Clay Aiken Speaks Out About Rumors  —  Clay Aiken is no longer the charmingly awkward, self-confessed "dork" who came in second on 2003's second season of American Idol.  He has a new look, a new album - A Thousand Different Ways, which hit stores Tuesday - and some new, hard-won wisdom.

Thousands remember 'Crocodile Hunter'  —  BEERWAH, Australia - Friends and fans, including Hollywood stars and Australia's prime minister, bid farewell to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on Wednesday at a service that veered from poignant tributes to belly laughs.

Jessica: Movie Got Me Through Tough Time  —  Simpson at the Employee of the Month premiere  —  Jessica Simpson says filming her new movie helped her get through a tough period - the aftermath of her split from husband Nick Lachey.  —  "I was going through a pretty rough time while making Employee …

Bernstein jumps down emcee's Deep Throat  —  Don't even think about trashing Bob Woodward when Carl Bernstein's around.  —  He'll blow you out of the water.  —  Former Washington Post reporter Bernstein - a featured player at Monday night's celeb-glutted dramatic reading of …

Britney Spears Reportedly Had A Tummy Tuck  —  Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - Hard work does pay off but Britney Spears wants to do it the easy way and make it look real.  —  It has been reported that the pop princess had a tummy tuck after giving birth to her second child, Sutton Pierce, last week.

Lohan barred for being underage  —  Movie star Lindsay Lohan tried to get to see ex-lover Jared Leto's band play live — but was barred for being too young.  —  Friends say the Mean Girls star was itching to see Leto be a rock star with his band 30 Seconds to Mars playing in New York.

Lance Bass To Write Book  —  It's a happy day for Lance Bass fans: the former boy band singer has announced he's writing a tell-all book about his days with 'NSync and coming out as a gay man.  —  Bass, 27, went public with his lifestyle - and relationship with The Amazing Race winner Reichen Lemkuhl - in July.

Tara Reid Flick Direct to the World Wide Web  —  RSS Feeds:  —  (andPOP) - Actress Tara Reid's new film, "Incubus," won't reach the silver screen, but instead will be released on AOL.  —  AOL will offer the movie for download to online audiences for $7.99 on AOL Red, or $3.49 for a five-day rental.

AMA Nominations for Mariah, Chili Peppers  —  Mariah Carey, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Eyed Peas and Nickelback each received three nominations for the American Music Awards, it was announced Tuesday.  —  Carey, who has won nine AMA awards over her career, was nominated …

Bobby Brown: 'I'm Saddened' by Divorce  —  Commenting for the first time about his split from Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown tells PEOPLE, "I'm really saddened by the whole situation."  —  Brown spoke to PEOPLE on his cell phone from Boston, where he'd flown in from Los Angeles to celebrate …

JFK Jr. got randy call from Madonna - author  —  John F. Kennedy Jr. may have dated Daryl Hannah and married troubled Carolyn Bessette - but Madonna talked dirty to him on the phone.  —  That's one of the spicier revelations in William Sylvester Noonan's "Forever Young …

Stars vs. Paps, Part 10: Take a Chill Pill, Dude!!!  —  Justin and Cameron just do NOT like having their picture taken by paparazzi — we caught the lovebirds arriving at party in the Hollywood Hills last night and when they saw our photographers, Justin went crazy.

Jay Z's Million Dollar Wheels  —  Fact: It's good to be Jay-Z. Really good.  —  The rapper hit the coast of Monaco with not one, but two ultra-expensive driving machines on Monday.  Jay-Z rolled out the jet black Ferrari F430 and the silver Pagina Zonda for an upcoming video, presumably "Show Me What You Got."

NIC AND BRODY IN LURVE  —  It's lucky really that Nicole Richie isn't best mates with Paris Hilton anymore...  Otherwise Paris would be feeling rather left out.  —  Why?  Because Nicole is spending literally every minute with her new bloke Brody Jenner.  —  These two are slowly slipping into Coupledom: population two.

Kevin Federline's personal trainers  —  Kevin Federline is giving away the sneakers he wore during his debut music performance at the Teen Choice Awards to one lucky fan.  —  The aspiring rapper, the husband of Britney Spears, was panned by critics for his rendition of his new single 'Lose Control'.

Diddy Tells School Kids: Don't Drop Out  —  Combs with students at Benjamin Franklin High School, Sept. 18  —  It was back to school for Sean "Diddy" Combs, who surprised some 750 students when he walked out onstage at Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin High School on Monday.