Tiger Woods announced today that he will make a historic return to the game of golf on April 8, 2010 to compete in the Master's Tournament after almost six months of hiding from his media-infused scandal.  Woods' public problems began on Thanksgiving Day with a minor car accident outside his Florida home he shares with his wife Elin Nordegren and their two children, which ultimately led to the exposure of dozens of extramarital affairs from across the country.  Woods has been undergoing therapy for sex addiction at a treatment center far removed from public life and from his family. The lustful links lover attempted to restore his broken image through a televised address to the PGA on February 19 where he apologized for his behavior in a highly scripted speech.

Even though Conan was jumped, beaten up, and left for dead by NBC, he's still managing to make headlines. O'Brien announced on his twitter that he'll be, "heading to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. I repeat: It's half-assed." The ‘Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour' was announced shortly after the twitter craze that Conan sparked by following a random person (Sarah Killen), who went from 3 followers (pre-Conan) to 27,900 followers and was given a bunch of free stuff.

One of the last stops on tour will be at this year's Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tennessee. Conan has never turned down the opportunity to rock out on his previous talk shows, so it seems like a perfect fit.

The tour will start April 12^th in Eugene, Oregon, for tickets and details visit Team Coco.

Here we go again, another rivalry that will surely end in bloodshed, Raaaaaaaandy with 8 a's has announced war on gangster singer Justin Bieber.

Raaaaaaaady's friend, Aziz Ansari (who bears a remarkable resemblance to the comedian) posted the re-enactment on his tumblr. In the video, Raaaaaaaandy explained he was in the studio working on the Raaaaaaaandy mix tape "and Bieber drops by and he [Bieber] was like, I just wana watch ya'll work. Which basically means he wants to come over and smoke all our weed."

After hearing the first take of "Baby,Baby," in truly gangster fashion, Biber shoots Raaaaaaaandy in the knee cap and runs out with the lyrics.

"Next day we came in the studio and all our stuff was trashed, Bieber and his boys came over and destroyed everything." Raaaaaaaandy added, "Not only did he destroy the studio, but Dave had a fish tank. Bieber straight popped a sh*t in the tank and killed the fish. He [Bieber] left a note that said, 'Next time it will be you.' He threatened to take a dump on me."

It's a shame that Raaaaaaaandy has been caught up in a gang war - his unprecedented stand up-style of having a DJ (DJ Ol'Youngin) on stage with him has never been done before, and the comedy community was expecting big things.

Check out other Raaaaaaaandy mix tapes on Aziz Ansari's twitter or website.

Dr. Watson's Pub
216 South 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA
Closed February 2nd, 2010

It's hard to stomach the reality of legendary Philadelphia club Dr. Watson's Pub going belly-up. The famous second-floor stage hosted some incredible regional and national acts. The longstanding Philly establishment (since 1971) opened its doors for the last time on February 2^nd, 2010.  The no-cover finale featured Derek Sammack, Stephen Rose, DAPP, Mikey Potato, St. Alborne, and a final encore by Vince Volz and Clint Davis (formerly of Stillicide). 

After the closing of the Grape Street Pub in 2008, Doc Watson's became the new home for 93.3 WMMR's "Local Shots Live" (LSL).  LSL was hosted by WMMR's DJ Jaxon, and featured the some of the best area bands.  From the LSL recordings, (Jaxon released six compilation volumes), the latest featured band performances at Doc's. Included on the compilation were fifteen local juggernauts: Automatic Fire, The MLMS, Braxton Parker, Zelazowa, Big Terrible, Reality Stricken, Recent Hours, New Liberty, Phantasm, Beyond the Element, Bong Hits for Jesus, Mesina, St. Alborne, Mikey Potato, Papa Midnight, and Soulfatronic.

As a local drummer, I've performed with Narco LoLo, 58 fury, Falling Under, Victoria Spaeth, and others, but regrettably I never had the chance to perform for Local Shots Live at Doc's. I performed with Narco LoLo at the Grape Street Pub back in 2007, with Stillicide headlining, but my personal Doc Watson's experience was comprised only of the killer open mic nights.

Every Wednesday, I'd commute 40 miles to see one of the city's biggest open mics. Prior to close, the sessions were hosted by Joe Jordan (a well-respected local musician), and Clint Davis (formerly of Stillicide).  Other local figures helped out also. Uniquely, Doc's was one of the few Philadelphia open mics that allowed full band performances (along with The Tritone).

Since 1971, Doc's has been located at 216 South 11^th Street in the Old City, directly across from Thomas Jefferson University. Longtime owner Barry Sandrow ran Doc's from 1971 to 1997, when he sold it off to a manager that ran it into the ground by serving minors (he also changed the name).  But Sandrow assumed ownership once again in 2007, returning Doc's to its former glory and proper name.

This January, Sandrow sold Doc's again, most certainly for the last time. The new owners are blueprinting major renovations, like sprucing up the aging facade, installing a white marble bar, and adding bookcases and black and gold finishes to evoke an atmosphere appropriate to the new name, Sherlock's Tavern. (Surprisingly, there's no intended pun in the new name!)

