Hate. Her. The purpose of Vanessa on this show is to be an irritant. The purpose of Dan on this show is to suck. Last night’s Gossip Girl featured so much irritating suckage from both Vanessa and Dan, and no irritating suckage from Jenny at all. Taylor Momsen absent from an entire episode. Here she is in New York today, Lindsay Lohan’s protégé, trying to be useful. Full Story

SPOILER! Ausiello is reporting that Gossip Girl will go maybe gaybe early this season with Chuck Bass who snogs a boy called Josh Ellis because Blair needs Josh to pick her to deliver the freshman speech. Full Story

MuchMusic has just confirmed my exclusive from earlier: Taylor Lautner and Rachelle Lefevre are indeed confirmed to present at the MMVAs. But they’ve also just announced the others. And… Ed Westwick will be there! Lara – do you know what this means????? Lara and I shamef-ck fantasise about him on BBM all the time. Full Story

Chuck’s purple was missing for a few. It was back last night. And as Michelle noted, some sh-t went down. Not the most well-acted episode, but great escapist fun. Group plotting against one thieving bitch with impossible resources. Please! We all dreamed of a similar takedown in high school. And of course the best part, the heart and soul of this show – Blair and Chuck and their endless game of Russian Love Roulette. Full Story

Ed Westwick will attend the Costume Institute Gala with girlfriend Jessica Szohr tonight in New York dressed in Christian Dior. This weekend however he was in LA, playing soccer at a celebrity match as Jessica cheered on the sidelines. Full Story

After a succession of mediocre episodes, Gossip Girl came roaring back last night, taking it back to the basics, no more Mary Kay Letourneau, a limited amount of Humphrey, central focus on Blair Waldorf, the series’ best character, and what’s shaping up to be a love showdown to end all showdowns. Full Story

What we learned this week: Serena and Dan, Blake Lively and Penn Badgley, are so boring we actually stop listening and Skype chat instead about J Crew blazers. Even their fights suck. Like, at this point, we miss sour milk Aaron. In other words, Dan is even damper and limper than Aaron Rose. And even Nate and Vanessa are hotter than anything to do with a Humphrey. Full Story

In high school, at least once. And definitely the case on the Upper East Side. So according to W Magazine sources, Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr, costars on Gossip Girl, were spotted at the airport in Dallas sharing a few stolen moments – kissing, touching, flirting – even though they had already been recognised by fans and squealy girls. Full Story

Judging by your emails, you enjoyed it last night, yes? Season 2 premiere of Gossip Girls and the next battle of Blair v Chuck – delicious, right? And proof that in spite of the proliferation of garbage like America’s Got Sh*t Talent, quality can still exist on television without compromising dishy, dirty, and Chuck Bass’s black heart. Full Story

Leighton Meester shooting Gossip Girl today in New York pulling out the “move”: pretending she doesn’t want to be photographed. Love. Also attached – Jessica Szohr and Madchen Amick, Nate’s Mrs Robinson love interest. And as you can see from the new teasers just released, summer in the Hamptons is all about sex…and MotherChucking f7ckery! Enjoy! Photos from Splashnewsonline.com Full Story

It’s Friday – perfect day to play “photo assumption”, our favourite game. The new Brenda, Leighton Meester and Gossip Girl co-star Jessica Szohr promoting the show and providing a photo opp. Jessica of course looked super excited to be cared about. Leighton meanwhile is all like – bitch, I’m smiling but I’m killing you inside. Full Story

Well she did…but apparently not anymore! And he is CUTE! And shares the same taste in headwear! Rumer Willis’s now ex boyfriend is called Rafi Gavron, a British actor, 19, who resembles James Franco. You’ll recall I reported last year a tip Full Story