Pete Doherty's cat is on crack  —  Drug kit ... Doherty appears to force his kitten to inhale from a specially made crack pipe  —  JUNKIE Pete Doherty is snapped appearing to give his kitten crack — from a mini-pipe he made specially for it.  —  Sickened pals who leaked the picture claimed …

"HSM" Nude Pic: It's the Real Deal!  —  A naked photo of "High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens has been making the rounds on the Internet and TMZ can confirm that it's real.  —  In a statement to TMZ, Hudgens' rep says, "This was a photo which was taken privately.

Lindsay, Dad: Reunited and It Feels "Amazing"  —  RECOMMENDED (0)  —  With each having stared down their demons in recent months, Lindsay Lohan and her estranged father took their first steps toward patching an often rocky relationship.  —  Michael Lohan traveled to Utah Thursday to visit …

Avril: If You Hate Me, You're a Loser!  —  We'll say this much: Avril Lavigne has a way with words.  In a recent interview with Britain's Q Magazine the pop-punk superstar supplies fans with a plethora of sound bites — but do they satisfy?  Read on for excerpts!  —  On dealing with her incredible success:

"Secret Witness" in Britney Custody Case  —  TMZ has learned attorney Gloria Allred is on her way to court to inject herself in the Britney Spears/K-Fed custody fight.  —  We're told Allred will inform the judge that she has a secret witness who wants to testify at the Sept. 17 hearing.

NO PEACE OR QUIET FOR DEMI  —  DEMI Moore seemed to have a lot to whisper about with Hilary Swank and Maggie Gyllenhaal as they sat in the front row at the Miss Sixty fashion show in Bryant Park yesterday.  But Moore grew visibly upset later when she couldn't reach her driver to bring her car around.

Paris Hilton Sues Over Hallmark Card  —  Claims company stole her image and "That's Hot" catch phrase  —  Paris Hilton has filed a federal lawsuit over a $2.49 Hallmark greeting card that uses a photo of the heiress and her trademarked phrase "That's Hot."

PRINCE RUSSELL  —  HOTEL clerks might not like phone-throwing Russell Crowe, but his co-stars on "3:10 to Yuma" say he's "a sweetheart."  Ben Foster and Dallas Roberts gushed to writer Gregory Speck, "Now we know why his rugby team loves him so much."  Crowe often...

PARTY A KICK IN THE 'JACKASS'  —  THE red carpet at the Entertainment Weekly party for Bravo's new show "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style" got a little feisty Wednesday night when "Jackass" star Bam Margera and his wife, Missy Rothstein, showed up.  The two had a vicious argument outside the Soho Grand …

Posing Pregnant  —  Nicole Richie showed off her baby bump or whatever that is at last night's Fashion Rocks.  She borrowed one of Mrs. Roper's old ones and made sure to pose sideways, so that photogs could catch her with child.  It's just so weird seeing this chick holding a litter.

Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston Have a 'Deep Friendship'  —  Brad Pitt says he is still friends with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston - and handled their breakup the best way he knew how.  —  "Jen and I still maintain a deep friendship and have a lot of life together that isn't erased in any way," …

Paris Hilton Buys $5.9M Beverly Hills House  —  Paris Hilton is expanding.  —  After unloading her 3,000-sq.-ft. Hollywood Hills home last month, the hotel heiress, 26, is more than doubling her living space with the purchase of an almost-7,000-sq.-ft. Beverly Hills mansion in the gated Mulholland Estates …

HOTTEST COUPLE OF THE WEEK  —  Pamela Anderson and Rick Solomon.  Surely you know his name, even if you don't know what he does, because nobody knows what he does except that he beds and weds female celebrities.  This was the sweet young man who, after ending a few-month marriage to Shannen Doherty …

JAY-Z TO WED BEYONCE 'SOON'  —  Hip-hop mogul JAY-Z has vowed to marry his long-term love BEYONCE KNOWLES "soon".  The couple started dating in late 2002 after recording duet '03 Bonnie + Clyde, but remain furiously private over their relationship.  The rapper, real name Shawn Carter …

Is That Naomi Watts?  —  Nope, it's Isla Fisher - but she looks like Naomi during the height of her pregnancy!  The Wedding Crashers star, seen here leaving a grocery store in Hollywood yesterday, is ready to pop. Still, she looks pretty damn good!  Or, as babydaddy Sacha Baron Cohen might say, "niiice!"

NEW SEX MESS JOLTS 'INSIDER'  —  NOT even a week into his new gig at "The Insider," former CNN Headline News anchor Thomas Roberts has brought yet another embarrassment to the syndicated Paramount TV show.  —  Yesterday, blogger Kenneth Walsh posted this question about the openly gay TV stud …

Lauryn Hill should 'see a psychiatrist'  —  Fugees fans won't be hearing any new material from the 'Killing Me Softly' stars anytime soon.  —  Former band member, Wyclef Jean, told MTV that his former bandmate, Lauryn Hill, 32, should see a psychiatrist to 'seek help.'

Lollipop Diet Gives Britney Spears Energy  —  Britney Spears has discovered a new lollipop diet that suppresses her appetite and gives her more energy at the same time.  —  The singer has been spotted sharing Hoodia pops with Las Vegas illusionist Criss Angel as they work …