Jason Kennedy and Flaunt Magazine Share Candles @ Bel Air Mansion

Twas "last call" on the 2008 Hollywood Party Circuit last night (Thurs 18 Dec)

Hundreds braved a depression era experience to get there - a boarded up Robinson's May (parking lot), shuttles, long lines, red sparkly bracelet checks at every step, and cold dark hikes through miles of Holmby Hills (same 'nook as the playboy mansion) to make a double birthday party -  E! personality Jason Kennedy's and Flaunt Magazine's 10th -  in a mega mansion. Payoff?

Being Vinnie Chase's Guest

Lots and lots and lots of girls.

Lots and lots and lots of free drinks.

Lots and lots and lots of house.

Also hiking: Kanye in a clownzilla bowtie, a duo of Kardashian sisters, and lots of people not afraid to ask Tonight's Most Popular Person in the Room ^TM Kelly Osbourne to take photos with them. "Who does that at a Flaunt party?!", gagged Rappa.

Like the end of final exams, all will now disperse to warmer (Miami), colder (Aspen) or glitterier(Vegas) until 2009.

Truth for the Holidays? The Rat Pack Ball @ Les Deux

Stereotypically, the two most dishonest things in Hollywood are talent managers and party invites. One man and his party controverted them both at Les Deux on a busy, busy Saturday night (Dec 13).

For the annual big band karaoke sing along, the birthday boy (right) recreates the scene from the invite above - truth in party advertising confirmed!

The Third Annual "Rat Pack Ball" had young hollywood celebrating the joint birthdays of Frank Sinatra and talent manager Phil Viardo, and it was just nice to be invited cause we're usually on the wrong end of the list for the rare black tie event.

Our field reporter saw these famous faces singing along -- celebrity guests Adrianne Curry(West Joliet H.S. - IL '00, America's 1st Next Top Model '03), Christopher Knight (Culver City H.S. - CA '76, Peter Brady '70s), Roger Cross (Trinity Western U. '88), Natalia Guslistaya (Rules '09), Dorian Brown (ABC Family's "Roommates"), that guy from Real Housewives of OC Slade Smiley, and actress Alexandra Leighton and alot of others we can't recognize when they are dressed up, but "hey...by this time of night you're allowed to be drunk and forget a few" (argues guest reporter Pepper) [Ed Note: You're fired].

Teddy Bears and Marines on VIP List @ Here Lounge

When a tipster texted in Lauren Conrad (Laguna H.S.-CA'04, FIDM '?) shopping at Urban Outfitters on Melrose Saturday afternoon, he didnt tell us she was trying on a teddy bear.

The bear ate too many of the abundant Dove Chocolates to fit in the box.

"Not your average gay" Woody Woodbeck (Life & Style Mag 'current) moved his annual NYC soiree to Hollywood for the first time. A localite/socialite/industry crowd  of gays/straights/ Lauren Conrads - and field reporter Pepper - attended the "It's a Woody Christmas" benefit at Here Lounge in West Hollywood Saturday night (13 Dec).

Pepper filtered this report through peppermint schnapps fueled memories:

Right ahead of me, Lauren Conrad (above, with the host) arrived with a friend . She took photos with a charity Marine and dropped off a toy she brought herself to donate to Toys for Tots. (A cuddly teddy bear). She spent most of her time talking with Woody in a VIP type cabana. Nick (Verreos) from Project Runway was there too. (I think I once saw him on The Hills as a guest professor at FIDM during one of those 80 seconds she was actually in school).

One thing that caught my eye was Lauren's clique thumbing through a Jonas Brothers magazine and laughing. They didn't seem drunk, so it looked like some inside joke not meant for those without cabana, unlimited sponsored Patron, or a fashion black card.

Pepper spilled shots on her camera, so photos Courtesy:BrianPix

Live on Scene: Company 81 Launches with 90210'ers @ Fred Segal Fun Party

Note: The boxscore nature of this post is apologized for (and apology accepted by you) in advance as it was our own event:

Amanda Bynes, ducking photographers, hung out in the back corner of Fred Segal Fun with girlfriends during the party.

Adam Gregory, hosting the party, sips Ciroc vodka with fellow 90210’ers Jessica Lowndes and Brandon Michael Vayda.

After being eliminated on Dancing With The Stars earlier in the night, a freshly showered Tony Dovolina headed straight to Fred Segal Fun for his consolation prize - a VIP giftbag of clothing from Company 81.

Even though it was a party for men’s clothing, Tila Tequila stuck to women all night, showing up with two girlfriends.

Adam Gregory made his hosting event a family affair, spending the evening at Fred Segal Fun with his mother and brother, Scott, who just returned from Iraq on a boat in to San Diego from deployment with the US Navy 2 days ago.

Jon Kelley (The Mole'08, Extra 'current) showing up early and showing off an Obama T-Shirt, one of 8 celebrities to sport victory gear the day after.

Holly Montag arrives fashionably late, in a plaid jacket and skinny leg jeans, to the Company 81 launch party at Fred Segal Fun, 10 minutes before crew starting ripping out the lights.

Celebrity Role Call:

Adam Gregory (90210), Jessica Lowndes (90210), Amanda Bynes, Holly Montag (“The Hills”), Brandon Michael Vayda (90210), Tila Tequila, Tony Dovolina (Dancing with the Stars), Edi Gathegi (House), Cristine Lakin, Page Kennedy (U-Turn on “Weeds”), Robbie Jones (Hurricane Season), Joe Mangeniello (One Tree Hill), Daniel Samonas (Wizards of Waverly Place), Jason Kennedy (E! News Daily), Ross Matthews (The Tonight Show), Marisa Lauren (“Greek”), Michael Yo (Daily 10), Lauren Mayhew, Danielle Panabaker (Shark), Kevin Weisman (“Alias”), Jareb Dauplaise (Transformers 2), Jennifer Elise Cox (Pushing Daisies, Brady Bunch Movie), Jon Kelley (“Extra”, “The Mole”) Cameron Goodman (“Mad Men”, Sons of Anarchy), Jillian Murray (An American Carol), Dr. Will Kirby (Dr. 90210), Callum Blue (Secret Diary of a Call Girl), Ty Treadway (American Idol Extra), and Majandra Delfino (Roswell, Traffic) & Dave Walton (Quarterlife),

Children’s Stars: Chester See (“Disney 365”), Simon Curtis (Nickelodeon’s “Spectacular”) and the Thorne Family Bella Thorne (“Dirty Sexy Money”, “My Own Worst Enemy”), Riley Thorne, Remy Thorne (“October Road”, “Criminal Minds”), and Dani Thorne (“Hannah Montana”).

Professional Photos: here, here, here, and here.

Win Your In: Fred Segal Fun Company 81 Launch Party

3 Randomly Selected CHIMP.net Commenters will get on the list to attend the party and win the celebrity giftbag of clothing. Email above or comment below.

Expected Celebs Include: Adam Gregory (90210), Holly Montag (“The Hills”), Brandon Michael Vayda (90210), Jodie Sweetin, Louis Lombardi (24, Sopranos), and Josh Henderson.

Arquette Offspring Vote for Fashion Over Politics

 

Rosanna Arquette (Desperately Seeking Susan '85, Pulp Fiction '94) right, Shiva Rose (Mrs. McDermott '06) left, and a bunch of debate-skippers overcompensating by sporting Obama T-shirts at the Barron Duquette launch at Fred Segal last night (8 October)

 

OK Magazine's Brenna Egan and Jon Warech - took a bunch of bad photos,so here's a drink of DeLeon Tequila that we drank instead of being fashionable.

Photo:Wireimage

One Sunset Turns One with a Celebrity Circus

Now that it's October, Olympians taste like stale Borat. Thus, Boston based USA Gymnastics champ Alicia Sacramone (Winchester H.S. - MA '06, Brown '10) turning up at One Sunset's 1st Birthday party last night (Thurs 3 October) raised a few question marks.

Remember her fling with Red Sox shortstop Jed Lowrie (Stanford '05), reported last month by Boston gossip royalty, the Inside Track? Who is in L.A. playing against the Angels in the playoffs? Related? (See, there are a lot of question marks.)

She might have been copying fellow party goer Lauren Conrad, who made it safe to date a baseball player earlier this year. As for Alicia, TMZ didn't harass her, as much as confuse her. (click the image above) While most celebrities hide or do a "walk and talk" at best, Alicia acted like a street reporter waiting for a cue, standing on her mark and patiently waiting for the camera man to light her and begin the sidewalk press conference. Weird.

The theme party itself - the Moulin Rouge goes to a dollhouse circus on uppers - rocked. A killer candy bar, David Arquette, unlimited bar, two life size Raggedy Anns having a pillow fight with cotton candy and two Dancing with the Stars stars- Kim Kardashian and Lance Bass.

Congrats to FoTCn Emily Olsen and the One Group (STK, Coco DeVille, Tenjune) on blowing out a candle, a milestone that few LA hotspots achieve.

Exclusive: Derek Jeter Dated New Survivor Contestant Corinne Kaplan

TheCHIMP.net has learned that the vacationing Derek Jeter (Kalamazoo Central H.S. - MI '92) also hits the low end of the celebrity female dating pool.

Add current Survivor Gabon contestant Corrine Kaplan to his "ex-list".

Our source in the NYC talent community confirmed that Kaplan, whom CBS called a "catty former sorority girl (who) uses her wit and sex appeal to further her goals", just might have futhered herself in to the image above.

The newly televised Kaplan didnt waste anytime getting herself out on the scene, hitting up the EA Games NBA Live 09 Party on Friday night (26 Sep), just 21 hours after first making it on national TV.

Thanks for giving me Herpes (Tree), Holycandy.com

Back to Cool with Daftbird

Back to School doesn't suck when there is a party at Lisa Kline Men on Robertson Blvd, you can try on dope scarves (Daftbird, scarf not out till Nov 30) and you get a lunch box souvenior....with LUNCH inside.*

*Chipotle gift certificates for 2 of everything on the menu qualify as "cool kid lunch"

High fives to Bollare for looking after TheCHIMP.net personnel.

