Jane magazine asked girls to bare their breasts for a picture spread but canceled after a staffer mistakenly unveiled the identities of the participants. Jake Gyllenhaal and David Fincher had some “artistic differences” on the set of Zodiac. Phillip Bloch was not impressed by how Vogue’s André Leon Talley styled Jennifer Hudson’s thighs at the Oscars. Rosie O’Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselback got into (another) fight at The View, which ended with Hasselback (again) in tears. Graydon Carter and Jim Kelly hosted a book party for Kurt Andersen at the Waverly Inn, and a lot of media bigwigs showed. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are not looking to buy an apartment in the Dakota, according to a rep. Spike Lee hung out with Mayor Bloomberg at City Hall.
Pamela Anderson will star in a “fantasy-based drama” that takes place in Malibu. Sharon Stone gave director Paul Verhoeven her panties before the famous crotch-shot scene in Basic Instinct. Kanye West freaked out when he saw famed Amanda Lepore dancing the pole at the Plumm. Sammy Strain of the O’Jays is suing the group because he says he hasn’t made any royalties from them. John Mayer danced to Michael Jackson as Jessica Simpson drank whiskey at Stereo. Dennis Rodman invited a whole bunch of strippers and Joe Francis to his agent’s bachelor party in Atlantic City. Ray Liotta may or may not have had some facial work done. Uma Thurman ate a tuna wrap. Cindy Adams says ABC, Fox, and “maybe even CBS” are interested in poaching Jay Leno. God knows why. Scientists may soon be able to isolate the human gossip gene, Anna Quindlen says in Newsweek. Yankee Carl Pavano’s fiancée is Maxim-Penthouse hot.