Happy Birthday
cityfile · 02/20/09 07:27AM
Ivana Trump turns 60 today. Anderson Cooper's mother, heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, is 85. Cindy Crawford is 43. Sidney Poitier turns 82. Coach president Reed Krakoff is 45. Grace Hightower De Niro is turning 56. Knicks guard Stephon Marbury is 32. Patty Hearst is turning 55. Architect Deborah Berke is turning 55. Charles Barkley is 46. Senator Mitch McConnell is turning 67. Actress Lauren Ambrose is 31. And poor Rihanna turns 21 today. Weekend birthdays after the jump!
BofA's Ken Lewis Gets Subpoenaed
cityfile · 02/20/09 06:59AM• Bank of America chief Ken Lewis has been subpoenaed by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo over bonuses and losses at Merrill Lynch. [WSJ, Reuters]
• Citigroup is raising more cash by selling off more assets. [WSJ, DB]
• More on the efforts to compel UBS to divulge the identities of 52,000 Americans suspected of using offshore accounts to dodge taxes. [NYT]
• Jon Winkelried may have left Goldman Sachs because he realized he wasn't in line to take over for Lloyd Blankfein as CEO. [Clusterstock]
• There's evidence that the credit markets are thawing a bit. [BN]
• The cost of living rose in January for the first time in six months. [BN]
Another Baby for Bruce, Rihanna's Leaked Photo
cityfile · 02/20/09 06:32AM
• Bruce Wasserstein has been keeping busy. In between splitting up with his third wife and marrying his fourth, he found the time to have a baby with a recent Columbia Business School grad, with whom he's now sharing custody of a 10-month-old girl. [P6]
• The LAPD have launched an investigation into who leaked a confidential photo of a battered and bruised Rihanna to TMZ. [TMZ, E!]
• Whitney Port said this week that Olivia Palermo can be "very difficult to worth with," and that she occasionally wants to "slap her." Join the club. [AH]
• Madonna is reportedly planning to use the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday to introduce Jesus Luz to the world as her new boyfriend. [OK!]
• Portia De Rossi is reportedly preparing to undergo IVF so she and Ellen DeGeneres can have a baby. [SFGate]
NYU Protest Leader Calls Times Reporter 'My Boy'
Ryan Tate · 02/20/09 06:26AMBattered Rihanna Picture A Media Ethics Lightning Rod
Ryan Tate · 02/20/09 05:03AMInjured Rihanna Photo Leaked, Internal LAPD Investigation Begins
Kyle Buchanan · 02/20/09 03:06AMPolice Clash With NYU Protesters
Ryan Tate · 02/20/09 01:37AMThe Height of Google's Hubris
Owen Thomas · 02/20/09 01:18AMThe Show Goes on Outside NYU
cityfile · 02/19/09 11:44PMCeleb Surgeon Sued
cityfile · 02/19/09 10:54PM
Plastic surgeon Cap Lesesne is facing a nasty lawsuit from a former patient. The doctor who once dated Katie Couric, reportedly worked on Hillary Clinton, and authored 2005's Confessions of a Park Avenue Plastic Surgeon, has been accused by a British woman of bungling her nose job, facelift, and cheek-implant procedure, and for removing one of her breast implants "against her will," whatever that means. [NYDN, NYP]
New York Post 'Apologizes' For Monkey Cartoon
Ryan Tate · 02/19/09 09:43PMThe New York Post has "apologized" for its infamous shot-monkey cartoon about as defiantly as you might expect. The tabloid is basically sorry you all took its innocent drawing wrong.
Breaking: Giorgio Armani Is Not a One-Man Operation
cityfile · 02/19/09 09:42PM
You may want to take a seat for this one. You know those blog entries that Giorgio Armani has been writing for the New York Times website? Well, it seems the 74-year-old billionaire designer has not been going home to his Central Park West penthouse every night this week, turning on his laptop, and churning out flawless copy—in English, no less—all by himself. He's had a bit of help, which the Times's Eric Wilson casually pointed out today when he mentioned the pieces are "as told to J.J. Martin, a freelance journalist," but which nonetheless sent the absurdly literal gals over at Jezebel into a tizzy:
Rihanna Picture Emerges
Ryan Tate · 02/19/09 09:08PMGet a Full-Frontal Eyefull of GTA4's Mr. Stubbs
Seth Abramovitch · 02/19/09 08:55PM
· Can't wait for Watchmen to glimpse some computer-generated wang? Then get a load of GTA4: Lost And Damned Mr. Stubbs. [via 1Up]
· If you meant to see Fireproof, Kirk Cameron's $33.5 million-earning firemen-and-faith movie, but never got around to it, here's some highlights, beginning with an uplifting scene in which Kirk finally tells off his nag of a wife.
· People talked to most adorable Top Chef contestant of all time Fabio Viviani, who was [SPOILER ALERT!] eliminated on last night's episode. They do an admirable job of preserving his broken English. Sniff. We love you, Fabio.
· J.D. Fortune, winner of Rock Star: INXS, toured with the band for 23 months, then was unceremoniously fired at a Hong Kong airport. He's now living in a car, which if you aren't aware, is one step away from homeless.
· The Oscars secret is out, and it's three little words that will blow your minds: Hugh. Jackman. Blingees.
· American Idol's soulful griever Danny Gokey beat out Tatiana, the most loathed Idol contestant in history, to advance to the top 12. But watch out Gokey: Adam Lambert is coming, and Cher's "Believe" isn't the only trick up his sleeve.
Chris Brown Investigated For Attempting To Murder Rihanna
Kyle Buchanan · 02/19/09 08:45PMIt's The Darwin Poetry Jam!
Seth Abramovitch · 02/19/09 08:30PMMichael Phelps To Teach CEOs About 'High' Performance
Ryan Tate · 02/19/09 08:21PMHeyyy, Dr. Car-ter!
McCluskey and Miller · 02/19/09 08:10PMCan of Dennis Rodman-Brand Whoop-Ass Opened on Tiny Country Singer
Seth Abramovitch · 02/19/09 07:55PMFrom as best as we can make out, Rodman loses it in the middle of a challenge (perhaps mounting a charity auction for Baron von Trump's wealthy nursery classmates?), towering over team-leader Black and bellowing, "Fuck this bullshit! You think you did fucking right, bro? Aw, fuck you, man. Fuck you!" as a small puddle gathers circumference beneath the country singer's feet. Rodman then stomps out of the room, a gesture of defiance sure to displease the toddler Trump at that evening's board room, who'll toss an apple juice drinkin' box at the recalcitrant contestant's head in disgust. [YouTube]









