• Madonna's been defending hubby Guy Ritchie after the press hammered his latest flic Revolver, but she had to do even more on the red carpet at the UK premiere. Fans booed and hissed at the entertainment power couple, but only because the press started it.

• Chanel will be keeping Kate Moss on as their Coco Mademoiselle fragrance face through October but will not renew her contract when it expires. Their PR spin, of course, insists their decision had nothing to do with her recent cocaine cavoriting.

• Olivia Newton John's nephew is claiming his aunt split with missing boyfriend Patrick McDermott several months ago because of his excessive drinking. As for his disappearance, nephew John thinks he probably fell off the boat drunk.

• At last night's taping of Premiere's Women in Film event, Charlize Theron was on hand to (literally) kiss Shirley MacLaine's ass.

• Kirstie Alley's 50-pound weight loss finds her just 30 pounds away from her goal weight, though we're not sure whether that's good or bad news for Showtime execs yet to announce whether they'll renew Fat Actress.