Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Rare Crowe Sighting
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In today's episode, A-list chest-nipper Russell Crowe and Shawn Wayans at the Official Easiest Celebrity-Spotting Spot in L.A., the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at Sunset and Fairfax, Josh Hartnett doggedly pursued as he tried on some jeans, Lindsay Lohan and The Fez at the Beverly Center, Lara Flynn Boyle with an empty plate at Art's Deli, Mischa Barton and Brandon Davis at the Farmer's Market, Pink, Nick Stahl, Rhona Mitra, Burt "Paaaauuuulie" Young, Lainie Kazan, Jonathan Bennett, and the fake Howard Stern from the Anna Nicole Show.
· In one blockbuster day on the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf on Sunset and Fairfax Jackass Patio I hit the exacta of star power: Russell Crowe AND Shawn Wayans. The former, emerging from a gold Corvette. The latter, the much bigger star, pausing to talk with a regular about the difficulty of getting a movie project going.
· yesterday afternoon, i bumped into josh hartnett at barney's new york in beverly hills. he looked great. tall with great skin. i was right next to him at the denim "tables they have set up, when a sales associate asked "can i help you find something." i looked up to see if he was talking to me when i realized he was talking to the gentleman like 4 feet next to me. he said was looking to buy a new pair of jeans.he said he was looking for something straight legged not too fitted. probably tried on about 6 pairs in the dressing room on the north side of the building. which i guess is more exclusive as there are only about three dressing rooms as opposed to the dozens on the south side. he would try a pair on then come out to see himself in the mirror and to receive comments from the sales associate he lifted his shirt to examine the waist every new pair he tried. nice abs. the associates noted that i was lingering and kept harrassing me with "do you need anything" and "are you all set"'s. so i was unable to see what he purchased but he liked a pair that looked exactly like the ones he came in with which were pretty basic.
· Spotted a very bored looking foreign kid from that 70s Show [Ed.note—Wilmer Valderrama] sitting in the hall at the Beverly Center. Then literally ran into Lindsay Lohan coming out of Traffic. According to my girlfriend, she looked "gross".
· Just saw Lara Flynn Boyle and some guy in Art's Deli on Ventura Blvd in Studio City. They were both very polite (said excuse me to me and my friend twice) and she looked somewhat healthy. Her plate was pretty empty, too - of course I looked.
· Last night at the mecca of all things cool, AKA the Grove/Farmer's Market complex.....Mischa Barton and Brandon Davis. They were alone in food court of Farmer's Market. Not sure if she was in wardrobe from the OC, but looked to be in short skirt with Chanel bag and jacket. He had on requisite re-issue 70's t-shirt. They were kissy and didn't appear have any attitude, but who knows. Later, in front of the Gap, Melanie Griffith with assorted kids. Botoxed, collagened and God know what else, also way overdressed for an outdoor mall, but again, seemed nice enough.
· i saw Pink at the beverly center dressed like a trash heap gorging on ice cream in the elevator in Macy's Mens store.
· Saw "Terminator 3" and "Carnivale" star Nick Stahl at the Alcove coffee/sandwich shop in Los Feliz. He was drinking a cup of coffee with his arm draped around what looked to be his girlfriend, keeping her in such a constant hammerlock that he seemed afraid she'd flee if the opportunity presented itself.
· I spotted Rhona Mitra, late of The Practice and slated to appear in Boston Legal, at Venice coffeehouse Abbott's Habit on Tuesday evening. She is lovely, but much shorter looking in person than she is on television, where she seems like an Amazon to me. She kept looking around the coffeehouse, as though she was concerned about being recognized, but maybe she was just creeped out by the middle-aged dude near the door who was totally leering at her. Her hair is fab.
· and you thought I'd run out of B-listers to see. Not. Last week on Ventura Blvd alone, I ran into Burt Young (for the second time) in the parking lot of the bank at Laurel Cyn and Ventura. "Hey Burt, how's it going?" I finally said. "It's goin' good sweetheart, but I've got a bit of a cold," he says - pointing to his head. I assured him he'd feel better soon. He got into an old-ish, nondescript car with a bumper sticker that read: "Million Mom March: And I Vote!" Good for Burt.
Across from me in the nail salon last week was Lainie Kazan! She looks way better offscreen than on - her skin is gorgeous, and of course that voice is recognizable. She wasn't throwing any attitude and was very friendly to everyone, even offering to move her car if it was in the way.
· i have a really bad privacywatch spotting (like d-list)—but in your quest to report on "everything lindsay lohan"—i saw her "mean girls" costar jonathan bennett in the parking structure of the west hollywood gateway. he pulled up next to me in a flaming (note word usage) yellow ford escape with ohio plates. he then got out with fake-blonde-tipped passenger and they "weho diva-strutted" towards the elevator.
· I saw Howard Stern, (no, not that one) of the Anan Nicole Show fame, at the Sportman's Lodge on Sunday. He and some bodyguard-looking type were browsing the costume jewelry kiosk in the lobby (selling fake bennifer pink diamond engagement rings for $40). He looked really tacky wearing Von Dutch trucker hat with Von Dutch T-shirt over Von Dutch jeans (enough with the racist adverts).