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Joe DioGuardi Tweeting His Way to the Senate
Pareene · 03/22/10 05:50PMLive Blogging American Idol, Season Nine: Top 12 Perform
Matt Cherette · 03/16/10 06:00PMKara's Dad Most Famous Dad in New York Senate Race
Pareene · 03/16/10 12:57PMShut Up, Kara DioGuardi
Matt Cherette · 03/11/10 12:21AMLive Blogging American Idol, Season Nine: Top 8 Guys Perform
Matt Cherette · 03/10/10 08:00PMLive Blogging American Idol, Season Nine: Top 8 Girls Perform
Matt Cherette · 03/09/10 07:07PMLive Blogging American Idol, Season Nine: Top 10 Girls Perform
Matt Cherette · 03/03/10 07:00PMAmerican Idol: Clap for Tinkerbell!
Richard Lawson · 03/03/10 01:06PMWell they really tried, didn't they? After last week's unmitigated disaster, all the singing kids had to do their best to buoy this season back up. Did they succeed? Did they fail? Yes on both counts!
Live Blogging American Idol, Season Nine: Top 10 Guys Perform
Matt Cherette · 03/02/10 07:00PMLive Blogging American Idol, Season Nine: Top 12 Guys Perform
Matt Cherette · 02/24/10 07:47PMAdrian the Friendly Giant Graces American Idol with His Presence
Matt Cherette · 02/04/10 01:30AMIdol Goes to La La Land, Crying Girl Not Impressed
Matt Cherette · 01/26/10 09:52PMSpotted
cityfile · 12/24/09 09:39AMLindsay Lohan eating dinner last night at Cipriani Downtown with a group of friends (one of whom was hotelier Jason Pomeranc, left) ... Reese Witherspoon taking in "a business lunch with friends" at Cookshop on Tenth Avenue ... Jessica Simpson shopping with her mom ... American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi carrying gifts in Midtown ... Alexa Ray Joel posing for a pic outside The American Hotel in Sag Harbor alongside her mom, Christie Brinkley, and grandmother ... Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard wearing hard hats for Tuesday's dedication ceremony for the Signature Theatre Company's new Signature Center ... Catherine Zeta-Jones arriving at the Walter Kerr Theater on West 48th Street ... and Sarah Jessica Parker walking with Matthew Broderick in the West Village yesterday.
Happy Birthday
cityfile · 12/09/09 07:10AMActress Felicity Huffman turns 47 today. Actor and comedian Mario Cantone is turning 50. John Malkovich is 56. Violinist Joshua Bell is turning 42. Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is turning 62. Dame Judi Dench is 75. Nightline co-anchor Terry Moran turns 49. American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi turns 39. Singer Imogen Heap is turning 32. Masako, the Crown Princess of Japan, is 46. Architect Steven Holl is 62. Actor Jesse Metcalfe turns 31. Donny Osmond turns 52. And Kirk Douglas is celebrating his 93rd birthday today.
Tinsley Mortimer, Reality Star?
Andrew Belonsky · 09/11/09 05:00AMJudging American Idol's Excellent Ellen DeGeneres Deal
Andrew Belonsky · 09/09/09 09:34PMMichael Douglas' Son Arrested, Mischa Gets Emotional
cityfile · 08/04/09 06:04AM
• Cameron Douglas, the son of Michael Douglas, was arrested at the Gansevoort Hotel last week. The crime? He had about $18,000 worth of meth with him, which he was planning to sell. [NYP]
• Mischa Barton's return to the party scene this past weekend wasn't entirely drama-free. She got upset and talked "frantically" as she recounted an episode with a stalker. Then she had a drink spilled on her when she went to a party at the Cooper Square Hotel. [P6]
• So much for Bethenny Frankel's plans to star in her own reality show. She says she'll be back for the third season of Real Housewives of NYC. [People]
LA Braces For Jackson, The Housewives Demand More
cityfile · 07/07/09 06:16AM
• Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Usher, Lionel Richie, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, and a truck full of elephants (left) will all on hand for the Michael Jackson's memorial service in LA later today. Debbie Rowe and Elizabeth Taylor will not be there, however. [Reuters, NYDN, People, Us]
• Several ladies from the Real Housewives of New York are demanding more cash before signing up for another season of the show. In addition to "six-figure deals," they're asking for clothing, hair and makeup allowances and "a promised amount of screen time." You're shocked by this, we're sure. [NYDN]
• In other Housewives news, it looks like LuAnn de Lesseps may be reuniting with her estranged husband, and Bethenny Frankel is engaged. [P6, Us]
Spotted
cityfile · 06/24/09 08:38AMHeidi Klum walking along the Hudson with her mom and kids ... Sir Richard Branson and son Sam sitting in front of their hotel in midtown ... Naomi Watts grabbing breakfast in the East Village ... Harrison Ford arriving on the set of Morning Glory in midtown ... Bethenny Frankel feeding apples to a horse across the street from Central Park ... Kara DioGuardi crossing the street en route to an appearance on Live With Regis and Kelly ... and Olivia Palermo posing for photographers after an appearance on the MTV show It's On with Alexa Chung.