· Woody Allen's $27 mil apartment's mystery buyer is named as Barry Volpert, formerly of Goldman Sachs. Fortunately for Volpert, he haggled Woody down to $25 mil. What a bargain. [NYM]
· Star magazine reportedly cutting checks for informants acting as 'stringers.' Just like real freelance writers, the snitches bitch because they don't get their checks fast enough. [NYP]
· Actress Ellen Barkin and Revlong king Ron Perelman are back together again. They need to make up their damn minds because we're all losing interest here. [NYDN]
· What's the hot forthcoming book from the hype-hungry poptarts at Miramax Books? Macaulay Culkin's memoir. Seriously now. [NYDN]
· Just call her J.Ho — Lopez swaps Affleck's engagement ring for Marc Anthony's. [NYP]
· Scarlett Johansson tells Elle: Sure, I totally did Benicio Del Toro in the elevator at the Chateau Marmont after the Oscars, describing the experience as "unsanitary." [NYP]