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'I'm a City Designer!' Fashion Writer, City Planner Honored at Design Gala

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:50:14 -0400

The hallway entrance to the annual Savannah College of Art and Design Etoile awards, hosted at the James Cohan Gallery in Chelsea on Monday, March 23, was lined with blown up, borderline-unflattering headshots of the evening’s honorees.

"It’s a little scary to walk in and see a big photo of yourself!” remarked the fashion columnist Robin Givhan, one of the evening's award recipients along with hip hop mogul and designer Russell Simmons,...

Kelly Cutrone on Ashley Dupre: 'I Really Like This Girl!'

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:30:41 -0500

By the start of Andrew Buckler’s men's wear presentation at 5 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, the news had already spread that former New York governor Eliot Spitzer's costly paramour Ashley Dupre had been venturing out for Fashion Week.

The previous morning, Ms. Dupre had shown up unexpectedly at Yigal Azrouel’s women’s show. Mr. Azrouel’s front-of-house PR manager (and MTV reality show personality) Kelly Cutrone seated her in the front row. Although Ms....

Fashion Roundup: Ashley Dupre Does Fashion Week; Anna Wintour Needs New Assistants; Whitney Port Doesn't Actually Work at DVF

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:50:29 -0500

Ashley Dupre showed up at Yigal Azrouel this morning and no one at the show seemed to notice. [WWD]

Two of Anna Wintour's three assistants are leaving and the magazine is searching for replacements. [The Cut]

While Whitney Port may act like she works at DVF, numerous phone calls to her extension went unanswered when a reporter from The Daily phoned. The extension turned out to belong someone named "Natalie." [FWD via Cityfile] ...

Morning Memo: Ashley Dupre Gets a Manager; Amy Winehouse Gets Serious; Thanksgiving With Madonna and Alex Rodriguez

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:43:45 -0500

Manager Chris Lighty, who has handeled 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliot, has decided to get into the novelty act business by signing on to guide Ashley Dupre's musical career. [P6]

Alex Rodriguez split his Thanksgiving day between wife Cynthia's house in Miami (where his children live) and Madonna's house on nearby Star Island. Bonus: at some point, the pair met up with billionaire Jeff Soffer and Gwyneth Paltrow, who seems to have decided...

Morning Memo: Ashley Dupre isn't 'That Girl'; Britney Spears Would Prefer 'Jail'; Socialiterank Returns (Sort Of)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:41:06 -0500

Ashley Dupre, whose much hyped Diane Sawyer interview airs Friday, told People magazine: "Everyone knows me as 'that girl,' but I'm not just 'that girl'...I have a lot of depth, a lot of layers." [People]

The Board of Elections, the head of which Tim Robbins called a "corrupt scumbag" after an Election Day snafu, has issued a statement inviting the actor to produce a public service announcement about voter participation. [TMZ]

A "very, very thin" and...

Morning Memo: Return of the Spitzer Scandal; Hillary Clinton's 'Courteous' Harlem Reception; Jennifer Aniston Strikes Back

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:37:30 -0500

Page Six is reporting that a former callgirl named Natalie McLennan, whose name was exposed by an unnamed website, was responsible for blowing the whistle on Ashley Dupre. [P6]

In an interview with Vogue, Jennifer Aniston says it was "very uncool" of Angelina Jolie to publically discuss the beggining of her relationship with the then still-married Brad Pitt: "There was stuff printed there that was definitely from a time when I was unaware that...

New York Strip Clubs and High End Escorts To Benefit From Financial Crisis

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:29:39 -0400

As most New York industries entered total terror last week, it seems Manhattan's strip clubs are not losing any business. New York Magazine reports that at Rick's Cabaret last Tuesday night, all 20 VIP suites were occupied and the main room was a love fest of lap dances and neck massages.

One stripper named Margo told the magazine, “I was giving a back rub to some guy earlier tonight. I told him he had some...

Morning Memo: A-Rod Out And About; Gossip Girl Makes A Mess; Peaches To Take New York

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:38:18 -0400

Recently separated Yankee Alex Rodriguez, who was recently linked with Madonna, has been playing the field. He's been spotted out with different women in Miami and Manhattan. [P6]

At New Jersey's Parker House bar, Ashley Dupre qualifies as enough of a celebrity to skip the line, though she apparently will never shake the hooker jokes. (First Item) [NYDN]

The Gossip Girl kids were a mess at a party held in their honor at the EMM Group’s...

Morning Memo: No New Baby for Madonna?; The Beatrice Inn's Neighbors Speak Out; Who Owns AshleyDupre.com?

