Pete's in a band called Fall Out Boy, Ashlee Simpson is the failed-musician younger sister of a failed musician. They just had a kid named Bronx Mowgli, so Pete went on Howard Stern's radio mess to discuss matters important to all: boffing. Here's what he said!

Here's a tip for all those Young Turks out there who think they can tell Ray Liotta what to do in a scene: he has a nice, juicy rebuttal all ready for you.

Ad creep, recessionomics, etc: a beauty company will pay you 100 BRITISH POUNDS to plaster their logo on your eyelid. But you have to wink a lot. Stunty! And unique. Click for bigger pic.

After some digging by a loyal reader, we've finally figured out where the distributors of the misbegotten animated bomb Delgo concentrated their marketing efforts.

United by ignominy, former Wall Street analyst Henry Blodget has forgiven Eliot Spitzer, the prosecutor who cost him his job. And he's getting softer on him by the day.

As delightful as it was to see even President Bush rescind his friendship with Elisabeth Hasselbeck today, we'd be remiss if we didn't address Lizzy's other smackdown this morning.

12/15 — I saw JOHN C. REILLY sitting in the back row at Will Ferrell's "secret" preview at Largo of his one-man show as George Bush. That was a long sentence. [Hollywood PrivacyWatch is written by and for Defamer readers; send your sightings to tips@defamer.com.]

Finally, hero president George W. Bush is speaking out on the terrorist shoe assault that shook the world to its very core. He doesn't want the attacker's violent jailers to "overreact." Our beatific leader!:

[Whitney Port, star of some sort upcoming reality show, at a charity event in New York last night; image via WENN]

• Anna Wintour has earned a spot on Time's "Top 10 Fashion Faux Pas" list. Congrats! [Time]
• Zac Posen is shelving his plan to launch a secondary line "in light of current economic conditions." [WWD]
• Add Betsey Johnson to the list of designers skipping Fashion Week in February. [WSJ]
• Vera Wang isn't cancelling her show; she's moving it from the tents to her Mercer Street store to "convey a more intimate mood." [WWD]
• Miu Miu has "quietly" shuttered its uptown boutique at 831 Madison Avenue. [FWD]
• A list of the top 10 clothing-related crises in history. [VF]
• More Americans say they're planning to make their own Christmas presents this year as opposed to purchase them. Bad news for retailers, good news for those of you hoping for a knitted cell-phone cover. [Reuters]

Ever think that Oprah Winfrey's potent brand of self-actualization could use some more bare breasts? You're in luck!

WTF is Rory, anyway? Sure, he looks unwashed. But, as a tipster told us in this post,

Here is Arne Duncan, Barack Obama's choice for Secretary of Education, making a terrible grammatical mistake in a speech, because he is so stupid. Watch it and wince!

Poor Elisabeth Hasselbeck. After stepping up to the podium at the Republican National Convention and then hitting the campaign trail to stump for John McCain and Sarah Palin, how does the White House repay her for her valuable service? By denying her an invite to the annual White House Christmas party! Maybe it has something to do with the fact that she's never bothered to register as a Republican? [NYP]

What do the instant comebacks of Martha Stewart, Henry Blodget, and Eliot Spitzer tell us? There's no longer anything to be ashamed of in failure. And that's cheery news for anyone who's been laid off.

A few weeks after Alec Baldwin stood up Washington Post readers expecting his chat-room take on 30 Rock, answering-machine etiquette and other topical news, the actor finally — and dramatically — upheld his commitment.

Mexican Playboy denies that cover photo of woman in white posing in church with tagline "Te Adoramos, Maria" is "intended to portray" the Virgin Mary. Others say lying and lust are both sins. [Ad Age]

Early reports about the performance of the Manhattan real estate market during the fourth quarter aren't very encouraging. According to a new report, "evidence is mounting that not only have Manhattan housing prices slipped, they have done so by around 20 percent, which is a much more precipitous plunge than expected." [Real Deal]

Damn, Australians are not playing around! Shortly after Nicole Kidman desecrated human life, everywhere, by being forced to barely blow into a didgeridoo on German television, her home country has leveled insane threats against her:

Have you guys been able to enjoy the news at all with this big AP byline strike? Been going on since Sunday? Anybody? Hello?