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Morning Memo: Paris Hilton's Chihuahuas May or May Not Be Dead; War of the High School Soaps; Jean-Georges Settles
Paris Hilton's flack is denying reports that the heiress left two of her many dogs outside to be mauled by coyotes, insisting that the Chihuahuas are "healthy and happy" in their "doggie mansion." [People]
Gossip Girl's Penn Badgley said that Jessica Stroup and Shenae Grime of rival high school soap opera Beverly Hills 90210 should "eat a double cheeseburger or something" and praised his female co-stars for not being "bone-thin." [US Weekly]
Reportedly, a first-class passenger on a flight with Ivana Trump offered to switch seats with the socialite after she was given a coach seat due a flight change. Her rep insists that this had nothing to do with her pouting or complaints about nearby children, but because the concerned stewardess, "asked someone to switch because Ivana always travels in first class. read more »
Morning Memo: Graydon Carter's "Borrowed" Waverly Inn Design; Robert DeNiro and 50 Cent Go Shooting; McCain Camp's Self-Parody
Vanity Fair editor and restaurateur Graydon Carter has admitted what many have long suspected (hoped?): There is nothing that special about his ultra-exclusive Waverly Inn, the design for which was apparently "shamelessly" and "ruthlessly" borrowed from other places. [P6 ]
Leonardo DiCaprio is off-again with Israeli model Bar Refaeli. [NYDN]
During the filming of Righteous Kill, Robert DeNiro took 50 Cent to a shooting range to "break the ice." [People]
Reformed drunk-dialer and Insider correspondent Pat O'Brien is having weird delusions of grandeur, as evidenced by an email he sent out to the staff of his show (sample: "Even Joe Biden said, 'You should be running for president!'") [ read more »
Burt Reynolds Hustles for TV, But Needs Broadway Workout: 'I Think I Could
