• A Hollywood-made millionaire is paying the $200,000 cost of Bill Clinton’s heroic journalist-saving flight to North Korea. Hopefully some of that went to a fabulous dinner at whatever the Nobu of Pyongyang is, and maybe a trip to the strip club afterward. Even Hillary knows he deserves it. [ABC]

• Sam Sifton to replace Frank Bruni as official New York Times food critic. He previously served as the august paper’s Culture Editor. [Observer]

• If you thought Ryan O’Neal was the creepiest dad this side of Hulk Hogan, it comes out that he might just be the worst dad ever: he’s been accused of giving his son cocaine at the age of 11. [NYDN]

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• Well, this is heartwarming: Ryan O’Neal hit on his daughter at Farrah Fawcett’s funeral, also wishes he’d never had “a couple” of his four children. Awesome. [Page Six]

• Some think hot waitresses are an indication of how the economy is doing…we think hot out-of-work actresses working at restaurants are just as common in boom times as in recessions. [NY Mag]

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[Couple Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel spending the early part of their fourth of July grocery shopping at Whole Foods in Brentwood, CA. Photos via Getty] With our focus on bbq’s and tennis, we have completely forgotten to check in on how our favorite celebs spent their time ringing in our country’s Independence Day. Quick recap: Rihanna and Jay-Z spent the holiday at Tao Nightclub, Ryan O’Neal was in Malibu grossing out the beach babes, Cash Warren and Jenny Mcarthy were also in Malibu, TomKat was in Melbourne, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Ashton Kutcher hosted their annual white party in Beverly Hills, More»