Laguna backtrack.

Here's some of the latest news on our favorite gang of kids -- although some is a teeny bit dated.


[Photo courtesy of The Real O.C. boards]
Talan Torriero, Stephen Colletti and ... gasp ... Kristin Cavallari got together for a Bongo promo where they signed autographs and took pictures with fans. It's nice to see them back together -- and Kristin fitting right into those strong, sturdy arms. Ahem.

Stephen was Punk'd this past Monday. Check your local listings for repeats.

Star magazine is saying that Jessica Simpson has been crank calling Kristin's cell phone by staying silent and hanging up or trying to order pizza or Chinese food. "As far as Jessica is concerned," says one of their sources, "Kristin’s a nobody-19 year old reality TV star who has just been using Nick for free publicity."

Jessica -- Smith, that is -- and Dieter have been making the rounds and answering questions about the show. A member of the Real O.C. boards shared an exerpt of what was said at a recent event: Jessica went to a community college because her grades at LBHS weren't very good (no surprise there); Jason dropped out of high school and his mother begged MTV to hide that fact; Jason and Lauren are still dating and living together; the cast was paid less than minimum wage; Casey moved to Laguna to be on the show (again, no surprise).

According to the two, the first season was approximately 20% staged, while the second season was 80% staged.

You can watch a video of Jessica saying not-so-nice things about Kristin and her career here (requires a MySpace account).

And according to Variety, Kristin will star alongside Brittany Snow in a film called Fingerprints: "Snow stars as a girl fresh out of a rehab who moves back in with her parents and sister (Cavallari) and gets involved in an investigation of what has paralyzed residents. The story is loosely based on an urban legend involving haunted train tracks. Shooting begins this month in Oklahoma."