Jess didn't exactly go all out for Halloween -- not even a spot of foundation of a little blusher! In fact, she told our photogs she'd be staying home for Halloween to pass out candy. Isn't she just a little too pathetic? I mean, now she's saying she hasn't been on a date in forever and that the whole John Mayer incident was crushing for her. Poor Jessica! Check out my Four-Step Guide To Getting A Date ...

If you guessed Loni Anderson, you're wrong ... It's Pamela Anderson, kids, and I'm afraid her time as sex symbol is up. Sorry, Kid, you were a little late on this one!

In case you haven't finalized the map of your trick-or-treating routes, you might want to add Jessica Simpson's house to your list of stops - the blonde bombshell just told us that she's planning on staying in tonight! Apparently she's super-excited to pass out candy to the kids who stop by her door - as if her opening the door wouldn't be enough of a treat by itself!

Last night Kevin Connolly was at Hyde looking very cozy with frequent starlet sidekick and sometime actress Sara Foster. I know celebs like to troll for dates in the same A-C List Hollywood pond, but, come on, guys, dontcha think it's time to cast a wider net?

We ran into Mischa Barton and Cisco Adler yesterday, and their hair was looking strikingly similar - could they be sharing a stylist these days? They're certainly both skinny enough...

It's Halloween, and with all the parties, pumpkin patch visits, and other excuses for celebs (and their offspring) to dress up and act silly, we decided to hold the first ever X17 Celebrity Costume Contest. Tell us who you think had the best costume!

More costumes after the jump:

We caught Lindsay Lohan, looking much more sedate than usual, arriving at her hairdresser's in this 80's retro disaster: We all know Lindsay's got a thing for the 80's, but with this little number, we think she's taken her love of spandex a little too far.

After getting her hair did, and a quick change at the salon, she was already looking far better than she looked earlier in the day. We then followed her to what we think was Lindsay's (and Mischa's...and Nicole's) stylist, Rachel Zoe's house. Let's hope she picked up a whole new wardrobe!

The Black Crowes may have made a career out of trying to pick up where Lynyrd Skynyrd left off, but lead singer Chris Robinson'll be damned if he's going to live in the past forever - after weeks and weeks of watching ex-wife Kate Hudson grow increasingly closely linked to Owen Wilson in the press, Robinson's finally found himself a new girl!
Our photographers got these pix early this morning at LAX - they show Robinson kissing an unknown brunette before hopping on a plane. (Hey, can't say Robinson's not trying to make a clean break - after his split with Kate, he's not even into blondes anymore!)
We've got a few more of these exclusive pix after the jump, so make sure to check those out too - you know Kate will!

The stars were out again at Hyde last night. Ashlee Simpson is back in the USA with her new nose and her new man, Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy, Mary-Kate and pals (in A Clockwork Orange costumes) tried to sneak out the back unnoticed (people - if you don't want to be photographed, don't go to Hyde!) and Scott Storch arrived to pick up fellow Team Firecrotch teammate Brandon Davis for the second time in a week! Has Brandon lost his license? Or is Scott his new, high-priced chaffeur?

Look what the cat dragged in! We caught Eva Longoria and Mario Lopez taking in the sights and scares at a haunted house last night, and the dynamic duo were appparently so overtaken by the Halloween spirit that they decided to go in costume as a pair of cats! (No sign of Karina Smirnoff, however - did she have a prior engagement, or have her and Mario finally run out of lives?)

X17 caught Nicole Richie rushing to the hospital yesterday -- the animal hospital! The skinny one's friend said Nicole's cat fell from a 10th story balcony! Nicole is having a serious streak of bad luck ... our photogs said she was screaming and crying ...

Check out the frame-by-frame of Linds' stunned reaction to the news that her pal Nicole Richie sneaked out the second floor window of her rehab center, shimmied down a palm tree, found the nearest limo, and hopped a ride to Hyde Saturday night ...

As pumpkin season gives way to pumpkin pie season, we thought we'd gather up our most recent batch of pictures of celebs picking their way through the patch - and barring some last-minute stragglers, they're likely to be the last celebrities going shopping for jack-o-lanterns this year!

What's Al Pacino's costume going to be? The Grim Reaper?

90210's Jennie Garth takes her kids out

Lindsay Lohan might have been hoping to go as a Jazzercize instructor for Halloween, but by this point, her costume might as well be "Girl who stays up partying for days at a time"! We snapped a few stills while we were taping Lindsay's attempts to flag down a a cop car on Melrose, and she just looks exhausted- maybe she ought to consider a quiet night in (or five)!

No, we're not talking about that tacky "Naughty French Maid" costume! Ever since her breakup with Kevin Connolly, Nicky's been dipping her toes in the pool of starlets' discarded beaus.
First, Brandon Davis (Mischa's Ex), whom we caught together lunching in Malibu last weekend, and then again at the Grove just a few days later (new pix below). Then, we ran into her over the weekend at a Halloween party with Mary-Kate's Ex, David Katzenberg!

It's been a few months since Tom Cruise went over to Brooke's house to apologize for his comments regarding her choice to take medication for post-partum depression, but it's good to see that the waters between the Cruise camp and the Shieldses are still - Katie actually ran into Brooke at a party yesterday afternoon, and the two appeared to be chatting it up like old friends! Much of the discussion seemed to center around Grier Hammond, the most recent addition to Brooke's family - could Katie have been scheduling a playdate for Suri, or do the Cruises' rules about not speaking baby talk to Suri extend to, y'know, other babies?

As soon as we heard the news that Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe were calling it quits, we rushed to put together a look back through the couple's years together - as you scroll through the pictures, try asking yourself "Does this couple look happy?"

Gwen, Gavin and adorable little Kingston celebrated Gavin's 41st this weekend with friends (including Shirely Manson of Garbage) at Dar Maghreb in Hollywood. At 41, Gavin's lookin' foxy as ever! Today is his actual birthday, so in honor of the anniversary of the day of his birth, let's all picture him in his birthday suit! YUM!

Never let it be said that Brad Pitt can't walk and chew gum - while ostensibly on the job as producer of A Mighty Heart, Brad still makes time to help out the less fortunate! Our Indian correspondent snapped a few pictures of the star helping to build a house as part of a Habitat For Humanity project - jeez, way to make the rest of us feel like worthless slackers, Brad!

...because even on the eve of the release of Playing With Fire, I can't buy Thug Life Kevin Federline as anything else.

So we were out on the job waiting around Chateau Marmont, when guess who should happen to stop by but Orlando's ex-girlfriend Kate Bosworth! And while we couldn't help but take notice the frighteningly waifish Ms. Bosworth, if Orlando was in, she wasn't even on his radar - she kept knocking on Orlando's door and making calls on her cell phone, but nobody came out of the bungalow to greet her!
Gee, Penelope Cruz is in town right now - think Orlando might have been otherwise occupied?

Thanks to everyone who participated in our X17 Quiz. Congratulations to Niciele, a 25-year-old Brazilian transplant currently living in Hollywood, who was the first person to correctly guess all ten of the celebs and win the X17 baseball cap. For those who didn't win, we'll have more X17 Quizzes coming up soon, so keep checking back for more chances to win!

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