Idol Kristy Lee Cook Is Engaged!  —  A day after her American Idol ousting, Kristy Lee Cook announced she is getting hitched.  —  Cook, 24, said her 25-year-old beau, Andrew Dobner, first popped the question on March 17.  —  They kept the news “on the down-low” because …

Kim Kardashian Lingerie Pictures Make Me Ralph  —  I don't know how she did it, but Kim Kardashian has gotten publicity for her useless self all the way down in Australia.  These Kim Kardashian lingerie pictures from the May issue of Ralph magazine proove that the end of the world truly is nigh …

Ashlee: “I Didn't Know I'd Be Getting Married Right Now”  —  Ashlee Simpson did not mention her pregnancy during an interview on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Thursday morning.  —  But she opened up about hubby-to-be Pete Wentz.  —  “I didn't know I'd be getting married right now …

Brit May Club for a Living  —  Sources tell TMZ Britney Spears is in negotiation with Bally Total Fitness to be a frontwoman for the company — and backwoman, too!  —  Here's what we know.  Brit's parents have both been talking to Bally about making a deal.  Daddy Jamie has the power as co-conservator to make it happen.

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.

Brit Takes It In the End  —  The commissioner in the Britney Spears conservatorship case has just ordered that a sh*tload of fees be paid to various lawyers in the case — and Brit, of course, will foot the bill.  —  The Commish has ordered that court-appointed lawyer Sam Ingham can get $10,000 a week through July 31.

Kelly Ripa to Priscilla - Oh No You Di'nt!  —  A war as big as the one between LC and Heidi nearly broke out on the set of “Live With Regis and Kelly” this morning when the dancing, motor-oiled, Scientolo-mama stepped up to the perky one for interrupting Regis.  —  Kelly looked like she was about to rippa that frozen face off.

JAMIE LYNN SPEARS - JAMIE LYNN SPEARS HOUSEHUNTS WITH ALDRIDGE  —  Pregnant teen JAMIE LYNN SPEARS and her boyfriend CASEY ALDRIDGE are looking to welcome their first child in a new home - the parents-to-be are househunting in Mississippi.  —  According to reports, the couple has already …

Joel Madden: Daughter Harlow Is My ‘True Love’  —  Good Charlotte rocker and first-time dad Joel Madden, 29, just can't stop gushing about his 3-month-old little girl, Harlow Winter.  —  At a concert Wednesday night at Queen's College in New York, Nicole Richie's boyfriend told the crowd of 1,700 students …

Hilary Duff Dishes on Avril, Lindsay and Miley  —  Hilary Duff may have been in show business for a decade, but she's never gotten used to tangling with her fellow celebutantes.  —  “It's hard to find people who don't feel like they're in competition with you,” she tells Allure in its May issue.

Scoop: Search for Paris' BFF not going well  —  Plus, Owen and Kate still on; latest on ‘Living Lohan’  —  The search for Paris Hilton's new best friend is not going as well as the heiress would have hoped.  The first kink in the plan?  The turnout at the New York City casting call for …

Jessica Alba in Frantic Nesting Mode  —  Jessica Alba and fiancé Cash Warren are making the final preparations for their first child - and the actress says time's running out.  —  “I'm just trying to get my house ready before the baby comes,” Alba, 26, said Wednesday night …

Caught in the Act!  —  Mischa Barton and Taylor Locke  —  • Mischa Barton, strolling with rocker beau Taylor Locke (the guitarist from Rooney) through Dublin's St. Stephen's Green.  Ireland is just the latest stop for Barton, who's been touring Europe with her man's band.