Matthew Perry Wins Decisive Battle in the War of the Friends

Chandler's new show premiered last night where Monica's old-new show should have been, and it blew it out of the water. Also today: lots of pilot casting news including TV roles for movie people, an interesting idea for The Office's future, and a scintillating blind item.
Amanda Peet and Jimmy Fallon Play a Round of Virtual Boxing With Microsoft Kinect
On last night's Late Night, Jimmy Fallon challenged Amanda Peet to a boxing game on Microsoft's Kinect for XBox 360. Let's just say Amanda looked better playing in her satin boxing outfit than she actually played. Win by KO!
Amanda Peet Is Not Famous Enough to Get Robbed
Celebrity robbery is a status symbol, but actress Amanda Peet isn't famous enough to fall victim to it, according to a juror who acquitted her accused robber yesterday: "We didn't really consider her a Nicole Kidman or anything like that."
Gawker Stalker at a Glance
Celebrities have descended on Central Park. In this weekend's #stalker sightings: Blythe Danner, Vince Vaughn, Amanda Peet. Elsewhere: Tinsley Mortimer, Owen Wilson, Mary-Louise Parker, Zach Braff, and Matthew Broderick.
Happy Birthday
Mary J. Blige turns 39 today. Amanda Peet is turning 38. Country music queen Naomi Judd is 64. Samantha Boardman Rosen, the socialite and wife of developer Aby Rosen, is turning 38. Grant Tinker, the former CEO of NBC and ex-husband of Mary Tyler Moore, is 85. Tom Dumont of No Doubt turns 42. Former New Jersey Net…
Mischa Falters, Madonna Fired, More Mess for Tiger
• There's both good and bad news for Mischa Barton. The bad: She's reportedly drinking again and was seen "knocking back shots and drinking margaritas" earlier this week. (As you may remember, that sort of behavior led Mischa to spend some time in the hospital this past summer.) The good news: She supposedly looked…
Heidi Klum's Bionic Breasts Gear Up for Another Victoria's Secret Show
Four babies later, Klum continues to be unreasonably sexy; Lindsay Lohan had a "meltdown" after getting caught stealing champagne; Flavor Flav produces a Super Bowl ad. Come be blinded by the light of a thousand Monday gossips.
2012 and Precious Box-Office Takes Prove Worlds' Sadomasochism Fetish Profitable
Roland Emmerich's "Apocalypse BUKKAKE" masterpiece, 2012, opened at the box office on Friday! For a movie where everyone already knows the ending—the world, it ends—it did really, really well. So did the sad movie about the sad girl.
LiLo Switches Teams; Amanda Peet Robbed
• Lindsay Lohan may be into boys again, at least according to the Sun, since she supposedly spent the night with a male model who she'd been seen making out with the night before and later posted a picture of her new conquest on Twitter. Whether this is a make-Sam-jealous ploy or true love is hard to say, but rest…
Happy Birthday
Model Maggie Rizer is turning 31 today. Dave Matthews is turning 42. Times book critic Michiko Kakutani is 54. Hot 97 host Angie Martinez is 37. Internet tycoon Lockhart Steele is 35. Indie film honcho Michael Barker is turning 55. Earl Graves, the founder of Black Enterprise, is turning 74. Author Judith Krantz is…
Josh Hartnett Latest In Long List Of Celebs To Make Ill-Fated Decision To Dabble In Theater
Radar reports that our favorite box office trailblazer, Josh Hartnett, has finally given up hope of nailing zingers on 30 Rock or appearing in a mildly successful movie and moved on to simpler pursuits: the London theater. In a role that will certainly pay homage to Tom Cruise’s former career as an actor, Hartnett…
Don't Worry, We Don't Discriminate: All The Blonde Ones Look Alike As Well
The Slug blog thinks it sees evidence of creeping Jordan McDeere-ism in fledgling network abomination The CW's hiring practices, throwing together this side-by-side-by-side to illustrate how current programming VP Gayle Hirsch and drama development VP Joanna Klein (or some combination thereof) resemble Studio 60's…
Gossip Roundup: Miami, Where Famous People Go to Fuck and Fuck Up
• The reports from New Year's in Miami are predictable: Lohan hospitalized, Mischa Barton and Cisco Adler fight over Mr. Bongjangles, Vin Diesel acts hetero, and Nicole Richie awkwardly poses for "promotional purposes" with ex-fiancé DJ AM. What, exactly, were they promoting? The dangers of celebrity engagements? […