Local patrons and Doc loyalists find it hard to fault the new ownership's efforts to modernize and increase space in the historic establishment. The sentimental difficulty lies in saying goodbye to such a venerable and longstanding name. Fortunately, the new ownership is committed to maintaining the venue's unique place in the music community.  Also, local musicians and promoters have started Facebook pages petitioning that both Double V Booking (Doc's former booking agency), and WMMR continue to invest in maintaining high-quality, local music at the venue.

Become a fan of "Remembering Dr. Watson's Pub" on Facebook by clicking on the link.  

I recall someone asking me who I would hook up with from the cast of Jersey Shore. I hesitantly answered Mike "The Situation," but quickly replaced my slimy answer with Pauly D and his nympho piercing.

But this is now, and that was last week.

One could only imagine my surprise when photos of The Situation and supermodel Bar Refaeli surfaced (Pauly D and cast must have been somewhere in the background). The two were being photographed by Terry Richardson for Interview Magazine.

Only one of two things could possibly be responsible for this travesty:

1. After being invited to Fashion Week, the cast - or maybe just The Situation - used their prying boardwalk eyes to corner an overly drunk editor (who's never even heard of MTV), only to convince them that they were Whitney Port famous, and desperately in search of more publicity. And, we all know how short long that road is.
2. Simple. Bar Refaeli has the hots for the cast. Leonardo DiCaprio not included.

Regardless, Terry Richardson seems to be enjoying the two "juiceheads" - evident by his sharing photos on his diary and working out with the boys. As awkward as it all may seem, who is Jersey Shore's publicist? All things considered, they are doing one hell of a job inching this cast into an industry where they don't want to be seen.

The moment we see Terry Richardson at a tanning booth and shirtless - whilst Pauly D wears his glasses and The Situation carries his camera - we're sending in our resignation letters.

When it comes to Spike Jonze, how else can you describe the man but other than original? His resume touches on all aspects of creativity with directing music videos, (Beastie Boys - Sabotage and Bjork) unbelievable feature films like Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and creating the MTV show Jackass (and staring in it at times).

Recently Jonze completed a short film with Kanye West titled We Were Once a Fairytale. This was Jonze's second time working with Kanye after he co-directed the video Flashing Lights.

Jonze has again tackled the short film arena with his newest creation for ABSOLUT Vodka I'm Here; this 35-minute short debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January. ABSOLUT has given Jonze complete artistic freedom and realized that consumers are tired of having brands shoved down their throats.

I'm Here is a robot love story "celebrating a life enriched by creativity". It takes place in the not so distant future of L.A. where humans and robots live and love together. The film focuses on a male robot librarian who lives a solitary and methodical life - devoid of creativity, joy and passion - until he meets an adventurous and free spirited female robot.

In March you can view the film here for free and to see the trailer visit here. Enjoy!

When you think of the term ‘American Idol' who comes to mind? Maybe Carrie Underwood or Kelly Clarkson, we think of clean, wholesome faces. Not anymore, after reports confirmed that FOX's number one replacement for Simon Cowell is indeed the shock jock, Howard Stern.

FOX approached Stern after he repeatedly mentioned on-air that his exclusive Sirius XM Radio deal expires next January and he was open to other offers. Cowell, who will leave after this season, takes in $50 million a year, but Stern said he would judge for a $100 million.  Stern has been discussing the possibilities quite openly on his radio show, "There's not a better job on the planet than judging a f-----g karaoke contest," Stern told his satellite radio listeners. "It might be possible, we'll see."

Stern also defended the accusations of his ‘judging' abilities, "I watch 'American Idol.' ... people seem to think that if I was on it, because I'm such a foul-mouthed, miserable f---, that I would get them thrown off the air. I know how to judge."

The question I have is, does Stern have any creditably when it comes to recognizing singing ability? Cowell at least owned a record label and has started successful singing careers in the past. I don't think having women come in a studio and throwing slices of meat at their asses makes for a proper replacement for Cowell, but Stern thinks otherwise, "If I do say so myself, I can't imagine anyone else but me replacing [Cowell]," Stern said. "I mean, how else are they going to make that show work? Who knows how to broadcast and who knows how to be interesting? And who's not afraid to speak their mind?"

Idol producers are rumored to be considering offering Stern a contract that mirrors his five-year; $500 million deal with Sirius XM.

On the other hand, people close to Stern believe that this just might be a ploy to make Sirius pay up and keep him on his huge contract.

If it weren't for the way Mary-Kate Olsen feels the need to intentionally don everything in such a tacky way, we probably wouldn't have known the Lanvin Fall 2009 dress coat had hidden buttons.

But, we thank her for that.

And we die over her need to be a bag lady. Let's hope she has on a backpack as well.

I guess there's nothing left to do but sit and wait to watch her wear Olsenboye.

It's actually quite amusing to witness Rihanna donning Christian Siriano over Superbowl Weekend. Friday night, she hosted the Pepsi Refresh Project Kickoff Party at LIV Nightclub in Miami and welcomed NFL rookies wearing this strapless Christian Siriano dress and Jimmy Choo heels.

Christian Siriano and Superbowl weekend in the same sentence? Awkward. Typically, when we think of Rihanna's promotion of young designers, we easily expect her to dreadfully don her favorites - mainly Alexander Wang or Gareth Pugh - in some pretentious way.

