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Kristin: The Next Daisy Duke?

First, former Laguna Beach star Kristin Cavallari was linked with Jessica Simpson's ex-husband – and now she's being eyed for Simpson's movie role.

Bill Gerber, the producer of last year's The Dukes of Hazzard, tells PEOPLE in its new issue that he is working on a prequel to the movie that brought Simpson (and her rear view) film fame – and he thinks Cavallari, 19, would fill out those Daisy Duke shorts quite nicely.

"She's at the top of the list," he says. "I like her innocence and her beauty."

Why not just stick with Simpson, 25? "It's a prequel, like Batman (Begins)," he says. "We're going for a whole new cast."

Simpson and husband Nick Lachey, 32, announced in November 2005 that they were separating. In March, Lachey and Cavallari were spotted flirting at various restaurants and parties – although Cavallari told PEOPLE, "There's nothing to talk about, there's nothing going on. He's a nice guy, but I'd have to say we're just friends."

Reps for Cavallari and Simpson did not return calls.

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Lindsay Gets Cozy with Paris's Ex

How better to get back at a nemesis? If you're Lindsay Lohan, you start by dating her ex-boyfriend.
Lindsay Lohan and Stavros Niarchos were first spied together five days before he and Paris Hilton broke up last month. Now it's clear that was just the beginning of a beautiful friendship, PEOPLE reports in its new issue.

Lohan, 19, and Niarchos, 21, were spotted kissing on May 15 at the Manhattan nightclub Butter. The next evening, they partied together at Bungalow 8 until 3 a.m., and on May 17 they caught an Elefant concert at Webster Hall before meeting friends at Bungalow 8 once again.

Although sources confirm the two are hooking up, Lohan was also spotted smooching British singer Jamie Burke on May 7 and hanging out at clubs with X-Men: The Last Stand director Brett Ratner in April.

As for Hilton, she seemed unfazed at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20 as she danced and sang Rod Stewart's "Do You Think I'm Sexy" atop a table at a party hosted by Suite Miami.

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Denise & Heather: Still Feuding?

It's downright childish. But is it true? Did Heather Locklear and a pal recently park outside Denise Richards's Westlake Village house and blast Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer"?
Locklear stopped speaking to Richards after finding out that she is dating Locklear's estranged husband, Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora. But as PEOPLE reports in its new issue, a Locklear pal denies she pulled any Hollywood-turned-high-school hijinks: "It 100 percent never, ever happened."

Counters a Richards pal: "It is 100 percent true." (Math, Hollywood style.)

This much is certain: On May 20, Locklear, 44, joined pals, including rumored beau David Spade (who sources say is just a friend), for dinner at L.A. hot spot Republic.

That same night, Richards, 35 – who is now seeking a cut of Charlie Sheen's Screen Actors Guild pension in addition to sole custody of their two kids – watched from backstage as Sambora, 46, rocked out with Bon Jovi in Dublin.

The two then hopped a private jet and checked into a five-star hotel south of Naples.

Who needs drive-by serenades? They can make their own music.

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Sharon Stone Promotes a Good Cause at Cannes

Sharon Stone and Robin Williams kept the jokes coming at an AIDS charity dinner in Cannes – but also made sober comments about the deadly disease.

"There are now 14 million people with the illness," Stone said at Thursday night's fundraiser for the Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). "We can't stop until we have a vaccine."

At the auction at the Cinema Against AIDS dinner benefiting amfAR, Williams – who during cocktail hour walked around pretending to be part of the waitstaff – put in the winning bid of $40,000 for an Armani black-and-white cylindrical diamond necklace.

"I just bought a $40,000 coke vial," he quipped.

Trying to spur bidding above $60,000 for a vacation package in the south of France, he joked, "One picture of Angelina Jolie's baby and you can buy this."

Later Williams jumped on stage to sing with Wyclef Jean, and then paid $80,000 for an impromptu performance by the singer-activist.

Stone also brought levity to the proceedings, telling guests, "Before the auction we have already made $2 million. But don't think that means I'm not coming for your cash!" The dinner raised more than $4 million.

Other celebrity guests included Rosario Dawson and boyfriend Jason Lewis, Sofia Coppola, Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes, Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Faye Dunaway, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe and Petra Nemcova (who danced during Wyclef Jean's performance and took pictures for several guests from her front-row seat).

