Bryant Park to Get Jerzified; Kanye Flips Out
• There's a good chance you'll be seeing the cast of Jersey Shore in the tents at Fashion Week. (If, that is, you happen to be going to Fashion Week.) MTV's newest crop of reality stars have been asking to tickets to shows, and a few designers have extended invites to "to attend or even model." [P6]
• If you wanted to go to business school but didn't do so well on the GMATs, Diddy is here to help. He says he plans to open a business school in New York City in the near future. [Starpulse, Us]
• Michael Jackson's "personal physician," Dr. Conrad Murray, is expected to surrender to the authorities today in connection with charges he played a role in Jackson's death. He'll likely be charged with involuntary manslaughter, which could land him four years in jail. [TMZ]
• Perpetual brat Kanye West threw a fit while flying back to New York from LA when he was told he and his assistant would have to sit in business class, not first. The temper tantrum paid off, though: The airline found room for him in the front of the plane and the rest of the flight went off without a hitch. [P6]
• Brittany Murphy's sketchy husband, Simon Monjack, had been planning to host an event to benefit his Brittany Murphy Foundation, and he was suggesting that attendees donate $1,000 per person. But then he abruptly postponed the event, although it's unclear why. Maybe it's because he suddenly realized that exploiting his late wife for fame and fortune isn't such a classy move? Okay, it probably wasn't because of that. [Us, TMZ]
• Gisele Bundchen is superhuman, just as you suspected. Not only did she not have to wear maternity clothes during her pregnancy, she also said giving birth "wasn't painful, not even a little bit." [People]
• At the marathon "We Are the World" recording session the other night, Barbra Streisand sang the line "There's a choice we're making." And it took her just 79 takes to get it right. [P6]
• Rumors have been circulating this week that Gael Garcia Bernal has been demanding a DNA test from Dolores Fonzi, the mother of his one-year-old son. But Bernal's rep says this is lies—all lies!—and the couple is still together and very happy. So there. [People]
• This is sad: One of the former stars of Boston Legal, Justin Mentell, was killed in a car accident in rural Wisconsin yesterday. [People]
• Jennifer Lopez's neighbors in LA say they can often hear her blasting loud music and "barking orders." And they're not happy about it. [Radar]
• Mackenzie Phillips has changed her story about having consensual sex with her dad, in case that is of interest to you. [CNN]
• While on vacation with friends in the Caribbean, Cameron Diaz did what any celeb who claims she doesn't go to the gym would do: She busted into an impromptu bikini yoga session while her friends sunbathed. [DM]
• Lady Gaga has gotten a new tattoo. It says "Little Monsters"—which is what she calls her fans—and it's written in script on her forearm. [Hello]
• People has another silly story about Heidi Montag's plasticized face, in case you're interested in that. [People]
• Pamela Anderson held a show to promote her new fashion line, A*Muse, in Miami last night. But only 20 people showed up, poor thing. [DM]
• Is Courteney Cox pregnant again? Does anyone care? [ShowbizSpy]
• Mena Suvari is planning to marry movie producer Simone Sestito in Rome this summer. And Ian Ziering of Beverly Hills 90210 changed his Facebook status from "in a relationship" to "engaged," so feel free to take a few minutes to mourn, ladies. [P6, People]
• ABC News anchor Chris Cuomo and his wife, Cristina Greeven Cuomo, have had their third baby. She's named Carolina Regina. [P6]
• Speaking of news anchors, did you hear about how NBC's Ann Curry got stuck in an elevator while attending an event in the New York Times building the other evening? Click through to read all about it. [NYDN]
• Did you notice that Brad Pitt's beard has been trimmed somewhat? It still looks awful, but now it's slightly less awful than it was before. [Us]
• Jennifer Aniston appears on the cover of the March issue of Architectural Digest to show off her remodeled house. The abode features a Thai gong, a 1960s piano, and a shag carpet in the bedroom. She also turned the "his" part of the original "his-and-hers" bath into a spa bath and tub, so now her "Zen-influenced" spinster palace is officially complete. [People]
• John Mayer is rising to the defense of Tiger Woods. Because he, too, writes "a lot of dirty text messages to girls," but he gets away with it because he isn't married. "If Tiger Woods was single and he texted a girl and said 'I wanna wear your ass like a hat,' why would that ever hit the news?" [The Independent]
• Oh, Mel. When will you learn? When a Chicago reporter interviewed Mel Gibson about his new movie and dared to bring up his 2006 arrest/anti-Semitic rant, Mel called him an "asshole." On TV, yes. [Gawker]