Brangelina splash out £35m on French chateau complete with vineyard and ponies for their expanding brood  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have bought a £35 million chateau in the French Riviera to base their growing family.  —  The couple are said to have looked at around 100 properties …

Hogan Crash — Brooke Was Driving  —  TMZ has obtained the crash report from the Florida Highway Patrol that details today's Hogan accident and here's how it all went down.  —  Brooke was the one involved in the accident — not Hulk, as was first reported.

Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo Reunite in Texas For Memorial Day Weekend  —  It appears Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo have smoothed out their rough patch.  —  After a brief split, the pair reunited in Dallas for Memorial Day weekend.  —  Simpson and Romo shared a corner booth at N9Ne steakhouse …

Michael Jackson makes failed LA comeback attempt  —  The crowd went wild as Michael Jackson strode purposefully on stage and picked up a microphone.  —  Was this the moment he was going to break into song and end his years of silence?  —  Er, no.  —  The fallen star just muttered a few words …

Divorce?  No... Madonna and Guy Ritchie's civilised separation  —  As a show of togetherness, Madonna and Guy Ritchie's glittering red carpet parade at the Cannes Film Festival last week did little to scotch persistent rumours that their seven-year marriage is on the rocks.

BEYONCE SET FOR BOND FILM THEME  —  BEYONCE Knowles has been tipped to replace troubled Amy Winehouse in the battle to record the theme song for the new James Bond film Quantum Of Solace.  —  Music industry insiders say the former Destiny's Child singer has become firm favourite after first choice Amy fell off the rails.

Patrick Swayze & Wife Lisa Catch a Lakers Game  —  Patrick Swayze and his wife Lisa were two famous faces in the crowd Friday as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 101-71 during Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference playoff series at L.A.'s Staples Center.

A Few Tremors in Oprahland  —  LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey is still the queen of all media, but her crown is beginning to look a bit tarnished.  —  The average audience for “The Oprah Winfrey Show” has fallen nearly 7 percent this year, according to Nielsen Media Research — its third straight year of decline.

Britney Spears new man gets family approval  —  Britney Spears has been spied stepping out with the new man in her life, who's already earned the blessing of her dad.  —  Her old man Jamie has been telling friends Jason Trewick is a “stabilising influence” on his daughter.

LOVE REJECTED ABORT PRESSURE  —  FRANCES Bean Cobain - the 15-year-old daughter of rockers Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain - would have been aborted in the womb if Love's handlers had had their way, an upcoming book claims.  —  In “Bumping Into Geniuses,” a memoir about the music business …