Chace Crawford may be People’s Hottest Bachelor – but he still has close ties to his old friends, who helped him celebrate his birthday over the weekend.

The Gossip Girl star flew 15 of his old high school and college pals from Dallas to New York to celebrate his 24th birthday – which was Saturday – along with his new friends, such as costar Sebastian Stan and actor Toby Hemingway.

“His hometown friends got along great with all his New York city pals,” a source tells People.

The whole gang then flew from the city out to Watermill, New York, where they stayed at some private digs for the weekend-long birthday bash. “It was the best birthday Chace ever had because he was amongst his closest friends,” says the source.

The group barbequed, ate, drank and were treated meals cooked by a private chef, according to the source. They also played games and went swimming. But it wasn’t all chilling on the sand: To raise the excitement level, they chartered a speedboat and went out in kayaks.

And in honor of Crawford’s birthday on Saturday, “They, of course, sang happy birthday,” says the source.

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Production on Mischa Barton’s new CW drama The Beautiful Life has been postponed as the actress remains under psychiatric evaluation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Shooting was to begin July 22 but will now start July 31, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Despite the actress’ hospitalization, the production schedule was changed due to some of the sets not being completed, the paper reports.

Beautiful Life, which is executive produced by Ashton Kutcher, centers on a group of models living together in a coed residence in New York. Barton plays a supermodel and veteran of the high-fashion circuit who is struggling to keep on top and is in danger of slipping.

The series is slated to premiere Sept. 16.

There is still no word on when Barton will be released from the hospital.

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Christina Milian, who for months has been keeping her engagement to Grammy-nominated producer The-Dream under wraps, is officially “engaged,” a pal confirms after the R&B singer hosted a Hollywood Hills birthday bash for music producer Billy Clark Saturday at the Venom Energy and Trainwreck Clothing event.

Milian sported her huge engagement ring while friends stopped by to say hello upon their arrival.

Milian and The-Dream (real name: Terius Hagert Youngdell Nash), both 27, were attached at the hip and even wore matching outfits – she, a short-sleeved red dress; he, in jeans, a wife beater and an open red button-down shirt.

Later on, the pair took a load off their feet and appeared very affectionate, with Christina resting her head on his shoulder.

Reps for Milian were unavailable for comment.

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Jessica Simpson didn’t make it to producer Billy Clark’s birthday in Los Angeles on Saturday – but that doesn’t mean she didn’t have any fun this weekend.

The singer, 29, joined her close girlfriends CaCee Cobb, Adrienne Sands and stylist Nicole Chavez for a good old-fashioned girls’ night on Saturday.

“Love my ladies!!!” Simpson posted on her Twitter account during the night along with a group photo. “Wish I could be with them everyday of my life. Laughter is wonderful ”

The next day, Simpson spent the evening with another one of her favorite ladies: Her mother. While watching the movie Great Expectations together, Tina Simpson teased her daughter on Twitter, saying, “Seriously…@jessicasimpson will not stop talking about everything GREEN in this movie! I may puke ‘GREEN’! BUT I love that she sees ‘GREEN’!”

Simpson has managed to maintain a low profile since her very public breakup with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. While the NFL star has been spotted recently hopping around clubs in L.A. and casinos in Lake Tahoe, a source close to Simpson says the newly minted bachelorette “is surrounding herself with a network of support.”

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A cancerous tumor was discovered in Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch’s left salivary gland, the rapper’s record label, EMI, announced in a statement Monday.

While the musician is expected to make a full recovery, the band has been forced to cancel their upcoming tour and postpone the release of their latest album, Hot Sauce Committee Part 1.

“I just need to take a little time to get this in check, and then we’ll release the record and play some shows,” Yauch, 44, said in a video statement on his band’s official Web site. “It’s a pain in the neck (sorry had to say it) because I was really looking forward to playing these shows, but the doctors have made it clear that this is not the kind of thing that can be put aside to deal with later.”

According to EMI, the cancer was caught early and is localized in one area, rendering it “very treatable.” “Our thoughts, love and prayers are with Adam Yauch, his family and the Beastie Boys,” the record label said in a statement. “The most important thing is to allow Adam to focus on staying healthy. We wish him all the best and a speedy recovery.”

No new release date for the album, originally slated for a Sept. 15 release, has been announced.

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Shortly after Paula Abdul’s manager announced that “it does not appear” the dancer-singer will return to American Idol next season, fans took to Twitter to show their support for the embattled judge.

Using the hashtag “#keeppaula,” they have been Tweeting like crazy.

Matt Giraud, Anoop Desai and Danny Gokey — who are now on the Idol live tour – also each took time out to join the “Keep Paula” campaign.

Season 7′s Syesha Mercado Tweeted, “No Paula = No American Idol.”

Katrina Darrell, the contestant known as “Bikini Girl” who clashed with new fourth judge Kara DioGuardi, wrote: “They don’t need a 4th judge, especially an insecure know it all kara. Keep Paula add bikini girl as 4th judge if they need.”

Abdul took to her Twitter page to thanks fans for standing by her.

She wrote: “I”m actually moved 2 tears upon reading the enormous amount of tweets showing me your kindness, love & undying support. God bless all you! If it weren’t for you, this specific time and situation would feel a lot worse! xoP”

Abdul’s manager told the Los Angeles Times that the judge has yet to be offered a new contract for the upcoming ninth season. The announcement came as Idol host Ryan Seacrest inked a $45 million, three-year contract.

Said Abdul’s manager David Sonenberg: “She’s not a happy camper as a result of what’s going on. She’s hurt. She’s angry. . . . Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on Idol.”

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Madonna paid her respects to the family off French technician, Charles Criscenzo was killed when a partially-built roof collapsed and knocked over a crane while he was setting up the stage for her Sticky and Sweet tour in the Velodrome stadium on July 16.

The singer canceled the Marseilles concert and went to Criscenzo’s home in Aix-en-Provence. She also visited three other injured workers who are still in the hospital.

The incident killed two people and injured eight and is now being investigated for manslaughter.

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