Gawker Stalker: Michael Stipe Practices Unorthodox Dental Hygiene
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In this latest edition of Gawker Stalker: Michael Stipe can t find his floss, Elijah Wood, Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger officially jump the shark, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Nicky Hilton and Kevin Connelly, Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Phillip Glass, Claire Danes, Sofia Coppola, Jim Jarmusch, former Israeli PM Shimon Peres, Kevin Dillon, Beyonce, Matt Damon, Alexis Bledel, Jena Malone, Sir Elton John, Sean Connery, Michael Pitt, Tara Reid, Bob Geldorf, Ronnie Wood, Lou Reed(?), Rosie Perez, Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O' Connell, Jack McCollough, Robin Williams at Arcade Fire, Vanessa Williams, Parker Posey, Joan Allen, Diane Von Furstenberg and Barry Diller, Dermot Mulroney, Elizabeth Berkley, and, in the caboose, JC Chasez.
Couldn't help but pass along this hilariously icky bit of trash from the past weekend: On Friday night, I went to a rehearsal dinner on Cape Cod for the wedding of two movie-producer friends. In attendance were a few celebs, including Michael Stipe (wearing jeans and a tie-dyed t-shirt, and accompanied by his bleach-blond French boyfriend). The dinner was a New-England-style feast: lobster, corn on the cob...the kind of stuff that leaves you wanting a toothpick. After the meal, while having a smoke outside with friends, I watched as Michael wandered around checking his cell phone messages; afterward he approached a woman who was engaged in conversation, and who was wearing a crocheted shawl with long black tassels. Sidling up next to her, Michael plucked at one of the tassels, separated out a single cord, and, while it was still attached to this woman's shawl I shit you not began to floss his teeth with it. I just about swallowed my cigarette, but the woman didn't bat an eyelash. Maybe she was a really good friend, or maybe she was just psyched by the idea of spending the evening with a rock star's used food clinging to her clothing.
9/19 walking down west 4th in the village, I was blabbering on about how dojo is the shittiest restaurant in all of New York and who do I see standing outside, WAITING for a seat? Elijah Wood! He was wearing Willy Wonka-esque white, round sunglasses and a bright yellow tee. Noticed that there was no girlfriend in sight. I thought maybe it was just some Tisch school student, but then I heard his unmistakably squeaky voice. I still can t figure out why he would eat there.
Saw Heath Ledger, arm-in-arm with Michelle Williams on Smith St., Brooklyn on 9/18. She looked adorable and very pregnant, while he looked scruffy & bloated.
Was at bungalow on Friday night, and it was a celebrity orgy considering that it was the end of fashion week. Lindsay Lohan was hanging out with a big group of people. OK, I know that she s probably coked herself into a size 4, but the girl looked great. People need to stop freaking out. Now, Nicole Richie THERE s a hologram. It looked like Rick Moranis had zapped her with his shrinking machine. DJ AM is twice her height. Iman was in a corner upstairs, looking not as tall as I would have imagined and trying to act like her dyed red hair didn t look exactly like Tyra s. When leaving, we saw Nicky Hilton and Kevin Connolly, who might as well star in NEWSIES 2.
Josh Hartnett (feral, tall, being extra nice to the hot taco girl in front of Mama's bar on ave. B) on Thursday, 9/15—i was there for the joggers show at scenic—and, about 20 mins later, hanging on the corner with his lady (aka Scar Jo) and friend, looking vaguely self-conscious. Honestly, they wouldn't stand out, if not for their fame, and her lovingly tended hair. Also, avant garde composer extraordinaire Phillip Glass devouring a pastry at atlas sunday morning 9/18, mostly unnoticed, and wearing comfortable, schlumpy old-dude dockers. Almost didn't notice it was her, but passed Claire Danes Sunday (9.18) on the street in Soho. She is really pretty, great skin, was walking with a Latin-looking guy, I'm thinking a stylist-type. Would have yelled "Homewrecker!" (love Mary Louise Parker) but it was crowded and, well, the moment had passed
9/19 6:15pmish 6th Ave and downing st. I am walking North looking over at Da Silvano wondering how celebs can complain about being seen when they go places people know when I look ahead and spy the tiny, the demure, the luminous Sofia Coppola. She was talking on her cell phone in that "I am having an intense conversation DO NOT interrupt." Her chanel waffle bag was open and items seemed in danger of falling out. I really wanted to ask her how to make friends with Marc Jacobs.
