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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Ashley Tisdale graduates ‘High School’  —  Ashley Tisdale is taking strides to capitalize on the heat generated by her “High School Musical” career.  —  Tisdale, known for playing rich-girl Sharpay Evans in Disney Channel's “HSM” franchise, is in negotiations to star in a remake of “Teen Witch” for United Artists.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Warning:  —  Spoiler alert!  Spoiler alert!  —  Stop reading here if you don't want to know!  —  Sex & The City's token ginger head, Cynthia Nixon has blabbed that one of the characters in the film DIES.  —  She refused to say who it is, though.  —  One of them dies?!  —  Who do you think it will be?

Nicole Narain Nipple Slip Pictures  —  As far as nipple slips go, a Nicole Narain nipple slip is a marked step backwards from her past achievements, which include being a Playboy Playmate, and having a featured role in the Colin Farrell sex tape.  That being said, not only is Nicole Narain's shirt …