• Fernando Ferrer is taking responsibility for a fib on his campaign site's blog, which claimed he went to public schools as a kid. In fact, he went to private Catholic schools. It took just a few moments for Bloomberg's camp (and both the NYP and NYDN) to latch on to the "mistake."

• Need a Christmas gift for that special someone? Elton John is available to play a private concert for you and 500 guests for the bargain price at $1.5 million, only at Neiman Marcus.

• Paris Hilton and perhaps ex-fiance Paris Latsis were seen spending some time together, but by all accounts it wasn't the "quality" type.

• Wisteria Lane may be getting more crowded. Courtney Cox is reportedly in negotiations to play a mental institution escapee in a future episode of Desperate Housewives.

• DMX may be joining Lil' Kim on a trip to the clink sometime soon. The rapper failed to show up for a court appearance yesterday for allegedly driving with a suspended license, claiming he had food poisoning. The Judge has given him till next Monday to show up.

• Now you can let a middleman deal with Star and Us Weekly as you try and sell your Paris Hilton camera phone snap.

• Jennifer Garner inadvertently spilled the sex of the littlest Affleck to Jay Leno last night. While telling Jay about her expanding size, Garner used the word "she" before rushing to cover her mouth in a classic "oops" moment. One thing we do know for sure: She's either having a boy or a girl.

• We wouldn't recommend using meth to get yourself out of a hostage situation, but only because we hear heroin works better.