CLOSE CALL  —  PETE Wentz once played a scary game of Russian roulette while in a booze-and-pill stupor.  “I pulled a trigger on a gun aimed at myself,” the Fall Out Boy star and hubby of Ashlee Simpson confesses in next month's Playboy.  “My friend and I did one pull each.  We'd been drinking and had taken Ambien.

Jonas Brothers react to Brand  —  American band The Jonas Brothers insist they haven't taken offence at comments made by Russell Brand during the MTV Video Music Awards.  —  The comedian took a pop at the band over the purity rings they wear which symbolise their virginity.

Short Beck-and-sides: Posh steals the show at New York Fashion Week with a Halle Berry inspired crop  —  Victoria Beckham is the talk of New York Fashion Week after unveiling a surprise new cut at the Marc Jacobs catwalk show yesterday.  —  Posh has abandoned her famous Pob in favour of a daring pixie crop …

Rush & Molloy: Stern in virgin territory  —  Look for Howard Stern to shock again on Tuesday morning when he's due to kick off the auction of a 22-year-old beauty's virginity.  —  Expected to step on the block, so to speak, of Stern's Sirius radio studio is a San Diego woman who says she wants …

‘New Kate Moss’ in ‘cocaine’ party pictures  —  Model Alice Dellal is in a new drugs scadal  —  She has been dubbed by the fashion world as the new Kate Moss - but now Alice Dellal is facing a storm of questions after pictures emerged of her with what appears to be cocaine a party.

JUST IN: TORI SPELLING EARNS THE NO. 1 SPOT ON BOOK LIST  —  Tori Spelling is no longer just a New York Times best-selling author.  She is now a No. 1 New York Times best-selling author.  On Sept. 14, her book, sTORI Telling, will move into first place on the prestigious newspaper's non-fiction list.

LIL' WAYNE IN SECURITY RUCKUS  —  HEY, LIL' Wayne - what was in the bag you were carrying Friday night?  The rapper - whose album “Tha Carter III” was one of the biggest hits of 2008 - was supposed to perform at “Fashion Rocks” but left when he found out he'd have to go through security.

Paris Hilton Eyes Britney Spears Duet  —  Paris Hilton fancies recording a duet with Britney Spears for her new album.  —  “My new album's out soon and it would be hot if I could do a duet with Britney.  It is really poppy and sounds a bit like Kylie Minogue,” the hotel heiress said.

Diddy = Fraction of a Baller  —  Diddy blew a lot of hot air last week about going green by ditching his “own” private jet.  It was hotter than we knew.  —  Turns out P. doesn't even have his “own” private jet at all.  An extensive look through federal aviation records by the Palm Beach Post turned …

Financier Tied to Burkle Nears Plea Deal  —  Italian Entrepreneur And His Lavish Life Are at Center of Case  —  Raffaello Follieri, the 30-year-old Italian entrepreneur who has attracted attention for business dealings with billionaire Ron Burkle, is near an agreement to plead guilty to fraud …

Barton secretly checked into rehab  —  Actress Mischa Barton has revealed she secretly checked into rehab after her drunk driving arrest in 2007.  —  The former The O.C. star was arrested on suspicion of DUI in December, and was sentenced to 36 months on probation, alcohol education classes …

I want to have children, says Naomi  —  Naomi Campbell spoke of her desire to have children as she announced a fashion show to raise money to prevent women dying in pregnancy.  —  The supermodel, 38, said she had been unable to conceive before she underwent an operation in Brazil earlier this year.

Sarah Palin dolls go on sale as John McCain's running mate's popularity soars  —  Two Sarah Palin action dolls portraying the Republican vice-presidential nominee as an executive and an action hero have gone on sale in the United States.  —  The dolls are an attempt to cash in on the popularity …

IN BRIEF: JACKO'S UNDIES FOR SALE  —  MICHAEL Jackson's notorious tighty whities are up for grabs.  A pair of size-28 Calvin Klein white briefs once belonging to Wacko Jacko will be auctioned on eBay tomorrow, with a reserve price of $1 million.  The unwashed underpants have a sensational past.

What would Tom say?  Katie Holmes ‘gets surprise visit from first love Joshua Jackson’  —  As Dawson's Creek couple Joey and Pacey they were inseparable, with an onscreen love that spilled over into real life.  —  But while Katie Holmes now lives an A list lifestyle with superstar husband Tom Cruise …

Peter Laird Responds To ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Movie Rumors; Confirms Deal For Live-Action/CGI Hybrid Is ‘Close’  —  Earlier this month, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” co-creator Kevin Eastman created significant buzz when he posted on his website that talks were underway …