Everyone's favourite stripper turned sassy teen screenwriter Diablo Cody has been hired by Steven Spielberg to write the screenplay for a comedy idea that he has conceived. The project is so secret that only Cody and the bearded one know the concept. This is the second collaboration between Spielberg and Cody who are collaborating on a pilot script for a TV show (based on another Spielberg idea) about a woman (played by Toni Collette) with an identity disorder and a dysfunctional family. Boy, it sure sounds quirky. Hopefully Cody's next screenplays are actually as good as the much over-hyped Juno was supposed to be. Otherwise she could be adopting platform heels and an assuming name like Candy once again very soon.

Alex Rodriguez put together a little All-Star party in New York on Monday, the only problem was that no one from his team came. Apparently the Madonna fan just isn't that popular with his fellow Yankees these days (with that paycheck, I can't imagine why). All the Yankees could be found at Derek Jeter's similarly timed bash which featured appearances from Billy Crystal and Michael Jordon. What a terrible time to be the $250,000 man. I guess he'll just have to go home and dry his tears on all those fat Yankees checks and his ever-changing pile of beautiful women.

Across town Shaquille O'Neal was enjoying the New York nightlife. The 7-foot-plus former Pepsi-spokesman was out on the town looking for ladies, but according to a spy at Page Six, he wasn't going about getting them in a traditional manner. Apparently Shaq just had his security guards escort particular brunettes over to him from the dance floor throughout the night. Now that's class.