Police arrested Alfie Allen, actor brother of Lily Allen and subject of her none-too-flattering song ‘Alfie,’ yesterday, after his mother called 911 claiming Alfie assaulted her.

Alison Owen is said to have suffered a minor head wound during the alleged attack at the £1million family home in Islington, North London.

Police called by Alison arrested 20-year-old actor Alfie Allen on suspicion of assault. He was being held last night.

The drama happened as Lily was in Paris attending a fashion shoot where she was pictured with designer Stella McCartney yesterday.

Lily and Alfie are Alison’s children by actor Keith Allen. They live in the house where the alleged assault is said to have taken place at lunchtime. One source said: “It was a family argument that got out of hand.

“There was some argy-bargy which led to Alison calling police. But I think she now wishes she hadn’t dialled 999.”

A neighbour said: “Two police cars converged on the house with blue lights flashing. It was very dramatic.”

Friends of film producer Alison say it is likely that she will drop her complaint and not wish to take her claims any further. But police have a policy of pursuing domestic assault investigations when complainants have withdrawn evidence.

Officers could try to gather other evidence, including photographs of Alison’s wounds, to see whether there is a case to pursue.

When asked about the assautl, Lily downplayed the incident. “I love my family and I wish I had been there to help calm this situation down. I have spoken to my mum and Alfie and everything is fine now.”

MP3: Lily Allen - “Alfie” via The Fabulist

Congrats to Liz Hurley; the actress married long-time boyfriend Arun Nayar yesterday in a private civil ceremony at a Gloucestershire castle. The couple allegedly plan to have a party tonight to celebrate their nuptials. Guest include Sir Elton John and Donatella Versace.

Britney Spears has gained a new fan: Brooke Shields claimed she supports Britney and would be willing to help the former pop star in any way possible. Shields had a very public battle with post-partum depression, and said she hopes Britney will check out the book she wrote about the topic.

“I hope she’s fine,” Shields, 41, tells TV’s Access Hollywood in an interview to air Monday. “I believe she’s going to be fine, and she just needs the support and her kids. She’s their only mom, and she’ll earn that back in her own mind.”

Shields, who suffered postpartum depression after the birth of her first child, says that if Spears – mom to Sean Preston, 18 months, and Jayden James, 6 months – is suffering from the condition as some have speculated, “then it really needs to be reckoned with, and it’s very common, and she’ll get through it.”

Shields, the mother of two daughters, Rowan, 3, and 10-month-old Grier, wrote the book Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression detailing her experience and how she overcame it.

“If [Britney] is reading my book,” Shields adds, “I hope it’s helping her. If it’s not, and she wants to talk to someone, I’m available.”

Shields, who like Spears has been a public figure since she was a child, says the constant pressure of being in the media spotlight may have contributed to the singer’s trouble. “[She is] followed every moment of her life, and she’s documented every minute of her life.”

I don’t really see a meeting happening between these two broads; if Britney was too busy to chill with Anna Nicole Smith, she’s surely too busy to chill with Brooke Shields.

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‘Zodiac’ star Chloe Sevigny admitted she didn’t have the patience to finish reading the book which the movie was based on. Chloe claimed she began reading Zodiac Unmasked before filming on the movie started, but found it simply too boring to read all the way through.

“I started reading Zodiac Unmasked before we went into production and I couldn’t get through it. I found it slightly tedious.

“He (author Robert Graysmith) went so in depth into the details and I just wasn’t that interested. I was frightened by the scarier bits and the details of the crimes. ”

I did, however, feel slightly embarrassed because all the men on the set knew so much about it and they had all these crazy details from the book.”

The film’s LA premiere went down this week, and although Chloe looked gorgeous, the dress she’s wearing is a bit off. My friend Louis said it best when he described it as very “labia-looking.”

A few ads for Scarlett Johansson’s Reebok line have been released. Scarlett designed the sporty line for Reebok, calling it “Scarlett Hearts Rbk. The shots are kinda cheesy, but she looks gorgeous, as usual.

Nicole Richie was rushed to the hospital on Friday while filming the next season of her reality show, The Simple Life. Richie’s rep confirmed she suffered from dehydration, and was given IV fluids for 15 minutes at the hospital, and then released.

“Nicole is home resting and will return to work this evening,” her rep said in a statement. “We are proud of the weight that Nicole is gaining and her focus on her health.”

Best of luck to Richie in remaining not thirsty.

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