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Britney Spears will address the causes of her infamously erratic behavior in an upcoming documentary. Sample quote: "I sit there and I'll look back and I'm like: 'I'm a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?'" [People]

The cover photo from the November issue of W, which features Angelina Jolie breast-feeding one of her children, has been released. [Radar]

In preparation for his role in The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke cut his own forehead open with a razor blade he had taped to his forearm; how exactly this helped him to prepare is unclear. [R&M]

While touring with Madonna, Swedish musician Robyn was told "not to approach Madonna, not to speak to Madonna and, above all, no pictures.  read more »

In a killed profile for Elle by Kevin Sessums (the piece is now available on Tina Brown's Daily Beast), Jennifer Lopez is described as "weepy and fragile" and "flu-ridden." She also discusses potentially sending her children to Scientology school and her postpartum insecurity. [P6] 

Michelle Rodriguez woke up her fellow guests at Florida's Mayfair Hotel by banging the door knocker to her room and screaming at her female "roommate." [R&M] 

Female employees of Hawaiian Tropic Zone are suing parent company Riese for $600 million over charges of physical and sexual harassment and rape. [NYP via Grub Street]

Christie Brinkley's ex-husband, Peter Cook, is finally sharing his side of the story in an upcoming interview with Barbara Walters. His explanation for having an affair with his then 18-year-old assistant?  "I was seeking a connection I could not find in my own marriage...I wanted a little acknowledgment, a little attention, a little thank you every now and then for my efforts, for the amount of time I took to care for her and my family, for the wealth I was building." [NYDN]   read more »

Olatz Schnabel is upset over reports that her husband, director Julian Schnabel, has been seen out with "Miral" author Rula Jebreal. [P6]

Exes Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley attended a performance by daughter Alexa Ray Joel in Sag Harbor. Brinkley's latest ex, Peter Cook--Alexa once him described as an "evil stepfather who once forced her head into a bucket"--was also there, for some reason. [NYDN]

The girls of Danity Kane are reportedly so upset over creator P. Diddy's favoritism towards member Dawn Richard that none of them showed up to her birthday party. [NYDN]  read more »

Model Christie Brinkley and ex-husband Peter Cook--who are involved in a vicious custody dispute--managed to bring their children to a Jonas Brothers concert (read Daily Transom's report!) at their school in East Hampton without incident. [NYDN]
 
Great Britian's Princess Michael of Kent is angry with New York Social Diary blogger David Patrick Columbia over his report that her husband, Prince Michael, was seen out with another woman. [P6]
 

New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez will reportedly donate at least $500,000 to Madonna's charity, Raising Malawi. [TMZ]
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On Sunday, August 3, Christie Brinkley hosted a Wild Wild West Carnival in Watermill to benefit the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

While waiting for Ms. Brinkley's arrival, the crowd, a mix of guests and reporters, gathered by stacks of hay put out to be the background for Ms. Brinkley's photo ops. Chatter about the former model's recent divorce from husband Peter Cook was in the air: "I don't know what I would have done, to be publicly embarrassed like that? No, uh-uh," said one guest. "I really hope she looks good when she shows up, I don't want to write a story about how shitty Christie Brinkley looks post-divorce," said a reporter. Us neither!  read more »

Mary-Kate Olsen may speak with federal investigators regarding the January death of Heath Ledger, whom she was allegedly dating at the time, though she's reportedly requesting immunity from prosecution if she does. [NY Post]

The first photos of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's twins Knox and Vivienne have been published by People magazine. [People]

The photos sold for over $14 million; the money will go to charity. [AP]  read more »

After pulling an all-nighter negotiating session at a Marriott hotel room in Islandia, Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook have finally settled in court this morning, the Post reports. And just like that, what seemed like the most important divorce of the year is over.

The settlement appears to be in Ms. Brinkley's favor, giving her custody of their two children and ownership of the couple's many properties in and around the Hamptons. Meanwhile, Mr. Cook will get a payout of $2.1 million and be allowed to see 10-year-old Jack and 13-year-old Sailor every Wednesday, on alternating weekends, and for some additional time during the summer.

Amidst divorce rumors, Madonna may be having an affair with Yankee, Alex Rodriguez. [Us Weekly]

In a freak year at The Dalton School, not a single student got into Harvard and many are finding themselves attending non-Ivies like Syracuse, Vanderbilt, and Tulane. [Page Six Magazine via Daily Intel]

Gossip Girl's Blake Lively politely asks you not to compare her to Paris Hilton since she doesn't go to clubs, dance on tables, or like sex tapes, she says. [P6]

Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook's divorce hearings begin in open court tomorrow. The New York Daily News has a detailed round-up of their divorce proceedings thus far. [NY Daily News]  read more »

Isaac Mizrahi is annoyed with having to do jury duty. [P6]

Real Vogue interns say their jobs were nothing like Sean Avery's in that they were not flown to L.A. or given their own desks. Shocking. [The Cut]

Bill Murray and wife, Jennifer Butler Murray, who alleged that he abused her, drank too much, and was addicted to marijuana and sex, quietly divorced on June 13. [TMZ]

Barack Obama has Sheryl Crow, Yo Yo Ma, and Howlin' Wolf on his iPod. [RollingStone]

Regarding her mother's high profile divorce from Peter Cook, Alexa Ray Joel told People magazine her mother "is standing up for herself, I think that's admirable.  read more »

Tony Kushner and his partner, writer Mark Harris, are headed to California for a marriage license. [Intelligencer]

Heather Mills has reportedly been invited to do Celebrity Apprentice because Donald Trump likes her. [P6]

New York Ranger-turned-Vogue intern Sean Avery attended R.E.M.'s concert at Madison Square Garden on Thursday wearing all black and a newsboy cap. A "spy" said, "he looked like he was straight out of a 1998 J.Lo. video." [P6]

Cynthia Nixon didn't have breast augmentation surgery as was reported by Page Six (and linked by Daily Transom) last week. She was at the hospital for a check-up following the removal of her breast cancer.  read more »

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Vox has a strange installation in the front that looks like conceptual art: a glass-enclosed room c  read more »

OUT-OF-THE-BLUE $10M OFFER: IT'S HOW HOUSES SELL TODAY On the day after Thanksgiving in 1992, Micha  read more »