Lindsay's "fuck u" manicure was "a joke," but her Cato Institute-quoting tweets aren't. New Mel Gibson tapes apparently show him telling Oksana she "deserved" physical abuse. Ryan Seacrest's beard commits—with sexy photos? Thursday gossip speaks truth to power.
Style icon Pat Field turns 68 today. Film director Darren Aronofsky is turning 41. Christina Ricci is 30. Senator Arlen Specter is turning 80. Children's author Judy Blume is 72. Josh Brolin, the actor and son of James Brolin, is turning 42. Locanda Verde chef Andrew Carmellini is 39. Tech visionary Raymond Kurzweil turns 61. Celebrity nutritionist Oz Garcia is 59. Fonzworth Bentley, Diddy's former assistant and now the host of his own show on MTV, is 36. Chynna Phillips is turning 42. And Arsenio Hall turns 55 today. A few people celebrating birthdays this weekend—including Mayor Bloomberg—are below.
John Travolta testifies about the day his son died. Carrie Prejean enjoys playing dress-up. Jude Law has another kid. And you'll never again have to endure Lily Allen's music. All that and much more in your Thursday morning gossip roundup...
Pat Field turns 67 today. Director Darren Aronofsky is turning 40. Christina Ricci is 29. Josh Brolin is 41. Senator Arlen Specter is 79. Chef Andrew Carmellini is turning 38. Nutritionist Oz Garcia is 58. Ed Lover turns 46. Literary agent Nicole Aragi is 47. Writer Judy Blume is turning 71. Fonzworth Bentley is 35. Chynna Phillips is 41. And Arsenio Hall is celebrating his 54th birthday today.
♦ Money manager Christopher Browne has a new home. He paid $10 million for a three-bedroom co-op at the Sherry Netherland. Browne, identified in property records as ORVGB LLC, purchased the apartment from the estate of Irene Schwartz. Floorplan after the jump. [Cityfile]
♦ Spike Lee has dropped the price of a townhouse at 124 DeKalb Avenue in Fort Greene that he once used as an office. It's now $4.9 million, down from $6 million earlier this year. [NYP]
♦ Retired hockey star Eric Lindros, who played with the Rangers from 2001 to 2004, has listed his apartment at One Morton Square—the same building where Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been trying to sell their penthouse—for $6.3 million. The listing for the 2,300-square-foot condo is here. [NYP]
♦ Billy Baldwin and wife Chynna Phillips have put their home in Bedford Corners, NY, on the market for $3.895 million. [Real Estalker]
♦ An unidentified European has plunked down $7.82 million for a 3,424-square-foot penthouse at the Setai at 40 Broad Street, setting a new neighborhood record. [NYP]
