At last night's Costume Institute Gala – which is a cartoon version of Fashion Week, which itself is a cartoon version of reality – celebrities and Anna Wintour wore frilly costumes to The Met in keeping with the theme of "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy," walking up the red carpeted steps in front of a throng of photographers.
Ms. Wintour was described in this way: "She seemed to be broadcasting a message of total earthly control." She imagined herself as Storm, from X-Men. "I control the weather," she said. (It was in the 50s with a few clouds in the sky.)
David and Victoria Beckham blessed the crowd, along with Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen, Mary J. Blige, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Giorgio Armani.
Many guests were "unusually" prompt. Not all of them. The mayor showed up late, as did The Donald+Melania, fat people-adverse Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Janet Jackson, Donatella Versace, and Donna Karan.
Some women, like Iman, correctly wore her clothing. Others, like Mischa Barton and Anna Wintour, did not. CONTINUED »
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From Gatecrasher:
Which Oscars golden girl made her celebrity ex-boyfriend pretend to still be in a relationship with her months after they broke up, because she was afraid a split would look bad for her Academy Award campaign? It worked, and they discreetly separated months later.
You're thinking Reese and Ryan, right? Well, remember they were married and the split wasn't discreet in the least. Retro couple Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck don't work either; their dating time line doesn't line up with her Oscar. So who was the Oscar golden girl?
• Rihanna gets photographed slinking around with rumored castrato Robin Thicke.
• Pictures of the first meeting between Dina Lohan and Lindsay's new beau are, well, awkward to say the least. Riley looks damn uncomfortable, Lindsay looks preoccupied with the photogs and Dina looks focused on the task at hand: Convincing the waiter to slip a little pinch of champagne into her glass of orange juice.
• Is Amy Winehouse finally getting her life together? (Spoiler: No.)
• Julia Roberts pulls an Ashley Olsen, parks her suburban soccer-mom vehicle in a handicapped spot.
• Nice try, hot tub fornicator Vanessa Minnillo! But that fancy straw boater hat isn't fooling anyone into thinking you're a class-act.
If Nikki Finke doesn't rub it all over their face, how else are they gonna learn? [DHD]
How is In Touch celebrating its newly revamped website? By returning People.com's recent favor in crediting the Bauer tabloid with a scoop. CONTINUED »
It seems like only six months ago that Julia Roberts finally admitted to being "knocked up" for the second time in approximately two years. (Wait a second, it was!) Which explains why today, People's already announced the arrival of the third—and newest—member of the Roberts-Moder, a boy named Henry Daniel, who weighs in at an impressive 8.5 pounds.
Henry was born Monday in Los Angeles and weighed 8½ lbs. "The Moder family is doing great," Roberts's rep, Marcy Engelman, tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Meanwhile, Henry's older brothers, two year-old twin terrors Hazel and Phinnaues, are said to be incredibly excited about their brand new younger brother, but annoyed by his "disappointingly unpretentious first name."
• Oops, Britney's comeback song may have been leaked onto YouTube! Meanwhile, pregnancy rumors abound, mainly cause Brit is fat and 'vomits a lot.'
• Lindsay Lohan enters rehab, while Leslie Sloane Zelnik avoids calling it "bullshit."
• A judge sentences a penitent Naomi Campbell to 5 days of community service for brutally bashing her maid. And you thought our legal system didn't work!
• Breaking: It turns out that gay guys actually don't like it when their superiors accidentally-on-purpose drop things and then tell them to "bend over and pick it up."
• In a desperate plea to save his job, Pat "Let's Get Some Coke And Get Wild" O'Brien breaks a BS-sounding story about how Salma Hayek's dog saved her life.
• Julia Roberts' bun in the oven is reportedly a boy; We can't wait until she sells freely distributes pics of the adorable [insert WASP name *here*]
• Careerbuilder offers this helpful guide to become the Most Annoying Office Stereotype since Dilbert.
• Rosie O'Donnell blows up at Barbara Walters for not disputing Trump's claims that Walters "regretted" hiring her.
• Fall-Out Boy (and one-time Ashlee Simpson "hump buddy") Pete Wensz gets out his pent-up aggression by beating up a security guard…on tape.
• Angelina Jolie is sorry for blasting Madonna's adoption of a Malawi boy, and wants to remind us that snatching kids from third-world families is "totally okay."
• Julia Roberts possibly having twins, possibly just used to shopping for two.
• Hilary Swank gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; Chad Lowe says, 'Hey, that's great Hil. BTW, thanks again for blabbing to the tabs about my substance abuse problem.'
• Lara Spencer being considered for the Today show; considers it a "great opportunity" to continue copying Diane Sawyer's career.
Remember earlier this morning, when you opened up the New York Post, flipped to Page Six, and read the breaking news that Julia Roberts was expecting a third child with husband Danny Moder? You weren't the only ones — People magazine did the same thing! Except whereas you went and emailed the link to your friends, People went and called Roberts' rep and – OMG! – confirmed the report it just read, and then slapped on the "exclusive" label.
You know where this is going: The easiest Scoop Wars battle, like, ever.
