Morning Memo: Paris Hilton Defends the Jonas Brothers; The Eldridge on Facebook; Paris Hilton Thinks Virginity is ‘Cool’

Caroline Bankoff — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:36:53 -0400

Paris Hilton is defending the Jonas Brothers' decision to wear promise rings, saying virginity is "a cool thing for a kid to keep." [US Weekly]

Lil' Wayne cancelled his performance at Fashion Rocks rather than endure a mandatory security check. [P6]

The Eldridge is now adding people to its semi-exclusive guest list via Facebook. [Down By The Hipster]

The drama at MSNBC continues, with sources saying that Jeff Immelt, the head of parent-company GE, was directly involved in the decision to demote squabbling anchors Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann. [P6]

The entire Clinton family made a surprise visit to a Central Park performance of "Hair" on Sunday. [Third item, NYDN]

Jerry O'Connell realized that calling pregnant wife Rebecca Romijn "huge" on national televsion was maybe a little insensitive. [People]

Observer » Morning Memo: Paris Hilton Defends the Jonas Brothers; The Eldridge on Facebook; Paris Hilton Thinks Virginity is ‘Cool’

Morning Memo: Paris Hilton Defends the Jonas Brothers; The Eldridge on Facebook; Paris Hilton Thinks Virginity is ‘Cool’