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· Has reality Mafia star Victoria Gotti escaped from the rusty shackles of Star magazine? After long-standing reports of disagreements between her and editor Bonnie Fuller (go figure), Gotti's column has been missing from the magazine. Standard denials have been issued. [R&M (3rd item)]
· Designer Ralph Lauren holds a clean, crisp grudge over a 2 year-old unauthorized biography penned by Michael Gross. For an upcoming Boston museum exhibition of Lauren's car collection, the Americana-peddler's people have asked that Gross' work be "banned" from the museum's bookstore. [Page Six]
· Speculation regarding the Bush family's embrace of Satan continues; not only is the Univeristy of Texas hand gesture synonymous with satanic shadow puppetry, but it also means "bullshit" in sign language. [Lowdown]
· NB to Robert DeNiro: when you career is slowly slipping because of Meet the Fockers, filming a sequel to Taxi Driver might not be the best solution. [Page Six]