• Justin Timberlake is apparently “in love” with Jessica Biel. Probably because she has an inordinately large ass heart.
• Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and his wife give birth to future douche, Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen.
• A year ago in gossip, everything was…exactly the same.
• Lindsay Lohan has announced plans to start working on new urban crap […]

With so much reporting on Web 2.0, it would’ve been easy for BusinessWeek editor John Byrne to forget that his magazine should get in what’s arguably the future of his business model. Especially since, you know, BW isn’t doing so well in the ad pages department.
So, good news: John is getting excited about the Internet! […]

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony got furious when the National Enquirer accused them in being involved in a herion smuggling ring; they’re now in the middle of filing a legal claim. Anthrax mailer suspect Steven Hatfill got back at Vanity Fair and Reader’s Digest for printing claims about his alleged wrong-doings; he sued (and won […]

Despite reports yesterday that the Bancroft family was feeling “eh” about Rupert Murdoch’s bid for Dow Jones, reports today suggest the family is going to take Rupert up on his offer!
Okay, we tricked you: The “reports today” are about what analysts think, and who trusts those guys? Reports Canada’s Financial Post:
William Bird, a Citigroup analyst, […]

Lately, we’ve been on a bit of a legal kick over here at Jossip headquarters.
First, of course, there was the fight for custody of Anna Nicole Smith’s fortune, followed quickly by Joe “Tax Evasion Gone Wild” Francis’ incarceration, Don Imus’ wrongful termination (or was it breach of contract?) suit, Jared Paul Stern’s unabashedly settlement-motivated […]

• Rose McGowan confuses “Cinema for AIDS” benefit with her “Slutty Mermaids Anonymous” meeting.
• Howard Stern admits to having twice contemplated suicide. Experts say his unequivocally annoying girlfriend, Beth Ostrosky, is to blame.
• Sarah Jessica Parker launches her new affordable clothing line, Bitten. Carrie Bradshaw would never have approved.
• Nicole Richie is surprisingly funny, surprisingly […]

So, the chubby girl with the solid voice won American Idol last night. Her name is Jordin Sparks (perhaps you heard?) and not only is she the next multi-platinum artist for 19 Entertainment, but she’s also the next mannequin for fashion outlets looking to broaden their reach beyond the borders of the couture elite.
We’ve already […]

• Only days after turning to the Bible for comfort, Paris Hilton does what any other future jailbird would do: she consoles herself with Happy Feet. Related: Rich heiresses shop at Blockbuster; eschew pricey Netflicks membership fee.
• Anna Nicole Smith’s 40-something ugly duckling of a sister vows to keep the Smith tradition of giant fake […]

Since we know you’re all racking your brains on this morning’s Whodunit, we thought we’d offer you this very special extra tidbit, courtesy of this week’s Popbitch newsletter.
According to the old U.K. rumor mill, it seems one of our favorite television characters wasn’t always so PG-rated. Check out this not particularly well-disguised anecdote, and trust […]

Wondering what we thought about the Observer’s treatment this week of Page Six’s relationship with the Clintons? Get in line. Or not, because there probably isn’t one forming anytime soon. But after prancing around in Michael Calderone’s copy, we did reach one conclusion.
That Howard Rubenstein earns his fee.
When P6 editor Richard Johnson ran into a […]