Thanks for putting up with the lack of gossip as I prepare the new celebitchy. I am dutifully installing plugins and customizing the widdle icons while cursing Internet Explorer and its lack of CSS compliance.

I hope to launch this Monday, August 28th, or at least give you a look at it by then. I wanted to do a beta test beforehand, but you guys can just pound away at it next week and I’ll make changes to the live site. It doesn’t have to be perfect.

Have a great weekend and check out these links:

- William H. Macy says actors “like” Lindsay Lohan who show up late to work should have their asses kicked [Haute Gossip]
- Pluto is no longer a planet. Can they do that? [I’m not obsessed]
- Jessica Alba lost a tooth while filming a love scene. Ow! I mean Ouch! [Agent Bedhead]
- The real reason Kayne West got engaged [Media Take Out]
- Bruce Springsteen left his wife and hooked up with a 9/11 widow he met at a telethon [DListed]
- Rachel Bilson is super cute [smart]
- Cameron Diaz is a brunette [Hot Momma Drama]
- Us bloggers are not as influential as we would like to believe [Pajiba]
- Cher used to date Tom Cruise. What? [CityRag]
- Christina Aguilera’s album is topping the charts [Socialite’s Life]
- Johnny Depp at the Teen Choice Awards. [Bastardly]
- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s date night [Mollygood]
- Ben Affleck is a family man. [PopSugar]
- Mariah Carey performs at Madison Square Garden with Jay-Z [Juicy News]
- Mischa Barton and Cisco Adler still going strong, or at least hanging out occasionally [Bricks and Stones]
- The Lost season three poster is well designed. Lost is coming October 4th. [popbytes]

(Header picture from People)