Let's get serious for a moment here. Purchase the Superstar Charity CD for victims of genocide in Sudan.

The money we are raising is going directly towards relief in Sudan, where an estimated 300,000 people have been killed and 2 million people displaced in one of the worst genocides since Rwanda in 1994.

The CD features System of Down, Thievery Corporation, Bad Religion, Gorillaz, Jill Scott, The Pretenders and others.

• First Britney complains about the media, and now we've got the ever cranky Prince Charles doing the same. Mumbling under his breath at a photocall with sons William and Harry, the heir to the throne was caught on the assembled microphones saying: "I hate doing this." Confronted by a phalanx of reporters and photographers, he whispered "Bloody people!" [Yahoo! News]
• Joan Kennedy, ex-wife of Ted Kennedy, was found passed out cold on a city street in Boston. She was found at 3 a.m., and received a concussion and broken shoulder. Here's hoping that she just tripped and fell. [Daily Dish]
• So Johnnie Cochran has an afterlife blog. Not much has happen, except for the fact that it's pretty hot where he is. [TOJCAB]
• Who's racking up another felony? It's Michael Lohan. Lindsay Lohan's father, had charges upgraded from a misdemeanor to felony charges, for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, came in part because of he allegedly drove with a suspended license. [People]
• Madonna has some Chihuahua troubles. Apparently, after she gave her three dogs away, they weren't taken care of properly. One died and two needed extensive dental work. Paris Hilton would never let this happen! [Chihuahua Buddies]

Has Newsday banished Liz Smith from their pages? Newsday is claiming that Liz did not extend her contract option, and the two parties couldn't come to terms on a contract. However, Liz is claiming that that's a bunch of hooey.

Gossip columnist Liz Smith is disputing Newsday's announcement this morning that she chose to leave the paper because her contract had expired. She contends that she wanted to exercise an option to extend it for two years and plans to fight the newspaper through arbitration.

"It ain't over yet, the fat lady hasn't sung," Smith told E&P just hours after a memo to employees from John Mancini, editor of the Melville, N.Y., paper, informed them that Smith's column would no longer run in the paper. She said the contract had not expired and accused Newsday of seeking to cut costs by letting her go. "We are going to have an arbitration over them saying the contract is over," she told E&P. "I say it isn't."

Smith's attorney, David Blasband, said the contract ended today, but included an option for Smith to continue for another two years. He said she gave notice in November that she wanted to exercise that option. "They are saying she gave [notice] late," Blasband explained. "But they really wanted her back for a fraction of what she had been making." He said the paper offered to pay just 5% of her previous salary to have her stay on.

Well, we really wouldn't miss her. I don't read her column. And she doesn't read blogs. She doesn't believe them. The horror!

Liz Smith Accuses 'Newsday' of Breaking Her Contract [E&P]
Liz Smith Will Not Go Quietly, You Whippersnapper [Gawker]

Mmmmm. It seems like someone else is receiving the same emails as I am.

Hi, I'm a photographer who knows of these 3 socialites who are breaking out onto the scene. Their names are Sam Greisman, Bryan Kent and Amanda Greenberg. Sam is actually Sally Field's son, and Amanda and Bryan are from extremely prominent families in LA. So last night was Steven Spielberg's son's Bar Mitzvah party and of course, the trio were there among many many many other celebs at Michael's Restaurant in Santa Monica. And of course, I was there with some other paparazzis and we were getting good pictures of them as they waited at the valet. These three are going to be huge, and I overheard that they are going to several premieres in the next months so we are sure to see them more. But we should do something on them before anyone else so we can be the first! Hope to hear from you soon.

And here I thought I was special. Well, we happened to receive a second email about the trio.

Well, I ran into the trio again on Friday night at The Ivy where they had dinner with Sally Field. After that I found them in The Polo Lounge (editor's note - found them, or stalking them) at the Beverly Hills Hotel where they were definately making a scene. They all drank Redbulls and were laughing really really loud. People were looking at them and thought they recognized the three, but just couldn't put their finger on them (editors note - maybe they just found them to be fucking annoying). Then last night, I saw them outside the Sin City Premiere after party. A fellow photographer actually gave me some information on the trio. All three of them are 17 years old and go to a private school in LA. Bryan Kent is actually a co-creator and producer of his own television show called The Pulse. I actually researched it and I believe there is a website. If wanted, I believe I could get that link for you. Anyway, I know that they are for sure going to the Star Wars III premiere in May, however, I do not know what they have in store next. I know that Amanda and Bryan live in the Pacific Palisades, but I'm not sure about Sam. A good friend of mine who is another photographer, Sam Winter, saw them at Barney's Greengrass at Barney's New York in Beverly Hills yesterday. I know all three of them have partied with Lindsay Lohan, Paris and Nicki Hilton, and also Nicole Richie. They are definitely on the rise and I think that if we stay on top of them, once they get really huge we'll be the first to have the info. I know some writers at US Weekly wanted to do a story on the three, but they are trying to get more information on them. Good incentive for you to do something on them now.

How interesting that all three manage to always be together. You would think that they have a publicist working for them. I think it's so kind for the paparazzi to try and further the careers of up-and-coming socialites.

Item Planting And Gossip Writing For Fun And Profit! [Gawker]
DeFameWhore: Get Famous Now, The Easy Way! [Defamer]
We Hear [Page Six]

Just a little follow-up regarding the boycottBrite Bar owner John Libonati enforced when he refused to stock the vodka, which is from New Zealand, because of what he viewed as shameless pandering to the gay market on the company's Web site. Here's a link to the video. Gee, that's not offensive or pandering at all (please note sarcasm).

