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'As the day went on, I had a bunch of beers in me,' he said. 'I don't remember what I said . . . but the thing about the gay lover? No, not while I was sober anyway.'

The tabloid also funded a playwriting prize and foundation created by Hoffman's friend in the late actor's honor.

Evidence disproving the Post's source that Strauss-Kahn's accuser was a union hooker impacts not only her libel suit against the paper, but could encourage the DA's office to continue to prosecute Strauss-Kahn full bore.

A possible deal "would involve a misdemeanor plea in which [Strauss-Kahn] would serve no jail time," but only if prosecutors have completely abandoned any thought of seeking a felony conviction.

Her lawsuit asserts, "All these statements are false, have subjected the plaintiff to humiliation, scorn and ridicule throughout the world by falsely portraying her as a prostitute."

Officer Dan Chu "Big Bad Dan" Chu, the NYPD traffic cop

Remember the Gorilla Coffee walkout of last spring? Two weeks after