Mischa Barton is ready for her close up.

The actress — who was placed under psychiatric hold on July 15 — has returned to the set of her CW show The Beautiful Life.

And her costars are adamant she’s ready to start work.

“She looks great!” Ben Hollingsworth told the New York Daily News Wednesday. “She’s ready to work, and seems healthy and ready to go.

“She’s her own person and can make her own choices.”

Added castmate Nico Tortorella, “I’m really happy that she’s doing well. I’m not worried about her.”

Mischa’s friends, however, don’t share her colleagues’ enthusiasm.

“Mischa needs more aggressive treatment over a long period of time,” a Barton pal said earlier this week. “It’s only been a matter of days since she was released from the hospital, and I think she definitely wasn’t there long enough.

“She needs to be very cautious — she’s at a very big risk. I personally think it’s a bad idea to go back this quickly, given her past history with substance abuse.”

1) “This well-known actress has talked before about her Catholic upbringing. What she hasn’t talked about is the frequency and timing of her sins. She is usually fairly well-behaved during the week. However, every Saturday night, she crams in enough debauchery (drinking, smoking, drugs, men) to make a sailor blush. She explains that this way there’s only a few hours of guilt she has to experience before she can hit up the confessional in church on Sunday and be given a clean slate in exchange for a few Hail Marys. No, it’s not Britney Spears.” [Blind Gossip]

2) “This B-/C+ movie and sometime television actress was at a recent party. Not a big deal. She was drinking shots at the party. Again, not a big deal probably but it depends who you ask. She then proceeded to start taking body shots off other women. Then, just when you didn’t think she could drink anymore, she started doing lines of coke off males or females on any part of their body they put it on.” [CDAN]

Another day, another Jennifer Aniston rumor!

The latest, courtesy of the National Enquirer, is that Jen thinks she’s pregnant — and she’s already told ex-husband Brad Pitt! (continue)

Susan Boyle is planning to crack America.

The Scottish singing sensation, 48, will reportedly head to the States in November. She’ll sing at several public events before releasing an album at the end of that month.

Record company bosses see the US market as the most crucial, so Susan — who shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent — will concentrate her efforts there instead of in the UK.

“We are really pleased with how she is doing and the album is now well on the way to being finished,” a source close to Susan told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper.

“Susan will be flying to America in November to give her fans there a treat for Thanksgiving. Initially there were plans for a single, but now it seems to be all about an album.”

Boyle recently said she felt like a “megastar” when she appeared on American TV alongside Elaine Page — bumping President Barack Obama out of a prime-time slot.

“It was fantastic to be on TV with Elaine,” Boyle told Britain’s Sunday Mirror newspaper. “When I watched the interview back I felt like a megastar for the first time.

“I can’t believe how much my life has changed in the past few weeks. I am so happy and I never want it to end.”

Kim Kardashian was dumped by beau Reggie Bush after he discovered her racy texts from Kanye West, it has been claimed.

The pair called time on their two-year relationship earlier this week. They had claimed their conflicting schedules were to blame.

But according to a new report from Fox News, dirty missives from rapper Kanye caused the split.

“Reggie saw text messages on Kim’s phone from Kanye West and flipped out on her,” a source said.

“The texts referenced a night they hung out, how much fun he had, how hot Kim was, and more racy things that got Reggie’s imagination running.

“When Reggie confronted Kim about it, they had a huge blow-up, and jealousy issues, which had been pretty much kept out of their relationship until this incident, surfaced.

“They realized there were trust issues on both sides, and couldn’t go forward.

Reps for West and Kardashian did not respond to requests for comment, Fox reports.

Rihanna’s ex-beau Chris Brown recently released a video apologizing for beating her — and she’s furious!

“She’s in total shock,” a source told Britain’s Now magazine of Rihanna’s reaction to the video. “It was like he gave her another blow, albeit one of a different kind.

“All she knows is that it’s in the news again and that’s the one thing she didn’t want. She’s been trying to put it behind her and move on as fast as possible.

