This retro clip of TMZ's managing editor shows plenty of signs of things to come. He's loud, out-spoken, and aggressive toward his peers. In other words, not much has changed beyond the haircut.
This is a truly poor job hiding, but in the girl's defense, it's the worst room for hide in seek in the history of hide and seek.
Somedays we're flying blind and sometimes the answers are obvious. Who is arrogant enough to throw a competing Haiti telethon? Who is jealous of her musical ex? Whose dad made her get fake boobs? Duh!
All of these people have quite a conniption, considering that they aren't the ones who are pregnant.
• Musician David Byrne has picked up a new condo in Chelsea. The former frontman of the Talking Heads paid $3.875 million for a four-bedroom penthouse at 231 Tenth Avenue, which first went on the market for $5.2 million back in 2008. [Cityfile]
• After more than a year and a half of price cuts, Karen and David Fleiss have finally unloaded their apartment at 1030 Fifth Avenue. Part of it, at least. The couple first listed the duplex for $47.5 million in June of 2008 before deciding to list the lower floor on its own for $15 million. The price was reduced to $9.95 million back in June. Now they've managed to find a buyer for it. The third-floor apartment was sold for $8.898 million to Richard Duke Buchan III and his wife, Hannah. [NYC Co-op]
Someone, who we would venture to suggest is a genius, has been calling in to Christian TV stations to tell them about a spiritual journey from West Philadelphia, where he was born and raised, via Bel Air, to God.
• Tinsley Mortimer's upcoming reality show has finished shooting. So, naturally, her "relationship" with former American Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis has come to an end, too. She's reportedly on the hunt for a new boyfriend, though, so if you know someone who'd a good match for the fame-obsessed socialite, do get in touch. [P6]
• Is it possible that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie planted those breakup rumors because it's Oscar season, they haven't been nominated for anything, and they wanted to make sure they remained in the spotlight? Anything's possible, right? [E!, NYDN]
• Padma Lakshmi is due to give birth next month, but she's still isn't revealing who the baby daddy is. Could it be on-again, off-again boyfriend and billionaire financier Teddy Forstmann? Or on-again, off-again boyfriend and venture capitalist Adam Dell, the younger brother of computer mogul Michael Dell? The mystery continues! [P6]
• Here's a sign of the apocalypse: Will Smith is thinking about running for president. (Yes, President of the United States.) [Popeater]
Lindgren, who was editorial director at New York, will become executive editor at the Bloomberg magazine, new editor Josh Tyrangiel announced. Eric Pooley, former managing editor at Fortune will fill the deputy editor's role.
Oswald Gruebel (villainous name), Josef Ackermann (also scary) and... Brian Moynihan (Queens cop), the heads of UBS, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America had a shadowy meeting at the world economic forum. They discussed how to "reassert their influence with regulators and governments." Also known as taking over the world. [Bloomberg]
Oprah Winfrey turns 56 today. Heather Graham is turning 40. Singer Adam Lambert is 28. Tom Selleck is turning 65. Actor/director Ed Burns is turning 42. Olympic diver Greg Louganis is 50. Actor Nicholas Turturro is 48. Tommy Ramone, the last surviving member of the Ramones, is 58. Actress Sara Gilbert of Roseanne fame is 35. Heart surgeon David Adams is 53. Heiress Athina Onassis Roussel is turning 25. And the "Spanish Oprah," Cristina Saralegui, turns 62 today. A few people celebrating birthdays this weekend are below.
Is Kate Moss so old that this is elegant, or so young that it's ironic? Michael Lohan is in trouble with the law again. Ashley Dupre's Playboy carousing gets an ominous write-up. Suri Cruise throws an adorable tantrum. TGIFriday gossip.
