Sideshow: Once and for all, 'Insider' fires O'Brien

Already infamous for his voice mails requesting coke and hookers in 2005,

Pat O'Brien

was fired yesterday from

The Insider

for a few inter-office gossip e-mails trashing

Lara

Spencer

, who replaced him as host in June.

While describing a brief trip to Iowa, O'Brien was fired for announcing that middle-class folks "want to vomit" watching Spencer, his replacement as the show's host, picking out accessories.

Can we say, "Jealous"? Can we say, "Bye"?

Despite the two dozen anti-Scientology demonstrators rallying outside the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York Thursday,

Katie Holmes

' performance on opening night of Arthur Miller's

All My Sons

was generally reviewed as flawless.

"Holmes exuded the same lovable charm she did as Joey Potter on TV's

Dawson's Creek

," according to the New York Daily News.

Tom Cruise

was all smiles as he casually greeted patrons. Boasting of his pride and joy, he had no trouble ignoring the rally, which accused his religion of brainwashing the sweet and innocent Holmes.

The now official ex-wife of

Alex Rodriguez

is asking for a little more than her prenup originally promised.

Cynthia Rodriguez

has asked for the couple's waterfront estate in Florida, equitable distribution of all assets acquired during the marriage, child support payments, and enough money to pay their kids' way through private school.

Despite his alleged infidelity, and accusations that he visited

Madonna

in the middle of the night, the two were able to come to an amicable agreement. The details have not been released.

Oscar winner

Hilary Swank

, 34, is recuperating after a short medical procedure.

She was "experiencing some discomfort and went to see her doctor, who prescribed an immediate course of action that included a brief hospitalization to remove a small, benign growth," said manager

Jason Weinberg

.