Morning Memo

"In an international city of more than eight million souls, the series" – The Real Housewives of New York City – "documents the lives of five white socialites who juggle Hamptons estates and charity balls." [NYT]

Ubiquitous cover girl Lindsay Lohan is recording a Kylie Minogue-like album. [WWD]  read more »

Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard thinks the World Trade Center might have been destroyed because it was too expensive to re-wire the building for class-A tenants. (PageSix.com)

An example of the kind of freedom satellite radio affords Howard Stern: His half-hour rant calling former sidekick Stuttering John a "no-talent ingrate." (PageSix.com)  read more »

Nicole Richie has been offered the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway. [Us]

Us Weekly's excerpted interview in which Barack Obama declined to discuss his underwear preference received the second highest number of page views for one story ever, the first being new of Heath Ledger's death. [WWD]

The executive producer of "The Early Show," Shelley Ross, allegedly forced a staffer to reschedule a colonoscopy because it was sweeps month. [P6]  read more »

A paparazzo that sued an Australian paper for defamation after it accused him of harassing Nicole Kidman lost his case.  Among other things, he tried to bug Kidman's house. [NYT]

Will Ferrell pulled Tom Brokaw onstage at Radio City during the final night of his Funny or Die tour to involve him in an Anchorman bit. [P6]

Obama declines to tell Us Weekly whether he wears boxers or briefs. [Us]

If you can't afford a New York apartment with a real exposed brick wall, here are ways to build a fake one. [NYT]

Josh Hartnett had to fly coach back from the Oscars. [P6]

Sports drinks companies are targeting some products specifically to women. [NYT]

Facebook released screen shots for a planned site redesign. [Radar]

The Christie's dinner party following an advance screening of "The Other Boleyn Girl" earlier this week featured mini guillotine table centerpieces. [Style.com]

Jessica Alba was teased in elementary school due to early development. [P6]  read more »

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch and all its furnishings will be put up for public auction March 19 unless the pop star pays the tens of millions he owes on the property. [NYT]

Marc Anthony's former wife, Daynara Torres, is writing a book on their marriage. Anthony left her for new mom Jennifer Lopez. [P6]

Pamela Anderson seeks to annul her four-month-old marriage to Rick Salomon, citing fraud. [Us]

A photo of the boy Anne Frank called her "one true love" in her diary will go on display at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam thanks to the boy's childhood friend, now 81, who escaped to England. [NYT]

Chief Clinton strategist Mark Penn is doing big, ugly renovations on his Washington, D.C., home, and the neighbors are pissed. [P6]

Lindsay Lohan's little sister, Ali, is inspired by her sister's career. [People]

The New York Times documents the rise of competing FroYo chains in the city. It does not explain why the Upper East Side Pinkberry's line stretches out the door even when it's sleeting. [NYT]

The 1,400-person audience during New York Philharmonic's performance in North Korea Tuesday gave a five-minute standing ovation. [WSJ]

Diablo Cody may get a tattoo of Ellen Page's face to commemorate her Oscar win for best original screenplay. [P6]  read more »

Looks like Nicole Kidman will grace a fall cover of Vogue, which was shot by Annie Leibovitz in a town near Sydney, Australia. [WWD]

Just spotted at the Colette boutique in Paris: party gal/model Cory Kennedy, who “love[s] Paris for its fashion.” [T]

Donald Rumsfeld was spotted admiring the lovely flowers at Café des Artistes, where Mayor Bloomberg, dining nearby, didn’t say hello. [P6]

The New York Philharmonic was able to perform in North Korea; the concert included the George Gershwin tune “American in Paris.” [NYT]

It’s official: Veronica Hearst lost her ocean-front, 52-room Villa Venezia. [P6]  read more »

Baird Jones, gossip reporter and Webster Hall curator, died in his Greenwich Village apartment on Thursday night at the age of 53. [NYDN]

All about actress Charlize Theron, who has “her feet firmly planted on the ground.” [T]

