Nicole Kidman and her ex-husband Tom Cruise shocked party-goers at the Vanity Fair Oscar soiree when they enthusiastically chatted with each other and introduced their new spouses.Kidman and her husband Keith Urban spent 20 minutes in "animated conversation" with the Top Gun star and his new bride Katie Holmes.
According to a source , the meet-and-greet between the celebrity couples caused a stir at the exclusive post-Oscars party and was watched intently by the Vip crowd.
Urban skipped the trip up the red carpet with his wife, but the Aussie couple presented a united front in their first big industry outing since his treatment for alcoholism last year (06).
A tanned and healthy-looking Urban was all smiles by his wife's side, as the couple prepare to head home next month (Mar07) for his national tour and her new movie.
Meanwhile its been revealed the Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is to make a cameo appearance in cosmetic surgery drama Nip/Tuck, playing a nose job patient.
Show creator Ryan Murphy met the actress when he was recently recruited to direct her in new movie Need - and she took the opportunity to beg him for a bit part.
Rachel Bilson's mother gives her sex tips. 'The O.C.' star has revealed her sex therapist mum loves giving her bedroom advice.
The 25-year-old star says : "My mom's a sex therapist, so she's great at talking about relationships. She knew the day after I lost my virginity. She started talking to me about sex. She said, 'It happened last night didn't it?' I was like, 'How did you do that?!' She did the whole mom thing, of course - use condoms! Weird, but helpful."
Rachel - whose three year relationship with her 'The O.C.' co-star Adam Brody, 27, ended last December - has also learned a few things about dating and men herself.
She said: "If you're scared he's going to try and kiss you, it's probably not right. If you really want him to kiss you, he's the guy."
Victoria Beckham was mortified by Drew Barrymore mocking her eating habits. The 'Music and Lyrics' star pretended to be the former Spice Girl and insisted she wouldn't eat "meat, vegetables, grains, liquids or dairy products" for a sketch on US TV show 'Saturday Night Live' - but Victoria failed to find it funny.
A source says : "Going to America is a fresh start and she doesn't want to be seen as the poster girl for eating disorders. Victoria doesn't have an eating disorder, and wants to be a good sport, but it's just not funny to her."
Victoria and her soccer star husband David Beckham are moving to live in Los Angeles this summer after David signed a £128 million deal to play for Los Angeles Galaxy.
Actress Anne Hathaway has defended the hard-partying ways of LindsayLohan, insisting all young people enjoy behaving wildly from time to time. Hathaway, 24, empathises with Lohan but hopes the young star will soon calm down and concentrate on her career.
She says, "You know, Lindsay and I have a lot more in common than people think. It's just I did stuff at college, when nobody knew about it, so I'm not a saint.
"I just hope she finds some comfort in the way she chooses to live. I wasted time doing self-destructive things, but it didn't work. I found you can only dance on so many table tops."
Twenty-year-old Lohan was spotted clubbing last weekend (ends18FEB07), just days after checking out of Hollywood rehab clinic the Wonderland Centre, where she undertook a 30-day treatment programme.
Meanwhile in other news the actress has credited Angelina Jolie with transforming her life and Hollywood career.
The Princess Diaries star insists she was insecure before meeting the Girl, Interrupted actress, but soon changed her outlook on life after Jolie urged her to "stop being silly".
She says, "I just love Angie's fearlessness, her provocativeness. Before I met her, I was in this mindset where everybody hated me, and I hated me, and everything was too much.
"She made me see how silly I was, how I couldn't just sit on my ass."
Michael Jackson 'confirms Conversion To Islam'. Pop superstar MICHAEL JACKSON has confirmed his conversion to Islam, according to reports in the Middle East.
The Arab-Israeli newspaper Panorama claims Jackson has announced the move and revealed plans to move to Bahrain, where he has bought property.
The singer's Muslim brother Jermaine today (23FEB07) claimed the THRILLER hit maker "He could do so much, just like I am trying to do. Michael and I and the word of God, we could do so much." had taken interest in the religion since he converted in 1989 - and had been considering converting himself following his acquittal on child abuse charges in 2005.
