Ralph Fiennes must have broken up with his partner of 10 years, Francesca Annis.

The actor was seen Friday night in the clutches of another woman — Gina Gershon. The two caught sexy rocker Maggie Kim's show at Crash Mansion on the Bowery at Spring Street, according to a spywitness: "They made out in a booth and then cuddled the rest of the night." A rep for Fiennes didn't return calls.

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American Pie star Chris Klein has hinted at why Katie Holmes ended their engagement at the beginning of the year and found love with Tom Cruise - he has a mean streak.

The unforgiving actor tells women's style magazine Elle that he hates placating women and refuses to accept his partner gaining weight because it leads to insecurity issues. He says, "When a woman isn't feeling good about herself and you combine that with her period, eventually she'll ask you if you like her body. You have to say no... I don't placate."

He also admits he fell in love with the majority of his female co-stars and counts them all as ones that got away. Klein adds, "I've got this policy that you don't sleep with them (co-stars); it complicates stuff. So it's the Heather Grahams, the Rebecca Romijns, the Mena Suvaris, and the Leelee Sobieskis of the world. They all got away."

Meanwhile, the actor admits he plans to stay friends with his ex, even though they no longer speak to one another. He states, "Are we friends? Absolutely. Do we talk? No."

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Nothing says love like a sonogram machine:

In an interview taped Oct. 30 with Barbara Walters for her upcoming special Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005, which airs Nov. 29 on ABC, Tom Cruise revealed his latest purchase for his expectant fiancée Katie Holmes.

"I bought a sonogram machine," Cruise told Walters. "I am gonna donate it to a hospital when we are done." Added Walters: "Wait, you are going to do your own sonogram?" "Yes," said Cruise, laughing. The devices, which use ultrasound waves to allow a peek at a fetus's development, can cost anywhere from $15,000 to over $200,000. (Cruise's rep declined to comment on the purchase.)

So does Tom know if their camera-ready kid is a boy or a girl? "No, I don't," he said. "Barbara, I would tell you. I would say, 'I know if it's a boy or a girl and I'm not telling you.'" Walters asked, "So what do you see?" Said Cruise: "A little baby." It's wait and see for wedding plans too, according to Cruise. "We are gonna get married next summer or early fall," he told Walters. "We don't have a date set yet."

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It's kaput between Lindsay Lohan and Jared Leto.

Leto, who was keeping Lohan company at the Chateau Marmont and other hotels for the past six months, showed up in Las Vegas alone last weekend to catch the last night of Jeff Beacher's "Madhouse" show at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. After the show, which closed the Vegas Comedy Festival, Leto was "all over" a hot blonde, spies said. Also getting lucky was Johnny Knoxville, who left the show with two blondes on each arm for club Body English, where they all partied the night away.

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It was only a matter of time before a Melrose Place-like series came to Logo - MTV Networks' channel aimed at the gay and lesbian audience - and now gay icon Madonna may be the one catalyzing the process.

According to Daily Variety, Madonna's Maverick TV is working with Logo to create a nighttime soap tentatively titled San Rafael, which is currently in the early stages of development at the network.

Created by Christian McLaughlin and Valerie Ahern, San Rafael will follow the lives, loves and fights of a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered residents sharing an apartment complex.

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Christina Aguilera's new husband toasted his large manhood during the couple's wedding dinner rehearsal last Friday.

Record producer Jordan Bratman reportedly stood up at the Japanese meal and asked guests to raise their glasses as he thanked his shocked parents for his "good looks and large p***s". Afterwards, Jordan's brother and best man, Josh, and his father, Jack, both stood up and proudly celebrated the groom's appendage, according to New York Daily News.

Christina simply smiled and nodded in agreement.

--Good looks?

--Pic courtesy of A Socialite's Life

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First comes baby, then comes baby boutique.

Following the joyous arrival of daughter Frances Beatrix on Feb. 18, Kate and Andy Spade are doing what comes instinctively. The couple will christen the birth of their first Kate Spade Baby store on Dec. 1. The 300 square foot boutique, located at 59 Thompson Street in Soho, served as the location for the first Kate Spade flagship store until it moved four blocks over to the roomier 454 Broome Street.

