Josh Woodward was released from jail early Wednesday, but the L.A. DA still says there's not enough evidence to file charges against him.

``This is a very complicated case . . . that will require expert witnesses,'' said LAPD Deputy Chief Charlie Beck at a press conference. ``It is a case that will require extensive scientific analysis of substance.''

Investigators are working to gather more evidence against the 8 Oz Burger Bar co-owner who was arrested Sunday in the death of a 13-week-old fetus believed to be his.

Murder charges, however, will be tough to come by. ``Normally we're looking at the third trimester before a murder charge could really apply,'' ABC News legal analyst Dana Cole told KABC. ``If the fetus could not have survived, it will never be a murder case. It could be an assault case.''

Lance Bass made the Miami rounds last week, hitting Sunset Lounge at Mondrian for cocktails; dinner at the Blue Door at Delano; followed by The Florida Room, where he was seen with, says our spy, ``a slew of boys.''

On Tuesday, Bass took in the scene at Pacific Time's About Last Night soiree where he drank espresso martinis, cheering every time a new round arrived at his table.

When the server told him his bill was gratis, he pulled out four $100 bills as a tip.

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has elected Alan T. Brown to its Board of Directors. Brown, a quadriplegic since 1988, is the co-founder of the Alan T. Brown Foundation to Cure Paralysis and publicist for Fort Lauderdale hot spot Cafe Martorano.

Congrats are in order for real estate developer Don Peebles, who has landed on the cover of November's Black Enterprise Magazine, which calls him ``the master blacksmith of entreprenurialism.'' And to Michael Aller, a.k.a Mr. Miami Beach, for not only being the voice behind the world's only ``human'' tourism hotline -- Aller says every call is answered or returned -- but also for receiving the Nestor Torres Cultural Ambassador Award.

Lady Gaga fans, rejoice: the funky singer has added a second Miami date to her Monster Ball Tour, taking place two days after her New Year's Eve show at the James L. Knight Center; ticketmaster.com.

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