thank goodness for 2001: a gossip odyssey. if it wasn't for britpoppa's latest feature, we'd all be wondering about...

what was keeping the rumor mill turning four years ago:

meg ryan unwittingly ended her fling with russell crowe when she told him she wanted to have his baby. through artificial insemination, i hope. that guy's gross.

jim carrey was leaving on a jet plane. he had recently purchased a gulfstream v for $41 million.

would catherine zeta-jones and michael douglas's marriage survive a two-month separation as she filmed america's sweethearts? unfortunately for america, it did.

kate beckinsale made a bad investment. she agreed to forego her wages in exchange for a share of the profits from stinker, pearl harbor.

jason priestly was sentenced to five days at los angeles' gateways communication correction center for dui. unfortunately, the stay didn't do much to correct his stuck-in-the-'90s hair.

david schwimmer's "friends" co-stars, matt leblanc and matthew perry, played a little trick on him. they made him think the car he was test-driving had amazing gas mileage by refilling the tank without his knowledge. later, they emptied it and stranded him. those crazy guys!

on january 12, 2001:

andrew lawrence turned 13.

zack de la rocha and raekwon turned 31.

heather mills turned 33.

rob zombie and olivier martinez turned 35.

oliver platt turned 41.

howard stern turned 47.

rush limbaugh and kirstie alley turned 50.