· Hollywood has stepped in to save Alec Baldwin from his permapuff: he must lose 30 pounds to play the part of fashion designer Halston. [NYP]
· Britney, Demi, and Paris are cracked out on Red Bull. Shocking: these girls have gone wild on caffeine! I've heard caffeine is a gateway drug to nicotine and aspirin! [NYDN]
· Naomi Campbell hopefully to testify in Damon Dash rape case. What these kinds of trials need are more supermodels. [NYDN]
· Strangely enough, the Chelsea Grand isn't owned by hotelier Emanuel Stern, operator of the Soho Grand and the TriBeCa Grand. Lawsuit anticipated. [NYP]
· Cindy Adams predicts: Michael Jackson gets off on child molestation charges. [NYP]