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Tuesday round up: Alexander McQueen, Katy Perry and $1million in cold hard cash

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Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in his London apartment last week after leaving a note nearby. The contents of the note were not released by the coroner’s office, which is charged with formally identifying the circumstances of the designer’s death. / AP

Alec Baldwin will appear at a Fordham Law School speaker series next Wednesday. The Time Warner Center event has a waiting list of more than 800. / NYP20

Katy Perry was offered $1 million to collaborate with Steve Madden for a shoe line. A rep for the singer says that Perry is “working on her next album, not a shoe line.” / NYP12

Sarah Palin is lashing out at the portrayal of a character with Down syndrome on the animated comedy “Family Guy.” In a Facebook posting headlined “Fox Hollywood – What a Disappointment,” Palin said Sunday night’s episode felt like “another kick in the gut.” / AP, DN3

A judge in Connecticut has postponed Rip Torn’s next court appearance until March, citing a scheduling conflict. / AP

Gerard Butler flirted with a string of women while attending the Rio de Janeiro carnival this weekend including Brazilian soap star and former Playboy cover girl Rita Guedes. Guedes was seen taking out her cell phone leading onlookers to believe that she was adding Butler’s number. / NYP10

Kim Kardashian was almost totally ignored at her fashion show yesterday.  All of the attention went to “Jersey Shore” star Jenni “JWoWW” Farley who was mobbed by fans and sat front row. / NYP37

Lisa Rinna said she was so disturbed by Heidi Montag’s surgically altered appearance on the cover of PEOPLE that she had to rip off the cover before bringing the magazine into her house. / NYP10

Tori Spelling is working on a children’s book titled “Presenting…Tallulah.” The book is due on shelves this September. / USAT7B

Rozlyn Papa is telling all about the rumored fling that got her kicked off “The Bachelor” on a special reunion episode titled “Women Tell All” airing Monday. / NYP68

Adam Levine was spotted canoodling with model Anne Vyalitsyna last week. Levine reportedly challenged Vyalitsyna to a game of beer pong that went until the wee hours. / NYP12

Rob Pattinson tells Detail magazine that he “really [hates] vaginas” and that he wasn’t prepared for a 12-hour photo shoot in which naked women surrounded him.  “I had no idea what to say to these girls.  Thank God I was hung-over,” he said. / NYP10

Lisa Kudrow will appear as the first participant on NBC’s new series “Who Do You Think You Are?” premiering on March 5. Kudrow will discover that she has a cousin who survived the Holocaust. / DN68

“Tonight Show” bandleader Kevin Eubanks is leaving Jay Leno. Edubank’s departure will not be immediate and he’s expected to be with “Tonight” March 1 when it returns at 11:35 with Jay Leno. / NYP69, AP, USAT7B

“Judge Judy” has claimed a staggering 700 consecutive weeks as TV’s top-rated court show. / NYP69

The CW Network has renewed five series for next season, including “Vampire Diaries,” Gossip Girl,” “90210,” “Supernatural” and “America’s Next Top Model.” / USAT7B

“Sex and the City” costume designer Patricia Field turned out to support Sarah Jessica Parker at the Halston fashion show on Monday. / NYP11

John Malkovich launched his menswear collection to a small group of editors and buyers at Soho House this week.  / NYP10

HarperCollins announced Tuesday that it will issue Sean Hannity’s “Conservative Victory” on March 30. The paperback is billed as a call to defeat President Barack Obama’s “radical agenda.” / AP

“Desperate Housewives” is creating a cancer storyline for Kathryn Joosten, who plays busybody Karen McCluskey.  / NYP69

Victoria Beckham and Zac Posen held rival bashes for their fashion lines at the Gramercy Park Hotel on Monday. / NYP20

Nicole Ritchie confirmed that she and Joel Madden are engaged.  The news broke during a taping of “Late Show With David Letterman,” which will air Friday. / USAT7B

Photos in the Post: Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake in NYC yesterday, Megan Fox at a photo shoot for an upcoming issue of W magazine, Brangelina with their kids on the set of Angelina’s new movie, Demi Moore with Ellen Barkin and Parker Posey at the debut of “Happy Tears.”/ NYP12, NYP13

Photos in the Daily News: Jenni “JWoWW” Farley at the bebe show sporting a Christian Audigier T-shirt dress, / DN20

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