The New York Observer » David Foxley http://www.observer.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:00:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Morning Memo: Josh Hartnett In Coach; Will Ferrell Yanks Tom Brokaw On Stage A paparazzo that sued an Australian paper for defamation after it accused him of harassing Nicole Kidman lost his case.  Among other things, he tried to bug Kidman's house. [NYT] Will Ferrell pulled Tom Brokaw onstage at Radio City during the final night of his Funny or Die tour to involve him Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/morning-memo-josh-hartnett-coach-will-ferrell-yanks-tom-brokaw-stage Morning Memo: Neverland Ranch Needs Pixie Dust; Lindsay Lohan’s Biggest Fan Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch and all its furnishings will be put up for public auction March 19 unless the pop star pays the tens of millions he owes on the property. [NYT] Marc Anthony's former wife, Daynara Torres, is writing a book on their marriage. Anthony left her for new mom Jennifer Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/morning-memo-neverland-ranch-needs-pixie-dust-lindsay-lohans-biggest-fan Bracco Gets Blotto! Sopranos Stars Sip ‘n’ Sass With Good Ol’ Lorraine On Monday, Feb. 25, Lorraine Bracco—who around here is still better known as the shrieky wife in GoodFellas than for her role as the shrink with a smoky voice on The Sopranos—threw a launch party for her new line of wines at the Hard Rock Café on Broadway and 43rd Street. No matter how Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/blotto-bracco-sopranos-stars-sip-n-sass-good-ol-lorraine Morning Memo: Donald Rumsfeld Stops To Smell Flowers; Nicole Kidman On Vogue Again? Looks like Nicole Kidman will grace a fall cover of Vogue, which was shot by Annie Leibovitz in a town near Sydney, Australia. [WWD] Just spotted at the Colette boutique in Paris: party gal/model Cory Kennedy, who “love[s] Paris for its fashion.” [T] Donald Rumsfeld was spotted admiring the lovely flowers Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/morning-memo-donald-rumsfeld-stops-smell-flowers-nicole-kidman-vogue-again Celebrity Stakeout: Can You Go Get Me A Bag of Sourpatch Kids While I Wait for Marion Cotillard to Deboard the Hertz Shuttle? Things really have gotten out of control over at TMZ.com. They’ve just posted a live streaming link at the departures curb at LAX. “Can we spot Best Actress winner Marion Cotillard before she jets back to France? Watch and find out.” Though it looks like the most exciting thing their cam will Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/celebrity-stalking-reaches-new-lows-lax Marc Jacobs Flips and Reverses Tardy Trend Harper’s Bazaar has all sorts of fun ideas tucked up its couture sleeve. The latest: recreating the Marc Jacobs spring ’08 runway show as a spoof, to be snapped by famed fashion photog Peter Lindbergh. This clip shows the on-set happenings at the magazine shoot. And make sure to keep your eyes peeled for Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/marc-jacobs-spoofs-own-tardy-trend George Clooney: The Next Rachel Zoe? Plenty of leading ladies relied on the expert advice of their stylists to “play it safe” on the red carpet at last night’s Oscars. (During a brief interview, Jennifer Garner, who looked insanely chic in a black Oscar de la Renta ruffled gown, mentioned her beauty-bestie Rachel Zoe several times.) Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/george-clooney-next-rachel-zoe Tilda Swinton Toasts Oscar with Twenty-Something Kopp Tilda Swinton, the 47-year old actress who picked up a Best Supporting Actress Oscar last night for her turn as a corporate lawyer in Michael Clayton, celebrated her win last night with the younger of her two lovers, the Daily Mail reports today. While 29-year-old artist Sandro Kopp looked on adoringly as Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/tilda-swinton-toasts-oscar-twenty-something-kopp Morning Memo: John Mayer Bags A-List Bash; Sean Penn’s New Gal Baird Jones, gossip reporter and Webster Hall curator, died in his Greenwich Village apartment on Thursday night at the age of 53. [NYDN]

All about actress Charlize Theron, who has “her feet firmly planted on the ground.” [T] At Oscar parties, celebs like Sean Penn and Rocco DiSpirito showed up with Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/morning-memo-john-mayer-bags-list-bash-sean-penns-new-gal-0 Social Networking for Celebrities: Change Your Name to ‘Poohead’ Clicking through New York actress and socialite Serena Merriman’s Facebook album, called “Friends,” we found the above shot of Ms. Merriman, pal Sturgis Adams and, um, Leelee Poohead? That sure looks a lot like 24-year-old actress Leelee Sobieski. Call it the new twist on the common socialite practice of switching the placement of first and Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/meet-leelee-poohead-nee-sobieski Morning Memo: Jennifer Lopez Delivers; George Clooney Crawls Around Jennifer Lopez had twins this morning – a girl and a boy. [NYT] Everyone who attended Ashton Kutcher's 30th birthday bash was exposed to hepatitis A.  That would include wife Demi Moore, Kate Hudson and Madonna. [P6] French Vogue's Carine Roitfeld said New York magazine's profile on her misinterpreted her words Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/morning-memo-jennifer-lopez-delivers-george-clooney-crawls-around Project Runway Designers Gather to Gossip, Make Heidi Klum Nervous There are only 13 days till the Project Runway finale airs. And while we have a few ideas about who’s going to win—thanks to a certain little bird—the anticipation continues to build. Last night, Bravo aired one of those reality TV reunion episodes, in which almost everyone comes back to the show, Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/project-runway-designers-gather-gossip-make-heidi-klum-nervous Celebrity Stumpers: Rock Group Rallies Behind Mike Huckabee Chuck Norris isn’t the only celebrity who has stumped for Republican Mike Huckabee. Here’s a clip of rock group KB Gunn and the Boston Tea Party singing their support for the presidential hopeful from Arkansas. The tune, cleverly titled “The Huckabee Song,” rides high on harmonic intricacies that alone express a fiery Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/celebrity-stumpers-rock-group-rallies-behind-mike-huckabee Morning Memo: Pregnant Angelina Jolie ‘Hardly’ Sips Vino; Hedi Slimane Snaps Heads Andre Benjamin (a.k.a. Outkast’s Andre 3000) may not be so set on finding an East Village place after all; he recently toured a penthouse loft on West 13th Street. [P6] For many women searching for that perfect wedding dress, less is definitely more. Sayonara, Cinderella. [NYT] Elizabeth Hurley Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/morning-memo-pregnant-angelina-jolie-hardly-sips-vino-hedi-slimane-snaps-heads Celebrity Stumpers: In Which Ugly Betty Star Does A Dance Called ‘Hillary’ Warning to those affected by motion sickness—now is the time to pop a Dramamine.

Beyond all the jiggles and giggles, the nougat at the core of this promo clip—a sewing-circle interview of Hillary Clinton conducted by Traveling Pants sister Amber Tamblyn, Ugly Betty star America Ferrera and the inside of her mouth (Chelsea Read More

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