A few of the emails fell into our hands. Here's the email (that he cc'd it to everyone at 42Below) to refresh your memory.

Hello Fuckface,

if you are suggesting that we are anti gay then speak to my fuckin hand you fool. At least of four of the people on our team are gay and one of our best accounts in NYC in Lucky Chengs. PERHAPS YOU AER A REDNECK HOMOPHOBE WHO WANTS TO FEEL IMPORANT.
WE WOULD NEVER LET YOUR SORRY ARSE HIPPE SHIT FCUK BAR CARRY 42 BELOW ANYWAY. So there dickhead.

No regards

USA Company President doing very well thanks

James D

The fuckface was amazingly professional wasn't it. How does this man still have a job? Well, Mr. Dale is a little more civil in his email to the President of the
Department of Consumer Affairs, trying to explain the video, and his email to Brite Bar owner John Libonati.

The email is after the jump.

This is according to a British tabloid, so think what you want to think.

According to The Sun, Brad and Ange shared a hotel suite during a recent weekend trip and booked in as a married couple - renaming themselves Bryce and Jasmine for the trip. Of course, it could all be part of a publicity stunt for their new movie Mr And Mrs Smith...

They rented a suite - which admittedly is made up of several rooms - at the swanky Le Parker Meridien in Palm Springs, California, where a photo session for their new film was set to take place. However, the couple - who booked into the £800-a-night accommodation as Mr and Mrs Pilaf - stayed on for two days after the shoot ended.

They were seen hanging around the pool and sunbathing - clearly happy in each other's company, although they insist they're just good friends. One source told the paper: "Brad and Angelina jointly rented a suite at the Meridien hotel. "They tied in with a publicity shoot for the movie but they registered as a married couple. The room was paid up for the Easter weekend."

While I'm sure she's amazing in bed, and she's been shown to be a great mother, do we really think that Brad has fallen for Angelina? I'm not so sure.

Brad & Angelina Book Into Hotel [Ananova]

[Photo via Yahoo! Movies]

• Superchef Charlie Trotter is in a little hot water over the Fois Grais controversy. While he has taken it off his menu (at his famed Chicago Charlie Trotter's), and banned the product, he still served it to his friends. He served the delicacy in not one, not two, but three courses. This was just after he was quoted in the Chicago Tribune saying, "I don't believe that any animal would have to go through that for our benefit." Nice. [Page Six]
• It seems a few years ago Pat O'Brien had aspirations of entering politics. "I've always said that when I'm done with television maybe I'll move back to South Dakota and run for Governor," O'Brien said. "This is not a whim, it's something I've thought a lot about." Don't think that's going to be happening anytime soon. [Volante]
• Who's the celebrity couple with the worst luck. Why that's Ozzy and Sharon Osborne of course. They had to flee their mansion when a fire broke out. No one was injured, but they were treated for smoke inhalation. The family has been burglarized, Ozzy almost died in a quad bike crash, two sets of rehabs for the kids, Sharon's cancer, and we could go on. [BBC]
• Is Mary-Kate Olsen moving back to L.A.? Well, the sale of the loft the twins never moved into lends some credibility to this rumor. Actually, I think it would be more fun to have the girls on opposite coasts. Plus, I've always thought of Mary-Kate as more west coast. [Star]
• Judith Regan, Fabian Basabe, Lorne Michaels, Lindsay Lohan, Nick Denton, Bill O'Reilly, Tony Danza, Andrea Peyser. What do they all have in common. They are some of the luminaries on the list of the 50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers. [NY Press]
• That crazy Kimberly Stewart, daughter of Rod, couldn't hold it any longer while Paris Hilton was holed up in the bathroom stall. So she peed in the sink. Paris' comments - "You dirty bitch!" "That's hot!" UPDATE: Bad me. I read the story wrong. It wasn't Kimberly Stewart who peed in the sink. She was just in the stall with Paris. Bad, Miu. [Page Six]

In about two to three days it will be safe to watch CNN again.

Terri Schiavo, the severely brain-damaged woman whose final years tethered to a feeding tube sparked a bitter feud over her fate that divided a family and a nation, died Thursday, her husband's attorney said.

Schiavo, 41, died quietly in a Pinellas Park hospice 13 days after her feeding tube was removed despite extraordinary intervention by Florida lawmakers, Congress and President Bush — efforts that were rebuffed at every turn by the courts.

Her death was confirmed to The Associated Press by Michael Schiavo's attorney, George Felos, and announced to reporters outside her hospice by a family adviser.

Too bad the woman couldn't die with one ounce of dignity.

Schiavo Dies After Feeding Tube Removed [AP]

Richard's panties are still in a twist.

Scratch 'n' Match winners aren't the only ones getting stiffed by the Daily Snooze. In the Lowdown column yesterday, the circulation-challenged tab ran a People magazine photo of Kaballah kook Madonna in a nun's habit and hubby Guy Ritchie clad as the ailing pope. Not only was the picture old news — it ran on the cover of Tuesday's Post — adding insult to injury, the image was used to illustrate a story picked up from People's competitor, Us Weekly.

This is getting a bit old.

Daily Snooze Stiffs Photog [Page Six]

OK. Wow. Nice. Mmm. Way to go Michael!

What He Looks Like Now [WOW Report]