As Madonna embarks on life sans Guy Ritche, she’ll have more than A-Rod to look forward to. NME.com is reporting that Madge’s Sticky and Sweet World Tour is set to become the highest grossing jaunt by a solo artist ever. According to Live Nation—the concert promoter who signed Madonna last year to a multi-platform deal worth a reported $120 million—the tour will have raked in $282 million by the time it winds down in Brazil later this month. (That figure breaks Madonna’s previous record of $194 million—the highest gross ever by a female artist—set by her 2006 Confessions tour.) Sticky and Sweet has already earned $208 million, much of which came from the 550,000 tickets Madonna sold across her 28 U.S. dates.  read more »

Christopher Buckley will continue to work through his daddy issues with a new book about the death of his parents, William F. and Pat Buckley, which he predicts will "land hard in some quarters." [P6]

Cameron Diaz made a big deal of avoiding ex Justin Timberlake's current girlfriend Jessica Biel backstage at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, but Ms. Biel was apparently too busy showing off her hot dad to notice. [Full Disclosure, second item]

It's probably not a coincidence that Madonna and Alex Rodriguez are both in Mexico City right now. [NYDN]

Samantha Ronson's half-sister, 20-year-old Annabelle Dexter-Jones, has been asking Lindsay Lohan for advice on picking an agent. [Page Six Magazine]

Orlando Bloom and model Miranda Kerr are not engaged, in case you heard they were. [Us Weekly]

Metallica drummer (and art collector) Lars Ulrich doesn't do drugs anymore, but he still likes "bonding" with friends in bathroom stalls. [P6]

Manager Chris Lighty, who has handeled 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliot, has decided to get into the novelty act business by signing on to guide Ashley Dupre's musical career. [P6]

Alex Rodriguez split his Thanksgiving day between wife Cynthia's house in Miami (where his children live) and Madonna's house on nearby Star Island. Bonus: at some point, the pair met up with billionaire Jeff Soffer and Gwyneth Paltrow, who seems to have decided against spending the holiday with husband Chris Martin. [NYDN]

Amy Winehouse has started meeting with divorce lawyers to talk about officially ending her marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil. [The Sun]

Sort of average girl Sam Durrani—an "actress and US Army reservist who claims to be descended from Afghan royalty"—claims she refused to invite Colin Farrell into her apartment after they split a cab home from Greenhouse, though the actor's rep says "[Farrell] does not know Sam Durrani and does not remember ever meeting her.  read more »

Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil's marriage is supposedly over. Also, if you're interested, a helpful friend of the former couple told the UK's News of the World "[they] were into some real kinky stuff...really gross stuff you couldn't mention in a newspaper." [Page Six]

Guy Ritchie may not have gone after ex-wife Maddona's $450 million in court, but he'll probably end up with at least $15,000 per month from her in child support if he is awarded joint custody of sons David and Rocco. [Full Disclosure] 

A memoir by former call girl Natalie McLennan includes claims of relationships with celebrities like Fred Durst and Lenny Kravitz, along with graphic details regarding the behavior of a then 19-year-old Ashley Dupre.  read more »

The still "very much in love" Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan have started attending couples therapy after a series of public fights. [P6]

At a divorce hearing yesterday, Guy Ritchie declined to go after soon-to-be ex-wife Madonna's money, opting instead to focus on obtaining joint custody of his children. [NYDN]

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz named their son Bronx Mowgli. [Us Weekly]  read more »

The Daily Transom was able to enlist the aid of a Hebrew speaker to translate the missive. "Do you believe there is more to life than being preoccupied with day to day anxieties? Looking for genuine fulfillment?" read the first line of the email. It continued: "The wisdom of Kabbalah contains the keys for achievement of real emotional, spiritual, and financial change."  read more »

Several sources say that photographer Steven Meisel recently shot Madonna for the spring Louis Vuitton campaign. [WWD] 

As everyone scrambles to find new job, the classic interview suit might be making a comeback. [NY Times]  

Jon Hamm appears very un-Don Draper-like in the new Gap ads, smiling and being hugged by his girlfriend Jennifer Westfeldt. [Racked]  read more »

Madonna has been drawing complaints from her neighbors at Central Park West's Harperley Hall with her practicing at "all hours of the night." [Full Disclosure]

Meanwhile, sources claim that Alex Rodriguez has been telling ex- wife Cynthia that his affair with Madonna "is just a phase he is going through, and asking her to hang on and wait for him." [Page Six Magazine]

However, Mr. Rodriguez is supposedly planning on accompanying Madonna on her South American tour. [R&M]

Lindsay Lohan continues to eschew labels. When asked by a magazine if she considered herself a bisexual, Ms. Lohan answered, "Maybe. Yeah," and "No" to whether she was a lesbian. [P6]  read more »

Slowly but surely, wayward popstar Britney Spears seems to be reclaiming--or perhaps establishing--some dignity. 

Last night, Ms. Spears appeared onstage at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles with Madonna, walking out in a fitted tuxedo shirt and a pair of not unreasonable, shiny wide-leg trousers to sing the last verse of "Human Nature." Though she was not joined by ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake (he sang later in the performance), Ms. Spears was treated to a hand-kiss from Madonna, who also took it upon herself to tell the audience, "She's not your bitch!"

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Madonna and Alex Rodriguez took seperate helicopters to Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld's house in East Hampton. The two couples stayed for four hours before all returning in the same helicopter. [P6]

Ivana Trump has been spending time with 23-year-old Belgian model Marius Rusovici while her new husband, Rossano Rubicondi, films a reality show in Italy. [P6]

In an effort to save money, Tracy Morgan says he has given up strip clubs. His plan to make up for the loss involves telling his next wife "to get on the bed and put big [underwear] on and throw $400 at her -- then take the money back and go food shopping." [R&M]  read more »