The baby store will carry a full line of current Kate Spade baby products, including the new baby clothing collection, the tabletop pieces, and the new McLaren stroller and baby carrier (both available in January). Feeling the need to spread the love—and to lend some shelf space—the Spades have also opted to stock the shop with onesies from Marie Chantal’s baby line, a jumper from Eliza Gran, and a variety of vintage books, such as the Beatrix Potter series.

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Although Danica Patrick got plenty of publicity for her season in the IRL, she certainly doesn't want much for her wedding.

The 23-year-old driver, who finished fourth in the Indy 500, and physical therapist Paul Hospenthal, 40, were married Saturday in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Patrick met Hospenthal while seeking treatment for a hip injury from a yoga session.

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Court TV's online service will offer full coverage of Saddam Hussein's trial when it resumes, perhaps as early as next Monday.

Court TV Extra said Tuesday it would show the trial on a 20-minute delay. It is scheduled to air from roughly 4 to 9 a.m. EST, with on-demand highlight clips also available.

Two attorneys representing co-defendants in Saddam's trial have been assassinated since the trial began Oct. 19. Saddam and seven others are on trial for the 1982 deaths of 148 Shiite Muslims. If convicted, they could be hanged.

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Britney Spears and her trash-tastic hubby, Kevin Federline, are trying their best to take Manhattan — and seem to have gotten over the spats that consumed them earlier this month.

Last week, the two caught a showing of "Sweet Charity" — the show in which they're rumored to be in talks to co-star — and did some Christmas shopping. Over the weekend, Spears got a manicure complete with new, inch-long fake fingernails after a visit to Marquee Friday night with Federline and his brother — where they all proceeded to down a copious amount of alcohol.

According to one source, Spears' drink of choice was vanilla rum and orange juice, and "they seemed very lovey-dovey. They left at 2:30 a.m. while the rest of their crew closed it down." Son Sean Preston was seen in the back of the car when they left.

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Oprah hosted her "Favorite Things" episode yesterday, where everyone in the audience gets what's on Oprah's list. Some Katrina heroes were surprise audience memebers.

The list:

Philip Stein Teslar Diamond Watch
Burberry Coat
Burberry Purse
UGG Australia's Uptown Boot
Garrett Popcorn Shops' CaramelCrisp® and CheeseCorn™ Tin
The new Apple iPod
"The Oprah Sweater" by Ralph Lauren
Pure Color Cords
Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker
BlackBerry 7105T™ from T-Mobile
Brownies from Moveable Feast Geneva
Nike Free 5.0 iD
Kashwére® Shawl Collar Robe
Croissants from Williams-Sonoma
Hope in a Jar from Philosophy
"Grace" Basket from Philosophy
Oatmeal Cookie Dough from Fox & Obel Market
The Oprah Winfrey Show 20th Anniversary Collection DVD
Sony VAIO® FJ Notebook

--Glad Oprah enjoys Philosophy's Amazing Grace fragrance as much as I do. Lovely by SJP also smells fantastic (Thanks, PJDJD). And if you haven't had popcorn from Garrett's in Chicago, you're really missing out. It's amazing, and a must to keep you nourished on your long walk down Michigan Avenue. I have to disagree with Miss O on a couple items: UGGS are heinous, and I think the Burberry purse she picked out is boring.

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Rumor has it that a Jude Law impostor was able to pick up a gullible young woman at Cain in New York and take her back to the Hilton in his limo.

She later learned the real Jude was in Santa Monica with Sienna Miller, and now the woman is too embarrassed to file a complaint.

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Director Guy Ritchie is reportedly turning his back on the Kabbalah, risking the fury of his religious wife Madonna.

The film-maker fears studying the mystical offshoot of Judaism has done him no favors professionally, and is now attempting to distance himself from the faith. A pal says, "I think Guy is finally realising that following Kabbalah hasn't been his greatest career move. "He has been notably less enthusiastic about it of late and has apparently been staying away from the Kabbalah Center."

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The devil isn't the only one wearing Prada.

Pope Benedict XVI is generating a reputation as a man of the designer cloth - thanks to his penchant for wearing lipstick-red Prada shoes. According to the scuttlebutt from Rome, the new pope is also turning heads by wearing Gucci sunglasses.

