• Cannes critics crack up at Code. “I kept thinking of the Energizer Bunny, because it kept going and going and going, and not in a good way,” said one, after the laughter died down.

• Cowell picks Hicks as Idol winner.

• Paul and Heather embark on what could become the biggest divorce case in history – barring Henry VIII’s and others of real importance, we presume – and it’s not their fault.

• Eva Longoria tops Maxim‘s Hot 100 list. Nicollette Sheridan and Teri Hatcher come in at 48 and 73, coincidentally their ages.

• Ron Burkle mentioned on Page Six.

• Keith Urban’s not Nicole Kidman’s boyfriend. “He’s actually my fiance,” she admits.