Cityfile: New York's Most Notable and Influential

♦ Hockey star/former Vogue intern Sean Avery was suspended from the NHL indefinitely yesterday following "inappropriate public comments" about ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert. "It's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds," he said referring to Cuthbert's relationship with fellow hockey player Dion Phaneuf. [NYP]
♦ Britney Spears celebrated her birthday and album release yesterday by lip-synching her way through a performance on GMA and then heading off to Tenjune, where she partied with the likes of Heidi Klum and Lance Bass. The comeback may be short-lived: She's still abusing prescription drugs and is "plagued by insomnia and shaking fits," at least according to the Star.  [The Sun, ThisIsLondon, Star]
♦ Blake Fielder-Civil, Amy Winehouse's estranged husband, just got out of prison. But now it looks like a return trip is in store. [Mirror, Daily Mail]More

Happy Birthday | Tina Turner turns 69 today, can you believe it? Natasha Bedingfield is celebrating her 27th birthday. Artist Kara Walker is 39. Financier (and former billionaire) Michael Novogratz is 44. Cartoonist Roz Chast is 54. Actress Garcelle Beauvais is 42. Actor Peter Facinelli is 35. And Cicciolina, the former Italian porn star and ex-wife of Jeff Koons, is 57 today.

♦  Angelina Jolie can be seen breastfeeding on the cover of the upcoming issue of W. Brad Pitt is the one who took the pics. He's also the one who convinced Angie to have kids of her own, she says. [NYDN, People]
♦  A judge denied Christie Brinkley's request for a temporary restraining order that would bar Peter Cook for seeing their kids this weekend. He did rule that Cook cannot "expose" them to his 20/20 interview. [People]
♦  Sarah Palin is set to appear on SNL on October 25th. [Cindy Adams]More