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:24:03 -0400

Madonna's head flack Liz Rosenberg is insisting that the singer has no plans to adopt a three-year-old girl from Malawi in the near future, as had been reported. [Us]

Sources say actress Michelle Williams is taking extra steps to avoid the paparazzi in her Brooklyn neighborhood, reportedly "having a bodygaurd go around her block and make sure there are no photographers" each time she leaves the house. [P6]

West Villagers--including Amy Sedaris--are opposing...

Ashley Dupre Will Be the Next Dr. Phil

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:03:27 -0400

Ashley Dupre, responsible for incriminating two married men now, may finally settle on a $2 million reality-show deal, according to The New York Post.

Los Angeles producer David Krieff approached Ms. Dupre two weeks ago after an entertainment network and a studio already signed up for a project that may include a two-hour interview in which she'll talk about her life as "Kirsten" and a reality show centered around her life as the...

Morning Memo: Dupre's Friend; Spitzer's Wardrobe Malfunction; Sharpton's Regrets

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:28:11 -0400

Thomas Earle, the asphalt heir, told his wife that Ashley Dupre tricked him into checking into the Gramercy Hotel with her and his wife believed him (!). But, Mr. Earle was reportedly bragging to his friends at a Jersey bar about being able to score with Ms. Dupre and told his wife he was on a business trip in Colorado when he snuck out to the city for his 24-hour date. [NYP]

Meanwhile,...

Ashley Dupre Won't Go Away

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:19:58 -0400

Ashley Dupre, the hard-working Jersey girl who we thought would be leaving us for L.A. to pursue a reality TV career, is still here, it turns out, spending her time in hotel rooms and going on shopping sprees with another married man.

Today's New York Post reports that Ms. Dupre spent 24 hours with 35-year-old New Jersey asphalt heir, Thomas J. Earle. The two were reportedly seen drinking, dining and shopping together in midtown,...

Morning Memo: Kimora's Collection; Garner and Affleck's Bun

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:13:48 -0400

The East Hampton police have reportedly been extra strict this summer trying to keep Main Street from looking like a street fair. For the Fourth of July, the Polo Ralph Lauren store wasn't allowed to give out snow cones, Dylan's Candy Bar couldn't install a soda funtain, and Tiffany's was barred from having an a cappela group perform. [NY Daily News]

Kimora Lee Simmons' Fabulosity collection launch at Hiro and was less than fabulous....

Morning Memo: Arden Wohl's American Graffiti; Ashley Dupre's Waverly Debut; Ed Westwick Gets a Fashion Line

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:54:25 -0400

Police in the Hamptons tell Page Six that headband-wearing socialite Arden Wohl was arrested on Saturday night in East Hampton for writing "Ralphy Lip-Shits" (and here we are filling in a few letters the Post rendered tastefully in dashes!) in red lipstick on the facade of Ralph Lauren's store there. But she showed American spirit for taking several miniature American flags that were part of the store's holiday decoration scheme. For which the police...

Morning Memo: Stoical Exes, Angry Managers, 'Asian Beauties'

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:03:07 -0400

How'd Lenny Kravitz get pulled into a tabloid love quadrangle with Lenny Kravitz, Mr. and Mrs. Rod and Madonna? According to Page Six, it was the revenge of his manager Guy Oseary, whom he fired two weeks ago. [P6]

Lizzie Grubman will now manage her clients in addition to publicizing them. [P6]

Ashley Dupré is reportedly in talks with the Los Angeles production company Handprint Entertainment and MTV to do a dating-based reality series...

Ashley Dupre's 'Uncle Jim' Buying East 75th Triplex Penthouse

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:57:50 -0400

If the economy plunges further, if the recession becomes a depression, if there’s blood on the streets and panic in the air, short sellers, the investors who make money by betting that stocks will fall, will be seen as an evil coterie of cackling villains that profited from downturns they may have encouraged.

More than John Paulson (who made $3.7 billion last year by betting against subprime mortgages)...

Morning Memo: Trouble With The Ledger Estate; Larry King's Wife's Secret Pain

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:06:46 -0400

Michelle Williams is reportedly feuding with Heath Ledger's family over the late actor's will. [P6]

Ron Perelman and his ex, Patricia Duff, are back in court because a court-appointed lawyer for their 13-year-old daughter says that the girl has been subjected to emotional abuse. [NY Daily News]

Ashley Dupre thanked her fans and critics on her MySpace page yesterday. [NY Daily News]

Helena Christensen will not...

Morning Memo: Onassis' Jewels; Downey's Burger; Dupre's Tattoo

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:05:03 -0400

The jewelry collection belonging to Christina Onassis, daughter of shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, will be auctioned off at Christie's in London. It's expected to bring in about $5.8 million. [WWD]

Brandon Davis stopped into Lily Pond and Dune in the Hamptons over the weekend, but didn't pay for the bottle service. [P6]

Robert Downey Jr. thanked Burger King for helping him ditch his drug addiction. The fast food he purchased there while...

