DESPITE HER HIGHLY PUBLICIZED PERSONAL TRIALS, ANNE HATHAWAY IS EMERGING WITH MORE CONFIDENCE BOTH IN HER ROLES AND IN HER LIFE.  —  Though our interview has been planned for weeks and confirmed repeatedly by her publicist, it's still something of a surprise when Anne Hathaway walks through …

OK!  Cover Story: Britney's Back!  —  On Sept. 7, Britney Spears faced the world from the stage at MTV's 2008 VMA awards, clear-eyed, fit and confident, one year after her disastrous performance at the 2007 awards show.  —  After beating out fierce competitors in all three of the categories …

Hollywood's Most Overpaid Movie Stars  —  One of the most anticipated movies of the upcoming fall season is Australia, Baz Luhrmann's epic mash note to his home country, which stars Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman as Outback lovers.  Kidman, more than anyone, is likely hoping it's a hit.

Kirsten Dunst Laughs Off Justin Long Rumors  —  Kirsten Dunst says rumors she is romancing Justin Long “are the funniest thing on planet Earth.”  —  “I don't know him from Adam,” she says in the October issue of Harper's Bazaar, per USA Today.  —  The two have been photographed repeatedly over the summer.

Mariah Carey Hires Herself  —  Mariah Carey is her own replacement.  —  E! News has exclusively confirmed that the Grammy winner has found a different role for longtime talent manager Benny Medina and will now be representing herself.  —  Carey and Medina, who have worked together …

Usher, Tameka Foster Expecting a Baby  —  Tameka Foster and Usher  —  Usher is going to be a father for the second time, PEOPLE has learned.  —  The R&B star and his wife Tameka Foster are expecting their second child together, a source close to the singer confirms.

Access Exclusive: Lance Bass Talks Possible *NSYNC Reunion & Supporting Christina Applegate  —  Lance Bass might be gearing up to battle for dance floor supremacy on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars,” but the former boy band member could also be brushing up on some fancy footwork from his past …

Josh Hartnett Is Suing Mad  —  Remember that story claiming Josh Hartnett was caught on CCT doing sexy times with some chick in the library of a London hotel?  Well, Josh isn't happy about the story.  He's so unhappy about it that he's suing the Daily Mirror, the newspaper where the story originated from.

Depp, Verbinski reteam for ‘Rango’  —  Paramount's animated film set for March 2011  —  Johnny Depp will reunite with “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski on “Rango,” an animated pic that Paramount will finance and distribute.  —  The studio has slotted the film for a March 2011 release.

NBC's Natalie Morales Gives Birth to Second Son  —  NBC News's Natalie Morales gave birth Tuesday to her second child, a boy named Luke, colleague Meredith Vieira announced on Wednesday's Today show.  —  The new arrival weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz., said Vieira, adding, “Mom, Dad, baby Luke and big brother Josh are all doing just great.”

‘Dark Knight’ Update: Philip Seymour Hoffman Responds To Casting Rumor, 'I Don't Know If I'd Be A Good Penguin'  —  Yesterday, we reported that “Dark Knight” castmember Michael Caine claimed that as far as he knew, the villains for the next “Batman” film had been cast with Johnny Depp landing …

Pam Anderson: I'm Not Dating Michael Jackson!  —  Pam Anderson is laughing off rumors that she is dating Michael Jackson.  —  “He just wants me to be in a video,” she said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday when asked about their recent meeting.  “My life is so interesting.  My life is a blur.”

Side Dish: Even Mary-Kate loves ‘Gossip’  —  Mary-Kate Olsen had organizers at the Rock and Republic fashion show in a tizzy after demanding to sit between “Gossip Girl” stars Chace Crawford and Jessica Szohr.  “We had to move a bunch of people just to make her request work,” one staffer sighed.

Mischa Barton dumps her rocker  —  Mischa Barton's relationship with Rooney frontman Taylor Locke ended on September 5, just shy of their seven-month anniversary.  And according to an insider, it was Mischa who pulled the plug.  The couple had just returned from a nearly three-week safari …