Nicole Richie photo scandal?!?

As if photos of Nicole Richie in various stages of undress were scandalous. Sounds like a setup to your's truly, but we pass this tidbit along for those who may have missed it.

From MSN:

Nicole Richie has been rocked by a n-u-d-e photo scandal, with photographs of the socialite and her celebrity friends set to be leaked on to the Web.

According to sources, the skinny star, 24, is scared stiff raunchy shots of her will be circulated after she lost her camera at nightspot Guy’s in LA recently.

“Nicole had been experimenting and had a memory card full of s-e-x-y n-u-d-e photos of her and a lot of friends,” says a source. “They’d be embarrassed if they got out.”

Nicole was partying with pals -- including Lindsay Lohan and ex-boyfriend Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM -- at a karaoke night at the West Hollywood hot spot when she lost the camera containing the saucy shots.

“They were having fun and then suddenly she’s freaking out after she realises the camera’s gone,” says a source.

Realising what could happen if it landed in the wrong lap, Nicole panicked.

“Immediately, she’s demanding the bar staff shut off the karaoke, turn on the lights and get everyone to search for the camera,” says one source.

“It was pretty funny,” adds another. “Here are all these A-listers – and their bags are getting searched. Nicole was in the corner going totally nuts and losing it.”

However, despite a massive hunt forthe camera, it was never found.

As we said, this smells like a great publicity stunt.

PamKid? PamRock? P-Rock?

Well, we haven't seen any good names for the now-consummated couple of Pam Anderson and Kid Rock, so we're throwing it out to our loyal readers!

Please see the poll in the sidebar at left (Feed Readers: you'll have to visit StarChatter to take part in the poll).

We actually sort of like P-Rock, but we didn't think of it until after we made the poll ... sigh.

Let us know what yu think.

PamKid's 'ugly' wedding photos

Pamela Anderson -- er, scratch that -- Pamela Anderson Rock is said to be certifiably ecstatic following her weekend wedding to Kid Rock, but is dismayed over the paparazzi taking "the ugliest pictures" of her.

Photographs of the former Baywatch babe partying onboard a yacht with her new husband appeared in newspapers yesterday, and Anderson admits she wasn't thrilled with the publications' choice of images.

She writes in her online diary:

"Now I'm definitely rocking the most... MRS ROCK... From Vegas to New York to St. Tropez. I was so happy to finally get here. But now I can't wait to get away from these paparazzi -- I swear they just wait for the ugliest pictures to take. The best most romantic wedding of all time. Rock n roll wedding. Pics will be out soon - from inside the boat that we took. - All love!"

Hollywood to Lohan: Grow up!

Lindsay Lohan got reamed in a letter from studio brass for her "all night heavy partying" and failure to show up to work on the film 'Georgia Rule'.

A letter from James G. Robinson, CEO of Morgan Creek Production, pretty much spells out what we've known for some time: Lohan is a skank all-night party bitch!

The letter was revealed on the Smoking Gun web site.

Quote: "We are well aware that your ongoing all night heavy partying is the real reason for your so-called 'exhaustion'. We refuse to accept bogus excuses for your behavior."

And, furthermore: "You have acted like a spoiled child and in doing so have alienated many of your co-workers and endangered the quality of this picture."

Check out the full letter at TheSmokingGun.com

Paris, Nicole, 'Girls Next Door' on iTunes

E! Entertainment Television has announced it will offer "The Simple Life: 'Til Death Do Us Part" and "Girls Next Door" on iTunes.

The network has entered a deal with Apple Computer to offer select shows for download on the iTunes store. Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton's show, "The Simple Life: 'Til Death Do Us Part," as well as Hugh Hefner's behind-the-scenes look at Playboy Mansion life in "The Girls Next Door," will be available for $1.99 per download.

"The Soup," E!'s celebrity news and pop-culture mash-up, and plastic-surgery reality program "Dr. 90210," are also available.

"Girls Next Door" has it's season premiere this Sunday.

Hilton, Richie to kiss and make up?

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are set to publicly end their two-year feud as guests on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Letterman has reportedly offered to play peacekeeper after inviting "The Simple Life" stars to appear together on his program in September.