At Oscar parties, celebs like Sean Penn and Rocco DiSpirito showed up with new, attractive girlfriends. [P6]

On the red carpet this year, a lot of leading ladies played it safe. [NYT]

John Mayer left a star-studded party in L.A. because, as he put it, “people keep coming up to me and touching me and telling me I’m so cute.” [Rush&Malloy]  read more »

Jennifer Lopez had twins this morning – a girl and a boy. [NYT]

Everyone who attended Ashton Kutcher's 30th birthday bash was exposed to hepatitis A.  That would include wife Demi Moore, Kate Hudson and Madonna. [P6]

French Vogue's Carine Roitfeld said New York magazine's profile on her misinterpreted her words and made her sound unfairly critical of Anna Wintour.  [WWD]

Sam Lufti, who allegedly kept Britney Spears drugged, was served with a restraining order through March 17. [TMZ]

Britney will look pretty awful in ten years if she doesn't change her lifestyle habits. [Gawker]

A Manhattanite pulls a Thoreau, deciding it's a good idea to spend a winter weekend in an unheated Berkshires cabin. [NYT]

George Clooney goes to a journalist's house for dinner and ends up in his crawl space, searching for the source of an alarm. [Time]

Blind people can take a touching tour of sculptures at MoMA. [NYT]

Danielle Steele's childhood ambition was to be a nun. [Yahoo News]  read more »

Andre Benjamin (a.k.a. Outkast’s Andre 3000) may not be so set on finding an East Village place after all; he recently toured a penthouse loft on West 13th Street. [P6]

For many women searching for that perfect wedding dress, less is definitely more. Sayonara, Cinderella. [NYT]

Elizabeth Hurley and husband Arun Nayar are accused of paying their full-time London housekeeper $200 a week. [P6]

Hedi Slimane, the former Dior Homme designer, took the pictures for a 14-page spread in French Vogue’s forthcoming April issue; “it’s magnificent,” said the mag’s editor, Carine Roitfeld. [WWD]  read more »

Savoring what is fast becoming the gastronomical awakening of the Upper West Side, Times foodie Frank Bruni gives the hood’s Dovetail three stars. [NYT]

Jennifer Lopez, who is pregnant with twins, has checked into her private room at a Long Island hospital. [P6]

Asked by a reporter how his daughter Jenna’s wedding plans were coming, President Bush said: “It’s coming like I have nothing to say about it, is how it’s coming.” [Rush&Malloy]  read more »

Last night, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s daughter, Rumer, 19, was reminded of her age by the staff at L.A. nightspot Villa, so she had to turn right around. [Perez]

Giorgio Armani wrote Times fashion scribe Cathy Horyn a letter banning her from his show in Milan on Monday because she “belittled” his friends and family in her write up of the preshow hoopla. [WWD]

Nonetheless, here are photos from yesterday’s Armani show. [T]

At Lindsay Lohan’s nude photo shoot for New York, mom Dina was absent, possibly shooting her reality show, Momager. [Rush&Malloy]  read more »

At newyorksocialdiary.com, David Patrick Columbia digests his personal relationships with a long list of American presidents.

At last week’s Tribeca Ball, Andre Balazs beat Padma Lakshmi in a bidding war for a matching diamond earring and necklace set; he paid $20,000. [P6]

Look at Lindsay Lohan recreate Marilyn Monroe’s last nude photo shoot! [NYM]

Living in one of the new Plaza condos can get rather lonely. [NYT]

Thanks to Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, the hottest new game among celebs in Hollywood is Mexican Train Dominoes. [Gatecrasher]

The new Louis Vuitton commercial. [Fashionista]

Do gossip mongers have a double standard when it comes to famous girls and boys? [NYT]

It was Kirsten Dunst’s breakup with Jake Gyllenhaal that led her to drink more. [Us]

Despite rumored plans, Soho House will not be moving into the former site of Morton’s restaurant on Melrose in L.A. [P6]