Then, for Pepsi's Superbowl Fan Jam, Rhianna took the stage with Timbaland and special guests Nelly Furtado, Keri Hilson and Justin Bieber, wearing a black one-shouldered cat suit with white trim, created by Rihanna's style duo Mariel Haenn and Rob Zangardi. As she told ET, "Miami is where you get to be naughty with your fashion."

But to each it's own. We guess.

Evidently, Kanye West is on everyone's bad list when it comes to his music and tantrums.

But, we're certain Kanye and girlfriend/Ford model, Amber Rose, will soon be receiving a complaint from PETA's founder, Ingrid Newkirk, real soon - after making a fur-stopping appearance during the Paris menswear shows.

Although the photo at right isn't fur quality, it does demonstrate how eager for attention the duo are whilst in Paris.

After Ingrid's recent attack against singer Kelis, and Kelis' immature (yet very valid) response - I'd like to bid all the Louboutins in the world to see a dialogue between Ingrid and Kanye West.

Although Kanye claims to be a changed man, one loose stud on his Louboutin loafers may just set him off.

The last week has seen the continuation of the controversy surrounding the future of "The Tonight Show."

So what's actually changed? Not that much. Conan O'Brien will still be leaving "The Tonight Show," but presumably substantially richer after settlement talks are over. Meanwhile, NBC honcho Jeff Zucker has admitted that he made a "mistake," but quickly backtracked. After being seared by Jimmy Kimmel on his own show, Leno finally spoke up for himself, saying that he knew better than NBC and that the network was treating them both unfairly. While this likely did not change many minds among Team Conan or the I'm With Coco crowd, who came out in droves Monday at rallies across the country, it did serve to highlight the business aspect of the whole shebang.

Conan has ignored the possibility of legal complications, instead electing to use his "Tonight Show" pulpit to great effect. He also posted a satirical Craigslist ad for himself in the Casual Encounters section: "Can go a whole hour (with scheduled breaks every 7-10 minutes)."

According to TMZ, the intellectual property, including infamous characters such as the Masturbatin Bear and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, created by Conan and his staff over the years is still up for debate. Odds are that NBC will cede the rights to these characters in the course of negotiation. After all, the fans who love these characters would likely not appreciate their being recycled for other purposes any more than they have been obliging about the fiasco as a whole.

The steady stream of celebrities, comics, and what have you's "weighing in" has also continued unabated. Recent commentators include Howard Stern, Rosie O'Donnell, Steve Mariucci (wait, why?), Asian Leno VS Asian Conan, and um, whatever this is. SNL took two different approaches. Seth Meyer offered a convoluted analogy to express his distaste with NBC, while another sketch was more ambiguous, leading many to wonder where Lorne Michaels stands on the issue.

Upon the return of the Gossip Girl crew to New York City, Blake Lively's stylist must have had cruel intentions for her appearance on set. Is it really a crime to don leather against leather against leather? Leather leggings, leather boots, and leather gloves. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention her divine navy trench that looked stuffed to capacity with - well, let's guess - perhaps leather? Oop!

In case you haven't heard by now (you are on the internet, after all) or somehow managed to miss reading the headline of this post, NBC has announced plans to push the "Tonight Show" with Conan O'Brien back 30 minutes. Conan responded by stating he would not host the franchise if moved to the 12:05 spot. Speculations about Conan's future at NBC, including his own, have been widely debated since. According to many, NBC's recent prime time ratings slump prompted this most recent move. The 11:35 spot would be filled by a program hosted by recently departed "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, whose recent prime time venture was cancelled after less than 6 months. And then things start to get interesting.

Team Conan, a website dedicated to illuminating the finer points of what the site calls NBC's "egregious error," quickly emerged as the voice for pro-Conanites. Their main talking points center on their claim that Conan is simply a better comedian, the issue of basic playground-style fairness, and the strength of the "Tonight Show" tradition. At press time, the page's Facebook Group had just broken 22,000 members. The #teamconan tag was also one of the most popular on Twitter, before the Haiti relief effort grew to dominate the chart. Good priorities, people. Reposting the Shepard Fairey-esque "I'm With Coco" image has also become a favorite way for fans to show their support.

This isn't the first time NBC has botched the transition between "Tonight Show" hosts. Former "Late Show" host David Letterman certainly hasn't forgotten. A video of his reaction is available here. Very interesting, especially given Letterman's history with Leno and the fact that he has been beating O'Brien in the ratings game. Old beef aside, it seems that comedians by and large are siding with Conan on this one. Jim Gaffagan and Patton Oswalt have been very outspoken on the issue. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" host um, Jimmy Kimmel donned a prosthetic chin and grey wig for an intentionally unfunny episode of his own show in a parody of Leno's signature style. In a show of support, guest Chevy Chase emerged wearing a ginger wig. Zing, indeed. 

All this free press certainly isn't hurting NBC, at least for now. 

Leno has yet to issue a comprehensive response to all that's happened, while O'Brien's address to the People of Earth has drawn praise for its tact. The Team Leno movement has yet to gain any momentum. Generation gap? Well, I'm not gonna say that's not part of it.