With scarf sister Alena Herwehe (Harris Shepard Public Relations 'current)

Head to Head: You vs. Olympic Champion Natalie Coughlin

OLYMPIC SPOILER ALERT:


Warning you...this is a spoiler.
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A chrystal ball time machine Delorean from the future just told me that USA swimmer Natalie Coughlin (Berkeley '05, Backstroke World Record Holder '08) will shame puny foreigners tonight on NBC. (Mon 11 August)

Safe to say that the only thing we share in common is our trainer Grace Lazenby (University of South Carolina, Equinox West Hollywood 'current). Grace founded ITrain, that saves you $120/hour by downloading a top professional trainer's full workout, set to music, via MP3/Itunes. Coughlin created her own Olympic-ass whooping workouts as programs that you can download, listen to, and fight off a heart attack while attempting to keep pace with in real time.

Coughlin told a CHIMP.net operative "I want to share my knowledge of training on a platform (pun)that everyone can use."

On medal eve, Lazenby (right, with Cheryl Hines left) told TheCHIMP.net "The unique thing about Natalie is that 50% of hertraining is out of the water."

Even after brushing up against Grace for a few years, it is agreed a 2.5 hour head start would be an appropriate head start in head to head client competition.

Inspired to Olympic Greatness? Dive in to ITrain over here.

Celebrity Kickball in Malibu

Billed as "The Battle of the Summer". By our count, that would be the 2nd skirmish in that zip code this summer.

Just 7 days ago, I emerged victorious in a croquette tournament while breaking the "tennis whites" dress code on an elite lawn of Nantucket, Mass.

Back in outer space aka the west coast we do more normal stuff, like Saturdays playing Celebrity Kickball in Malibu, courtesy of French Connection. Yes, that is a step and repeat finagled on a baseball backstop. (Click to enlarge)Yes, that is the ,godfather godmother of blogging, a no-more-backfat Perez Hilton. Kudos, mate!

Team Captain Leslie Bibb (St. Gertrude's H.S. - VA '92, Iron Man '08) tends to a bloodied knee. All bleeders got automatic MVP kudos.

Nick Kroll (Best Week Ever 'Current) is awesome at eating watermelon and drinking Newcastles in the outfield. You must get to know him better.'Kicks to Hostess Alle Fister (Pepperdine '04) who could gaze at her alma mater perched across the PCH ...if she wasn't rocking out with a boombox in her face.
As new resident of CW's 90210 Ryan Eggold (West Beverly '10) stepped to the plate, he waived off the suggestions that he is "The new Luke Perry" and "The New Ian Ziering".Jessica Schimmel (Star Magazine ' Current) and Elissa Buchter (Cardozo H.S. - NY, U Miami) are not lost on their way to the Bridgehampton Polo Grounds.

It's been less than 48 hours, and all 4 Chipotle free burrito coupons in the giftbags are DUST. See people, gift bags work.

Elliott Yamin and Monet Corso Celebrate 30 Years of Elliot Yamin

Billboard chart topper, international diabetes spokesperson, and #2 on my list of celebrities who I swear went to the same jewish overnight camp as me but never did, Elliott Yamin (GED, American Idol 3rd '06) threw a Hollywood and Vine rooftop bash to celebrate his 30th birthday last night. (Sat 19 June). High fives to hostess Monet Corso, manager to the stars, and long time running mate FoTCN.

Hostess Monet Corso (Mater Dei H.S. - CA '98, Three Ring 'current), DJ Lethal (Latvia '72, Everlast '93, Limp Bizkit '99), and Elliot.DJ Caroline D'Amore deserves a grammy award for "Getting Poeple to Dance at a Hollywood Party that Didnt Even Have a Dancefloor"Spotted rapper Nas on Friday, and ran in to his wife Kelis (Laguardia High School of the Performing Arts - NY '97, Grammy Nominee '04) the next night.

When you wear your name on a shirt and "get spirited", you wonder why strangers know your name all night.

Everyone is the center of attention on their birthday.

Live Blogging: ESPN Awards - ESPY's Style Studio

TheCHIMP.net is on location today, Tuesday, and Wednesday (14-16 July) for the pre-ESPY award "Style Studio"/celebrity cocktail lounge and gifting suite at the Standard Hotel in downtown LA.

Check back for frequent updates, preferably on the early side. Once the plentiful free Lotus Vodka cocktails kick in, typing gets fifficult..

Live From the ESPYs Style Studio Gifting Suite - Downtown L.A.

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Live on Scene: Jim Carey Treats Paparazzi by Wearing Jenny McCarthy's Women's Bathing Suit

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A CHIMP.net reader in Malibu sent in this unusual sighting yesterday (Friday 4 July)

In Malibu for the 4th and Jim Carrey decided to give a treat to the 20 paparazzi that had been hanging around all day. He came out in Jenny McCarthy's bathing suit, walked straight to the photographers, never cracked a smile, turned around and went back inside. It is clearly a symbiotic relationship that he has with the paparazzi, because as soon as he put on his performance they all packed up and left.

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Photo Credit: A 6 year old boy at this party was so interested by the "commotion", he grabbed their father's camera and ran down the beach to snap these photos.

Kari Feinstein and Mike McGuiness Birthday Party at Simon LA

Friends, mentors, and my favorite localites Kari Feinstein (BU '98) and Mike McGuiness (FMPR 'current) celebrated a joint coporate birthday for Feinstein McGuiness PR last night (Tues 2 July). While best known for inventing the gifting suite concept and their top shelf Style Lounges at awards shows, the duo broke new ground again at the relaunched Simon Kitchen: Tons of talent and industry high fiver's can congregate in one place without any paparazzi showing up. Newsflash: That's what happens when nobody tips anybody off.Learn something new every day: DJ AM is actually DJ AM (CAA Mailroom Trainee '98) as well as being homeboy of the birthday duo.

Picking up giftbags, drinking lots of Redbull, and sharing birthday cheek kisses: Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush, Grey's castmates Kathering Heigl & Ellen Pompeo, everybody's friend, Matthew Perry, both Masterson brothers, and Michael Rosenbaum.

Original Kari intern Rappa (Michigan '01, Original Kari Intern '02) and the birthday hostess.

Media Mashup: Nzinga Blake (Current TV '08), Lisa Falcone (944 Magazine 'current) and Carly Steel (Young Hollywood 'current)

Robert Wittenburg (Indiana '03) learns the secret password for the killer giftbag (pumpkin cookies, bathtub pillows) from A-list freelancer Rachel Greenberg (Indiana '03)

Live on Scene: Camp Freddy Rock "Ratt" at the Roxy

Camp Freddy is the ad-hoc All-Star game of established, well-known musicians who play rock and roll covers of each other's songs, usually just at private red carpet events in Hollywood. Until now.

On opening night of their new residency at the Roxy in West Hollywood, CA (Thurs 1 May), they rocked "Round and Round" with the RATT guitarist himself.


From Left to Right:

• Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction'86, Red Hot Chili Peppers'93, Carmen Electra '03)
• Special Guest, Warren Demartini (RATT guitarist '80s)
• Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction, Celine Dion, Alannis' Writing Partner)
• Matt Sorum (GNR'92, Velvet Revolver'08)
• Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray '97, Extra TV 'current)
• Billy Morrison (The Cult '01)
• Singer Donovan Leitch (Breakin 2,Electric Boogaloo '84, Bragman Publicist 'current)

Scarlett LG TV's - New Hangover Remedy at Pacific Design Center

Dusty, tired, and road weary, the official Coachella after-party for Hollywood came Monday night (28 Apr) at the Pacific Design Center, for the premiere of LG's Scarlet TV series.

Tamie Sheffield (Maxim Hottie '05, Producer'current) and Finland's top design export Haydie Selene (2X Boutiques on Melrose 'current) model the DJ booth.

Wolfgang Puck buffets, a great roof, and free HD TVs for the myriad Maddens, Hiltons, Lohan, Hills'ers, Wilmer's, John Hensely's and our third DJ Steve Aoki set in 3 days. A Monday that should have sucked but didnt.

If you're not in to big free expensive HD's, there are worse ways to crack the crust out of your life on the Monday after Coachella.

Coachella: DJ AM, Aoki, and Masterson at T-Mobile Def Tone Party

After 87 bands & DJ's on Saturday at Coachella (26 Apr), DJ AM, Steve Aoki and DannyMasterson gave everyone's favorite performance of the weekend -- a DJ symphony at the T-Mobile Def Tone After Party.Click photo to enlarge

It's not a real party weekend unless T-Mobile & Brent Bolthouse can adequately strain out the glitteratti from an otherwise mass market demographic.

A sketchy drive through miles of flat dust to a hushed private airport, and a tucked away hangar concealed this desert oasis. The DJ symphony, pioneered with Nicole Khristine's Jewelry event in February, continues to not suck.

Jackie Warner & Reality Friends Rock out for Charity on a Sunday

Wow! A beautiful crowd of mixed West Hollywood awesomeness turned out for a rocking Sunday afternoon on Robertson. The event: Sunstyle Tanning, Jackie Warner (Bravo's Workout 'current) and Reality Cares hosting a charity mixer for Stoked Mentoring, a foundation that does exactly like what the name sounds.Hosts Suzanne and Nicole DeFosset close their eyes and dream of a Jackie Warner sandwich

Showing that reality does indeed care were American Gladiators Romeo "Mayhem" Williams and Don "Wolf" Yates, Nehemiah (Real World Austin '05), the goth couple from Amazing Race ('08), that Asian guy who got voted off SurivorAmazon First ('03). Most excited to see E! Gossip King Marc Malkin and Kevin Todd (That guy who is in the background of every scene of the The Hills '06-current)Doug Donahoe, Dr.Megan Donohue, Ben Russo (Entertainment Fusion Group), Jodi Thomas (Reality Casting Director), & Melissa Rappaport (RappAround PRC)

For those that like a dash of nightclub or Mondrian style with their tanning, Sunstyle Tanning flat out rocks. The place is huge, modern, sparkly, even has a corporate conference room if you want to call a meeting about your tan, a big warehouse event space in the back, and posh Robertson address. Sunset Tan, you may have your own reality show on E!, but this place isnt shoehorned in to a stripmall.

