Spotted
cityfile · 10/05/09 09:29AM
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos leaving the gym ... Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr going to brunch at Bubby's in Tribeca... Oliver Stone talking to his crew on the set of Wall Street 2 ... Sienna Miller reading a script while sitting outside Cafe Gitane on Mott Street ... Will Ferrell walking around on the set of The Other Guy ... Zoe Kravitz leaving the premiere of Precious with dad Lenny ... Beyoncé arriving at a Billboard Music event at the Pierre Hotel ... Chace Crawford leaving his trailer on the Gossip Girl set ... Mischa Barton walking her dog downtown ... and Lady Gaga leaving the Saturday Night Live after-party at DBGB.
The Wrath of McKinsey: Conde Nast To Fold Gourmet, Three Others
Hamilton Nolan · 10/05/09 09:24AMScandalous Evidence Mounts: Letterman Had Human Emotions, Relationships
Hamilton Nolan · 10/05/09 09:03AMWhich Female Celebrity Is a Target for the Hollywood Boys Club?
Brian Moylan · 10/05/09 08:56AMMarc Dreier's Last Days of Semi-Freedom
cityfile · 10/05/09 08:46AM
If you haven't had time to read the lengthy story about disgraced lawyer Marc Dreier in the new issue of Vanity Fair, you can check out the Dreier interview that aired on 60 Minutes last night. The segment doesn't reveal much new info on Dreier, who is now behind bars for defrauding investors out of $400 million. But you will get to see the lonely lawyer pad around the apartment where he was under house arrest this spring and where he didn't have much to do all day but munch on cereal, read the newspaper, and watch TV. "Do you have any friends?" asks Steve Kroft. "It doesn't seem so." [CBS]
Ninja vs. Reggae Star In Unfair Sword Fight
Hamilton Nolan · 10/05/09 08:12AMThe Janklows Cut, Dolce Buys & A Housewife Lists
cityfile · 10/05/09 07:42AM
• Luke and Julie Janklow have lowered the price of their West 12th Street townhouse for the second time since listing it for $24.975 million in January. The 25-foot-wide manse, which the Janklows purchased from Andre Balazs and ex-wife Katie Ford for $4.5 million in 2004, is now listed with broker Paula del Nunzio for $17.95 million. [Cityfile, BHS]
• Shire Realty CEO Rena Shulsky has put her penthouse at 812 Fifth Avenue on the market. The three-bedroom co-op, which Shulsky purchased two years ago for $9.23 million, is currently listed for $11.75 million. [Cityfile, PDE]
• Investor Enrique Foster Gittes is at it again. Nearly two months after he dropped the price of his townhouse at 12 East 63rd Street for the third time, he has now decided to raise the price by $2.5 million. The 13,000-square-foot mansion is now listed for $23 million. [Cityfile, BHS]
• Designer Domenico Dolce has closed on two penthouse units at the Annabelle Selldorf-designed "Sky Garage" building. Dolce paid a combined $29 million for the two spreads (with a total of 7,500 square feet of living space) at 200 11th Avenue through an entity called Cinquantotto LLC. [Real Deal, NYP]
• Danielle Staub, one of the stars of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, has listed her home in Wayne, NJ for $1.45 million. [Zillow]
Closures at Condé
cityfile · 10/05/09 06:56AMHappy Birthday
cityfile · 10/05/09 06:48AM
Kate Winslet turns 34 today. WNYC host Brian Lehrer is turning 57. Nicky Hilton is 26. Daniel Baldwin turns 49. Gerald Shargel, the attorney now in the news for defending Dave Letterman's alleged extortionist, is 52. Fellow defense attorney Mark Geragos is turning 65. Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi turns 39. Teresa Heinz Kerry is 71. Bob Geldof is turning 58. Jeff Conaway is 59. Actress Josie Bissett is 39. And Neil deGrasse Tyson, the Hayden Planetarium director that People once described as "the sexiest astrophysicist alive," turns 51 today.
LiLo's Debut, Mr. Big Engaged & More Letterman Drama
cityfile · 10/05/09 06:02AM
• Lindsay Lohan's first collection as Emmanuel Ungaro's "creative director" was unveiled at Paris Fashion Week yesterday. And let's just say the reviews weren't overwhelmingly positive. Described as "cheesy," "dated," and "truly hideous," more than a few critics suggested she get back to acting. And the show ended with Lohan in tears, which probably isn't the most auspicious sign. [MSNBC, WWD, WSJ, Daily Mail]
• Chris Noth is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Tara Wilson. [People]
• In other relationship news, rumor has it Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are planning to get married, too. [NYDN]
• The David Letterman sex-with-staffers scandal was the butt of plenty of jokes on The Jay Leno Show, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and this weekend's SNL, not surprisingly. (Seth Meyers called Robert "Joe" Halderman's alleged $2 million extortion attempt a "stupid human trick.") Meanwhile, a second woman, Holly Hester, was identified as another one of the late night host's hook-ups and the tabloids reported Letterman keeps a "bachelor pad atop the Ed Sullivan Theater," although it might just be an office with a fold-out couch. [Us, NYDN, TMZ]
Govt's Phony Optimism Doomed Us All!
Andrew Belonsky · 10/05/09 05:30AMErin Andrews Appreciates Men in Uniform
Andrew Belonsky · 10/05/09 05:11AMUnlike Bush, Obama Won't Meet Dalai Lama
Andrew Belonsky · 10/05/09 03:52AMCBS Tries, In Vain, To Erase Letterman's Affair Confession
Andrew Belonsky · 10/05/09 03:02AMG-20 Tweets Invite Judicial Hammer
Andrew Belonsky · 10/05/09 02:38AMSo-Called Seth Green Rant: Rubbish?
Andrew Belonsky · 10/05/09 02:15AMHmmm. A reader sent in this video of the usually affable Seth Green "freaking out" after getting jumped outside the set of a commercial. We call bullshit for at least two reasons.










