Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Steven Spielberg And Wife Enjoy Non-Fat Caffeinated Beverages At Malibu Starbucks
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In today's episode: Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw; Jake Gyllenhaal; Jack Black; Reese Witherspoon; Quentin Tarantino, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Bell, Marley Shelton and Tracie Thoms; Kate Moss and Courtney Love; Thomas Jane; Seth Rogan and Fisher Stevens; Christina Ricci and Aimee Bender; Sandra Oh; Malcolm McDowell; Julie Delpy and Tom Morello; Paris and Nikki Hilton, Naomi Campbell and Marc Jacobs; Jason Lee; David Cross; Frank Gehry; Eric Balfour; Jamie Kennedy; Pauly Shore; Mindy Kaling; Balthazar Getty; Angela Kinsey; Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer and Michelle Trachtenberg; Isla Fisher; Brandon Davis; Rachel Hunter; Jackie Warner and Rick Dees. In Vegas: Eddie Murphy and Chris Cornell.
· Spied mega-helmer Steven Spielberg at the Trancas Market Starbucks in Malibu with his missus, Kate Capshaw. Both looking very Sunday morning casual - sweat pants (her); black jeans (him) - but still with mogul shades on indoors. Missed the order, but caught the key word "non-fat". which he repeated. Then they drove on in a black Toyota Hybrid. I refrained from giving my views about the third act in A.I.
· Only submitting this because of the rarity of spotting Jake Gyllenhaal NOT working out. Saw him Thursday on Beverly Drive walking into building 345. Smiled at the family in front of us with two kids in cowboy costumes. Much taller and hotter than expected.
· While having a family get-together in Coldwater Canyon Park in Beverly Hills (4-8), I had the opportunity to raise my plastic champagne flute to toast Jack Black, who was taking a walk with a baby (presumably his child). He nodded to me in a "What's up, now please don't bother me" way, which I respected. He and the kid enjoyed the swings for a bit. Respectably paternal. No wife/mother present, perhaps he was giving her some 'alone time' while he enjoyed 'daddy/baby' time.
· Reese Witherspoon at Whole Foods in Brentwood 4-8. She looked pretty, although a little on the thin side, in a white summer dress with a mint green cardigan. She was talking REALLY loudly on her cell phone the entire time she was in the store, and seemed oblivious to all the people who stopped and stared as she walked by. I stood behind her in the checkout line, and watched her buy bread and lettuce (that's all I swear). The cashier, in awe of her presence, kept trying to chat her up, which she was clearly annoyed by, and kept half talking on her phone to avoid talking with him. She continued her cell phone chat as she exited the store, and then I had to listen and nod as the cashier told me how much he loves her.
· I went to the 8pm showing of GRINDHOUSE at the Chinese on Friday night and was filmgeekically pleased to see that Mr. Quentin Tarantino himself was in the house to see his movie. He came with a big group of the cast, including Rosario Dawson, Zoe Bell, Marley Shelton and Tracie Thoms. They sat in the middle of the theater with us normal folks. Quentin was very friendly, and chatted with well-wishers. On the way out, my group ended up getting caught up in the crush with his, and then he raped me with his eyes. I think that he is one of the few people where I might consider that a badge of honor.
· Thursday 4/5, at Mann's Chinese Theatre in the tourist-packed
forecourt (no head-butting Chewbacca or spliff-smoking Batman to be seen, though Darth Vader had his helmet off and was talking to the police) - I lean out of the way of some dude in jeans and a leather jacket who almost crashes into me. He manages to only bump my wrist since at least one of us is paying attention. I still almost bust out with "Hey, watch it, buddy", but I find my Buddha nature again and decide to let it go. Leather jacket man is in a big hurry, rushes over to the box office, and holy shit, it's Quentin Tarantino! Here to check the pre-sales for Grindhouse, opening at the Chinese in 6 hours, or to catch the last screening of 300 before it leaves the big screen (like I'm doing)? I would guess the former, but I see him inside later, hurrying down to the bathroom talking to himself, lookin' frustrated and stressed. Probably nervous about the weekend grosses. There was an extended Grindhouse trailer before 300 so maybe he was popping in to check that out.
· so here i am at The Gossip on saturday night at the troub - if i wore a bra i would have throw it at the lead singer - anyway show's over, ugly lights on, and who saddles up to the bar but kate fucking moss (no pete d in sight) and courtney fucking love. girls are smoking cigs and get reprimanded, order a double vodka something and a DC for the 'sober one'. at least she's keeping up appearances. KM looking straggly but hot, even with the lazy eye, and newly skinny CL with scary clown lips from all the plastic surgery and/or weight loss. KM pays and - so odd - doesnt tip. how fucking weird for british assholes like her! someone so well traveled should know the ways of american tipping, but alas - bitch kept her $4.50 while discussing a $38000 'piece of jewelry' with the hole. can someone please tell these uk fuckers that we know they know better than to not tip, and to shove it up their wanker asses? later in the loft (CL gone by now) KM in the one-toilet bathroom with at least 6 other people for a half hour, singing. i shit you not, belting fucking whitney houston with the rest of the hangers, locked up in the disgusting toilet. i hope to god they were blowing fat rails off of each other's tits in between the chorus of 'i will always love you.'
