Donald Trump claims that he didn't leave a $10,000 tip at a Santa Monica restaurant—he says his signature was faked by the "stupid restaurant to get publicity." Trying to get publicity is so crass. [Page Six]
Jennifer Love Hewitt isn't mad that people made fun of her bikini pix and called her fat for herself alone, but for all women: "I've sat by in silence for a long time now about the way women's bodies are constantly scrutinized. To set the record straight, I'm not upset for me, but for all the girls out there that are struggling with their body image," she has blogged. [NYP]
Nailing the elusive 'stripper, Stevie Nicks, musical theater' trifecta, Drea "Adriana LaCerva" de Matteo and her boyfriend Shooter Jennings named their newborn daughter Alabama Gypsy Rose. [Us Weekly]
Britney threw an addled tantrum in LA's Hustler store. They wouldn't let her bring underpants into the fitting room, so she tried them on in the middle of the store. [Us Weekly]
Lindsay Lohan brought her rehab buddy Riley Giles home to Long Island to meet her family over Thanksgiving, but he went out every night without her. [Page Six]
A disgruntled former Harpo employee is shopping a tell-all that no publisher in their right mind will go anywhere near: Oprah's Book Club, hello! [Page Six]
Boy George was ordered to stand trial on charges that he handcuffed a Norwegian man to a bed and "threatened him with sex toys," and no one can resist that joke. [NYDN]
Despite their matching dice tattoos, model-heiress Lydia Hearst claims she and testes-elephantiasis sufferer Cisco Adler are not, like, a thing. [Page Six]
Remember back in 1999, when a pigtailed schoolgirl who danced provocatively but projected an essential girl-next-door wholesomeness burst onto the scene with a sugary, almost showtuneish ("still buh-LIEVE") pop song that sounded designed to appeal to little kids even while its lyrics demanded abuse? Well, Britney Spears actually lost her virginity at age 14, so that explains that dialectic. [Us Weekly]
Kevin Federline is dragging Britney Spears back into court because of her erratic driving—she recently ran a red light with the kids in the backseat. [Us Weekly]
