Clooney's Girlfriend Sarah Larson - From Fear Factor to the Oscars Front Row

We watched our own Fear Factor Alum Sarah Larson (Vegas Cocktailer '05, Clooney Roommate & Bedbuddy 'current) sit in the front row of the Oscar's with great pride.When Fear Factor Episode 5.27 "Las Vegas" originally aired on February 21, 2005, who knew that contestant Sarah Larson would be the real life Tess to de-bachelor the Cloondog and be his first Oscar date....ever.Her "gross stunt" in this episode was Fear Factor Cocktail Poker, where contestants had to drink different "enriched" cocktails. Hers was a scorpion blend.
She appeared with her then boyfriend playing as a team. Clooney himself told Newsweek this year something like "Stage actors look down on Film actors, Film actors look down on TV actors, thank God for Reality Shows or we'd have no one to look down on ourselves." (actual quote here)Would he blame Sarah for the lowly rated show this year?

The Bellagio Hosts Tyler's Art Louge

Caramel Lounge presents local artist Tyler Ramsey designing the “Ramsey Art Lounge” inside the Bellagio

hosted by Las Vegas luminaries:

Anna Chudoba (“AC Talent Agency”),Jack Colton(JackColton.com), Tracey Lee (Napkin Nights), & the one and only Marc Jay

RSVP directly to me or RSVP[at]RappAround.com

TheCHIMP.net Featured On Wonkette

From Wonkette (Monday, 18 Feb 2008):

How the hell is Mike Huckabee doing these days? Well, he’s thirsty, and he’s still running for President of Jesus, and to finance both of these things he delivered a paid speech in the Cayman Islands — where the Fat Cats hide their money — this weekend. Wonkette operative “Mikey G.” happened to spot Huckabee at....

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Inside Grammys Weekend: Jermaine Dupri's Party

Jermaine Dupri threw the tightest and most intimate hush hush grammy event on Friday night (8 Feb). At least as small as you can get with a carpet out front.

Attendees: GF Janet Jackson, Nelly, Ashanti, 50 cent nemesis^TM Fat Joe, Lohan BFF Ne-Yo, Quincy Jones, LA Reid, Grandmaster Flash, Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian.

What I told my friends after I left: What?! You dont follow hip hop gossip? Well Ashanti and Nelly were for years the Justin-Britney of hip, but they went as bad as that analogy last year. We saw that they are not only NOT DATING anymore- they appear to be playing the 9th grade version of "NOT DATING ANYMORE". They arrived separately, were at different tables, and didn’t interact together at all. Am I the last to learn the "open secret" in the music industry that they have a kid together? (Did it ever happen??)

A CHIMP.net running mate swears he saw David Beckham hiding under a hood and coming in the back door solo (Posh is in London). We were too "busy" to investigate.

Nicole Khristine Launch Party - Jesse Metcalfe Desperate for a Fight

Wow! RappAround PR had the pleasure of working with Eddie DeBartolo's famed daughter Nikki and her partner Khristine Williams on the launch of their NK jewelry line last night at Social Hollywood.

As you probably know by now, Jesse Metcalfe got in a 2 part fight with Taryn Manning's male friend "Mams". Luckily, Jonny on the spot photographer Todd Williamson (yeah, that guy who once confronted Perez Hilton on the red carpet) got a confrontation of his own when Jesse and Mams began fighting at his feet...ON THE RED CARPET.

US Weekly is after the photos now. Metcalfe attacked Mams from behind, sending friend Jenna Dewan into the arms of her boyfriend Channing Tatum. Metcalfe and Mams were kicked out of the venue, while Channing and Jenna decided to stay to pick up over $14,000 worth of jewelry from Nicole Khristine, including an angel wing diamond necklace for her and a diamond shield necklace for him.

Macy Gray (Taft Prep School '93, Grammy Winner '00) was supposed to join the turntable duet but bolted early to hit up another event in town. AM and Flash did a first ever turntable collaboration, bringing the crowd to a high with their 4 turntable rendition of Naughty By Nature's Hip Hooray. (Video above)

Audrina Patridge (The Hills'current) and her sister, the tattooed Casey were by far the prom queens and most popular after the hosts themselves.

