• Mary J. Blige has unveiled a crazier alto-ego, "Brook," which leads us to believe she may have started drinking again. [MTV]

• Oliver Stone believes that Madonna can play a hooker, but not a saint. Apparently someone doesn't respect her Kabbalah status. [The Scoop]

• To combat suffering record sales, Tower Records is giving away music on the internet. Sure, that makes sense. [Forbes]

• Preteen girls everywhere left heartbroken after hearing that American Idol's Ace Young is already dating a D-list celebrity. [TMZ]

• Courtney Love really is trying to get her next album out, but sometimes she gets "distracted." Yes, distraction does seem to be a problem of Love's. [Billboard]

• Gary Glitter sentenced to three years in Vietnamese prison for molesting two young girls, which is really more creepy and disturbing than funny in any way. [AP]