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As She Cackles Maniacally, Woman and Tiny Blonde Girl Begin To Wonder If Getting Into a Small Boat With Naomi Campbell Was the Best Idea
Richard Lawson · 08/18/08 02:52PMAshley Dupre Lands a New Man
cityfile · 07/24/08 05:42AM- Ashley Dupre seems to have found a new married man to take her to expensive hotels and treat her to drinks from the minibar. After spending the day shopping in Midtown (left), she checked into the Gramercy Park Hotel with Thomas "TJ" Earle, who owns a New Jersey asphalt company and lives in a "McMansion" with his wife and two kids. [NYP]
Jared & Ivanka Reunite
cityfile · 07/22/08 05:20AMThe Gawker Wasted 20
Ryan Tate · 07/18/08 11:39AMClick to viewIt's shaping up as a cruel summer for drunk, high or otherwise messed up celebrities trying to stay on the straight and narrow. Comedian Andy Dick was arrested this week for groping a 17-year-old's breasts while in possession of marijuana and Valium, in something of a reprise of his bust last year for doing blow in a nightclub. Actress and teen rehab veteran Drew Barrymore is now reported to have boozed her way to a breakup with actor Justin Long. Heather Locklear fled "depression and anxiety" rehab in Arizona after barely two weeks. Even a Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood, surrendered himself to rehab again after leaving his wife for a 19-year-old cocktail waitress — and two bottles of vodka per day. Maybe all that summer daylight is pushing everyone over the edge! In any case, it's tough to keep track of who's where on the customary arc of high-profile substance abuse: embarrassment, criminality, rock-bottom desperation, rehabilitation and then either another trip around the circle or a break into the freedom of sobriety. That's why we've compiled a guide to once and future inebriated celebrities: 20 actors, singers, models and socialites who hog way more than their fair share of space in the gossip pages — and here on Gawker. We'll update and expand this list over time as a sort of encyclopedia of shame; your comments and tips are encouraged. (The arrows, by the way, indicate trends in drunkenness, so an upward arrow means getting drunker, downward means getting more sober.)
The A-Rod-Madonna Story Continues (and Continues)
cityfile · 07/15/08 05:32AMNaomi's Selflessness, The Return of Project Runway
cityfile · 07/14/08 12:57PM- Naomi Campbell is so misunderstood! The reason she continues to model? Not for the cash, but so she can help younger black models in an industry full of racism: "I worry for the girls after me for the opportunities they get—the way they get treated. And this is one of the reasons I still do what I do." Which clearly explains why she used to get Tyra Banks thrown off fashion shows. [Reuters]
Paris Hilton Sober As A Pregnant Woman
Ryan Tate · 07/14/08 06:59AMNaomi Campbell, Wealthy Mogul Save Nigeria By Partying
Hamilton Nolan · 07/10/08 08:42AMNigeria is a country afflicted with rampant corruption, looting of the government treasury, oil piracy, illiteracy, grinding rural poverty, and a dire lack of clean water. But media mogul and public servant Nduka Obaigbena is committed to fixing all that and making Nigeria a model of good government. His unique prescription for social change: parties with Naomi Campbell, bespoke suits, and a penthouse at the Ritz Carlton:
Vogue Brings Black Models To Otherwise-Occupied Readers
Hamilton Nolan · 07/07/08 01:45PMThe feel-good issue of Italian Vogue featuring all black models in honor of Obama is about to hit the newsstands, washing away the last remnants of racial strife in the world. But some people are asking: why do they have to do the all-black issue during the slowest time of the year for magazines? Why not put it out in the busy season and really make a statement? We hate to even suggest it, but could it have something to do with... money?
From A-Rod to A Rocker
cityfile · 07/03/08 06:07AMSpottings
cityfile · 07/02/08 02:12PMKelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos eating lunch outside at Pastis before riding off together on a white Vespa and later picking up the kids up from school ... Sarah Jessica Parker leaving her West Village townhouse in a Prius ... Vanessa Minnillo taking a walk around SoHo with her dog Wookie ... Agyness Deyn strolling through SoHo ... Guy Ritchie walking to the Mandarin Oriental ... Chloe Sevigny eating lunch at Le Pain Quotidien in West Hollywood ... Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts in Paris ... Anna Wintour checking out the Armani fashion show ... Naomi Campbell and Marcus Elias smooching on the back of a yacht in St. Tropez.
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Richard Lawson · 07/01/08 09:03AMMadonna and Guy Keep a Continent Apart
cityfile · 06/30/08 05:05AMAgyness out at Burberry, Naomi Shamed By Unoriginal Outfit
cityfile · 06/27/08 09:33AM- In the new Burberry campaign unveiled today, Agyness Deyn (who was dropped by the label for being overexposed) has been replaced by another New York-based British model, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (left). The 21-year-old, who is dating Rolling Stone scion Tyrone Wood, says the two of them were friends until fame went to Deyn's head. Has the Agy backlash started already? [Daily Mail]
Wedding Bells for Uma
cityfile · 06/27/08 06:02AMNo Escape To Italy For Anne Hathaway Ex
Ryan Tate · 06/26/08 07:41AM- Anne Hathaway's Italian ex-boyfriend, accused con-man Rafaello Follieri, originally had planned a big spontaneous "vacation" to Italy for his "birthday" Wednesday, but of course he's in jail now, so no "dining patio, huge cellar of expensive wines, pricey pastas and locally caught seafood" for him. [Post]
Rafaello Will Spend His Birthday Behind Bars
cityfile · 06/26/08 06:45AM- Raffaello Follieri will miss the monster 30th birthday bash he planned for himself in Capri this weekend, which he'd hoped would reunite him with Anne Hathaway. Instead, he'll probably spend the big day in jail unless, that is, he magically comes up with $21 million in bail money in the next 24 hours. [NYDN]
Peter Cook's Private Payoff Is Pretty Public Now
cityfile · 06/24/08 06:10AM- The messy divorce case between Peter Cook and Christie Brinkley has just gotten messier. Days after a judge ruled that the trial would be kept open, it was revealed that Cook handed over $300,000 to Diana Bianchi, the 20-year-old girl he cheated on Brinkley with, in exchange for a promise that she wouldn't sue him for sexual harassment or discuss the affair. Of course, the cash won't prevent her from speaking out in court if she's called to testify. [NYP]
Naomi's Day in Court Won't Be Her Last
cityfile · 06/23/08 01:53PMJust a couple of months ago, Naomi Campbell went crazy on a British Airways flight, reportedly kicking and spitting at the airline crew and cops, after she was called a racist name or lost her luggage, depending on who you believe. She pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to 200 hours of community service on Friday, a slap on the wrist considering the six-month sentence she could have earned. Will Naomi use this latest lesson to turn her life around? If history is any guide, odds are she'll be back in police custody somewhere in the world—and delighting tabloid journalists—by the end of the year. Just a few moments of high drama in the life of Ms. Naomi Campbell after the jump.