A DJ, free yogurt, cocktails, and lots and lots of waxed chests and bodies. Reality faces all over the place, many of them drinking Lotus Vodka Redbulls and gearing up for an after party at the also packed Abbey. Good thing the local AA meeting is right next door inside the Elks Lounge.

High five and congrats to DuetPR for taking care of us.

Audrina Gets Least Screen Time, Most Pricey Wardrobe

Audrina Patridge (Yorba Linda H.S. - CA '03) overcompensated for her 100% disappearance from the season premiere of MTV's"The Hills" last night (Mon 24 Mar) with the most expensive wardrobe at the premiere party.

As Marc Malkin reports over at E!'s Planet Gossip, she chose TheCHIMP.net BFF designers Nicole Khristine's tear drop earrings ($4000+).

I don't know a thing about sparkly metals, but we all know a good party when we see one.

Inside Perez Hilton's 30th Birthday Party - The Surprising Thing

Perez telling Spencer and Heidi he's "just doing a job".

Consider this the M.C. Escher post of gossip blogging.... giving coverage to the apotheosis of bloggers.The 2 most popular websites in one place at one time: TMZ founder/boss Harvey Levin joins Perez. The joint gravity opens a blackhole in the gossip universe.

The surprising bit about Perez Hilton's 30th birthday party at the Beverly Wilshire hotel Saturday night (22 Mar), came from the diverse spectrum of attendees: legit talent (Amanda Bynes), tabloid-drones (Spencer/Heidi), and even a 100% woman he has called "90% tranny"(Khloe Kardasian).

Amanda (4-peat winner of Nickelodeon's kid's choice award 2000-04, Hairspray '07) came out of the closet. She told TheCHIMP.net she's been a fan of Perez since day one, “I’m always on his site!” Despite turning 21 last year, Amanda partied late while drinking....Café Bustelo coffee.

Jerry O Connell (Stand By Me '84, NYU'95) joked about "KY" 's ubiquitous sponsorship throughout the event ... Perez shot back, “maybe you should take some home for Rebecca!”. This can't help.

The Pussy Cat Dolls gave a surprise performance. People drank, danced, and talked alot. Then they went home or to after hours parties.

Big ups to Ben Russo, Rembrandt Flores, & the EFG PR team for busting out a Saturday night event - a rarity outside of awards season.

TV Guide Host Sells Out

Congrats to our friend Nikki Boyer (TLC's Perfect Proposal '03, TV Guide Red Carpet Host 'current) and her band The Spirit Theory. Were it not for a lucky wave from the doorman, this photo of their concert at Hollywood's M Bar Friday night (14 Mar) wouldn't exist. The show sold out early!

The front-woman closed with "Let's Get it On", by Marvin Gaye. No sighting of husband David Denman (Roy on the Office 'current)Yes, this photo is small, blurry, and stolen from the internets.

Amber Alert: Putter Abducted by Hall of Fame NFL'er

A CHIMP.net World Exclusive

The Hollywood Entertainment Industry's ^TM Casey Brumels called in this Amber Alert moments ago (Sat 15 Mar, 230 PM).Jim Brown (Cleveland Browns '57-'65, Football Hall of Fame '71, Playgirl Magazine Centerfold '74, LA Gang counselor 'current) might have stolen a putter from another golfer at the Robinson's Ranch Golf Course in "one of the nation's safest cities" Santa Clarita, CA. Software salesman Ray Diamond has been ID'd as the victim.

Brumels says: We just played golf in Santa Clarita. Jim Brown was in the group behind us and he stole my friends putter. Went up to Jim on a later hole and asked if he had found his CLUB and Jim said, "What putter, we didn't find a putter".

Obviously guilty.

We are awaiting analysis from Socal Assistant District Attorney Dan Feldman.

Jason Davis Mocks Drug Use while Facing Drug Charges

You (maybe) know Jason Davis for being the fatter, greasier, older, more likely to be smoking or sweating brother of the guy who "drunkenly nepalmed" Lohan with a carpet bombing of "firecrotch" slurs. When he got popped for cocaine posession 10 days ago (Friday, 29 Feb) it was kinda not surprising and mildly newsy.


We ran in to Jason out celebrating the new hotspot Beso on the same day he was formally charged. He told us he launched a new TV channel, EGO TV. Being curious, a few clicks led to this launch clip in which he makes 4 references to "8 balls" and "using 8 balls" to stay skinny in this short clip. He also chain smokes while walking in fashion show.

Without a law school degree, not sure if this will help his case much.

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?

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)

Celebrity BOOM at the Baby Gifting Suite

The 2008 Baby Boom Boom Room Gifting suite wrapped up today. We were fired up to host Denise Richards (El Camino H.S. - CA '89) and her daughters who took a break from the gifting to read "Sophie's Big Bed" in the Kane Miller Library.Tori Spelling (West Beverly '93) and husband Dean McDermott (Liam's Dad '07) picked up a SweetPeace baby rocker and Clek booster car seats before scooting off to dinner with Kathy Griffin.

Gifting Suites Soldier On

During Golden Globes weekend the second weekend of January, the Hollywood gifting suites continued as award season got stretchered away.

We caught up with Emmanuelle Chriqui (Unionville H.S. - Toronto '95, Entourage '05) who hit Kari Feinstein's Winter Style Lounge suite today....and so did our former intern Ali Lewinter (Westborough H.S. - MA '04 Ithaca '08)!

Emanuelle's favorite of the day?: "Rubber Duck Boots"

Ali's favorite: "This black hoodie from Legends MMA fighting gym in Hollywood. Whatever MMA is."

Photo: The two compare swag notes at the Troy Fashion Show for Kitson at Boulevard3, Thursday, Jan 10.

Who Had the Best 2007?

TheCHIMP.net asked select famous faces, "Which public figure had the best 2007?". Responses Given Exclusively and Direct to TheCHIMP.net:

Davey Havok: “It all ends with Perez Hilton doesn't it?”

Rex Lee: “Al Gore. Nobel Prize, need I say more? Well, I guess I will: Academy Award.”

Mario Lopez: “Floyd Mayweather had a pretty good year. Made about 50 Million.”

Shanna Moakler: “I think Miley Cyrus. Her show and concerts have really taken off and it’s so awesome to see a young positive role model out there for my kids! I also think Angelina Jolie had a pretty amazing year and she is constantly sharing herself with others, its nice to see. “

Adrianne Curry:“The best public figure of 2007? OBAMA!!!”

Kim Kardashian:“I think the cast of High School Musical had a pretty good year.”

Samantha Harris: “I don’t have an answer for this.”

Giuliana Depandi: “I’m putting my chick cap on when I say Katie Holmes had a great year.

Not only did she give birth to one of the most beautiful babies I have EVER seen, but she also went from being a wallflower to one of Hollywood’s most glamorous Fashionistas. She ran and finished her first marathon, not easy. Plus, she’s responsible for one of the most amazing hairstyles of the year…that adorable bob with her freshly cut blunt bangs. All that while having her religion and marriage be scrutinized on a regular basis by the tabloids and the public in general. Go Katie!”

Next:The 7 Most Popular Posts of 2007

Dear Santa, Love Kim Kardashian

Consider Kim Kardashian your stocking stuffer as you run downstairs to find cookies or coal.

We conclude the holiday series: "Dear Santa: Love, A Celebrity" with this top shelf encore. The last famous face to speak exclusively with TheCHIMP.net on "What Celebrities Want For Christmas".

Today: Kim Kardashian (Socialite '05, E! Reality Star '07, Playboy Cover 'Dec 07)Kim: "I want a bentley for xmas so I'm going to the dealership 2 buy one tomorrow!"

Maybe Kim should let Mario Lopez tag along with her crew above....rarely does a Bentley dealer get the chance to run a happy hour inspired special (2 For 1). At the Freedom United Launch in September with sister Khloe (left) and Frankie Delgado.

Next: Year-End Celebrity Panel "Which public figure had the best 2007?"

Dear Hanukkah Harry, Love Samantha Harris

Between now and Christmas morning, check back here for the on going series "Dear Santa: Love, A Celebrity". Select famous faces speak exclusively to TheCHIMP.net on "What Celebrities Want For Christmas".

Today: E! and Dancing with the Stars Host Samantha Harris (Northwestern '96, Josselyn's Mom '07)

Samantha: I have my eye on these pretty earrings that many of the Dancing With The Stars cast bought during the show. Very simple, yet elegant, gem stone dangles surrounded by little diamonds!

We're guessing these Danielle Stevens pieces, if ABC, E!, or husband Michael Hess is reading.

Tomorrow:Christmas. Also, our Dear Santa Finale with 2007 breakout Kim Kardashian.

Dear Santa, Love Mario

Between now and Christmas morning, check back here for the on going series "Dear Santa: Love, A Celebrity". Select famous faces speak exclusively to TheCHIMP.net on "What Celebrities Want For Christmas".

Today: Mario Lopez (Bayside '94)

Mario: I don't think anyone is going to buy me a new ride......I just want some time off.

We believe this one. The guy has a seriously surprising list of credits.

Tomorrow: Christmas Eve with Judaism's Samantha Harris (E!/Dancing with the Stars).

Dear Santa, Love Rex Lee

Between now and Christmas morning, check back here for the on going series "Dear Santa: Love, A Celebrity". Select famous faces speak exclusively to TheCHIMP.net on "What Celebrities Want For Christmas".

Today: Rex Lee (Oberlin '90, Miller Gold Agency '06)As the poster child for assistant abuse worldwide (courtesy of Entourage's Ari Gold) and the one cast member who "never gets to shoot anywhere cool", it would seem fair that all Rex Lee deserves at the end of a day is a good night's sleep.

Rex:A bed! Sears, Sears.com and their home delivery service are seriously messed up. I have to sleep on couches and spare beds of friends and Sears just gives me the run around.
TheCHIMP.net"Do you mind if we say the name of the company?"
Rex:"Call the assholes out!".

This year we learned that Rex worked as a casting assistant for several years and didnt quit that job until Entourage was wrapping its second season. Now he is an icon whose image adorns unauthorized clothing and he headlines celebrity fashion shows at hotspots like Les Deux himself.

