Please do not blame this dirty minded day on us. We aren't the ones analyzing blowjobs or showing of a vibrator collection. Nope, that would be Christopher Hitchens and the staff of Billboard, respectively.

A few months ago, news of the lawsuit against Billboard was reported by Lloyd Grove (anyone else picking up a pattern here?) and just before the suit hit NYC's top court, a settlement was reached.

But the salacious claims will never go before a jury, after a last-minute settlement Tuesday morning brought jury selection in the case to a halt in New York Supreme Court.

"The case has been settled to all the parties' satisfaction," said lawyer Kyle Bisceglie, who represents former Billboard editor in chief Keith Girard and senior editor Samantha Chang in their $29 million discrimination suit against Billboard magazine owner VNU. "We're very happy."

Just goes to show: you don't really need a shiny green vibrator when you have fistfuls of sweaty green money.

Sex discrimination suit against Billboard magazine settles during jury selection [Court TV]
Earlier: What's the magazine's policy on in-office vibrators?