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 …

Britney's mum tells all on her daughter  —  TROUBLED BRITNEY SPEARS began boozing aged 13, lost her virginity at 14, then started taking drugs at 15, according to a shocking tell-all book by her mum.  —  Wild child Britney allegedly first hit the bottle after joining Disney's squeaky-clean Mickey Mouse Club.

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 …

Columbia calls up new ‘Ghostbusters’  —  Eisenberg, Stupnitsky to write reunion film  —  Columbia Pictures is getting serious about scaring up a new installment of its blockbuster “Ghostbusters” franchise.  —  The studio has set “The Office” co-exec producers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky …

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 …

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” …

T.I., Christina Aguilera, Kid Rock Announce VMA Plans  —  Kid Rock to perform with Lil Wayne!  —  HOLLYWOOD — There are press conferences, and then there are press conferences.  The difference between the two is a lot greater than just some lousy italics.

‘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,” …

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 …

Shia LaBeouf Pal: ‘I Have His Back’  —  It's been a rough summer for Indiana Jones star Shia LaBeouf, who crushed his hand in a car accident resulting in his arrest on suspicion of drunk driving.  But don't count him out, says a pal.  —  “He's been through a lot, he's had a hard life, and he grew up with some scars.

Mary-Kate Olsen cheats on boyfriend with Jonah Hill  —  Yesterday I mentioned that there are some couplings that are just so beyond the realm of psychological comprehension that our brains actually block them out.  Then we were talking about Michael Jackson and Pamela Anderson.

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,” …

A tiff at TIFF?  —  If Brad and Jen meet at the film festival, things could get awkward.  But when old flames collide, sparks don't have to fly.  Tralee Pearce reports  —  TRALEE PEARCE  —  From Thursday's Globe and Mail  —  Sure, there's everything from dysfunctional family conflict …

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.

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.