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• The last person to see Jay Leno alive will be Conan O'Brien. 

• D-cision. Fellow Italian Martin Scorcese will be directing the family authorized biopic of Frank Sinatra, to be executive-produced by the crooner's youngest daughter Tina. Will Scorcese pick his usual star, Leo D, to portray Ol' Blue Eyes, or go with Universal's choice, Johnny D?

• Vogue editor Anna Wintour admits her ever-present shades allow her to hide her boredom during fashion shows. 

• Is that another Montauk Monster that just washed ashore on Long Island's Southold Beach?

• Iggy Pop warns that he's "ready, cocked, and loaded" to record an album of standards. 

• Abel Ferrara will start production on his version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde this summer with 50 Cent and Forest Whitaker in the lead role.  

• Both of Rob and Sheryl Lowe's sexual harassment suits with the nannies have been dismissed. Hugs and kisses all round.

• Old married lady Bette Midler has dating advice for Jennifer Aniston.

• In movie producer Jon Peters' memoir Studio Head, which he sold to Harper-Collins for $700,000, he'll read to filth a laundry list of Hollywood players, including ex-girlfriend Barbra Streisand. 

• Jay-Z was paid $750,000 to play the University of Arizona last month and also demanded a 72-degree dressing room stocked with Sapporo beer, vodka, tequila, two bottles of $300 champagne, "good quality" peanut butter and jelly, one martini shaker, 12 shot glasses; a pack of Marlboro Lights; and a black Maybach with tinted windows.  

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