Paris and Benji Call It Quits

'It's true. I am going to be a mummy,' she tweets

(NEWSER) - More from the Not Such Shocking News Dept : Jessica Simpson is pregnant. The 31-year-old performer today made a Halloween-theme announcement, tweeting a pic of herself dressed as a mummy and rubbing her tummy: "It's true. I am going to be a mummy," she wrote. Her first baby with fiance Eric Johnson apparently isn't impeding her schedule, either: She's agreed to mentor alongside Nicole Richie on the forthcoming NBC reality show, Fashion Star, the AP reports. Click to see a family portrait , and more photos of a clearly pregnant Simpson and her babydaddy . More»

Really, just imagine having Gaga as a godmother

(NEWSER) - What with her meat dresses and egg chariots, Lady Gaga has all the makings of a kooky godmother. Gaga, who is exactly that to Elton John's son, is just one of the celebrity godparents rounded up in a Daily Beast slideshow:

• Elton John: In a tight-knit circle o' godparents, he is godfather to two of three of Victoria and David Beckham's boys, as well as to Elizabeth Hurley's son ... and Hurley is the Beckham boys' godmother.
• Johnny Depp: In addition to starring in many of Tim Burton's films, he also acts as godfather to the director's son with Helena Bonham-Carter.
• Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman: Both famous Australians act as godparents to fellow Aussie Rupert Murdoch's two daughters with Wendi Deng.

How nice for her

(NEWSER) - Well, isn’t this nice? In a new interview with the AP , Paris Hilton says she has achieved all her professional goals, by the ripe old age of 30. "I have done everything that I wanted to do and I feel very blessed that I have been very successful on every area," she says. "So it's very exciting. There is nothing else to do.” Of course, that doesn’t mean she’s resting on her laurels; she has a new shoe collection out, a new reality show, and she says she wants to get into the real estate business. More»

And 'Paz' has the pictures to prove it

(NEWSER) - The nation’s newest folk hero? According to Gawker , it’s a former Yale student and current DJ/musician who calls himself PAZ … and who recently crashed Paris Hilton’s swanky 30th birthday party and stole her $2,000 cake. On his website , PAZ explains how it happened—it was his friend’s idea, and all he needed was a wristband with a “P” on it to get in—and offers up the pictures to prove it. Why did he steal the cake? Because there were two, and he was told by the waitstaff that one would probably just get thrown out. (The one that got eaten? Shaped like a giant shoebox.) More»

Apparently the heiress has a passion for racing

(NEWSER) - Paris Hilton: “ Singer ,” “ actress ,” perfume-hawker … motorcycle enthusiast? Yes, the socialite’s latest venture is a MotoGP racing team, which she launched this weekend in Madrid, the Daily Mail reports. She’ll scout for drivers for “SuperMartxe VIP by Paris Hilton,” and the team will compete next year—expect to see Hilton at no less than five of the season’s races. Click for more, including a picture of Hilton on her own—pink, of course—motorcycle. More»