No, this is not based entirely on Julie's life

Season 2: NewsRadio Episode Guide

"Beth's showing nudie photos of herself with a paper bag over her head. Check it out."
Joe wants to find the gelato thief. Joe "rigs" something for the first time, giving us the first hint that he is a dangerous psychopath. Jimmy James vacations in the office. Beth takes nude photos for her boyfriend across the pond. ("Across the pond" is an American phrase we Yankees use to sound British.) What happens on any sitcom when a character takes nude pix of herself? Yep, you guessed it: Matthew gets hit in the face with exploding chocolate gelato.