• So, what does Sean Penn get for his trouble of saving over 40 people in a borrowed boat? A rumor from a snarky Aussie journalist, claiming the boat sprung a leak. Not true, says Douglas Brinkley, who was on the boat with Penn. If you pull people out of water, guess what? Some water gets in the boat.

• Christina Aguilera became $2 million richer instantly, thanks to her wedding performance quote being met by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko. Meanwhile, Whitney Houston pulled herself together to open the act with Enrique Iglesias for bride (and former Miss Yugoslavia) Alexandra Kokotovic.

• Michael Jackson is reviving his charity motif with plans to record the song "From the Bottom of My Heart" in the next two weeks to benefit Katrina victims. Funny, since we heard he had his removed with his last nose job.

• While Diddy and Jay-Z are donating authentic designer duds to hurricane victims, the Department of Homeland Security is doing its part. They've sent $138 million worth of confiscated faux Yves St. Laurent and Tommy Hilifiger designs to needy evacuees.

• Producers' decision to pull Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie back into the grasp of The Simple Life are getting what they've bargained for. Now they're struggling to tie a plotline around separately filmed scenes.