It's war on two fronts! Star magazine reports college dropout and millionaire Mary-Kate Olsen's hunky ex-flame (with Ford auto ties via an ancient marriage), Stavros Niarchos, has sparked a nasty feud between arch-enemies Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. Lohan's rep says: "Lindsay is very good friends with Mary-Kate, and she is appalled that Paris is dating Stavros." At the L.A. club Mood on Oct. 13, Hilton was getting publicly chummy with Niarchos while Lohan fumed about it at another table.

"I just deal with it knowing that I'm absolutely not the hottest chick. There are a million women I could name who are hotter. So it's so bizarre, but if people think that about me, thank you. But, to me, there are just so many women who are more beautiful than I am. I think the hottest woman on the planet is Angelina Jolie. But that's like, a universal truth, right? She's the perfect woman. ... I feel like she's the standard."

What about those sweet characters you play -- you like that in real life? "Once I showed up on a guy's doorstep as a sexy cake," she recalled. "I wore this white dress and had my hair done up like streamers, and sparkles on my face. Quaint."

What's this? In the November issue of Blender, actress Natalie Portman chit-chats about her innocent image, growing up in the spotlight and her darker side on screen. When asked about portraying a sexy role as a child: "I definitely understood my sexuality. It was the beginning of it, obviously, but I was aware of how to flirt. Twelve-year-old girls know how to do that."

Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony made a special stop at a Spanish-style chapel during a brief vacation at a seaside resort in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Oct. 9. "J.Lo is now turning to prayer, hoping that if she prays hard enough, God will see His way to bless her and Marc with a baby," a source tells Star magazine. They spent about 10 minutes inside the chapel, the source says, adding, "From the way they looked -- smiling and happy -- you could tell something special happened in there." October is the month of the rosary for Catholics.

Coming on down: The third local contestant in the past few weeks on CBS's "The Price Is Right" (11 a.m. weekdays, WWJ-TV Channel 62). Tuesday, James Dalton of Novi appears at the bidding table.

Speaking: Rain Pryor, daughter of comedian and actor Richard Pryor, at two National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter events. Pryor will be at "Women Against MS" in Frankenmuth at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 4. The next day, she will be at The Way We Care Volunteer Recognition Luncheon and Annual Meeting at the Ypsilanti Marriott at Eagle Crest. For more on the Frankenmuth event, call Tammy Willis, 517-646-0807 or tammy.willis@mig.nmss.org ; for the Ypsi event, call 800-243-5767, Ext. 227, or go to www.nmssmi.org .

Singing for smiles: R&B superstar Mary J. Blige, who recorded the old James Taylor hit "Your Smiling Face" to help raise money for a Crest toothpaste campaign to raise dental health awareness in the inner cities. During November and December, with the purchase of its products, Crest will make a donation of a toothbrush and toothpaste to a deserving child. Log onto www.cresthealthysmiles.com , and download the tune.

Scheduled: Classic rock icons Styx, to benefit The Rainbow Connection, 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Emerald Ballroom in Mt. Clemens. It's part of WDTW-FM's (106.7) Rock 'n' Roll Auction II, featuring one-of-a-kind memorabilia from Van Halen, Bob Seger, Journey, Motley Crue, Billy Idol, Sammy Hagar and others. Ticketing details at www.1067THEDRIVE.com .

Taping: This Wednesday at L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium, "25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Celebration," which marks the 25th anniversary of the cable service. Among those appearing: Founder Robert L. Johnson, Alicia Keys, R. Kelly, John Legend, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kirk Franklin, Ronald Isley and Yolanda Adams. It'll air on BET at 9 p.m. Nov. 1.

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