Gossip roundup
· Jeff Soref, the openly gay heir to the Masterlock fortune who's an up-and-comer in the Democratic Party and "controls the wallets and pocketbooks of gays and lesbians nationwide" is being talked about as a potential successor to DNC treasurer Andrew Tobias. [Page Six]
· Candace Bushnell is responsible for the term "toxic bachelor," which she coined when writing her "Sex in the City" column for the Observer. [Page Six]
· Cher's wig has been stolen! Cher's wig has been stolen! OH! MY! GOD! [Page Six]
· Salman Rushdie, one of Those People who bring up Iraq at dinner parties, was doing just that to fellow partygoer Al Pacino recently. [Cindy Adams]
· Maer Roshan, when asked "what if something happens" to the writer he dispatched to Baghdad on behalf of Radar: "Just pray that he first sent in the story." [Cindy Adams]
· Liz Smith notes that Harvey Weinstein's "Mila 18" project has been in development for years. [Liz Smith]
· Christina Ricci gets naked in her next role. (She plays a lesbian serial killer.) [NY Daily News]