Lauren Conrad Inks a Three-Book Deal  —  Lauren Conrad's author photo  —  She's already a reality star and a fashion designer, but Lauren Conrad is adding another title to her crowded resume: Author.  —  Conrad, 22, has signed on to write a three-book series of young adult fiction for HarperCollins, the publisher tells PEOPLE.

Sam: Lohan will be Mrs Ronson  —  Sam used her DJ slot at top LA hotel and night spot Chateau Marmont to announce the news, telling clubbers: “By the end of this year, my love will be Mrs Ronson.”  —  She added: “Tonight shows the power of a woman - to underestimate that is to underestimate the world.”

Sarah McLachlan, Husband Split  —  Sarah McLachlan and her husband of 11 years, drummer Ashwin Sood, have hit a low note.  —  The singer, 40, revealed they have called it quits while promoting her upcoming greatest hits album Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan (out October 7).

Janet Jackson Kicks Off Tour to Raves  —  Janet Jackson onstage in Vancouver Sept. 10  —  Nearly two decades after Rhythm Nation, Janet Jackson got back into the groove.  —  The singer, 42, suffered no wardrobe malfunctions Wednesday, on the first stop of her North American Rock Witchu Tour at the GM Palace in Vancouver.

Chace Crawford: “Sarah Palin Is Quite Attractive”  —  Chace Crawford likes the look of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.  —  “I'm not gonna lie.  Sarah Palin is quite attractive,” Crawford admitted Wednesday at the Stand Up For A Cure Concert Series at Madison Square Garden in NYC on Wednesday.

See What Anna Nicole's Daughter Dannielynn Looks Like Now  —  She loves Elmo, singing with Dad and shopping!  —  On Dannielynn's second birthday, Larry Birkhead opens up in the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now, about raising Anna Nicole Smith's little girl and shares with Us his own family album of their time together.

Celebrity Side Dish  —  Mary Kate Olsen showed up to a Chinatown bash on Tuesday with boyfriend Nate Lowman in tow (at right), defying reports that she'd ditched the artist for actor Jonah Hill.  The party girl was on good behavior — while guests sipped Pernod Absinthe, Mary Kate stuck to water.

Birthday boy Guy helps wobbly Madonna out of pub at 10pm... then returns to continue celebrating his 40th until 4am  —  Madonna may have years of partying behind her, but she only stayed for an hour at husband Guy Ritchie's 40th last night.  —  The millionaire singer looked unsteady on her feet …

Kirsten Dunst: ‘Now I Love Me’  —  Kirsten Dunst says she's “learned a lot” after checking into rehab earlier this year for depression and is now in a different place in her life.  —  “Everyone goes through a hard time in their life,” Dunst says in the October issue of Harper's Bazaar.

Soderbergh tunes up Liberace film  —  Filmmaker developing biopic for Warner Bros.  —  Steven Soderbergh is in the early stages of developing a biopic about Liberace for Warner Bros., which he will direct.  —  The filmmaker said he has drafted his “Traffic” star Michael Douglas to play the flamboyant pianist.

Jessica Alba's ‘Shocking’ Ad for Declare Yourself  —  Jessica Alba, who appears in a in new bondage-inspired campaign for the voter group Declare Yourself, isn't afraid to employ a little shock value for a cause she believes in.  —  “I think it is important for young people to be aware …

A (Spears) Family Affair  —  Yesterday we broke the news that Jamie Lynn Spears and baby Maddie flew to Los Angeles and went straight to Britney's house, where they met up with Britney and K-Fed.  K-Fed was at Britney's place to pick up the boys, but he stuck around for a while so he could hang …

OPRAH WINFREY TOPS LIST OF MOST GENEROUS CELEBS  —  Talk show host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey tops the list of Parade magazine's most generous celebrities, with a whopping $50.2 million in charitable donations last year.  —  Winfrey, 54, contributed the funds to various charities …

STARR REPORT  —  Nice start: Rachel Mad dow had a strong showing in her MSNBC debut Monday night, snaring 1.5 million viewers to beat CNN's “Larry King Live” at 9 p.m. - both in total viewers (by 1 million) and in adults 25-54 (483,000 for Maddow vs. 383,000 for King).

Exclusive: Joss Whedon's ‘Dollhouse’ Shuts Down Production  —  By Korbi Ghosh September 10, 10:55 AM  —  Just days after learning that production on the new season of 24 has been shut down for two weeks, another FOX series is giving its cast and crew some unexpected vacation time.