· Professional probationist Winona Ryder has been ousted from Woody Allen's next film. Like a teen drunk driver mucking up her parents' insurance, Ms. Ryder's five-fingered lifestyle would have trashed Mr. Allen's completion insurance. [NY Post]
· Ron Galotti, the inspiration for Sex and The City's Mr. Big, has lots of free time on his hands since recently leaving his position as GQ's publisher. Now he's ripe to write a tell-all. But how much all could there really be to tell? He totally did SATC progenitor Candace Bushnell. The end. [NY Daily News]
· New Star publisher Bonnie Fuller is allegedly driving her office crazy with last-minute deadlines, indecisions, and second-guessings. Depending on who you ask, sales are up or down. Bonnie couldn't be reached for comment: inside sources say she was performing an analysis of her shar-pei's response to hideous garish neon colors for upcoming magazine covers.
· Madonna evidently craves Gina Gershon's part in the big-deal forthcoming West Memphis Three movie. That's crazy talk. Anyone in Hollywood will tell you that Gina would totally slice Madonna's face without a second thought. [People News]