• 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)

• Playboy founder Hugh Hefner sees Britney Spears' wholesome family Christmas card, and raises her two topless twins. Because nothing says "Merry Christmukkah" quite like two naked chicks posing with an octogenarian porn peddler. 'Tis the season! (HuffPo)

• Meanwhile, Hef's ex, Holly Madison, says she plans to propose to her new illusionist boyfriend, Criss Angel. Levitation ... it gets the ladies every time! Well, that and not being old enough to need a catheter. (Usmagazine.com)

• Courteney Cox says she comes from a broken home and she and hubby David Arquette ain't gettin' no dee-vorce. Got that? (Usmagazine.com)

• Funnylady Amy Poehler put on her thinking cap and came up with these homemade webisodes of Smart Girls At The Party, a web-only series that reminds us of The View, only with prepubescent girls instead of Elisabeth Hasselbeck. (E! Online)

• NBC is reportedly having trouble unloading those obscenely-priced Super Bowl ads this year. On the plus side, this means we might actually go five minutes without seeing that annoying dude from the FreeCreditReport.com commercials. Score! (Yahoo! News, via TV Squad)