Could this be the oddest event a celeb has been asked to host? Mariah Carey was spotted working her diva magic yesterday afternoon as she helped to unveil the 'Jury Duty Postage Stamp'. Mariah was selected by the New York State for this honor and could be see posing with cops outside the NY County Courthouse. Oh dear, times must be tough the singer.

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Pamela Anderson says she has fallen madly in love - after offering sexual favours to pay-off a gambling debt! The 40-year-old actress says she offered x-rated moves to make up for being $250,000 down during a poker game. Pam seemed thrilled to tell the "funny story" on TV's The Ellen DeGeneres show about how she fell in love. "I paid off a poker debt with sexual favours and fell in love," Anderson giggled. "It's so romantic! It's romance." She explained: "I was playing poker one night in my room and I was down about 250 grand. He said if I made out with him I could clear the ... thing. [so] I ended up paying off my poker debt. And then I fell in love and now we're engaged." Pam refused to name her new man, just calling him "this guy" and a poker player. But she has been widely rumoured to be dating Rick Solomon, Paris Hilton's ex and the man in her home-made sex tape - and also a big-money poker player. But after saying she was engaged, Ellen pointed out there were no rings. "No. Rings are bad luck. From experience," she said "We may never get that far. But we're in love." The story created a wild reaction in the studio audience, especially when TV host Ellen DeGeneres joked: "Let me tell you how mummy and daddy met".

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Yesterday was a gorgeous sunny day in NYC, and Tori Spelling was one of the many celebrities spotted out and about making the most of it. Along with her husband Dean McDermott, they opened up the purse strings as they looked around the shops in New York's Chelsea district. Tori made a quick visit into Ed Hardy fashion shop before walking home with baby Liam through the New York's Meatpacking District.

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Sexy stripper Dita Von Teese has been named as the new face - and body - of Cointreau liqueur. The former Mrs Marilyn Manson, whose burlesque act includes stripping as she writhes inside a giant Martini glass on stage, will now be the brand's worldwide ambassador for at least the next two years. The 34 year-old fetish model, whose real name is Heather Renée Sweet, said that she was delighted to represent the spirit.

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E!'s Marc Malkin is reporting that Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline are meeting right now at the offices of Britney's lawyer Laura Wasser.

Federline is seeking primary custody of their two kids, Sean Preston and Jayden James. Buzz around the building has it that the two arrived separately about an hour ago. Federline was spotted entering through the main lobby, while Spears apparently took a more private path through a side entrance. I'm told they agreed to meet in an attempt to avoid attending a court hearing scheduled for this coming Monday.

Stay tuned!

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It turns out locked up rap star Foxy Brown, who's been sentenced to one year in jail for violating her probation, is not pregnant as previously claimed.

In August, defense lawyers told the court that Brown was three months pregnant. But in a statement released Wednesday, her manager, Chaz Williams, said: "And to the pregnancy rumors, this is the official statement: She is not pregnant."

Shenanigans! Foxy Brown should be given double time for trying to lie to the court in hope of leniency and her lawyer should be disbarred. Disgraceful.

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