WITH A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW FILM—AND A PERSONAL LIFE THAT'S ALMOST SINGLE-HANDEDLY KEEPING THE TABLOIDS IN BUSINESS—BRAD PITT IS MASTERING THE ART OF SUPERSTARDOM.  —  To be Brad Pitt is to know the bowels of hotels: the hidden mazes of back entrances, subterranean passages …

EXCLUSIVE: BRITNEY AND BOYS BEFORE BRYAN'S WEDDING  —  Check out these awesome pictures of Britney, her mom Lynne and her boys Jayden James and Sean Preston!  —  The photos were taken just before they all headed out to brother Bryan's Louisiana wedding on New Year's Eve!

Cover Story: Britney Trades Kids for Fame  —  She has a #1 album, recently entertained audiences on Good Morning America and shared the stage with Madonna.  But with the March 3 launch of her concert tour in New Orleans, Britney Spears is hoping to regain much more: to fully reclaim the adulation …

CARMEN ELECTRA - ELECTRA'S COAT HANGER SEX FUN  —  Sexy CARMEN ELECTRA uses wire coat hangers to ramp up her sex life!  —  The actress/model refuses to go into details about how she uses her homemade sex aids, but admits she's found a hot new use for hangers.  —  She teases, “A little pleasure, a little pain.

Jennifer Garner has a baby girl  —  Hey, remember Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck?  Me neither, but apparently they had some sort of kid yesterday, according to People: … Since I'm devilishly handsome, I happen to have the name of Jennifer and Ben's new baby girl right here.

Jennifer Love Hewitt Having a ‘Tough Time’ After Breakup  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt is back to work, but a source on the set of her hit show The Ghost Whisperer says the actress is “having a tough time” in the wake of her breakup with fiancé Ross McCall.

Patrick Swayze: I May Only Live “Two Years”  —  Patrick Swayze - who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year - says he may have only two years to live.  —  On ABC's Patrick Swayze: The Truth (airing tonight, 10 p.m. ET), Swayze, 56, tells Barbara Walters he has already has defied survival rates …

Lily Allen says cocaine isn't that bad  —  It may be time for Lily Allen to seriously stop yapping for a while.  The Brit pop star is getting more attention for her drunken antics and big mouth than her music these days.  In her most recent rambling interview, Lily went on at length about the …

Josh & Sean are no 'Milk'-toasts  —  “Milk” stars Sean Penn and Josh Brolin charbroiled each other at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards Monday night, turning the gala into a rip-roaring roast.  —  Penn started the scorching as he presented Brolin with the evening's Best Supporting Actor award.

Porn Kings to D.C. - Help Us Through Hard Times  —  Joe Francis and Larry Flynt claim the economy has made America's sexual appetite go limp, so they're going to the one place where sex is always rampant — Congress.  —  Flynt (the “Hustler” guy) and Francis (the “Girls Gone Wild” dude) …

Biggest Loser Champ Michelle Is Engaged!  —  Nine days after Michelle Aguilar won NBC's The Biggest Loser, her boyfriend of four months, Matthew Whitehead, popped the question, she tells Us Weekly in its latest issue (on stands now).  —  “I was so shocked!” she tells Us.  —  See photos of celebs who wed last year.

GOOP: It's a portal into Gwyneth Paltrow's life  —  Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, 36, a veteran of the silver screen, is making her latest debut on your computer screen.  The actress, activist, wife and mother is sharing her take on living with GOOP.com, a lifestyle newsletter and website.

1/7: Sheree Whitfield appeals divorce to Ga. Supreme Court  —  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  —  On the show “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” Sheree Whitfield expressed a desire for a “seven figure” settlement from her ex-husband and former Falcon player Bob Whitfield.

DEBT ZONE  —  FANTASIA IGNORES SHERIFF'S AUCTION PLEA; 5 DAYS TO GO  —  CHARLOTTE, NC - Fantasia Barrino - who faces the loss of her $1.3 million home here in a debtor's auction set for noon Monday - is apparently ignoring the looming legal threat, officials told The Post yesterday.

Travolta Memorial Small, Sans Stars  —  We made dozens of calls yesterday re: Jett Travolta's memorial service and it appears the stars will not be flocking to Ocala, Florida.  —  From all signs, the service will be relatively small and held at the home of John Travolta and Kelly Preston.