Lauren Conrad Inks a Three-Book Deal  —  Lauren Conrad's author photo  —  She's already a reality star and a fashion designer, but Lauren Conrad is adding another title to her crowded resume: Author.  —  Conrad, 22, has signed on to write a three-book series of young adult fiction for HarperCollins, the publisher tells PEOPLE.

Sam: Lohan will be Mrs Ronson  —  Sam used her DJ slot at top LA hotel and night spot Chateau Marmont to announce the news, telling clubbers: “By the end of this year, my love will be Mrs Ronson.”  —  She added: “Tonight shows the power of a woman - to underestimate that is to underestimate the world.”

Sarah McLachlan, Husband Split  —  Sarah McLachlan and her husband of 11 years, drummer Ashwin Sood, have hit a low note.  —  The singer, 40, revealed they have called it quits while promoting her upcoming greatest hits album Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan (out October 7).

Kanye West Busted  —  Kanye West has just been arrested at LAX for felony vandalism.  —  A still photographer was trying to take pics of Kanye at the American Airlines terminal.  According to our guy on the scene, Kanye allegedly confronted the photog and smashed his camera to the ground.

Chace Crawford: “Sarah Palin Is Quite Attractive”  —  Chace Crawford likes the look of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.  —  “I'm not gonna lie.  Sarah Palin is quite attractive,” Crawford admitted Wednesday at the Stand Up For A Cure Concert Series at Madison Square Garden in NYC on Wednesday.

Janet Jackson Kicks Off Tour to Raves  —  Janet Jackson onstage in Vancouver Sept. 10  —  Nearly two decades after Rhythm Nation, Janet Jackson got back into the groove.  —  The singer, 42, suffered no wardrobe malfunctions Wednesday, on the first stop of her North American Rock Witchu Tour at the GM Palace in Vancouver.

See What Anna Nicole's Daughter Dannielynn Looks Like Now  —  She loves Elmo, singing with Dad and shopping!  —  On Dannielynn's second birthday, Larry Birkhead opens up in the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now, about raising Anna Nicole Smith's little girl and shares with Us his own family album of their time together.

Celebrity Side Dish  —  Mary Kate Olsen showed up to a Chinatown bash on Tuesday with boyfriend Nate Lowman in tow (at right), defying reports that she'd ditched the artist for actor Jonah Hill.  The party girl was on good behavior — while guests sipped Pernod Absinthe, Mary Kate stuck to water.

Birthday boy Guy helps wobbly Madonna out of pub at 10pm... then returns to continue celebrating his 40th until 4am  —  Madonna may have years of partying behind her, but she only stayed for an hour at husband Guy Ritchie's 40th last night.  —  The millionaire singer looked unsteady on her feet …

Jessica Alba's ‘Shocking’ Ad for Declare Yourself  —  Jessica Alba, who appears in a in new bondage-inspired campaign for the voter group Declare Yourself, isn't afraid to employ a little shock value for a cause she believes in.  —  “I think it is important for young people to be aware …

Kirsten Dunst: ‘Now I Love Me’  —  Kirsten Dunst says she's “learned a lot” after checking into rehab earlier this year for depression and is now in a different place in her life.  —  “Everyone goes through a hard time in their life,” Dunst says in the October issue of Harper's Bazaar.

Anne Hathaway's Tainted Jewelry  —  The Smoking Gun got hold of the FBI's list of jewelry that pixieish actress Anne Hathaway (referred to only as a “girlfriend” or “individual") had to surrender because her ex-boyfriend, holy swindler Raffaello Follieri, bought it for her with his fraudulent proceeds.

A (Spears) Family Affair  —  Yesterday we broke the news that Jamie Lynn Spears and baby Maddie flew to Los Angeles and went straight to Britney's house, where they met up with Britney and K-Fed.  K-Fed was at Britney's place to pick up the boys, but he stuck around for a while so he could hang …

DISH AND TELL  —  MARIAH Carey wants to quash parts of an explosive tell-all being penned by her former record producer Damion “Damizza” Young, who says he'll bare details of the “intense four-year personal relationship” they shared and “worked diligently to disguise from the world's press.”