Top Drug Company Executive in Pussy-For-Pills Scandal

Joshua David Stein · 03/14/09 01:00PM

Just when you thought drugmaker AstraZeneca couldn't get any more evil, the company's US medical director confesses to trading Vicodin for sex (no, not with Moe) and "pumping" another for classified information. To the quotes!

Lindsay Lo Handcuffed?

Joshua David Stein · 03/14/09 09:00AM

There is a warrant out for the muff-diving drunk-driving star of I Know Who Killed Me Lindsay Lohan. The warrant was issued by the LAPD last night but need Lohan be worried?

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Cramer's 'Back to Business as Usual'

Gabriel Snyder · 03/13/09 06:04PM

CNBC didn't do the honorable thing and shut down today. So, Jim Cramer still has his psychotic money clown show which he opened tonight with the sort of humor that makes him a broadcast treasure.

The Week of Sad Money

Pareene · 03/13/09 05:48PM

This week an occasionally serious comedian feuded with the goofiest and honestly least worst mascot of a shitty financial network and it was HUGE NEWS.

Oprah Pal Plays Yenta with Facebook CEO

Owen Thomas · 03/13/09 05:12PM

How much coffee did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg drink before going on Oprah? We've never seen the 24-year-old Harvard dropout talk this fast. Instead of nervous pauses, he filled the air with spew.

Rachel Is Renewed, Fashion Week Moves to LA

cityfile · 03/13/09 04:48PM

• A camera crew followed Rachel Zoe around during Paris Fashion Week, which means the second season of her Bravo reality show is headed your way. [FWD]
• Dov Charney's cash-strapped American Apparel is selling 18 percent of the company to a private equity firm to pay down some of its debt. [BN]
• The hat Aretha Franklin wore to the inauguration in January? More than 5,000 orders have been placed since then. At $179 a pop, no less. [NYT]
• Video of Karl Lagerfeld at Paris Fashion Week. [NYM]
• What's Sofia Coppola up to these days? She's directing perfume ads for Dior, that's what. [NYT/The Moment]
• Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone are on their way to Brazil for a little post-fashion season R&R, in case you're interested. [FWD]
• LA Fashion Week begins tonight! [Racked, Stylefile]

What It Costs to Live Like Bernie

cityfile · 03/13/09 04:41PM

Bernie Madoff's lawyers filed documents in court today detailing all of his assets and monthly expenses. (They were submitted as part of an appeal to release him from prison prior to his sentencing in June; good luck with that.) The documents indicate Madoff had assets worth $823 million as of the end of last year, although $700 million of that consists of his stake in Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, and his company may be worth a tad less than that given what's transpired the past few months. (If, however, you're interested in paying that kind of money for the prestigious firm that bears the Madoff name, Lazard Frères would be positively delighted to hear from you.) As for his expenses, Madoff says that it costs him $326,757.85 a month to maintain his various homes, boats, and household employees. So where does all that money go exactly? You can go here to see every line item. Or click on the photo above for a few totally random details pulled from the court documents. [NYT]

Ellen Fails at Twitter, While Jon Favreau Wins

Owen Thomas · 03/13/09 04:11PM

In today's famous people Twitter stunts, talk-show lesbian Ellen DeGeneres wanted a million Twitter followers by today. She's almost 13% there! Meanwhile Jon Favreau has taken celebrity Twitter posting to its logical conclusion.

The Peacock Circles the Wagons

John Cook · 03/13/09 03:54PM

Denial appears to be the official position on Jim Cramer following his pantsing by Jon Stewart. CNBCers don't believe there's a problem, while MSNBC is doing their best to pretendCramer doesn't exist.

Madoff Wants to Be Sprung from Jail

Gabriel Snyder · 03/13/09 03:13PM

After spending just one night in jail, Bernie Madoff wants out. His lawyers will appeal the decision to revoke his bail while he waits to be sentenced for running a Ponzi scheme.