Natalie Portman: Back on the Market
♦ Natalie Portman is single. She's split up with boyfriend Devendra Banhart. Best of luck, guys! [People]
♦ The son of famed architect Richard Meier says his dad is gay and he was forced into a mental hospital and disinherited for saying so. Richard's friends, meanwhile, say he's definitely not gay and he's actually quite the ladies' man. [P6]
♦ Clay Aiken pocketed roughly $500,000 for his coming-out cover story deal with People. [MSNBC]
♦ Sarah Palin might make a cameo on Saturday Night Live. Also, Hugh Hefner would love to give her a spread in Playboy. [OK!, Daily Star]
♦ Lindsay Lohan has allegedly stopped going to AA and started drinking and doing coke again. Welcome back, LL! [Star]
♦ Kirsten Dunst and Justin Long have split up after two months of dating. [In Touch]
♦ Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are finished with France. They're moving the brood (and 14 bodyguards!) to a villa outside of Berlin. [Access Hollywood]
♦ Now that Benny Medina's out as her manager, Mariah Carey is hoping hubby Nick Cannon can take over the job. [Janet Charlton]
♦ John McCain sure spends a lot of cash on makeup artists. [P6]
♦ David Blaine finished his latest stunt last night, not that anyone actually cared. [NYDN]
♦ Drew Barrymore was spotted making out with Ed Westwick on Tuesday night, although she may also be hooking up with a waiter at the Spotted Pig. [P6]
♦ Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil was given the option to stay in jail or leave and go into rehab. He chose jail. [NYDN]
♦ Steven Tyler filed suit against a group of "unknown bloggers" who impersonated him on the web. [Reuters]
♦ Tea Leoni is going to counseling to deal with hubby David Duchovny's sex addiction. [Star]
♦ The Hills' Audrina Patridge has signed on to endorse a line of denim jeans. [E!]
♦ Johnny Wright, who manages the Jonas Brothers and Justin Timberlake, apparently wants to manage Ali Lohan now, too. [P6]
♦ Vanessa Minnillo says she'd like to win an Oscar someday. Don't hold your breath, honey. [In Touch]