Nicole Richie used to be everywhere really and disappeared in ‘08 with motherhood and a lack of a career to promote. Even when she is at an event, she hides and doesn’t do interviews. She is like the lost Olsen twin or something, these days. Lohan took a break from the scene too, but I don’t think that was by choice.

Melissa Rappaport

Jack Osbourne, James Blunt, Benjamin McKenzie, Jared Leto, Elisha Cuthbert

There are always celebrities who fall off due to rehab, marriage, boyfriends/girlfriends or a change of career. I think I have most noticed that Kim Stewart, Kristin Cavalleri, and Tara Reid the most, since for a time they were at everything.

Haven’t seen Paris Hilton around as much in the past few months, and Britney Spears hasn’t come around since that whole “It’s Britney, bitch. I’m getting my life back together” thing that she is doing.

Tomorrow: Who is going to break out on the party circuit in 2009 and be everywhere all the time?

The most amazing event I went to this year was Donald Trump and Nakheel’s Trump International event, celebrating the new Trump Towers in Dubai. This was held at a private estate in Beverly Hills. Christina Aguilera gave an amazing performance—and the food and décor was insane! 

The event brought out stars ranging from Orlando Bloom and Hillary Swank to Hayden Panettiere and Pete Wentz. The best part of the night was that everyone who attended the event (at least 1000 people) walked away with a gift bag that included an IPod Touch!!

If we are staying local I would say the Pre-ESPY Party at the Playboy Mansion, the PUR Jeans Halloween party at STK (pictured below) and the Comedy Central Emmy After Party also at STK were all surprisingly good - but that may have more to do with the crowd and open bar than the stories that came out of it. 

Leaving LA, the Justin Timberlake Shriners’ Hospital weekend in Las Vegas and the Victoria’s Secret Weekend at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach were both amazing.

Does the T-Mobile Party at Coachella count? Didn’t know what to expect, but definitely had the best time. Wasn’t even supposed to be there. Drove through a desolate scary dark roadway for 20 minutes, drove on to an actual airport runway area, had a pilot oddly welcome me in to a secret pilot’s lounge and I thought I was secretly being detained for trespassing or drunkeness and I wasn’t either. 

I guess it counts as an entertainment marketing event since ALL of Hollywood was there, and we were in VIP. DJ AM, Steve Aoki, and Danny Masterson all spun together.

Sitting front row at the In Touch party at Chateau with performances by Leona Lewis and Good Charlotte and then finishing things up at the Tom Tom Club till 4am Tokio Hotel, Akon, Prince etc…..