The PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS gossips about Stephen A. Smith, revealing behavior by the “Gone In 60 Minutes” radio host that we find very hard to believe: “ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith picked up some furniture at Raymour & Flanigan (2100 Route 38) in Cherry Hill earlier today and referred to himself in the third person while shopping, says a nearby customer.

“‘Stephen would like the sofa that Stephen was just sitting in’ our source quotes Smith, who’s been off from the Inqwaster since his column was stripped in August. Smith, accompanied by ‘an attractive young female’ was gracious to fans who approached, says our spy.”

So Smith had an attractive female, of her own free will, on his arm? And he was approached by someone (anyone) in public who wasn’t hawking free tickets to a Craig Ferguson standup performance? The Daily News really needs to vet its sources.