Meet this week’s Look Book subject, Sundy L. Leake, a copy editor who’s really a dancer. [NYM]  read more »

For Jimmy Kimmel’s birthday, his girlfriend, Sarah Silverman, and Matt Damon starred in a music video called “I’m [Bleep]ing Matt Damon”; Mr. Kimmel is retaliating with his own star-studded, catchy clip: “I’m [Bleep]ing Ben Affleck.” [P6]

Oscar nominee Tilda Swinton switches between two lovers—German artist Sandro Kopp, 29, and the father of her twins, John Byrne, 67. [Gatecrasher]

Traveling to St. Barts is always difficult and often pleasurable; here’s what to do if you’re lucky enough to make it there. [NYT]

Blackstone Group cofounder Peter Peterson, who last year bout David Geffen’s $37.5 mil. Fifth Ave. spread, just sold his River House apartment to banking bachelor Jeffrey Leeds for $10 mil. [P6]

Brad Pitt confronted a pesky paparazzo. Source: “the…guy looked so scared…He just ran into the parking garage.” [E!]

Tina Fey said her 30 Rock character, Liz, is “torn between McCain and Obama”; meanwhile, Alec Baldwin’s character, Jack, can’t get over Rudy Giuliani. [Gatecrasher]

In a London High Court, Heather Mills will be banned from grilling Paul McCartney on his alleged “violent behaviour” during their four-year marriage. [Daily Mail]

The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, is involved in an ecologically questionable coastline development, intended for the super-rich, in Brazil. [P6]

“Why We Travel,” a multimedia experience. [NYT]

Star Jones, formerly of The View, will perform in The Vagina Monologues tonight in Washington, D.C. [P6]

Real-estate broker Barbara Corcoran received a “chastity belt” from her husband yesterday, the couple’s 20th wedding anniversary. [Gatecrasher]

The some 5,000 ice fishing cabins on the lunar icescape of central Minnesota range from bare-essentials to “chalets with cathedral ceilings.” [NYT]  read more »

When an Us Weekly reporter tried to speak with Scarlett Johansson after her Today show appearance, the actress snapped: “You have got to be kidding me after that [plastic surgery] cover you did.” [Gatecrasher]

The hot new fragrance for women can’t be bottled—it just sorta happens. [NYT]

Times fashion writer Cathy Horyn couldn’t make it to Marc Jacobs’ recent fashion show because she was ill, but she still wrote about it and then he wrote her. [WWD]

At the launch party for her vegan shoes, Natalie Portman only stayed for 15 minutes. [P6]

Since meeting at the Cynthia Rowley fashion show last week, David Tisch and Lipstick Jungle actress Lindsay Price have been dating. [P6]

Excerpts from the last interview Michelle Williams gave—to a British magazine—before Heath Ledger's death. [Us]

In a forthcoming film about the “Scooter” Libby situation, Valerie Plame will be played by Nicole Kidman. [P6]

Some of this spring's hippest accessories are really fun. [NYT]

Mia Farrow is thrilled that Steven Spielberg backed out of his role as an artistic director for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. [P6]

When will messaging service Twitter catch on? [NYT]

Love is in the air: Mary Louise Parker is engaged to actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan. [Us]  read more »

Model and muse Agyness Deyn used her 25th birthday party at Don Hill’s in Soho as an opportunity to fling chunks of cake at partygoers. [P6]

At a party for Peter Som on Monday night, Lauren Davis-Santo Domingo, who had just returned from her honeymoon, told Vogue pal Plum Sykes that she keeps asking if her flower girls will make it into the March issue, which features her wedding. [FWD]

At People magazine’s pre-Grammys party in L.A., Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester was running around the place trailing a “funny-smelling cloud of smoke.” [P6]  read more »

At a post-Grammys party at the Thompson Hotel in L.A., Paris Hilton “aggressively tried to hook up with John Mayer.” [P6]

The family of a girl whose Crocs were sucked up by an escalator are suing the rubber-clog maker for $7 million. [Style Dash via T]

