Out with the old, in with the new.

[Photo courtesy of AshleeSimpson.net]
Rumors have been floating around for a while now, but I didn't want to say anything until I saw it with my own eyes: Ashlee Simpson has gotten a nose job. She appeared for her first official event yesterday at SunFest in West Palm Beach, Florida. From the event's photos, it looks like she also lost herself a little bit of weight. I'm a little disappointed in her, not the least of reasons being that her nose was distinctive and was what made her look different.

Laguna Beach's Alexandra Murrel is now living with Angel Carter, sister to Nick and Aaron Carter, as well as former roommate Brittany. No word on Alex Hooser, though. Seems like Hooser was nixed -- hopefully no hard feelings? Alex M and Angel have combined forces and created a MySpace account to celebrate their newfound bff-ness, and you can add them here. Angel adds that the Carter family reality show will premiere on October 26th on E!, although it's probably too early to confirm anything of the sort. [Photo courtesy of The Real O.C. boards]

According to unnamed sources, it looks like Mischa Barton's heading out from The O.C.: "Mischa is definitely going. She hasn't been happy for a while and producers think its best she leaves. It is the perfect end to the current series." The show's creator, Josh Schwartz, has been hinting at the death of a major character for sometime now -- fans may have assumed it was Johnny -- but now people are speculating that Marissa may take her alcohol and drug problems to another level and overdose to the point of no return ... another good reason to bring Willa Holland back as Marissa's little sister Kaitlin.

Lindsay Lohan gets on another star's hit list -- because of a guy. At Los Angeles' new hotspot Shag, Cameron Diaz asked Lindsay to stop smoking in the shared VIP section. Star magazine concedes that it wasn't so much about the nasty habit, but about Jared Leto, Diaz's ex-fiance.

And according to Perez Hilton (who I would not trust with real-life matters), Nicole Richie confronted him at a Coffee Bean this morning, asking him, "Do I really have zombie hands? ... Call me anorexic to my face." Perez didn't go into much detail, saying that they "had a nice little convo and hugged it out. It felt good." I'll bet it did.

Gawd, I wish some celebrity would just give him a bitch slap and stop playing so nice with him. Nicole should've been the one ...