Hold the phone! Last night, at the RIM BlackBerry Tour kickoff party (which went down at NYC's Thomson Hotel), Olivia Palermo and her City costar Erin Lucas were actually spotted giggling, smiling and maybe even texting together. So what had these two former frenemies seeing eye-to-eye?

We're not sure, but our best guess would be the indisputable hotness of Gossip Girl star/fellow partygoer Chace Crawford. Anyhow, peep these pix ... and note the major height differential caused by Erin Lucas' adorbs pink stilettos. Work it, girl!

(Photo: NBC)

• A-List actor George Clooney has generously agreed to appear on the crappy NBC sitcom that helped kickstart his career. (Entertainment Tonight)

• Actor Chace Crawford had some trouble remembering his lines for a recent PSA shoot. Fortunately, his Gossip Girl alter ego is more about spacey stares and sex with cougars than public speaking. (Usmagazine.com)

• And speaking of line-flubbers, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court John Roberts privately swore in President Obama one more time yesterday. This time, we're told, he got all 35 words of the oath of office correct. (LA Times)

• Mad Men hottie Elisabeth Moss gives renewed hope to semi-attractive funnymen everywhere by agreeing to marry awkward/hilarious SNL castie Fred Armisen. (E! Online)

• Although The O.C. stopped airing new episodes a long, long time ago, our obsessive crush on Adam Brody will live on forever. (Just Jared)

In Touch mag claims Britney Spears has been dating the ex-boyfriend of her former gal pal, Paris Hilton! According to the tabloid, Brit and Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden have "been on a few dates" and really seem to like each other.

So how'd the two (alleged) lovebirds meet?

Reportedly, Spears manager "made some phone calls" to potential suitors (including Chace Crawford and Michael Phelps!) and Benji "ended up being the most interested."

We'd say something snarky, but we think we just vomited a little bit in our mouths. Allegedly.

UPDATE: Britney Spears' publicist, Holly Shakoor, barks back with a full denial. "The claims made by In Touch are completely false," she tells E! News. "There is not an ounce of truth to any of it."

• Jodie Sweetin's ex-hubby is claiming the former Full House star is an unfit mother who occasionally drives drunk. In the words of the inimitable Stephanie Tanner, "How rude!" (TMZ)

• Taylor Swift admits that Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford is her dream date, thereby giving us a clear shot at Chuck Bass. Hands off, girls -- he's ours. (Usmagazine.com)

• Former Saved by the Bell star Tiffani Thiessen (better known as Kelly Kapowski) is not, we repeat, not expecting kids anytime soon. So hold off on the MILF jokes -- at least until we hear otherwise. (Hollyscoop)

• Paula Abdul continues to blast the American Idol producers, either because she's really angry with them or because she's trying to negotiate a better contract for herself. Possibly both. (Boston.com)

• Biggest Loser's Vicky Vilcan is sorry you think she's a beyotch. But she can't help it if you're wrong. (TV Watch)

+ Former Nanny star Fran Drescher has announced that she'll be making a play for Hillary Clinton's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat. When reached for comment, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger replied "Zat ees da craziest zheeng I eva heard." (USA Today)

+ Not long after Chuck Bass and Vanessa Whatsherface's alleged airport smoochfest comes word that Nate Archibald is gettin' it on with Jenny Humphrey. Well played, Little J! (Page Six)

+Meanwhile, elsewhere in Unsubstantiated Rumorville, Gossip Girl Serena Van der Woodsen was reportedly spotted swapping spit with someone other than her real-life bf, Dan Humphrey. Nooooooo! (E! Online)

+ Lance Bass' ex-dancing partner, Lacey Schwimmer, says she'd love to tango with Jackass' Steve-O on next season's Dancing With the Stars. "I would be totally down to dance with him!" Schwimmer says of the man best known for dropping trou on the red carpet (and taking a stapler to his you-know-what.) "I'm not kidding," she insists. (Usmagazine.com)

+ Bachelorette reject Jason Mesnick (who stars on the upcoming season of ABC's The Bachelor) says he's finally found his happy reality tv ending. "I'm engaged!" Mesnick revealed. "I'm completely in love. I can't believe it's this great." (TV Watch)

+ Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey hints there may be a McWedding coming up! "Rumor has it something might be happening," he said of a possible DerMer marriage. "It's time for them to get together." (USA Today)

+ Tina Fey thinks Sarah Palin is "five times better-looking than I am." As if! (Usmagazine.com)

+ Score! It's the missing Audrina-in-the-dunk-tank footage from the Ellen show. And before you judge, keep in mind that if you had her bod, you, too, would walk around all day, every day in a bikini. (Scandalist)

+ DWTS predictions! Is Cloris "Osteoperosis" Leachman the next to go? (E! Online)

+ Either Chace Crawford's dressing up as a 50's greaser for Halloween, or else he just has a thing for pomade. Either way, the "crazy eyebrows" are inexcusable. (Best Week Ever)

• Despite the fact that Chuck Bass (and, by extension, Ed Westwick) is the epitome of awesomeness, it appears that some women are impervious to his (their?) charms. And by "some" we mean a certain "leggy brunette" who (inexplicably!) responded to Westwick's persistent overtures by turning around and shouting "All right - enough out of you!" (NY Daily News)

• "Which Gossip Guy would you date?" Usmagazine.com wants to know. Your options are (a) Chuck, (b) Nate or (c) Dan, although we would have added in a fourth choice: (d) Does it even matter? (Usmagazine.com)

• Hot-but-unknown actor Luke Grimes is reportedly in talks to pay William Walker's illegitimate son, Ryan on Brothers & Sisters. (E! Online)

• Meanwhile, what's up with all the celeb cameos this year? This week in sitcom-land, Nicole Richie guest-stars on Chuck, Lindsay Lohan reprises her role as Ugly Betty's high school nemesis and Katie Holmes drops in on Eli Stone. (Philly.com)

• Speaking of which, Sarah Palin's guest-appearance on this weekend's SNL yielded the show's highest ratings in over a decade. Presumably, this has something to do with Palin's influence over the elusive Joe Six-Pack demographic. (WaPo)

(Photo Credit: Details)

• Since Gossip Girl would be nothing without the boys, here's your chance to ogle Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick and Penn Badgley on the cover of this month's Details. (Details)

• Meanwhile, in this highly informative article, the real-life Nate Archibald admits his fans are more like seventh grade stalkers than Dutchesses and cougars. Plus, he totally cops to having "gayface!" (Usmagazine.com)

• Perez Hilton spends way too much time thinking about Lauren Conrad and Audrina Patridge's use of emoticons. (Perez Hilton)

• Adorably dough-faced Benjamin McKenzie stubbornly refuses to accept that he will ALWAYS be "Ryan from The O.C." (Gossip Girls)

• Dancing with the Stars judges refuse to recognize the amazingness of Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer. (TV Watch)

• Lo Bosworth may need to work on her roommate relations skills, but she's pretty savvy when it comes to politics. "You have to read up on the issues in this presidential campaign," she told reporters at the Nanette Lepore show. "I have, and Sarah Palin supports things I'm against. Obama's my guy." (NYDN)

• Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford admits to having a sneaky crush on Sarah Palin! (Usmagazine.com)

• Meanwhile, Ed Westwick (otherwise known as The Basshole) continues to affirm his heterosexuality. (Perez Hilton)

• Sadly, Shannen Doherty has revealed that her days as a Minnesota twin are numbered. (E! Online)

• Michael Kors kept it classy on Project Runway by informing one of the designers that his model appeared to be "pooing fabric." (TV Watch)

You know how the wedding's always so much more fun when you're actually close with the couple tying the knot? MTV's A-listers were in abundance tonight -- and because it was their club throwing the party, each of them walked the red carpet with laughter, pride (and maybe a little prejudice).

Special shout out to:

Teeny-weeny LC... towering over an even teenier-weenier Tila Tequila.

Da-da-da... Speidi! In all their blonde-hair-blue-eyed perfection. Are we really sure these two aren't related?

Ryan Scheckler having the time of his Life. And looking very grown up, we might add.

Lauren Conrad (girlfriend sure got around!) presenting the award for "Best New Artist" alongside Gossip Girl adonis, Chace Crawford. Blair Waldorf is throwing a fit right now...

Check out more hot pics from the VMAs, behind-the-scenes blogs and a list of all the lucky winners!