Paula Froelich

Today's Page Six reports that blond Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova wants to follow in the footsteps of shirtless Vogue "intern" Sean Avery and work for Anna Wintour since "it's so inspiring to see a woman be so powerful."

According to the item, Ms. Kournikova made this plea on her blog, where she also name-checked Tom Ford as one of the "10 people she wants to work with after she retires."  read more »

Media Mob checked Ms. Kournikova's Web site, but couldn't find the quote or the list. We did, however, find a list made by Maria Sharapova, a different blond Russian tennis star, on her

Lizzie Grubman, the publicist who once told New York magazine that "I’m totally in bed with the Post," did in fact do everything short of taking employees of the Post—and numerous other gossip purveyors—along on her honeymoon after her wedding on March 18th.

It's not clear if the groom, Chris Stern, had any friends of his own in attendance this past Saturday night at Cipriani 42nd Street, but all of Ms. Grubman's "work friends" were there—witness Page Six's Paula Froelich in an absolutely adorable Yves St. Laurent dress. New York Daily News gossip columnist Lloyd Grove even brought the kids! Apparently they are as style-challenged as Mr. Grove himself, so Farnsworth Bentley, the hip hop artist and stylish former on-stage rabble-rouser for Sean Combs, took it upon himself to give one of Mr. Grove's sons a much-needed pocket square to complete his outfit.

Mr. Bentley, who seemed to serve as an unofficial M.C., also made a toast to the bride and groom: "L'Chaim."

The bride sensibly wore cream. Wedding festivities ended early enough for the gossip crowd to scatter throughout the City in their finery, on to parties far less nuptial, or at least less work-related.

[Editor's Note: A somewhat murky clarification has been appended to this item on July 20th.]

When The Transom talked to Paula Froelich last week, she was jetting off to somewhere less humid and more glamorous for the weekend. And apparently Page Six boss Richard Johnson was out on mini-vacation. Which would have just left the fun-loving Chris Wilson to mind the Page Six shop for Sunday's edition, which included a nearly delightfully old-school and almost Gotti-esque warning to Jessica Coen of Gawker. [Disclaimer: The Transom was once Ms. Coen's boss.]

What was that one thing that Chris Wilson said that one time to Ms. Coen? "If you want to belittle me, okay, but remember one day I can do the same to you. Be nice okay? Be nice. I know what you guys do. I don't need the aggravation."

And, at last, the gentleman delivers. Sorta.

Although the retribution element is a wee bit scary and just a bit more entertaining, overall it makes The Transom pine for the days of scary former Page Sixer Ian Spiegelman, who famously sent a note to an enemy that included the fantastic phrase "You're a lame and a pussy, Doug." Sadly, it got him fired. But it satisfied.

Perhaps everyone involved should sit down and read Ms. Froelich's new book, It! Nine Secrets of the Rich and Famous That'll Take You To the Top. From page 134: "Always—and always, I mean every single time you leave the house—put your best foot forward and act appropriately." See? Nice, they say, is back, baby.  read more »

But The Transom hopes it won't last.

**UPDATE** Well, The Transom would prefer to have had someone speak on the record. However, having received more than a few off the record emails regarding this item, The Transom will happily concede that it cannot prove its assumption that Mr. Wilson was in fact the author of the Page Six item in question. And although The Transom sees conspiracy everywhere, it is absolutely willing to say that this conspiracy theory may (or may not?) be truly only a theory. —Choire Sicha