Ivanka Trump Gives Us the FingerThe ring finger, that is. While the newly engaged heiress worked the phones at a charity event, we snapped a photo of her giant rock.
Spike Lee Tunes Up His Flux CapacitorPlus: J.J. Abrams to make movie about a house and Hollywood may finally have the perfect starring vehicle for McLovin.
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Lorraine Bracco Also Likes Marilyn Monroe PhotosName: Lorraine Bracco
Age: 53
Job: Actress. Bracco has followed up her iconic role in The Sopranos with a stint on Lipstick Jungle as a whip-cracking publisher. Last night, Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment celebrated her Bracco Wines.
Neighborhood: Chelsea
Who’s your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional?
Fanny Brice.
What’s the best meal you’ve eaten in New York?
Empire Diner’s roasted-chicken plate.
In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job?
Think and/or worry.
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Benicio Del Toro Helps Out a Gay Meth AddictFormer New York Stock Exchange chairman Dick Grasso may or may not have had an affair and fathered a love child. Steven Spielberg ate at the Waverley Inn with his family and a whole lot of other famous folks. Denise Rich sang a Rolling Stones song to an audience that included Donald Trump Jr. and Ivana Trump at new venue Espace. Benicio del Toro appeared at the Gay Men’s Health Crisis Center as a sponsor for a meth-addict friend. One of Howard Stern’s sidekicks filmed a porno inside Stern’s studio with Ron Jeremy. Jay-Z may be “scrambling” because the lead single from his American Gangster album is not doing well.
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Nobody Knows in America, Puerto Rico’s in AmericaJohn McCain has RSVP’d for the Puerto Rican Day Parade, but Rudy Giuliani has not. Lorraine Bracco will be a onetime co-host of The View. Baird Jones will celebrate Dr. Kevorkian’s release from prison tonight by exhibiting his paintings at Webster Hall. Kevin Costner ate at Michael’s. John Travolta may be in denial about his son’s autism because of Scientology. Paris Hilton plans to keep a diary when she’s in prison, which she can later sell. Sharon Stone is set to star in mock political ads to be unveiled at the upcoming Venice Biennale. Charlie Palmer’s Kitchen 22, on West 22nd Street, closed.