“In the video he says he’s apologized to Rihanna privately many times and tha’s true. So we’re questioning what this video is really for. It’s clearly something he’s done for his public image. It’S convenient that he’s waited until his new album’s coming out.”

The source adds that Rihanna and Brown are still in contact — and the last time they spoke, Chris didn’t make his intentions known.

“They spoke earlier last week and Chris made no mention of any public statement then,” said the insider. “She wishes he’d given her at least a heads-up about it. But that’s Chris — always thinking of himself first and forgetting how this would impact on her.”

Jude Law recently discovered he’s to be a father for the fourth time — and he’s not pleased!

The star — who has three children with ex-wife Sadie Frost — has been rocked by news he has fathered the child of a New York socialite.

But what Jude’s really worried about is how it will affect him financially.

The mom-to-be, named last night as actress and model Samantha Burke, apparently plans to take the British actor to the cleaners.

“Ms. Burke can confirm that she did in fact have a relationship with Mr. Law and that she has informed Mr. Law that she is expecting his child later this fall,” her lawyers said in a statement to TMZ.

“Since informing Mr. Law of the pregnancy, he has been nothing but responsive and supportive of Ms. Burke and the pregnancy.”

According to Britain’s The Sun, Burke has assembled a legal team to make sure she and the baby are looked after financially for life.

“Jude is in for a seriously tough time,” a source told the tabloid. “He’s accepted he’s the father and promised to do everything he can as a father. But the family in New York want it in writing.

“There is a high-powered lawyer in the girl’s family getting involved and Jude is terrified he will be cleaned out. Her family are also furious he’s had his way and disappeared back to Britain.

“The girl wants a large maintenance payment and financial costs, including a percentage of Jude’s future earnings, agreed in writing.

“Jude is full of remorse. He’s distressed at how upset his children are. Hamlet goes mad and he has joked that he is going the same way.”

Daniel Radcliffe is one of Hollywood’s brightest young stars — but he’s not letting it go to his head!

The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince star, 20, insists he is still down to earth — and always helps out on movie sets.

“You hear horror stories about actors having hissy fits, but you don’t need to do that,” Daniel said. “I want to be a different type of actor.

“I want to help, do stuff. Jackie Chan helps move sets; I have started trying to do that, to pitch in.”

Daniel recently revealed that he’s seen his parents naked.

“I grew up always walking around naked, well not always, but it was never an issue in my house,” he said. “I’ve seen my mum naked, seen my dad naked.

“I don’t actively seek to find them naked, but it’s never been a particularly big deal.”

Lady GaGa has had her heart broken.

The Poker Face singer, real name Stefani Joanna Germanotta, admits she’s devastated following her recent split from boyfriend Speedy.

“Do you know the feeling of your heart being so terribly broken you can feel the blood dripping out?… when you have felt this, only then you know how I’m doing,” she said.

“I’m homesick for New York. I can’t tell you how much I miss that city. I love it all: the concrete, the bars, my family and friends.”

Despite her current woes, GaGa recently insisted she doesn’t need a man in her life.

“You know, I probably won’t ever settle down,” she said. “Part of me would love all that, but the bigger part of me knows it’s never going to happen. I don’t think I’m cut out for love and marriage. Music and my art are the big things in my life. I know whatever happens they won’t cheat on me and they’ll never let me down. Men nearly always do.

“I don’t need a man. I might sometimes want a man, but I don’t need one. I earn my money, I create my art, I know where I am going.

“I think my parents thought I’d be married by now, but I rebelled against that whole life. I’m unconventional, I’m a rebel.”

Katie Holmes is being lined up to star in the next Sex and the City movie, according to reports.

The former Dawson’s Creek actress — who is married to Tom Cruise — is apparently in talks to play a feisty businesswoman who rivals Kim Cattrall’s man-eating character Samantha.

“The character they want her to play is a really ballsy, high-powered company executive who tangles with Samantha,” a source said.

Holmes is in Australia filming on the set of low-budget indie flick Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.

Shooting for the Sex and the City flick begins in the autumn, with release set for May 2010.