Anna Kournikova
Morning Memo: New Shows For Bravo; New Squeeze For Al Reynolds?
In addition to picking up Sarah Jessica Parker's American Artist, Bravo has also reportedly signed on a U.K. import called Fashion House to fill the void left by Project Runway. Fashion House will have contestants living in one house and working together to create an entire fashion line. [EW]
Meanwhile, Eli Holzman, creator of the show Stylista (premiering on the CW this fall), said he got the idea for the show after being rejected by Anna Wintour. [The Cut]
Al Reynolds, still dismissing gay rumors, has moved his campaign from YouTube to Miami Fashion Week, parading around with a woman who looked exactly like his ex-wife Star Jones. read more »
We Hear ... All Russian Tennis Stars Look The Same
Today's Page Six reports that blond Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova wants to follow in the footsteps of shirtless Vogue "intern" Sean Avery and work for Anna Wintour since "it's so inspiring to see a woman be so powerful."
According to the item, Ms. Kournikova made this plea on her blog, where she also name-checked Tom Ford as one of the "10 people she wants to work with after she retires." read more »
Media Mob checked Ms. Kournikova's Web site, but couldn't find the quote or the list. We did, however, find a list made by Maria Sharapova, a different blond Russian tennis star, on her
Morning Memo: Lindsay's Back to Work; Madonna And Guy Over? (Again?)
Club 1Oak reportedly tried to cover up a gay-bashing incident that left one victim with visible wounds and sent another to the hospital. [Gawker]
Lindsay Lohan is showing up on time to movie shoots and being nice to her co-stars. Apparently, it's all thanks to Samantha Ronson. [P6]
Vogue contributing editor, Julia Reed, says that Hillary Clinton's campaign ultimately dropped out of doing a Vogue cover story because they thought they already had the women's votes in the bag. "This was right before Iowa. What an idiot!" she said of Ms. Clinton's communications director, Howard Wolfson. [WWD]
In an interview in the current issue of InStyle, Anne Hathaway says she and Rafaello Follieri are house-hunting and putting off getting engaged. Since that interview, they broke up and Mr. Follieri got arrested. [P6]
Madonna and Guy Ritchie are reportedly splitting up. For real this time. [NY Daily News]
In the Women's-Tennis Galaxy, Many Stars Eclipsed by Venus
