The "reaction" to the "medication" that sent Amy Winehouse to the hospital? That would be "hallucinations" from "ecstasy" that someone spiked her drink with, says her dad Mitch. [Sun]

DISTRACTIONS Hot chicks and Talk Soup's Joel McHale partied in D.C. over the weekend. [TVN]

A whiny guy with a Twitter account who wasn't allowed to take a photo of a Google booth gets an apology from the search giant, and is dubbed a hero. BECAUSE HE WROTE ONE LINE OF TEXT ON THE INTERNET COMPLAINING. Are these the type of stories Forbes hopes to hunt down by hiring a new media reporter? [Forbes]

Yes, Rupert Murdoch has his wife and kids on speed dial. [BW]

GATECRASHER, G'BYE EDITION Gossip Girl's token Asian, Nan Zhang, gets booted from the show for feuding with Leighton Meester. (Or, as one side tells it, Zhang enrolled at Brown without telling anyone.) And Dirty Sexy Money's female twin, Samaire Armstrong, is effectively written off the show thanks to her rehab requirements.

GRUDGES AND THE CITY When Sarah Jessica Parker sits at a different table than her Sex and the City co-stars at a gala, does that symbolize she's feuding with Kim, Cynthia, and Kristin, or that she's simply more important? [R&M]

REALITY TV JUMPS THE SHARK How could reality tv, the genre that brought us Tia Tequila and American Gladiators, ever become so ridiculous that it destroys itself? Well, Paris Hilton is going to have a new reality TV show where she searches for a new BF For E. The E will be subject to ratings and consumer approval. [Us Weekly]

SHOMOSCARS "The 80th anniversary edition of the Academy Awards, dominated by European stars and films that played poorly at the box office, averaged 32 million viewers, entering the record books on Monday as the least watched Oscar telecast ever." [Reuters]

FEELING LUCKY TO BE EMPLOYED Time Warner is cutting 100 more jobs this quarter. Guess everyone will have to do more with less, or some other empty words of encouragement. [AP]

RUMOR OF THE DAY Kate Hudson is carrying Justin Timberlake's Sexy Baby. “What about Jessica Biel?” “Was Us Weekly hiding this from me?” you might ask. Well it’s all gossip, but allegedly they’ve been shagging for a year. It's been on the L because Kate Hudson doesn’t want to be responsible for any more awkward situations and or become the next Cameron Diaz. This can end in one of two ways: Kate Hudson will lose weight or she will have the most awkward People magazine spread ever. [Hollyscoop]

ENJOYING YOUR DESK JOB? "Parks & Recreation will provide sleds and hot chocolate at selected locations across the city, while Urban Park Rangers lead nature walks and teach revelers how to find animal prints in the snow." [Gothamist]

FRIDAY MORNING HOPE NBC is in talks with several networks to organize multiple broadcasts of Friday Night Lights to keep the show sustainable for a third season. Dozens of Upper West Siders rejoice; the rest of the country stays glued to School of Rock II. [Variety]

• We asked a lesbian alien, and seeing Christina Ricci and Reese Witherspoon together really is her fantasy.

• Jessica Alba may be having twins! Sorry, we don't just hand out double exclamation points.

• We give up on trying to understand the image Perez Hilton is going for.

• Too bad Zac Efron's handlers can't use his sexuality to deny the rumors of a sex tape with him and "GF" Vanessa Hudgens.

• Dennis Quaid has aged remarkably well, but we still doubt he's rocking his natural hair color.

• Celebrities have butts: An investigation.

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PUFF OF LOVE You know you're in a healthy media relationship when you can get People to write up a BS piece on your current liaison. Congratulations Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr. We're so happy for you. [People]

POWER TO THE DELIVERY PEOPLE A judge has ruled in favor of the Saigon Grill delivery guys. saying their owner illegally fired them last March and should reinstate them. If you don’t live and/or work on the Upper West and/or Greenwich Village, the Saigon Grill delivery people have been striking over unfair work conditions. But before you order their Mi Xao Don guilt free, the restaurant is planning to appeal the decision. [NYT]