As if the Page Six scandal couldn't get any weirder, FishbowlNY has learned Nick Denton & Co. have asked Jared Paul Stern to guest-edit Gawker.com this weekend.

So we contacted Gawker co-editor Jesse Oxfeld, who confirmed the news via e-mail:

"Giving Jared a gratuitous platform to defend himself is a small price to pay for having someone on duty to cover all the important media news that's sure to break over Easter weekend."

Developing.

FishbowlNY's Coverage of the Page Six-Jared Paul Stern Scandal