Apparently Paula Abdul isn't as sweet as she seems. The former Laker girl and American Idol judge was fined and placed on probation last Thursday after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of hit-and-run driving from an accident last December on a Los Angeles freeway. Abdul, however, did not tarnish her "nice-girl" image further by actually showing up in court; her attorney entered the plea instead. Authorities said Abdul was driving on Highway 101 when she switched lanes and slightly grazed another car. The people in the damaged vehicle managed to take a picture using the camera on a cell phone and wrote down the license plate number of the car, which was later traced to Abdul.

Abdul was sentenced to 24 months of informal probation along with $900 in fines by the Superior Court of Los Angeles. She was also ordered to pay the driver for their car repairs.



Here's a first for Angelina Jolie: The 29-year-old actress has been named the sexiest woman in the world by the men's magazine FHM. Over 15 million votes were cast in this year's annual poll conducted by the American edition of the publication.

"Angelina Jolie embodies everything that our readers find incredibly sexy," Scott Gramling, FHM's editor in chief told the Associated Press. "Not only is she stunning, she is intelligent, outspoken and passionate in her beliefs and well-respected the world over for her tireless efforts on behalf of the world's refugee children."

Jolie is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency. She adopted a Cambodian baby named Maddox who is now four years old. The Associated Press reported that Jolie desires to adopt a second child as Maddox wants "an African brother."

Jolie was followed in the list by Jennifer Garner, Paris Hilton, Charlize Theron, Halle Berry, Teri Hatcher, Pamela Anderson, Scarlett Johansson and Lindsay Lohan.

Other stars that made the cut were the British actress Keira Knightley and Russian tennis champion Maria Sharapova. Last year's winner, Britney Spears, didn't even make the list of 100.

FHM's list of the sexiest women in the world is printed as a supplement to the magazine's May issue, which is set to go on sale April 5.