Media-Whore D'Oevres



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"WHICH big TV star who dabbles in nightlife enterprise took his drunkeness to the next level? He was spotted sucking face with another guy in his car while hammered." (PageSix)

"I hear LEONA LEWIS is set to be a Bond girl -- after film bosses ditched troubled AMY WINEHOUSE and asked Leona to record the theme tune for the new 007 movie instead ... Known only as Bond 22, it will star DANIEL CRAIG as 007 and is due out next year." (Showbiz)

"Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) scored a major win Monday with the endorsement of Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.). The backing of New Hampshire’s senior senator should provide a boost to Romney, who already leads in the key early primary state." (TheHill)

"In Chelsea, meanwhile, model Lisa Cant was one of many navigating the throng of hipsters, artists, and hipster artists packed into Phillips de Pury for RxArt's annual silent auction. 'Are we lost?' she wondered aloud. Downtown fixtures Tara Subkoff, Benjamin Cho, and Hope Atherton scoped out canvases by art-world heavy hitters like Sol LeWitt and Marilyn Minter. 'I'm a big supporter of 'If you have to have it, then just buy it,' said Subkoff, eyeing a Richard Prince image of actress Jenny McCarthy that eventually went for $50,000. "I once bought a painting and couldn't pay my rent for four months.'" (Style)

"(Senator Carl) Levin has argued for years that New Hampshire is a small state that is not representative of the nation and it would make more sense for some other state — Michigan, for instance — to begin the nominating process. By general agreement, the other 48 states allow New Hampshire and Iowa to go first because when those two states feel threatened, they go absolutely ballistic and vow to halt syrup and ethanol production and possibly form their own nation." (Politico)

"As Manhattan bustled with pre-Halloween revelers over the weekend, on Saturday those with the most ingenious costumes--and coveted invites to boot--flocked to a townhouse turned dream scene in the West Village for Allison Sarofim's annual costume party ... On hand were also Fabiola Beracasa, who pranced around as an Autumn Queen with a pumpkin-colored costume and a headdress, a bee-themed Alexis Bryan, a lobster-like Gina Gershon (whose costume complemented the crabs adorning the bathroom walls), as well as Genevieve Jones, Carlos Mota, Kim Vernon, Douglas Friedman, Marjorie Gubelmann, and Anh Duong, who sported a chic Louboutin heel atop her statuesque frame." (Fashionweekdaily)

"'Darfur Now,' Theodore Braun's infectiously optimistic, if perfunctorily realized, documentary about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan arrives in theaters at a crucial moment. While the civil war in that wartorn region rages unabated, demanding more international visibility, the wave that brought documentary film (and a host of media-silenced issues) to commercial prominence here in the U.S. seems to have crested. As of this writing, only a handful of 2007 documentaries have crossed the one-million- dollar theatrical gross mark generally deemed a minimum condition for reasonable success, and while more and more high profile docs are opening each weekend, the returns have grown increasingly meager." (Indiewire)

"Security was tight at Sotheby’s and my BFF took offense when, after he was told we were going to be able to photograph Princess Caroline’s two handsome sons, the PR people rushed them right by us. He took matters into his own hands by breaking loose from the barriers to pop off one shot. Security came rushing up to him to eject him immediately even though he protested that the Grimaldis were uncooperative and the publicists were liar's! This was one hot red carpet and such a strange mix of guest celebrities: Buzz Aldrin, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Sir Roger Moore, Carolyn Murphy and George Lucas. Now, c'mon, who could have put that mix together?!??" (Paper)

"At another event with heart, A-listers hit the red carpet for the fourth annual Black Ball, which benefits the Keep a Child Alive AIDS charity. Iman introduced the evening's honoree, Bono, to attendees such as Jay-Z, Sean Combs, and Salman Rushdie, who greeted the humanitarian rocker with a standing ovation. The group love continued when co-host Alicia Keys performed duets with Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani, and Bono himself. 'Alicia is the real deal,' said Rachel Roy. 'Her energy grabs you and makes you want to do something to help the world.'" (Style)