Lindsay's Wild Ride

The men who say they were unwilling passengers on Lindsay Lohan’s wild ride through Santa Monica have retained a lawyer who said he hopes to resolve the case without hauling her into court. Attorney Randall Billington said that he has been retained by Dante Nigro and Jakon Sutter, who say they pleaded with Lohan to stop as she raced along the Pacific Coast Highway at 100 mph. He is also representing Ronnie Blake, who says Lohan drove Nigro's SUV over his foot as she raced off. "Some people think a discussion should begin with 'I'll see you in court.' I don't believe that," said Billington, adding he hoped the situation could be resolved amicably. He also expressed concern for the well-being of Lohan, who was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence and cocaine possession at the end of the ride. "From my clients' point of view, they want to see a good outcome to that story for her," he said. Shortly before the chase began, Nigro said, Lohan's personal assistant got into an argument with her boyfriend and then Lohan. At that point, Nigro said, Lohan snatched his keys, which were still in the ignition of his SUV, jumped into the driver's seat and gave chase. As the car accelerated, Blake said, he managed to jump out, but the vehicle ran over his foot. As Lohan raced after her assistant, Nigro and Sutter said, the car reached speeds of 100 mph. "So we start pleading with her, 'Can you please stop the car,'" Sutter said. "I was honestly terrified," Nigro added. "I really thought we were going to crash and I really thought we were going to get severely hurt or all of us were going to die." After Lohan's assistant got away, Nigro said, Lohan raced to the Santa Monica home of the former assistant's mother. The mother, seeing a strange car arrive as she was returning home, fled in a Cadillac Escalade and called police. "At this point the Escalade's flying, we're flying, we're probably going 80 miles per hour in residential Santa Monica," Nigro said. The chase ended when the Woman stopped near the Santa Monica police station and Lohan was arrested. As she spoke with police, Nigro said, Lohan tried to implicate Sutter. "We can hear her saying, 'No, no, I wasn't driving, the black kid was driving,'" he said. See more Lindsay Lohan

Federline Divorce Final

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline will officially divorce today. Spears' lawyer, Laura Wasser, and Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, went to court with the final papers to get a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to sign-off on the settlement, making the divorce final. Wasser will make a motion to keep the custody and spousal support orders secret. Federline is reportedly receiving $15,000 a month from Spears for child support. He's also reportedly getting $20,000 a month in spousal support, but that's based on the prenup, and it appears the alimony payments will come to an end in November. As for custody arrangement for the couple's two sons, it will stay at 50/50. Neither Spears nor Federline are happy with the custody arrangement, and either of them can go back to court and ask for a change. Federline won't even speak to Spears, so they will probably be back in court asking the judge to make decisions about child rearing. There are reports that Federline may go to court soon to get full custody. Sources say he has signed-off on the 50/50 custody split. He may not be happy, but it doesn't seem he's ready for all-out war either. See more Kevin Federline Britney Spears

Snake Is Real

Posing naked for a publicity photo for her Showtime comedy series 'Weeds' was no big deal for Mary-Louise Parker. It was the snake that bothered her. "I didn't think I was going to do it actually," Parker said. "But then, they were there and the snake was there, and I didn't want the snake to win, so I put the snake on." "And actually, I grew to really love the snake by the end of the day." Parker is shown with the snake over her shoulder and down her back in the ad. "I've been naked quite a bit, actually," Parker said of posing for the photo. "You Goggle me, you'll see it all." See more Mary-Louise Parker

Brandy Likes To Party

The widower of the Woman who died in a car accident involving R&B singer Brandy Norwood is furious that Brandy is out partying it up while he's still mourning his wife's death. The attorney for accident victim Awatef Aboudihaj's husband, Marquane Hdidou, said his client is extremely angry that he sees pictures of Brandy out clubbing so soon after the crash, which took place last December. In the upcoming court case, the judge allowed the four parties suing Brandy in civil court to combine their cases: Hdidou, his wife's two children from a previous marriage, her parents, and Mallory Ham, the man who survived the accident. A trial date has been set for January 28 in the civil case. As for the criminal case, the investigation is still ongoing and no charges have been filed. See more Brandy Norwood

Spears' Video Shoot

Britney Spears apparently suffered another breakdown on the set of her new music video, with production grinding to a halt after she began "sobbing hysterically" during a pole dance routine. Spears was shooting the video for her new single 'Give Me More' in Los Angeles, but had been holding up filming with her unwillingness to co-operate with the crew while taking hour-long breaks in between production. Onlookers claim Spears appeared "disorientated" throughout the shoot, before becoming paranoid when she performed her sexy dance routine. A source claims, "Britney was completely uncooperative and left everyone hanging around when she went for an hour's massage, twice." "She was rude and she chain-smoked and drank an enormous amount of Red Bull throughout the shoot." "She had a problem with the extras watching her pole dance and suddenly she was in floods of tears. It was sad to witness." See more Britney Spears

Mel B Secretly Married

Spice Girl Melanie 'Mel B' Brown was secretly married to boyfriend Stephen Belafonte in June. Mel B and Belafonte and were married in a Las Vegas ceremony on June 6. A clerk at the Clark County Marriage Bureau confirms there is a marriage certificate. Mel B's representative says, "the couple are 'very happy' and 'very much in love.' They have had a deep friendship for a number of years," adding, "that has developed into a loving relationship." As to the reason for secrecy, Mel's rep says there was none. "They just value their privacy." It is the bride's second marriage. Brown previously was married to Jimmy Gulzar, a former backup dancer for the Spice Girls. Gulzar is the father of Brown's oldest daughter. Last week, a representative for Eddie Murphy said he had previously admitted to being the father of Brown's infant daughter, following the news that Brown had filed a Superior Court petition to legally establish him as the child's father. See more Eddie Murphy Melanie 'Mel B' Brown

'Judd Shocked'

Country star Wynonna Judd was left in a state of shock when she found out her husband D.R. Roach was arrested for aggravated sexual battery against a minor earlier this year. Judd filed for divorce from Roach just days after he was arrested and charged with three counts of battery against a 13-year-old in March. Judd couldn't believe her husband of four years was involved in such activity. She describes her reaction as one of "disbelief and shock," adding, "These are things that you read about and see on the news about people, and you think to yourself, 'Never in my family.'" Judd still has contact with her husband, and is finding it tough to stop wearing her wedding ring. She says, "It is hard to just detach overnight. I'm healing in my own time. And so I do wear my ring. We see each other and communicate through our lawyers and mediator. There are still personal and professional details to make decisions about." The couple, who married in 2003, had been estranged since December, and Roach entered rehab to battle alcoholism in February. See more Wynonna Judd