• Marc Jacobs seems to be back with rent-a-boyfriend Jason Preston, at least for now. The twosome were spotted at Therapy in New York with, of all people, porn star maestro Michael Lucas. [Page Six]

• When it comes to celebs coming out of the closet, Jake Gyllenhaal and Vin Diesel are, not surprisingly, at the top of the list of gambling odds. [Gambling 911]

• Jennifer Lopez made good on rumors she'd be the surprise guest at Dance On The Pier. [Perez Hilton]

• It's over for Marc Jacobs and former rent-a-boy Jason Preston. The designer and his tattooed boyfriend split over their conflicting schedules. That is, Preston is 25 and wanted to hit the clubs all night while Jacobs is 30-ish and has to be in bed early. You know, so he can wake up and work. The relationship was also affecting Jacobs' work ethic, it seems, which sounds like it was Marc's handlers and business associates who gave the relationship the final string pull. [La Dolce Musto]

• Liza Minelli's ex-husband David Gest is on the receiving end of a sexual harassment lawsuit from former assistant Charles Beyer, who claims his sexual preference blurry boss would grab his ass, make comments about his penis, and mark his datebook with instructions to "Shake my penis, make sure it feels good," wash it "in hot water" and "dip it in chocolate fudge." For what it's worth, Gest denies it. [Page Six]

• That "special bond" between Paul Walker and Scott Caan on the set of Into the Blue looks just like the one between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. [Towleroad]

Now that we've covered old HX, let's talk about this month's issue: Marc Jacobs boyfriend Jason Preston wants us to know once and for all that he is not being paid to be the fashion king's love slave, and that they did not meet on rentboy.com. He opened up in an interview with HX this month about loving Marc, leaving the prostitute's life behind, and about "not regretting anything." It's fascinating stuff, if you believe him. We wish the happy couple all the best and hope Marc's one or two weeks a month in the U.S. are enough to keep Mr. Preston satisfied. Or maybe that's what a Valentine's Day Rolex is for...

AFTER THE JUMP: See a photo of Jason Preston dressed like a shirtless Indian at the Marc Jacobs holiday party.

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We would just like to know:

Why is Marc Jacobs' boyfriend on the cover of HX? The hookers of the world are a fun bunch, don't get us wrong--and there are plenty of hookers advertised in the magazine, so they obviously know their market. But still, really?...

Jason Preston has long been the target of the gossip world: a modern-day Pretty Woman come true, he's a well-known rent boy plucked from the masses to be adored by Mr. Couture Of The Moment. Although he has quite the knack for planting himself on the dinner plates of reporters, and then feigning exhaustion by all the publicity. Then there's that tattoo on his arm, perhaps meant to be artsy and cool, but really it's just spooky.

Obviously he's taking a page from the Paris Hilton "How To Be Famous" instruction manual: note the requisite Chihuahua (plus the conveniently-displayed Rolex). Paris bought her own fame with the help of some well-connected P.R. agents, but at least she is a part of the Hilton family. Jason is...what? Really good at giving head? Perhaps that's why he's on the cover: we imagine there are some very satisfied HX editors right now.

Jason Preston: Cover Model [HX; register to read the magazine. Interview published below]

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