• Lindsay Lohan's car struck a photographer early yesterday morning. Allegedly.

• Lady Gaga was seen partying in West Hollywood with a "boy-toy."

"…These shows traffic in human suffering — which means watching them is either exploitative or cathartic, depending on how tightly those Dockers hug your tummy."— Simon Dumenco, on "The Obsession With TV Fatties." [Details]

Today's Washington Post story about the popularity of plus-size TV shows actually begins, "Have a sandwich, Twiggy."

Between Dance Your Ass Off, Ruby, The Biggest Loser, Drop Dead Diva and the forthcoming More To Love, plus-size TV is "big" right now, reports Lisa Respers France for CNN. Actually, she writes:

What is it about Dance Your Ass Off that continues to intrigue, yet repel? Perhaps it's the fact that last night, 33-year-old mom Tara was dressed in a Catholic school costume as she gyrated on a pole to "Promiscuous Girl."

Dance Your Ass Off Host host and new mom Marissa Jaret Winokur is blogging about her "weight loss journey" for People; but she should probably read this as well. [People, Telegraph]

Oxygen's new dance/weight loss show, Dance Your Ass Off — starring Marissa Jaret Winokur — "gives viewers a glimpse into the lives of the contestants who have had issues with their weight and hope to dance to unleash their inner thin." The 12 competitors weigh 3,000 pounds combined. [UPI]