+ Sad panther Lily Allen says celebrity has gotten in the way of her everyday life. "There are some things I just can't do any more," she laments. "Like when I've had sex, I can't go to the sexual health clinic... I can't go to a shop to get condoms." At least she's keepin' it clean! (The Mirror - UK)

+ Semi-related side note: the clinically-deprived Allen recently propositioned Simon Cowell via "accidental" text message. (Simon, please see above.) (Scandalist)

+ Hayden Panettiere is reportedly stepping out on boyfriend Milo Ventimiglia with singer Jesse McCartney. Anyone else thinking improvement? (Radar)

+ Zac Efron plays a 40-year-old trapped in a teenager's body for his new flick, 17 Again. So how'd he get into character? "I tried to do a few things that I learned from my dad — things that he thinks are cool but are really dorky." Way to make your old man proud, dude. (MTV News)

+ Da Ringmasters get bounced from ABDC land for being overly circus freaky. (Remote Control)

+ Watch out, Amy Winehouse -- looks like Blake Fielder-Civil's stepping up his divorce game. So far, the ordinarily degenerate druggie has already hired a "top lawyer," compiled "a file of Amy's errors" and contacted "the men Amy’s meant to have slept with." (Perez Hilton)

+ John Mayer admits that he and girlfriend Jennifer Aniston occasionally have "sleepovers" and says her crazy/high-tech pad is like something out of Inspector Gadget. (Usmagazine.com)

+ T-minus two days til T.I. rocks the Grammy stage with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne. Lookin' forward to (finally!) seeing that "Swagga," Tip! (MTV News)

In case you couldn't tell from this season's Making the Band 4, the girls from Danity Kane are, like, EXTREMELY busy and important these days. And since sleep is for the weak, they spend most of their free time talking smack with Day26, smooching sleazoid photographers and acting out their secret Harlequin romance fantasies.

But yesterday, there was only one place they had to be -- encouraging young people to get their vote on by headlining the Declare Yourself event gala, hosted by fellow do-gooders Jessica Alba and Hayden Panettiere. Check out these pics of the DK girls rocking out for a good cause and making Diddy proud. 'Cause hey, if seeing Aubrey and her dip-dyed doggy (and, um, those naughty Complex pix) can't get you to vote, we're pretty sure nothing can.

+ Inspired by Aubrey's involuntarily patriotic pooch?? Check out ChooseOrLose.com to found out how you can register to vote. And no, there's nothing in the rulebook about having to turn your beloved lapdog into a "rocket pup."

+ Steven Page, the fast-talking lead singer of 90's pop-rock band Barenaked Ladies, was arrested on drug charges after he accidentally left the driver's side door of his car open and essentially led police to his nearby cocaine lair. Whoopsies! (Billboard)

+ Timbaland is already amped about Jay-Z's next album. "[It's] gonna be phenomenal. You know why? We don't care. We're doing great music just to do it." (MTV)

+ Similarly, Britney Spears' managers say the singer's been laying down tracks in the studio "just for fun." The proof? "In the studio, 'She's giggly,' he added. 'Some days she'll go in and get nothing done.'" (People)

+ A bouncer who failed to recognize Chris Martin of Coldplay denied him access to an exclusive rooftop party over the weekend. (E! Online)

+ Lily Allen admits her new song is a "rip-off." (NME)

+ Mariah Carey celebrates her happy nuptials by bringing her hubby to the happiest place on Earth. (Ohnotheydidn't)

+ Kanye West to perform at the Democratic National Convention where "F--- Bush" outbursts are, presumably, appreciated. (AceShowbiz)

+ Fifteen-year-old Miley Cyrus says she wants to do a "younger, cleaner version of Sex and the City." You know, kinda like the Samantha-less reruns on the CW. (Derek Hail)

+ Heroes star Hayden Panettiere just released her first single! Unfortunately, it's "a sweet but forgettable summer song, reminiscent of Paris Hilton’s ‘Stars Are Blind’." Ouch. (We Are Pop Slags)

You know, you try to save a few dolphins for a good cause, and what do you get? Well, if you're Hayden Panettiere and you're splashing around on a surfboard dramatically trying to rescue marine life from hunters in the waters off southwest Japan, you get an arrest warrant. And then you get out of the country, probably never to shop in Shibuya again.

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If you're a huge Hayden Panettiere obsessive stalker fan, then you prolly already know that aside from being a pompom pro and possessing magical superpowers of regeneration, she's also done lotsa voice work: H.P. was nominated for a Grammy in 1999 for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for her reading of A Bug's Life, and she's had songs featured in Disney movies like Ice Princess and Cinderella III. And now, she's recording a solo album to be released on Hollywood Records, also home to Disney star Hilary Duff.

The success of Heroes and her character's importance to the show are both undeniable, so the question is not is the world ready for a solo album by The Cheerleader. The question is, does the world NEED another album that sounds a whole lot like Hilary Duff?

The album, which has been in the works for well over a year now, is expected to be released in early 2008. You can listen to her singles, "Go To Girl," and the very Aly & AJ (also on Hollywood Records... hmmmm) "Your New Girlfriend," on her MySpace page. Will you be buying it, or do you prefer TV-Drama Hayden over Video Hayden? Comment like the wind! (Except for you, spammers!)