Yesterday we told you why people are saying Lawrence Wright's Scientology book is so great. Today the book is finally out and we've taken some time to skim for the juiciest nuggets of celebrity gossip.
Today in books and publishing: 1Q84 author wants everyone to simmer down; a reading list for inmates; John Travolta didn't libel author; Apple owes Chinese encyclopedia.
Gloria Allred loves her some publicity, but the high profile attorney's press generally focuses on her client's drama, not hers. So the fact that she's now fighting off a lawsuit for predatory business practices puts her in a unique position.
Today: Prince William doesn't have to figure his life out just yet, Barack and Michelle apparently had a rocky patch, and Noah Wyle heads to court
Nobody tells Morgan Freeman how to plug a movie, one of John Travolta's masseurs hires Gloria Allred, and Kanye West isn't singing about Kim Kardashian,
After a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense
CNN wants Jake Tapper, another day, another masseur problem for John Travolta, and Angelina Jolie bought Brad Pitt a chopper.
Another anonymous masseur comes out of the woodwork with a story to tell about John Travolta, Sofia Vergara is single, and Pippa Middleton may soon be a New Yorker.
John Travolta points out it would have been difficult for him to paw at his masseur and give him graphic lectures on how Hollywood works because he was on the other side of the country, Matthew Fox's ill-fated fast food run, and Johnny Depp stocks up on chairs.
There are more reports about what sent Demi Moore to the hospital, NBC is looking at giving Dwight Schrute his own show, DC's mayor chooses his girlfriend's birthday over the State of the Union, and the gory fate of John Travolta missing vintage Mercedes
Plus: Mick Jagger keeps his distance from his fellow celebrities
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