Tomorrow: Mario Lopez

Dear Santa, Love Shanna Moakler

Between now and Christmas morning, check back here for the on going series "Dear Santa: Love, A Celebrity". Select famous faces speak exclusively to TheCHIMP.net on "What Celebrities Want For Christmas".

Today: Shanna Moakler (Barrington H.S. - RI '93, Miss USA '95, Crowned on CW 'current). She deserves 2 gifts...not just for coming to our events but because slapping Paris Hilton is both naughty and nice?

Shanna: This x-mas I would love a pair of Christian Louboutin Boots! Its the ultimate splurge for me! I’d also love a Hello Kitty Beach Cruiser to go bike riding with my kids!

Tomorrow: "LLOYD!!!!" (Rex Lee)

Dear Santa: Davey Havok & Andy Samberg

Between now and Christmas morning, check back here for the on going series "Dear Santa: Love, A Celebrity". Select famous faces speak exclusively to TheCHIMP.net on "What Celebrities Want For Christmas".

Today: Saturday Night Live "Dick In a Boxer" Andy Samberg (Berkeley H.S. - CA '96, Tisch '00, Emmy Winner '07) and Rock Band AFI's Frontman Davey Havok (Ikiah Catholic Middle School '89).

Davey: "I'm asking santa for an Original Warhol Poppies piece. He's been ignoring me for years on this one though."

On the exact night that Andy should have been creating the next generation of classic Saturday Night Live Holiday memories, he was instead drinking with 2 dude-bros at Hollywood hot spot Teddy's.

TheCHIMP.net "Andy, anything you didnt get for Hanukkah that you still want?"
Andy: "Uhhh....not really. I kind of have everything I want already.
TheCHIMP.net: Hey, can I grab a quick photo?
Andy: I think....you...just...did.

Tomorrow: Shana Moakler

Dear Santa, Love Giuliana (Depandi) Rancic

Between now and Christmas morning, check back here for the on going series "Dear Santa: Love, A Celebrity". Select famous faces speak exclusively to TheCHIMP.net on "What Celebrities Want For Christmas".

Today, the face of E! Network, Giuliana Rancic (Maryland '96, American U. Masters '98).

"I have always wanted a stainless steel Rolex Daytona since I was in high school. The problem is, my husband Bill has been wanting one as well…so if he ends up getting his hands on one he probably will keep it for himself! Aside from that, I know it sounds corny but I am just wishing for good health for myself and my family and friends in 2008. If you don’t have your health, you have nothing."

Tomorrow: AFI Frontman Davey Havok and Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg.

Santa Delivers for Pink at Velvet Revolver Concert

Before you secretly Shut Down your laptop for the year sometime next week, check back here for the on going series "Dear Santa: Love, A Celebrity". Select famous faces speak exclusively to TheCHIMP.net on "What Celebrities Want For Christmas".

First up, Rocker Pink (Central Bucks West H.S. - PA '97, Grammy Winner '02, '04). We caught up with her and husband Carey Hart (Motocross Guy 'current) backstage at the Velvet Revolver concert at LA's Gibson Ampitheatre last night (Wed 12.12)

Pink: "It's not that exciting of an answer actually. ....I already got what I want... ...(Points at Carey)"

So instead, do you have a favorite G'N'R Song of all time? Pink: "Patience, for sure".

Pink didn't have to wait long for Santa..65 minutes later she got this:

Celtics and Miami Heat "Club" Together After the Game

Ray Allen and Criminal Mike in a Dec 2006 file photo courtside in Boston.
Courtesy of: Boston Celtics

The stars of the Miami Heat didn't let their 95-85 loss to the Celtics prevent them from hosting their victors to a local South Beach late night on Friday (11.30). Borrowing a tradition from Beerpong, they drank together following the game.

Friend of the NBA, Criminal Mike (Syracuse '97) met up with Celtic saviors Ray Allen (UConn '96, All American '95-96) and Paul Pierce (Kansas '99 - left eary) at the often urban club "The Fifth" after the game. That's normal. The surprise? Heat front man Dwayne Wayde sharing the table and company. This followed a post game dinner scene at Prime 112.
Crim accidentally sat in Pierce's booth top seat causing a mini Mexican standoff. This friction comes as a surprise seeing that Pierce spent his off-court time in Kansas majoring in "Crime and Deliquency Studies".
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Adrien Grenier Purchases a Hair Drier

Crank this photo by clicking on the blue button above, then hitting "save" & "publish" when done. You too, can make funny.

Vinne Chase Adrian Grenier (LaGuardia H.S. - NYC '94, Bard College '98) shows off in an odd way last night at the Bang and Olufsen party last night (Wednesday 11.29).

Meanwhile Mike "The Miz" Mizanin (Real World NYC Racist '00, WWE Wrestling Champion 'current) continued his run for "most successful post reality career" title, by bringing his championship belt title to show off to Stacy Kiebler, who was oddly not totally uninterested.

High Fives to blogging buddy "Sticky Patrick" for pinch hitting at this event.

Trump Eats Fear Factor's Leftovers for "Almost Famous" Apprentice

Today, NBC announced the surprising list of participants for "Celebrity Apprentice"

Leftover: Jennie Finch
In 2002, she wanted to be on Fear Factor, but demanded to be on a celebrity edition. Nobody had a clue who she was and her repeated calls became a running joke in the office. Softball pitcher Jennie (La Mirada H.S. (CA) ’99, Arizona ’03, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model ‘05) has since won a gold medal and showed class by naming her newborn “Ace”. Yet we still need 73 words to tell you who she is.

Leftover: Stephen Baldwin
Reality staple Stephen (Usual Suspects ’95, Celebrity Mole '02) and his agent are toasting today. The fall from "Usual Suspects" glory began with what brother Alec called a “career stomping” decision – working with Pauly Shore (Biodome ’96). The career spiral has since tornado’ed through Celebrity Fear Factor (actual photo from the set with his talent escort, above) and now touches down in the boardroom.

"You Can't Say That With a Straight Face" Casting:Nely Galan.
I nearly rented production office space in Marina Del Rey from her for a version of Deal or No Deal just last year. As you definitely don’t know, Nely (People in Espanol’s “50 Most Beautiful” ’05, Producer of “The Swan” ’05) is primarily a TV executive and receiver of home tape submissions (see above). Not anymore…now she is a celebrity apprentice.

Was NBC’s in house rockstar not available for this show he resuscitated himself?

Perez Hilton's Backfat Close Up

TheCHIMP.net nearly got sweat sprayed by Perez Hilton's backfat at a red carpet event last week. I got drawn into Perez's orbit (Star Magazine grunt '04). Here's what I learned:

• Mostpopular person in the 800 person room. Current TV stars, household name rockstars, and tabloid faces - all ignored. The guy did not a get a break from a steady flow of dude-bros wanting to talk in his ear, girlfriends wanting sandwich photos, and industry types passing business cards. He had to keep waddling to avoid being tied down.
  

• Guy has absolutely no leg to stand on for stuff like this or that.

Did you Know? Mario Lavandeira's search for the spotlight, before he was Perez, was a 2001 VH1 show "Flab to Fab", a weight loss makeover show. From the look of this VH1 photo, he was skinnier before that show than now! (ed. note: Logging off internet now to go work out)

Reverse Federline? DJ AM Spotted with Lela Thompson

It could be the flipside of the Federline-Spears story as an international celebrity tries to play homewrecker with a parent to multiple children in an existing relationship.

In a story first reported by Criminal Mike (Syracuse '97, South Beach Rookie Socialite of the Year '06), Lela Thompson (UNC '98) was spotted with a 7 girl strong entourage cozying up to DJ AM (DJ for Steven Spielberg's son's Bar Mitzvah '01) at Mansion in South Beach Friday night (24 Aug).We have no idea who the bachelerette party was for as TheCHIMP.net proudly retains its "no-weddings, no-babies" policy, but an eagle eye'd fashionista reader points out that AM is sporting a Disney Vintage tee.
Photos courtesy of Seth Browarnik and Criminal Mike

New License Plate: IH8 IAN

His ‘vette might have eaten a Ferrari, but Ian Ziering (West Orange NJ H.S. ’82, West Beverly '93) tried to eat my camera after I snuck the above photo at a magazine party at Area Thursday night (2 Aug).

Scene:
Sanders stands in front of a VIP booth negotiating access with a security guard. Denied.
*Camera Flash*
(Sanders waves me over from 3 or 4 people away, asks casually to “see my camera”)
Sanders: “That’s me!”, (Squawking, acting surprised)
Sanders: “That looks like me on your camera.”
Me: “Wow… Oh my God! (more surprised) That’s Ian Ziering….on my camera!! Awesome. My mom is going to love this.”

(Sanders’ jams stubby thumg in to the lcd screen attempting breakage..
Chimp paws yank the camera out of corvette driving hands and throws out a high five instead.)

Me: “Awesome man! I met Ian Ziering tonight”.

Bustah Rhymes (Uniondale H.S. (NY) '89) reminded me “No Snitching” , the code of the streets, as he hit the streets himself for the night.

Live on Scene: TheCHIMP.net Escorting Paris to Jail

Since we live in the same neighborhood as Paris Hilton, and as a graduate of the LA Sheriff's Dept. Citizen Police Academy, I wanted to make sure that all procedures were followed appropriately in returning Paris to custody this morning

Also the two most important issues facing our country were married together on one sign "Obama Hilton '08"Kathy Hilton ('Failed Reality Star '05) exited the house first with husband Rick. She said "We just found out about this that we had to go...we are very distraught". She got in to the same black Escalade that Paris got dropped off to jail in on Sunday night (3 June).The Black and White Beyonce Sign is the back of "Obama/Hilton '08". The LAPD had to be called in to control the media even though this is not their jurisdiction.
As Paris was driven away, she gave an "over the shoulder" shot out the back tinted green glass of the squad car to the photogs. This is no bullshit.

The crowd crushed the cruiser...and this douchebag reporter from NBC 4 got run over on his foot... his microphone ripped off the cord. He is holding a "replacement" microphone.


Thanks to Photographer Matt Kunitz (USC '90 'Network Producer '06, Paparazzo '07).

UPDATE: My interview on ABC 7 Los Angeles, just aired. Video coming soon.

Hip Hop Did NOT Love...