Don't think that it's all Leno bashing out there. Many are taking this as an opportunity to vent their frustration with the late night talk show format itself, with "Tonight Show" writer Deon Cole issuing some of the most biting commentary, and on the "Tonight Show" itself, no less. Maybe it is time for a general audit of late night TV. Sure couldn't hurt. May the best comedian win.

Kelis would like you to know that she had a devastating time choosing between leather, fur and studs while in London. So she chose it all. Take that young lads.

If you have a Tequila Tequila autobiography shaped hole in your life, prepare for completion. If you're hoping that someday, somehow said autobiography will be turned into a feature film, then you and Tila are definitely on the same page.

So why now? A Shot At Love is a fading memory, as is Pants-Off Dance-Off; Myspace, the fount of much of Tila's early media exposure, is slowly returning to its original purpose as a music promotion site; dirty pictures are, ok still dirty as ever, but I think you get my point.

Well firstly, the reason has to be to create exactly what this is: media coverage. Secondly, and this going to take a leap of faith, it could be that Tila Tequila actually wants people to understand her, or at least know where she's coming from. Following the whole Shawn Merriman incident, it became clear that, apart from her as a then pervasive media presence, nobody had any idea who this lady was. All people had to go on were government records and whatever biographical scraps she threw out during interviews. And the sense of her as being nothing besides famous definitely hurt her career.

So, Tila Tequila obviously wants to be famous forever - who wouldn't? But perhaps she just wants to you see her as she sees herself. In a recent interview with Steppin' Out, Tila declared, "I'm kind of like a trained ninja warrior who can go through life and battle demons." Now that's a reality show I want to see.

For some of us, our familiarity with Brody Jenner starts and ends with his interminably frustrating flirt-fest with Lauren Conrad on The Hills. But whether you know it or not, Jenner has actually been up to a lot lately, and he's not stopping anytime soon. Just recently, he's upgraded from blondes to brunettes (he's currently dating the 2008 Playmate of the Year, Jayde Nicole), become step-uncle to Kourtney Kardashian's baby, Mason Dash Disick, and word on the street is that he's following in his father's footsteps and training for the 2016 Olympics. So make no mistake, Brody Jenner is here to stay.

What have you been up to since "Bromance" ended?

I have been pretty busy filming The Hills. Season six is about to start, so we're all excited about that.

"Bromance" redefined masculinity and raised quite the debate on homoeroticism. Do you have any regrets about doing the show?

Nope, I had a blast filming it and meeting all the guys, they were a bunch of chill dudes.

At the end of the season, you chose Luke Verge as your new BFF. Are you and Luke getting along as well as you had hoped?

Yeah we still hang out, Luke is my boy!

Aristotle wrote that "it is those who desire the good of their friends for the friends' sake that are most truly friends." What do you look for in a friend?

Someone who is fun to kick it with, shares the same values; and loyalty is key.

You've dated Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, Nicole Richie...do gentlemen really prefer blondes?

Everyone has their own taste, but I don't discriminate.

Does it ever bother you when people come up to you in public?

It's just something you get used to.

You're hosting our Gansevoort Hotel Rooftop party in Miami Beach this New Year's Eve. Why do you think Miami is the perfect New Year's Eve destination?

Miami has it all, including great beaches and a killer nightlife!

What do you do to keep in shape?

I surf a lot, eat healthy, and stay active.

If you can't be in Miami Beach tonight to party with Brody, be sure to catch him on season six of The Hills, airing soon on MTV.

Without a doubt the most controversial character on Real Housewives of New Jersey (if not the series as a whole), Danielle Staub has been keeping it very very real both on the show and in reality. This New Year's Eve, she's hosting our party at China Club; and although we don't expect to see any table flipping, you just never know.

Why did you decide to do "Real Housewives?"

I was approached with an offer, and after viewing the Orange County Housewives with my daughters, we decided that this could be the beginning of a great new chapter in our lives!

It seems that the New Jersey spin-off of "Housewives" has taken the drama to a whole new level. How do you think you've contributed?

I feel my contributions to drama were, at best, indirect. All of my castmates seemed to love creating reasons to call me dramatic. But I think my contribution is just being me!

Are you a fan of reality television?

I'm a huge fan of keeping it real!

If you could play any TV character, who would you choose?

Brenda from The Closer.

What does the idea of "class" mean to you?

Not to react to all the negativity; but if I do, always trying to do so with dignity and grace, and always do my best to teach my children by example.  

When you agreed to do "Housewives," were you at all nervous about your past coming out?

I was not in the least nervous about my past coming out. I have nothing to fear from my past. It is mine alone, although I felt dishonored by my castmates as women and mothers! The only thing I feared was my first husband [Kevin Maher], not to be mistaken with the father of my children, because he was severely abusive.

How do you handle the press?

I love the press! I embrace it!

How has your family been affected by the show?

My daughters are my family, and we've had to endure some scrutiny at the hands of my castmates and their disrespectful behavior and disgusting language. But it taught my girls and me how we should never behave, and that's a great lesson! I didn't think we could be any closer, but somehow it made us closer!

We bet that you're pretty excited that Christine has signed with IMG. Do you have any concerns about how she'll be affected by what's demanded of successful models?

