Ashley Opens Up, Trouble for Gwyneth and Chris
♦ The Ashley Dupre press bonanza begins: In her first print interview with People, which hits newsstands on Friday (the same day she'll appear on 20/20), Dupre says she's just a "normal girl" who has "a lot of depth," and that she feels sorry for Silda Spitzer, but doesn't blame herself for Eliot's downfall. [People, NYP]
♦ Are Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin splitting up? The two have spent very little time together since this summer, and now she's become "very good friends" with Fontainebleau hotel owner Jeff Soffer. Gwynnie reportedly spent time with Soffer (and his Bentley and yacht) this past weekend in Miami. [P6]
♦ Britney Spears is supposedly dating a 27-year-old model named Marco D'Angelo who she met through friends in Las Vegas. [Star]
♦ It looks like Anne Hathaway is attracted to lovable losers, since people who know her new boyfriend, actor Adam Shulman, say he's an "opportunist" who "went after all the heiresses" when he was a student at Brown. [P6]
♦ Blaine and Robert Trump are headed to court next month to hammer out an official divorce settlement, since their out-of-court talks for the past three years haven't concluded in a deal. [P6]
♦ Now facing a $7 million lawsuit, Michael Jackson's lawyers say he's too frail to travel to England to testify on his own behalf. Also, his nanny has apparently skipped town and traveled to India, so she won't be able to testify either. [NYP, Fox 411]
♦ Madonna's daughter Lourdes was supposedly spotted shopping with Alex Rodriguez at Barneys in Beverly Hills earlier this month. [Janet Charlton]
♦ Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson supposedly got in a fight outside a club in London after Sam spotted Lindsay dancing with her ex, Calum Best. [The Sun]
♦ Diddy is planning to guest-star on two upcoming episodes of CSI: Miami in case you care. [OK!]
♦ Nicole Kidman says she may give up acting to have more children. [In Touch]
♦ Karl Rove headed down to Palm Beach this past weekend for a little vacation and tried his very best to remain incognito. [Page 2 Live]
♦ Everyone who has seen Tom Cruise's new movie Valkyrie thinks it's hilarious, but not in a good way. [MSNBC]
♦ Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown and actress Kelly Monaco are planning to star in a topless show in Las Vegas, although neither of the women will be topless themselves. [People]
♦ Actress Gillian Anderson is apparently thinking of leaving London and moving back to America because of Barack Obama's win. [Daily Express]
♦ Stephen Baldwin promised to leave the country if Barack Obama were elected president. But he was just kidding! [P6]