De La Hoya very much. Floyd Mayweather's after fight party (Hosted by Jay Z) at TAO. (Las Vegas, Sat. 5 May 2007)

Secrets of the Entourage Fraternity

The entire cast of Entourage, (even Mrs. Ari) gave us a sneak preview of this week's new episode - a Rex Lee as Lloyd hall of fame 26 minutes - last night (Wed. 4.11) Since we already got initiated to the Entourage fraternity back in February
during a weekend in Vegas we learned some secrets, including a similar vegas baptism for the cast.

When Adrien Grenier wants to go out, he calls Kevin Connolly to ask for a hook up. Kevin tells him "you're a celebrity, just walk up to the front and go in. ". When Adrien once showed up at Kevin's table, he threw his hands up like Jordan and said "it worked!".
Rex Lee (Lloyd) worked as an assistant in a casting office for 5 years... he didn't quit until January of 2006, just 15 months ago...not until 3 seasons in to the show.


Exec Producer Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights '97, Hooker Patron '97, Oscar Nominee '07) flew the 4 guys out to vegas on a private jet for a "get to know you" weekend before shooting the pilot.


Jeremy Piven had a real life crush on Mrs. Ari (Perry Reeves) "10 years ago" and recommended her to the producers to be cast for his showmance.

Piven confirmed that he has fired several agents, including real life Ari - Emmanuel of Endeavor - the progenitor for his Emmy win who was his agent for a time.

The mini season of Entourage (5 episodes only) shows new episodes on HBO on Sunday nights.

Bad Week for the Osmonds

Marie Osmond (Donnie and Marie '75, Depressed Wacko 'current) announced on Friday (3.30) that she's divorcing her not famous husband. The stock photo (left) yahoo dug up implied she shares fitness secrets with Monica Lewinsky (Cigar "Smoker" '96, Univ of Oregon'97,Taco Eater 'always). Meanwhile, brother Donny Osmond hosted a "demented and wrong" ABC reality show, "The Great American Dream Vote", straight to cancellation in two days this week, exonerating Matt Kunitz's record of 4, with 2006's The One. Congrats to all!

Elliot Yamin and Jewfro Celebrates 96,000 Records Sold

Elliot Yamin (American Idol '06, Jewfro '07, Camp Young Judaea 'honorary) celebrated his album's release, at fresh dive bar hotspot Winston's last night (3.27.07). 150 "close friends and family" packed shoulder to shoulder "Austin-style" for a 5 song set. Elliot closed with a good cover of "Roxanne" by The Police, on the same night that Chris Sligh (American Idol '06, Irish-fro '07) stumbled through his version of another Police classic "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic".

Monet Corso (Mater Dei H.S. '98, MTV '99, Three Ring Projects '07) told us that he surprised everyone by selling 96,000 albums the first week and is #3 on the charts. Elliot told us he is too busy to watch this season of Idol, but that our hotly contested A.I. office pool was a good idea because "obviously, I'm a big fan too."

Special LA Appearance by Kirk Bedell (Deerfield '94, Trinity '98) above.

Thanks to Monet for hosting a great party, celebrating a birthday, creating a top 10 artist, and taking good care of us.

Entourage Live in Vegas: NBA All Star Weekend

Entourage has set the standard in distilling quintessential Hollywood rites of passage in classic episodes such as Sundance and the Vegas trip. Last night (Sat, 2.17) during the NBA All Star Weekend, it was like seeing the Entourage "Ice Capades" at the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 Party.

The Maloofs (NBA All Star hosts '07) put up a mega tent in their parking lot and recruited LA phenom Bolthouse (Joseph's '03, Lounge '03, Hyde '07)to run the ropes.

The Accidental Concert Neighbors:

• Ciara took the stage innocently enough for what felt like a radio station mall performance....but then a surprise duet with Will.I.Am followed.....
• and then a real surprise as NAS joined the stage for "Made You Look" (the "you a slave to a page in my rhyme book song)...
• and then a bigger surprise as Ludacris joined the stage. Ludacris encouraged "Sing along, we just won a grammy for this song" (Money Maker).
• and then Jeremy Piven and Kevin Connoly rocked out their way right in to our personal space(like anyone else, not aggressively)...
• and then they head bobbed themselves.

Check out the video below to see how E's head, and then Piven's head, make better doors than windows.



Ludacris will always be the man for standing up to demagogues on TV, like facing O'Reilly and Oprah. and can still appear in Oscar winning movies.

• and then DJ AM took the stage and phoned in the weakest 25-30 minutes he's done in eons. Must have been in a hurry to get to Body English.
• and then...we smelled weed. Like everywhere. Like Godzilla had farted pot brownies.
• and then...we saw Bustah Rhymes. That was the first thing that wasnt a surprise. They took over the table where Piven, Danny Masterson, Brody Jenner, and others had been before the performances.

Professional Photos:
Wireimage Here

The Competition:
The outnumbered Hollywood crowd was ripped between T-Mobile and the competition: Jay Z/Lebron James' "Two Kings" party at TAO, Paris birthday uggh at Body English, and Eva Longoria and Tony Parker's party at PURE. We went upstairs to the new nightclub Moon and saw Shaq, in a yellow suit, still out way past gamenight curfew at 2AM!

9 Days to the Red Carpet

Sherman Pore is the old guy who sang an original song for the judges on American Idol, just 2 days after his "lady love of 20 years" had passed. While clearly out of position for the show, the judges actually gave him a warm reception, enough so that 9 days later he was a red carpet media darling.Friday night (Feb 16), Shag hosted a record release party for Fall Out Boy. Frontman Pete Wentz, who arrived with Rumor Willis (Bruce's daughter) grabbed the spotlight, but after them, and Benji Madden ('not the one dating Nicole Ritchie), Sherman was the story. He sang to a confused photographer pool , who didnt know whether to clap or be embarassed. How does this happen? He lives next door to a huckster/fake publicist (cropped out of this photo), who took Sherman from grieving Romeo to Red Carpet watercooler talk in 9 days...at least until everyone got wind of breaking "Britney shaved her head bald" news.

P.S. Search "Britney Bald" in Google...what comes up is both surprising, and not...at the same time.

It's Always Xmas/Oscar Time at the Four Seasons

It could be July 4th weekend, but whenever you walk through the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, it feels like Steve Spielberg might walk by in a tuxedo clutching an Oscar at any moment. So when it really is awards season, you can get dizzy just watching other people's heads swivel in the lobby. Such was the case tonight (Tues, Valentine's eve) as Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill '03, 50 Cent '03)hosted a "deb ball" of sorts for her glamour guru, Jayneoni Moore.

While common in political circles, the loyal turnout for a cozy introduction to the Hollywood Creative Community was nearly 50/50, celeb and civilian. Dancing with the Stars' Samantha Harris, let on that the new cast will be announced on Thursday 2.15...and that they dont even tell her who until then.... Holly Robinson Peete (21 Jump Street '91) checked out the black and white blowups of Oscar nights behind the scenes moments, Rachel Leigh Cooke told me that she too always likes the "classy Four Seaons cause it doesnt feel like LA", and Miss J. Alexander (America's Next Top Model) rocked a Sidekick with a little too much bling and little too much "sidekick" for 2007.

65 people cramming in to a room the size of my office? Yup.
Recruited by new solo artist, Rappa? Stronger.

Find a valentine here by picking them out of a professional photo:

• Patrick McMullan: Here
• Wireimage: Here

Breaking: Anna Nicole Barbershop Talk

Updated 6:50 PM EST - Thursday 8 February 2007

The Barber Shop Talk is coming fast and furious for Anna Nicole (Retired '07) on the internets:

• When they find the baby girl dead, don't believe the suicide note. Arrest the lawyer immediately.
• Has the astronaut been ruled out yet? God Hates Florida.
• If her kosher boyfriend can prove he's the father of that baby, I believe he may acquire control of Anna's fortune.
• It's really lucky for him that her oldest son happen to die last year....funny how things work. P.S. Where was Stern (lawyer, not radio) when the 89 year old billionairre died?
• Well at least now Angelina can adopt the baby.

As always, Defamer best sinks its fangs in to this bloody steak. More thoughtful eulogies here.

Imdb's rapid response team is on-call, having already revised Anna Nicole to a past tense. Wireimage also. (Weird that her final celeb photo is with Hulk Hogan - her namesake, having been born Vickie Hogan.

Just another lazy Thursday over at Anna's quasi official website (for now). The “latest news” headlines mention an ironically titled movie “Illegal Aliens", no reference to the (prior? still ongoing?) Bahamas legal situation she was in.

Wikipedia best exemplifies the yin and the yang of “open source” projects as it already has her death and details enshrined obituary style, yet temporarily reported that she had died of a “sex overdose, the first such death by this means,” which has already been retracted in the amount of time it took to write this sentence.

AnnaNicoleSmith.com, the looney bin flagship, is too inundated to even load, as Perez was earlier today around 4PM EST.

UPDATED (2.8, 6:50PM PST) Blockbuster on Sunset reveals that the only uptick in Anna Nicole interest is one guy calling for "some B-movie sex thing she did."

UPDATED (Sat 2.10): Quasi site now forwards to official site, both with a solo black and white idolotry photo, inspired by Abercrombie and Fitch.

MTV Utah - Unplugged

Tyler Hilton, starred on "One Tree Hill"for 2 years, played Elvis Presly in "Walk theLine",and no, he is not her brother.

On Tuesday, in the Green House finale channeled classic MTV Unplugged, with a fireside acoustic performance for 40 select invited guests. TRL favorite and teen pin-up rocked out a 6 song set. Not my best videography, but you get the idea here.

Professional swagger Wynona Ryder showed up as one of the few with Bobby Cannavale, the guy from Will and Grace and "Six Feet Under", thinking that she was coming to see dipshit perform and not really sure why. Wynona looked as relieved as the "not guilty" when she heard.
Encore! Encore cheered the crowd. Get "one more song" over at the Imeem Concert.

Superbowl Arrives Early - Janet finally exonerated by Surprise Halftime Sex by Akon and Tara Reid

100% of Sundance does not know or care that the State of the Union Address is tonight (Tuesday 1.23). To the 5 or 10 viewers watching, it’s a big deal because the entire federal government comes together for one time in the year – Congress, Supreme Court, the Cabinet, the worst Texan ever, and my mom.