Last night at the Brian Jonestown Massacre show I (and I imagine many many others) spied the Ghost Dog himself, Mr. Jim Jarmusch. He was hangin' with an entourage of biker dudes and a few mature ladies. Later in the performance (it did last until the wee hours) a crowdmember loudly commented on the director's departure to which Anton (the lead singer) responded in typical drunken accusatory fashion. Who said rock 'n' roll is dead?!
9/16, 11PM, was celebrating an engagement party with some friends at the Gansevoort Hotel as an entourage of Israeli Secret Service agents rolls up with an old man pimping some cute girls. Some dude sitting next to me, who only minutes before proclaimed that Claremont McKenna was the HBS of the west coast, announced that it was Yitzhak Rabin, but I had to remind him that Rabin had been ice cold for ten years now. He then proceeded to inform people that the pimp was Ariel Sharon. Wrong again. It was Shimon Peres.
On 9/16 around midnight saw Kevin Dillon aka "Johnny Drama" at Sugar in Tribeca. We was wearing a t shirt and jeans and was about a foot shorter than he looked on TV. My friend Rori went up to talk to him and he was super friendly and but exactly like his character from Entourage. Overall a real friendly guy.
This Saturday (9/17), at around 6, my boyfriend and I were sitting outside of abc home on Broadway and 19th, killing time before seeing a movie at the Loews. I was staring into my purse when I heard the boy say, "is that who I think it is?" and I looked up to see a black escalade parked right in front of us. two women were standing just outside of the car and the driver/bodyguard/whomever stood by the passenger-side door, arms folded. the shorter of the two was no one I knew, but the other woman must have been Beyonce. She was wearing a sleek red dress (very class), big ol' olsen-esque sunglasses, and about 70 lbs of hair on her head. She s pretty, but that's no surprise to anyone. I waited until she walked past to make absolutely sure it was her—yes, i looked for her signature rear. the rear was in place and her identity was confirmed! My boyfriend was pleased that she smiled at him, not because he has a fan-crush, but because he thought that was "very nice and totally not bitchy" of her. After she walked inside abc, I could see several employees running full speed in all directions to accomodate her every whim. Then i saw "broken flowers" and was bored to tears. oh well.
Matt Damon could be seen running in SoHo (MacDougal south of Houston) in a white t-shirt toting his iPod. He's been spending a lot of time running around downtown recently (this is the second time I've seen him this month.)
9/19 at 2:30pm: I just ran to UPS to mail a package on 28th and 5th Ave. and the only other customer in there with me was Alexis Bledel from Gilmore Girls. She is a young beauty, but man her head is way too big for that skinny starlet body....She seemed really shy and no one in their recognized her except me. I was remembering her totally awkward acceptance speech at the Kids Choice Awards and thought she seems to be very "deer in headlights" frightened or at least just completely out of it.
Saw Jena Malone on Saturday afternoon at Johnny Rockets in the Village. She was tres gracious and even put down her gigantic burger when alittle 45 year old Hispanic lady approached her as a big fan (seriously though, does weeping at Stepmom categorize you as a huge fan?) She looked casual and relaxed noshing on onion rings with a friend, but was rocking a flannel number on top.
Today at around 1:30 I saw a HUGE black SUV with tinted windows pull up curbside on 57th Street and 5th Ave. and out hops three body guards and then Sir Elton John! He was looking pretty chubby in a royal blue suit which had zippers instead of buttons and an artfully mussed wig with honey highlights, as he went into the side door of the Louis Vuitton store surrounded by the bodyguards.
I was walking up 5th ave on my way to summerstage when i noticed the old guy walking next to me was kind familiar looking. I was also feeling a little disturbed that i found this 70-ish looking guy kind of hot when I realized that the hot old guy was none other than James Bond, ie Sean Connery. He is really surprisingly very well preserved.