Lance Armstrong was in the men's room when he was called up to the podium to conduct an auction. To much laughter – and the sound system playing Queen's "Bicycle Race" – Armstrong dashed to the stage.

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York ("We've got a Duchess of York and some queens from Brooklyn," cracked Williams) told PEOPLE she was "delighted" to do her part at the dinner and spoke of a recent trip to Africa, where a little girl whose parents had died of AIDS asked Ferguson if she liked her dress. "It's heartbreaking," she said.

Though he was there to show his support, Babel star Gael Garcia Bernal told PEOPLE he didn't plan to bid on any of the auction items – because, after four days of interviews and "no more than two hours of sleep per night, I'm just surprised I haven't fallen asleep yet."

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It's a Boy for Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani and her husband of three years, rocker Gavin Rossdale, welcomed their first child together on Friday – a 7 1/2 lb. baby boy named Kingston James McGregor Rossdale.

Stefani gave birth at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Both mother and child are doing well, said her rep in a statement.

Stefani had long been open about her desire to be a mom. "I'm hoping my children will save me from my vanity," she told PEOPLE in 2004.

One thing is for certain: The baby will be well-dressed.
In recent months, Stefani and Rossdale were spotted stocking up on baby goods at trendy London boutiques like Elias & Grace in the couple's Primrose Hill neighborhood. And Stefani, a successful fashion designer, has added clothes for babies and toddlers to her Harajuku Lovers line.

Stefani first announced her pregnancy last December during a concert in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. "I want you to say it loud enough so the baby hears it," Stefani yelled to the audience during a sing-along on her song "Crash." The crowd went wild.

"This is the end of a huge chapter for me," Stefani added. A camera then cut to an audience member holding a hand-lettered poster that read: "Congrats on Baby."

Stefani, 36, and Rossdale, 40, married in September 2002 in two separate ceremonies: a London wedding at St. Paul's Church and Los Angeles nuptials two weeks later.

The pair began dating in 1995, when Stefani's band, No Doubt, toured as openers for Rossdale's then-group, Bush.

This is the first child for Stefani; Rossdale discovered in 2004 that he has a 16-year-old daughter, Daisy, with his ex, fashion designer Pearl Lowe.

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Angelina & Brad Have a Girl!

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have welcomed a baby girl, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, a rep for the couple confirms in a statement to PEOPLE.

The child was born on May 27, at night, in the African country of Namibia.

The new parents, along with kids Maddox, 4, and Zahara, 1, have been staying at a luxury resort in Namibia since April, where their personal security team and Namibian police have shielded them from paparazzi.

Last week, the Namibian government said foreign journalists wishing to cover the birth must have written permission from Pitt and Jolie to enter the country and obtain a work permit.

The new girl is the couple's first biological child. Jolie adopted Maddox from Cambodia in 2002 and Zahara from Ethiopia last year. Pitt is in the process of legally adopting both children.

The baby is the latest step in a life-changing year during which Pitt and Jolie went from costars (in last summer's slick crime thriller Mr. and Mrs. Smith) to supercouple to, finally, Mommy and Daddy.

It's the idea that you love one another and you want to create a family together," a friend of the couple's told PEOPLE earlier this year. "What's beautiful is you can do it by birth (or) by adoption."

Word that Angelina was pregnant first broke on Jan. 11, when representatives of both stars confirmed the baby news to PEOPLE after the actress and U.N. goodwill ambassador had confided to a charity aid worker in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: "Yes, I'm pregnant."

The pregnancy news – which came shortly after Pitt's announcement that he planned to adopt Maddox and Zahara – might have been a media bombshell, but it was a natural progression for the pair who put nest-building on the fast track.

Jolie, 30, had long spoken about expanding her family, and told PEOPLE last October that she would like to adopt again. "There's something about making a choice, waking up and traveling somewhere and finding your family," she said.

42, has also often talked about wanting a family. He has no children from his 4-year marriage to Jennifer Aniston, which ended last year.

"I think he'll be wonderful (with the new baby)," Pitt's Assassination of Jesse James costar, Mary-Louise Parker, told PEOPLE earlier this year. "He's a great guy, conscientious and kind. I'm happy for both of them."