For Sundance, the more germane state, was the union of every branch of the U.S. party scene in one (relatively) small palace last night - TAO/Marquee/Harry O’s for the Blender party and show by Nelly and Akon, and I somehow ended up with walkie/clipboard as quasi Marquee/Tao staff for the night pulling in talent from icy outside with Team Fusion. Bring the chamber to order!

Nightlife Senators:

• Jason Strauss
• Noah Tepperberg
• Billy Dec (Rockit Ranch Chicago/Florida, Jen Scheft Bachlerette ‘05) - revealed to TheCHIMP.net exclusively that yes, they will be doing a satellite club somewhere in Miami during superbowl
  
• Andrew Goldberg (Marquee)
• Sean Gallagher (NYC various)
• Sasha (Bolthouse/Strategic)

Photography Governors:

• Seth Browarnik (‘Miami)
• Tracy Lee (‘Napkin Nights /Vegas)
• Jamie McCarthy (‘NYC)
• Dimitri Kambouris (‘LA)

House of Representatives:

• Rappa Dappa (Spinshoppe)
• Rembrandt Flores, Jackie Topacio, and Ben Russo (Fusion)
• Amy Tsvi (Bragman)
• Stacey Wechsler (Hired Gun)
• and at least 1700 lbs more of "publicist" lurking around...

Staffers / Wranglers:

• A-List, Alliance, Strategic Group, Maxim, Blender

And every governing body has the old-timer drunk, played here Tara Reid (married to Caron Daly with twins Carter and Peyton, living in White Plains) , who unraveled months of image rehab in one Akon humping, butt crack exposing, win-the-wet-t-shirt contest-over-that-bitch-from-Purdue in Cancun moment. Must see exclusive over at Hollyscoop.

Kinda like the Superbowl...which incidentally was just given the same security rating by the FBI as the State of the Union. Speaking of Superbowl, surprise halftime performer Nelly (’04, forgotten amidst the Janet boob shock ‘life) performed after AKON, and arrived with the now well documented football team entourage surrounding the QB.

Benched: Every year at the speech, one cabinet member has to stay out at a secure underground remote location in case Osama shows up at the velvet rope and his name isnt on the list. The idea is to provide a line of secession for the presidency and continuation of government, so we dont end up as a country the way the line outside of Mansion ends up at 2 AM.

Vote '07: Who in your opinion was the “one” nightlife superstar sitting it out to preserve the line of secession? Capponi? Nazarian? Criminal Mike? Cast your vote!

Are you Seceding from TheCHIMP.net? We hope only to find more professional Sundance coverage at Imeem's growing colony of writers. Immigrate here.

Justin Timberlake is Kaiser Soze

Justin Timberlake broght his mom to a private dinner at the Green House on Sunday night, preceeding the satellite club SHAG throwing "SHAG in the SNOW" after party.

Justin, his mom, Lynn Harless, (who was the one who came up with the name N'SYNC), and 28 friends chowed on filet mignon and butternut squash soup prepared in the Green House's own kitchen by celebrity CHEF J. Justin is a crown royal drinker apparently, but wihout any of those funny looking bottles in the house, took a Jack Daniels with water. He is also a very good pool player, and not a very good picture taker. BOOH. BOOH. I guess we will have to wait another 4 seconds to see a photo of him somewhere else. He did not make out with Britney, Cameron, Jessica, or me during the event, so any valentine's news on him will have to wait.

As impressive as his talents are, his magic skills are even better. I stared at the room knowing he was going to come through it in 2 minutes and before I could focus* poof * ....he was gone. On departure, his camoflauge style security (not hulks) blend so well that once again I found myself staring at the place he should be, but just saw an empty door. ..JT is KAIZER SOZE....a total Houdini.

Upstais in the grand room, Zen from SHAG HOLLYWOOD rocked out mashups to a packed room. Door God Pantera Sarah had a line up the driveway, and a second interior velvet rope inside the foyer of the house. Not even professional courtesy applied, as Cinespace owners Kim and Errol Roussell came inside with their friends, and then tossed a few minutes later when a "lapse in arrvial protocol" was discovered.

For Survivor fans, it was nearly a COOK ISLANDS reunion, with Parvati, Yul, and Ozzie all partying. Of note, Yul and Ozzie, despite spending 39 days on an island together and working together to finish #1 and #2 are clearly not friends - in the remote mountains of Utah on a Sunday night, they attend the same exclusive house party, an hour apart from each other, and make no mention of hanging out or coordinating with the other.

Park City Police Blotter:
The Green House charity, A Birds Nest, reported a theft on Friday night. A one of a kind scarf made by an Afghani widow went AWOL causing great concern over security and procedure. On Sunday night, a repeat guest at the house was wearing it. (See photo above in the photo player) . When confronted, she refused to give it back saying "I am cold". After several requests, she was relieved of her stolen charity bounty and kicked out. Good luck with your karma, bitch....if you know her and are reading this, please forward it to her and remind her that she sucks.

Celebrity Roll Call:
Kate Walsh (Grey's Anatomy 'current), Billy Bush (Interviewer of the CHIMP at Real World Auditions '97, Access Hollywood 'current), Stephen Bauer (Scarface '84), Emile Hirsch (Girl next Door '04), Yul Kwon, Parvati Shallow, and Ozzie Lusth (Survivor '06), Lauren (Beauty and Geek '06), Justin Timberlake, G. Love (G. Love and Special Sauce '90s), Ethan Appley and Carol Chi (Imeem 'current)

Park City Scoreboad:
Movies seen or movie events attended by anyone I know: 2*
Litres of Ocean Vodka poured by vodka-masters Shay and Dyanna: 83
Frozen Toes: 10

*LA comic Carol Turner and her bf Avi told me they saw 2 movies. Sam Rockwell something ("sucked") and a total B-Movie fringe thing with the kid from Nip/Tuck about a woman who has teeth on her vag to chop off man meat ("fucking hilarious, amazing").

Lots more weekend fallout from Sundance at the IMEEM bunker: Hurry, duck over here!

The Anti - JLO: Green House Night 2

On Saturday night, Sienna Miller (Jude Law bed buddy '05) hosted a private dinner for her new movie "Interview". Giuliana Depandi and fiancee/Apprentice Bill Rancic came by - her rock is huge, his pockets are empty - and are thinking TomKat and getting married in Italy this fall. Despite this starpower at the Green House, the hot topic was Tom Arnold.

Things I knew about Tom Arnold before he showed up with his pretty blonde wife, Shelby.

• He had a lot of sex with Roseanne. Hurl, flush, wipe mouth, brush teeth.
• He was a loud, blustering talker that I never wanted to be like on Fox's "Best Damn Sports Show"
• He used to be a Federline in the mid 90s, but has emerged to be a enduring presence
• He is randomly doing stuff for The Tonight Show now, joining Jon Melendez in the "I didnt see that coming" department.
• I didnt think he was cool, or like him much.

The guy showed up around 9:30 - friendly, outgoing, talkative, sober, respectful, legitimately interested in everybody. Everyone was shaking their heads going "Who is that guy? He rules!" Even our british house producer, Paul, who's been off the boat 3 weeks goes, "Christ, that chap has a personality...what a good bloke." For this and other contributions, Tom Arnold is the ANTI-JLO. For a good laugh, check out the plethora of I Hate J-LO themed websites I found here, including one that says ...

J-Lo is Jealous of Monique Taitague: "Jennifer Lopez, The Ugly Old Actress and Fat Butt singer, is jealous of The American Princess Monique Desiree Taitague from Vallejo,California."

Tom Arnold New News: He lived next to Britney and Federline in a high rise and tried to advise them away from self destruction - they breathed off the paparazzi and wouldnt listen. Tom shoots Law and Order SVU this week in NYC, playing that gay evangelical leader who had male prostitutes and was outed right before the elections. He is a staunch democrat but loves Arnold Schwarzenegger. He just shot "Pride" with Terence Howard and Bernie Mac in New Orleans and loved his FEMA trailer living, bad ass female driver. He fell in love again- he requested a rush shipment of Motley Bird to his NYC hotel ASAP to get through production.

Non Tom Arnold celebrity Appearances last night: Steve Buscemi (Every movie ever ' current), Giuliana Depandi and Bill Rancic (Getting Married in Italy '07), Jeremy Sisto (Clueless '95, Six Feet Under '04), Patricia Kara (Deal or No Deal 'current)

Tonight Justin Timberlake comes for dinner! It's Hollywood Club SHAG presenting "Shag in the Snow".

Always more from Efren Ramirez and other celeb bloggers at IMEEM's site: Go Now!

Understudying Slash, Scott Weiland, and Dave Kushner

Sundance is supposed to be about break-through films, right? On Friday night, a band walked in uninvited off Sunnyside Dr. and might walk out with a music career.

The night started off with gifting. Teri Hatcher came with boyfriend, and snagged not only free stuff, but the 1 marquee cover photo selected from about 50 sundance events on Wireimage. SNL alum Molly Shannon went shwagging also. Due to a family emergency, members of Velvet Revolver could not play the living room as planned. A group of guys came to the house and told the house producers...."we heard theres been a change, we would love to play your house tonight." LA Based Dare Devil Jane found some drums and took over the great room for 90 minutes....cut to girls dancing on tables, people giving each other motley bird energy drink showers and a godzilla size domino's order...a classic ski weekend house party. On the way out, Velvet Revolver Bassist Dave Kushner requested their CD to share with label brass ...stay tuned.

Tons more Sundance coverage with my posse from Imeem. Click here

Screech is Persona Non Grata

That, and other items from the Friday, January 19th scene in Park City.

Dustin Diamond walked right up to the barricades at the Village at the Lift and said "it's me, screech, ....how do i come in?" He walked right in, his reality cameras were canned, and then a minute later he was brought back out. A better reality moment than anything on his eventual show.