Does Michael Pitt count anymore? On the Adrien Grenier level of ubiquity, no? Anyway...Monday, 9/19 2:30 PM. On the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Gold Street in Downtown Brooklyn, spotted a pockmarked and greasy looking Michael Pitt standing on the sidewalk while a model type unsuccessfully tried to hail a
Manhattan bound cab for her and Pitt.
Saw full blown white trash Tara Reid yesterday sitting outside of downtown Cipriani's with a group of friends. Her hair is gross, so obviously extentions, way too much makeup on and sadly, the partying is catchin up with her...wrinkles already showing. She was wearing a very, umm, classy mini skirt that said "sexy" across the back. Heard her talking smack about Brittany Murphy as she was walking into Anthropologie.
I was having dinner at Matsuri in The Maritime Hotel on Friday night and in walks Bob Geldof, Ronnie Wood, and someone who looks like Lou Reed all sharing a table for dinner. After I walked over to Hiro lounge in the hotel to be told that there was a private party for P. Diddy and Naomi Campbell so I had to get in. Saw my friend Alejandro from GBH walking in with the guy from the band Puddle of Mudd so I followed them. Saw Rosie Perez inside dancing and later Ronnie Wood holding court at a table. Never got to see the host of the party because got too whoopsie from the champagne. But heard the next day Naomi and Mr. Diddy arrived later on the night.
Coming back on the Hampton jitney last night I saw Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell... one question- why are they riding the jitney? I do b/c I have to.. Jerry is much hotter then her!
I was walking back from my late night lighting class on Monday [9.19] and almost ran into Jack McCollough [Prozena Schouler] on 20th and 9th ave. He was with some cute blonde, Sienna Miller looking type, and dressed really casually.
Robin Williams was standing a few people behind me at the Arcade Fire summer stage show, having a really great time, standing on his toes to catch it all. Crammed in with all us normal folks stage right pretty upfront
8/4 Vanessa Williams eating dinner at Esca. Her skin looked unusually burnt as if she had spent the day in the sun after peeling? Heads turned the minute she entered the restaurant.
9/16 Parker Posey and dog walking on 2nd Ave between 12th and 13th Street. An older man stopped to pet her dog while Parker cooed "somebody likes you, yes, somebody likes you" to her dog. She's adorable, just as she looks on tv. She must have come from a shoot because her make-up was especially heavy for 6:15pm on a Friday.
I saw Joan Allen at Crate & Barrel on Madison & 59th. She is in amazing shape and she obviously works at it because she had on workout gear. In tow was a chubby brunette girl. Is that her kid?
At a late lunch at a restaurant near Duane and W. Broadway and spotted Amanda Peet with someone I assumed to be her mom. Also, about ten minutes later as I got up to leave saw Dave Matthews sitting right next door with a couple people I didn't recognize.
Last night I spotted Diane Von Furstenberg and Barry Diller at dinner at Gramercy Tavern. She was wearing an odd gold-colored pantsuit and walked hips forward like a decrepit supermodel. They were at a table with three other older people including one guy who I definitely recognized but couldn't place. I didn't quite have the angle to answer the age old question of whether rich people eat, but good lord did they drink! Started out with Dom for the table and then at least three other bottles. No one even stumbled on the way out!
On Sunday late afternoon I noticed a man on his knees playing with two young children in the stuffed animal section at the Toys R Us on Times Square. Turns out to be Dermot Mulroney. He was chatting up a staff member while his toddlers were hanging on him. My friend and I just stopped in our tracks and kept staring at him. He glanced up a few times but continued playing. We debated whether to take a picture, whether to ask him first, whether to talk to him, etc. all the problems gawkers face while in the midst of a celebrity, when suddenly he looked up and locked eyes with us. For a moment we were frightened envisioning, Dermot, in true Cameron Diaz form, coming up to us and punching us out. Instead he broke out in the most wonderful, warmest smile and waved to us. We waved back and in that moment decided to leave him alone and enjoy the time with his children peacefully. Seemed like a truly nice guy.
Saw Elizabeth Berkley last night walking down Lafayette. It looked like she was coming back from the gym - she was wearing tight pants and a tight top. Damn! She is really tall. Like, a foot taller than me. And really attractive in a gazelle like way.
Saw JC Chasez at Brother Jimmy's at 92nd and 3rd on 9/17/05. He was there by himself, he was really cute.