Some UK Tabloid Stories Are Fake: Documentary

Actor to Paul McMullen: 'Try real journalism'

(NEWSER) - Hugh Grant was one of the victims of the News of the World phone hacking scandal, and in a confrontation Mediaite calls "amazing," he slammed a former NotW editor yesterday on the BBC. Some background: Grant had a chance run-in with Paul McMullen last year, and McMullen told Grant he'd been hacked. A few months later, Grant met with McMullen again and turned the tables: This time, he secretly bugged the former editor, and they talked all about the hacking operation. Grant wrote about the entire experience in the New Statesman . More»

But sorry, still no word on 'You're So Vain' subject

(NEWSER) - Ever wondered who Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” is really about? Join the club . Fortunately, there are at least nine other songs “secretly” written about someone famous whose identity has since been uncovered. From The Frisky :

• Amy Winehouse: “Me and Mr. Jones” is supposedly about her unrequited love for rapper Nas; it refers to his daughter Destiny and his birthday, Sept. 14.
• Madonna: “Miles Away” was inspired by now-ex-husband Guy Ritchie, she told Elle. She also once dedicated it to the “emotionally retarded.”

Media weigh in on new site

(NEWSER) - It seems that Dan Abrams just launched Mediaite, but he’s already back with another venture: Gossip Cop. The initial post compared it to "TMZ meets Smoking Gun," but Laura Schreffler, in the New York Daily News, deems it “sort of like TMZ meets the Huffington Post.” The first “brilliant exposé”? A piece on Angelina Jolie not moving to Washington. Asks Schreffler: “How’s that for investigative journalism?” Oh, snap! More reactions: More»

Plus, NFL player hospitalized, more

(NEWSER) - Rock musician Jay Bennett, a former member of Wilco, died early yesterday in his sleep, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. An autopsy for the 45-year-old is pending. Elsewhere:

• NFL player Jeremy Shockey was rushed to the hospital yesterday after being found unconscious while partying at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. A rep for the New Orleans Saints tells TMZ the tight end was simply dehydrated.

Plus, credit crunch hits Cleese's divorce, and more

(NEWSER) - Uh-oh. Guy Ritchie showed up with a black eye after a night out in London, the Sun reports. No word on where the mystery shiner came from… could this have anything to do with his less-than-flattering nickname for tough ex-wife Madonna? More gossip:

• The recession has hit celebrity divorces. John Cleese successfully halved his $1.9 million settlement after showing that he’s not worth as much as he was in 2007, the Mail reports.