I'm super proud of both my girls and extremely excited and proud of Christine and her IMG contract. I have every confidence that she will be guided and developed with grace, love, and supreme brilliance as she is in Ivan Bart's hands as well as mine. As her mother, I will be there all the way. Ivan is top in the business. He handpicked my Christine as his own, and I know that his 25 year reputation for excellence will take her safely to the very top! IMG is the top modeling agency in the world! Now watch and see!! 

What do you look for in a man?

Donald Trump! No doubt about it: hands down, they don't come any sexier Mr. Trump!

Do you have any dating philosophies or advice that you'd like to share with us?

I only know what I want in a man. I know it's difficult to give advice, but I have to say - know your worth and don't settle! If it doesn't feel right from the start, then most likely it's not right!

Why New Jersey over anywhere else in the world?

It's where I live!  

Describe a Jersey Girl.

Over the top, great wardrobe, makeup and shoes, loves to shop, and totally family oriented! Super homemakers as well! 

Do you have any regrets?

No regrets!

What have you accomplished that you're most proud of?

My daughters are my greatest accomplishments! Next to them, my book The Naked Truth.

Your memoir is set to release next spring. What kind of issues are you going to address?

Read it, it's my life story!

Where do you see your career in 5 years? 

I'm open to all the gifts God has in store for me! The sky is the limit!

How is religion important to you? And how has your faith helped you through difficult times in your life?

I'm very religious and extremely spiritual. It helps keep me grounded. 

Why is it important to you that your daughters have a religious education?

I feel it's critical to give my children a strong foundation to build upon.

Any plans to jump on the "Housewives" bandwagon and pose nude? What are your thoughts on Bethenny Frankel and Kelly Killoren Bensimon's decision to bare it all for the cameras?

I am in! I want to do Playboy!

What would you be doing this New Year's Eve if you weren't partying with us at China Club?

I'd be at home with my daughters. 

What is your favorite New Year's Eve memory?

Every New Year's Eve tops the last! I'm still waiting for the best to come.

Any New Year's resolutions?

To stay away from negativity!!

Last week, I finally met Justin Ross Lee at the Murray Hill W Hotel, after several weeks of back-and-forth re-scheduling as I tried to pin down some time with the elusive Facebook persona. It was perhaps the most surreal interview I have conducted to date. While researching to prepare for the interview, my impression of Justin was one of pretension and self-importance, a man who spent his existence whoring himself out for the limelight in any way possible. 

It would be a lie to say that I had no preconceptions as to what the experience would be like. However, I will admit that I was charmed by this self-professed, Shiksa-loving Jew Jetter. Throughout the evening, he charmed and flirted with every cocktail waitress in the bar ("I think it's important to have sex with a cocktail waitress in every lounge you frequent," he said. "They tend to make your drinks a little stronger"), coincidentally ran into his cousin from Miami, and was personally greeted by the hotel manager. If this is his life tucked away in the corner of a bar on an early and innocuous Tuesday evening, I can only imagine the extent of his notoriety in the Manhattan nightlife scene. Justin Ross Lee not only lives up to his reputation, but smashes it with his giant first-class Jew-jetting, tailor-made Loro Piana suit-wearing carbon footprint. He unabashedly admits that as much as he fucks up, he doesn't always apologize. And yet, it is difficult not to find this loud-mouthed, self-professed arrogant asshole charming. Take from this interview what you will, but in a bizarrely effective way, Justin has the charm and charisma to succeed (at least for the time being) in his self-aggrandizing quest for infamy and notoriety. So in the words of the man himself, I humbly offer "100% Fuck You" JRL:

Jaime Felber: When did your Facebook celebrity image start? And when did you decide that this is how you are going to approach life? 

Justin Ross Lee: I never decided. I didn't choose Facebook, Facebook chose me. This all happened by accident. I have an undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship, I have a graduate degree, I have my MBA. Right out of graduate school, my first job was working for a discretionary fund for Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, and I had that job for a cool four days before I was fired. 

JF: Why were you fired? 

JRL: As a result of material on my Facebook page. It was either some woman that I didn't fuck right, or the boyfriend of a girl I didn't fuck right that sent a hate email, probably six or seven pages, to several thousand recipients over at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital where I was employed. I was so proud, I listed it as my first job and my place of employment on Facebook, not realizing that the Hospital is a conservative Christian 300-year-old institution, and I'm a loud-mouthed Jew. It's kind of like a Jekyll and Hyde situation: Should I behave myself at work? Should I be myself and pull this shit out at night? 

JF: When did you get fired from your first job? 

JRL: October 2008. 

JF: Right about the time everything in the economy went to shit. 

JRL: When everything went to shit. It couldn't have been a better and worse time. I was at a point that I decided to throw caution to the wind. You don't make money without taking a risk, and this is the greatest risk anybody I know has ever taken--Putting their reputation on the line, being controversial, and eschewing any kind of fallback plan in terms of employment for any type of real, traditional job in New York City. I have actually compiled a press kit of I think 35 pages of fan mail, and probably a page and a half of hate mail.  Frankly, I've learned more from the hate mail; whenever someone tells me that they don't like what I'm doing, I do more of it. As long as I'm able to inspire an emotion, and as long as I'm able to get people to speak about me, negatively or positively, I've won. I do not believe in negative press. 

JF: Do you ever take anything personally? 

