· Paris Hilton, while en route from Australia to the U.S., tells Us Weekly she can't watch her own sex tape — she can't even go outside. "I don't want to party. This has really made me think about changes I want to make," she said. By hour 14 of the flight Ms. Hilton was reportedly shirtless before the passenger's cameras, "raising the roof" with some new glamor-stewardess pals. "You my girls!" Hilton reportedly shouted, toppling drunkenly out of an overhead compartment. [NY Daily News]
· Liza Minnelli and Elizabeth Taylor, both idols of Michael Jackson, are so far mum on the criminal charges against him. Of course they, like Flava Flav, have problems of their own. [Scoop]
· Networks and cable TV throw themselves into production for specials about the Michael Jackson scandal. Diane Dimond, who at A Hard Affair or Current Copy or whatever ten years ago was desperate for Jackson's head, is back after a long decade of obscurity. Her role at Court TV: to make the King of Pop into the King of Peds. [Variety]
· The Daily News takes this time to remind us that "child molesters fall below rapists" in prison. That's weird, they're much more popular than rapists on the outside. [NY Daily News]
· Thongs snapping out of fashion? Praise be. Speculation rampant that granny panties are the next phase of hip underwear. [NY Daily News]