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Bill Clinton's Handshakes Are Still Fetishized
Mike Bloomberg, Ron Perelman, and David Koch are the three most philanthropic New Yorkers, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Bill Clinton gave Cindy Adams a tutorial on shaking hands. An old man yelled at Edie Falco. Peter Fonda says stage actors "have intercourse with the audience every night." Donald Trump wants to dump Nancy O'Dell as the host of Miss USA. A random model — Amber Valletta — doesn't care for New York. Josh Hartnett and Maria Sharapova considered doing karaoke on Thursday night. Steve Schwarzman grew up poor.
Posted 02/19/07 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger
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V-Day in Celebland
Spike Jonze and Drew Barrymore spent Valentine's Day together. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban spent Valentine's Day apart. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick spent Valentine's Day together, but seemed "distant." Mike Myers, Hugh Jackman, and Joan Collins all spent Valentine's Day at the Waverly Inn, though, presumably, not together. Mike Bloomberg's favorite singer is Aretha Franklin. Liz Smith says Steve Schwarzman's birthday blowout could have cost as much as $15 million.
Posted 02/16/07 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger
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Maria Bartiromo Feels Pretty, Oh So Pretty
Before Maria Bartiromo was on MSNBC and flying on private jets, she lived a life out of West Side Story. Speaking of Bartiromo, Citigroup head Charles Prince may have leaked the jet-ride scandal to the media. Former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos uploaded some unintentionally funny government-propaganda films to YouTube. Financier Henry Kravis complained that he wasn't invited to Stephen Schwarzman's blowout birthday party. Brad and Angelina needed beads and masks to escape from a New Orleans restaurant.
Posted 02/15/07 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger
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That Big Party You Kept Reading Stephen Schwarzman Was Planning? He Had It
Wall Street buyout king Stephen Schwarzman threw a party at the Park Avenue Armory. It cost $3 million. Lydia Hearst is only giving away her limited-edition purses to "role models"; Britney Spears asked for one at last week's Heatherette show but was turned down. An executive assistant at Jive Records was fired for using interns to sell pre-release Justin Timberlake albums at $50 a pop. Registered nurse Judi Giuliani helped out a sick passenger on an airplane. Bill and Hillary are having Valentine's Day dinner at a secret location tonight. Mario Batali won a lawsuit against his landlord at Del Posto. Paris Hilton will celebrate her birthday this Saturday with Nicole Richie and Snoop Dogg.
Posted 02/14/07 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger
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Bloated Executive Birthday Parties are Back!
FINANCE • Stephen A. Schwartzman's 60th-birthday bacchanal will have 1,500 guests marching around the drill room of the Park Avenue armory on February 13. [NYT] • Management tips from Super Bowl coaches: Don't scream at your employees. [WSJ] • At Citigroup, CEO Charles Prince can either improve the company's performance, or break it up. [Crain's]
Posted 01/29/07 in Daily Intel : Company Town
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