The two fell out amid reports Richie aired a private viewing of Hilton's controversial sex tape. Both girls have refused to go into detail about their feud, with Hilton repeatedly telling journalists, "She knows what she did." Hilton and Richie agreed to team up on TV again for the third season of reality show The Simple Life - but refused to work together onscreen.

Tori Spelling gets the shaft

Tori Spelling was expecting perhaps $200 million from her late father's estate -- legendary TV producer Aaron Spelling. Instead she got the shaft.

The actress will get a $200,000 cash inheritance and around $600,000 in private investments -- just 0.16 per cent of her father's assets of more than $500 million.

Spelling is said to be mighty pissed that her mother's home decorator, Robert Dolley, was left $50,000 and her manicurist, Ernestine Young, will get $25,000.

The elder Spelling decided to cut Tori out of his will just months before he died. The pair reportedly had a dramatic falling out when Tori confronted him about her mother Candy's alleged affair. The two refused to speak to each other for nine months -- but Tori insists she made up with her father on his death bed.

Ken Baker, an editor at Us Weekly, said: "Alzheimer's was listed as a contributing factor in his death so he may not have been of sound mind when he revised the will.

"Tori, I'm told, will contest the will. However, the will has a no contest clause, so it could be a really messy fight."

Lohan collapses on movie set

Lindsay Lohan was hospitalized yesterday after collapsing on the set of her new movie. The actress was in Los Angeles shooting 'Georgia Rule' when she fainted -- allegedly after a long night of partying.

The 20-year-old was seen with boyfriend Harry Morton on Tuesday night, and when she arrived on set the following morning she was "overheated and dehydrated".

Her representative, Leslie Sloane Zelnick, denies Lindsay collapsed because she had partied too hard and insists the intense California heat was to blame.

She told 'The Insider' website: "She was filming in 105-degree weather for 12 hours." The redhead was given a vitamin B shot at the hospital and released a few hours later.

This is not the first time Lindsay has collapsed on set. She was also hospitalized last year for a swollen liver and kidney infection while filming 'Just My Luck'.

Stacey Dash: The Playboy pix

As we told you previously, Stacey Dash -- formerly of "Clueless" and several lesser known flicks -- has posed for Playboy magazine, and the pictures just rolled in.

The results? Not too shabby for the 40-something actress. Playboy's August 2006 edition features 17 photos of Dash in various degrees of undress (the photo at right is one example -- others feature Dash fully undressed).

Now, if you'd like to peruse the collection, we encourage you to buy the magazine. However, the complete set has been leaked online on several sites. We'll link to one here: DailyNiner.com.

WARNING: Not safe for work!

StarChatter's question: How much did she get paid?

Madonna atop the throne

Madonna insists on getting a brand new toilet seat at every concert hall she plays.

The singer's contract for her Confessions world tour reportedly demands that a new toilet seat -- wrapped in plastic -- is delivered to her handlers upon her arrival at a venue and that no-one else be allowed to sit on it.

Other stipulations on the throne include that it be disposed of immediately after the show, and that no one can sell it on eBay.

Madonna's representative, Liz Rosenberg, confirmed the bizarre request: "I don't know if anyone helps her wipe but there are probably people who would volunteer."

StarChatter's take: As if someone would BUY a toilet seat used by Maddonna on eBay ... Uh, scratch that. Yes they would!

StarChatter: Back to La La Land

Well, we have arrived safe and sound in La La Land after an all-too-brief excursion to Vegas over the weekend.

Like jumping from the frying pan into the fire!

We kept our cool in Vegas by staying inside and drinking lots of rum, and venturing out to the pool from time to time to take a dip. After dark we hit the club scene for some serious partying. Unfortunately there were no Paris sightings, only the usual B-list (and lesser) celebs out and about. We'd tell you more, but you know the Vegas motto...

So, here we are back at StarChatter central trying to beat the heat (and hoping the power outages don't hit) while we noodle around the usual gossip mills to keep you up-to-date on the latest celebrity buzz.

Here's to a great week! (We'll drink to that!)

Elizabeth Hurley

Tina Fey: No more 'Saturday Night Live'

Tina Fey is leaving "Saturday Night Live" after a nine year run.

