Gawker Stalker: Ladies Love Benicio Del Toro
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In this week s celebrity wheel of death: Benicio Del Toro, Ashley Olsen, Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts, James Earl Jones, Nicole Kidman, Matt Damon, Jared Leto, David Cross, Judith Miller, Cynthia Nixon, Q-Tip, Keri Russell and Scott Speedman, Keri Russell and some other dude, Anthony Michael Hall and Elisabeth Rohm, Stephanie Seymour, Tyson Beckford, Stephanie March, Kyra Sedgwick, Lake Bell, Edward Norton, Noah Emmerich, Halle Berry, Sufjan Stevens, Kal Penn, Ivanka Trump, Timothy Hutton, Chubby Checker, Bon Jovi, and, again in the rear, the ubiquitous Tony Danza.
Bungalow 8 morning of 1/26. Perennial Bunga-ho Ashley Olsen was there, and bought two lollipops from the bathroom attendant. A few minutes later, I looked over at her banquette and she handed them to Amy Sacco and Benicio Del Toro. Now this sighting is pretty exceptional because the non-celebs usually leave the celebs alone at B8, but I have never seen so many women sweating a guy like I did with Benicio. He only seemed interested in talking to about two of them, but the parade just kept coming. There was practically a line to hit on him. Alas, even though I left after 4, he was still there, talking to Amy and I didn't get to see if he left with any of them. He's hot in person in a dirty kind of way.
I went to go see the much talked about Off-Broadway play The Little Dog Laughed on Wednesday 1/25. While standing in line to pick up my student tickets at Will Call, I turn around and notice a very tall, very scruffy looking Live Schreiber standing behind me with a very pretty Naomi Watts on his arm. Turns out their seats were right behind ours so I had a great view of the couple throughout the entire play. One of the best moments was the joke referenced to Nicole Kidman any pretty girl can strap on a fake nose, call herself ugly and hope for an Oscar best friend Naomi s reaction was simply Oh Shit! During intermission, I had to step over James Earl Jones who was seated at the end of the row to get out and use the bathroom. Also caught a glimpse of Luke (not sure his real name) from the O.C.
Nicole Kidman was dining, sans Keith Urban, with two older ladies at Matsuri last night. Nic looked super melancholy and did not smile once. Maybe the break up rumors is true? She was (shocker) Empire State Building Tall, prima ballerina skinny and Casper pale. Secretary-esque clothes and white blonde hair in a bun. When Nic got up to leave, she was escorted out by the Matsuri host. Her butt is no wider than 8 inches. Maybe Lenny needs to tap some life back into good ol Nic...
Just saw Matt Damon running along MacDougal at Prince with two other guys. They were wearing weird red Spandex shirts with writing on them (kinda like bikers wear), like they were training him or something. I said hi to Matt and he grinned very cutely and said "hi" back.
In what is soon to be a banned-from-Gawker sighting, on Saturday I saw Jared Leto outside the Dakota in the same scruffy wool coat and sunglasses that he has been seen in previously. I hope it's his costume. The former hottie is also still looking a little pudgy around the edges. Luckily, my M72 cross-town bus stopped at a red light, so we were all able to stare and point at him for a good few minutes.
I spotted the presumably authentic David Cross at 2A on Friday night. He was with a girl and a guy, I think, and was facing the door at the front of the bar. The place was packed (Surely because of Tobias. Must have been), so I left quickly and without gushing about Arrested Development.
Saw Judith Miller. Walking out the door of my office building as I was walking in. It took me a second to place her; I guess her Q-rating must have dropped now that she's out of the daily news wheel. She had a small entourage of middle-aged women with her. Her face looked lumpy and she had bad skin. Maybe an unnecessary grandstanding stint in the big house makes you breakout. She had so much concealer on she looked like a waxwork dummy.
Saw Cynthia Nixon walking on Amsterdam and 94th Street sans unattractive girlfriend, but was with her very cute daughter, freckled just like mom. She looked very pretty, but the newsboy cap and white cotton pants I know we live on the upper west side, but Cynthia, really, have a heart.
Was walking in Tribeca last night and saw Q-tip standing right outside Nobu. Might not have recognized his face, but when he started talking the voice was unmistakable. He could have segued right in to "...left my wallet in El Segundo..." and I wouldn't have been surprised.
Finishing dinner at Lupa last night (Weds) I looked up to see Ben & Felicity sitting down at a table together! Scott Speedman was hotter in person, Keri Russell was tinier than I ever realized. She had blonde hair pulled back & it wasn't explosively curly, so I didn't recognize her at first. I did a couple of walk-bys; they were both good-looking and normal-seeming. She had red wine and he had sparkling water, if that matters. I thought she greeted him like they hadn't seen each other in awhile, but are they a couple?
Was at the Pajama Game tonight with friends and Anthony Michael Hall and Elisabeth Rohm sat behind us. They appeared to be on a date and were looking very comfortable with each other. I guess they didn't enjoy the show that much because they left during intermission.
1/24 Stephanie Seymour having a drink with a cute blonde girl and a man, possibly her husband, at the Mercer.
