Who knew Howard Stern was so sensitive? The shock jock took to the airwaves to deny reports that he was helping a 22-year-old girl auction off her virginity … because he has such a great reputation to defend? We don't get the outrage. He insists that he only invited her onto his show to interview her, not to assist in the process: "I'm really aggravated by this. I don't feel like defending myself to my kids about something that's in the paper that isn't true."

Fair enough, Howard. You can go back to being America's moral compass.

[Source]

Howard Stern is helping a 22-year-old San Diego woman, who goes by the alias "Natalie Dylan," auction off her viriginity. Natalie says she will not necessarily sell herself to the highest bidder: "I want someone with chemistry. We'll take bids until I find a suitor I'm happy with." But why is she doing it in the first place? To pay for her college education, of course.

According to Dylan, she and her sister were forced into the skin trade partly because their stepfather allegedly took out student loans in their names without their permission, leaving them unable to finance their education.

She says she's already earned her bachelor's degree in women's studies at Sacramento State and that in January she'll start her master's work in marriage and family therapy there. She hopes to get a doctorate.

Look, we get that it's tough for some people to make enough money to educate themselves, but something about this whole story just feels really, really wrong.

Photo of Miss Dylan, after the jump.

CONTINUED »

Despite the fact that most Americans have no idea who he is, Russell Brand was a great host for the MTV VMAs because he got people talking. True, it was at the expense of the Jonas Brothers, but that's OK because Brand kinda sorta apologized but not really:

I feel a bit bad that I kept talking about their vows to chastity, and I’d like to take this opportunity to say: No one ever have sex again. It’s a mad idea. What a crazy way to spend an evening.

Other post-show gems include his theory that Lil Wayne is from another world and "he has a message for us all." Perhaps that message has something to do with pants.

[Source]

• Christina Aguilera's new perfume ad inspires us to vomit. [Yeeeah]

• As of right now Amy Winehouse is back in rehab. Not sure how long that's going to last, but the facility is right next to Blake Incarcerated, which sounds like a bad idea. [INO]

• When Ellen DeGeneres blogs, we listen. [PS]

• Jon Voight has some harsh words for Roseanne. [DListed]

• Heidi Montag is now claiming she's a virgin. Uh, did she forget all those interviews she gave talking about having sex with Spencer — and the infamous Season 2 pregnancy test? [ICYDK]

• The Real World: Brooklyn reportedly sucks, and it hasn't even finished filming yet. We could have told you that. [CityRag]

Try as she may, Britney Spears just can't drum up much excitement about her new album that's in the works, even when she starts singing songs called "ATM." The lyrics to that fine song are as follows: "Hey Mama, I know it’s my cash you seek. … You know they treat me like an ATM, but y'all know that I’m too good for 'em."

Taking her frustrations out on her mother? Nothing new. What is new, however, is her claim in another song, "Already Bad," which contains a confession for Justin Timberlake: "I know you thought you were the first, but I had already quenched my thirst, I was already bad." Unfortunately for Britney, this would have been shocking had it been the year 2003. Now, after witnessing the head-shaving incident and Brit being carted away in an ambulance, that's nothing.

[Source]

Hilary Duff is maybe taking her need to appeal to the children and never disappoint their cash providing parents a bit far. She can keep acting in kids movies and singing bubble gum pop songs because in the end they pay her bills. I've even heard that though she and boyfriend Joel Madden roll in a pretty hipster crowd these days, she's really a very sweet girl. But claiming to still be a virgin? Sister, please. Hilary had this to say in her interview with Elle:

“It’s harder having a boyfriend who’s older because people just assume. “But (virginity) is definitely something I like about myself. It doesn’t mean I haven’t thought about sex, because everyone I know has had it and you want to fit in.”

Screw you, how do you know whether or not I want to fit in? Oh, nevermind. If this story is true, I gotta believe Madden is at his wit's end. Not only is he not getting it, but his adorable girlfriend is only a whisper of the hot woman he scored years ago. Gaunt-face killa usually looks like she is about to break in half.

[Source]