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• Is Madonna's relationship with Jesus Luz purely platonic? The two are "quite close and cuddly, but not exactly romantic," and Jesus was spotted at a Kabbalah service "playing around more with Rocco than paying attention to Madonna," which can't be a good sign. [E!]
• Did marrying Tom Cruise ruin Katie Holmes' chances of ever having a movie career? Is Tom's sister secretly handling his PR even though she pretends to just be his assistant? So many questions! [Fox 411, P6]
• Amy Winehouse's estranged husband Blake Fielder-Civil was released from jail yesterday. [The Sun]
• Martha Stewart's old friend Sam Waksal is now out of a halfway house and "ready to get back to work trying to find a cure for cancer." [NYDN]More

• Raffaello Follieri is expected to appear in court later this morning and plead guilty to wire fraud and money laundering, a deal that will land him a jail term of 51 to 63 months. [NYP]
• Anne Hathaway says she "spent a week in shock" when she first found out about Raffaello Follieri's arrest. [ET]
• Jeremy Piven, who is decamping to New York for a Broadway role, was overheard saying he wants to take over Sean Avery's old apartment on 19th Street. [P6]
• Star Jones and Al Reynolds hammered out a divorce settlement yesterday. The settlement leaves Al with almost nothing thanks to the "air tight" pre-nup he signed. [P6]
• Wedding alert? Samantha Ronson told partygoers at the Chateau Marmont that "by the end of the year, my love will be Mrs. Ronson." Lindsay says she's looking forward to buying a home "with someone." [The Sun, People]
• Sarah Palin's oldest son Track was addicted to OxyContin? That's what the very reputable National Enquirer says! [Enquirer]

• Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner may be back together, possibly because Ivanka has agreed to convert to Judaism if the relationship gets serious. [Page Six]
• A judge has finalized the divorce between YouTube-loving Tricia Walsh-Smith and Broadway producer Philip Smith. Tricia will receive the $750,000 she was allotted in the prenup and she has 30 days to vacate her Park Avenue digs. [NYP]
• Denise Rich is busy planning her annual bash in St. Tropez. She's decided to lay down carpet on her yacht (so partygoers don't have to remove their heels) and she's building a Moulin Rouge replica on the dock. A few of the 800 guests she's expecting: Steve and Christine Schwarzman, Naomi Campbell, Wilbur Ross, and Ivana Trump. [Page Six]
• Christian Bale's mother and sister claim the actor assaulted them on Sunday night. The police in London are investigating. [Daily Star]

• The biggest loser in the Jimmy Kimmel-Sarah Silverman breakup? Howard Stern, who sounds despondent about the split. He was supposed to hang out with the couple on vacation last week, but they never showed, and when Howard later heard the news, he was so upset he had to take a walk to calm down. [Page Six]
• As for Jimmy, he's already moved on: He's supposedly dating the head writer on his show, Molly McNearny. [The Insider]
  
• Al Reynolds is trying to sell a book about finance, even though he hasn't actually had a job since he met Star Jones years ago. [Page Six]
• Andy Dick was arrested in California yesterday for exposing a 17-year-old girl's breasts outside a chicken wings joint. When officers arrested him, he was intoxicated and in possession of marijuana and Xanax. [Page Six]
• Billionaire hotelier Patrick Denihan went crazy after a couple set up their umbrella too close to his weekend home on the Jersey Shore. [Page Six]

Al Reynolds, the "banker" who was once "married" to Star Jones, seems to be taking a cue from Tricia Walsh-Smith! He's posted a video on YouTube to talk about his side of the story and set a few things straight. First of all, he'd like you to know that he's as straight an arrow. All that talk about him being gay? Nonsense, he tells the woman he hired to interview him, former Celebrity Justice correspondent (and lesbian) Jane Velez-Mitchell. He's just Southern! And he cares about the way he dresses! Al's impassioned defense (with very un-Tricia-like production values) after the jump.More