Russell Simmons, Al Sharpton, and PETA have joined together to create an interesting anti-dog-fighting trio. They sent an open letter to Michael Vick’s sponsors, the NFL commissioner, and the Atlanta Falcons CEO condemning dog-fighting but going kind of soft on Vick, in my opinion. I guess there’s that whole innocent-until-proven-guilty roadblock.

Click here if you’re interested in signing a petition, although I don’t see what petitioning something that’s already illegal will do. Read the full letter after the jump.

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Sorry, Common. You put up a good fight, I’m sure. But take a look at that Christmas sweater and those tight-fitting jeans on Jay Leno’s band leader Kevin Eubanks.

You didn’t have a chance in hell of winning PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Contest as soon as this guy entered the race.

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Meat-and-potatoes men need not apply. PETA’s looking for sexy and famous vegetarians. Apparently, the qualifications for getting on their list is that you have to be famous enough to have a Wikipedia page and you can’t eat meat. The sexiness factor seems not to be an issue. Thus, Common has fairly good chances of coming out on top of PETA’s poll, particularly with Ruben Studdard, KRS-One, and Murphy Lee among his competitors.

Persia White, Masta Killa, the GZA, KRS-One, Murphy Lee, Mos Def, Prodigy, RZA, Black Thought, Q-Tip, Forest Whitaker and Ruben Studdard are also vying for the title, who’s previous winners include Prince and Andre 3000 of Outkast, who became the first rapper to win the title in 2004.

“When you look at the more than 200 gorgeous celebrities in this year’s poll, there are no bones about it—a vegetarian diet makes you beautiful inside and out,” added PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. “After all, going vegetarian is the best thing that you can do for animals, the Earth, and yourself. Plus, everyone knows that there’s nothing sexier than someone who exudes both passion and compassion.”

After perusing PETA’s list of 200 “sexy” vegetarians, I’ve decided that, although the vegetarian cause is noble, meat-eating celebrities are a whole lot cuter.

[AHH]

• Quincy Jones feeds Michael Jackson the “I’m busy” line to avoid having to see him face to face. No judgment, Quincy. I would, too. [Starpulse]
• PETA’s offering free animal cruelty seminars to NFL players. Seriously. [DP]
• Young Jeezy was arrested, and his bail was a paltry $284. Snowman, indeed. [SR]
• Jay-Z fled his lawsuit drama stateside to visit Cannes and lay out with Beyonce in Monaco. [PR]
• Lil’ Wayne and Trina reenact the last scene of Love Jones on stage in Miami. [C&D]