· First lady Laura Bush refuses to appear alongside hip-hop mogul P. Diddy for a photo-op at the opening of a slavery museum in Cincinnati; P. Diddy, somewhat rightly, pulls out of the appearance altogether. Perhaps Mrs. Bush was hesitant because she thought Puffy would steal some of her pharmaceutical stash. [NYDN]
· Can someone please, for the love of all that is humane, tell us that the sighting of barely-legal actress Lindsay Lohan and her man-toy Wilmer Valderrama buying promise rings is untrue? Please? [Page Six]
· Oscar-winning alcoholic (or Australian) Russell Crowe gets into another bar fight and starts biting. We hadn't heard much from him in a while, but now we know it's all business as usual. [The Scoop]
· Jersey's Knickerbocker Country Club gets in a tizzy when the ladies from "The Apprentice" show up and dare utter the word, "fuck." Oh, pity. [Page Six]