Inside the Vatican, the heads of hard-core traditionalists are spinning over the Prada pope's decision to wear ceremonial robes designed by up-and-coming tailor Alessandro Cattaneo instead of those created by Annibale Gammarelli, the design house which has been responsible for papal attire since at least 1846.

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Snoop Dogg has been campaigning for the reprieve of a former LA gang boss set for execution.

Stanley "Tookie" Williams was convicted of four murders in 1981. He maintains his innocence, but his appeals in the California Supreme Court, the federal trial and appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court have all failed.

Through his time in San Quentin State Prison, though, Williams has been campaigning against violence. He has been nominated for five Nobel Peace Prizes and four Nobel Prizes for literature. His supporters say he deserves a second chance, mostly famously rapper and former gang-member Snoop Dogg.

"Stanley Tookie Williams is not just a regular old guy, he's an inspiration," he explained. "He inspires me and I know I inspire millions." Williams, who is due to be executed on December 13, set up Los Angeles Crips gang in 1971.

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The film version of the hit Broadway musical Rent almost had a different cast.

Chris Columbus, the director of the Home Alone movies and the first two Harry Potter films, admits he considered going the celebrity route when casting Rent. Rent is the story of a group of friends, many of whom are struggling artists and musicians, living in a condemned building in New York's East Village. And though it is a musical about death and dying, Rent is a stirring celebration about life and love.

As Columbus' producing partner Mark Radcliffe recalls, he and the filmmaker "started out with the idea of not using the original cast and many of the biggest names in music were eager to be in a film version of Rent." They considered casting Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Usher, Christina Aguilera and Brittany Murphy in the central roles.

"Yes, I talked to Justin. He's a really sweet, talented guy and he was very interested in the project," says Columbus.

--I would have sat outside my local theater and protested if he had cast those peeps. Kill me now. Thank God he changed his mind.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made their first public outing as a couple on Saturday night when they joined the celebrities paying tribute to boxing legend Muhammad Ali at a gala in Kentucky.

Jolie, dressed in a red gown, and Pitt, in a black tuxedo, stood side by side and swayed to the music side by side, holding up flashlights with the rest of the crowd for the finale song, Hold Up The Light.

The star-studded event, held to launch Ali's cultural and educational centre, also included guests such as Bill Clinton, Chris Tucker and Jim Carrey.

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David Bowie is to star in a new movie with Michael Caine.

The Prestige follows the story of two competing magicians. The 58-year-old rockstar will play inventor and electrical wizard Nikola Tesla who is asked by one of the magicians to help him pull off the ultimate magic trick.

Caine plays a veteran magician in the Christopher Nolan directed movie which also co-stars Hugh Jackson and Christian Bale, reports Variety. The movie, adapted from Christopher Priest's novel by Jonathan Nolan will begin shooting in January.

--Ok, I'm excited about this. I absolutely LOVED "Labyrinth," and I loved Bowie in it. "You remind me of the babe...What babe? The babe with power...What power? The of voodoo...who do? You do. Do what? Remind me of the babe..."

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"Laguna Beach" star Talan Torriero's just wrapped his first movie role, for an indie film called "Driftwood," about an attitude-adjustment correctional facility for teens that's haunted by the ghost of a kid murdered there. Torriero plays Yates, a security guard who beats on the kids.

Meanwhile, he's also nearly completed his debut album, and anticipates that "by the end of the week, it'll be done."

All this and an engagement to Kimbo in one week?

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Absolut, the vodka whose bottle-icon campaign was one of the most high-profile campaigns ever, is about to radically alter its marketing strategy away from print to the Internet.

The move is a significant shift for a marketer whose print advertising crossed the barrier from mere liquor promotion into the lexicon of pop culture. The new direction was forced by consumers' changing tastes in media as well as fierce competition in the vodka category, the company said.

"Online plays a more important role than print. Print is not the key media anymore," said Patric Blixt, communications manager for new media at Absolut in Stockholm, Sweden. "Our consumer is more focused on the Internet and mobile communication so we're shifting also. We're evolving the iconic advertising, making it more inclusive and modern with the same wit and creativity we used in our offline advertising."

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