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Apr 07 2009 9:10am EDT

Idle Chatter: Peter Bart, AOL, Jimmy Fallon, more

-Peter Bart says speculation that he was forced to relinquish his job as editor in chief of Variety after 20 years is "surreal." [NYT]

-The long-anticipated spinoff of AOL appears to be drawing near: Time Warner is asking bondholders for permission to alter debt covenants that, in their present form, could prevent the web unit from becoming a separate entity. [WSJ]

-Jimmy Fallon's brief turn as a food critic has gotten him banned from one of his favorite restaurants. [P6]

-BBC America has killed its three-hour international news block, citing low ratings. [Variety]

-Heather Mills says that one of News Corp.'s tabloids tried to fool her into dishing dirt from her marriage to Paul McCartney by inventing a fake charity. [Blotter]. □

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