiere of the movie?  —  One woman from Japan won Oxfam's auction to attend the New York event with Kristin Davis.  —  The winning bid?

Over And Out  —  Pink reader Amanda gave me the head's up that Carrie Underwood confirmed on the radio this morning that she is no longer dating Chace Crawford.  HMMMM ... could it be that JC Chasez has finally come between them?  —  Photo credit: Splash News

Hilary Duff Shouldn't Be This Hot  —  I should probably be used to the fact that Hilary Duff is hot now, but there's something in my brain that just can't seem to connect.  I know she looks really good, but then I remember she's Hilary Duff, and smoke starts to come out my ears.