· Lizzie Grubman's new defense? Page Six reports that "The Mercedes M320 SUV - which Grubman made famous when she backed into a crowd at Conscience Point in 2001 - has been recalled due to problems with the power steering system." [Page Six]
· The Iraqi police force's new American-designed uniforms include Calvin Klein belts. [Page Six]
· Benjamin Bratt (and wife, Talisa Soto) recently won a downtown loft over a higher bidder [supposedly] because they were more famous. [NY Daily News]
· A former employee of Lizzie Grubman's has written a roman-a-clef called For Immediate Release about his experiences there. Also, US Weekly's recent "exclusive interview" with Kate Hudson about her pregnancy turned out to be a story written by a freelancer who ran into Hudson at a bagel shop and never identified herself as a reporter. [Intelligencer]