• Guess who is going to have to face her abuser and testify? Rihanna:

• Dad of the year Kevin Federline has launched a kids' clothing line, Otzi, which, when you think about it, makes no less sense than his rapping or acting careers. [People, Perez Hilton]

• Lindsay and Sam rang in 2009 with yet another tear-drenched fight, this time at Miami International Airport. Linds was so inconsolable on the plane that she was asked if she'd like to disembark.

• Move over Jon Stewart, Hugh Jackman will be hosting this year's Oscars! "Hugh is the ideal choice to host a celebration of the year’s movies – and to have fun doing it." says a flack. [Deadline Hollywood]

Gina Gershon has sent a cease and desist letter to Vanity Fair for their story implying that she and Bill Clinton did the nasty. According to TMZ, her letter demands "a retraction and correction" for the crude insinuation. • Gwyneth Paltrow says she might have another kid. "I may force myself to do it one more time…

• Poor Marc Jacobs. First the world calls him crazy, now he's caught up in a bribery scandal. Turns out that the superintendent of NYC's 69th Regiment Armory, where Jacobs' shows are held each season, demanded little cash prezzies upwards of $30,000 from Marc et al in order for him to grant them permission to show…

Poor Posh! Perez is reporting that the skinniest Spice tossed her cookies on stage in London. We're hoping this rumor is false because, ew, and also — poor Victoria. • Two days before his death, Brad Renfro got a tattoo that said "Fuck All" across his back. More sadness. [Perez, Us]

• Fergie and actor Josh Duhamel are engaged. We hope Fergie didn't wet her pants when he proposed! [People]
  
• Good news for society, bad news for Paris Hilton: Paris' grandfather, Baron Hilton, has decided to give 97% of his $2.3 billion fortune to charity when he dies. [Reuters]
  
• Lindsay Lohan spent Christmas Eve with…

• Breaking News! Men go for hot women, according to a speed-dating study. Researchers found that the men in the study "tended to select nearly every woman above a certain minimum attractiveness threshold." However the women chose men whose attractiveness was on par with their own, because every chick knows a hotter…

Our fascination with menswear? Kind of obsessive. And it was only further provoked by an article in today's Wall Street Journal on the new Thom Browne-designed line for Brooks Brothers, Black Fleece. In case you've forgotten, Thom Browne supposedly "revolutionized" menswear by creating a new men's suit silhouette: One…

• Funny headline: 'Paris Hilton, Free To Speak Her Mind (Such As It Is)' [Washington Post]
  
• Nicky Hilton was annoyed by the "media circus." And you know what they say about the stars...[Gatecrasher]
  
• Britney Spears not going to perform with Cyndi Lauper and the MisShapes, much to our everlasting regret. Because she would…

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• Happy 21st birthday Mary Kate and Ashley! Yup, as of today, the Olsen twins are legally able to imbibe both Red Bull and vodka. Now go throw up an extra-special birthday dinner girls — you deserve it! [Olsen Twins 21st Birthday Countdown]
  
• Everyone — rulers out! A new study says that math skills can be determined by…