JRL: Can't afford to, not in this economy. I don't take anything personally, because I'm smart enough to realize that I put myself out there in a very controversial way that motivates people to take stabs at me. Either way, I don't give a fuck. In fact, I wish they would take a sharper knife and get a little closer to the jugular. I can take it. For a circumcised guy, I've got a pretty thick skin. 

JF: And now, with the economy the way it is, you have decided to take matters into your own hands and "invest in you." 

JRL: Right, as a brand.  I realize that I am completely unemployable. Nobody in their right mind, in any type of business background, would hire me. First of all it's the worst time ever to join any type of job market, and secondly, I'm too much of a liability for any type of mainstream company to want to hire. If I were a Fortune 500 company, I would run the other fucking way. 

JF: On your profile page, you are listed as the VP of Pearce and Pearce. 

JRL: Yes, from Brett Easton Ellis' main character out of American Psycho. It's funny. I've actually gotten messages from people asking - are they hiring at Pearce and Pearce? They just don't seem to get the reference. Meanwhile, how could I be a Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions and do what I do? What kind of fucking firm would hire me? 

JF: What is it about that character you identify with?  

JRL: I think it's the level of mystery. People can't figure Patrick Bateman out. Even at the end of the movie, people don't know if it's a dream--is he really psychotic? Is he a normal guy? Or is it all a hallucination? And that's kind of the same thing with me. People can't put their finger on me. They don't know if I'm seriously this much of an asshole, or if I'm just performing this Jew shtick.  

JF: Have you read anything else by Ellis? 

JRL: Honestly, just a little bit. Nothing that I would more closely identify with, though. 

JF: I ask, because he writes a lot about the wealthy, disenchanted, apathetic youth of America, whatever generation it is. Do you associate yourself with that? 

JRL: No. 

JF: Let's talk about Jew jetting? Is there any kind of philosophy behind it? 

JRL: First of all, I need to take full credit for that, because when you Google 'Jew jetting', you see my face. I coined the term. Jew Jetting is a philosophy by which you're travelling for no means other than simply to travel. You're going somewhere for a short period of time, you're flying in style, and you're doing it for no real reason other than to piss other people off, tell them you're traveling when they can't get away. It's the ultimate kick in the balls for somebody stuck at the office. I can work anywhere that has an internet connection, and if you've flown recently, a lot of airlines do. I can write about Jew jetting, while Jew jetting, looking out of my office window in seat 1A at 38,000 feet. I don't think it gets much more fuck you than that, other than flying private, and unfortunately, that's too rich for my blood. 

JF: Your first class endeavours have become stuff of legend. You are obviously not one to mince your words, so it's refreshing to hear that someone as world-wide famous as Brad Pitt is as down to earth and gentlemanly as you claim. 

JRL: Right, I would have loved any opportunity to have discredited Brad Pitt, but, as my quote in my article stated, "If Brad had been any more down to earth, the plane never would have left the ground." He took a chance in talking with me-he didn't know me, or what I did, but he treated me the way he would treat anyone else, and that was amazing. He was really just a fucking real person - a brilliant actor who was in the right place at the right time, but he's the same as everyone else. 

JF: And Ashley Olsen is the other end of the spectrum... 

JRL: She's a fucking twit. She was a pompous ass, a gremlin, an ugly little rodent without make-up. Let me tell you something, and I hope she hears this. She is the type of person you would completely step on in a club, and I would think nothing more of it than "holy shit, I just got gum on my $500 Todd's." You wouldn't think twice about her. Most of these celebrities are the same way - I've met lots of them, and I've been thoroughly unimpressed with most of Hollywood, because they don't have the magic that we see on the big screen. It baffles my mind that a twit like this is worth half a billion dollars.  

JF: There's one person you've met that I really hope doesn't disappoint. He's possibly my favorite man of all time - Ari Gold; Jeremy Piven. 

JRL: You said Ari Gold before you said Jeremy Piven. I've met Jeremy Piven's agent, who's much more like ‘Jeremy Piven' than Jeremy Piven himself. But I tell you this - you want him to be so much more like the character, but you've got to understand, the guy is a thespian. He's such a brilliant actor. He's quiet, he doesn't say so much, and yet you want him to break out and throw a temper tantrum. You want to see him on set, on location. That's not the guy. 

JF: Do you ever get star struck? 

JRL: Arrogance aside, I stopped getting star struck many months ago, when I was still with the Rabbi's Daughter, and I was walking outside my building, and a girl came up to me and got star struck. I'm telling you, her panties combusted in mid-air, and it really impressed and disappointed my girlfriend at the time. Perhaps that's why I don't have one now. But I don't get star struck because I'm always at parties with celebrities. I was just at a party with Justin Timberlake and Lindsay Lohan, and I'm not reporting on them. Partly because they know who I am and they refuse to take pictures with me, and I don't blame them. I know I'm far from C list or D list - I'm E or F, but once you're in that circle and you've rubbed elbows with everyone, the only people that really impress me now are the Bill Clintons and Larry Davids of the world. I wouldn't even be star struck, I would put that aside and be interested in the interaction. 

JF: Interested in the interaction how? 

JRL: Well what's more interesting than me having lunch with Larry David? 

JF: Depends how much I think of you really, doesn't it? 

