Jerome Ware/ZUMApress.comI'm referring, of course, to that little spat between Shanna Moakler and Paris Hilton at Hyde Tuesday night. 'Cause it wasn't all that long ago that Shanna was gushing over Paris to yours truly back at P.'s album-release party.
"We love Paris' music--we love 'Stars Are Blind'!" she told me that night. I seriously doubt she still feels so fondly toward her anymore, since Paris started hangin' around Shanna's ex-hub, Travis Barker.
The dueling deets are still rolling in, but according to Paris' police report, Shanna socked her in the jaw for no reason.
Whuh?
Shanna's rep says otherwise, claiming Stavros Niarchos, Paris' ex-beau and party partner that eve, bent her wrists back, shoved her and dumped a drink on her.
Ladies, is all this nonsense really worth it over the skinny, tattooed dude? Like, George Clooney I could understand, but I think you both could do much better.
Now, all this silliness will prolly get hashed out legally, since both gals filed police reports, but in our own Awful Court, this would be our verdict:
Paris, I find you guilty of getting friendly with other gals' guys way too soon after a split. Your Halle Berry-style hand-slap sentence is a courtesy one-minute minimum from when a guy officially becomes single until you start dating him.
Shan-babe, you're guilty of going out too much. You got three kids at home, hon! Your punishment is to take a few nights off from the Hollywood scene and hang at home, not Hyde, every now and then. Maybe make some crank calls, just for the hell of it.
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