As expected, Bing isn't happy with that Liz Hurley-Anthony Pellicano article.

We know what it's like to hear from Steve Bing's attorneys. After this item ran on tabloid cuz MollyGood, we had the pleasure of a few emails and phone calls with the lovely Lynda Goldman at (and where else would she work?) Lavely & Singer. In the end, Bing laughed off the whole incident.

But that's not how things went down with London's Daily Mail in 2003, when they claimed Bing hired Anthony Pellicano to dig up dirt on then-lover Liz Hurley, after she claimed she was pregnant with his child. Cue Bing's passion for threatening to sue, and the Mail caved — issuing a retraction and a cash apology.

Now, the NYT's David Halbfinger and Allison Hope Weiner are laying the groundwork for inviting Bing's infamous litigation with a report that evidence from the Pellicano trial shows Bing paid the P.I. thousands of dollars as early as 2000 and continued through 2002, though it's not clear whether that money was earmarked for investigating Hurley.

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• Jay-Z: What baby?

• Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds make things official. "Official," in the sense that she's obnoxious and he's hot.

• Liz Hurley's new in-laws not so fond of her, or their treatment at her wedding.

• Justin Timberlake: Prick. But rich. And doable.

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• Brandy hires a "crisis management specialist" to help her deal with all the negative publicity that comes with killing somebody and pretending everything is fine.

• According to Gatecrasher, a certain anonymous, morbidly obese oil heir has a bit of a Napoleon complex.

• The Game denies impersonating a police offer and ordering a livery cab driver to run a red ligh; admits being too cheap to simply "slip the guy a $100."

• Sienna Miller's rep denies reports that the Factory Girl sex scenes (with Hayden Christensen) weren't simulated, eliciting snickers by explaining "she's just a really good actress." Seriously.

• Jessica Biel isn't some cheap $10 hooker; she rents out at a nightly rate of $1950.

• Kristin Davis (Charlotte, on Sex and the City) is unnervingly emotional about horses. Related: Real-life Harry Potter wishes he'd trademarked the whole humans-with-a-crazy-horse-fetish thing.

• Liz Hurley forgets to invite BFF (and ex-boyfriend) Hugh Grant to her wedding for reasons that have nothing to do with his once cheating on her with a "total prostitute."

• Anna Wintour gets an anglotastic day at Vogue. And we are supposed to figure out how this is different from any other day at Conde Nast? [WWD]

• Kate Beckinsale has "fat ass" days, in which she doesn't leave the house. Um, we don't think that's a very good role model for Nicole Richie to have right now. [Mirrorl

• What is it with guys thinking their sperm is worth millions of dollars? Nobody wants Vincent Gallo's tasteless, racist baby. At least not without the best part of baby making. [Page Six]

• We know that being a celebrity is oh so very hard, but Liz Hurley needs to shut it. There are people in Queens who can't even afford vacays, bitch. [The Scoop]

• How un-shocked are you that Tommy Lee's picking up chicks at the Adult Video News Awards? [Page Six]

• Michael Jackson has a creative way to fill in the missing A-listers from his charity single: record songs with people who have no choice, like kids Prince Michael, Paris, and "Blanket." [NYP]

• Joan Rivers doesn't read blogs — or wear clogs. [Queerty]

• At least one pink blogger is "making it," proving Us Weekly isn't the only one who can earn a buck showing stars are just like us. [NYT]

• Kate Hudson doesn't like it when you call her too fat, or too skinny. She'd rather you not talk about her weight or eating habits at all, unless you get off on getting sued. [Reuters]

• She supposedly spent the weekend getting married to Arun Nayar, but Liz Hurley also watched Estee Lauder dump her 10-year fragrance face contract in favor of Gwyneth Paltrow. [Evening Standard]

• What's better than ex-NYT exec editor Howell Raines' ex writing a tell all? Having her title it Touched By Ink-Stained Hands. [Page Six]

• The sample sale of all sample sales, 7th on Sale, is coming to the masses after nearly a decade hiatus. Even the common folk will be able to get their hands on cheap couture thanks to open auctions on eBay. [News & Observer]

• The only rag that didn't credit ELLEgirl when they practically stole shots of Nicole Richie at the mag's photo shoot? Star, natch. [WWD]

The gossips can't get enough of Tom Sizemore's sex tape today, which is finally appearing online thanks to Paris Hilton purveyor xPays, who secured the rights (was David Hans Schmidt involved?) and is charging just $34.20 at XXXTom for a look.

But don't think you'll be getting a peek at the Elizabeth Hurley version, as this porno only features the fizzled actor tapping an decidedly less stellar roster of partners — but incessantly so.

Ex-fling Heidi Fleiss, however, isn't so impressed and claims Sizemore needed to the help of some prescription blue pills to keep it stiff.

Meanwhile, Sizemore remains in rehab and, apparently, is making decent progress correcting his meth addiction. But with reports that there's another celebrity co-starring tape out there (in addition to Hurley's), he must be edging to get out of there to swim in his porno profits.

· We really, really wouldn't mind a Liz Hurley sex tape this week. She's hot, so is the atmosphere, you do the math. The lucky lad playing her partner? Actor Tom Sizemore.

· The guy responsible for all those nasty Lindsay Lohan items you've been reading in the glossies? None other than Joe Simspon, father to Jessica and Ashlee, who's taken to the tabloids in retaliation after Lindsay banned his daughters from her MTV Movie Awards afterparty.

· Conde Nast may find itself in court after reappropriating the technology from last year's ShopSeptemberVogue.com, which allowed readers to buy the products they saw in the 900-page magazine that month. Then they went on to use patent-holder Activ8now's technology for Vogue in March 2005 and Conde Nast Traveler in May without paying a license fee, and the tech company isn't happy with Si & Co.

· MSNBC's Chris Matthews has inked a 7-figure two-book deal with Random House, with the first book taking a stab at the "eternal appeal" of power and influence.

· Runaway Bride Jennifer Wilbanks, fresh from signing a book deal with Judith Regan, handed her "get" interview to Katie Couric. It'll air in two parts on Today (on, well, today and tomorrow) and on Dateline next week.

· Don't think your ability to work a door means you'll be welcome to stay on at Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Spice Market. It takes a "pretty face" and, according to recently jobless Ron Williams, a white one too.

· With Paris Hilton announcing she's going to retire in two years to start a family with fiance Paris Latsis, perhaps Lloyd Grove can finally sleep well at night knowing how much easier it will be to keep his promise not to mention her name in his column.

· On an administrative note, take a look on the all-new Project D.U., of which Jossip is a part of. It's been redesigned and revamped, both is style and outlook, and delivers the best of the blogosphere.