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• Britney Spears is supposedly furious with her mother over her upcoming tell-all, which accuses the pop star's former manager of grinding up pills and sneaking them into her meals. She should be in a better mood, however, after she reads all the positive reviews from her appearance on the VMAs last night, where she kicked off the show and later won three awards. [P6, NYP]
• Uma Thurman has been buying dresses two sizes larger than usual, which means she must be pregnant. [R&M]
  
• Beyonce showed off her engagement ring from Jay-Z for the first time on Friday night, an 18-carat diamond that cost more than $5 million. [People]
• Newlyweds James Gandolfini and Deborah Lin celebrated their wedding with a second reception inside a Manhattan loft on Friday night, where the Sopranos cast partied until the wee hours. [R&M]
• Fabian Basabe says his wife, Martina Borgomanero, is pregnant. He also is planning to open a restaurant in Coral Gables, in case you care. [P6] 

• Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi will be tying the knot in California tomorrow. Portia is expected to wear a Zac Posen gown in front of their 20 guests. [Us, P6]
• Donald Trump Jr. and wife Vanessa are expecting baby No. 2 in February. And Fabian Basabe and wife Martina Borgomanero are expecting a baby, too. [P6]
  
• Donald Trump Sr. has agreed to buy Ed McMahon's mansion in Beverly Hills for an undisclosed amount, and then lease it back to the TV icon. [LAT]
• Regis Philbin's daughter, Joanna, has landed a three-book deal. [P6]

• Raffaello Follieri might be in the process of negotiating a deal with the feds, which would put him in prison for five to 6 1/2 years instead of the nine-year sentence he could face if he's convicted by a jury. [NYP]
• After months of tabloid drama, Britney Spears and Kevin Federline appear to have finally settled their custody dispute. Kevin will get sole custody of the kids and Brit will have visitation rights. More details will be released after they talk to the judge this morning. [E!]
• Imprisoned Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski and his former-waitress wife have reached a divorce settlement. [NYP]
• The launch party for Kimora Lee Simmons' new line, Fabulosity, was a disaster. Some guests threatened to leave, while others started stealing perfume bottles. [Page Six]

1) Miguel Forbes took a cruise to Sag Harbor aboard the family-owned Highlander, along with Alejandro Santo Domingo, Dan Abrams, Dave Zinczenko and Melissa Milne, Elle Macpherson, Stella Keitel, Craig Spitzer, Fabian Basabe, Sessa Von Richthofen (pictured, right) and Richard Johnson. [NYSD/PMc]

2) Diddy hosted a Ciroc Vodka-sponsored July 4th party at Lily Pond in East Hampton, but nearly didn't make it inside due to the number of eager clubbers blocking the parking lot. Eventually he was escorted through the back and joined Busta Rhymes and Michael Strahan in the VIP area. [Page Six]

3) Meanwhile, Hollywood mogul Sandy Gallin threw a bash at his Bridgehampton estate, where Russell Simmons, Matthew Broderick, Brooke Shields, Matt Lauer, Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Jerry Seinfeld and Richard Gere partook of "strange brownies." [Page Six] More

Faux Ecuadorian socialite Fabian Basabe has an explanation for that arrest a few weeks ago in Los Angeles for unzipping his pants in a dark alley. As you may recall, the former New York resident was arrested for peeing behind an alley outside LA's Crown Club, which his lawyer at the time attributed to Basabe's "bladder problem." The story has changed, it seems! "I was NOT peeing against a wall, and most importantly, I did NOT have my pants down at any time," Basabe tells Paper. Oh, and don't expect him to be sending any roses to Richard Johnson any time soon: "Gossip columns lack so much integrity today," he tells the downtown mag. No, integrity is getting ejected from a club in the Hamptons for using the N-word, lying about just about every detail from your past, making regular appearances at gay clubs while claiming to be straight, and trying to pass yourself off as rich when your dad is, in fact, a bankrupt motel manager.