Emmy Awards

According to reports, Xtina had a little trouble sliding out of the car, but then stood up to reveal her blossoming belly full of kisses. Christina will be performing a duet with legend Tony Bennett on this Sunday's Emmy Awards show on FOX.

The normally hyper-eyelashed icon looked like she was ditching the cabaret stage for a skatepark when she showed up at LAX on Wednesday, sans makeup and showing off her skater gear. Rad.

Sources tell TMZ that "Entourage's" Jeremy Piven, who took home the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, absolutely fell in love with his Dolce & Gabbana navy blue, peak lapel tux. He also sported their white shirt beneath the surface.

Behind the scenes of any awards show is a world of pure insanity. As the stars make their media rounds, they are in constant need of hair and make-up touch- ups. As was the case last night for legendary "Dynasty" actress Joan Collins.

Just as Joan was finishing up an interview, her hair guy swooped in to revitalize her look. There was just one problem; the cameras were still rolling. Needless to say, madame was none too happy that she was being coiffed for all the world to see. Her expression quickly jumped from a gleamingly pleasant smile to pissed-off diva scowl in just a matter of seconds. She then demanded that the touch-up team take her in front of a mirror immediately, if they wanted to continue their work.

Sometimes Billy Bush just doesn't know when to quit -- and last night on the Emmy red carpet, Jeremy Piven lashed out at him for it. Last night, during the red-carpet prelude to the Emmys, "Access Hollywood's" Bush corralled "Entourage's" Piven, and began a line of questioning concerning celebrity babies. Piven had just flown in from Arizona, where he was shooting a movie with Jennifer Garner, and so Bush asked him about Garner's baby Violet.

Bush then asked Piven if, given that Piven lives in Malibu, whether he had laid eyes on Brangelina's baby Shiloh. Piven said he hadn't, explaining that he had "116 other things to do...I don't go hunting for celebrity babies, thank you, Billy."

"You need another job. You have potential as a human being..."

Undeterred, or clearly not getting the message, Bush then asked if he'd seen Suri Cruise. Piven finally lost his patience. "You need another job. You have potential as a human being," said Piven, not at all hiding his irritation. "This may not be right for you. Seriously -- can you focus on other things?"

At least Bush got one thing right. He predicted -- correctly -- that Jeremy Piven would get his statuette, and Piven did, for his role as Ari Gold.

Conan O'Brien made fun of NBC's tumble in the ratings during his opening number ("To prove things are going to hell, we're relying on Howie Mandel," he sung at one point). But things aren't all bad at the Peacock Network. In fact, if the Emmys are any indication, things are just dandy.

NBC won a total of 14 Emmys (between Sunday's telecast and the Creative Arts Awards given out last week), six of those wins coming last night -- a number equal to the total of CBS, FOX and ABC combined.

The network took home the top comedy prize ("The Office") and writing and directing honors for comedy (both for "My Name Is Earl"). On the acting side, Mariska Hargitay ("Law & Order: SVU") won best actress in a drama, Megan Mullally ("Will & Grace") won best supporting actress in a comedy and Alan Alda ("The West Wing") won best supporting actor in a drama.

The win for Alda (the sixth of his career) gave "The West Wing" a total of 26 for its seven-year run, tying it with "Hill Street Blues" for the most ever by a primetime series.

So while Conan may have joked that since the Emmys were on NBC, they would probably get canceled halfway through, they still might win an award next year.

TV's annual festival of self-congratulation passed into history last night for the 58th time, and history will note that Fox's "24" finally got the recognition it deserved, that Conan O'Brien ought to be given the hosting gig for life, and that HBO just can't lose the movie/miniseries category.

What's more, backstage, Tina Fey actually did go "arse-over-tits," in Helen Mirren's charming phraseology, "The Office"'s Rainn Wilson just had to kiss his castmates, and Martin and Charlie Sheen shared a nice filial cigarette.

The 2006 Emmy Awards came and went this evening in Hollywood, and as usual the celebrities on hand did their very best to bring the maximum glamour to the occasion. Whether it was the young (Katherine Heigl), the slightly less young (the original Charlie's Angels), the pregnant (Heidi Klum), or the manly (Patrick Dempsey), TMZ has an early look at the sweetest eye candy from the night's festivities.

We'll have more on the Emmys tomorrow, but for now, have a gander at TMZ's seven smokingest celebs.

For these, and other swag-lovin' celebs' benefit, TMZ provides a little tutorial into what these folks think they're receiving for free, and what they're actually going to end up shelling out to Uncle Sam.

What do the two most famously-snubbed Emmy contenders -- "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" -- have in common? They're both on ABC, of course. And apparently the net is so upset about those shows getting passed over (even though they scored more nods than any other broadcast network) that ABC is counter-programming the Emmy ceremony by airing "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

According to the Hollywood Reporter, ABC will air the first "Pirates" film on August 27, while NBC will be airing the Emmys at the same time. ABC and USA paid in excess of $20 million for the right to broadcast the film that spawned the biggest movie of 2006.

Conan O'Brien, who is hosting this year's telecast, joked about the move in an interview on Monday.