Saw Tyson Beckford downstairs at Butter (415 Lafayette) Wednesday night. He was very chiseled and handsome, wearing a dark gray long sleeved shirt, was with a group of normal (read: average) looking people, it looked like some kind of triple date, until a dread-locked dude showed up around 10:30 and squeezed in to the booth. I would have expected his girlfriend to look more like Kiora Lee Simmons or Ciara, but she looked more like K-Fed s first baby's momma. Maybe it was K-Fed s first baby's momma! Couldn t tell if they were ordering from the restaurant week menu or not... Tyson's last claim to fame was as the motorcycle driver guy in Britney Spears' "Toxic" - so probably they were.
Around 11:30 PM on the 25th outside of R&R I saw a rather stunning tall blonde walking right past towards Double 7. I took a closer look - who wouldn t? - and noticed that it was none other than Stephanie March of Law & Order SVU fame. She was dressed in some serious heels and a long fur coat that only a PETA rep would not love. She was accompanied by some guy who looks like he just escaped from the mailroom of some lawyer's office in midtown. I'll deliver your mail Steph - don't worry!
Coming in late to work today (1/26) I got off the subway at 53rd & 7th and almost walked smack into Kyra Sedgwick when coming up the stairs. She looks exactly the same in person except a little more rigid-faced and unhappy, but then again everyone I see on the subway looks unhappy. I'm sure the strong urine smell didn't help. Besides that she's tiny; she had on one of those long, puffy winter coats and still looked skinny. I remarked to a friend that it was refreshing to see B-list celebrities who aren't so full of themselves that they can't take the subway, and he agreed except for one thing: he insists she's only C-list. BTW: This is the second time in 10 years this has happened; the first time was almost exactly ten years ago, and I almost walked into her and her hubby Kevin Bacon at a children's museum in Philadelphia. I wonder if this will be a theme in my life: every ten years I almost walk into Kyra Sedgwick?
Last night, the front two tables by the window at Il Buco on Bond Street in NYC had the following: Table 1: Lake Bell, Edward Norton, Noah Emmerich, and one other guy who didn t look familiar. Looks like Ed, Noah and Lake were getting to know each other for a filming. Table 2: Halle Berry and some young male model. Some lady eating next to Halle's table was getting to her seat near Halle and spilt a glass of red wine on Halle's white top. Halle didn't get mad and was very nice about it even though she had a huge red wine stain cover much of the mid section.
Last Sunday 1/21 I almost hit Sufjan Stevens with my car. He was walking from Prospect Park across Coney Island Avenue in Windsor Terrace with two friends, a guy and a girl. Looked like they were taking advantage of the nice weather, cause Sufjan was carrying a Frisbee. I said "Hi Sufjan" but he didn't hear me.
So I just got back from the "kegger extravaganza" at gay bar Therapy. While waiting on line for the bathroom, I spotted Kal Penn, everyone s favorite Indian, from Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, chatting with a friend. I needed confirmation from my friends, so we followed him upstairs where we saw many a "celebrity handshake" exchanged with patrons and staff. Looking very straight boy with a B-ball cap and jeans...but clearly amongst gays. Perhaps a sequel is in order Harold and Kumar go gay?
Ivanka Trump plays Big Buck Hunter 2. We saw the not-so-model-tall heiress playing the video game at Bleecker Bar on Jan. 26 around 10:30 p.m. She was surrounded by three Apprentice wannabes (think short MBA candidates) and wore a fitted Chanel-like suit. She claimed to be a Big Buck Hunter expert, but every time she stepped up to shoot the poor deer, she missed. She did pose for a photo with one of the dart players though.
OK, not thrilling, but saw Timothy Hutton on the Upper West Side with his kids, looking boyish and very happy. Knit cap, parka, just like any ordinary person doing the kids-from-school-pick-up.
Maybe some of your readers are old enough to remember this guy, so I thought I'd mention: was out for lunch a few hours ago & spotted Mr. Twist himself, Chubby Checker, walking near Broadway and 52nd, with another older guy, who looked like an assistant or something. Despite his advanced years, Chubby looked good, had a nice winter coat on, and a pretty full Afro.... he was not twisting slowly in the wind, sorry. Hey, it's not a crack-addicted actress but CC deserves his props.
A little over a week ago, I spotted Mr. Jon Bon Jovi outside Random House on Broadway. He was standing outside an SUV with some, how shall I put this, very large New Jersey-ish looking middle-aged men wearing leather duster coats. Not only is he about as tall as Rhea Perlman, but his frosted hair was perfectly coiffed in an attempt to give him more height. His jeans could only have been put on whilst laying down. Also, his face was as orange as an Oompa Loompa. Methinks he was attempting to get attention because there was no reason for him to be lingering outside other than for us to pretend not to notice him. Or perhaps he had lost his Lucky Charms. Either way, he's short and orangey.
Last night, had a great time at Dog Sees God. Besides the obvious star power on-stage (Ian Somerhalder so cute! Logan Marshall-Green plays better when not having to converse with Mischa Barton, and I officially have a girl crush on Eliza Dushku), Tony Danza, dressed in black, was sitting behind us. Definitely proved to the crowd that he was the boss his laugh could be heard over everyone else s even at parts that weren t funny maybe he was trying to impress.