Pat O'Brien Out At The Insider
♦ It seems like sending out company-wide emails ripping your co-workers is not a good idea: Pat O'Brien has been fired from The Insider. [R&M, P6]
♦ Brandon Davis has been conning his friends out of cash, but whenever anyone tries to get the money back "he starts crying and gets them to feel bad for him." [P6]
♦ Poor Ivana Trump almost had to fly coach this week. But then someone in first class switched seats, so everything turned out okay. Phew. [P6]
♦ Heather Mills is suing her former publicist—the one who very publicly dumped her and called her a "witch"—for libel. [P6]
♦ Anne Hathaway's been crashing on her parents' couch ever since she got booted from Raffaello Follieri's duplex. [In Touch]
♦ Cynthia and Alex Rodriguez have come to a settlement agreement in their divorce case, although the terms haven't yet been disclosed. [NYP]
♦ Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are apparently feuding because Ashley wants to be a businesswoman and Mary-Kate refuses to give up the party life. Now Ashley doesn't want MK involved in their clothing line, The Row. [In Touch]
♦ A bunch of Scientology protestors shouted "Free Katie" outside her Broadway debut last night. [Us]
♦ PETA is going after Giorgio Armani for reneging on a deal to stop using fur. [P6]
♦ Just because Denise Richards has been telling everyone her show is getting renewed doesn't mean that's necessarily true. [P6]
♦ Oh no! It looks like The Hills' Audrina Patridge has moved out of the house she shares with Lauren and Lo. [In Touch]
♦ Ryan O'Neal's son Redmond says he and his dad's drug arrest was just a "major misunderstanding." [E!]
♦ LL Cool J is so angry that Jessica Simpson's album outsold his own this week that he's threatened to quit rap. [MSNBC]
♦ Sandy Brant had a boogie-boarding accident in the Hamptons this summer and had to have spine surgery. She's now recovering at home. [P6]
♦ A Cold Stone Creamery in Manhattan had to close its doors for an hour so Kimora Lee Simmons and her daughters could shoot a scene for their reality show. [MSNBC]
♦ Balthazar Getty might lose his inheritance if he doesn't cut off ties with Sienna Miller. [Us via NYDN]
♦ John Mayer joked about his breakup with Jennifer Aniston during a surprise performance at the Comedy Cellar last weekend. [Star]
♦ Aubrey O'Day says she loves watching porn. [OK!]
♦ Brooke Shields can't wait to wear a piece from Ann Dexter-Jones' upcoming jewelry line on Lipstick Jungle. [R&M]
♦ Donald Trump's nephew, David Desmond, is writing a book about Palm Beach socials. [P6]
♦ Kathy Griffin might be taking Life on the D-List to another network if Bravo doesn't give her a better deal. [P6]