Things have been so bad, according to a source, Condé Nast had to send her to anger management — a distinction she shares with the mag's other associate publisher.

Insiders from two mass-market labels — who spoke on condition of anonymity — are among those leading the rebellion. "[Phillips] thinks she can pressure them because they're urban fashion labels," said a snitch. "And she's always dropping Anna Wintour's name, like that should scare them."

Several former Vogue staffers also vented about Phillips' work practices. "I definitely had advertisers who would say, 'Don't bring her into meetings,'" one of her ex-employees told me. "She's a yeller."

Her boss, Vogue publisher Tom Florio, said through a spokeswoman: "I've worked with Connie Anne for many years and your information is simply not correct."

"Wow. I hadn't really thought about that," the "Mean Girls" actress replied at Karl Lagerfeld's Fendi party Thursday. "I think I would go to NYU. I'm a New York girl, and it's easy to get to London and L.A. from here." OMG, snap! That's just how we picked our college.

Not just any vibrators, mind you, but "precious metal" thrill-sticks in 24-karat gold or platinum ($475, plus tax) made by San Francisco company Jimmyjane.

"It's all about living sexy as a lifestyle," said a company spokeswoman, who confirmed that Albemarle was on their board of advisers. Apparently he pops them out at parties, and the little devils just sell themselves.

Here's a little marital wisdom from "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman: "A big [penis] is a bore if it's attached to a big [penis]," she says in the December Esquire.

She also offers the following translations of femalespeak for the benefit of the male species: "You're working too hard = You're not spending enough time with me."

When Tom Ford launched his new line of Estee Lauder products last week, photographers were told they could shoot him only from his approved right side, noted an insider, laughing. "I'm very comfortable nude," the designer told us in response to a question about his recent naked shoot for W magazine. Pity that's not one of his appearance demands. ... How many Oscars do you need to hang with Alicia Keys? Best Actor of 1996 Geoffrey Rush got in a tizz after being repelled by the bouncers outside the VIP area at her Fizz Black Ball after-party last week. The flustered actor eventually established his bona fides and enjoyed the rest of the evening with the likes of Rosie Perez and Spike and Tonya Lee. ... Bill Gates, who celebrated his 50th birthday aboard his yacht Saturday, is such a big fan of TV's "24" that Kiefer Sutherl and made a short video to screen at the party. ... In the fall issue of Trump World magazine, dubbed "The Power Issue," Donald Trump names himself as the most powerful man in the world.

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