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You can't be Sorkin's friend, but you can write on his wall and -- at least for now, when he's in that heady "Ohmigod Ohmigod Ohmigod Facebook Is The Awesomest Thing Ever And I Can't Believe My Eighth Grade Girlfriend Is On Here" phase where his personal and professional lives get consumed with the site for about eight days -- he'll probably write back to you.

1. Matthew McConaughey's mother divulges the naked truth that his father died during sex, proving the fondness for nudity is hereditary.

2. Secretary of Style Tim Gunn didn't flip flop on the issues when asked which potential first lady has better fashion sense. Cindy McCain--you're out. You may leave the ballot.

3. Desperate Housewife Nicolette Sheridan and Michael Bolton, the Fabio of adult contemporary music, have ended their engagement. Bolton was reportedly so distraught that he grew back all his hair.

4. In his first public appearance since the birth of the twins, Brad Pitt got bromantic with friend George Clooney. At the press conference for their new film Burn After Reading, Breorge deflected personal questions by generating force-fields from their mega-watt smiles. (Flourescent and energy-efficient, of course.)

5. Olympian Michael Phelps will host the season opener of Saturday Night Live. Musical guest will be the sound of 8 gold medals clanging together.

Getty ImagesThe son of rapper and producer Dr. Dre, pictured here, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles County. Authorities have not yet determined the cause of death

The 20-year-old son of hip-hop rapper and producer Dr. Dre died Saturday at his home in Woodland Hills, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reports.

Dr. Dre's son, known as Andre R. Young Jr., died after hanging out with his friends Friday night.

His mother, Jenita Porter, discovered him in his bed at 10:24 a.m. Saturday, the Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter said.

The cause of death has yet to be determined.

GETTY IMAGESMackenzie Phillips has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance after she allegedly was found carrying drugs at Los Angeles International Airport.

LOS ANGELES - Former teen star Mackenzie Phillips has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance after she allegedly was found carrying drugs at Los Angeles International Airport.

Airport police Sgt. Jim Holcomb said the co-star of the old sitcom "One Day At a Time" was arrested Wednesday.

The 48-year-old Phillips was heading to New York when she failed to pass a security screening and a secondary search turned up a small amount of cocaine and heroin in her possession, he said.

Phillips is the daughter of John Phillips, the late leader of the singing group the Mamas and the Papas. She has struggled with drug addiction in the past and was fired from "One Day At a Time," which ran from 1975 to 1984, for drug-related causes.

The Metropolitan Opera will commemorate the first anniversary of tenor Luciano Pavarotti's death with a free performance of Verdi's Requiem at 5 p.m. Sept. 18. The 3,000 tickets for the event are to be given away in a random drawing. Entries for a pair of tickets can be made at metopera.org; the entries must be made by 8 p.m. Wednesday. Winners of tickets will be announced via e-mail and on the Met's website; the tickets must then be picked up at the Met box office by 6 p.m. Sept. 15. The concert will star soprano Barbara Frittoli, mezzo Olga Borodina, tenor Marcello Giordani and bass-baritone James Morris, with Met music director James Levine scheduled to conduct.

A mainstay of the modern and avant-garde New York jazz scene in the 1950s, vibist, composer and producer Teddy Charles left the musical limelight for many years. He captained cruises on his yacht, he performed now and then. Last year, Charles, now 80, played his first major engagement in ages, offering amazingly spry, bebop-and-beyond selections at the Village Vanguard. Charles, armed with several of his Vanguard fellows, is back and appearing Thursday through Sunday, 8:30 and 10:30, at the Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway at 51st Street, New York. His colleagues include tenor saxophonist Chris Byars, trombonist John Mosca, pianist Steve Ash, bassist Pat O'Leary and drummer Tom Melito. $30 music charge, $15 minimum. Call (212) 582-2121 or visit iridiumjazzclub.com.

MATT SAYLES/AP PHOTOAce Young

He'll play Kenickie in "Grease," and he'll take over the role two days after former "Idol" champ Taylor Hicks ends his run as the Teen Angel. "That's a big side of me that a lot of people don't know," Young says. "They didn't get to see that on 'Idol.'" He'll stay with the show through Jan. 18.

PETER KRAMER/AP PHOTOKathie Lee Gifford

The show, set to run Sept. 26 to Oct. 5 at the Barrow Group Theatre (312 W. 36th Street), uses the life of the talk show hostess, Carnival Cruise line spokeswoman, cheated-upon wife, and, supposedly unbeknownst to her, sweatshop mistress to "examine the mechanisms by which we define our identifies," according to the press notes. Producers compare it to Evita, "but a cheesy Evita, a Velvevita if you will."

Tonight see the Wailin' Jennys, one of Canada's most popular folk bands, in Lincoln Harbor Park, Weehawken.

Read all about the Wailin' Jennys in the Jersey Journal.