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WEEK AHEAD: Lance Revs Up the Indy 500

Lance Armstrong drives the pacecar – and joins a slew of celebrities – at Sunday's Indy 500. PEOPLE finds out who else will get their motors running, plus other events to watch for in the coming week:

SUNDAY, MAY 28: Lance Armstrong is hitting the road again, this time to drive the pace car at the 90th Annual Indianapolis 500. The Tour de France champ helps kick off the race, which starts at 1 p.m. ET (broadcast live on ABC).

And he's not the only celebrity who'll be on hand at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Ashley Judd will be cheering on her racecar-driver husband Dario Franchetti, David Letterman will be rooting for his team and Grey's Anatomy's Patrick Dempsey will also be feeling the need for speed.

TUESDAY, MAY 30: The search is on again for the most hilarious person in America. Yes, Dear star Anthony Clark hosts the new season of NBC's Last Comic Standing (8 p.m. ET). Show us the funny!

THURSDAY, JUNE 1: Can you spell ratings? For the first time in its 79-year history, the Scripps National Spelling Bee will go primetime. The country's top young spellers will sweat it out while trying to remember SAT-level words when the finals air live from Washington, D.C. (ABC at 8 p.m. ET).

FRIDAY, JUNE 2: Talk about an A-list hook-up: Architecture aficionado Brad Pitt narrates the PBS documentary Design: e2, a syndicated series about environmentally friendly architecture. Check your local listings for air dates of the six-part program.

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Jude, Sienna Cozy Up – Again

Could it be? After all the tearful confessions and confrontations, have Jude Law and Sienna Miller finally overcome Nannygate?

It certainly seemed that way at the Hollywood hot spot Shag on May 22, as Law and Miller got close and cuddly over vodka tonics, PEOPLE reports in its new issue.

Lindsay Lohan kept the lovebirds company in their V.I.P. booth, and even volunteered to head outside first at the end of the night, creating a flashbulb frenzy that prevented photographers from catching on to the comely duo.

Couples who dodge paparazzi together, stay together?

It wouldn't be the first time the formerly engaged actors have appeared to be on the mend. In November, Law attended the Los Angeles premiere of Miller's movie, Casanova.

Asked by the Associated Press whether she and Law were back together, Miller replied, "Well, it's pretty obvious, isn't it?" She added, "We're working things out."

But earlier this year, Miller was spotted kissing her Factory Girl costar Hayden Christensen.

The couple became engaged in December 2004, but split after Law publicly apologized in July 2005 for cheating on Miller with his children's nanny.

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نيما فلاح - سحر ولد بيگي
علي دهكري - آفرين چيت ساز
حسن پورشيرازي - مهنار افضلي
حميد سمندريان - هما روستا
محد رضا شريفي نيا - آزيتا حاجيان
علي مصفا - ليلا حاتمي
يوسف مراديان - سار خوئيني ها
مهدي هاشمي - گلاب آدينه
امين حيايي - نيلوفر خوش خلق
بهرام بيضايي - مژده شمسايي
بهزاد فراهاني - فهيمه رحيم نيا
مجيد جعفري - اكرم محمدي
نيما بانكي - ليلي رشيدي
احمد حامد - فاطمه معتمد آريا
جمشيد جهانزاده - فرزانه نشاط خواه
عزيز ساعتي - ميترا محاسني
آتش تقي پور - شهين عليزاده
بهروز بقايي - پرستو گلستاني
رفيع پيتز - آتنه فقيه نصيري
هادي مرزبان - فرزانه كابلي
جلال مقامي - ر فعت هاشم پور
مهرداد شكرابي - عاطفه رضوي
عبدالرضا گنجي - فاطمه گودرزي
فريبرز كامكاري - الهام پاوه نژاد
اصغر همت - افسر اسدي
محمد رحمانيان - مهتاب نصير پور
علي اسيوند - حميرا رياضي
داوود رشيدي - احترام برومند
امين تارخ - منصوره شادمنش
جهانگير كوثري - رخشان بني اعتماد
پيام صابري - زيبا بروفه
بهمن زرين پور - مينا جعفرزاده
پيمان قاسم خاني - بهاره رهنما
امير جعفري - ريما رامين فر
عباس صالحي - رزيتا غفاري
سعيد تهراني - لادن طباطبايي
محمود پاك نيت - مهوش صبر كن
جمشيد آهنگراني - منيژه حكمت
حسن جوهرچي - مهناز بيات
اتيلا پسياني - فاطمه تقوي
حسين عرفاني - شهلا ناظريان
اسماعيل رياحي - شهلا رياحي
شهرام اسدي - لادن مستوفي
محسن مخملباف - مرضيه مشگيني
بهروز افخمي - ناهيد طلوع
فرخ نعمتي - سهيلا رضوي
كيومرث پوراحمد - مهرانه ربي
مير ولي ا.... مدني - رويا تيموريان
فرشيد نوابي - الهام چرخنده
مرحوم فيروز بهجت محمدي - آزيتا لاچيني
معسود جعفري جوزاني - فهيمه سرخابي
نجف دريا بندري - فهيمه راستكار
سروش خليلي - فاطمه دانش زاد
حميد فرخ نژاد - فروزان جليلي فر
غلامرضا آزادي - فريال بهزاد
ابوالفضل جليلي - مريم اشرفي ( عكاس )
محمود كريمي حكاك - ياسمين ملك نصر
بابك نوري - هاله ارجمند كرماني
شاهرخ فروتنيان - افسانه چهره آزاد
فرشيد رحيميان - كتايون رياحي
ناصر هاشمي - سيما تيرانداز

