• Prince Harry and Chelsea Davy back together? Hearts breaking across the world. [People]

• Kanye skips BET Awards, douchery astounding. [Vulture]

• Jon Hamm on Letterman, the full interview. He’s just nice to watch. [ONTD]

• Date rape drug detecting lip gloss. Nothing kills a flirty conversation like, “Hey, are you trying to rape me?” [BellaSugar]

• Gay rights activists storm the capital, Obama on notice. [CNN]

• Letterman reveals affairs with staff to stop blackmail extortionist. [CNN]

• Lauren Conrad admits she is a bad actress. Wait, but isn’t the Hills real? [People]

• Topshop holiday collection slideshow! [NYMag]

• Eater gets a makeover as it goes national today, but back in the New York edition (the only place we care about), see what restaurants made the essential list. [Eater]

• Matt Damon drops in on Entourage finale. [EOnline]

• Kanye’s tour a dud? Oh, karma. [TMZ]

Kicking off Fashion Week Milan, AmfAR held an auction and show at La Permanente, which houses the city’s fine art. Chaired by Janet Jackson, the event raised a $1.1 million gift. Kanye West, Bianca Brandolini d’Adda, Donatella Versace, Chanel Iman, Rachel Bilson, Eva Herzigova, Poppy Delevinge, Margherita Missoni and Renzo Rosso were just some from an elite guest list gracing the red carpet. The affair also marked the birthday of attendee Dita Von Teese, who celebrated another year by performing “Le Bain Noir” for the group. More»

Which Emmy winner took his turn poking fun at Kanye West AND Joe Wilson during his acceptance speech? Click below for the answer… More»

Come on, even Kanye wouldn’t stoop to that….or WOULD he! So where did we first hear this meme that’s been making its way around the internet all morning? Click below for the answer… More»

• Anna Wintour responsible for Federer’s loss? [Gawker]

• Kanye blames his totally rude VMA stunt on his mother’s death, two years ago. Cheap man, cheap. [CNN]

• Speak of the devil, Obama calls Kanye a “jackass.” SNAP. [Mashable]

• Ben Affleck tells wife Jennifer Garner that she looks fat in her jeans. Men, a lesson: don’t say stupid things. [EOnline]

• Take the first look at Gansevoort 69, opening in the new Florent space. [NYMag]

• Check out the first episode of Jason Schwartzman’s new show, “Bored to Death.” Don’t pretend you are doing work when you first get to the office. Everything before lunch is a wash. [Amazon]

• New photos of LiLo looking sloppy. I know, it never gets old, right?! [ONTD]

• Strong reaction to Kanye’s VMA disruption continues. Conveniently for the hip hop artist, it’s about an album’s worth of anger to spout off on. [CNN]

• Defense closes at Astor trial, with even the co-defendant taking a jab at Astor’s son. Karma is so going to town on this guy.  [NYPost]

• Celeb dining: a map of where the stars are eating this week (a little love for the tourists). [NYMag]

• Discussion of fifth Indiana Jones installment. Does Medicare cover whip related injuries? [EOnline]

• Serena Williams apologizes for outburst. Really? That sh-t was seriously hilarious! [NYT]

The biggest moment of the VMA’s last night was obviously Kanye’s interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech. But was the moment that set the Twitter world afire as genuine as MTV would like us to think? We, for one, are skeptical. Click below for our reasoning… More»

• If you missed the MTV Video Music Awards, you should know that Kanye went nuts-o. [CNN]

• Clooney says he’ll stage a live rectal exam before he creates a Facebook page. Apparently he feels pretty strongly about this. [EOnline]

• See who’s sitting front row at Fashion Week. [People]

• Morgenthau not on DA ballot, but campaigning as if he were. 90 year olds don’t have much else to do, really. [NYT]

• Brooklyn branch of left wing activist organization coaches prostitutes on money laundering. Your financial advisor, and yo’ pimp. Does that take a separate certification exam? [NYP]

[All photos by PATRICK McMULLAN and DAVID X PRUTTING for PMc, and Nicky Digital].

Last night, Paper Magazine’s 25th Anniversary at the New York Public Library set the bar incredibly high for all ensuing parties this week. Everyone was there. No, really: EVERYONE. Was there. Kanye West? Check. Liza Minelli, Queen Latifah, and Betsey Johnson? Check, check and check. Even Hansen was there, and they haven’t made it out to a party since, like, 1997. More story below. More»

[Pierce Brosnan and family in Italy. Photos via Getty].

The summer’s almost over and celebrities everywhere are making the most of their last fews weeks in the sun.  While the Brosnans were relaxing with style in the Italian countryside, Kanye was practicing his middle finger in Miami, Tyra was dancing like crazy on the set of her new video, Al Pacino was filming a movie about euthanasia, and Leo was dodging exploding cars.  More»