Burkle sued by Jared Paul Stern

The former New York Post gossip reporter alleges that Beverly Hills gazillionaire Ron Burkle committed libel, emotional distress, interference in business relationship, injurious falsehood, abuse of process and civil conspiracy. Gawker read the suit and says the highlights include the allegation that L.A. crisis PR guru Michael Sitrick used to plant dirt on Stern in the New York Daily News gossip pages. Anthony Pellicano comes up — and the Clintons too, of course.