Fey, who both writes and performs on the show, anchoring the Weekend Update segment, is in preparations for a fall launch of her new sitcom, "30 Rock".

No announcement has been made on Fey's replacement, and the announcement is said to have left the program's producers scrambling to rethink the Weekend Update slot, which Fey co-presents with Amy Poehler. The show enters its 31st season in September.

Fey told the New York Daily News, "I think I'm out of the fake news business for a while."

Weekend in Vegas

StarChatter is heading to Vegas for an action-packed weekend!

We'll let you know if we see any celebutantes poolside, flashing their new boobs, 6-pack abs or scrawny, flesh-covered bone-sacks. We'll also be hitting the clubs, where we're sure to see some Paris Hilton action.

We'll give you a full report next week.

Have a great weekend!

Christina Aguilera's missing nipple ring

Christina Aguilera has had her nipple piercing removed -- reportedly out of respect for her husband and contrary to her earlier statements that she wouldn't change for marriage.

The 'Dirrty' singer -- who at one time boasted multiple piercings, including ones on her, uh, snatch, -- once vowed she would always keep her nipple ring "for herself".

But recent pictures of Aguilera dressed in a see-through top showed no sign of the ring (click the photo at right to do your own inspection). It's rumored that the 25-year-old singer got it removed for her music executive husband, Jordan Bratman.

A source said: "Now she's married, Christina has decided to remove her right nipple ring -- the last of what used to be 12 piercings."

Aguilera once claimed that she would not tone down her raunchy image just because she had gotten married.

"Being sexual is a huge part of my artistry and who I am as a woman. When I am sexual in my lyrics or videos, it's because I am being honest. I'm in favour of any woman being proud of her body."

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Denise Richards feeling charitable

Former Bond girl Denise Richards -- who posed for Playboy magazine in 2004 -- will get naked for the July issue of 'Jane' to raise money for the Clothes Off Our Back foundation.

Said Richards: "I am not quite sure what I will be wearing. I think I will be wearing clear balloons. 'Jane' has done this before, so I think it will be a pretty issue."

Richards -- the estranged wife of actor Charlie Sheen and main squeeze of rocker Richie Sambora -- insists she wasn't worried about baring it all, regardless of the fact that she's a mother of two.

"I ate my face off" prior to the shoot, she said.

The magazine will feature a number of other celebs in the buff, including Heidi Klum, Jenna Fisher, Sanaa Lathan, Gretchen Bleiler, Rachel Blanchard, Rachel Miner and Brittany Snows.

The Clothes Off Our Back foundation holds online auctions of celebrity outfits to benefit various children's charities.

Lohan's boobs feel real!

Drummer Harry Judd of the rock group McFly says Lindsay Lohan's boobs are REAL.

Judd revealed that he had a brief fling with Lohan while they filmed the movie 'Just My Luck' together.

Lohan has been dogged by rumors that she's had a boob job, but Judd insists they felt real when he got his hands on them.

Said Judd: "I couldn't tell but they felt real, so if they're fake, they're very good ones. They looked very natural."

Judd, who has repeatedly talked about their fling in the last few weeks, admits he would feel awkward if he met Lohan anytime soon, because Lohan insists nothing romantic happened between them.

"It would be awkward. I'd be like, 'Come on, why are you lying?' She was really nice when we saw her about a month ago, but that's before I talked about it publicly."

StarChatter sez: We've included a few photos here so that you, the reader, can judge for yourself. Aren't we nice?

Mischa Barton getting 'Desperate'?

Mischa Barton is rumored to be vying for a spot on the cast of Desperate Housewives.

After being killed off on the season finale of "The OC" -- the teen show that made her famous -- the British-born actress is said to be in close discussions with Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry about a new role.

Cherry's spokesperson said, "He's interviewing and auditioning all the time. I'm sure Mischa would be a welcome asset to the show, but who knows what will happen?"

Oh, the intrigue!

Depp is Bahama bound

Johnny Depp is moving his family to the island nation of the Bahamas.

The actor said he fell in love with the idyllic islands after filming the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' there. He will reportedly leave his home in France to live there with his partner Vanessa Paradis and their two children.

