The US People Magazine office and look are based on TMZ, a show about "celebrity dirt."
Larvae Levin is a parody of Harvey Levin, the owner of TMZ.
Cobb's servant LeRoy says "By your command" when excusing himself from his employer's presence, a reference to the Cylons in "Battlestar Galactica."
The "situation room" resembles the one from the closing scenes of each episode of TMZ, including the chalkboard of stories that are being "investigated." Written on the Futurama version:
Written in Alienese is the sentence EARTH INVASIONS GONE WILD. This is a reference to "Girls Gone Wild".
