Entertainment Weekly has a delightful piece on former Savage Garden front-singer Darren Hayes, who is back with a new solo record. It’s not his first go-alone release, but he’s definitely got some new stuff set to go. We are tres excited to listen to it! Check out what this former pop duo turned solo artist is up to nowadays!

And what is Paris Hilton up to this week? She’s with her sister Nicky Hilton in Tokyo, Japan, judging the Miss Universe Japan beauty contest. Paris Hilton said she loved Tokyo because “the shopping is great.”

Oh, how superficial, but could we expect anything more?

Tom Cruise has been seen out and about recently after a period of hibernation, probably to let the stigma of his couch-jumping and anti-psychiatry railings be forgotten. He’s been sighted cheering wifey Katie Holmes on as she ran the NYC Marathon, and then he’s been on MTV’s TRL and the premiere of “Lions for Lambs.” Could we be hearing more crazy talk against medication for the mentally ill in the coming days?

Jessica Simpson was walking along the 11th annual Ace Awards last night when she got caught in the street grill. Obviously these shoes were not made for walking!

Ever-opinionated TV host Rosie O’Donnell is reportedly in talks with MSNBC for her very own primetime show. It’ll be great to see Rosie back on the air, after her purported negotiations with “The Price is Right” fell through…

Pop princess Christina Aguilera finally admitted that she will “enter into mommyhood” in 2008. With that big bump on her, and Paris Hilton’s embarrassing public slip-up announcing the pregnancy, it’s hard to keep it a secret any longer…

Britney Spears went shopping this week. What do y’all think about her seemingly plumper lips?