The Battle For W Magazine’s New Editor And Media Notes

When W makes the leap from Fairchild to Conde Nast, Thomas J. Waller plans on hiring a new editor. But who will it be? WWD.com

The National Magazine Awards in Digital Media have been announced. FishbowlNY.com

Jon Stewart’s epic parody of Glenn Beck. Mediaite.com

More news about Sarah Palin’s Alaska reality show! Yipee! Yahoo!News.com

Sean Hannity’s charity is a scam. Gawker.com

Fox News capitalizes on interrupting Obama. Ratings skyrocket. HuffingtonPost.com

Lady Gaga Sued By Ex-Boyfriend/Producer

Lady Gaga’s ex needs money and concocted an elaborate $30 million lawsuit against her.

This morning Lady Gaga got an unwelcome visit from the ghosts of relationship past. Ex-boyfriend/music producer type Rob Fusari claims he coined her stage name, co-wrote “Beautiful, Dirty, Rich”, “Papparazzi” and pulled the appropriate industry strings to catapult his little “guidette” into stardom. He wants his check, dammit, and he wants it now.

Fusari told The New York Post he owns 20% of a company he formed with her father and is entitled to a pretty pile of the cash she’s accumulated. All he’s been given so far, he says, is a paltry $209, 000.

When you reach a certain level of fame people from your past dribble out of the woodwork and sniff around like rabid, beady-eyed roaches. Gaga’s people have yet to respond or justify this with a statement of any sort.

~Melissa Noble

Carrie Underwood Allure April 2010 Cover

Carrie Underwood is a “Good-Girl Scandal Magnet.” Hm.

Admittedly, we don’t laser-eye Carrie Underwood’s every move but we’re always in the mood for a good scandal, which is why calling Underwood a “scandal magnet” seems a bit dubious. To which “scandals” are they referring? The imagined love triangle between her, Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson? That silly Matthew McConaughey “boots” statement from last year’s American Country Music Awards? (Yawn)

Anyway, Underwood is scandalous she’s finally learning how to write love songs. Why? Because she in love. Just pile on the infamy, Underwood!

“Underwood, who previously has been known for anthems like “Before He Cheats,” acknowledges that being in a happy relationship has changed the tone of her songs. “I think it’s a good thing,” she says. “I have more happy songs. I’ve never really done a love song, I realized, until this album…. I don’t do feelings. I’m not a mushy person.”

Chloe Sevigny Russian Harper’s Bazaar April 2010 Cover

Chloe Sevigny looks very lioness on the cover of the April issue of Russian Harper’s Bazaar.

Kara DioGuardi Women’s Health April 2010

The unbuttoned shirt is a weird look on Kara DioGuardi.

I guess its nice she isn’t in a bathing suit or workout gear but this just makes me want to whisper “you missed a few” in her ear. Anyway, Kara talked about (ironically) bonding with Pink over a bottle of wine when writing the song “Sober.”

“[Pink] and I opened up a bottle of wine, and it was the greatest game of tennis ever. She would say an amazing line, and I had to say something just as good. We were in sync. We’ve all had things in our lives that we should’ve done without, whether it’s drinking, eating, or working too hard. We had a common ground, and I had one of the best nights of my writing life.”

~Melissa Noble