July 4th, 2006
We had a great time with last seasons Hell’s Kitchen winner Chef Michael with his wife Lola on July 4th – his burgers are the BOMB!
HEAD OVER HEELS
Her sister Ashley is still keeping company with Greg Chait , so Mary-Kate Olsen continues to carouse with her gal pals. The single twin and her girl posse partied at Hyde Thursday night where they all danced and imbibed. Mary-Kate took a break in the upstairs smoking area but when she stepped back on the stairs to come down, the dizzy Olsen lost her balance and nearly fell head first down the staircase! Luckily, a friend broke the fall of the superslim mogulette and helped her, giggling, to her feet. Disaster averted, the girls continued to party till closing time. We hope she hasn’t given up on getting a college degree.
BURSTING AT THE SEAMS
Janice Dickinson is first in line to borrow designer clothes for all occasions, but those designers aren’t thrilled to see her at their door. A fashion insider revealed “She borrows dresses two sizes too small – especially around the bustline.” (Janice admits she has generously augmented her breasts.) “THAT means when Janice makes appearances or is photographed in the designers creations, they’re bursting at the seams and look cheap and trashy. NOT a great testimonial! ” For that reason, one major designer with a shop in Beverly Hills has STOPPED lending Janice clothes and she’s OUTRAGED. One more reason to watch her new show The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency on the Oxygen network.
THINGS GO BETTER WITH…
This gorgeous young couple was the talk of the Cannes Film Festival – and not because of the blockbuster movies they were supposed to be promoting. Because they seemed to spend every day in paradise scrounging for cocaine! (And they LOOK so sweet and innocent.) They asked hotel employees “Can you get us some coke?” They hounded publicists and producers for blow. They even coerced their French speaking friends to ask locals where they could get coke. By the end of their stay, people were avoiding them and their fixation. But we have to admit, they do have a pair of the best beach bodies anywhere!
PASS THE FRIED PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA SANDWICHES
Here’s a world leader we can sink our teeth into. Of course we’re talking about Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, seen here with our President Bush, at Graceland, admiring Elvis’ Jungle Room. Koizumi, an Elvis fanatic, was permitted to try on a pair of Elvis’ OWN shades, and burst into song. The Prime Minister had a statue -not of himself but of his idol Elvis – erected in the Harajuku district in Tokyo. We’d love to get our hands on the limited edition CD of Elvis songs that Koizumi released in 2001. Anybody know where we can find one?
NO MORE PRYING EYES
Documenting how the rich and famous live can be daunting, but here we go. Mick Jagger has had his beach home in Mustique for years and his neighbors include Tommy Hilfiger and Bryan Adams. Mick’s pad is a rambling Japanese style home called “Stargroves” (houses there have NAMES, you know.) Jagger rents it out when he’s not there and you could probably snag the place for around $150,000 a month -off season! Recently Mick’s next door neighbor put his villa (named “Pelican Beach”) up for sale (two bedrooms for four million dollars, yet) and Mick immediately snapped it up.He likes his privacy and beach homes tend to be a tad close together. Now he and his towering girlfriend L’Wren Scott can cavort unwatched. A warning to potential renters- watch out for the sand fleas that infest the beach every afternoon. They bite, according to my friend Richard Mineards, who just returned from Mustique.
SUDDENLY SINGLE
On Wednesday June 28, Jessica Simpson started preparing for the holiday weekend with a fake tan – of course. She was waiting her turn in the lobby of the Uvasun tanning salon in West Hollywood and picked up a magazine on the table. As she was flipping through the pages she suddenly let out a squeal and blurted out “I’M NOT DIVORCED YET!” She tossed the weekly back on the table clucking “They’re wrong – they ALWAYS get it wrong!” But it didn’t dampen her spirits. She laughed and joked with other customers before getting her tanning bed and liquid sun combo so she’s bikini ready for the weekend. (Two day later the divorce apparently WAS final, according to US Weekly.)
NO MORE FUNNY BUSINESS
Not long ago you could find Eva Longoria partying night after night with her platonic “buddy” Jamie Foxx. No more. While filming Desperate Housewives, Eva spent weekends with her steady Tony Parker, but during the week when Tony was away playing ball, Eva’s pal Jamie eagerly volunteered to escort her to parties and clubs. They were often seen hanging out til 2 am. Until, that is, Tony saw pictures like this and decided they were getting WAY too chummy. Eva was delighted with his jealous reaction (after all, she IS dying for a ring!) and promised to stick with her girlfriends when Tony’s not around. Perhaps thanks to Jamie, Tony is around a LOT more lately! SOMEONE is smarter than she looks!
SEPARATED AT BIRTH?
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| Maddox Jolie-Pitt | Jenny Shimizu |
BORN TO SHOP
We love to point it out when celebrities children are well behaved. (Perhaps because so many are NOT!) Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’s offspring Tallulah has obviously been well brought up. The twelve year old already loves fashion and she a couple of girlfriends recently shopped the flea market at the Santa Monica airport. Tallulah ( her friends called her “Lulah” ) eagerly inspected the vintage bakelite jewelry and asked all kinds of questions about it’s history. She carefully tried on some slip dresses and a vintage jacket. One vendor said “She was adorable – polite, inquisitive, and careful with all the delicate items. And she didn’t ask for a DISCOUNT!”