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5/14/08

10:00 AM

Celebrity-Baby Boutique Spreads Word: Mariah Carey Is Totally Preggers!

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Newlyweds Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon may or may not be planning to have a baby, depending on how you interpret a recent shopping spree. The spokesperson for a conservative media-watchdog group called Barbara Walters a "shameless media whore" for revealing that she had an affair with a married senator in her autobiography. Ashley Olsen went on a date to Patsy's with someone named Justin Bartha. The Plaza's grand-opening party, which was supposed to be held last Saturday, was canceled because the owner's mother died. Sean Combs, who endorses Ciroc vodka, had a bottle of the stuff at his table at Home but had the waitress fetch him Malibu rum and pineapple cocktails all night long. Pretty much the entire cast of The Real Housewives of New York City acted inappropriately at the NBC upfronts party at the Empire Hotel.

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Gossipmonger

5/13/08

10:07 AM

Tory Burch and Lyor Cohen Have More in Common Than the Letter Y

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Socialite designer Tory Burch is now dating Warner Music Group chief Lyor Cohen. Leven Rambin may or may not have hooked up with Shia LaBeouf at the SNL after-party he hosted. Newsweek staffers are annoyed that so many famous people attend the Time 100 gala. Beyoncé is maybe pregnant. Scarlett Johansson sang "Happy Birthday" to a friend at Indochine. Bruce Willis and Whoopi Goldberg chatted at Lure Fishbar.

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Gossipmonger

5/12/08

10:00 AM

Amy Sacco Says NYC Nightlife Is ‘Overrated’

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Amy Sacco thinks New York nightlife, including her own contributions, is overrated. John McCain almost flipped out after an aide interrupted him while he was talking to George Rush. Rupert Murdoch expressed enthusiasm over Barack Obama to Arianna Huffington at her book party for Right Is Wrong, though it's unclear if he'd actually endorse him over McCain. The New Yorker fact-checking department has a tough time with David Sedaris's work because Amy Sedaris likes playing jokes on them when they call her for verification. Abel Ferrara, the director who made a documentary about the Chelsea Hotel, actually moved into the building during filming. Playboy coined the term "to Spitzer," which means "to request bareback sex from a call girl."

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Gossipmonger

5/ 9/08

10:00 AM

Wait, Katie Couric Does Jeff Zucker's Shopping for Him?

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Katie Couric hung out with NBC head Jeff Zucker, but not because she's planning on returning to the network — because she sometimes runs errands for him. A four-bedroom house a few doors down from the Clinton abode in Chappaqua is on the market for $1.39 million, though someone may or may not have been murdered in it. Fabian Basabe was arrested for urinating in an alley behind an L.A. club. (His lawyer says he has a "bladder problem.") Former Elle fashion director Nina Garcia is headed to Marie Claire. Cindy Adams has a bunch of quotes from people regarding their mothers.

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Gossipmonger

5/ 8/08

10:00 AM

Bloomberg Knows No One Will Ask Him to Be VP

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Michael Bloomberg told Cindy Adams that he's pretty sure no one is going to ask him to run for VP. Michael Lohan was not thrilled to hear that his ex-wife, Dina, was given a Top Mom award. Former New York Knick and all-around badass Charles Oakley wants to start his own cooking show. Friends of Marc Jacobs are worried that he parties too much in Paris and may end up getting AIDS. (We assume that's what they mean by "pulling a Halston." Yikes.) Leonardo DiCaprio biked to Max Brenner's chocolate shop in Union Square, but left after realizing the wait was more than an hour. The song "We Just Had Sex," from Broadway musical Passing Strange, was axed from the CBS pre–Tony Awards show because it was seemed too racy. Jay-Z and Beyoncé headed right from the Costume gala at the Met to Pop Burger.

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Gossipmonger

5/ 7/08

10:25 AM

Rudy and Judy Spotted at TJ Maxx!

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Drama at Anna Wintour's Costume Institute gala: Christina Ricci left early because she wasn't seated with her boyfriend, and Jeff Zucker and Harvey Weinstein avoided each other because of Project Runway tension. (At the after-party at Bungalow 8, though, John Mayer "didn't deny" that he was dating Jennifer Aniston.) And, in other gala news: Vogue editor Jill Demling told pals that her date, New York Ranger Sean Avery, won't get any special treatment during his summer gig as a Vogue intern, and Liv Tyler showed up sans wedding ring. Judy Giuliani helped Rudy shop for pants off the sales rack at TJ Maxx in Bridgehampton. Lindsay Lohan will play a girl who fakes her pregnancy in her next movie.

