Looks like things have taken a turn for the worse for the ladies of DABA (or "Dating a Banker Anonymous") who made such a splash—and created such controversy—this week thanks to an absurd story about them in the New York Times. Following yesterday's revelation that the whole thing might have just been an elaborate hoax to score a book deal, today comes word that one of the site's founders, Laney Crowell (left), has been fired from her job at Stylecaster for "being on the phone with her new agent."

After so many years of tired Oscar-campaign squabbles unfolding in our backyard, we're quite liking the change of scenery to the exotic slums of Mumbai.

What's a tabloid to do when there are no C-list celebrities willing to talk about Jessica Simpson's weight gain? Talk to the woman who designed her wedding dress in 2002, of course! Unfortunately, Vera Wang doesn't actually know much about what Jessica has been up to as of late—and you thought they gabbed on the phone every day!—which is probably why her answer comes off as a little bit vague: "Weight is a very personal issue. I think it has to do with a lot of other conditions. And, you know, I don't know what's going on in her life. I certainly can't comment, but she's a very good girl, so I'm sorry to hear that." Thanks for weighing in anyway! [Us]

We brought this on ourselves. Mere days ago, we wondered, "Why are there no leaked pictures of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe?" And oh, how the internet obliged!

The fourth hour of the Today Show is when Kathie Lee Gifford unhinges her jaw and swallows up airtime by abusing co-host Hoda Kobt and displaying sexual frustration. Two clips after the jump.

It would've been soooo easy for a ridiculously wealthy liberal campaign donor to assassinate Barack Obama during the inaugural.

Today is important, because it is the day we get to show what may be, without exaggeration, the single most stupid internal memo ever sent to a newspaper staff. It concerns "productivity."

· 2 Dance 2 Flyiest star Channing Tatum was cast in The Brotherhood of the Rose, about two orphans raised by a CIA operative to become orphan-killing-machines. It's only loosely based on Maddox Pitt-Jolie's life. [Variety]

[Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com] Jan. 30 @ 12am Spotted: Leighton Meester sucking face with some random with a sparkly sweater at Brother Jimmy's after the Kings Of Leon show at MSG.

Mort Zuckerman's foundation lost $30 million when he handed over funds to money manager Ezra Merkin, who in turn invested the money with Bernie Madoff. So has Mort had any words with Merkin, who he's publicly promised to bury in a legal avalanche? Indeed he has! "I had one brief conversation," he tells the Financial Times. "I would describe it as intense." [FT]

The real Coachella lineup was announced last night. It features many of the acts on the fake list Ryan Seacrest was selling (along with blowjobs) for five bucks in an alley off Yucca all week.

• A round of staff cuts at the Journal may come next week. [Portfolio]
• CBS and David Letterman are negotiating a new deal to keep him on the network after his contract expires in 2010. [B&C]
• Is The New Yorker in trouble? [Gawker]
• Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper company, is writing off $5 billion. [E&P]
• Dreamworks and Pepsi have a 3D commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Sunday. You'll need special glasses to watch it, however. [Time]

What scrapes will those goofy Street View cars get into next? Google's roving panopticons ran over a baby deer and captured a guy toting a gun on the street. America, you are Google Maps!

Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your regular guide to everything new, noteworthy and quaintly Zellwegerian at the movies. This week: Liam Neeson battles the Blartocalypse, Elizabeth Banks goes bad, and The Class is in session.

Canadian math professor Jason Brown has defied experts who postulated that it would never be possible for a mathematician to blow years of his life studying minute trivia about the Beatles.

A Queens restaurant has a novel way to appeal to penny-pinching diners. The Daily News reports that beginning February 3rd, Tierra Sana in Forest Hills will offer customers a "Pay What You Want" special, and patrons will get to decide how much to pay for their meals. That sound you just heard? That was every restaurateur in town gasping at the prospect the horrifying idea catches on. [NYDN]

Tomorrow is American Apparel boss Dov Charney's 40th birthday. Last night for an orgy with 17 year-old runaways in leotards before it's officially creepy! [Copyranter. PS Dov our bday party invite(???)]

One thing about The City—MTV's season-long music video about New York—is actually real! You know Jay, the pretty Australian singer that Whitney dates? He actually is a pretty Australian singer. Only his name isn't Jay.

Do not get it twisted, people: Kanye West's "personal barber and image consultant" Ibn Jasper will not hesitate to shoot you directly in the head with Glock 9. Now that he's back from Fashion Week.

The college student who, at 18, became the girlfriend of the creepy old head of the Emperors Club VIP, and eventually that escort service's manager? Six months in prison! Eliot Spitzer? A column at Slate.