Sideshow: Bonnie & Clyde go big-time

Hometown antiheroes

Jocelyn Kirsch

and

Edward Anderton

, so beloved by Philly's common folk for their (alleged) craven desire to (allegedly) cheat their way into a life of conspicuous consumption, now can inspire an entire nation! The pair are featured in a

multi-page

story in the current issue of Rolling Stone.

Alas, no explosive revelations in the mag's account of how Jocelyn, a 22-year-old Drexel undergrad, and her 25-year-old partner allegedly used identity theft, forgery and other sexy techniques to defraud people of tens of thousands of dollars - all so they could show off a jet-set lifestyle to their friends. Rolling Stone does add a bit of juicy detail about Jocelyn's (quite colorful) love life. But not everyone is taken with Kirsch and Anderton's glamour. Philly detective

Terry Sweeney

tells Phillymag.com of the couple, affectionately dubbed

Bonnie and Clyde:

"These two were complete idiots. If this was two fat [jerks] from South Philly, it would have been Turner and Hooch."

TMZ.com says an anon insider at NBC confirms that

Kathie Lee Gifford

is the lucky lass chosen to be the new cohost of the 10 a.m. hour block of

Today

. Kathie Lee gave 15 years of her life to

Live With Regis and Kathie Lee

, which she left in 2000.

An NBC rep gives TMZ.com a non-denial denial: "We think Kathie Lee is a tremendous talent, but we have nothing to announce."

Two young men, one brandishing a movie camera, another carrying an unloaded rifle, were arrested yesterday at

Kate Hudson

's Manhattan house, TMZ.com reports. An unidentified woman called 911 and told dispatchers she had seen the men traipsing about on the roof of the house. (It's not known whether Hudson was home at the time.)

TMZ says the suspects, who told cops they were there to shoot a film, are likely students at New York University, which is just a hop and a skip away from Hudson's pad.

Janet Jackson

visited the ER at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. Monday night for shortness of breath and the flu, says Us mag and People.com. Her rep says Janet was treated and released that same night.

Meanwhile, TMZ.com has an unconfirmed report that due to her flu, Janet will cancel her gig this week on

Saturday Night Live

.

Canadian poet, singer, lover and sage

Leonard Cohen

, who on Monday night was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the age of 73, said yesterday he was going on his first tour in 15 years. Billboard reports the tour will start June 6 in Toronto, wind its way across Europe, and end Aug. 29 in Vienna.

Alas, no plans yet for any shows in the U.S.

George Clooney

says a report in Britain's Marie Claire that he is engaged to wed

Sarah Larson

is "not true." That said, it's clear he's serious about Sarah: She is the first gf Clooney has

ever

taken to the Oscars.

Patrick Dempsey

, who plays the famously sexy neurosurgeon Dr. McDreamy on

Grey's Anatomy

, yesterday made an appearance at his hometown hospital, Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, to announce the opening of the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing. Dempsey has reportedly donated $250,000 to build the center.

Dempsey has history with the medical center: He was born there 42 years ago and his mother,

Amanda,

has twice been treated there for ovarian cancer, which is in remission.

If you've always wanted to dress like

Leona Helmsley

- and what man, woman or child in America hasn't? - here's your chance. Chicago-based auction house Leslie Hindman Auctioneers (

» READ MORE: www.lesliehindman.com

) will put Leona's couture collection on the block May 18. The threads, in sizes 6 to 8, include feathered ball gowns, dresses, shirts and suits by

Bob Mackey

,

Yves Saint Laurent

and

Christian Dior

. Helmsley, who died in August at 87, ordered her property sold and proceeds donated to charity.

The Atlantic, a serious journal of public affairs and culture, is getting grief for its next issue, which features a cover story about . . .

Britney Spears

. Editors at the 150-year-old mag insist they haven't sold their souls. "We think the brand's relevance has a broader appeal than the current footprint," Atlantic prez

Justin Smith

tells Advertising Age. "You could argue that doing a story on the celebrity economy and the new paparazzi economy is a broadening of the footprint."

Matt Grant

, the 6-foot-5 global financier from the U.K., who stars in the coming season of

The Bachelor

, tells OK! mag that the show, which gives men the opportunity to shop for choice American females, fulfilled so many of his dreams and fantasies. "I always had a thing for American girls," he said.

"I definitely found love," Matt revealed, "and yes, [the women] lived up to my expectations."

That's hot.