‘Britney started drinking at 13, lost her virginity at 14 and took drugs at 15,’ says her mother in shocking new book  —  Britney Spears' mother is set to lift the lid on the troubled singer's life - with revelations that she was drinking at 13 and lost her virginity the following year.

Carrie Calls Jessica Fat!  —  Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen: the catfight between Carrie Underwood and Jessica Simpson continues, and someone's about to draw blood!  —  Carrie's claws have come out following Jessica's recent interview, in which she gushes over current boyfriend …

Rush & Molloy: Cheat sheet in Duchovny's Sex Files  —  The real reason David Duchovny is getting treatment for sex addiction?  He wantonly cheated on wife Tea Leoni, according to new reports.  —  Earlier this week, a friend of Duchovny's scoffed at claims that the “X Files” …

Jesse Jackson checks into hospital  —  THE REV. Jesse L. Jackson has checked into Northwestern Memorial Hospital reportedly with severe gastric distress and undergoing tests.  Get well soon.  —  BRISTOL PALIN, the 17-year-old pregnant and unwed daughter of Sarah Palin …

Lance Armstrong On Dating And Sex: “I Never Got Any Complaints”  —  Champion cyclist, cancer fundraiser, father of three, and alpha bachelor Lance Armstrong is on the cover of the October Men's Journal and profiled in a lengthy piece by Vanessa Grigoriadis.  After pages rehashing his history …

‘Top Model’ premiere drops; ‘Bones’ steady  —  After two days of glowing headlines for the CW, you just knew everybody's favorite hard-luck network was going to have a change of fortune: Despite the CW's stellar start this week with the return of “Gossip Girl” and unveiling of “90210,” …

Jennie Garth's Family Crisis: ‘I Had 6 Months of Hell’  —  Jennie Garth may be reprising her role as the stylish Kelly Taylor on the new 90210, but earlier this year, looks were the last thing on her mind.  —  “I had this six months of hell,” the actress, 36, tells PEOPLE.

Beyonce: Gaining 20 Pounds “So Much Fun”  —  For her role as Etta James in the upcoming drama Cadillac Records, Beyonce Knowles had to pack on 20 pounds.  —  See photos of Beyonce as Etta - and other celebs who played real people in movies.  —  Gaining weight “was so much fun,” …

Anthony Edwards Scrubs Back in at ER  —  Look who ER dug up to celebrate its final season: Dr. Mark Greene, who died of a brain tumor in Hawaii back in 2002.  Original cast member Anthony Edwards signed a deal Wednesday night to reprise his popular character for the Nov. 13 episode of the long-running NBC drama.

Cindy McCain's $300,000 Outfit  —  One of the persistent memes in the Republican line of attack against Barack Obama is the notion that he is an elitist, whereas the G.O.P. represent real working Americans like Levi “F-in' Redneck” Johnston.  —  It caught our attention, then …

Tom Cruise Is The Villain Of Shrek 4?  —  After his hilarious turn in Tropic Thunder, Tom Cruise's comedic strategy for revitalizing his image seems to be on track.  Next step in crafting Tom's new public persona may be doing a little something for your kids, by voicing a character in Shrek 4.

Singing, Dancing Katie Holmes Is ‘Phenomenal,’ Says Costar  —  Katie Holmes and Jonny Lee Miller on Eli Stone  —  Get ready to see Katie Holmes kick up her heels - and carry a tune.  —  “She does a song-and-dance number that is the best one we've ever done,” costar Matt Letscher tells PEOPLE …

Man gets prison for crime at Dunst's NYC hotel  —  NEW YORK - A drug addict who was arrested on charges of burglarizing Kirsten Dunst's New York City hotel penthouse suite has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison.  —  Jarrod Beinerman was arrested on burglary and larceny charges …

Rachel Bilson Talks Hayden Christensen  —  Rachel Bilson speaks semi-openly about her relationship with Hayden Christensen in this week's Page Six Magazine.  (She even spoke about her “H” necklace to Glamour.)  Here's what the 27-year-old former O.C. starlet had to say: