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Hollywood players like Ben Stiller, Toby Maguire, and Steven Spielberg can’t figure out which Democrat to support for president, so they’re donating to multiple ones. (Tom Hanks, Will Smith, and Jennifer Aniston, however, are firmly in Camp Obama.) Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel was passed over for appointment as executive director of New York State Council of the Arts, perhaps because she has donated money to Spitzer, who’s now trying to look ethically pure. Gwen Stefani loves breast-feeding even though she’s been getting bitten. Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz refused to be photographed with their KY Intimacy Kit swag bags at Lollapalooza because they were scared of Joe Simpson. Tracy Morgan wants to get his SCRAM ankle bracelet “blinged out” at Jacob the Jeweler.

Matthew and Edgar Bronfman Jr. just sold their two Upper East Side townhouses for a combined $83 million. Marc Jacobs attributes his dramatic weight loss to a two-hour-a-day exercise routine and eating no flour or sugar. Aaron Eckhart thinks Abigail Breslin is a fine actress. Michael Gross isn’t sure what if he thinks Ralph Lauren is a success or not, despite the fact that he’s written a book about him. Howard Dean hosted a non-fund-raising lunch at Star Jones’s Hamptons pad. Cindy Adams says that Matt Damon will reprise his role as Jason Bourne again. Michael Lohan is not pleased that Dina Lohan is dating a drunk. Chris Rock does not have an illegitimate kid. Roberto Cavalli and wife Eva may be getting a divorce. Palm Beach socialite Celia Lipton Farris may star in a remake of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Britney Spears hired a new manager. Howard Stern’s Bob Levy and porn star Samantha Samson are an item.

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