All of the usual LA suspects have transplanted. A list party planner Jeffrey Best is running the Village at the Lift, working in conjunction with cane carrying hat-guy/door demon Josh Richman. Inside T-Mobile has taken over an entire diner and converted it in to a functioning Pink Painted, T-Mobile themed diner, with placemats, menus, waitstaff, newspapers, and even wall hangings all branded....the pink on the walls match the pink on the wallpaper of the 15-20 computer screens inside, many of whom were fixed on PerezHilton.com this morning.

Nick Nolte and Dennis Hopper are not only staying together at the Park City Hotel, they attended and sat next to each other last night at the "Chicago 10" screening, the hyped movie about the violence around the 1968 Democratic Convention. Golden Glober Eddie Murphy is also a roommate at that hotel. People said "it was good, but it wont make it to theatres".

Tiger Woods is rumored to be in town, stopping in to Starbucks on Park Ave. before heading out skiing.

Friday night the main event is the Global 3 Green House, promoting eco-friendly causes and featuring lots of drinking, celeb gifting, and an acoustic performance by members of Velvet Revolver in the living room. I always said I would love to have a major act like Dave Matthews or GNR perform in my living room, and tonight they basically will. Pictures to be here soon....



More coverage from other IMEEM Sundance Bloggers here.

Christmas in January

There were hundreds of products given away today at The Boom Boom Room’s Baby and Big Kid Style Villa, a Golden Globes gifting suite for Babies and famous Moms/Dads. My two favorite things I would never ever have known existed? The Fairy-oke Wings (pronounced like Karaoke, with an “f’), pink plastic wings with an attached mic and preloaded jukebox favorites ….and a “Time Out Mat” for rambunctious Chimp-like children…and even dogs.

Tia Carre (left) and Kate K. ('03, right) both shed their high heels to slide in to the popular “Rainboots”

In LA, temples aren’t big enough to contain the 9000% attendance belch of the bi-annual High Holidays. To compensate, temples rent out hotel ballrooms..no joke. We atoned at the famed Century Plaza on Yom Kippur last year, and today in the same holy place, celebrities with babies came to pick up a divine bounty - 50-70lbs each of free stuff. The gifting rule of thumb stating you must leave lugging 3X your child’s weight was enforced strictly by security.

Even Hercules can hang with his son, be man enough for Barbie stuff, and be interviewed by EXTRA. (Kevin Sorbo)
Sidenote: There's a crease in the flier from being in my pocket... its not someone doodling in a slit in the kid's throat. BTW, I think it would be a good idea to create a "Time Out Cage" in bars, and as a plea bargain to bouncers automatically manhandling someone out the door, they throw them in there first for 30 minutes to see if they "come around".

Jason Davis, “big” brother of firecrotch toastmaster Brandon Davis came to the Mommy/Baby gifting suite because…uh…not sure. He did have a gold RAZR, indoor sunglasses, and untied shoes…to which he said “Tie my shoe” and propped it up on his buddy (hat guy) while a photographer tied it for him. Very befitting of an oil heir.

It wasn’t without heart though….the event benefited EBMRF, the nonprofit Epidermolysis Bullosa foundation created and honcho’d by Brillstein-Grey bluechipper Andrea Pett Joseph and her husband Paul.

Other Cool Moms and Dads:

E’s Samantha Harris picking up for nieces and nephews, Bill Bellamy wearing his baby around his neck and loading his gear in to a white Escalade, Angie Harmon literally carting out her gear via a gifted wagon, Emmy Winner Michael Chiklis, and Greg Grunberg (the ironic "Pilot” in the LOST “pilot” who becomes “the monster’s” first meal)

Photos: "1….2…..….no, look over here …stop pesking your brother, …ok, 2……3, CHEESE!”

• Wireimage: (Coming Soon)
• Getty Images: (Coming Soon)
• Film Magic: (Coming Soon)

TheCHIMP.net Top Stories of 2006

Thank you for following the ridiuclousness of red carpet events, famous friends, Deerfield Academy and prep school news, and personalities in transition. Here is Ryan Seacrest's Countdown of the top 5 most viewed items of the year.

5. Kevin Gottehrer ...swallows Heather Oakley in to the prep school network (May)
4. Grandma Shirlee Glazer Passes On - the very last story of the year (December)
3. Greg Lowry and Andrea Bleau - Till Death do Us Part (August)
2. Jeannete Jenkins and Queen Latifah Break Up ?? - Perez Hilton outs more celebs (December)

and the number one story of 2006.....is.......

1. Tyler Goes Pro - Fingerpainting roommate opens an art show and sells like crazy (August)

Congratulations Tyler Ramsey.

Hope that 2007 is even better for everyone than 2006.
Stay tuned for a major professional step forward for TheCHIMP.net coming in January.

MG

4 of a Kind = Party+TV+Internet+Me

Making a cocktail of a TV past, a party planning past and future, and an ongoing active web pursuit seen here- producing a TV themed website's launch party smelled like a pretty good recipe from the start, and it tasted good when it was swallowed by 440 people this week.
For the past 6 weeks I have been producing “TV Guide’s SeenOn.com Launch Party”. It went down at Boulevard3 on Wednesday night, December 6. SeenOn.com is the site that lets you buy everything TV characters wear, touch, drive, sleep in, sleep on, and even sleep around with from the top network TV shows. We recreated TV's most popular sets and scenes here, check it out.
Be assured, I haven’t been working on a party for “The Mega Onion Chopper”, “Pure Moods III”, or a “Super Bedazzler”…it wasn’t that type of “As Seen on TV” crap.
There was a gold carpet, TV dinners, real celebrities, fake celebrities, and real models fake acting like characters from popular shows to bring actual sets from Grey’s Anatomy, a recreated Wisteria Lane, and Las Vegas to life.

For actual party coverage, I leave it to the pros:

• TMZ.....Annoints the party with Paris Hilton on the scene…….
• PAGE SIX….calls out Kristen Bell ( “Veronica Mars”) for her bad behavior at the party….saying she “went martian”.
• US Weekly…is nicer to Kristen Bell showing her autographing a designer’s bust mannequin from Project Runway.
• Hollyscoop…Diana Magpapian and her UCSB crew (who should be the real TwentyFourSeven cast) once again scoop me with the best encapsulation of the event that is pitch perfect
• Pink is the New Blog...Trent wonders why Kristen Bell was hording gift bags .. (via LA.com)
• Duck Soup gives a shout out to the party planner. YEAHHHHHHHH!
• and the hosts themselves, SeenOn.com, act as "the Governor's Ball" of party coverage that I could never equal
  

Boldfacers that were SeenON the Gold Carpet ...in semi order of Awesomeness:

Rachel Leigh Cook, Stacy Keibler, Kim Kardashian, Kristen Bell, Kristin Cavallari (Laguna Beach ’05), her rival Lauren “LC” Conrad (Laguna Beach ’05), Andy Milonakis, Audrina Patridge, Blu Cantrell, Brittny Gastineau, Carlos Ramirez, Cris Judd, Efren Ramirez (Vote for Pedro! ’04), Hill Harper, Jason Wahler (Laguna Beach ‘05), Bai Ling (every event ‘forever), Nick Verreos (Project Runway ’06), Nicole Linkletter (America’s Next Top Model ‘06), Vincent Libretti (Project Runway ‘06)…and the ubiquitous sightings of Paris Hilton

I was too busy to high five any of the guests, except Rachel Leigh Cook and Kim Kardashian who took home some heavy giftbags and even missed my traiditional carpet photo, so enjoy these of people who actually belong there.

Press Photos, get your press photos....see all about it!

• WireImage : here
• Getty Images: here
• Film Magic: here

Blanking on a gift for someone? Seriously look on SeenOn.com. Great ideas, great site, and good people there…stuff you would never think to get someone.

Big ups to Rappa for generous extra celeb wrangling and working all night with the Fusion Publicity Team.

Questions about photos, or want more? Email me

HollySCOOPS the Story.

HollyScoop is a top tier entertainment/celebrity/style blog master'd by the lovely Diana Magpapian (UCSB '04). Lady Diana is not just lovely for her blog and her signature "shoutouts", but moreso because she dumped her "9 to 5" job working for the man and started a professional blog with friends since kindergarten Nora Gasparian and Ani Esmalian. Cool.

Today she SCOOPED the story from TheCHIMP.net and so I will just link to her review of last night's premiere party for the "944-magazine-come-to-life" show of partying and bros in LA that is MTV's TwentyFour-Seven.

Go Directly to HollyScoop's Report of another SpinShoppe Success.

See more Photos:
Getty Images from Inside the Party: Here
Wireimage Photos from the Red Carpet: Here
Gonzalo Perez's Parents visitng from Sharon, MA who made their Hollywood debut right HERE:

Turtle Pokes His Head Out - Hatless

SSPR contributed to an A list charity campaign that launched at a private estate in Brentwood on Thursday night, October 5

Star-wise, it was nearly a company meet-and-greet for “Entourage”:

• Mandy Moore (Vince's Season 2 fling)
• Lloyd (Rex Lee),
• Sloane(E’s Girlfriend Emmanuelle Chriqui),
• Emily (E’s Season 1 Girlfriend/Ari’s Season 1 assistant Samaire Armstrong),
• and Turtle , (Jerry Ferrara ...without a hat ...or a high) all showed up to support :

The world famous LA mega-boutique Fred Segal Fun and the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Women’s Cancer Research Institute have joined forces for Design A Cure – a hollywood style breast cancer campaign. Design A Cure began with one of a kind t-shirts created by some of the most influential fashion designers in the world working with most recognizable and inspiring women in the entertainment industry: Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Sheryl Crow, Demi Moore, even Mandy Moore, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, and many more who were at the party.







One shirt from each “celebrity muse”, worn by them and photographed in it for the campagin will be signed by the celebrity muse and is now being auctioned off. The remaining 100 shirts created will be sold exclusively at Fred Segal Fun, Santa Monica with 100% of all proceeds going to benefit the Cedars Sinai Women’s Cancer Research Institute.

The shirts are very cool and a lot more wearable than other breast cancer awareness auctions going on this month.















It-Girl Stacy Keibler drew all over a KIIS FM stunt guy’s face with a Sharpie on the red carpet. I was most fired up about the Entourage crew, and someone scolded me, "You so want to be Turtle's best friend", but be assured he isnt "on my list".

Fashion Wire Daily: Woohoo! They cover the event here.