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Taylor Hicks Inks Record Deal

Alert the Soul Patrol: A week after being named the latest American Idol, Taylor Hicks has signed the record contract that comes with winning the FOX competition.

According to the Associated Press, the deal links the 29-year-old Alabama crooner with 19 Recordings Unlimited, the label managed by Idol creator Simon Fuller, and music mogul Clive Davis, who will oversee Hicks's first album.

Hicks's versions of the original song "Do I Make You Proud?" and the Doobie Brothers' "Takin' It to the Streets" will be released on June 13, with a full-length album due later this year.

Hicks's edge, Davis tells PEOPLE in its new issue, "is that he is charismatic and soulful at the same time."

For his part, Hicks tells PEOPLE, the Idol win and upcoming American Idols Live! tour, which kicks off July 5, are the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. "As a (rising) performer, working at small venues and bars, you never get to experience the echo of the arena," he says. "Now I'm gonna hear that echo and it's a dream come true."

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Lance Armstrong Cleared of Doping Charges

Lance Armstrong has been cleared of doping charges stemming from the 1999 Tour de France, the Amsterdam-based International Cycling Union announced on Wednesday.

According to the Associated Press, the agency also accused France's World Anti-Doping Agency of misconduct in unfairly targeting Armstrong.

Armstrong, 34, who had called the investigation a "witch hunt," had repeatedly denied using banned substances. On Thursday, NBC News reported that Armstrong says he is "pleased" with the findings.

In its 132-page report, the International Cycling Union suggests considering "appropriate sanctions to remedy the violations" by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the AP reports.

In August 2005, the French sports daily L'Equipe reported that six of Armstrong's urine samples from 1999, when he won the first of his record seven-straight Tour de France titles, came back positive for the endurance-boosting hormone EPO when they were retested in 2004.

By October, the International Cycling Union had appointed Dutch lawyer Emile Vrijman to investigate. Vrijman said Wednesday his report "exonerates Lance Armstrong completely with respect to alleged use of doping in the 1999 Tour de France."

Armstrong, a cancer survivor, retired from professional cycling after his 2005 Tour de France win. On July 16, he will host the 14th annual ESPY Awards, benefiting the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

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Nick Lachey's New Gal

What's left of Nick Lachey six months after the breakup of his marriage to Jessica Simpson? Plenty, it seems. The singer – while managing to escape the attention of the press – has been dating stylist Kim Kardashian for the past month, sources tell PEOPLE.
The twosome chatted the night away at Hollywood hot spot Shag May 15 and were photographed May 24 at an afternoon showing of The Da Vinci Code in Westwood. (The pair held hands as they exited the theater, but separated when photographers started snapping.)

"They're sweet on each other," a source close to the couple tells PEOPLE. "It's the beginning stages of a relationship." (His rep had no comment.)