"We want to spend a lot more time there in the future because it's a completely different way of life. It will be our home base."

Depp insists he and Vanessa will divide their time between their new home, the US and France so their children learn about different cultures.

Will there be a 'Friends' reunion?

Jennifer Aniston has hinted the cast of 'Friends' may reunite for a one-time special, adding to the speculation after similar comments by Courtney Cox.

The actress said she "missed" playing her character Rachel Green in the popular TV sitcom -- which ran for 10 years and ended in May 2004 -- and she would happily reprise her role for a holiday special.

Said Anniston: "The only thing I can think of doing is maybe for fun doing a Thanksgiving episode. Our Thanksgiving episodes were really fun."

Anniston made the comments during an interview with talk show hosts Richard and Judy on British TV's Channel 4.

Courteney Cox, Jennifer's co-star who played Monica Geller, recently fueled rumors of a reunion when she said: "I can see us coming together for something like a Thanksgiving show. I think they would see each other every year."

Maria Bello: Monogamy sucks

Actress Maria Bello told Esquire magazine that she will be one of the last celebrities to settle down and marry -- because she thinks its impossible to be faithful to one partner for life.

Well, that IS a refreshing view, given all of the mixing and matching that goes with the celebrity lifestyle.

The actress, who starred recently in "A History of Violence", has never married, but has a five-year-old son with TV executive Dan McDermott.

She told Esquire, "The whole idea of monogamy is nonsensical to me. I suppose I understand the idea of a lifelong helpmate and friend. But when you have to stay sexually monogamous to this one person, I think it's usually a big fat lie. Read the statistics. Seventy per cent of people are having affairs."

Um, that stat sounds a little low for Hollywood. The problem is, if celebrities followed her lead, what would all the frenzied wedding watchers do?

Anniston: Sex with Vince better

Jennifer Anniston reportedly had a "girl's night" with her closest friends recently, and as the wine flowed they talked about the best sex they'd ever had, but Brad Pitt's name allegedly did not come up.

A friend of Jennifer's is quoted by New Weekly magazine as saying: "Hands down, Vince is the best lover Jen says she's ever had. She giggles, saying how great he is, in and out of the bedroom. Jen says Vince is a real man. He understands her needs sexually and emotionally."

It has also been claimed that Jennifer never spoke adoringly about her relationship with Brad -- who just had his first child with Angelina Jolie -- but can't stop talking about Vince.

Another friend of the actress said: "Contrary to what a lot of people think, Jen really has moved on from Brad. Jen says she doesn't need another star-studded wedding. She wants it to be all about her and Vince."

Portman denies nudity!

Well, not all the time, we hope.

But the actress did deny -- through a representative -- that she did a nude scene in the soon-to-be-released film "Goya's Ghosts".

Rumours were swirling that the "Star Wars" beauty would bare all in the biopic of Spanish painter Francisco Goya, in which she plays the artist's muse who is accused of atheism and then stripped as punishment.

But her representative says, "It is a body double in the scene and the double is in profile and in shadow. You see nothing."

StarChatter predicts the film will fail miserably!

Olsen Twins blowing smoke?

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, once known to millions as the squeaky-clean Olsen Twins, are now rumoured to hold cigarette smokathon sessions at the headquarters of their billion-dollar company, Dualstar Entertainment Group.

The twins visit Dualstar's Culver City offices in California once a month, where they allegedly chain smoke for hours in their office.

The Olsens, who turn 20 this month, have been child actors since they were one. Mary-Kate shattered their clean image when she checked into rehab recently to be treated for an eating disorder, and was plagued by rumours she had a drug addiction.

StarChatter sez: "Give a hoot, don't pollute... your lungs, that is."

Or, as W.C. Fields used to say, "That'll stunt your growth, kid!"

Um, too late!

Paris Hilton: skinny celebs are 'gross'

Pot, meet Kettle.

Paris Hilton, the rail-thin celebutante whose 15-minutes has turned into an eternity, claims to dislike overly thin celebrities.

She told Britain's OK! magazine: "A lot of women are too thin. But I like food too much. I think those people who are getting really skinny -- and I'm not saying which ones -- just look gross."

