ACTOR WAS JOAQUIN UNSTEADILY  —  FRIENDS of Joaquin Phoenix are worried about the star, who has had a very public battle with drink and drugs.  The two-time Oscar nominee ("Walk the Line" and “Gladiator") showed up to a tribute to Paul Newman last week in San Francisco and “was out of it,” said one attendee.

Def Jam Executive Shakir Stewart Committed Suicide, Police Confirm  —  The 34-year-old label head died of self-inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday.  —  Atlanta police confirmed on Sunday that Def Jam Executive Vice President Shakir Stewart died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Sacha Baron Cohen Crashes Prop 8 Rally in L.A.  —  Sacha Baron Cohen, as Bruno, at a Nov. 2 Yes on Prop. 8 rally  —  Taking a lighter approach to a heavy topic, Sacha Baron Cohen went undercover Sunday as his alter ego Bruno - a flamboyantly gay fashion reporter from Austria - at a rally outside Los Angeles's City Hall.

Criss Angel, in a word: unbelievable  —  Believe that it's unbelievable.  Unbelievably bad.  In Las Vegas, his mash-up with Cirque du Soleil is a magic trick gone terribly wrong.  —  Reporting from Las Vegas — If Criss Angel were blindfolded, straitjacketed, run over by a steamroller …

Isn't She Deneuvely?  —  Two years ago, at 31, Kate Winslet became the youngest actress ever to earn five Oscar nominations.  This go-round, either of her two new movies—Revolutionary Road, which re-unites her with Leonardo DiCaprio, or The Reader—could put a statue in her hands.

Amy Winehouse Leaves Hospital - Then Checks Back In!  —  After a weekend at home, Amy Winehouse has returned to the hospital for ongoing treatment.  —  The 25-year-old singer, whose well-documented substance abuse has triggered a string of medical interventions, spent the past week being treated at the London Clinic.

Ryan Reynolds Jokes About “Scary Marathon Face” After Finishing NYC Race  —  Ryan Reynolds finished Sunday's ING New York City Marathon in 3 hours and 50 minutes, faster than he thought.  —  “I am going to allow three to four hours for my scary marathon face to go away and then I am …

McCain, Fey had ‘frosty’ chemistry on ‘SNL’  —  Plus: Crazed fan threatens Madonna's husband; Obama not Emmy-eligible  —  According to a source within Senator John McCain's camp, McCain's Nov. 1 appearance on “Saturday Night Live” was something he'd been hoping to do for a long time.

CoCo Lied To Us All!  —  A few days before Whoreoween, CoCo said and I quote: “It's my day! … She said NAKED!  Is this naked to you?!  Okay, it might be nekkid for you, but this is straight-up modest for CoCo!  She wears this s**t to the supermarket!  Her fault line ass crack is not visible and you can't see her nipples.

Jennifer Aniston: Owen Wilson Is “Brave” After Suicide Attempt  —  Jennifer Aniston is praising Owen Wilson for being “so divine” in Marley & Me.  —  is based on a book of John Grogan's newspaper columns about life with his wife, their children and their pet dog.

Nelly Admits He and Ashanti Are ‘Serious’  —  Whoa, Nelly!  —  The rapper - who has kept mum about his romance with Ashanti for years - is finally ready to dish.  —  The key to their below-the-radar relationship, he tells PEOPLE, is that they both love to have a good time.

Andre Leon Talley: Jennifer Hudson Is “Doing Very, Very Well”  —  Jennifer Hudson is “staying close to her family” right now, says Vogue editor (and pal) Andre Leon Talley.  —  “She is doing very, very well.  She's very strong,” he told Usmagazine.com Friday at Bette Midler's …

In Touch Exclusive: The Bachelorette's DeAnna Pappas calls off her engagement  —  The Bachelorette's DeAnna Pappas calls off her engagement  —  In Touch can exclusively reveal that DeAnna Pappas is back on the market, after breaking up with Jesse Csincsak, whom she fell in love with on The Bachelorette.