Names in the news.

Byline: Tirdad Derakhshani

Martha Stewart's every move, word and twitch have been followed far and wide since she entered a West Virginia prison last October to serve a five-month sentence for insider stock trading. The latest gibes come in a People mag story that reveals that the maven of all things trimmed, fitted and ornamented lost a prison decoration contest for teams of inmates armed with $25 worth of glitter, ribbons and construction paper.

Stewart's gang of decorating cons made paper cranes to be hung from the ceiling. But they lost to another team, which built a nativity scene that, according to People, had "pictures of snow-covered hills and sleds and clouds on the wall." (Makes you almost want to visit the place.)

We're betting Martha will demand a rematch, maybe an Easter-themed design battle before her release in March.

___

THE SINGING SUIT

There's nothing like a bracing lawsuit to enliven, if not bring cheer, to the new year. The latest docket report has actress Debbie Reynolds and her son, Todd Fisher, being sued in Los Angeles Superior Court by the former owner of a shopping and entertainment complex for allegedly breaching their contract to display Hollywood memorabilia.