Spears gives brief concert at SoCal club  —  SAN DIEGO - Britney Spears strutted her way back to center stage with a short, sexy set at the House of Blues believed to be her first public concert appearance in nearly three years.  —  The erstwhile pop star, more recently derided as a pop tart …

Is Katie Holmes flirting with her co-star?  —  Plus: Lindsay Lohan already may have fallen off the wagon  —  Has Katie Holmes developed a roving eye?  —  Is there trouble in TomKat paradise?  —  Katie Holmes has been "flirting" with her "Mad Money" co-star Adam Rothenberg …

'Scary Spice' Melanie Brown: I'm Taking Eddie Murphy to Court  —  Melanie Brown, who welcomed her second daughter, Angel Iris Murphy Brown, last month, says she's taking ex-boyfriend Eddie Murphy to court to force him to take a paternity test.  —  "He's not doing a DNA test and he's not signing …

Lindsay Lohan Wants a 21st Birthday Bash in Vegas  —  You think Lindsay Lohan parties now?  Wait until she turns 21.  —  "I'm going to milk it because it's a big birthday," Lohan, who plans to mark the July milestone with a bash in - where else?  - Las Vegas, says on Wednesday's The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

TABLOID QUEST: MAKE 'EM GAY  —  THE supermarket scandal sheets will go to amazing lengths to try to "out" even the straightest Hollywood stars, a new tell-all on the tabloid biz reveals.  —  That's the assignment freelance writer Marlise Elizabeth Kast got when editors at Globe asked …

Angelina: Angelina Gives Ex "Lap Dance" While Brad Babysits  —  On the afternoon of April 27, Angelina Jolie made her directorial debut at the Tribeca Film Festival with her documentary about daily life around the globe A Place in Time.  —  But Jolie's real show, however, didn't begin until later that night.

NEVE NUPTIALS  —  WORD is that Neve Campbell of "Party of Five" and "Scream" fame will marry British actor John Light of the Royal Shakespeare Company at a secret Malibu location on Saturday.  Close family and friends have been instructed to stay mum as to the location and time.

Momjaya Starring in the Bong Show  —  Sanjaya Malakar's mom — who's already served jail time for some serious pot production — could be in more hot legal bongwater after this photo of her was snapped at a Hollywood party in March.  —  In the shot, obtained by the National Enquirer …

Britney's Stripperific Onstage Lap Dance  —  Part singer, part stripper, all WOW!  —  A stripped down Britney Spears showed up to her first mini-concert at the San Diego House of Blues last night, performing "Breathe on Me," while writhing in a sparkly bra and mini-mini-skirt around a lucky guy plucked from the audience.

X17 XCLUSIVE - A Peek Inside Britney's Comeback Concert  —  HOT LINKS : Britney Spears  —  Here's the deal — 15 minutes, four songs, four dancers, 1000 people.  Dancers took the stage first and then Ms. Spears entered, fans went wild, Britney didn't address the crowd, but stuck to performing.

Jake & Reese — They're Tight on the 101  —  Lots of stories in the last few days that Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon called it quits because she didn't want him hanging with her family too much because it would confuse her kids with the divorce and all.  We'll, the plot thickens.

Beyonce's dad denies Ne-Yo is a big no-no  —  Don't believe those nasty rumors that Beyonce's manager dad is mad at Ne-Yo.  Mathew Knowles was supposedly angry at the R&B sensation for including Jennifer Hudson on his new album, "Because of You."  Hudson, who won an Oscar for "Dreamgirls" …

David Beckham Needs You To Be Discreet  —  Even the gay hair still doesn't put a dent in the sexy.  Yes, Becks, I'll be quiet.  No one has to know.  Not even you.  —  More photos of David Beckham and that new hair after the jump.

'Ugly Betty' Cast: Expect Some Shocks As Season 1 Draws To A Close  —  With its May 17 finale approaching, the cast and crew of ABC's Ugly Betty said Monday night there will be some ''shocking'' developments ahead, which could include romance for America Ferrera's Betty.  With nerdy accountant Henry.