ASHLEE PHOTO PITCH LOW-BALLED  —  THE Simpson sisters' dad-ager, Joe Simpson, is trying to cash in on the baby-crazed trend in celebrity magazines - but he's having a difficult time.  —  A magazine source said, “Joe is contacting all the weeklies and asking them to pony up $1 million to put Ashlee on the cover.”

HOT AND HEAVY  —  ODD couple alert!  “Arrested Development” star David Cross, 43, arrived at the after-party for Morgan Spurlock's new documentary, “Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?,” at Pink Elephant Tuesday night with “Joan of Arcadia” star Amber Tamblyn, 24.

Sam Lutfi: I'm “Cooperating” With Britney Spears' Family  —  Sam Lutfi says he is on Britney Spears' side as he fights against an extension of a restraining order from her family.  —  “Sam and the family are communicating and cooperating trying to do whats best for Britney,” Lutfi's spokesman …

FIRST LOOK: Rob Lowe Nanny's PEOPLE Photo Shoot  —  From the start, the sexual harassment case filed by Rob Lowe's former nanny Jessica Gibson, seen here in an exclusive PEOPLE photo shoot this week, became a high-stakes game of he said/she said.  —  “Jessica has nothing to hide …

Akon's Con Job  —  The platinum-selling R&B artist has fabricated a past as ringleader of a “notorious” car theft ring who spent 4 1/2 years in jail.  —  In the hip-hop world, a performer's street cred can often be gauged by the number of entries on their rap sheet, the time they have spent behind bars …

Gordon's Smart's bizarre  —  JAILED rocker PETE DOHERTY stares vacantly in his cell — amid revelations he is shooting up heroin in the prison's DETOX unit.  —  The junkie singer, 29, has been injecting smack smuggled into London's tough Wormwood Scrubs slammer.

Ashley Tisdale graduates ‘High School’  —  Ashley Tisdale is taking strides to capitalize on the heat generated by her “High School Musical” career.  —  Tisdale, known for playing rich-girl Sharpay Evans in Disney Channel's “HSM” franchise, is in negotiations to star in a remake of “Teen Witch” for United Artists.

Serena Williams & Common's Cozy Miami Weekend  —  Serena Williams and Common  —  Tennis star Serena Williams and hip-hop artist Common made no secret of their blossoming relationship this past weekend in Miami, where they went club-hopping hand-in-hand.  —  The new couple were spotted …

Joel Madden: Daughter Harlow Is My ‘True Love’  —  Good Charlotte rocker and first-time dad Joel Madden, 29, just can't stop gushing about his 3-month-old little girl, Harlow Winter.  —  At a concert Wednesday night at Queen's College in New York, Nicole Richie's boyfriend told the crowd of 1,700 students …

Are Jodie Marsh's 32GGs the most ludicrous breasts in Britain?  —  In 2003 Jodie Marsh's natural cleavage was a badge of honour in her ongoing feud with nemesis and plastic surgery aficionado Jordan.  —  But five years on, it's abundantly clear the glamour model has had a change of heart.

Saget Makes John Mayer His Bitch  —  How's this for ass-backwards — John Mayer doing crowd control for Bob Saget?!  —  Those die hard “Full House” fans can be brutal ... especially outside Villa.  —  See Also  — John Mayer — Vin Numb-Scully  — Foot Fungus for John Mayer?

Hilary Duff Dishes on Avril, Lindsay and Miley  —  Hilary Duff may have been in show business for a decade, but she's never gotten used to tangling with her fellow celebutantes.  —  “It's hard to find people who don't feel like they're in competition with you,” she tells Allure in its May issue.

Robert Downey Jr. On Dating Sarah Jessica Parker, Parenting And Drug Use  —  Robert Downey Jr. is on the cover of Parade this weekend in advance of his big-budget flick “Iron man,” and inside he talks about his previous relationship with Sarah Jessica Parker, his long battle with drugs and being a parent.

Minnie Driver's secret is out!  Father of her baby is revealed at last  —  She's spent months keeping the identity of the father of her unborn baby under wraps, but Minnie Driver's closely-guarded secret may finally be out.  —  A source close to the actress has reportedly revealed that the man …