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· Lonely, lusty housewives everywhere say a silent prayer for the recovery of actor George Clooney, who recently underwent "spinal cap" surgery. Fluid leakage from the spinal column never sounded so damn sexy. [Page Six]
· Rapper Ja Rule issues a face-to-face challenge to rival 50 Cent via the medium of the Daily News' Lowdown column. Very effective, as we're sure 50 Cent reads [redacted's] column every single day. [Lowdown]
· Katie Couric's boytoy, jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, reportedly backed out of the inauguration after rocker Sting persuaded him against performing. Meanwhile, we tip our hats to Botti's PR team, who have managed to slip his name into Page Six twice in the same week. [Page Six]
· Some sources say Angelina Jolie didn't have an affair with then-attached actor Brad Pitt. Some sources insist that the two were definitely involved. And some sources report that she shares a cottage in Vermont with Tupac and garnishes her baked potatoes with twigs and dried leaves. [Scoop]