Nicole Richie and Joel Madden may have put plans for a happy little family on the fast track.

TMZ is passing along a rumor that Richie is "shopping around for a wedding dress … asking stylists for help."

E Online is citing an unnamed Richie close friend who confirmed that the star of The Simple Life is, indeed, pregnant.

Terrific timing, too. If she can just find the perfect dress and get this wrapped up before her July 11 trial date, perhaps she’ll petition for spousal conjugal visits.

Maybe Paris Hilton is helping out by scouting Hawaii locales for a quickie, post-clink honeymoon.

Britney Spears went shopping yesterday and conveniently forgot that a changing room is for covering your nudity. Is that a guilty expression on her face? Maybe she has her newest legal troubles on her mind.

We kept hearing about this escalation in the Britney vs. her Mom feud. With additional details surfacing, it’s getting uglier.

Apparently, Brit-Brit is in a snit-snit about Lynne’s friendship with Kevin Federline, Shar Jackson, et al, and is still fuming that her mom sided with Federline during the rehab/intervention and during custody wrangling.

According to X17, "a source" is confirming that Britney Spears is about to file a request for a restraining order against her mother, Lynne Spears.

Our source tells us that the paperwork is completed and that Britney is claiming her mother is abusing prescription pain medication and that she should be kept away from Sean and Jayden. The papers are supposed to be filed today or tomorrow.

Since Britney and Lynne are estranged, Grandma Spears has to visit the grandbabies when they’re with Federline. The restraining order, if it goes through, will stop those playdates.

In the topsy-turvy, Cheetos-fueled, head-shaving, nip-slip world of Britney it’s hard to tell whether any of it is true.

The strain doesn’t stop her from going out every night or shopping with her friends by day.

If Grandma is banned, who is watching those kids she’s so concerned about?

Dear Britney Spears,

Please put on a bra. There is nothing attractive about what you’re showin’ when you’re out, hanging free.

Perhaps it’s more comfortable, more country to let your puppies breathe, untethered.

We are here to tell you, in no uncertain terms, that it’s ugly. Your nipples are pointing at the ground, which should be reason enough to strap ‘em in.

Sincerely,

The Public

P.S. UGGs with skirts are sooo out, but we’re glad to see you wearing shoes.

Sure, she may be more than a foot taller, eight years younger and, according to the American Idol results this year, a better singer, but that apparently hasn’t stopped Jordin Sparks from dating runner-up Blake Lewis. TMZ first broke the story that he may have beat-boxed his way into her heart, as they were spotted shopping together while holding hands at a Fry’s Electronics store near L.A. The Jordin Sparks Club posted a photo of the two kissing.

If that photo is any indication, they might just be yanking America’s chain. I’ve seen more chemistry between Matt Lauer and Al Roker.

Britney Spears is in dire need of a makeover, so it is with great pleasure that we pass along a report of some progress in the style department.

It’s about time Brit Brit dresses like a rich lady!

According to In Touch Weekly, Spears met with a personal shopper last week and told her she was interested in “the kind of stuff Katie Holmes wears.”

Before the afternoon was up, Britney spent a whopping $32,849 on designer duds. Her new purchases included three Chanel handbags, shoes by Manolo Blahnik, silk shirts by old time luxury designers like Oscar De La Renta, Valentino and Yves Saint Laurent, and underwear from La Perla and Cosabella. “She wants to go from trashy to classy,” says a friend of the singer.

Baby steps, right?

Certainly, money has never been the issue for Britney, so it makes sense that she consult a professional and buy some duds better suited her international superstar status.

Let’s just watch to see if a) she wears the stuff and wears it well, and b) she fastens it properly.

A nip slip is still a nip slip, no matter what your shirt cost.