Michelle Williams was seen yesterday walking around town, where she will shoot additional scenes for forthcoming film Mammoth. [Us]

Uma Thurman wants to have more kids. [P6]

Does this chair remind anyone else of something? [NYM]  read more »

During Ashton Kutcher’s 30th birthday party at Socialista last Thursday, Bruce Willis stuck his bare hands into his ex-wife’s husband’s cake. [Gatecrasher]

Mini champagne bottles went ignored at Marc Jacobs’ show on Friday; of the tasty tipples, Gretchen Mol said: “I'm tempted, but no one else is drinking. I don't want to be the tacky one." [WWD]

The ins and outs of hedge-funder Seth Tobias, who was discovered dead in his Jupiter, Florida pool. [NYM]

Actress Scarlett Johansson, who has been dating Ryan Reynolds for a year, recently took her mom and sister to look at wedding dresses. [P6]  read more »

The Harvard Lampoon gave Paris Hilton their first-ever Woman of the Year Award. [Crimson] (Watch slideshow here.)

Britney Spears was released from the hospital yesterday, a move her parents condemned – in a statement to the AP. [US]

Meanwhile Britney's ex-husband, Kevin Federline, is attending the Marc Jacobs show Friday. [US]

Tommy Hilfiger's tying the knot. Maybe he'll sire another fauxcialite. [Page Six]

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former model Carla Bruni just got married, and two Bruni biographies already hit shelves in France. Another is slated to appear next week. [WWD]

Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz have a sex scene in Woody Allen's upcoming movie… and he reveals yet another dimension of the New York male Jewish intellectual psyche. [Page Six]

The young girl sitting next to Vincent Gallo at the Anna Sui show shielded herself from him with her show invitations. [the Cut]

The fashion world may have another BMI controversy on their hands – male models are getting skinnier. [NYT]

Angelina Jolie is visiting Iraq as a UN goodwill ambassador. [NYT]

Rosie O'Donnell gave up beer. [Page Six]  read more »

Nicky Hilton, like sister Paris, seems to be banned from the Gramercy Park Hotel.  She was seen trying to attend a Rose Bar party for the label Joie with the likes of Lydia Hearst and Padma Lakshmi. [Page Six]

Anna Wintour voted democratic yesterday at 7 a.m., after her tennis match. [WWD]

Lynne Spears, mother of Britney, accused manager Sam Lufti of drugging the troubled pop star and cutting her phone lines.  [NYT]

Read Lynne's entire statement here. [US]

Pity that demanding fellow restaurant guest who's making a scene about something trivial – he may have OCD. [NYT]

The Spamalot performance during the Super Bowl kept the audience apprised of the score in ad-libbed updates. [Gatecrasher]

The niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige spoke out in favor of Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, which has been condemned by the religious sect for its criticisms of the church.  The niece, Jenna Hill Miscavige, said Scientologists were harassing her friends, and "eight friends have removed themselves from my MySpace page." [Page Six]

Hillary Clinton may have backed out of a Vogue photo shoot, but she spoke on fashion faux pas with US Weekly. [US]

Jerry Seinfeld went to the Narciso Rodriguez show to make his wife happy. [NYM]  read more »

Michael Kors’ Wednesday mornings always involve “delicious juice.” (Watch above)

For the re-launch of fashion brand Halston last night, part owner Harvey Weinstein arrived on the arm of Liza Minnelli. [WWD]

Lindsay Lohan is partying again—spotted drinking vodka cocktails at Beatrice Inn last Friday. [Rush&Malloy]

Veronica Hearst’s 52-room Florida mansion, Villa Venezia, has been foreclosed and is scheduled to be auctioned off. [P6]

Watch the Times’ 'Fashion Week Survival Guide' here.