JRL: Fair. 

JF: The Rabbi's Daughter...that's a ballsy move. 

JRL: Oh god, I still have sheets with holes in them...I did it once as a joke. I didn't realize that my mother had purchased these beautiful Ralph Lauren satin sheets. I remember - this was a couple of years ago - I had actually brought my laundry home to have done in the Hamptons. She was apparently unpacking it for the housekeeper, and she's like "Justin, why is there a hole in these sheets?" Needless to say that was a very long conversation. 

JF: Actually, I imagine that it would have been very brief. Speaking of the Hamptons, You mentioned once in an article that you never learned to ½ share or ¼ share. 

JRL: Correct. 

JF: But yet you spend your weekends and evenings out there surrounded by the people who are desperate to live the life of "The Hamptons," where they blow all their hard-earned money on one weekend, just to be able to say they did it. 

JRL: There are two types of people that go to the Hamptons: the people that are seasoned socialites that you'll see out at every other A-list event, and the people that go to the Hamptons the way someone from Fargo, North Dakota goes to Las Vegas. Once. They stay at the fucking Mirage, they blow $400 at the blackjack table, and they come home with lots of stupid fucking pictures. I try and stay away from the latter. 

JF: So you would never find yourself trying to "get away from it all" like all the other Hamptons weekenders who pretend that drinking at the Talkhouse is slumming it. 

JRL: What's my career? To be in the limelight. Unless I'm visible, I'm not doing my job. My 9-5 is 9pm to 5am, and it's not seasonal. 

JF: You're an East Hampton resident. What is it about the Hamptons that you really love? It's clearly not Star Jones... 

JRL: Certainly not. Although I have to say, for a four-letter first name, she takes up a lot of space. I will tell you my favorite thing about the Hamptons has to be the destination experience itself. It's Manhattan on vacation-and it's the same 800 assholes I run into time and time again, and the Hamptons are a great place to get to know all those people you meet in the city, to size them up, and instantly tell how full of shit they are. 

JF: When you Photoshopped that picture of you and Star Jones, did you think you were going to get quite the reaction that you did? Who gets kicked out of Polo in the Hamptons? 

JRL: The Security Group, which runs that event, tells me that every security guard has my photo - courtesy of Noah Tepperberg, that bald prick, that coward. He printed out my photo with a big sign saying "do not admit." I felt like I was getting kicked off the lot at Paramount, and I've got to admit, it was an honor and a privilege, and I've never felt so VIP. As far as I'm aware, and trust me, I've asked for my own ego's sake, nobody has ever been thrown out of Polo. I revolutionized that. I have no trouble sneaking in, but they actually have plain clothes security guards walking around who know who I am. That, my friend, is an honor. 

JF: Polo isn't the only place you're banned from though, is it? 

JRL: No, there's a list on my Facebook page which is ever-growing...I'm banned from all the properties in The Strategic Group, which includes Tao in both NY and Las Vegas. Banned from Marquee, but who the fuck wants to go there anyway? I'm also banned from everything under the Emm Group - Mark Birnbaum and Eugene Remm - who claim to be the owners, even though they're just the marketing face of their venues. Realistically, that's the same as me saying I own a share in General Motors, and I'm the CEO. How much do you own? Well I own $25 worth of stock. When you own such a small percentage, that's not impressive. Birnbaum and his midget sidekick don't impress me.

JF: Are you banned from anywhere you actually care about? 

JRL: No, I'm only banned from 10% of places I would really want to go to in New York.  

JF: Do you have any regrets? 

JRL: No, never. 

JF: Ever take a day off? 

JRL: Every day is a day off. I'm working right now. What other guy that you know could call in sick, could drink excessively, use profanity, could offend everyone, and still be at work? 

JR: Tucker Max 

JRL: What about him? Never met him. Never read his book, though people have compared me to him, but as the more sophisticated, more refined, wittier Tucker Max. From what I know of him, he's got a very different brand. It's equally as edgy, and very truthful, and I admire the guy; but then again, I like to exercise my vision, my brand as JRL with a bit more class. I think he's very downstream. If you're going to offend somebody, let them have to think about it. 

JF: Let's talk about Judaism. It's clearly a big part of who you are - your life involves having dated a Rabbi's Daughter, an abundance of shiksa t-shirts... I think first of all I want to ask you a question: would you marry a non-Jew, and would your mother disown you? 

JRL: I like to joke about my mother sitting Shiva over me bringing home a shiksa and telling her I'm going to marry her, but as far as marriage is concerned, if all goes to plan, my future ex-wife has not been born yet. 

JF: I've heard that before. I take it you have set tag-lines to respond to certain questions? 

JRL: I wouldn't say set responses, but when you're asked the same question over and over again, you want be consistent. 

JF: Alright, what would you like to be asked? What would you like to talk about? 

JRL: What am I working on? 

JF: What are you working on, Justin? 

JRL: I'm glad you asked, Jaime. Actually, I recently accepted a position for a competitor of yours. I haven't made this public, but I'll make this public now. I am now the Editor-at-Large for Club planet; I have a column coming out called "JEWced with JRL." My mission statement is to call out every asshole in the industry. No holds barred, completely controversial, I don't give a shit, shooting to kill.  

