Annoying!!!!  —  So it's out on the gossip sites that I quit my job at Playboy, which is true.  I quit for several reasons: 1.  I moved to Vegas and that job doesn't pay enough to make a commute worthwhile ( I never cared about the salary when I got the job-I made my money doing Girls Next Door …

Intense scrutiny has Phelps weighing whether he will swim in 2012 Games  —  Swimmer speaks out in first interview since photo of him smoking from marijuana pipe was published in tabloid  —  In his first interview since a photo surfaced showing him smoking from a marijuana pipe …

Meow!  Etta ‘whups’ on Beyoncé and Bam … Best Of NYDN.com

Miley Denies She's Racist after Photo Flap  —  Miley Cyrus  —  It's definitely not picture perfect in Miley Cyrus's world.  —  The Disney star found herself in hot water this week after a photo of her pulling the corners of her eyes with a group of individuals squinting surfaced.

Didn't I (Blow You This Time)?  —  National Enquirer (February 16, 2009) breaks the story of New Kids On The Block's Jonathan Knight being outed by his lover.  From the lovey-dovey pix, it would appear it was worth it—after all, his homosexuality has been an open secret.

Madonna Jealous of Daughter Lourdes?  —  Not only does Madonna have to worry about young pop stars crowding her spotlight, she also has to contend with competition from an unlikely source: her 12-year-old daughter, Lourdes Leon!  —  “I think Madonna can't stand that Lourdes is growing into a beautiful teen …

Sex and the City Sequel: SJP & Co. Make it Official!  —  Break out the bubbly—the Sex and the City sequel is finally official!  —  I can exclusively reveal that all four stars—Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis—and writer-director Michael Patrick King …

Exclusive: ‘Gossip Girl’ spots Anne Hathaway-inspired plot  —  Forget that ho-hum Oscar nomination.  Now Anne Hathaway has something even cooler to brag about: her very own Gossip Girl plot!  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that the show is planning a season-ending story line loosely inspired …

Gatecrasher: Pickup guru's theme - I will survive  —  First Neil Strauss wanted to help average Joes get lucky.  Now he wants to help save their lives.  —  The author of the best-selling pickup-artist book “The Game” is set to release “Emergency,” an eye-opening look at how to survive …

Fitty Won't Have to Pony Up 50% to Babymama  —  50 Cent's baby mama won't be able to take half his loot, a judge just ruled in New York.  —  A Supreme Court judge just dismissed Shaniqua Tompkins' claim to half the rapper's assets, which she had estimated at $50 million.

New couple alert: Natalie Portman and Ryan Gosling?  —  As we reported a few weeks ago, Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling are no more.  Rachel allegedly moved on first, into the arms of hottie Josh Lucas.  Now LainyGossip is reporting that Ryan Gosling has got someone on the down-low... Natalie Portman!

Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle  —  Jessica Alba wants the world to know her body after baby secret - and it has nothing to do with celery sticks or crunches at the gym.  —  “I wore a girdle,” the actress, 28, tells the March issue of Elle.  “Eight weeks after my girlfriend had her baby, you could see her six-pack.

It's “Punch Your Monitor” Time!  —  Not even Cornify-ing Hasselcrack can make her sunnier and prettier.  I f**king tried.  —  You know, it's been a while since I've posted a classic Hasselcrack moment, but she gave us one The View this morning.  The topic was Ashley Judd's PSA …

Blow-up Doll Party  —  Floridian nabbed for public ménage a trois with plastic partners  —  A Florida man was arrested yesterday after he was spotted fondling and making out with a pair of blow-up dolls in a supermarket parking lot.  Shoppers called cops when they spotted George Bartusek …

Soderbergh, Pitt roll with ‘Moneyball’  —  Director, actor circle Columbia's adaptation  —  Steven Soderbergh is in early talks to direct “Moneyball,” the Columbia Pictures adaptation of the Michael Lewis book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game.”  Pic will star Brad Pitt and is being adapted by Steven Zaillian.

Kara DioGuardi Calls Idol Bikini Girl a B—ch  —  Kara DioGuardi got the final word in her feud with Katrina Darrell — a.k.a. “Bikini Girl” — on Wednesday night's American Idol.  —  While Darrell was stalking off the stage after being voted off, DioGuardi snapped: “What a b—ch!”

Inside Fergie's Wedding!  —  More photos of Fergie and hottie Josh Duhamel's wedding last month.  —  The happy couple married in Malibu, CA in front of family and friends.  And surprisingly, Fergie actually looked pretty good!  Mostly.  —  The happy couple even took some semi-provocative shots.

Pregnant tourist abducted, killed in Puerto Rico  —  Kidnapped jogger called for help from trunk of car; FBI arrests local man  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A pregnant American tourist was killed Wednesday after she was abducted during a morning jog.  Stuffed into the trunk of a car, she made a desperate call for help.

Blink-182 To Reunite At The Grammys  —  Press release lists band as presenters at Sunday's awards show.  —  Long-suffering Blink-182 fans, your prayers have been answered.  Or, at least, taken a step toward being answered.  On Thursday (February 5), the Recording Academy announced …

From Grammy to baby, M.I.A. won't forget this month  —  February is guaranteed to be a memorable month for Maya Arulpragasam, the rising star known as M.I.A. Recently nominated for an Academy Award for the song O  —  Whether she'll attend either ceremony remains in question: Her baby is due Sunday, the same day as the Grammys.

Ricki Lake To Head Third Installment Of Charm School  —  Actress, talk-show vet and camp icon Ricki Lake will oversee bad girls trying to go good from Rock of Love Bus and Real Chance of Love in the upcoming series Charm School 3 with Ricki Lake.  Peep the press release …

Wrenching Film Poses Marketing Challenge  —  LOS ANGELES — Dark and depressing rarely does very well at the box office, and with life outside the multiplex so rough these days, people seem to be gravitating toward fluffy fare more than ever.  —  So when Lionsgate on Monday spent …