• Naming names: Sean 'What's His Face' Combs is denying a report in the Los Angeles Times that claims his associates were behind the murder of Tupac Shakur. "The story is a lie. It is beyond ridiculous and completely false I am shocked that the Los Angeles Times would be so irresponsible as to publish such a baseless and completely untrue story." The story was published as a Web exclusive and did not appear in the paper's print editions.

• Sunnier days ahead?: Amy Winehouse has purchased a sunbed to help her scabby face issues. But, that may be the least of her probs. Record bosses have reportedly ordered her back to rehab, with one source saying "All the optimism after the Grammys has gone. Amy is sliding towards oblivion."

• Free man: Rogue french trader Jérome Kerviel—accused of one of the largest bank frauds in history ($7.2 billion!)—will be released from jail today, pending further investigation.

WAIT, THERE'S MORE: No do-overs for Florida; Penthouse in the lead; and animals are sluts, too!

• Delegating responsibility: On the Florida primary playground, the Democratic Party in the state has decided against a primary election do-over.

• Naked competition: Penthouse said to have better odds than Hustler of scoring a nude shoot with Spitzer girl Ashley Alexandra Dupré.

• Animal magnetism: New York governors don't have the corner on the adultery market. Scientists say hanky panky is popular throughout the animal kingdom, with some species even paying for sex by trading grooming for copulation.

• Friendly foe: Lindsay Lohan's new buddy, Jeremy Geffen, was arraigned yesterday on sexual assault charges involving two 16-year-old girls. And here we thought LiLo was a good judge of character.

• Matters of the heart: The American Heart Association is telling ER docs to question young people coming in with heart attack symptoms about possible cocaine use. Now, we didn't go to med school, but we could have told you that would be a good idea.

• Path of nonviolence: The Dalai Lama is threatening to resign as political leader and head of state if violence in Tibet worsens. Might work.