Tara Reid, to reporters last week: “I totally plan to go back into acting once the strike stops.”

And to answer your question: No. No, there is no strike right now.

Tara “Einstein” Reid continues: “The economy is so bad right now that people are afraid to put money back into acting. Even the shows that seem new, they really shot six months ago. So when it’s all back up again, I will go back into it. That’s my heart.”

Actually, Tara — and not that this matters in terms of your career — but Hollywood traditionally does well during times of economic crisis, because there’s less work and more need for escapism. They’re like bars, Tara. Bars typically do well in times of economic crisis, too. I was going to mention here that you’ve probably already noticed more people in the bars you call home most nights, but you’re too shitfaced to notice anything at all most of the time, aren’t you, dear?

Celebrity attendees at Padres Contra El Cancer’s 8th Annual El Sueno De Esperanza gala:

- Eva Longoria
- George Lopez
- Daisy Fuentes
- Alejandro Fernandez
- Gina Ravera
- Ana de la Reguera
- Tara Reid

In fairness, though, she sincerely thought there would be baseball players.

Tara was at the big fashion trade show in Vegas this week to show off her new fashion line, called Liposuction by Tara Reid.

Okay, okay. I’m kidding. It’s called Mantra. But how great would it be if it were called Liposuction? I would buy it then.

Mantra, which Reid is debuting today at the Project show in Las Vegas, features T-shirts, dresses, bikinis, ponchos and hoodies decorated with trinkets, charms and beads in eight bright colors that are meant to inspire emotions. “It’s about putting into the universe what you want in life: Red means love, pink is friendship, green is lucky, black is protection,” says Reid, who found inspiration in her longtime hobby of making charm bracelets. “You’re gonna have a story when you wear this bikini or when you put this dress on: You’ll either get love or meet a new friend or you might meet a guy.” Indeed, her two-piece swimsuits — which come in string, boy short, halter, and bandeau styles — also feature flirty messages like “Catch Me If You Can” or “Single and Ready to Mingle,” and her T-shirt dresses have cut-out backs strung with hand-made chains. And while Reid hopes to see the items (priced between $65 to $180) in major department stores by early next year, she admits that she’s just happy being creative. “I feel like I’m in a really great place in my life, and I love what I’m doing,” she says. “I love acting but I can’t hire myself. If this works, then we’re in business. If not, I tried.”

Heh. You have to give poor Tara props for being like, “Well, I’d rather have a film career than be hawking flimsy dresses, but I pretty much self-destructed under the weight of my drinking problem, so this is what we’re doing instead now.”

And, listen, dear readers, should you happen to spot anyone out in public wearing a garment that says “Single and Ready to Mingle,” and that individual is not some manner of small dog or illiterate foreigner, I implore you to shoot him or her in the face. There’s just no excuse for wearing something so stupid. We don’t need those people on our planet. The cops may give you shit at first, but, once you explain your motive, they’ll understand.

Tara Reid may still be a fall-down drunk, but she’s definitely lost the weight, and she cleaned up nicely for this environmental fundraiser in Venice.

Homegirl collapsed while partying in Bali this weekend and had to be rushed to the hospital.

She’s okay and she’s been released.

It’s long past time for Tara to pull a Lindsay and get her ass sober. You’re 32 years old, Tara. This isn’t cute anymore.

The dangers of lipo, kids.

How have we not seen a DUI out of this girl yet? It’s almost impressive. From R&M:

Don’t look for Tara Reid on another episode of “Scrubs.” Appearing at the New York Comedy Festival, show creator Bill Lawrence said Reid was his least favorite guest star - “not because she wasn’t a nice person,” but because she allegedly stank of booze and smokes.

She stank of booze on set?

So here’s the question: was she drinking on set? Or was she just still stank from the night before? Either way, very sad.