How Adam Lambert *didn't* win American Idol - anatomy of Kris Allen's surprising win  —  His face was on the cover of Entertainment Weekly.  His name was on the back of Katy Perry's cape.  His performances were praised to high heavens by the judges, week after week.  —  And he just lost American Idol.

Pitt's boozy deal with Tarantino  —  Brad Pitt has said his appearance in Quentin Tarantino's new film began over five bottles of wine and some kind of “smoking apparatus”.  —  The 45-year-old, speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, said he had only a hazy recollection of agreeing to make Second World War movie Inglourious Basterds.

Lucy Gordon, British actress, found dead in Paris flat  —  The family of a young British actress found hanged in her Paris apartment paid tribute today to “the light of our lives”.  —  Lucy Gordon, who had appeared in ten films including Spider-Man 3, committed suicide in her flat …

Rihanna Is Spotted Kissing a New Guy  —  Rihanna and Aubrey “Drake” Graham  —  Chris Brown who?  —  After quietly continuing to see Brown after the alleged altercation between them in February, Rihanna stepped out with a new guy on Monday night in N.Y.C., a source tells PEOPLE.

Zach Braff gets behind ‘Swingles’  —  Actor to direct and star in Paramount comedy  —  Zach Braff is in negotiations to direct, rewrite and co-star in the comedy “Swingles” for Paramount Pictures.  —  Cameron Diaz has already signed on to star.  —  Story, which is based on a Duncan Birmingham spec …

Chad Lowe Welcomes a Daughter  —  It's a girl for Chad Lowe and his girlfriend, producer Kim Painter, the actor's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Daughter Mabel Painter Lowe made her debut on Saturday in Los Angeles.  “Everybody is healthy and happy,” says the rep.

Beyonce: “I Feel Best” When My Body's “Still Curvy”  —  Beyonce Knowles struggles to keep her bootylicious body.  —  “I'm not one of those people who doesn't have to work at it,” the singer-actress, 27, tells the June issue of Self magazine.  “I can't eat what I want, and I can't not go to the gym.

‘Real Housewife’ — Real Small Paycheck  —  Real Housewife of Orange County Laura Waring is demanding more cash from her ex husband — and it's probably because she claims to only make 400 bucks a month.  —  In legal papers filed in Orange County Superior Court, Waring claims she has over $12,000 …

Heeeere's . . . Conan!!!  —  On a chilly Thursday night in late January, four weeks from his last show as host of “Late Night,” Conan O'Brien was strumming a guitar behind his beat-up desk in his cluttered office at Rockefeller Center, figuring out how to say goodbye.

Nas to Kelis: Pay Your Own Damn Way  —  Nas, one of the biggest and richest rappers around, does not want to pay his estranged, pregnant wife, Kelis, a penny in spousal support.  —  Kelis filed for divorce April 30.  She's weeks from giving birth and unable to work, but no matter to Nas …

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘Dollhouse,’ ‘Scrubs,’ ‘NCIS,’ 'Grey's,' and more!  —  Questions: I just finished watching the Gossip Girl finale, and it was awesome.  My question for you is about Georgina: At the end of the episode she announced she was going to be Blair's roommate at NYU …

‘Zookeeper’ locks up Rosario Dawson  —  Actress to star opposite Kevin James in comedy  —  Rosario Dawson will star opposite Kevin James in romantic comedy “The Zookeeper,” with Happy Madison producing along with James, Todd Garner, Jeff Sussman and Jennifer Eatz.

Rihanna & Pete Wentz: Paranoid People  —  Rihanna rubs shoulders with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz during the Island Def Jam Spring Collection party at Stephen Weiss Studio on Wednesday night (May 20) in New York City.  —  At the event, L.A. Reid, Chairman of The Island Def Jam Music Group …

Kendra: Babies, Bachelor Parties & Hef's New Gal-Pals  —  Reports of an upcoming tawdry bachelorette party for Hugh Hefner's ex-girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson have been greatly exaggerated.  —  Fellow former Girl Next Door Bridget Marquardt recently told Us Weekly that she's planning Wilkinson's farewell to singlehood soiree.

Porn star Sasha Grey gets a mainstream role  —  Hoping to cash in on her notoriety, Steven Soderbergh casts her in ‘The Girlfriend Experience.’  —  Oscar-winning writer-director Steven Soderbergh isn't coy about his motive for casting Sasha Grey in his low-budget indie drama “The Girlfriend Experience.”

Natalie Cole Undergoes Kidney Transplant  —  Natalie Cole has a new lease on life.  —  The Grammy winner underwent kidney transplant surgery in L.A. on Tuesday and is now “resting comfortably,” according to her rep.  —  Cole, 59, has struggled with kidney problems while undergoing treatment …

Black Eyed Peas and the return of Bikini Girl  —  We must have a lot of music tonight, because the producers have done away with all the silly banter that pads this show on most weeks.  We come from commercial straight into the finalist girls, lined up, singing Fergie's Glamorous.