Strike Talks Again? Who shops at 2am?

The AP is reporting that striking Hollywood writers could begin informal talks with studio chiefs as early as next week in an effort to end a two-month walkout that has hobbled the entertainment industry. This is according to a person familiar with the bargaining strategy of the writers union.

Condolences to Lilli Allen. The star has suffering a miscarriage according to sources in London.

That was quick. Gary Collins is a free man.
He was reportedly released from Glendale City Jail early Friday after serving a four-day stint for drunken driving. Collins, 69, pleaded no contest in December to misdemeanor DUI charges stemming from an October arrest and was sentenced to 96 hours in the slammer of his choosing. He was also placed on four years' probation.He
will not face additional charges as a result of the death of the man who police say caused the car crash that led to Collins' arrest.


Who shops at 2am? Britney Spears in a pink wig. She had the English accent thing going the whole time," said Kitson store owner Fraiser Ross, about Spears's 2 a.m. shopping spree last Thursday. "It didn't stop." Some reports claim that the star spend at least $20,000 on this spree.

Guess who is having a party. Britney will host a party, The Scandinavian Style Mansion, at a private residence in Beverly Hills on Feb. 16, PEOPLE has learned.No word yet on what her 'hair' will look like for the event.