Mischa Barton's Cry For Help
• New details have emerged about Mischa Barton's involuntary trip to the hospital last week: According to the Post and the Sun, Barton was "so high on coke following a marathon three-day bender" that friends thought she might kill herself, and contacted the police. [NYP, Sun]
• Yet another fashion publicist is in legal trouble, apparently. Tim Mark Garcia, the new head of public relations for Marc Jacobs, is out on bond on "plunder" charges and is now facing extradition back to the Philippines. [P6]
• Not surprisingly, billionaire financier Pete Peterson is said to be "mortified" over how his grandson, PC, has come off on the Bravo show NYC Prep. [P6]
• French president Nicolas Sarkozy was in NYC this weekend. And he showed off his "chiseled" body when he went jogging in Central Park. [NYDN]
• Kristin Davis, the former madam who pops up every couple of months with a fresh sex scandal to talk about, now says one of her former employees was involved with "one of America's most prominent governors." She also says she recently realized that Bernie Madoff was a client of hers as well. [NYDN]
• Jon Gosselin's latest love interest? A Star reporter, apparently. [NYDN]
• Poor Gwyneth Paltrow feels she's been upstaged by Scarlett Johansson in the promotional campaign for Iron Man II. [Sun]
• Wondering how Raffaello Follieri, Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend, has been doing in prison? "Okay," although he has to share a six-person cell. [P6]
• Tommy Mottola says he did not lose all his money to Bernie Madoff, in case that disturbing thought was keeping you up at night. [P6]
• The cruise that Oprah arranged for her employees got a little bit out of control, at least according to the always reliable National Enquirer. [NE]
• Paula Abdul may or may not return to American Idol, since the producers of the show haven't offered her a new contract as of yet. [Us]
• 50 Cent's mansion in Connecticut is half-off, if you're interested. [NYDN]
• Christina Milian is engaged to her music producer boyfriend. Leelee Sobieski is engaged to Adam Kimmel. And Fred Durst is married. [Us, NYDN, People]
• Chelsea Clinton is not getting married, says Cindy Adams. [NYP]
• Best-selling author Frank McCourt died yesterday. [NYT]