New Anna Nicole battle aborning?  —  Execs at Trimspa should be careful about scolding their diet program spokesmodel Anna Nicole Smith if she gains a few pounds.  Sources say she has an airtight excuse: She's pregnant.  —  If true, the former Playmate - who battled relatives of her late husband …

WHAT IS BRITNEY'S SECRET?  —  It's been a bit quiet on the Britney Spears front of late.  —  But it seems that the pop star is about to spill some beans.  —  Brit has scheduled a press conference for Thursday - but hasn't revealed what she's going to natter about.

Cruise agrees to £22m deal for Katie  —  The circus surrounding his whirlwind romance, wedding proposal and first baby raised many questions about the sincerity of his relationship.  —  But there is no questioning Tom Cruise's generosity.  —  Whatever the outcome of their unusual love affair …

Did Lindsay Lohan steal Paris Hilton's man?  —  Plus: Charlie Sheen and Heather Locklear may team up  —  What really came between Paris Hilton and Stavros Niarchos?  Could it have been "Mean Girls" vixen Lindsay Lohan?  —  Partying heiress Hilton and shipping heir Niarchos have reportedly split …

NICOLE RICHIE FINALLY READY TO SOLVE HER WEIGHT-LOSS MYSTERY  —  Recent cover stories on Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan have helped establish Vanity Fair as the go-to publication for reading 8,000-word pieces on celebrities whose publicists can only squeeze out 500 or so words at a time from the weeklies.

ASHLEE'S NEW NOSE!  —  Who says imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?  Not the Simpson sisters!  —  It seems younger sis Ashlee's recent nose job makes her look more like her big sis, Jessica.  It's the latest move in a makeover that's seen Ashlee go from dark-haired, ratty rocker to sophisticated blonde.

Brad & Angelina Rebuff Rumors  —  What is it about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt that inspires such tall and twisted tales?  While the power couple lie low in Namibia, PEOPLE - with the help of a connected source - sets the record straight on the most widely circulated myths.

Godsmack Earns Second No. 1 With 'IV'  —  Godsmack  —  Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. and Keith Caulfield, L.A.  —  For the second straight week, the top three debuts on The Billboard 200 are by rock acts, but this week, they land on the chart's top three positions.

Celeb flacks watching their backs  —  It's a jungle out there in the celebrity-publicist world.  —  Just ask BWR's Leslie Sloane Zelnik, who reps such tabloid-ready celebs as Lindsay Lohan, Jennifer Lopez, Reese Witherspoon and Britney Spears.  —  It seems that that slick Brit Rob Shuter …

'Sopranos' tough guy in bad-boy rap  —  He plays Tony Soprano's muscleman on television - and he seems to be having trouble leaving the tough-guy act on the set.  —  Actor Louis Gross was arrested Sunday on charges he broke into a Queens home on April 18.  —  The 23-year-old ex-fitness model …

Sienna Miller and Hayden Christensen Get a Room  —  Egotastic!  Exclusive!  —  Sienna Miller has been one hell of a busy girl lately.  She has recently been linked to New York model Nico Malleville, Keira Knightley's Ex, Jaime Dornan, and, of course, Jude Law.

Hatcher has eye on love  —  STUDIO CITY, Calif. — Teri Hatcher opens the double doors to her 1960s hilltop home wearing jeans, a loose white tank top and a humorously bulky gauze eye patch over her right eye — leaving one beautifully long-lashed mascaraed left eye looking down from the steps next to her front-yard pool.

Tiger Woods Grieves Over Dad's Death  —  Tiger Woods's father, Earl Woods, died at his Southern California home early Wednesday morning after a lengthy battle with cancer, the world's top golfer stated in a message on his Web site, saying he was "saddened to share the news."  Earl Woods was 74.

Celine's Titanic Ear Pain  —  Celine Dion's heart may go on, but her ears are another story.  —  The Las Vegas headliner was forced to cancel nearly a week's worth of gigs last month due to a rare ear disease called labyrinthitis.  The Titanic-voiced singer returned to the Caesar's Palace stage Friday …