Britney Returns  —  A year after her very public meltdown, Britney is back to work and out of trouble.  But what has the comeback cost her?  —  There's an understanding among those who know Britney well: When she's blond, she's happy.  When she's brunette, she's sad.  When she's pink, she's crazy.

“I've made mistakes”, admits Tom Cruise as he makes his comeback  —  When Tom Cruise jumped up and down on Oprah Winfrey's sofa yelping “I'm in love” the world knew something was wrong... and began to fall out of love with him.  —  His behaviour became more and more erratic and his stellar Hollywood career crumbled as he was vilified.

Pete Wentz Explains His and Ashlee Simpson's Odd Baby Name  —  Being in the delivery room shortly before Ashlee Simpson gave birth Nov. 20 was “pretty surreal,” Pete Wentz says in his first interview since welcoming son Bronx.  —  “Obviously, some stuff my wife would freak if I said …

George Clooney Hazes Hugh Jackman in Late-Night Call  —  The newly minted Sexiest Man Alive has many fans - but Clooney is not one of them!  —  Hugh Jackman (left) and George Clooney  —  As PEOPLE's newly crowned Sexiest Man Alive, Hugh Jackman has been inundated with congratulatory phone calls.

MADGE A-ROD'S TURKEY CHOICE  —  ALEX Rodriguez has his priorities - and they are not his children.  —  The Yankee slugger, who ditched his wife of six years, Cynthia, after becoming besotted with Madonna, is a “soul-less” man who is “abandoning” his kids on Thanksgiving for his lover, according to what Cynthia is telling friends.

Kate the Fearless  —  Spend time around Kate Winslet, and the subject of food is bound to come up sooner or later.  You may not have known, for instance, that the last job she had before breaking into the movies was behind the counter in a delicatessen.  “I made sandwiches.  I cut up cheese.

Real Housewives: Kim Talks NeNe, Big Papa and Hair Extensions  —  Filming the first season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Kim Zolciak, the curvy blond with big ambitions to become a country music star, turned her back on her best friend NeNe, but found a new companion in Sheree.

Topless at 52: Kim Cattrall bares all in the name of art... and holds her own among the younger models … Kim Cattrall is nothing if not brave.  —  The game actress's latest role called for her to take off her clothes for a worthy cause - to save a valuable artwork - alongside a troupe …

Winehouse collapsed, rushed to hospital  —  Amy Winehouse was taken to hospital after collapsing at the weekend in what is claimed to have been a drink and drug related seizure.  —  A spokesman for the singer said her hospitalisation on Sunday was due to a “bad reaction to the combination …

WE HEAR . . . WE HEAR  —  THAT although we didn't think it would be pos sible to silence Ann Coulter, the leggy reaction- ary broke her jaw and the mouth that roared has been wired shut . . . THAT the Tel Aviv Hilton was abuzz Saturday with the arrival of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock …

Paris Hilton doesn't have time for heartache, or decorum  —  Paris Hilton isn't taking her split with Benji Madden late last week sitting down.  In fact, she celebrated the break-up by prancing around dressed as some kind of slutty meter maid for the opening of the Pussycat Dolls Lounge at the Viper Room in L.A. on Sunday night.

FATONE THE CRITIC  —  JOEY Fatone is no fan of Kim Kardashian.  The for mer “Dancing With the Stars” contestant was at the Borgata in Atlantic City for a private screening of the show this weekend.  When asked who shouldn't have been kicked off, Fatone told the crowd: “Toni Brax ton for sure.

We Have An Even Cooler Version (In Glorious QuickTime)...  Merrick here...  A week or two ago, we got our first look at the trailer for J.J. Abrams' new STAR TREK movie (HERE).  —  As big, splashy, and flashy as it was...there was something missing from that trailer - an element of the film …