Snoop Dogg sat with Alexandra Von Furstenberg at the Nicole Khristine dinner party before the main event, where Snoop ordered chicken wings take out to bring into the restaurant at Social because he didn’t want 5 diamond chef Michel Richard's lobster and short ribs they were serving at the dinner.

Dave Annable and Emily Van Camp "canoodled" as he helped pick out a piece of jewelry from Nicole Khristine. She chose the UNITY IN DIVERSITY West African symbol pendant.

Guitarist Slash and wife Perla picked up over $15,000 worth of Nicole Khristine Jewelry. Slash was set to perform in San Diego earlier in the evening This is interesting because Velvet Revolver was scheduled to perform in San Diego but had to cancel as Scott Weiland is the next victim to return to rehab… so… instead of playing, Slash came to the NK party to load up on new jewelry. About $15k worth for him and Perla. He loved the men’s necklaces and took home the “parenting and nurturing” pendant…. Maybe they’re planning more family?

Grandmaster Flash was so excited to be on the carpet with Snoop Dogg, he had his Razor 3 out and was getting Snoop's number right in front of a ton of the photographer's throng, and spoke of wanting to work on a collaboration in the future.

Cris Judd was amongst the last to arrive, though that didnt stop him from turning all heads in the room by dancing just off the stage to New Kids' Hanging Tough. (No JOKE!)

Phew...we're tired.

Big ups to our friends from the E Crew....Michael Yo, Catt Sadler, and Jason Kennedy for making it out, the Hollyscoop and Young Hollywood gangs, and our partners Jeffrey Best and Melanie Lemnios (Best Events), Heather Cohen (Exclusive PR) and Ally Bernstein (The Best Table)

Superbowl Parties: Inside Victoria's Secret Party

Hyped all week as the scene stealing party of the three day Scottsdale weekend that would focus on "quality" instead of quantity, everyone looked forward to Victoria's Secret "What is Sexy" Party Saturday night (2 Feb) . It worked. And alot of ex boybanders turned up to catch headliner Josh Kelley (Mr. Katherine Heigl '08)

By 10 pm it was flooded with dudes who got spooked in to a ridiculously early arrival. By 1030, the fire marshall put in a door halt, barring even celebrities like Joey Fatone (Dr. Phillips High School - FL '95, TV Guide Red Carpet '08) waited in his car to avoid the visual "hold" outside like Tara Reid getting Heisman'ed at Hyde. He soon was working Nick Lachey out of the picture as Cardinal QB Matt Leinart's favorite ex boy bander. (Pictured above)

UPDATE: Holy shit! As I write this from the patio of the Style Villa at Hotel Indigo at 12:27 PM, I looked up from my laptop and Matt Leinart is 5 feet away from me sampling monster and eating fries. He says Nick Lachey is still his #1 bromance.

CAA is all Business across town...
Also at 10:30 PM Jerry Bruckheimer sauntered in to the CAA Sports division party at the Mondrian, followed by Milo Ventimiglia (Mr. Hayden Panetierre '08). Tao Honcho Noah Tepperburg (Mr. Denise Vasi '08) somehow got stuck working the ropes of this business like event (read:white 45 year old men in suits) while his partner Jason Strauss must have won a bet to score the assignment across town at the fire marshall halted VS throwdown...but we digress.

New Kids are Back in BlackOnce inside Taste Ultra Lounge, only hours after announcing a New Kids on the Block fundraiser comeback album, Donny Wahlberg (Saw II-IV 'current) and dance partner Joey McIntryre (Boston Public '03) sported matching black hat costumes of the Federline and Kid Rock variety.

(Donnie, Nikki DeBartolo, and Khristine Williams)

New Teammates
We are happy to announce anew blogging friendship with fellow behind the rope party snitch Shira Lazar. Visit The Pop Report for similar gossip coverage to what is spewed here.

Superbowl Parties: Inside the Style Villa with Paris Hilton

Paris Whitney Hilton (Waldorf Astoria '85, Twin Towers Jail '07) collected new underwear at the Hanes Style Villa on Friday (1 Feb).

In our ongoing series of souvenior photos, she autographed this official NFL football which we hear is being sold at a charity auction for $10,000. Don't blame us, she smudged the signature herself.