OK, we know she's digging at Nicole Richie, and she'd be correct: Richie is grossly bony. But really, couldn't Paris stand to eat some damned butter or ice cream or something?

Hilton also recently revealed she thinks one-night stands are "gross".

The hotel heiress -- whose porn video 'One Night in Paris' is one of the best selling adult DVDs of all-time -- said she would never bed a man straight after meeting him.

"One-night stands are not for me. I think it's gross when you just give it up."

Um, yeah. Right. Starchatter says: Can we get some of what she was she smoking/drinking when she made that statement?

American Pie: Angela Little

Actress-slash-model Angela Little is climbing the Buzz charts on search engine Yahoo!

The reason: Soon to be released "American Pie: Band Camp".

As with past incarnations, the flick will no doubt show off the assets, er, talent of its female cast.

For a little taste of what you might see more of in the film, see Little's web site gallery.

Stacey Dash bares all?

Stacey Dash — the stunning co-star of the 1995 cult film "Clueless" — is hoping to give her acting career a boost by posing nude for Playboy, according to the gossip mill.

Dash played trendy teenager Dionne in the Alicia Silverstone hit when she was actually in her late 20s. Now 40, she has appeared in a string of unremarkable films and hopes to revive her fortunes by baring all.

Dash will reportedly appear in a spread in the August 2006 issue of the popular men's magazine. She has previously appeared in various stages of undress — semi-nude, if you prefer — in a 2004 edition of Smooth magazine. (See photo at right.)

The magazine publication coincides with the release of the new film "I Could Never Be Your Woman," in which Dash stars with Michelle Pfeiffer.

Starchatter's opinion: She's how old!?! Wow. She should be selling beauty secrets on infomercials...

Lohan to change name to Rose?

Lindsey Lohan has apparently become intrigued by Kabbalah, the mystical off-shoot of Judaism made famous by Madonna and other celebrities, including Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher.

Lohan, 20, has allegedly been so inspired by the teachings of the pop-religion that she is leaving the Catholic Church. As part of her conversion, the 'Mean Girls' star will take on the name "Rose", gossip has it.

"Yes, I am looking into Kabbalah. All of us need something. You have to grab on to whatever gets you through," Lohan said.

Locklear erasing Sambora

Heather Locklear reportedly is erasing Richie Sambora from her life -- literally.

Locklear had “Richie” tattooed on her left hip when the two were a happy couple. But now that the two are divorcing, she's erasing the name. In it's place: a rose.

Indeed, some have gossiped that while in the tatoo shop, she had the name "Finch" scribed on her ankle, an homage to her current fling David Spade.

Starchatter's advice to Locklear: Um, you might want to stop putting names on your body altogether.

Emmy Award Nominees!

The 58th Annual Emmy Award nominees have been announced, and it looks like "24" is the big gainer with 12 nominations, followed up by "Grey's Anatomy" with 11. Last year's big hit, "Desperate Housewives" garnered only a handful of nominations, most of them for non-acting awards. (A snub? Starchatter thinks it is, and deservedly so. The show suffered from major drift this season.)

A few highlights:

Lead actor in a comedy series
Larry David as Himself, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Kevin James as Doug Heffernan, The King Of Queens
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk, Monk
Steve Carell as Michael Scott, The Office
Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper, Two And A Half Men

Lead actress in a comedy series
Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish, The Comeback
Jane Kaczmarek as Lois, Malcolm In The Middle
Stockard Channing as Lydia Barnes, The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Debra Messing as Grace, Will & Grace

Check out the complete list at The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences or at Hollywood Reporter

Ashlee a $4 million dollar girl?

Was Ashlee Simpson offered $4 million to pose in Playboy magazine?

Rob Shuter, Simpson’s publicist, said that Ashlee did indeed receive an offer to show off her assets in the men's mag, but turned down the offer.

A representative for Playboy was quoted as saying that offers are made all the time, but the reported price tag was all wrong this time: “We don’t comment on who we do and don’t make offers on, but I can tell you that we don’t make $4 million dollar offers to anyone.”

StarChatter's advice to Ashlee: The clock is ticking on your 15 minutes -- better cash in while you can!