· Media reporter Peter Braunstein was sent to the mental hospital after a spat with his girlfriend, W beauty director Jane Larkworthy. "I looked up and she was wearing a blue Victoria's Secret teddy and high heels, and she was scratching me... I started freaking out and holed myself up in the bedroom... and about 20 minutes later two cops were banging on my door."... (Also: Last item: Ashton Kutcher may have punk'd Punk'd to punk again. Punk on!) [NY Post]
· Gwyneth Paltrow: "And then you feel like the tides are turning and it's pick-on-Gwyneth time. [I] don't care if I'm not Number 1 or Number 5 or Number 10. I'm really [expletive] good at my job, and people who are interesting and good know that, and that's all that matters." [WaPo]
· Madonna, in email to her fans: "Unfortunately our current government cannot see the big picture. They think too small. They suffer from the 'what's in it for me?' syndrome." [The Scoop] and [NYDN]
· Actress Christina Applegate is in the Robert Blake jury pool. [NYDN]
· Ted Casablanca's wedding watch: not enough nuptials! Someone get married fast! [E!]

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