Ali Wise, the ex-Dolce & Gabbana publicist charged last year with computer trespass and eavesdropping, will plead guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court today. The New York Post reports Wise will probably get community service and probation. [NYP]
Hey! Arizona still has good citizens left. Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik declared his refusal to comply with his state's ugly, xenophobic new law, calling it "humiliating" and "racist." Way to go, Dupnik! Too bad you will probably get sued.
Oprah got Naomi Campbell to agree to a "no phone zone" pledge to not use her phone in the car, and a "no phone throwing zone" pledge to not assault people. The "no blood diamonds zone" pledge remained unsigned. [WWD]
Palm's newly-announced $1.2 billion sale to Hewlett Packard is great news for Bono: It means the U2 frontman's Elevation Partners roughly broke even on its 2007 investment in Palm. No loss! Who's the "Worst Investor in America" now, mate?
Tehran's police chief said that a crackdown on "social misbehavior" will include jailing women who spend too much time in the sun. First they came for Snooki, and we didn't speak up... [Image via Getty]
Apple believes it has a "moral responsibility" to patrol content on the iPhone. That apparently includes heavily watering down a guide to New York's gay culture, as one author just learned.
Forget Arizona. We're going to boycott The Hills this season, because it's managed to go from mildly amusing horrorshow to something far more sinister. It's a dark and ugly show, with no redeeming value. Don't watch it.
Interested in being Donatella Versace's intern for a semester? For a mere $20,000, the job can be yours. And she'll even throw in a t-shirt and a bottle of perfume.
All those child support payments must be draining Matthew Knowles' bank account. Even though his daughter, Beyoncé, is worth some $265 million according to Forbes, guess who's paying for his new beach house? That's right—you!
71% of NYC taxi passengers are morons. Why? Because they're mindless drones who absolutely love to have commercials flicker in front of their eyes. According to a new poll, only 29% of riders shut off the annoying TV in the backseat of cabs.
Four senators sent Facebook a letter of "concern" over its privacy practices—and warned the social network that federal regulators would likely investigate the company. Congratulations, Facebook. It often takes decades to achieve this level of government scrutiny.
In your snippy Tuesday media column: Rupert Murdoch gets snippy at Pinch Sulzberger, Sumner Redstone gets snippy at Rupert Murdoch, we get snippy at the LA Times, and Variety's readership gets snipped.
Now she's in an arm brace—but Tito Ortiz says she's a drug-addicted liar. Jesse James' ring finger is naked. Michael Lohan fears Lindsay is "the next Corey Haim." Whitney Houston sings off-key. Tuesday's gossip roundup cometh.
[New York Yankee Derek Jeter wore a solid blue suit to the White House today where he attended an event celebrating the team's World Series victory. Image via Getty]
An as-yet unnamed documentary about disgraced ex-governor Eliot Spitzer debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival this weekend. It features titillating new details about Spitzer's liaisons with hookers—and may also give him the wiggle room to stage a comeback.
Last fall, erratic actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi walked out on a $10,000 bill at a California hotel. Today a judge sent the pair to the clink for the crime and dodging court appearances. Crazy!
Contrary to rumors, two tipsters spotted designer Marc Jacobs and his husbear Lorenzo Martone in Manhattan this weekend. Does that mean they haven't really split up? Were they walking to a wedding planner or couples therapy?
In your energetic Monday media column: Richard Beckman has a hardcore plan for The Hollywood Reporter, newspaper circulation declines, The Wrap gets paid big time, and anonymous angry stories from the bowels of the New York Post.
Russell Crowe is set to capture America's heart all over again when Robin Hood hits theaters in two weeks. But let us not forget: Russell Crowe is crazy. Some exclusive excerpts from a new book remind us just how crazy.
At least at the box office where the unstoppable fire-breathers roared for another week. They've been trained how to fly, but J.Lo's career is still in an unstoppable tailspin thanks to another movie dud.