>> INSIDER WIRE —Rumors that circulated a couple of months ago about the nature of Yigal Azrouel and Katie Lee Joel's relationship are not going away now that Katie Lee and her husband Billy Joel have announced their spilt. The latest on Yigal and Katie Lee, who often wears Azrouel's designs, is that the designer called Joel his girlfriend, but Billy Joel's spokesman says the split is "absolutely unrelated to Yigal." [NYDN]