The Hills are alive ... with the sound of cha-ching.
The salaries for the MTV reality show's stars range between $45,000 and $100,000 an episode, a source with knowledge of the show's contracts tells the Daily Beast.
Audrina Patridge, Heidi Montag and Lauren "Lo" Bosworth are the show's highest earners atread more
The Hills' pseudo-drama heated up on Friday when a PerezHilton.com blurb claimed that Lauren Conrad had hooked up with gal pal Audrina Patridge's on-again/-off again beau, Justin "Bobby" Brescia.
"I'm not sure what to believe," Audrina fretted via her Celebuzz blog. "Though Justin and I have not been exclusive for quite some time, these rumors are very confusing and hurtful."
Get the whole messy story — LC's reaction included — after the jump.read more
LC's pals did a little rearending coming out of Katsuya last night. watch