Diane von Furstenberg hosted her annual fashion week dinner party, where people like Rachel Zoe, Ellen Barkin, Ingrid Sischy, Hamish Bowles and Lapo Elkann all watched the Super Bowl in DVF’s meatpacking district studio. [FWD]

At Proenza Schouler show: “They push their ideas.” [T]

Michelle Williams “quietly” attended a memorial service for Heath Ledger at L.A.’s Sony Studios yesterday. [Us]

Will fashion magazine bigwigs make time to vote today, Super Tuesday? [WWD]

Can Halston’s newest (and sixth!) designer, Marco Zanini, bring the label back to its glory days? [NYT]

Observer reporters Choire Sicha and John Koblin voted on which of the five Romney brothers is hottest, but here’s the skinny behind their blog. [Talk of the Town]

Meet fashion set designer extraordinaire Stefan Beckman. [T]

Some of designer Marc Bouwer's models were “badly singed” by some “faulty lighting.” [P6]

New documentary about Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton reveals that the designer might actually be a great guy. [Gatecrasher]  read more »

Britney Spears was involuntarily committed to UCLA Medical Center last night, arriving with a lengthy emergency vehicle entourage. The hospital can hold her up to 72 hours. [NYT]

Spears' stay at UCLA overlapped with a voluntary visit by Grey's Anatomy star Justin Chambers, who allegedly has a sleep disorder. [TMZ]

Michelle Williams requested that Elle pull her April cover shoot in the wake of Heath Ledger's death. She was replaced with Natalie Portman. [WWD]

GQ managing editor Erik Meers is resigning, replaced by production editor Ken Gawrych. [Page Six]

Myanmar police prohibited sales of Rambo, which depicts the character fighting the Burmese military. [NYT]  read more »

Remember Julianne Moore’s heartbreaking turn as a 50's housewife in The Hours? Her character’s style—embodying “the seamless appearances and the tony aspirations of midcentury Middle America”—is so hot right now. [NYT]

In what is perhaps the most expensive Super Bowl ad ever made (above), Justin Timberlake, SNL’s Andy Samberg and Cowboys Q.B. Tony Romo fly through the air, shave and flirt. [YouTube]

Real-estate mogul Aby Rosen is a quiet business partner in Peter Brant’s newly-expanded publishing empire. [P6]  read more »

Bill Murray drinks wine, has "lady friends." [Page Six]

Conde Nast Portfolio, which has constant managerial turnover, hired Newsweek's longtime Paris-based writer Dana Thomas as European editor. [Page Six]

Glamour vice president and publisher William Wackermann was awarded publisher of the year by Conde Nast at its annual publisher's meeting. [WWD]

New Flatiron Lebanese joint Ilili, writes Frank Bruni, solves its culinary conundrums as most New York restaurants do: "You throw foie gras at the problem." [NYT]

Christie Brinkley is petitioning the Long Island Power Authority to save Southampton from the scourge of ugly above-ground utility poles. "Will they a nor'easter?" she writes. [Page Six]

Tina Brown supports Hillary (and is beginning to write a book on the Clintons) but thinks John McCain will win the presidency. [WWD]

A new reality series for aspiring fashion mag editors is in development by Tyra Banks and Ken Mok, the folks behind America's Next Top Model. The winner lands a fashion job. [NYT]

Britney Spears has had a busy month, what with her stream of custody battles and paparazzo hook-ups. Gawker posted a helpful calendar showing what, exactly, she's been up to. [Gawker]

Heath Ledger may have had major drug abuse problems but opted not to enter rehab when Michelle Williams implored him to in 2006. [US]
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Publisher Peter Brant thinks that Interview will be more than okay following Ingrid Sischy’s exit. [Page Six]

Surviving Warhol Factory kids are joining forces with Paul Morrissey to make a new fiction film. [Gatecrasher]

At the SAG Awards on Sunday, Ellen Page blanked on which designer made her accessories. [WWD]

While parting with Stavros Niarchos at the Box on Friday, Lindsay Lohan “took a swig from a bottle of Grey Goose.” [Page Six]

Saving stem cells may not be that useful after all. [NYT]