Jermaine said, "When I came back from Mecca I got him (Michael) a lot of books and he asked me lots of things about my religion and I told him that it's peaceful and beautiful.
"He read everything and he was proud of me that I found something that would give me inner strength and peace.
"I think it is most probable that Michael will convert to Islam.
"Howard... you lied on the stand. You said you do not (financially) gain by being executor of Anna Nicole's will? What about that document you had her sign once you won the huge award from the Howard Marshall estate? Do you get 10 per cent or 100 per cent?... What a f**ing liar!" Johansson Raises Awareness In India. Hollywood beauty Scarlett Johansson is in India on an awareness-raising visit to help highlight the suffering endured by poor people in the country.
The LOST IN TRANSLATION star has been in India since Monday (19FEB07), and has toured schools and slums in New Delhi.
Ashvin Dayal, south Asian director of charity Oxfam, says, "We are delighted that Scarlett is supporting Oxfam and our work to help end global poverty.
"High-profile support helps us to raise awareness of these issues and urge governments and leaders worldwide to act."
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are to adopt a Vietnamese boy, it has been claimed. The couple - who have three children, adopted five-year-old son Maddox and two-year-old daughter Zahara, and their nine-month-old daughter together Shiloh - are reported to have filed adoption papers.
A source says : "Angelina and Brad have filed papers with the US Citizenship and Immigration services to adopt a boy from the Tam Binh orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City."
The couple visited the orphanage together in November and Angelina returned alone last month.
'The Good Shepherd' actress has made no secret of her desire to adopt children from all over the world.
Angelina recently said: "If we're going to have ten kids, we'd like to raise them while we're young."
Angelina adopted Maddox from Cambodia and Zahara from Ethiopia. Brad became joint guardian of the children when he and Angelina's relationship became serious.
The 31-year-old actress gave birth to their daughter Shiloh in May last year.
The sexy singer, famed for her curvaceous figure, admits she has always been paranoid about how she looks and doesn't believe she has a "best" feature.
She said: "I'm not sure I have best features. I had things I hated about myself. At the age of 12 I dyed my hair orange by mistake, and I shaved my eyebrows.
"You get a complex from that. Normally my cheeks look fat when I smile."
The 'Glitter' star also admits she regrets many of her fashion disasters, but has dismissed claims she deliberately dresses provocatively for attention.
She said: "I regret many outfits, so many. People always say that I'm raunchy, but how can I be raunchy? I'm eternally 12."
The actress-and-singer gave the vehicle, which can seat eight people, to the Casa Hogar Elim orphanage in Nuevo Laredo, which she visited in 1999.
The 26-year-old star won a sports car at a swag suite at last year's MTV Video Music Awards but she asked to swap it for a minivan so she could help the orphanage.
A Chrysler spokesperson confirmed: "Instead of the Chrysler Crossfire, she decided to get a minivan for the orphanage instead. She went for the Chrysler Town and Country."
Mama Lupita - who runs the orphanage - reportedly burst into tears when she heard about the gift, and admitted she'd "love to hug Jessica".
Jessica is also auctioning off the red dress she wears in her new Pizza Hut advert on eBay. All proceeds from the sale will go to Casa Hogar Elim.
The source added: "The orphanage means so much to her. She wants to help Mama Lupita and everyone there."
Madonna has banned her daughter from dating until she is 18.The singer got worried when ten-year-old Lourdes attracted a lot of attention at the premiere of new animated film 'Arthur and the Invisibles' - in which Madonna voices a character - and has warned her to stay away from men until she is an adult.
A source says : "It must come from her strict Catholic upbringing.
"Everyone told Lourdes how gorgeous she is at the 'Arthur and the Invisibles' premiere, which sent a red alert to Madonna!
"It made her nervous to think that in just a few years guys would be hitting on her only girl."
Madonna has previously admitted to being a strict parent.
The 48-year-old singer has
banned Lourdes and her younger brother Rocco from watching TV and eating junk food, makes them earn their treats, and if they leave clothes on the floor they end up in the trash.Madonna - who is married to British film director Guy Ritchie - said: "My kids don't watch TV. We have televisions but they're not hooked up to anything but movies. TV is trash. I was raised without it. We don't have magazines or newspapers in the house either.
