NATASHA RICHARDSON IS BRAIN DEAD  —  CRITICALLY INJURED IN SKIING ACCIDENT  —  Actress Natasha Richardson is brain dead, after falling in a ski accident in Canada, friends told The Post today.  —  Liam Neeson, husband of the Broadway and screen star, left shooting of his movie in Toronto …

Christina Ricci Is Engaged!  —  Christina Ricci is engaged to Owen Benjamin, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  Ricci, 29, and Benjamin have been dating publicly since November and will appear in the upcoming movie, All's Faire in Love, this year.  —  Owen Benjamin recently made his film debut in 2008's The House Bunny.

‘Idol’ chatter four-sees finalists  —  Aside from Paula Abdul, the producers of “American Idol” have one more loudmouth to deal with on the set.  —  One of the hit show's staffers is running around telling anyone who'll listen that the team of producers and judges has already picked …

Madonna is a ‘ridiculous old bag’ says Jesus Luz's former girlfriend  —  Madonna is a “ridiculous old bag” who should get a boyfriend her own age, the ex-girlfriend of the singer's new companion Jesus Luz has said.  —  Brazilian actress Catharina Franca, 18, said she was stunned when she heard …

Julia Roberts Unwelcome Return  —  Is it important for entertainment journalists to write nice things about movie stars?  Do they even read their own press?  Or are they so much in their own world that they just let their publicists tell them what's going on in the world.

FIRST LOOK: The Real Housewives of New Jersey  —  Get ready for The Real Housewives of New Jersey!  —  The newest cast of Housewives is close-knit and includes friends, a pair of sisters — who married brothers! — and their sister-in-law.  The show is set to premiere May 12 (11 p.m. ET) on Bravo.

John Mayer Twitters: “This Heart Didn't Come With Instructions”  —  As he copes with another split with Jennifer Aniston, John Mayer has turned to Twitter to express his thoughts.  —  “This heart didn't come with instructions,” he posted on Monday.  —  Mayer's heart has been all over the place during …

One Hell of a Kate Moss Nipple Slip  —  Seeing Kate Moss' nipples isn't anything new, but she's really taken to some new and inovative ways of showing herself off.  Take this Kate Moss nipple slip, for instance.  Braless in a nothing more than a suit jacket is always a gutsy move, especially when surrounded by the paparazzi.

Exclusive: Tom & Gisele Getting Married Again!  —  Once is not enough for Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen.  The quarterback and the supermodel are going to do it again — get married, that is!  —  The first wedding was a sneaky-quiet affair and people shouldn't hold their breath expecting an invitation to the second one either.

Kanye West Joins ‘Family Guy’ Spin-Off  —  Kanye West has officially signed on to take part in the animated series, ‘The Cleveland Show.’ The rapper accepted an offer from FOX executives to lay down the voice as “not-so-mega-star rapper” Kenny West.  The ‘Family Guy’ spin-off is set to premiere in the fall, PEOPLE reports.

Zachary Quinto is Raincoat Reliable  —  In anticipation of the rainy spring season, Heros star Zachary Quito, aka Sylar, models some of the latest fashionable raincoats in the April 2009 issue of GQ.  —  The 31-year-old actor was born to play Spock and will get the chance in May's rejiggered Star Trek.

Dying TV star to publish cancer fight diary  —  LONDON (AFP) - Cancer-stricken British television star Jade Goody is to publish a diary of her dying days, her publishers said Tuesday.  —  The 27-year-old has allowed magazines and TV crews to cover her plight in return for money she says will secure …

EXCLUSIVE: Octo-Mom Reacts to Babies Not Being Released From Hospital Yet  —  Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman had high hopes her first two babies — Noah and Isaiah — were coming home Monday... but, those hopes were dashed Monday evening when officials at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center determined …