Ever.  —  TMZ has learned Britney Spears had quite the interaction today with L.A. County Commissioner Scott Gordon, and she dug a hole deeper than a Louisiana swamp.  —  We're told Spears had a back and forth with the Commish that lasted approximately 40 minutes.

Are They Or Aren't They: Jessica & Orlando?  —  In a romantic move that has Hollywood scratching its head, Jessica Simpson and Orlando Bloom secretly arrived together to Wednesday's Hennessy Artistry event at Paramount Studios.  —  "They slipped in a little after 8 PM and remained backstage …

SKY-HIGH TRY  —  GENE Simmons is still a pick-up artist, but his moves aren't working as well as they did when Kiss ruled the radio.  A fellow first-class passenger aboard Wednesday's American Airlines flight 114 from LAX to Newark saw Simmons pass a note to a tall, blond stewardess before takeoff.

My Girl's Anna Chlumsky Engaged  —  Anna Chlumsky is going from My Girl to soldier's bride.  —  The 26-year-old actress, best known as Macaulay Culkin's gal pal Vada in the 1991 film My Girl, is engaged to Shaun So, 26, an Army reserve member who served in Afghanistan, she tells PEOPLE.

Drew Carey Comes Down on One Knee  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - The way to Drew Carey's heart turned out to be through his stomach.  —  The sitcom star turned game show host popped the question Tuesday to girlfriend Nicole Jaracz, a recent culinary school grad, according to Carey's rep, Christina Papadopolous.

Rose McGowan Engaged to Director Robert Rodriguez  —  Actress Rose McGowan is engaged to director Robert Rodridguez, a source close to the actress tells PEOPLE.  —  McGowan, 34, met Rodriguez, 39, in 2006 when he directed her in the Planet Terror portion of the Grindhouse double feature.

L.I. 'LOVER' RIPS LINDSAY DAD  —  MICHAEL Lohan is a heartless, two-timing louse, says a sexy Long Island divorcee who claims she had an "intimate, loving relationship" with Lindsay Lohan's ex-con dad for the past four months, only to find out this week he had another girlfriend.  —  "I'm really hurt.

MORE FACE TIME  —  JESSICA Simpson can forget her singing career if she wants - she's making a killing off Proactiv.  The buxom blonde just renewed her deal with the face-wash company and has made new infomercials that will air close to Christmas.  "She did re-sign for...

Britney's Label Spears Perez  —  The world was treated to "Gimme More" this summer.  But Perez Hilton may have given his readers too much, too soon.  —  Zomba Recording LLC, which is owned by Sony BMG, filed a federal copyright-infringement lawsuit Thursday against the online gossip purveyor …

RACHAEL'S DUNKIN' GIG 'EVIL'  —  RACHAEL Ray is getting a royal dunkin' from Anthony Bourdain for her big-bucks endorsement deal with Dunkin' Donuts.  The prickly chef and "Kitchen Confidential" author says of the Food Network cutie in next month's Outside magazine: "She's got a magazine …

NEW LOOK, PLEASE  —  KID Rock may have to change his style.  At his album release party the other night at Nikki Beach club here, some 15 look-alikes were running around.  Each one had the familiar hat, track pants and long hair that Rock sports so frequently.  One of the...

Britney Preparing for Possible Comeback Tour  —  With all her legal shenanigans in the headlines, it would be easy to forget that Britney Spears is not just a single mom, but also a pop star with a new single — "Gimme More" — atop the music charts.  —  But in the wake of her latest courtroom drama …

X17 XCLUSIVE: Britney, Post-Court!  —  She's lookin' just as happy as can be, huh!  After our girl Brit's day in court, she was in such a pleasant and celebratory mood - after being granted overnight visitation with her kids - that she headed over to Neiman Marcus for some light shopping …

Britney: Is It Any Wonder?  —  The Great Wall of China, the Empire State Building, the Taj Mahal ... three man-made wonders of the world.  —  And Britney's weave, y'all.