· Kate Moss and Courtney Love at the Gossip show at the Troubadour (4/7). Kate (who could possibly fly away if a stiff wind blew) bought drinks with a $100 bill at the front bar and neglected to tipThe bartender was none too pleased. Refer to her now as CheapsKATE.
· So I'm out on the beach about half a mile south of Paradise Cove on Easter morning. It's just me and my dog. Off in the distance I hear a man yelling. I look up to see a man skipping rocks in the ocean. The weird thing, though, is that he yells out a number for every skip. Not one time, but every single time he throws the rocks, he screams out each number. His high appeared to be five. I can hear him and I'm like a quarter mile away. It's non stop for at least the ten minutes I approached. As I get closer I see a little girl with him I don't know what to do. Should I call child welfare? I look at the little girl and she seems ok, almost like she's used to it. Then I think wait a minute, that little girl, she kinda looks like Patricia Arquette. And the guy, he looks like the guy who tried to rob the drug dealer in Boogie Nights. Oh, I get it, it's Thomas Jane. He starts egging my dog on, trying to get him to chase a stick. I don't know why but I almost started running away. It was like being in that scene in Boogie Nights and his screaming was like the firecrackers going off nonstop.
· waiting at the valet of the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday 4/6 was Fisher Stevens. Looked exactly like Fisher Stevens, scruff and all. with a blond and a burnette and all were laughing about something. I didn't wait to see what kind of car they got into. also saw Seth Rogan from "freaks and geeks" and "the 40 year old virgin" crossing beverly near the grove. with three other people, looked like parental units to me. i was in my car but i've heard he's a nice guy in real life.
· 1:30 p.m. April 6th - Saw Christina Ricci eating with a female friend at Marmalade Cafe in the Grove, thought she was Rose McGowan at first, but then, after a second look, confirmed it was RIcci. She was wearing a cute white jacket and had been shopping at J.Crew. Mere moments later, saw author Aimee Bender shopping at Banana Republic.
· April 6, 2007 12:30 - Just saw Sandra Oh holding hands with a guy walking up La Jolla off of Wilshire. She looked great in grey trousers and black leather (?) jacket, hair loosely tied back. Guy was fashion victim type with weird frosted blond hair and too low jeans. I would have thought he was gay if not hand-holding with Ms. Fab-Oh. Possibly gay friend?
· Yesterday, 4/5. Main St in Venice, outside Chaya. Malcolm McDowell bitching to a friend about how poorly paid he was for his stint on "Heroes". I thought about telling him that his $25k/episode was as much as I made last year, but then I had an ultra-violence flashback and just kept walking.
· 90s nostalgia at Pizzeria Mozza Saturday night 11pm:
Julie Delpy and entourage got seated at the bar. twenty minutes later Tom Morello comes in a gets a table. They both look the same as they did in their respective "Before Sunrise" and Rage Against the Machine days, although high-end pizza doesn't really seem on-message for the latter...
· Saturday April 7th: Paris and Nikki Hilton shopping at Marc Jacobs on Melrose, THEN Naomi Campbell (post community service) and Marc Jacobs himself (on an Easter break from rehab?) came in together. All there at the same time. Coincidence or fashion mashup?!
· Today - April 6 - Jason Lee at the Gelson's on Hyperion - no Earl moustache, eating chips from the bag before paying, looking at the magazines at the check-out stand, perhaps thinking "Yes, Katie Holmes really DOES look like a zombie."
· Saw David Cross tonight (4-7) hanging at the Blu Monkey on Hollywood blvd. He was chatting with some peeps and drinking Amstel lights. He wore a cap of course to hide the baldness that is Cross, and jeans and a shirt, pretty normal Hollywood stuff.
· Of all the freaky-deaky things: Frank Gehry...at Venice's Gold's Gym? There was a funny moment when the master builder snapped at some meathead who dropped his 9,000-lb. weights to the floor with a deafening crash. Then Meathead snapped back at Gehry, "Ya wanna hear some noise, go to one a your damn sites!" The whole thing is just so surreal. After Bilbao, why ab crunches?
· April 7 — Saw Eric Balfour of "24" and "Six Feet Under" at the PinkBerry in Los Feliz. With a bunch of friends, ordering a small yogurt with raspberries. Very tall, and surprisingly hot in person.
· Just now (4-6) I walked past none other than Pauly Shore, on his way down the Southwest Airlines terminal of Burbank airport. I hope to see him weezing the juice at a food stand in a few minutes.