JF: Aren't you shooting to kill the very person you embody? All the assholes and posers with their name out there, who jump from club to club? Aren't you doing exactly the same thing? 

JRL: The difference is, I have an audience, and people want more. This is going to be an avenue through which I am able to have massive distribution. Clubplanet.com has a 2.5 million person subscription and I'm the face of a major column. I'm excited to have a forum other than Facebook through which I can sell myself. In addition to my editor-at-large position, I am currently having meetings with major television networks that I cannot disclose, in an effort to create a proprietary show based on my lifestyle, my journey, and exactly what it is I'm doing that has never been done before.

JF: How many reality TV shows are there? 

JRL: Too many, it's disgusting. 

JF: So why are you doing another one? 

JRL: Because nothing that we call reality TV is actually reality. Nothing I do is scripted.  

JF: But what you want, what you do, and what the public wants are surely two different things. So how can you guarantee that the final product accurately represents you, accurately portrays Justin Ross Lee as you want the world to see him? 

JRL: The same reason I didn't sign the contract from VH1. They wanted me on that show Megan Wants A Millionaire. It was a show on VH1 that the editors begged me to be on. The contract they sent me was 60 pages long, and I sent it to my entertainment lawyer, who said warned me against it. I couldn't do it. Any show that I'm on, I need to be the focal point. Otherwise it's doing anybody that's tuning in to see me a total disservice. I'm not a supporting character, but I'm a character that needs lots of support. 

JF: Is there anybody or anything in your life you couldn't live without? 

JRL: I couldn't live without my Jew Live Crew - I couldn't live without my friends and family. I might seem into myself, but I only view myself on the basis of how I'm doing in my friends' eyes. I have such an incredible support group, and I could not be more fortunate. These are not Facebook friends. There's lot of people that pretend to know me, these are people that actually see through all my bullshit. 

JF: Tell me honestly. Before we met this evening, we had only ever communicated by email. Did you think I was male or female? 

JRL: Female. 

JF: Disappointed? 

JRL: No. I'll tell you why: because I'm able to give a more serious interview. If you were a hot interviewer, I wouldn't be the least concerned with my answers.  

JF: Why did you pick this place to have the interview? 

JRL: I wanted a hotel atmosphere. I didn't want anything too quiet, the drinks are strong, the lighting is good (just in case you were a female reporter and I wanted to set the mood) and I didn't have to take a cab. I'm not afraid to say that if you were an attractive woman - we are in a hotel right now - I'd be finishing this interview inside of you. 

JF: I'll take that as a compliment I guess. How old are you?

JRL: 26, going on 11, going on retired. 

JF: Justin, thank you so much for your time. This has been an eye-opening experience. 

JRL: I want to tell your readers one final thing: I don't care if you like me, I don't care if you love me, I don't care if you hate me. Get used to me. I'm not here for 15 minutes; I'm here for 15 episodes.

The last few weeks, writing something like TIGER WOODS TIGER WOODS TIGER WOODS in your blog post, tweet, or what have you is almost guaranteed draw in a crowd. That was shameless, but I’m making a point. After all, if you've encountered this via a search engine, this is especially relevant to you.

As the media furor surrounding Tiger Woods swells at the introduction of every voicemail, text message, and piece of “insider” information, the social media world has taken the story and run with it. Anyone with Twitter can tell you that. Tiger Woods has been a fixture in the most discussed topics since the scandal began. The ongoing discussion has slowly widened in scope, morphing into a public discourse on the phenomenon of infidelity as a whole. Topics such as “side girls,” “why men cheat,” “why women cheat,” and even “why I cheat” have taken on their own Twitter momentum, even rivaling the original topic.

It’s worth considering why Monsieur Woods’ escapades (and crashed Escalade) has caused such a hullabaloo, while Andre Agassi’s similar scandal came and went so quickly. On an obvious level, he is the most famous athlete in golf today. Ok, maybe not the most consistent golfer, but hands down the most famous. Tiger had a great story around him: a virginal 90s wunderkind shaking up the establishment of a popular sport that in many people’s minds was more closely tied to the Establishment than any other. People loved him.

It's worth arguing that people could love this bad boy Tiger, too. When an upstanding, self-made American refuses to own up to his missteps; cowers instead of marching out to face his accusers, it makes people wonder just what more there is to hide. Where are the sex dungeons? The vaults in Switzerland filled with rubies? The bodies from that three day weekend in Napa that took a bad turn? Probably nowhere, but people will still wonder.

With the each news cycle comes another chapter in the saga, so trying to predict how this all will end would be fairly useless. The only safe bet anyone can make at this point is that it is not over yet.

This recently unearthed home video of the famed singer/actress was filmed over 50 years ago.



The video shows Monroe smoking a joint rolled herself, then cuts to another video on the same couch where she is passed a joint from a woman sitting with her while another smiles gleefully in the foreground. The video ends with solo Monroe laughing silently at the camera like only someone who has been smoking the reefer would do.

It obviously can’t be proven whether or not it is actually marijuana in the home film, but does it really matter? All I see is somebody laughing with her friends in the 60s. The only proof you need is to look at those giggly girls, and wasn’t Monroe known for doing whatever she wanted? Further evidence, who passes cigarettes around at a party? Answer: no one.