More: anna wintour, beer, bernard-henri levy, bill maher, charlie sheen, christina aguilera, christina ricci, cindy adams, costume institute, daphne guinness, denise richards, diana ross, harvey weinstein, ivana trump, jeff zucker, jill demling, john mayer, judith nathan, larry birkhead, lindsay lohan, metropolitan museum of art, paramount, roseanne barr, rossano rubicondi, rudy giuliani, sean avery, sumner redstone, tj maxx, tom cruise, vogue, washington post, zoe alexander

Gossipmonger

5/ 6/08

10:05 AM

Your Apartment Hunt: Now With Supermodels!

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Petra Nemcova is branching into real estate by helping Aglow Properties sell two apartments in the $25 million range. Howard Stern is supporting Hillary Clinton and wants to book her on his show. Jay-Z bashed Bush and endorsed Obama at his MSG show on Friday. Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet and fiancé Eric Eisner are expecting. Vanity Fair's Amy Fine Collins, gatekeeper of the magazine's international best-dressed list, had a birthday party at La Grenouille.

More: amy fine collins, angelina jolie, arianna huffington, ashlee simpson, ashley olsen, ashton kutcher, barack obama, barbara walters, brad pitt, eric eisner, hillary clinton, howard stern, jay-z, jennifer aniston, jeremy piven, jessica simpson, john mayer, louis vuitton, marc jacobs, mary-kate olsen, michael jordan, nick cannon, petra nemcova, sheryl crow, stacey bendet, taylor dayne, tom cruise

Gossipmonger

5/ 5/08

10:12 AM

Even Though He's Dead, Norman Mailer's Ex Insists Upon Making Us Imagine Him Naked

Norman Mailer was into role-playing with his former mistress, and especially liked pretending he was a producer and she a struggling actress. Brett Ratner encountered a lot of resistance from city officials while trying to film a sex scene for an upcoming short film in a tree in Central Park. Catherine Zeta-Jones spent fifteen straight hours in a gym on East 34th Street shooting a scene from her upcoming movie. The New York Times' David Carr credits "Page Six" with acclimatizing him to the city. Someone stole a $3,000 Schott leather jacket from a pre-auction party Christie's threw at the Soho Grand. Surf Lodge, the new Montauk venture from the owners of Cain and GoldBar, opens on Memorial Day, and features food from Top Chef star Sam Talbot.

More: anderson cooper, bam margera, brett ratner, broadway, cain, catherine zeta-jones, central park, christie's, christine baranksi, david carr, elisabeth hasselbeck, elle, gayle king, georgina chapman, gold bar, gwyneth paltrow, harvey fierstein, john leguizamo, kelly clarkson, montauk, new york times, norman mailer, oprah, oprah winfrey, rachel ray, soho grand, tim gunn

Gossipmonger

5/ 2/08

9:30 AM

Chace Crawford Is Awesome at Being Single

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Chace Crawford is hitting on girls pretty much all over town, sometimes with his Gossip Girl cast mates. A bunch of New York Mets and Jennifer Lopez joined Carlos Beltran at Puerto Rican eatery Sofrito to help him celebrate his 31st birthday. The crowd outside Madonna's show at Roseland was so insane that a cop had to pull his gun on a fan who tried to slip past the door. (Alex Rodriguez and Justin Timberlake, among others, joined her at the Box afterwards.) Four-foot-eleven actor Leslie Jordan bills himself as "the gayest man in the world" in his new memoir.

More: agyness deyn, alex rodriguez, angelina jolie, brad pitt, brett favre, cameron diaz, carlos beltran, chace crawford, danny masterson, eddie murphy, erin wasson, gossip girl, herbie hancock, jennifer lopez, justin timberlake, kentucky derby, larry birkhead, laurence fishburne, leslie jordan, madonna, mariah carey, mets, paul allen, sofrito, the box, time, time 100

Gossipmonger

5/ 1/08

10:05 AM

Lindsay Lohan Is Getting a New Parent Figure!

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Lindsay Lohan's dad may be getting engaged soon. John Mayer hung out at Upstairs and Butter but didn't hit on girls, maybe because he loves Jennifer Aniston. Some guy who claims to have slept with Madonna wasn't allowed to smoke in Plumm. Keren Craig wants you to know that she's a "co-founder" of clothing label Marchesa, not a co-designer. Veteran WINS newsman John Montone has a guest role in Grand Theft Auto IV. Barbara Walters knows how Katie Couric feels, because she, too, was once a (briefly) hated evening-news anchor.

More: barbara walters, chelsea clinton, james van der beek, jennifer aniston, john corzine, john mayer, katie couric, keren craig, lindsay lohan, madonna, marchesa, michael lohan

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