ASHLEE PHOTO PITCH LOW-BALLED  —  THE Simpson sisters' dad-ager, Joe Simpson, is trying to cash in on the baby-crazed trend in celebrity magazines - but he's having a difficult time.  —  A magazine source said, “Joe is contacting all the weeklies and asking them to pony up $1 million to put Ashlee on the cover.”

FIRST LOOK: Rob Lowe Nanny's PEOPLE Photo Shoot  —  From the start, the sexual harassment case filed by Rob Lowe's former nanny Jessica Gibson, seen here in an exclusive PEOPLE photo shoot this week, became a high-stakes game of he said/she said.  —  “Jessica has nothing to hide …

Ashley Tisdale flirts with projects  —  UA, FremantleMedia have eye on ‘School’ star  —  “High School Musical” star Ashley Tisdale is starting something new, setting up a first-look deal with “American Idol” producers FremantleMedia North America.  —  Tisdale is also in talks with United Artists …

Gordon's Smart's bizarre  —  JAILED rocker PETE DOHERTY stares vacantly in his cell — amid revelations he is shooting up heroin in the prison's DETOX unit.  —  The junkie singer, 29, has been injecting smack smuggled into London's tough Wormwood Scrubs slammer.

Sam Lutfi: I'm “Cooperating” With Britney Spears' Family  —  Sam Lutfi says he is on Britney Spears' side as he fights against an extension of a restraining order from her family.  —  “Sam and the family are communicating and cooperating trying to do whats best for Britney,” Lutfi's spokesman …

Akon's Con Job  —  The platinum-selling R&B artist has fabricated a past as ringleader of a “notorious” car theft ring who spent 4 1/2 years in jail.  —  In the hip-hop world, a performer's street cred can often be gauged by the number of entries on their rap sheet, the time they have spent behind bars …

HOT AND HEAVY  —  ODD couple alert!  “Arrested Development” star David Cross, 43, arrived at the after-party for Morgan Spurlock's new documentary, “Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?,” at Pink Elephant Tuesday night with “Joan of Arcadia” star Amber Tamblyn, 24.

Are Jodie Marsh's 32GGs the most ludicrous breasts in Britain?  —  In 2003 Jodie Marsh's natural cleavage was a badge of honour in her ongoing feud with nemesis and plastic surgery aficionado Jordan.  —  But five years on, it's abundantly clear the glamour model has had a change of heart.

Minnie Driver's secret is out!  Father of her baby is revealed at last  —  She's spent months keeping the identity of the father of her unborn baby under wraps, but Minnie Driver's closely-guarded secret may finally be out.  —  A source close to the actress has reportedly revealed that the man …

Serena Williams & Common's Cozy Miami Weekend  —  Serena Williams and Common  —  Tennis star Serena Williams and hip-hop artist Common made no secret of their blossoming relationship this past weekend in Miami, where they went club-hopping hand-in-hand.  —  The new couple were spotted …

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Manager: Britney Spears Returns to Recording Studio  —  Britney Spears returned to the recording studio this week with former manager Larry Rudolph.  —  “We went into the studio, but it was just for fun - nothing more,” Rudolph tells Usmagazine.com of their visits to a studio in Burbank, CA Monday and Tuesday.

GUESS WHO DIES  —  FLAME-haired Cynthia Nixon is letting some of the “Sex and the City: The Movie” secrets slip out.  At the Creation Nation comedy show at the Zipper Theater Tuesday night, Nixon told host Billy Eichner, “a character dies in the movie” - but refused to divulge which one.