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Morning Memo: Gossip Girl’s Creator “Feels Bad” About New Ads; Why Are Lindsay and Samantha Shopping for Baby Clothes?

Irina Aleksander — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:28:38 -0400

The new ads for Gossip Girl that use criticisms of the show as complimentary slogans--"Mind-blowingly inappropriate"--make the show's creator, Josh Schwartz, feel bad. [Daily Intelligencer]

A Los Angeles cop, who was said to be fearful for his safety, pulled a gun on P. Diddy and his entourage during a routine traffic stop. [NY Daily News]

Casey Johnson, the billionaire heiress previous linked to Courtenay Semel, showed up at Kathy Lee Gifford's 55th birthday party with a new girlfriend named "Lisa," who was wearing a leather trench coat. [P6]

While Jennifer Aniston has split from Cameron Diaz's ex, John Mayer, Ms. Diaz is still enjoying the company of Ms. Aniston's ex, Paul Sculfor. [P6]

Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson shopped for baby clothes yesterday, but the sales staff of the baby boutique said that neither was pregnant. [NY Daily News]

Morning Memo: Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson Duck the Paparazzi; Bill Clinton Celebrates His Bday; Matt Damon’s New Baby

Irina Aleksander — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:38:53 -0400

Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson bailed on the birthday celebration that Ms. Ronson celebrates every year with her twin sister Charlotte because of the lurking paparazzi at the Bowery Hotel. [P6]

Meanwhile, Ms. Lohan's reported ex and daughter of Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, Courtenay Semel, got arrested in Las Vegas on Tuesday for having an altercation with a security guard at Pure nightclub; she had been asked to leave because she was rather intoxicated. [P6]

John Edwards' lawyer pals reportedly helped Rielle Hunter escape to the Virgin Islands a day before his public confession on August 8. [NY Daily News]

Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams are reportedly back together. [Hollyscoop]

Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana, have welcomed a baby girl named Gia Zavala. This is their second child together. [US Weekly]

Bill Clinton celebrated his birthday on Tuesday with his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and his daughter, Chelsea, and her boyfriend, Marc Mezvinsky, at Allegretti on West 22nd Street. [P6]

Morning Memo: Michelle Williams Hearts Spike Jonze; Sean Avery’s Dating Up; Katie Holmes in NYC

Irina Aleksander — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:08:48 -0400

Courtenay Semel (daughter of former Yahoo CEO Terry Semel) and heiress Casey Johnson are no longer an item after Ms. Semel spent an evening partying with Tila Tequila, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson. [P6]

Michelle Williams is reportedly officially dating her close friend director Spike Jonze, who was previously married to Sofia Coppola. [Daily Mail]

Vogue intern and New York Ranger Sean Avery, 28, is dating 51-year-old Kelly Klein, ex-wife of Calvin. [P6]

In the ongoing custody battle between Ron Perelman and Patricia Duff, their 13-year-old daughter Caleigh is refusing to speak to her mother or go on vacation with her, according to the Manhattan judge handling the case. [NY Daily News]

Not kosher: Former Real World contestant Kevin Powell, who is running for Congress, told an audience of Hasidic Jews Monday night that he would "bring home the bacon." [P6]

Alex Rodriguez is working things out privately with wife Cynthia regarding visitation rights and alimony payments in order to avoid having to admit to his extramarital affairs in court. [NY Daily News]

Katie Holmes has arrived in Manhattan to prepare for Arthur Miller's All My Sons, which will premiere on Broadway September 17. [Us Weekly]

NYC Council member Tony Avella is accused of receiving a bouquet of flowers from Pamela Anderson. Quelle scandale! [Politicker]