Superbowl Parties: Inside the Maxim Party with Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford.

The Maxim Magazine party kicking off Superbowl Weekend and opening Rande Gerber's new Stone Rose Lounge was one of those monstrous parties so big we surprisingly didn't know about 80% of the faces there until we read about it.

When there is a chandeliered tent the size of 3 football fields as you arrive -- and you realize that is just for the CHECK IN, you know it is "not played out", a point Noah Tepperberg's girlfriend Denise Vasi made to me at the Monster Energy Drink Style Villa earlier in the day.Plaza after plaza after plaza....led to inside bars and ballrooms....which spilled out on to a 3 acre pool with stages built on to it....which led to other places that we have no idea.

We camped out inside the Stone Rose Lounge at the table next to host Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford who spent the early part of the night in a 3 some chat with David Spade talking quietly. We did get to wish Rande congrats on the new bar and escort Spencer and Heidi to the secret private bathroom----she is much prettier in person. He is exactly the same in every way.We also caught up with the much discussed Nicole Khristine crew and spent alot of the night with designers Nikki DeBartolo (pictured above) and Khristine Williams, catching up with their buddy since childhood Mario Lopez. Note: Mario used to have a mega crush on Nikki. Maybe still.

Superbowl: Inside the Maxim Party with Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford.

The Maxim Magazine party kicking off Superbowl Weekend and opening Rande Gerber's new Stone Rose Lounge was one of those monstrous parties so big we surprisingly didn't know about 80% of the faces there until we read about it.

When there is a chandeliered tent the size of 3 football fields as you arrive -- and you realize that is just for the CHECK IN, you know it is "not played out", a point Noah Tepperberg's girlfriend Denise Vasi made to me at the Monster Energy Drink Style Villa earlier in the day.

Plaza after plaza after plaza....led to inside bars and ballrooms....which spilled out on to a 3 acre pool with stages built on to it....which led to other places that we have no idea.

We camped out inside the Stone Rose Lounge at the table next to host Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford who spent the early part of the night in a 3 some chat with David Spade talking quietly. We did get to wish Rande congrats on the new bar and escort Spencer and Heidi to the secret private bathroom----she is much prettier in person. He is exactly the same in every way.

We also caught up with the much discussed Nicole Khristine crew and spent alot of the night with designers Nikki DeBartolo and Khristine Williams and their good friend Mario Lopez.

Superbowl: Nick and Vanessa, Diddy, Matt Leinart Cram their Entourages in to a Dorm Room

The superbowl atmosphere feels like 95% dudes in dockers looking for a"Maxim/Playboy" party. To get away from the tailgate crowd, you have to pass through 4 levels of security. We luckily ended up bypassing a $175 Bud Bowl street party entrance fee, and a $1000 VIP upgrade and a final hurdle through 500 people crushing this little room to get to the inner sanctum of superbowl celebrity. (pictured below)In this tiny room, Joey Fatone (Singing Bee '07, TV Guide Red Carpet 'current) was holding court with everybody's favorite mangager Joe Mulvahill (Orlando 'current). Joey said "annnh....its the same old shit."
Nick Lachey (Miami U of Ohio '95) still gets yelled at alot. Girlfriend Vanessa Minillo had her own bottle of Vueve Cliquot yellow label champagne on the balcony, but was yelling for Nick to get more people in to the room. At the same time best friend Matt Leinart was yelling a lot for Nick also to get his unrecognizable Arizona Cardinal teammates in to the VIP. He did. He barely had time to chug his blue opaque Bud Light bottles. This troika got almost as attention as...
Diddy/Sean Combs (Roman Catholic Mount Saint Michael Academy '87). He performed 3 songs on the outdoor stage. As promised, he rolls deep, but Puffy is 2nd in line when working their way through a crowd. The lead man announces to the doorman who is here, Puffy peeks his head around, and then 30 people make a conga line and take over the one table in VIP.Eli Manning's fiance Abby McGrew (Kappa Delta Ole Miss '04) was also in the VIP sky box, but nobody really cared or bothered her...except us...kind of. (see left) The hot product at this year's superbowl is Nicole Khristine Jewelry which seems to suddenly be on every celebrity we see.