(Billy pictured with Christina in an older Access interview)

Here it is Tuesday night...I have just spent two hours waiting around the music video set of Christina Aguilera's, "Ain't No Other Man". She and I did not do the interview.

I was looking forward to this I must admit...she's a totally unpredictable, unstoppable singer and an interesting personality...gone are the chaps; its retro '30s and '40s with her on this current reinvention. Add to the artistic changes, a husband with whom she's laid low over the six months, I was intrigued at who I'd find infront of me.

In Touch Weekly released a story that alleges Ryan Seacrest and Paula Abdul are in couples therapy because they haven't spoken for more than three weeks... things are that icy.

How uninspired can it get? I read that story this morning and realized there are just too many outlets reporting celebrity news. Poor 'In Touch' is looking for their piece of the pie, a story that they can put out there and hope others will glom onto (and others will, like morning radio shows whose vetting system is limited to an intern printing it from the Web and handing it to the DJ).

According to our sources, it isn't true and it's a great example of the celebrity bubble getting ever closer to popping.

I interviewed Lindsay Lohan on Friday afternoon. She was very late as
usual, but I'm used to that with her. I had nothing important to race to so
I hung out in the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel talking to a wise man in
TV. He's a very popular personality, someone I consider a friend, and we
had a great discussion.

When people think they know how much money somebody makes, especially in TV where it's our job to make it look easy and it turns out to be a lot... it's harmful to
said personality. It has been widely reported and people think they know how much Katie Couric made at "The Today Show," give or take a few million (15 mil per year),
they know how much Meredith Vieira is getting to replace her (10 mil); they think they
know Matt Lauer's contract was adjusted to reflect his seniority (13 mil per
year).