There’s a new designer in town from Sydney, and he’s “a golden boy.” [Fashionista]

Ron Burkle has been named one of the five national finance chairs for Hillary Clinton’s campaign. [Page Six]

Designer Cynthia Rowley is going to return to Target. [WWD]

Dennis Quaid joined the new G.I. Joe movie. [Just Jared]  read more »

New Yorkers (and their pets) are scaling back on luxury items. [NYT]

At the S.A.G. awards last night, Angelina Jolie’s dress fueled rumors that the actress is pregnant. [Us]

Heatherette won’t have a show in the upcoming fashion week. [Gatecrasher]

A memorial was held for Heath Ledger yesterday at the Beverly Hills Hotel. [Us]

Victoria Beckham is also a spokes model for Marc Jacobs’ anti-melanoma initiative (this time she’s naked). [WWD]  read more »

The superintendent of Heath Ledger’s building went into the room where the actor was found and “it was clean.” [Us]

Aside from Ambien, other prescription bottle found with Mr. Ledger contained anti-depressants. [Pagesix.com]

Mr. Ledger’s uncle speaks about the actor, saying: “His mother and father heard of his death on the news.” [In Touch]

Police confirm that Mr. Ledger “was lying on the floor, curled up, at the foot of his bed.” [Us]

Mr. Ledger’s death “rattled the New York nightlife and fashion communities.” [WWD]

Michelle Williams, Mr. Ledger’s ex-fiancée, is “devastated.” [TMZ]

Mr. Ledger may have been sick with pneumonia when he died. [TMZ]

Self-sufficient winter dining on Martha’s Vineyard. [NYT]

At Lauren Davis’ Colombian wedding, guests were warm. [Page Six]

Hillary Clinton didn’t do the Vogue shoot but she’s in the February issue of Harper’s Bazaar. [WWD]

Julia Stiles took her Indochine dinner to go “in doggie bags” and other diners in the restaurant were baffled. [Page Six]  read more »

Gossip Girl co-stars Leighton Meester and Blake Lively can’t stand each other in real-life, and “castmates choose sides.” [Gatecrasher]

Volvo didn’t ask Karl Lagerfeld for permission to use his likeness in a new, somewhat cheesy ad campaign; his response: “They think I should be flattered, perhaps.” [WWD]

Le Cirque owner Sirio Maccioni got so hungry at Sundance he had his driver take him to Burger King for a chicken sandwich. [Page Six]

For less than $1, a British man just purchased a Swiss ski resort complete with four lifts, 12 miles of slopes, two trail groomers and a restaurant. (Snow sold separately.) [NYT]  read more »

Annie Leibovitz’s assistant lost her iPhone in a cab, so the person who found it downloaded her contacts and drunk-dialed some famous faces. [Gatecrasher]

Like a presidential candidate, Art Garfunkel has created a chronological index of all 1,023 books he’s read since 1968. [New Yorker]

Despite Frank Bruni’s scathing review, everything’s hunky-dory at Harry Cipriani uptown. [NYT]

WGA strikers are disappointed with the lack of support from Democratic presidential candidates. [Page Six]

When Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick hit on two Maxim models last year, the taken girls snubbed his advances. [Page Six]

Because of the writers’ strike, the race to buy indies at Sundance this year is expected to be “cutthroat.” [NYM]

Some blamed Gwyneth Paltrow’s recent hospitalization on a pregnancy, but a friend of the actress says it was “a little gastrointestinal situation.” [Page Six]

Keifer Sutherland was released from jail last night after serving 48 days for his second DUI conviction. [TMZ]

Zac Efron drops his keys, forgets his belt. [Just Jared]

Lindsay Lohan just posed for the March issue of Paper magazine. [Gatecrasher]  read more »

Was Miuccia Prada’s winter 2008 collection—free of coats, scarves and hats—“revenge on men”? [NYT]

During the upcoming fashion week, Rihanna will celebrate the launch of her second umbrella collection with Totes. [WWD]

