Borat spanked by angry Yank  —  BORAT star Sacha Baron Cohen was beaten up by a passer-by after he tried to play a prank as his alter ego.  —  He approached the man and said: "I like your clothings.  Are nice!  Please may I buying?  I want have sex with it."  —  But the bystander didn't see the joke.

Tom Cruise arrives in Rome ahead of wedding  —  ROME (Reuters) - Tom Cruise flew into Rome on Monday ahead of his wedding to actress Katie Holmes this weekend in Italy, an airport official told Reuters.  —  The "Mission: Impossible" star, presumably in town early to wrap up last-minute details …

CANDID CAMERA  —  KEVIN Federline has come up with new way to make money now that Britney Spears has derailed his gravy train and crowds are staying away in droves from his $20 concerts.  Fed-ex, who made a cool $2 million selling home videos for the show "Chaotic," is trying to sell footage from cameras he installed in his car.

Us Exclusive: Grey's Anatomy Star Ellen Pompeo Engaged  —  Ellen Pompeo, 37, and her boyfriend of nearly three years, Chris Ivery, are engaged, Pompeo's rep confirms to Us Weekly.  Ivery proposed on Friday — which was also the actress' birthday — with a 3.5-carat emerald-cut diamond and platinum ring by Tacori.

Eatery King Kicks The Critics  —  DANNY Meyer, owner of the popular Union Square Café and Gramercy Tavern, titled his new HarperCollins book, "Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business" - but he's anything but hospitable to many of the city's most influential food writers.

Jude Law and Sienna Miller Call It Quits  —  Jude Law and Sienna Miller have finally split for good, a source close to the pair tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  "It's a mutual decision," a pal of the actor says of ending the roller-coaster romance.  "They have definitely come to the end of the road.

HUNGER PANGS  —  NO wonder Katie Holmes had to take a break from her new best friend, Victoria Beckham - she was starving.  The super-skinny soccer wife had been helping Holmes lose her baby weight, but it seems Beckham's dietary rules were too much.  A spy said, "Victoria maintains …

Nat gets spicy with Mex ex  —  NATALIE PORTMAN is back in the arms of Mexican movie hunk GAEL GARCIA BERNAL.  —  The petite beauty amazed partygoers at a SEU JORGE gig in London last night by spending the entire evening locking lips with her old flame.  —  Natalie split from MOTORCYCLE …

Will Andrea Bocelli serenade TomKat?  —  Famed tenor has reportedly been invited to sing at the couple's wedding  —  Will one of the world's most famous singers croon at TomKat's wedding?  —  Tom Cruise is pulling out all the stops for his top-of-the-line nuptials, and has reportedly booked …

Judge to rule next week in Madonna case  —  LILONGWE, Malawi - Malawi's High Court said Monday it will rule in one week's time whether a coalition of Malawian human rights and child advocacy groups should help decide whether pop star Madonna is fit to adopt a motherless Malawian toddler.

Beverly Hills will be Aniston's next pit stop  —  LOS ANGELES—Jennifer Aniston has made her first home purchase since she and Brad Pitt parted ways.  —  The Emmy-winning actress is buying a house in Beverly Hills for $15 million (all figures U.S.).  The home, designed in the early 1970s …

If playing the sands,  —  Bush jokes are sheik  —  Qatar may be one of America's strongest allies in the Arab world, but that doesn't mean its emir can't laugh at a good Bush joke.  —  Recently, we visited the desert kingdom of Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani for the second annual benefit …

POSH pop star James Blunt cheated on his supermodel girlfriend when he took a sexy student nurse Back to Bed.  —  Just weeks after the upper crust chart-topper announced he's a one woman man we can reveal he had a highland fling with Jenna MacDonald after a concert.

Jess and Nick's Split Anniversary  —  Jessica and Nick announced their split the day before Thanksgiving just one year ago.  Nick is quickly moving on with Vanessa Minnillo, and there are even rumors that he plans to remarry soon.  And while there have been plenty of rumors about Jessica and possible suitors, none have panned out.

CRUISE AND HOLMES' BIZARRE VOWS  —  Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)  —  TOM CRUISE will be told to provide future wife KATIE HOLMES with a "cat" and a "comb" during their scientologist wedding service next weekend (17-19NOV06).