Attn. Zsa Zsa:Kent Butler was motoring down...

Attn. Zsa Zsa:

Kent Butler was motoring down Roxbury Drive when he was pulled over by a Beverly Hills policeman.

When Butler asked why he was being ticketed, he was told: “Vanity.”

The officer explained that Butler’s offense was careless driving due to primping.

“I was putting Chapstick on and combing my hair,” said Butler, a director at a film company. “But I’m going to fight this ticket.”

However, dahlink, he chose not to fight the officer.

Whatever the jury verdict in the Zsa Zsa-Slaps-Cop trial, the incident will remain a part of local lore. It figures to rank up there with such storied and/or rumored tussles as:

--1986, The Tiff in the Tower: Published reports said there were fisticuffs between Universal Pictures executive Frank Price and his boss, MCA-Universal President Sidney J. Sheinberg, in the latter’s office over handling of the box-office dud, “Howard the Duck.” Each denied the scrap occurred. Winner: None verified.

--1981, The Tiff in the Lift: Yankee owner George Steinbrenner claimed that after a World Series game he fought off two rowdy Dodger fans in the Hyatt Wilshire elevator, throwing them out at the 11th floor. Winner: None verified (there were no witnesses).

--1978, Dodger Donnybrook: Pitcher Don Sutton and first baseman Steve Garvey exchanged punches and rolled around on the locker room floor, each suffering facial scratches. Witnesses called it a draw.

--1951, Cafe Boxing: Two top-ranked local fighters, Art Aragon and Lauro Salas, slugged it out for 15 minutes in a Mexican restaurant on Sunset Boulevard before police arrived. Winner: Salas. But later, when the boxers met in the ring, the bigger Aragon won a narrow decision.

--1944, Actor vs. Director: Angered by a wisecrack Errol Flynn made about an actress, director John Huston traded blows with Flynn for several minutes. Flynn suffered broken ribs and Huston left with a broken nose. Witnesses called it a draw.

--1926, Actor vs. Mogul: When actress Greta Garbo failed to show for her wedding with actor John Gilbert, studio head Louis B. Mayer reportedly made a remark about Garbo that enraged Gilbert. He decked Mayer. Winner (in the short run): Gilbert. Loser (in the long run): Gilbert, who never again was given good roles by Mayer, his boss.

How soon they forget. . . .

A reporter called directory assistance and said: “Can I get the number for the office of Ronald Reagan in Century City?”

The operator asked: “Is that spelled R-e-a-g-a-n?”