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 …

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.

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.”

Liv Tyler: ‘I Am Feeling the Pain’ of Breakup  —  Liv Tyler in UK's Harper's Bazaar  —  Liv Tyler is opening up about the breakup of her marriage - a painful experience that she is still struggling to come to terms with.  —  “For the first time in my life, it's so much harder for me to get up and brush …

Bass says ‘odds are good’ for 'N Sync reunion  —  Only challenge is finding a hole in Justin Timberlake's busy schedule  —  Lance Bass is gearing up to battle for dance floor supremacy on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars,” but the former boy band member might also be brushing up on some fancy footwork from his past.

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.”

Josh Hartnett sues over sex claim  —  Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett is taking the Daily Mirror newspaper to court for alleging he had a “sexual dalliance” in a public area of a London hotel.  —  The 30-year-old, who is about to star in a West End production of Rain Main …

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 …

Mushy Too Much To Handle - Splits With Beau  —  It's back to the single life for Mischa Barton.  —  Turns out that the former actress grew tired of her boyfriend of seven months, Rooney frontman Taylor Locke.  —  The two were apparently on some three-week safari and charity trip through Africa recently, which went HOrribly wrong.

‘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 …

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.

Jessica Simpson Stops Performance on Live TV  —  Jessica Simpson tripped up a rocky performance on live television Tuesday, the day of her latest album release.  —  “Hold on, I know this is live TV but I can't hear anything,” she said as she starting singing her quadruple platinum hit “With You” on Good Morning America.

Celebrity News |  Entertainment |  Music |  Music Stars |  Pop and Rock Music |  R&B  —  Beyonce's third solo album will be released Nov. 18 via Music World Music/Columbia, and will be preceded Oct. 7 by the radio release of the singles “If I Were a Boy” and “Single Ladies.”