Nicole Richie Lives Life In The Fringes

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In order to deal with the paparazzi problem in L.A., the city of Malibu has turned to that savior of the legal system, Pepperdine Law School Dean Ken Starr. Mayor Pamela Conley Ulich is going to pay Starr "to convene a group of experts in the media and legal community to help draft a city ordinance" to do something, anything, about the hordes that have already begun descending. Starr, you'll recall, was once hired by the federal government to convene an investigation into a land deal in Arkansas made by Bill Clinton and ended up writing a long, pornographic legal brief to prove that Bill Clinton stuck a cigar in the vagina of a willing young woman who was not his wife. We assume Starr's work on behalf of the city of Malibu will result in an in-depth examination of how much of Miley Cyrus's naked breasts Annie Leibovitz actually saw. [LA Times]

The Unexpected Intrigue (And Totally Expected Banality) Of 'The Starter Wife'

Unless you've been living in a cave, there has been no safe place from the unrelenting promos for USA Network miniseries The Starter Wife (brought to you by Ponds! In case you haven't heard!). And, just as we read the tabs so you don't have to, we watched all two hours of last night's premiere installment of this highly confused concoction. Here's our take: Despite the utter banality of the show (and its tie-in website, which has message boards structured for real divorcees to share their stories), there's something weirdly appealing about The Starter Wife's characters, whose problems are repressed with help from so much booze and sex that we feel like teetotaling virgins in comparison. Anyway, after the jump, our helpful recap and character summary for those who didn't tune in. More »