A longtime friendship between Mel Gibson and Tom Hanks has been hurt by the Da Vinci Code movie. Sources say there's a holy war between them because ardent Catholic Gibson deems Hanks' role in the movie blasphemous.

Gibson, who made the highly successful The Passion of the Christ, considers the theory that Christ didn't die on the cross and married Mary Magdalene, with whom he fathered a child, outrageous. While he's not making his feelings public because he doesn't want to add to the film's buzz, Mel's said to have complained privately to Tom -- with the two stars arguing bitterly about the merits of the project. Mel claims it's damaging to all Christianity because many people will believe the film is based on fact, not Dan Brown's bestselling novel. Tom's view is that ultra-conservative Mel is taking the entire matter "far too seriously."

Pamela Anderson is preparing for the day when she quits Hollywood and returns to her native Canada. She's renovating waterside property in British Columbia where her parents once lived and were married. "The hell with Hollywood, I may make Vancouver Island my base of operations in the future," she says. "It would be good for my kids, too!"

Desperate Housewife Teri Hatcher plans to adopt a baby girl -- with or without a husband. Hatcher, who admits her love life's been a failure, says her biggest joy in life has been daughter Emerson Rose, 9, "and now we're both going to bring happiness to a little Chinese girl by adding her to our family."

It's not pleasing to girlfriend Vanessa Paradis, but Johnny Depp may soon be smooching his ex-fiancee Kate Moss again -- this time on the silver screen. Moss is on the short list to play his wife in a movie about singer Michael Hutchence -- the lead singer of the rock band INXS who committed suicide. Paradis, mother of Depp's two children, says: "I'd rather he stayed away from that woman, but I'll be on the set watching if she gets the role."

The Sopranos TV show is spawning its own real-life cast of criminals, the latest of whom may be John Ventimiglia (hot-headed restaurateur Artie Bucco) who's been arrested for drunk driving. Other past lawbreakers include: Robert Iler (A. J. Soprano), misdemeanor larceny; Lillo Bracanto Jr. (Matt Bevilaqua), charged with second-degree murder; Vincent Pastore (Big Pussy Bonpensiero), attempted assault; and Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts), arrested 28 times, served five years in prison.

Charlie Sheen's estranged wife, Denise Richards, is regretting publicly calling him a dirty old man who pores over Internet porn and visits prostitutes. The vicious backlash from well-liked Charlie's Hollywood pals has made her back off a public display of enmity. Their divorce is now being conducted privately and she's given him visitation rights to their kids.

Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee's the latest rocker to try his hand at designing a clothing line -- a collection of denims, hooded sweatshirts and hats. Tommy's better remembered for taking off his clothes in an infamous sex video with ex-wife Pam Anderson.

Oops . . . the child-care-challenged Britney Spears has done it again -- got into more trouble over baby Sean Preston. This time authorities are studying a photograph of the child incorrectly installed in a safety seat as her convertible Mini speeds along L.A. streets. Past problems have been driving with the child on her lap and Sean falling out of his high chair onto his head. Let's hope Britney does better with the second baby (a girl) she's carrying.

Madonna kicks off her Confessions Tour in L.A. today in an amazing array of daring outfits. They range from haute harem and kinky equestrian to what might be described as biblical chic -- an off-the-shoulder blouse and velvet cropped pants accessorized with a crown of thorns.

Oscar winner Julia Roberts, America's highest-paid woman actor, won't be doing any more Broadway shows after Three Days of Rain ends. She's been panned by critics and snubbed by the Tony Awards. "I'll stick to movies in the future," she says. "At least they like my films."

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