What's the attraction? Friends point out that Lachey, 32, and Kardashian, 25 – who met at a party for Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart last month – have at least one thing in common: failed marriages. Kardashian, whose father is the late O.J. Simpson trial attorney Robert Kardashian, divorced music producer Damon Thomas in 2004.

"Part of the attraction is they have both gone through similar life situations," says the source. "They developed a bond."

Still, Lachey may be going slow. "For Nick to settle down," says a pal, "it will take someone who is a lifelong partner."

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Anna Nicole Smith: 'Yes, I Am Pregnant'

Anna Nicole Smith is finally putting to rest rumors that she's pregnant – by confirming that she is with child, as she reveals in a video clip posted on her Web site.

Floating on an inflatable raft in a swimming pool and with a dog barking in the background as she looks directly into the camera, the former Playmate and reality star says: "Well, let me stop all the rumors. Yes. I am pregnant. I'm happy, I'm very, very happy about it. Things are goin' really, really good, and I'll be checking in and out periodically on the Web, and I'll let you see me as I'm growing."

There are no further details in the posting, such as how far along she is or who fathered the baby.
Early last month, playing along with the rumors that were rising, Smith's attorney, Howard K. Stern, said in a written statement: "If Anna Nicole is pregnant she obviously doesn't want anybody to know yet. If she is not pregnant she's not denying the rumor because she thinks it's funny how much of a stir it's causing. She'll leave it up to you to guess which one it is."

The rumors had followed published reports that the 38-year-old former pinup and weight-loss pitchwoman was pregnant by an unidentified man.

Smith already has a 20-year-old son, Daniel, from a previous relationship.

Meanwhile, the same week as Stern's statement, Smith won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gives her another chance to collect millions of dollars from the embattled estate of her late Texas oil tycoon husband J. Howard Marshall.

Smith married Marshall in 1994 when she was a 26-year-old topless dancer and he was an 89-year-old Texas oil tycoon. Marshall died the following year.

His son, Pierce Marshall, claims his father's various wills and trusts make him the sole heir of a fortune estimated to be as high as $1.6 billion – which triggered the family feud that has been played out in courtrooms in both California and Texas and then, finally, in the Supreme Court.

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Rachel Weisz Has a Boy

Oscar winner Rachel Weisz has had a boy, the star's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.

Mother, father (Darren Aronofsky), and child are healthy and happy, according to the rep.

Weisz, 35, is engaged to Brooklyn-born Requiem For a Dream director Aronofsky, 37. This is the first child for the couple, who are based in New York.

When she first revealed the pregnancy in January on the Tonight Show, the Cambridge-educated actress said of Aronofsky, "I found myself a sophisticated, educated American. He's not an actor. He's traveled the world. He knows where Europe is, unlike a lot of Americans. He's very cultured, but he's all man."

Weisz won an Oscar in March for her supporting role as a political activist in The Constant Gardener. She also starred in both The Mummy and The Mummy Returns.

Next up, she'll star in The Fountain, a sci-fi love story directed by Aronofsky.

Of Weisz's pregnancy cravings, Aronofsky told PEOPLE last month, "I was expecting all the weird things. There's this jar of pickles sitting in the fridge. It's been there for months and she hasn't even eaten one."

As for the baby's name, Weisz said backstage at the Oscars that she and her fiancé had narrowed it down to "a few" choices, adding, "Oscar isn't amongst them, for sure."

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Matthew McConaughey & Penelope Cruz Are 'Separating'

Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz have decided to spend time apart, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.

The couple "have decided to take time off as a couple. Due to busy work schedules and so much time apart, they mutually decided four weeks ago that separating was the best thing to do at this time," according to a joint statement from the couple to PEOPLE.

"They're very good friends, but they haven't been able to be together," a source close to Cruz tells PEOPLE. "Who knows what the future holds."

Cruz, 32, is currently in Spain filming Manolete, a drama about the legendary Spanish bullfighter, costarring Adrien Brody. Meanwhile, McConaughey, 36, is in the U.S. shooting We Are Marshall, about former Marshall University football coach Jack Lengyel.
(Penelope) said it has been too hard to have a relationship when you see the other person every six weeks," adds the source.

The couple last saw each other in March when McConaughey visited Cruz on location in Spain.

McConaughey, PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive, and Cruz have been dating for more than a year. They met while filming last year's Sahara.