"My daughter has a problem picking things up in her room. So if you leave your clothes on the floor, we put them in a trash bag. She has to earn them back by being tidy. I'm a disciplinarian. Guy's the spoiler.".
The 'Aint No Other Man' singer and her husband Jordan Bratman allegedly spent $3,000 in Beverly Hills baby boutique Bellini on Saturday (17.02.07) and were overheard excitedly talking about the pregnancy. A staff member says : "She came in with her husband, and he sat in one of the big chairs and let her do her shopping. They said they don't know what they're having.
"They seemed really excited. She was talking to another customer and said she had taken a home pregnancy test and that it was positive. She kept saying they'd have to come back when they knew the sex of the baby."
The couple are said to have bought a dozen Petit Bateau romper suits at $20 each, several $90 Little Giraffe blankets, a $350 Mia Bossi polka-dot diaper bag and a Peg Perego stroller, and paid in cash.
However, a spokeswoman for Christina has denied she is pregnant or even went to the store.
She said: "It is not true. It's all made up. She was not at Bellini. She was on a plane to Las Vegas for her NBA appearance."
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are seeing a relationship counsellor, it has been claimed.The lovers, who met on the set of 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith', have allegedly had a series of bitter arguments and have hired a counsellor to work through their problems.
A source says: "This year is crux time. They have to reach a decision on what they expect from each other - and fast. Angelina has to realise Brad needs stability and Brad has to come to terms with her driving ambition as a world ambassador.
"Brad's family are blown away marriage didn't happen a long time ago. But Angelina doesn't want to put down roots and turn into a 'homemaker'.
"Her late mother had a lot to do with Angelina's decision to have counselling. Marcheline made her realise it wouldn't be such a bad idea to give marriage a go."
Brad and Angelina are determined to work through their problems for the sake of their three children, adopted Maddox and Zahara, and their biological daughter Shiloh.
The source added: "They have had some serious disagreements but Brad and Angelina agree that they don't want to make any more mistakes, particularly now there are three precious little lives involved.
"This wasn't the case in their previous marriages. The stakes are much higher than when they were childless."
Scarlett Johansson has topped Playboy's annual 25 Sexiest Celebrities list.The 22-year-old actress' "sensuality" and "beauty" saw off stiff competition from Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé Knowles and Pamela Anderson.
The adult magazine writes: "Scarlett Johansson is the apex of beauty and sensuality - from her porcelain skin to her fully feminine figure to her mysterious charisma, which is at once palpable and indefinable."
While the magazine makes it clear that Scarlett is their sexiest woman, the other 24 beauties are listed in no particular order.
Other names to make it onto the sexy list include Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, Carmen Electra and Jessica Alba.
Meanwhile, Scarlett is being tipped to play adult movie superstar Jenna Jameson in a movie adaptation of her autobiography 'How To Make Love Like A Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale'.
Jenna, 32, revealed her admiration for the 'Match Point' actress last month.
She said: "We're looking at Scarlett Johansson. She's my choice. I think she's beautiful."
er completing a 30-day stay. The 20-year-old actress checked out of Los Angeles' Wonderland Center on Friday (16.02.07).
In a statement, her publicist Leslie Sloane Zelnik said: "Lindsay has finished her stay at Wonderland and will continue the programme as an outpatient.
"She is taking it one day at a time, as she is in it for the long haul. She asks that her privacy be respected."
Lindsay checked into Wonderland on January 18 to be treated for alcoholism, following an all-night drinking binge at the Golden Globes (15.01.07).
During her stay, she was allowed to continue shooting her latest film 'I Know Who Killed Me', returning to the centre at night.
In a letter, the producer blamed Lindsay's "so-called exhaustion" on her "ongoing all night heavy partying" after she collapsed on set.
Reports about Lindsay's erratic behaviour continued to surface and in December, Lindsay's publicist confirmed the actress was attending Alcoholic Anonymous meetings, saying "it's a positive thing".