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		<title>Morning Memo: Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil Split; Michael Jackson Settles; The Ciprianis Get Tough</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/amy-winehouse.jpg?w=200&h=300" /><strong>Amy Winehouse</strong> and <strong>Blake Fielder-Civil</strong>'s marriage is supposedly over. Also, if you're interested, a helpful friend of the former couple told the UK's <em>News of the World </em>&quot;[they] were into some real kinky stuff...really gross stuff you couldn't mention in a newspaper.&quot; [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11242008/gossip/pagesix/winehouse__hubby_split_140440.htm" title="Page Six">Page Six</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Guy Ritchie</strong> may not have gone after ex-wife <strong>Maddona</strong>'s $450 million in court, but he'll probably end up with at least $15,000 per month from her in child support if he is awarded joint custody of sons <strong>David</strong> and <strong>Rocco</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/23/2008-11-23_madonna_isnt_getting_out_scotfree_in_div.html?page=0" title="Full Disclosure">Full Disclosure</a>]  </p>
<p>A memoir by former call girl <strong>Natalie McLennan </strong>includes claims of relationships with celebrities like <strong>Fred Durst</strong> and <strong>Lenny Kravitz</strong>, along with graphic details regarding the behavior of a then 19-year-old <strong>Ashley Dupre</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/24/2008-11-24_natalie_mclennan_memoir_the_price_has_as.html" title="R&amp;M">R&amp;M</a>] </p>
<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Eliot Spitzer </strong>is considering writing a book of his own, though it promises to be far less interesting. [<a href="http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/52434/" title="NY Mag">NY Mag</a>]  </p>
<p>State Liquor Authority head <strong>Daniel Boyle </strong>claims he was &quot;intimidated&quot; by the govenor's office into renewing liquor licenses for Cipriani-owned restaurants, including the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center, Harry Cipriani at the Sherry-Netherland Hotel and Cipriani Wall Street. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11242008/news/regionalnews/cipriani_muscle_entree_140461.htm" title="New York Post">NYP</a> via <a href="http://eater.com/" title="Eater">Eater</a>] </p>
<p><strong>Michael Jackson</strong> has settled the lawsuit brought against him by a Bahraini sheik who claimed he had invested $7 million in an album Mr. Jackson never completed. [<a href="http://www.tmz.com/2008/11/24/jacko-backos-out-of-court-date/" title="TMZ">TMZ</a>]  </p>
<p>Heatherette designer <strong>Richie Rich</strong> (real name: <strong>Richard Eichhorn</strong>) successfully sued former parent company the Weisfeld Group over his right to continue to use his adopted name as a designer. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/pagesixmag/issues/20081123/Six+City" title="Page Six Magazine">Page Six Magazine</a>, second item]</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/amy-winehouse.jpg?w=200&h=300" /><strong>Amy Winehouse</strong> and <strong>Blake Fielder-Civil</strong>'s marriage is supposedly over. Also, if you're interested, a helpful friend of the former couple told the UK's <em>News of the World </em>&quot;[they] were into some real kinky stuff...really gross stuff you couldn't mention in a newspaper.&quot; [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11242008/gossip/pagesix/winehouse__hubby_split_140440.htm" title="Page Six">Page Six</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Guy Ritchie</strong> may not have gone after ex-wife <strong>Maddona</strong>'s $450 million in court, but he'll probably end up with at least $15,000 per month from her in child support if he is awarded joint custody of sons <strong>David</strong> and <strong>Rocco</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/23/2008-11-23_madonna_isnt_getting_out_scotfree_in_div.html?page=0" title="Full Disclosure">Full Disclosure</a>]  </p>
<p>A memoir by former call girl <strong>Natalie McLennan </strong>includes claims of relationships with celebrities like <strong>Fred Durst</strong> and <strong>Lenny Kravitz</strong>, along with graphic details regarding the behavior of a then 19-year-old <strong>Ashley Dupre</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/24/2008-11-24_natalie_mclennan_memoir_the_price_has_as.html" title="R&amp;M">R&amp;M</a>] </p>
<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Eliot Spitzer </strong>is considering writing a book of his own, though it promises to be far less interesting. [<a href="http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/52434/" title="NY Mag">NY Mag</a>]  </p>
<p>State Liquor Authority head <strong>Daniel Boyle </strong>claims he was &quot;intimidated&quot; by the govenor's office into renewing liquor licenses for Cipriani-owned restaurants, including the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center, Harry Cipriani at the Sherry-Netherland Hotel and Cipriani Wall Street. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11242008/news/regionalnews/cipriani_muscle_entree_140461.htm" title="New York Post">NYP</a> via <a href="http://eater.com/" title="Eater">Eater</a>] </p>
<p><strong>Michael Jackson</strong> has settled the lawsuit brought against him by a Bahraini sheik who claimed he had invested $7 million in an album Mr. Jackson never completed. [<a href="http://www.tmz.com/2008/11/24/jacko-backos-out-of-court-date/" title="TMZ">TMZ</a>]  </p>
<p>Heatherette designer <strong>Richie Rich</strong> (real name: <strong>Richard Eichhorn</strong>) successfully sued former parent company the Weisfeld Group over his right to continue to use his adopted name as a designer. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/pagesixmag/issues/20081123/Six+City" title="Page Six Magazine">Page Six Magazine</a>, second item]</p>
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