Morning Memo: Antonin Scalia Enjoys Sex; Jessica Alba Has a Girl

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:25:24 -0400

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia loves Sex and the City; bums cigarettes from Sarah Jessica Parker. [Intelligencer]

Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky are getting ready to wed in October. Marchesa's Georgina Chapman is reportedly designing the gown. [P6]

Salman Rushdie's 11-year-old son thinks four wives is enough. [Intelligencer]

Kate Moss will not host your party unless you let her use the bathroom with her friends. [P6]...

Morning Memo: It's Not a Bed Sheet, Miley! Salman Likes Acting; Steve Likes His Fedoras

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:24:41 -0400

After appearing in Scarlett Johansson's music video, Salman Rushdie says that acting is an "itch that needs scratching." [Vulture]

Don't call that thing wrapped around Miley Cyrus a bed sheet! It's a "duchess satin stole, Champagne, specially made," says Vanity Fair. [Radar]

Sting likes to tight-rope walk in his garden in England. [P6]

Steve Martin has caught onto an important downtown hipster trend and is now wearing a fedora everywhere he goes. [P6]

Oh...

Morning Memo: Harrison Ford's Piercing Cry; Eli Manning's Mexican Wedding

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:33:02 -0400

If Hillary Clinton doesn't make it this week, SNL's Amy Poehler will begin doing Ralph Nader impersonations instead. She's already been practicing, you see. This sounds funny, like the movie Baby Mama! [NY Daily News]

Harrison Ford pierced his ear after a "semi-drunken" lunch with Ed Bradley and Jimmy Buffett. Oh, Harrison, it could have happened to anyone. [P6]

Shia LeBeouf tried and tried, but couldn't score a date at The Beatrice Inn. [P6]

Ashley...

Morning Memo: Meryl, Liz and Katie Get Poetical; Four Seasons in Power-Lunch Comeback?

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:37:49 -0400

Tom Freston has put Andy Warhol's East 66th Street apartment on the market for $38.5 million, according to Page Six. The 12-room, six story apartment was originally bought by Mr. Warhol for $310,000 in 1974; Mr. Freston bought the property in 2000 for $6.5 million. [P6]

Thanks to Eliot Spitzer and Ashley Dupre's infamous rendezvous, the Mayflower hotel's gift-shop has seen a major boost in sales due to people buying up souvenirs adorned with the...

Morning Memo: Trump Charm School For Spitzer Sweetie? Heath's Relatives Continue to Keep Things Classy ...

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:45:41 -0400

Bittersweet Symphony? Ashlee Simpson may not be welcomed back to Saturday Night Live after her 2004 appearance exposed her lip-synching talents. Also, Page Six hears that the young Mr. Simpson was not exactly a hit with the show's producers. [P6]

The Aussie relatives of the late Heath Ledger continue to provide made-for-tabloid muck; now an uncle claims Matilda Rose Ledger may not be the actor's only offspring. [NY Daily News]

Donald Trump wants to send Ashley...

Morning Memo: The House on Jungle Road; Elton John's Love for Hillary Tainted?

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:58:02 -0400

Elton John's fund-raising concert for Hillary might be a federal violation of campaign rules. [Washington Times via Radar]

Ashley "Kristen" Dupre used to man the reception desk at Corcoran Sunshine in Chelsea and often got reprimanded for dressing like, well, a prostitute and coming on to clients. [P6]

Summer in the Hamptons will not be the same this year as the popular Hampton Social concerts that have featured artists like Billy Joel, Prince and Dave Matthews...

Spitzer's Call Girl Poised For a Singing Career?

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:39:20 -0400

Who would have thought that all you had to do to launch a singing career these days was hook up with the governor of New York? I mean, Tila Tequila had to steadily rack up more page views than any other artist on MySpace and host a trashy MTV dating show before people started to take her musical talents "seriously." Not so for "Kristen," a.k.a. Ashley Alexandra Dupré (birth name: Ashley Youmans), the former...

Morning Memo: Meet Spitzer's Call Girl, Ashley Dupre! And, Michelle Williams Speaks Out About Heath Ledger

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:49:41 -0400

Even the gossipy bit—Who's That Girl?!?—that all of the tabs were after all day yesterday (us too, in fact) is broken first by The Times: Spitzer's prostitute "Kristen" is in fact known as Ashley Alexandra Dupré, though she was born 22 years ago as Ashley Youmans, in New Jersey. [The New York Times]

Anderson Cooper is shocked at the cost of hookers these days, but the King of All Pimps explains that Dupre was getting...