Per FBNY: Rupert Murdoch hired hackers to develop pirating software. They deny using it to penetrate the security system of a rival satellite television service. Uh-huh. We guess the media giant needed a hacker to get around paying his cable television charges.

Per wOw: Candice Bergen weighs in on Murdoch's $580 million bid for Newsday.

Per Contact Music: George Clooney and Rupert Everett are still verbally sparring. When, oh when, will this war of words turn into a homo-erotic mud wrestling match? When?