• My main man Pau Gasol is ready to start training camp with the Lakers tomorrow after the team votes on a new collective bargaining proposal today. [LATimes]
• Even though everyone already knows what she looks like naked, a photo of Lindsay Lohan's Playboy cover for the January/February issue has leaked in case you're interested. [Radar]

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• The FDA approves a "magic" hangover pill called Blowfish developed by a Harvard grad who claims it works in 15-30 minutes and is expected to hit shelves early next year. [KTLA]
• In response to his Twitter tantrum regarding the episode, American Airlines has released a statement detailing yesterday's Alec Baldwin incident wherein he was kicked off a flight at LAX for playing Words With Friends or something. Good stuff. [Radar]

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• NFL Quarterback Vince Young impersonator is running amok in DC [Yahoo!]
• DC Council set to raise taxes on wealthy Washingtonians [Post]
• DC taxicab associations to sue city instead of carrying exact change and merging with a turn signal [HuffPost]
• Candidates for DC’s next it-girl [GoG]
• Crime cameras effective in Baltimore, not in DC [WTOP]
• Capital Bikeshare celebrates 1^st birthday [@bikeshare]
• With DADT officially repealed, here’s where Gays and Lesbians in uniform will be celebrating [HuffPost]

• Jill Zarin and Alex McCord struggle to pick up the pieces after Bravo's breathtaking decision to cut both "Real Housewives of New York" cast members from the show, along with Kelly Bensimon and rookie Cindy Barshop. Oy kavult, Jill? [HuffPo]
• Tom Sizemore arrested last night during a drug raid of another person's apartment when cops discovered Sizemore had an outstanding warrant for misdemeanor battery. [TMZ]

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• An unredacted version of WikiLeaks' entire trove of US diplomatic cables has been leaked online and WikiLeaks says it's all newspaper The Guardian's fault. [BBC]
• JC Penney has pulled their "I'm too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me" shirt after online outcry. [VillageVoice] More»

• Not only was Johnny Depp at a Justin Bieber concert, but he also went dressed as Capt. Jack Sparrow and was in character [Post]
• President Obama signs bill to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy prohibiting gays from serving openly in US military [KABC]
• We wouldn't switch from iTunes to Sony's Qriocity because we'd have to buy a PlayStation 3 first [HuffPo]
• The Betty Ford scuffle between Lindsay Lohan and a rehab staffer that brought cops to the scene becomes a case of 'she said, she said' [TMZ]
• Ali Larter and husband Hayes MacArthur welcome their baby boy, Theodore [PE]

• Apparently How's in Malibu accepts IOU's like when Kevin Dillon aka Entourage's Drama forgot his wallet that time he went to buy dog food [Post]
• Tonight is Larry King's very last night hosting his show on CNN [HuffPo]
• The House of Representatives has voted to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" [KABC]
• You need to watch this video girl's hair catch on fire at Diddy's party the other night! [PE]
• Plan your visit to the new 6-acre Elephants of Asia habitat at the L.A. Zoo [LATimes]

• Video of Miley Cyrus taking bong rips as friends coach her on inhaling and Bush's "Comedown" plays in the background surfaces [TMZ]
• Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates disappointed Congress likely won't make moves to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' ban on gays in military [LATimes]
• We don't blame Kelsey Grammer for not watching his soon-to-be ex-wife and the most insane RHOBH, Camille, act crazy from week to week [Post]
• WikiLeaks scandal brings First Amendment rights of free speech in the internet age into question [HuffPo]
• Kardashian sisters experiencing some nasty backlash of the aggressive expansion of their ventures in the fashion world [PE]

• The sisters Kardashian cancel endorsement, have names and images removed from the Kardashian Kard debit card due to its exorbitant fees [Post]
• Pentagon study supports repeal of DADT, finds gays serving openly would not have negative effect on the military's fighting ability [HuffPo]
• LAPD cracks down on downtown jaywalking, hikes fines [KTLA]
• Madonna's newly opened gym in Mexico City features a huge Andy Warhol-esque mural of her at the entrance [PE]
• Does anyone really need a subpoena of medical records to know if Charlie Sheen does blow?? [Radar]

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It's never too cold for a rooftop party here, even if it's the one weekend of the year that every girl cashes in her free pass to dress in her skimpiest without being labeled a slut. That's why the rooftop of The Standard Downtown was filled with costume-wearing Angelenos for Mad Decent and Dance Right's 'Teach Me How To Chucky' More»

• Christina Aguilera's friends claim her album flop precipitated her split from husband Jordan Bratman [Post]
• A Riverside Judge is expected to deny a request to delay a halt on the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy today [HuffPo]
• According to Taylor Swift's new song "Dear John", as in Mayer, he played her just like every other girl in Hollywood :( [PE]
• Remember that tussle between a woman and Burbank TSA over applesauce? A judge has dismissed the case, but it's still fun to remember [KTLA]
• In one of the biggest drug busts in recent Mexican history, Baja CA officials seize 105 TONS of U.S.-bound marijuana [LATimes]