Reality star turned events planner turned author Lauren Conrad is looking to add yet another tag to her ever-growing resume: screenplay writer.

Yes, you guessed it – Conrad’s debut novel, L.A. Candy, is about to get its own movie deal, with the former Hills star revealing that a Hollywood adaptation “could be in the works very soon.”

“We’re hoping for a movie deal,” Conrad said during her hosting of the Pool After Dark party in Atlantic City on the weekend. “I’m working on [adapting the book for the movies] right now, but I don’t want to commit to anything until I see all my options. We have had a lot of exciting news in that respect, though.”

Meanwhile, Conrad has been busy adding the finishing touches to her second book, which she says is a continuation in the L.A. Candy series.

“I actually finished the first draft – I’m doing edits right now,” she said. “It picks up where the first left off. I signed a three-book deal, so this is all part of the same story. The second book will be more dramatic than the first. It’s a relief, because I didn’t have to worry about character introductions.”

While LC insists writing has been a passion of hers since she was very young, there are those close to the starlet who say it’s not really her words on the pages, but that of a ghost writer’s.

One of these critics – former friend, enemy, and Laguna Beach co-star, Kristin Cavallari – has admitted that she doesn’t believe Conrad has the ability to pull off a book like L.A. Candy; or any novel, for that matter.

“Lauren says she wrote it, but I don’t know,” Cavallari said recently. “Writing a book is not so easy.”

Conrad retaliated by saying: “I wrote my book, and I don’t really feel the need to defend it. I’ve been writing forever. I have never written anything professionally before, so this was a big step for me. [Writing] was always my best subject in school, and it’s something I’ve always loved to do.”

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Adoption is officially the newest Hollywood trend!

Everyone from Angelina Jolie (a serial offender) to Madonna, and even trashy actress Lindsay Lohan, has jumped – or attempted to board – Hollyweird’s adoption bandwagon at some point, and now it appears the Brits are getting in on the act as well.

Leona Lewis, the 23-year-old winner of Britain’s X-Factor, has announced that she plans to adopt a young orphan from South Africa.

The pop star took a trip to the impovourished nation earlier in the year, and immediately fell in love with “all the kids”.

“I wanted to take home all the kids,” Lewis said to Britain’s Daily Mirror.

“They were so cute. All of them had been orphaned because of HIV and it was heart-rending.”

“I definitely want to adopt,” she added.

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George Clooney is top of Hollywood’s bachelor poll……

George beat out many younger stars to top the list compiled by US news show, The Insider.

Here is the top 10 list of Hollywood’s bachelors.

1. George Clooney
2. Leonardo DiCaprio
3. Matthew McConaughey
4. Ryan Seacrest
5. Vince Vaughn
6. Jamie Foxx
7. Owen Wilson
8. Orlando Bloom
9. Bruce Willis
10. John Mayer

Now, before all you ladies start swooning, there is a reason many on this list are bachelors.

Can you guess what it is???

Want to know what happened at Lindsay Lohan’s publicised 22nd birthday party?

It was apparently a lot more low-key than LiLo had first requested – remember a few months back, when she was pimping her party out to the highest bidder? I guess she didn’t get many favourable bids, because Lohan and a close-knit group of family and friends celebrated with a small, prom-themed bash at Teddy’s lounge inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Wednesday night.

Lohan turned up just after 10 p.m. wearing a bright pink strapless minidress designed by Bradley Bayou, and sporting an “elaborate” diamond necklace. Her partner, DJ Samantha Ronson, looked the same as usual, dressed in a black tuxedo, bow tie, and top hat with red trim. Stylish.

Teddy’s brought out a large pink sheet cake just after midnight, with a picture of Marilyn Munroe (one of Lohan’s favourite past actresses) in her iconic white dress. Lindsay blew out the candles after the 50-strong crowd sang her “Happy Birthday,” and then jokingly told everyone to “Shut the f*** up” when they tried to coax her into giving a speech.

Lohan’s mother, Dina, thanked everyone for coming, and by around 1 a.m. the party had well and truly wound down. LiLo and girlfriend Samantha Ronson shared a kiss at the DJ booth, before the couple left together in a chauffer-driven car.

Earlier in the day, Lindsay told Ryan Seacrest that her only birthday wish was to “live happily” with the person she cared about.

For more shots of Lindsay’s birthday celebrations, and a short video of her exit with Samantha Ronson, follow the jump below.

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Tara Reid wowed the crowd outside the CocoDeVille Lounge in West Hollywood when she turned up in a barely-there white dress and a super-funky technicolor hat.

If the American Pie actress wasn’t wearing such a trashy dress, I’d say she looked almost cute. Pity.

More shots of Tara in her uber-cool hat (and skimpy dress) after the jump.

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This is something you don’t see every day, Lindsay Lohan stepping out with a bloke.

Oh, wait, my mistake, it is actually Lindsay stepping out with her girlfriend Samantha Ronson.

Oh well, same thing.

See more pics of leggy Lindsay and Sam after the link.

Lindsay Lohan was snapped in Hollywood in her usual day wear of black leggings.

Can someone tell her that the open-lace boot look went out years ago.

Have you noticed how Samantha has not appeared in public with Lindsay as much lately? Trying to keep a low profile or what.

More pics of Lindsay after the link.

The former Malcolm in the Middle star is done with the bright lights of Hollywood, and is moving to Arizona in order to focus on his rising career in race car driving.

Muniz, 22, has no plans to take up acting again, and has decided to put his West Hollywood home up for sale and relocate to Scottsdale.

“He’s moving to Scottsdale,” a source revealed. “He’s decided to focus his energy on racing and feels that he doesn’t need a home in Hollywood anymore.”

The young actor has left his home in the hands of agent Max Shapiro at the Westside Estate Agency, with an asking price of $3.695 million.

After making a name for himself on television, and in the hit teen flick Agent Cody Banks, Muniz has no regrets about turning his back on the acting world, admitting that he “wouldn’t mind” if he never got to act again.

“I really wouldn’t mind if I never acted again,” he said in a recent interview with OK!. “Racing is definitely my passion – this is my career now and what I definitely want to do for the rest of my life.”

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Lauren Conrad takes a stroll through Hollywood. The neighborhood looks as daggy as she does.

Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere is sick of gossip mags referring to her as a “child” or “Hollywood baby,” and hopes they will stop with the tags now that she’s turned 18, because she considers herself an adult.

Panettiere says: “I don’t know if [the mags] can call me a child star any more. I’m an adult now so I don’t think they would ever give me that again

I guess she’s never heard of Macaulay Culkin then…

“I’ve gotten [the child label] before when I was young and it’s a wonderful thing. [However], if they tried to call me a child starlet now I might go, ummm, I don’t think so!”

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