--Tootie has a son!

--Sex And The City writer Candace Bushnell is reportedly at war with former best friend Darren Star, after he sold a TV show based on one of her novels to a TV network without telling her. Star, who produced the hit TV adaptation of Bushnell's book, was asked by the author to also turn her novel Lipstick Jungle into another hit television series and wanted to air the project on network NBC. But when the author's agents couldn't reach an agreement with Star he created his own version of the pilot, changed the name to Cashmere Mafia and sold it to rivals ABC. A source tells gossip column PageSix, "Candace is hurt and upset by Darren's betrayal. She was shocked. He was one of her best friends." The pilot episode of the TV adaptation of Lipstick Jungle stars Brooke Shields. (I just borrowed this book from my friend, Steph. Anyone read it? Hope it's good...)

--The past few years have yielded affordable bridal collections from some of our favorite stores -- Ann Taylor, J. Crew, even H&M -- and now Isaac Mizrahi is bringing his signature style to a bridal collection for Target. Available only online at target.com, the line will include bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses and accessories for men and women, all for under $160! And of course, the line is chic enough to be worn to a cocktail party, black tie affair or even prom. Mizrahi says of the decision to make a bridal collection, "My bridal gowns are all reinventions of the classics, providing an affordable alternative for women everywhere. I put a lot of design energy into designing this collection for Target because every bride deserves to find the gown of her dreams, regardless of her budget."

--Movie icon Marilyn Monroe lost her right of publicity when she died in 1962, a New York court has ruled. It was decided on Wednesday the Some Like It Hot star relinquished power to control the commercial use of her name and image after her death, giving permission for family members of late photographer Sam Shaw to continue selling and licensing pictures of the actress, including the iconic photo of the blonde beauty standing above a subway vent. Monroe's estate sued Shaw Family Archives and Bradford Licensing Inc. in 2005 in Indiana alleging violations of the superstar's right of publicity. The dispute arose after the release of controversial T-shirts featuring an image of the star taken by Shaw. Shaw's family subsequently filed a declaratory relief action over the dispute in New York federal court. (I'll let our resident trademark/copyright/IP guru, Iceman, weigh in on this one...)

--"[The judge] made up his mind before he even came in today. If it were anyone else, this would've never had happened." "And after all the money we spent!" --Kathy Hilton, reacting to the news that Paris was sentenced to 45 days in jail.

--Naomi Campbell's latest arm candy is dashing hotel mogul, and Uma Thurman's recent ex, Andre Balazs. Though insiders say the two are not a couple, they were spotted last week at Waverly Inn having a cozy dinner, which was briefly broken up when Donna Karan plopped down to chat with the dinner daters. Later, Balazs brought Campbell to Kelly Killoren Bensimon's birthday party at Pop Burger, though a spy said, "They weren't really together there." (He better learn how to duck quickly...)

--A version of the General Lee — a 1969 Dodge Charger made famous in the television show “The Dukes of Hazzard” — fetched a winning bid of nearly $10 million Friday in an online auction. If the bidder comes through with cash or financing for the $9,900,500 price, the car will be the most expensive item ever sold by eBay Inc., company spokeswoman Catherine England said. Actor John Schneider, who played Bo Duke in the show, sold the car, which was not featured in the original show but carries the signatures of the cast.

--Evanescence guitarist John LeCompt said Friday he's been fired from the band, and he also said drummer Rocky Gray has quit, so things aren't looking good for the multi-platinum, two-time Grammy winning alternative rock act, one of the biggest bands in the world -- but apparantly shrinking by the second. "I'm done, and I'm pretty upset about it," LeCompt said, calling from Little Rock, Ark., the band's home town. "(Singer) Amy Lee called and fired me today. There's absolutely no loyalty in this band."

--Gisele Bundchen is counting down the seconds until her contract with Victoria's Secret runs out so she can cash in on her new deal with H&M. Page Six sources say that the bronzed beauty - who is always on the arm of boyfriend Tom Brady - is "negotiating a lingerie line" with the label. "Gisele has been in talks with H&M for a long time, but for legal issues she has to wait for her Victoria's Secret contract to end to start the project." Reps for Bundchen did not comment.

--Sacha Baron Cohen is set to play Freddie Mercury in a movie about the Queen singer's life, it has been reported. The comic - who reportedly based his character Borat's look on the late music legend - is said to be the front runner to play Freddie seeing off stiff competition from Johnny Depp. A source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "Filmmakers are working flat out to get the best possible script. Sacha loves the idea he can get away with playing Freddie after modeling Borat's look on him." The movie is being developed by Robert De Niro's company Tribeca Productions.

--Lindsay Lohan reportedly participated in what the Britain's News of the World on Sunday called a "marathon cocaine binge" only 20 days after she left rehab. A rep for the actress had no comment on the report. The paper's story also includes what it says are screen grabs from video clips of Lohan, 20, inside the ladies room of Teddy's nightclub in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, with two friends who are also allegedly taking drugs. Lohan also is quoted boasting about her sexual conquests among celebrities, while unnamed "friends" of the actress, according to the paper, said her drug-taking began at 8 p.m. one night and was still going on at 11 a.m. the next morning. (I'm shocked! Shocked, I say! )

Random Thought of the Day:
Todays' Random Thought is a sing-a-long inspired by the first post. Everyone feels better after singing the "Facts of Life" theme song. Ok, let's go:
You take the good,
You take the bad,
You take them both and there you have the facts of life.
The facts of life.

There's a time you gotta go and show
You're growin' now,
You know about the facts of life.
The facts of life.

(Ok, now you really start to build up the volume...)

When the world never seems,
To be living up to your dreams.
And suddenly you're finding out,
The facts of life are all about you.
All about you.
You-u-u-u,
A-ll about you.
It takes a lot to get em right,
But you're learnin the facts of life.
Learnin the facts of life.
Learnin the facts of life.
Learnin the facts of li-fe.

Yeah, I know you feel better now.

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1 Glad Paris got 45 days with no early release. She needs a reality check. But of course, she won't learn from this. This will become a victim's ploy ... waste. The federal opinion on Monroe is pretty damning, but mostly because of its commentary on the Indiana statute regarding the post-mortem right of publicity, the most aggressive in the nation (James Dean is from Indiana, and this entire line of work was mostly pioneered by Dean). In its order, the court noted that Indiana's statute only provides protection from '94 on, when it was enacted, not retroactively. Those in the business of licensing icons from years past are in serious trouble.

Posted by: Iceman at May 07, 2007 09:29 AM (JHKKE)

2 Obviously you are under too much stress..you have lost it completely!

Posted by: Your Mom at May 07, 2007 10:24 AM (GJK5m)

3 I should add - I grew up on the Dukes, even backed my step-dad's car out of the driveway when I was 6 years old trying to be like Bo and Luke, destroying a patch of bushes/flowers across the street, but this is ridiculous - $10 million? No way. I can't imagine the bidder actually pays up ... but they've changed eBay in recent times to be something closer to a binding contract for bidders/sellers. You used to have no clue if the winning bidder would ever pay ... total game of chance.

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