Papa Pitt's Simple Pleasures  —  All kids know that dads are the ones to go to when you want something.  And luckily for Maddox, Angelina is busy shooting A Mighty Heart so he has plenty of time with Papa Pitt.  Brad evidently is no match for Maddox's charms.

US EXCLUSIVE: Tobey Maguire and Fiancé Welcome Baby Girl  —  Spiderman star, Tobey Maguire, 31, and his fiancé, jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer, 29, are the proud new parents of a baby girl.  —  Maguire and Meyer welcomed their new daughter into the world Thursday evening …

Tabloid frenzy over Spears, Witherspoon divorce filings is keeping courthouse staff busy  —  Harried clerks are caught in tabloid news spotlight after filings by Britney Spears and Reese Witherspoon.  —  Los Angeles may not have a professional football team, but it does have celebrity divorce watching …

Jack Palance dies at 87  —  Oscar-winner died of natural causes in his California home … LOS ANGELES - Jack Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned successfully to comedy in his 70s with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday.

Tom & Katie's Black Ball  —  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes attended "The Black Ball" earlier tonight, hosted by Alicia Keys (uh, what's up with those bangs?) and Iman.  The annual Black Ball benefits "Keep a Child Alive," which provides drugs for AIDS and HIV patients.  The event was held at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC.

Denise Richards Calls Laptop Toss a 'Big Mistake'  —  Denise Richards says she made a "big mistake" when she tossed a photographer's laptop computer off a balcony on a Canadian movie set, but the actress will not face criminal charges in the incident.  —  "I am not justifying my behavior.

R&B Singer Gerald Levert Dies of Heart Attack  —  R&B singer Gerald Levert died of an apparent heart attack on Friday, PEOPLE has confirmed.  He was 40.  —  "We are devastated.  Ours was more than a working relationship," Lisa Cohen, vice president of Associated Booking Corp. (whose founder …

Humiliated frat boys sue 'Borat'  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Two fraternity boys want to make lawsuit against "Borat" over their drunken appearance in the hit movie.  —  The legal action filed Thursday on their behalf claims they were duped into appearing in the spoof documentary "Borat …

Gwen's Hair Wound Up Too Much  —  HOT DANG!  Gwen Stefani looked like one hot mess late yesterday afternoon as she was pictured leaving her hotel in London.  The tuxedo-like shirt?  The disheveled hair?  The rolled up jeans?  The G-jewelry overkill?  The patent leather-like jacket?  NEXT, PLEASE!

Kim Cattrall Upskirt Pictures: Basic Instinct Style  —  Kim Cattrall is desperate to be sexy again.  Ever since the end of Sex and the City, she's gotten about as much press as, well, as any of the girls who used to be on Sex and the City.  —  Now, she's written a book entitled …

SPLITTING POINT  —  SCARLETT Johansson may soon be seeking comfort from her old pal Woody Allen.  Sources tell Page Six the "Black Dahlia" star and her longtime boyfriend and co-star, Josh Hartnett, are close to calling it quits.  "They are on the rocks," said one source.

Casino Royale  —  Daniel Craig jumps into the secret agent waters as James Bond in 'Casino Royale,' here with Eva Green.  —  A Sony Pictures Entertainment release of an MGM, Columbia Pictures and Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Prods. presentation.  Produced by Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli.

Edward Scissorhands looks beyond bad  —  Audiences celebrate the North American Premiere of Edward Scissorhands, the new dance-musical devised, directed, and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre from Nov. 11 through Dec. 10.  "Matthew Bourne (Swan Lake) …

SUPPORTING ROLE  —  Jennifer Lopez puts her fashion sense on display at the 80th birthday celebration for crooner Tony Bennett at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday.  She was joined by husband Marc Anthony (not pictured), who performed at the event, which benefited Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps for children.

Acting Legend Jack Palance Dies  —  Jack Palance, the gravel-voiced actor whose career spanned bad guy and, later, funny guy roles, died today at the age of 87.  According to family members, Palance passed away at his Montecito, Calif. home of "natural causes."

Oscar winner Jack Palance dead at 87  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Actor Jack Palance, who won an Oscar with his comedic self-parody in 1991's "City Slickers," died Friday.  —  He was 87, said spokesman Dick Guttman, and died of natural causes in his home in Montecito, California, surrounded by his family.