Gossip Roundup: Today Is Charlotte Freund Day!
· Everyone, pay attention: socialite Charlotte Freund is our next patron saint "It-ish" girl. While in Miami, the former flame of Nicky Hilton's cast-off hubby, Todd Meister, ditched her serious boyfriend (who happens to be a baron of something) for actor John Stamos. We love and respect her blatant disregard for sanity and thus accept her with open arms. [ELK]
· Usher is dangerously close to getting his ass kicked by Naomi Campbell. While the supermodel thinks she and the R&B star are still an item, Usher is behaving like a single man. [Gatecrasher]
· Actress Nicole Kidman complains about studios not letting her go skydiving or whatnot, but she's not letting them hold her down. You guessed it: Kidman is heading to Indonesia for some tsunami relief. [R&M (2nd item)]
· Restaurateur Keith McNally goes apeshit on his former chef de cuisine at Pastis, Sascha Lyon, who was spotted eating and talking to former coworkers at McNally's Balthazar post. Rampant unprofessionalism ensues. [Page Six]
· Sarah Jessica Parker will be skipping the Golden Globes, so some Desperate Housewives star can inevitably win in peace. [Lowdown (2nd item)]