MTV is putting Ms. Spears onstage again. Even after what she did last year.

The Nickelodeon star sent fellow teen mom (to-be) Bristol a set of burp cloths, but Simon Doonan called veep-pick Sarah ‘a LensCrafters model.’ Mixed celebrity signals are so confounding!

The two are scared away from Sam’s own birthday party by a group of photographers. Plus, gossip about Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Bill Clinton. America is the greatest country in the world!

The season-four 'Runway' winner mouths off about the supermodel. Hmm, guess he doesn't mind making frenemies.

But only for one night. Plus, Britney frolics with dolphins, and 'Pineapple Express' star James Franco frolics with the literati, in our daily gossip rundown.

Sony BMG used Louis Vuitton's trademark pattern in videos and on CDs by Spears, Da Brat, and Ruben Studdard, and now they have to pay!

The Trumpette wants to write a book and get a $2 million advance. Plus, gossip about faux-lesbians, Sean Avery, and Kevin Costner, in today's gossip roundup.

Also, Avon's profits are up (perhaps owing to Lauren Conrad), burgundy lips are imminent, and Paris Hilton's perfume is surprisingly popular.

Though it was only January when John McCain promised to "raise the level of political dialogue in America," that now seems like a very distant memory.

Lindsay Lohan and her companion, Sam Ronson, had a fun weekend getaway. Plus, dish about Jeffrey Epstein, Alex Rodriguez, and Sean Avery, all in our daily column roundup.

Plus, new music from Matthew Sweet and Fight Like Apes!

Eric Wilson thinks Madonna's latest stylistic reincarnation lacks "teeth." We think she's keeping it real.

Also Meredith Vieira won't get plastic surgery, Ferragamo wants to open spas, and the Plaza's salon is getting fancier.

Daniel Radcliffe is spotted toning up his bum for 'Equus,' Mary J. Blige helps a stranger buy a dress, and Adam Duritz takes up with a new actress, all in our daily distillation of the city's gossip columns.

The Lehmann Brothers CEO says he's "disappointed" by losses as rumors of the firm's demise intensify, 'Bazaar' editor Glenda Bailey becomes a dame, and Britney's NYC apartment goes on the market in today's roundup of news from the realms of finance, media, real estate, and law.

Plus: New songs from Britney Spears and DJ Shadow!