Maybe the youngins aren’t the most self-obsessed age-demographic after all, ahem, Real Housewives of Orange County. [NYT]

The studios and the networks aren’t supporting the S.A.G. Awards. [Gatecrasher]

Kate Hudson’s ex-husband, Chris Robinson, apparently doesn’t bathe. [Page Six]

Lauren Conrad, a.k.a. LC, is not sure how long she’ll keep doing The Hills. [US]

Stars like Felicity Huffman, Josh Hartnett and Jack Black will be given cool gadgets in their rooms at Sundance. [Page Six]

In other Hills news, Heidi Montag will soon release her debut single, “Higher.” [TMZ]

The co-owner of the Four Seasons Restaurant, Julian Niccolini, sells his own honey and wine at the midtown power-eatery. [Page Six]  read more »

Isaac Mizrahi will leave Target Corp. to become creative director of all Liz Claiborne women’s lines. [WWD]

Project Runway (above) is on tonight! [Bravo.com]

On Tyra Banks' TV show, Hillary Clinton said she wants to hold a contest to find a title for her husband after she wins. [Page Six]

Times foodie Frank Bruni likes the newest Blue Ribbon outpost at Columbus Circle. [NYT]

Here’s the Beatrice Inn’s iMix on iTunes. [Gawker]

Was Gwyneth Paltrow’s hospital visit caused by a complicated pregnancy? [Rush&Malloy]

Paris Hilton's sometime lover Stavros Niarchos developed a crush on Victoria’s Secret model Izabel Goulart. [Page Six]

Rolling Stone Keith Richards may be Louis Vuitton’s newest campaign model. [WWD]

Rachel Bilson’s GQ shoot and interview outtakes. [Just Jared]

Britney Spears continues to get weirder. [Page Six]

Jamie Tisch, ex-wife of billionaire Steve Tisch, is apparently dating money manager Todd Meister. [Page Six]

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and Suri arrived in New York last night to make the rounds for Ms. Holmes’ new movie, Mad Money. [Just Jared]

Click here to see the list of Golden Globe winners. [US]

What will come of Gawker’s latest incarnation? [NYT]

After a nine-year break, Victoria’s Secret will advertise during the upcoming Super Bowl. [WWD]

Word on the street says Lipstick Jungle will win out over Cashmere Mafia. [Gatecrasher]  read more »

In forthcoming Marc Jacobs magazine ads featuring Victoria Beckham, the former Spice Girl will appear (photographed by Juergen Teller) peeking out of a shopping bag, leaving a gift box and pouting. [WWD]

Princess Diana’s onetime therapist testified that Prince Philip sent his daughter-in-law “cruel” and “derogatory” letters. [Rush&Malloy]

When audience members at The Color Purple on Broadway started yelling excitedly before the curtain rose, Denise Rich said: “It’s either Obama or Oprah.” It was Oprah, who apparently started crying at the arrival of the lesbian subplot. [Page Six]

Watching the new reality-contest show Make Me A Supermodel (above) provokes immediate inquiry: ‘Really?’ [Bravo.com]

It’s Fashion Week in Rio de Janeiro, and they even have their own version of Marc Jacobs, Colcci, who “started more than an hour late.” [T]

A critic for the Architectural Record really despises the design of the Hearst Tower—he calls the lobby waterfall and escalator the kind of cliché you’d find at “a Hyatt convention hotel.” [A.R. via NYMag]

When police arrived at Britney Spears’ home on Jan. 3 to investigate custody dispute, they found a bite and bruises on her son, Jayden James. [US]

Former supermodel Janice Dickinson told Fox’s Greg Gutfeld that her onetime fiancé, Sylvester Stallone, took steroids. [Page Six]

Kate Hudson loves being single. [Page Six]

Asked what she thought about Nicole Kidman’s pregnancy last night at a premiere, Katie Holmes said: “I’m so happy for her!” [US]

Fashion designer Stella McCartney has given birth to her third child, a boy named Beckett Robert Lee Will