Photos, Photos, & More Photos:

• Patrick McMullan: Here
• WireImage: Here
• Getty (With Exclusive Photos from Inside the Party): Here
• TheCHIMP.net House Photographer: Here in a Kodak Gallery

Self Magazine: Breast Cancer Awareness

SpinShoppe continued its national wing spreading by working NYC this week in advance of October - Breast Cancer Awareness month. SSPR brought the sizzle to the “Self Magazine: Spotlight on Breast Cancer Awareness” benefit concert hosted by Gabrielle Union and Michelle Branch at Crobar in NYC on Wedensday night, September 27

Feeling a little breast envy as the tag along boyfriend and only breastless one in the team of: Melissa, Elissa Kravetz, Eileen Colavita (Philadelphia H.S. ’92, USC ’96, CAA ’97, Rogers & Cowan ’01, SSPR ‘current), Employee of the Month Andrea O., and Jessica Kravetz (Framingham High ’00, Indiana ’04, SSPR ’06) – I assumed the officially appropriate title as the "breast man".

Michelle Branch owned the concert portion of the event. She recently adopted a heretofore unknown girl to partner with her on a new country sound and album. The Wreckers performed inside, and outside on the red carpet we played an unsuccessful trivia game of “What other big star musicians have partnered with a total unknown, not just to make a one-off hit single, but to make a whole album ....and tour on it?” It proved to be a tough category. Had it been a drinking game, I likely would have been stumbling and groping people.

The overwhelmingly female and positive turnout, - over 500 people at $75 a ticket – got treated to fine celebrity company, but none more special than Joey Cioffi (Dayton High ’95, Monmouth ’99, Cioffi’s Pizza ‘life, Papa John’s National TV Commercial ‘fall 2006). Joey broke his red carpet cherry. Metaphorically, he ran back the opening kickoff and “scored a touchdown with this one” as an instant paparazzi darling. (Wait until they get ahold of the scandal of the famous Jersey pizza eatery's owner doing commercials for Papa John's. Get used to the flashbulbs.)

Also on the XY chromosome side of the DNA, Ted Roosevelt (Deerfield ’94, Princeton ’98, Lehman ‘current) popped in. Ted raised both his breast cancer awareness and a Heineken, without rubbing in the recent Amazing Race humiliation one bit.

Uptown from this pseudo “theatre”, in the legit theatre of Broadway – a V-VIP
made this her after own party, thankfully bringing along and introducing her cast mate and star of “Hairspray” to other suffererers of MTV’s “Two-A-Days” Addiction , Shannon During.

Jess Keyes (Hollywood, FL H.S. ’95, Maryland ’99, Private Jewish Upper East Side Nursery School ’06) gets bonus points for paying attention to breaking fashion trends and showing up in uniform. (picture of jumper at left)

Susie Castillo (Ipswich H.S., Miss USA ’03, MTV VJ ‘current), whom I auditioned over the phone several times for "Miss USA Fear Factor" years ago before all the remarkable credits listed above, confirmed that not booking that show hasn’t really hurt her career at all. I agree.

Companies losing money on Thursday morning due to employee barfing: NY Law Firm X (Lisa Sidman-Sanchez), Saks 5th Ave. (Aly Scherling), Nickelodeon (Jamie Moskowitz), Universal Consulting (Jeff Frumin), Marnie Luciani's store.




Photos, Photos, and More Photos:
My Pictures here….or go for the professional wire services:

• Patrick McMullan (Top Billing in Honor of the NYC Location)
• WireImage
• Getty

GNR - Red Carpets - and Vegas

The headline is that I spent the weekend working for and partying with former members of Guns and Roses until 8 in the morning. Ed Amorosi (St. David's '90, Deerfield '94, Georgetown '98, Merrill '06) vowed in 1992 that I wouldn't still like GNR in 10 years and he is still wrong 14 years later.....The rest of this entry is the what where why how and what the f*&k??!!

The Palms in Vegas celebrated the opening of their 40 million dollar pool and 2nd Tower - the “Fantasy Tower”) over the weekend of June 30 - July 2. The new tower has NBA suites, Hugh Hefner Suites, and other 14 year old boy fantasy suites. Thus the name of the tower.

“944 is 1” was the name of the weekend. It was 944 Magazine’s 1 year anniversary party – the excuse for the whole weekend. What is 944 Magazine? Why is it given away for free in the pizza parlor above my apartment for free… and why is it sold for 4.95 in the newsstand 11 yards away from that pizza place? More on this later.

So for the big weekend, they did a world IMAX premiere for Superman Returns, broke a world record for longest DJ set ever, had Camp Freddy and Panic Channel play an outdoor poolside concert over the pre-4th of July Weekend.

The Spin Shoppe posse flew in and took over as the publicists for the weekend. Luckily for the BFF’s and BF’s, they were invited to fly in as well. Besides the regulars everyone is sick of, this extended family luckily included Employee of the Month Andrea Oreckinto's boyfriend Mike, and the debut of Don, whose impromptu bartending Saturday afternoon at a gifting suite that had a fully stocked bar, thirsty celebs, but no bartenders is sure to win further kudos on this blog and elsewhere.

So who is 944? Some perspective to help frame the weekend’s host and sponsors appropriately……

My mother rips out photos from the New York Times Sunday Society pages when a Deerfield or Georgetown chum/acquaintance/ makes an appearance….they accumulate on my desk in my childhood bedroom in Longmeadow, Massachusetts until Thanksgiving or some other random time I am home. When I look at them I remember again how happy I am not to live in New York.

A sniff and tax bracket below that on the social registry, there is Ocean Drive and Hamptons Magazines for those who have cocktails at Casa Casuarino and drive their yellow Lamborghini home to their parents house after a night of bottles and models.

And on the other side of the velvet rope craving access, are the readers of 944 magazine, with localized editions for LA, Vegas, Scottsdale, and San Diego. The next time you spend a lazy Saturday afternoon at home in LA feeling like a total loser wondering how to “get all your bros in to a Hollywood cabana after spending the day picking up cuties on the pier at Sharkeez in Hermosa as part of the “Ultimate LA Weekend”, you should definitely subscribe. Think of it as a coed Maxim. For some perspective and flavor, consider these analogies of scale, with 944 being the latter:

Elton John as a Hollywood Party Host and Musician: Paris Hilton as a Hollywood Party Host and Musician

Keira Knightley :Tara Reid

You get the idea, good clean fun that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Ironically, Paris Hilton was supposed to perform at Rain on Saturday night but got caught up in Germany at the last moment. Luckily, party incarnate herself, Tara Reid, WAS there all weekend, as was her American Pie costar – Shannon Elizabeth. But the weekend was all about the music and the bands….and they blew it out.

Camp Freddy is a “freak of Hollywood nature as front man/reality tv star Dave Navarro calls it. It is all these major rockstars that get together to play cover songs, sometimes their own, sometimes classic catalog stuff, and throw one hell of a party (tom cruise rocking out at Oscar Week).

Highlights of the weekend included Dean Cain getting a shot in his tush to recover from a 103 degree fever after Friday night’s Superman premiere to make it to the concert on Saturday….

Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luger from Smallville) picking up a Gibson guitar to rock out with the house band in the gifting suite

Eliza Dushku sticking out her hand and asking to be proposed to as her enticement for a wearable gift…

Whitestarr frontman and Mischa Barton bf Cisco Adler and his mates running rampant over sex toys and bondage items in the Booty Parlor gifting bedroom...

George Maloof wandering in to the gifting suite mid Saturday afternoon sweaty and disoriented from the sun and asking his publicist “What am I doing here?”

Brian Tee from “Fast and the Furious:Tokyo Drift” being everywhere at all times

ABC’s “The One”’s own Rich Leist going down to the pool and recruiting NFL Pro Bowler Warren Sapp to immediately come up to the gifting suite, where he promptly kissed every girl in sight, rejected an offer of free diamonds with the back of his hand as he blinded me with his watch, and then strapped on an acoustic guitar to strum a few notes…

Scott Weiland taking the stage in loaned out $30,000 Nefarious diamond encrusted sunglasses and keeping them (I think)…

…and rappa and I getting Matt Sorum in to the Fantasy Tower after he lost his room key and got negged by the security guy at the elevator. But the publicity handling doesnt end there as we then of course had to continue to hang with him in a small group until dawn-ish in his totally standard issue hotel room…(surprising)

It had been a long week in Vegas as I had already been there for 3 days doing a Vas o No Vas Casting call on Freemont St., the newest client of the most popular man in Vegas.

By the time Sunday morning dawned, we were ready to get on a plane and get the heck out of 944 and 702 and collapse for the 4^th of July days off (despite Dean Cain slapping me on the leg and encouraging me to party now that “my work was over”)

Big Congrats to the whole Spin Shoppe crew for a very challenging production.

Gold Digger - LIVE

This is way overdue, but still GOLD (literally).

After the World Night Club Awards at Nocturnal (Tao won), Marc Jay's self emblazoned 45 foot bus designed like a VIP lounge, and a DKNY swimwear party at the Victor , we climbed in to a table, on the Mansion stage, for "DJ AM vs. Mark Ronson". It was listening, viewing, and screaming in to each others' ears for the next 3 hours.

In the mix were a pair of Williams sisters and 1 Bustah Rhymes. The night went from heavy star power to near "cosmic-convergence" when AM hit Kanye West’s catalogue hit that will still be a favorite years from now…

Gold Digger, the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Rap Song of the Year, with these marquee lyrics that came to life right in front of us:

“have you seen her
My psychic told me she have a ass like Serena...

It take too much to touch her
From what I heard she got a baby by Busta...”

At this moment, the 2 leaned over and high fived, acknowledging their pre-recorded shout outs.

Adding another weird twist to the US Weekly-ness of the moment, Bustah then spent the rest of the night nodding his head in agreement to AM’s set from 5 feet away. Uhhhh, does anyone else remember Bustah’s public bragging and trashing about sleeping with Nicole Richie – AM’s sometimes fiancé/sometimes girlfried/sometimes after-dinner toothpick??

Guess AM and Bustah are sorta cool now... and for the record, any of our beef with either is also squashed after this summit of pop-hip hop's greatest aficionados.