The punishing weather at the Pride of Britain awards in London last night got progressively worse as the arrivals went on -- and once Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton hit the carpet, so did the pounding rain and thunder. Drenched Spice!
Britney Spears spent her custody time wisely this week -- by leaving her kids in the car with a court monitor while she shopped for chandeliers. Them's sparkly y'all! Looky all them lil' rainbows!
Girls Aloud pop tart Sarah Harding's girls popped out during a performance this past weekend. Hello, ladies!

Harding's D-cup double trouble shocked fans of the Brit band during a festival show in Wales -- the Girls are known for their wholesomer-than-thou images and cheeky Spice Girls-lite songs. Now they're known for a couple of special guest stars!
Stephen "Creepy Spice" Belafonte and Mel B. were spotted at Sunset Kids boutique, huggin' it out while shopping for baby clothes. Do you think this fits?

Scary Spice, in a horseriffic weave, has taken time off from pimping Eddie Murphy's Doolittle-too-late actions to attack reports of
Stephen's bruisin' history. Don't talk to the animals!
Hopefully, this soap opera plot line won't affect 4-month-old Angel Iris Murphy Brown.
Scary Spice has a great new way to divert attention from her -- get a fame-hungry boyfriend!
TMZ cameras caught Eddie Murphy's baby mama coming out of Hyde last night with producer boyfriend Stephen Belafonte, who used his body to shield Mel against snapping paps. After the two hopped into the back of their waiting SUV, Belafonte threw himself on top of Mel, making zany faces for the cameras as the Spice Girl gave him a little rubdown as thanks for blocking her.
Stevie seems to be a little more considerate than Eddie.


Criss Angel's wife, Joanne Sarantakos, filed for divorce yesterday in a Long Island court. She claims that their 15-year marriage, which Angel insisted was kept secret to boost his image to women, was destroyed by his freaky fame and his recent relationship with blonde bombshell Cameron Diaz.
The Post reports that Sarantakos' lawyer will subpoena Diaz for the divorce trial. For his part, neither Angel nor his lawyer have denied the affair.
Howard Hails Cabbie Off the Air

"Crazy Cabbie" was fired from the Howard Stern Show by Sirius Satellite Radio after claiming he was in possession of a Howard Stern sex tape. Cabbie, whose real name is Lee Mroszak, says he destroyed the tape after talking to his mother, and told
Page Six that he believes he was actually fired because of a pending lawsuit against the Stern show from 157 Ignite, a weight loss drug that Mroszak shills. 157 Ignite is suing after Stern claimed on-air that Mroszak looked fatter after using their product.
Artificial Spice

The Spice Girls will have a little extra help -- thank God and technology -- on their upcoming reunion tour. According to the Daily Mail, the Spices will be using a high-tech computer program to enhance and digitally fix their voices when they sing live. Now if only the same could be done for their outfits.
Party Favors...In with Audra, out with Merrin...
According to TV Guide's
Ausiello Report, Audra McDonald was chosen to replace Merrin Dungey as Kate Walsh's BFF on the "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff, "Private Practice."
Victoria "Posh" Spice Beckham is rarely seen smiling under her poshbob haircut, but if you want to see her smiling all the time, now's your chance!

An eBay seller is offering this 11" 1998 Posh action figure ... almost the same size as the
actual Posh!
Think of all the playtime fun, posing Posh for paparazzi, twisting Beckham's limbs into that picture-perfect position!
Bidding starts at ninety-nine cents.