Ever wonder exactly who "the friend" is dishing the dirt on celebrities? Well, in the case of the Rielle Hunter-John Edwards scandal, we know exactly who it was: the memorably-named Pigeon O'Brien. And now, she's explaining why, exactly, she went to the Enquirer, broke their affair, and effectively ended his political…

A former employee claims that the queen of causing America's Eat, Pray, Love fans to freak the fuck out over free shit used a chemical aid to induce tears during her interview with Barbara Walters. Please welcome... scaaaaandaaal!

• Marion Cotillard was shot, and apparently not retouched, by Bruce Weber for the cover of Italian Vanity Fair. Certainly it's preferable to that hackjob of a Vogue cover she was subjected to, but isn't the pose a bit awkward? [HuffPo]

It's hard to know what to make of Tamara Mellon. On the surface, she's a cunning businesswoman with the savvy to serve simultaneously as a brand figurehead. Or, possibly, a cunning brand figurehead with the ability to appear business-savvy.

Earlier, Anna (Holmes) IM'd me, articulating so much about Rielle Hunter's heart-to-heart with GQ: "I don't think there can be enough STFU WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU re: this interview." Indeed, there is more to be said here.