• Gossip Girl frenemies Chuck and Vanessa were outed as a real-life couple after they were caught swapping spit at a New York Knicks game. Which raises two questions: 1) Are you deliberately TRYING to hurt us, Chuck? and 2) The Knicks? Seriously? Ew. (Usmagazine.com)

• Got money to burn? Why not plunk down your life savings on the phone number made famous by Tommy Tutone?! On the plus side, you can tell everyone you know your # is 867-5309! On the minus side, they won't care -- and you'll be out $365K. (Scandalist)

• Semi-disgraced Olympic athlete Michael Phelps reportedly offered News of the World a lot of money NOT to run those incriminating pot pics. Spoiler: They turned him down! (MSNBC)

• It's official: Tori Spelling is reprising her role as 90210's resident nepotist. (TV Watch)

• Now presenting ... the best and the worst of this year's Super Bowl commercials! Our take? Alec Baldwin is an evil, diabolical genius, but online search engine ads + sad, recession economy = really, really depressing. (MTV News)

• Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Jeremy "Turtle" Ferrara's real life maybe-coupledom is an inspiration to chubby freeloaders everywhere. (Scandalist)

• Alec Baldwin says making out with Jennifer Aniston (who recently guest-starred on 30 Rock) was "painful." (Usmagazine.com)

• Rosie O'Donnell wants you to know that the ladies from The View get along about as well off-camera as they do on the show. (LA Times)

• Dancing with the Stars' Julianne Hough says she's quitting the show because it's hard to dance and sing at the same time. Also hard? Walking and chewing gum! (TV Watch)

• TLC unveils plans for its newest series: Toddlers in Tiaras, a pageant-themed show aimed at exploiting the exploitation of underage girls. Hey, sounds neat! In a disturbing JonBenet Ramsey meets the chubby girl from Little Miss Sunshine meets Lolita kinda way.

• In addition to perfecting her Sarah Palin impression, Tina Fey's been busy recruiting A-listers for her hit show, 30 Rock. First Jennifer Aniston, then Oprah, now Salma Hayek? Who's next, the pope? (Gossip Girls)

• Despite having nothing but the utmost respect for Fox News, Elisabeth Hasselbeck denies she's leaving The View. (Usmagazine.com)

• Project Runway sneak peek! Here's a preview of Jerell, Kenley, Korto and Leanne's Bryant Park collections, for those of you with no patience -- and no Getty images subscription. (E! Online)

• Time magazine's picks for the top ten most unnecessary tv spinoffs. And yes, Joey from Friends' short-lived solo project made the cut. (Time via TV Squad)

• Fox 5 news anchor John Roland on why he decided to go commercial. (NY Daily News)

• Jimmy Smits stabbed a stuntman on the set of Dexter when he grabbed a real knife instead of the plastic prop. (Perez Hilton)