Also, I overheard Jamie Kennedy at Starbucks on Sunset & Gower asking the barista about Silk creamers. The barista ended up showing him the carton of Silk from the espresso bar... apparently Jamie expects crafty everywhere he goes. Silk creamers are a part of his "Experience" maybe.
· Went Canter's last night (4/9), and standing in line in front of us was mindy kaling, kelly "the office" kapur and the show's resident female writer. Tres cute and human looking, flashed us this huge smile. The waitress sat us in a booth facing their table, where I was forced to resist the urge to throw down my tuna melt and scream "I WANT TO BE YOU!"
· normally, i could give a flying f*ck about celebrities. but today, 4/9, had the best celeb run-in EVER. sat next to MINDY KALING (Kelly Kapoor on The Office) while getting a mani/pedi. we had a really nice chat. she was incredibly sweet. very, very cool. am a big fan of The Office, so of course i wanted to ask lots of questions. at one point, it felt like I was interviewing her. but she was kind enough to indulge me. now, i've met my fair share of celebs in this town, but she's one of the coolest i've ever met. no ego, no diva behavior. and i swear to god, this is not some phony 'tip' submitted by her publicist. Mindy? i 'heart' you!
· Balthazar Getty standing outside golds hollywood. Friday, 6 p.m.
· Eva Mendes must live near me (on Hollyridge).
She's always zipping around way too fast in her puke green Land Rover "Disco".
She's practically killed my dog twice already.
Friday 4/6 I was stopped at the bottom of the hill off of Beachwood, watching a sweet, terrified looking Mangy coyote on someone's lawn when she barrelled down Graciosa practically colliding with another car that had stopped to observe the coyote.
I caught a glimpse of her as she passed, looking as smug & obnoxious as always.
Gimme a break. You're Eva Mendez. Big deal.
You make Salma Hayek seem like Meryl Streep, you balloon chested, snot-nose.
· Friday, 4/6 - Sherman Oaks Pacific Theatre - got good seats for
Grindhouse despite only showing up 15 minutes before showtime (perhaps foreshadowing its embarrassingly low opening weekend gross). Two blondes pass by looking for seats, one with glasses and one without, and as I'm checking them out, damned if one of them isn't Angela from The Office (imdb assist: Angela Kinsey). She is actress-tiny, 5'1" / 95 lbs. or so, way hotter than they let her look on TV.
(OK, weird that this is my second Grindhouse-related sighting report this week - normally, as the fake sighting/publicisted item junior policeman, I'd be all over myself - but since the flick has flopped so miserably this weekend I would be one crappy ass publicist.)
· I was having dinner at Katsuya in Encino when I noticed two of the Doctors from "House" Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer. They were sitting with another couple when Michelle Trachtenberg and some guy approached their table to shoot the breeze. I didn't realize so many good looking people hung out in the valley.
· Brandon Davis and parents at Century City mall on Friday night, 4/6. In person, he did not shine quite as much as he does in the tabloid photos. Maybe the flashbulbs catch the light and make him look extra oily. I mean, he was shiny, but he was not GLISTENING.
Borat's babymama, Isla Fisher, and some friends having brunch at Ivy at the Shore on Saturday, 4/7. She's teensy, but definitely looks pregnant.
· Saturday night (4/7) spotted supermodel/Rod Stewart ex/Dancing with the Stars castoff/Stacy's Mom herself, Rachel Hunter at Winston's. She looked way younger than I'm sure she is (she must be in her forties now, right?) and had a great, voluminous head of hair. She sat at a table inside and nonchalantly talked with friends. She actually looked like a real person (as opposed to the girls who were trying too hard), but she still managed to look fantastic
· Friday 4/8: The roommate and I are one of a handful of homos who
didn't hop the caravan to Palm Springs for White Party...we decide to celebrate by going to the classiest bar on the SM strip: Motherlode. About halfway through a game of pool we spot everyone's favorite lezzie trainer, Jackie Warner from Bravo, looking very VERY fucked up and dancing with a hot chica (NOT the crazy brazillian). Jackie's femme friend was basically lifting her shirt over her head on the dance floor. Almost saw some trainer ta-tas. Also, Jesse the fat gay trainer was there with them, looking rather portly. Guess that season-long quest to shed some pounds didn't work out.
· I saw Rick Dees the DJ at the Fri (4/6) performance of "Wicked" at the Pantageous theater. Wow, I'm embarassed to be writing that for two separate reasons.
Special Eddie n' Elton Vegas Edition:
· Friday, 4/6, 7:30 pm showing.
Saw Eddie Murphy + 2 male companions at the Elton John show at Caesars Palace waiting on the security checkpoint queue. Black blazer, pants, shirt, sunglasses [indoors!]. Said male companions were wearing the same thing.
Saturday, 4/7, 3 pm
Fashion Mall, across Wynn. Chris Cornell w/ family. Carrying his newborn...Very handsome in person...tall, piercing blue eyes.