Claudia Lynn Cohen (December 16, 1950 – June 15, 2007) was an American gossip columnist, socialite, and television reporter.
Mary Elizabeth Smith (born February 2, 1923) is an American gossip columnist.
 She is known as "The Grand Dame of Dish".
Alfred Joseph “A.J.” Benza (born June 2, 1962) is an American gossip columnist and television host.
Sheilah Graham (born Lily Shiel; 15 September 1904 – 17 November 1988) was a British-born, nationally syndicated American gossip columnist during Hollywood's "Golden Age".
 Along with Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper, Graham came to wield sufficient power to make or break Hollywood careers—prompting her to describe herself as "the last of the unholy trio."
"Frenemy" (less commonly spelled "frienemy") is an oxymoron and a portmanteau of "friend" and "enemy" that refers to "a person with whom one is friendly, despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry" or "a person who combines the characteristics of a friend and an enemy".
 The term is used to describe personal, geopolitical and commercial relationships both among individuals and groups or institutions.
 The word has appeared in print as early as 1953 in an article titled "Howz about calling the Russians our Frienemies?"
 by the American gossip columnist Walter Winchel in the Nevada State Journal.
Norm Clarke (born 1942 in Terry, Montana) is an American gossip columnist in Las Vegas, Nevada.
 He wrote the column "Vegas Confidential" for the "Las Vegas Review-Journal" from 1999 to 2016.
 He currently writes the column "Vegas Diary" for the website of the Vegas Stats & Information Network.
 His column covers celebrities and near-celebrities and their doings in the bright lights of "Sin City."
Joyce Haber (1931–1993) was an American gossip columnist who worked for the "Los Angeles Times".
Rona Barrett (born Rona Burstein, October 8, 1936, New York City) is an American gossip columnist and businesswoman.
 She currently runs the Rona Barrett Foundation, a non-profit organization in Santa Ynez, California, dedicated to the aid and support of senior citizens in need.
Elsa Maxwell (May 24, 1883 – November 1, 1963) was an American gossip columnist and author, songwriter, and professional hostess renowned for her parties for royalty and high society figures of her day.
A. J.
 After Hours is a television program that aired on the E! cable network in 2001.
 The talk show, hosted by gossip columnist A. J. Benza, was described as a show that "mixes interviews with comedy sketches and man-on-the-street segments, and which explores the New York's hip club scene."

Question: Who is the American gossip columnist and television host that hosted the show A.J. After Hours?
Answer: A. J. Benza