LiLo's Stumble; Salman's Regrets
• Lindsay Lohan is having another bad week. At the Whitney Museum of Art Gala last night, the "jelly-legged actress" had to hold on to a fence for "dear life" as she "stumbled out of the glitzy bash." But Mischa Barton was looking surprisingly put together, so that's good news, right? [Daily Mail, Sun]
• It's been a few years since Salman Rushdie and Padma Lakshmi split up, but the author is still obsessed with his ex-wife and talks about her "day and night," says Rushdie's most recent girlfriend, Broadway actress Pia Glenn. She also says Rushdie broke things off with her via email and may have been just using her for sex. [P6]
• Ali Wise, the socialite/ex-Dolce & Gabbana publicist who appeared in court yesterday on charges she hacked into a rival's phone, won't have to mount her defense until January. But there are four women now claiming Wise broke into their voicemail accounts now, not just one. [NYDN]
• A Swiss court rejected bail for Roman Polanski, because he could be a flight risk. What on earth would give them that idea? [MSNBC]
• Model Agyness Deyn wants to be an actress. Naturally. [P6]
• Recent Twitter convert Tracy Morgan says when he's doing "something interesting," he'll tweet. "If I'm not, I don't... You got to be a retard to walk around Twittering all day." John Mayer, Ashton Kutcher, and Demi Moore: take note. [NYP]
• Are Kate Bosworth and True Blood star Alexander Skarsgard dating? They were reportedly "very affectionate" at Spike TV's Scream Awards over the weekend, where they supposedly held hands, he played with her hair, and she patted his butt. We'll take that as a yes. [Us, People]
• In the November issue of Men's Health, Penn Badgley admits that "having a relationship with someone you work with might not always be the smartest move." Yeah, good luck with that. [JustJared]
• John Mayer celebrated his birthday at 1Oak the other night with Jeremy Piven, Seth Meyers, and Stephen Dorff (but not Jennifer Aniston). [P6]
• Perez Hilton said yesterday that Bethenny Frankel is pregnant. She's says it's totally not true. [NYDN]
• Paris Hilton surprised boyfriend Doug Reinhardt for his birthday on Saturday night by "popping out of a cake in a hot pink costume and diamond mask." No, she wasn't "playing" a stripper. [P6]
• Just when you thought the reality TV market was totally oversaturated comes word David Hasselhoff may be getting a reality show with his kids. With any luck, there will be lots of drunken burger-eating sessions. [TMZ]
• It looks like Michelle Trachtenberg is officially a New Yorker. She got into a confrontation with a woman who she thought was trying to steal her cab and ended up giving the woman the finger. Her rep said that wasn't exactly what happened, but didn't exactly deny Trachtenberg flashing the bird. [P6]
• Meryl Streep's daughter, Mamie Gummer, has gotten engaged to her actor boyfriend Ben Walker. [Us]
• Katie Holmes wore a "daring" see-through top (and heels!) to an event in Los Angeles. Kate sure does get crazy when Tom's not around. [Daily Mail]
• Apparently former Miss California Carrie Prejean still has an inflated sense of self. The pageant organizer has filed suit against the ex-beauty queen, saying she owes them $5,200 for her breast implants. [TMZ, NYDN]
• Behold, media-whorishness in all its glory! Octomom (aka Nadya Sulemon) said she has a crush on Jon Gosselin. "I think he's hot... he looks cute in purple," she said. Brace yourself for a reality show in 2010. [Radar]