From this morning's Page Six, which goes online in the wee hours of the morning:
JULIA Roberts has a hit movie out and two more films on the way - but her biggest project at the moment is a bun in the oven.
Page Six has learned that the auburn-tressed Oscar winner is pregnant with her third child and will give birth next summer. The happy news comes as Roberts flies high in the nation's No. 5 picture, "Charlotte's Web," in which she provides the voice for the beloved spider.
From People's website, posted at 10:55am:
Hazel and Finn will soon have to share their famous mom's attention: Julia Roberts is expecting her third child with husband Danny Moder, PEOPLE has confirmed exclusively.
Roberts is due this summer, her rep, Marcy Engelman, tells PEOPLE.
We've said it before and we'll say it again: "Confirming" a scoop from a competitor does not make your report an "exclusive." So when we awoke the gossip gods and asked them who shall win this Scoop War, they stammed "Uh, Page Six, you fucktards" and rolled over and back into their slumber.
• Julia Roberts preggers again, already combing baby books for new, pretentious name.
• Lindsay Lohan encouraged to hide alleged drinking, drug problems by running for public office.
• Donald Trump demands a bigger pole; Rosie O'Donnel says she's "not surprised."
• What's Posh Spice's secret to maintaining a rexy frame, weird nips? Why, Japanese food and fruit, of course!
• Billionaire Steve Bing bounces back from humiliation of not banging Pam Anderson by not banging Jennifer Aniston.
• Tony Blair is accused of accepting complimentary $100,000 vacay. Blair defends his decision, insisting they offered "all the good movie channels," and a mini-bar stocked with Cool Ranch Doritos.
• Someone tries to burn down the Gyllenhaal reunion; Jake declares it the "Worst Vacation Ever."
• Ellen Degeneres was involved in a six degrees of separation drunk driving accident. Maybe she'll joke less about downing whiskey and driving around the parking lot? [Access Hollywood]
• Jessica Simpson is plans to donate all those free VMA goodies to the kids with cleft lips. Well, maybe not all … but the Sidekick and the Manolos definitely. [Lowdown]
• Celebs go really glam with Glamour this Fashion Week season. Conde must really be sweetening up those celebs. [WWD]
• Cameron Diaz isn't bringing enough sexy back to get a diamond ring. [People]
• Now that everyone finally stopped associating her with a hooker, Julia Roberts launches her new perfume. [Page Six]
• Why are none of these "Middle East hotties" Middle Eastern? Sure Anderson Cooper's cute and all, but there's got to be some sexy shirtless Turkish guy somewhere. [TMZ]
• Remember when eBay was for antique necklaces and weird kitchen stuff? Now you can bid on Matthew McConaughey's car. [FBNY]
• Seriously, you should grab those open HuffPo positions before the whole world realizes that working there = free massages from Rachel Sklar. [HuffPo]
• Tara Reid’s body has finally hit the point of self destruction. [Perez Hilton]
• Julia Roberts learns the joy of catching poop. Oh, how the mighty fall. [The Sun]
It feels like the end of an era. Thankfully, though, because this one was sort of a "what is the world of New York theater coming to?" era, and, we needed it to end. Julia Roberts is finally, finally off the stage.
Again, the complete enigma of sticking this A-List Hollywood celeb on Broadway will never cease to baffle us — especially because every theater critic under the sun was screaming about how awful she was. Beautiful, yes, but awful. Yet, the seats were packed … with tourists, of course.
Despite largely negative reviews for both the Richard Greenberg drama and its leading lady, fans jammed the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre to see Roberts in her farewell performance.
"Julia could read the ABC's and I would come to see her," said Stan Pietkiewicz, 42, who works for Hershey Chocolate in Pennsylvania.
However, not everyone felt this way. Some, like us, are relieved we will never again have to find that photo of a dowdy Julia in her brown sweater and nasty bangs.
"I'm glad this will be over," said one photographer.
Once again, Julia Roberts helps us stratify our city, separating the New Yorkers from the rest of the riff-raff.
Her 'Rain' at an end [Daily News]
We figure since the Times shuttered an entire column so that Campbell Roberts could move to covering stories for the Arts section, we'd relay the results of last night's Tony awards at Radio City Music Hall. Plus, who doesn't love awards?
While Julia Roberts got zero love from critics, and just a tad more from out of town audiences, her BFF Oprah's shows, The Color Purple was recognized in nominations last night.
The biggest deals, however, are not the celebs, but the shows, and the award for best musical is the awards spot. This year, the best musical winner was Jersey Boys.
Despite the carping about jukebox musicals and a contest that seemed to gain heat by the minute, "Jersey Boys," the surprise hit about the Four Seasons as told through their songs, won the big prize — best musical — at last night's Tony Awards, as well as three more, including best actor for John Lloyd Young and, in one of the night's several upsets, best featured actor for Christian Hoff.
In addition, History Boys took home six awards, The Drowsey Chaperone picked up five, and Sweeny Todd snagged two.
As for Roberts, she expressed her insane jealousy by telling the cast of Jersey Boys they are "insanely talented people."
It's 'Jersey Boys' and 'History Boys' at the Tony Awards [Campbell Roberts, New York Times]
'History Boys,' 'Jersey Boys' top Tonys [AP News]
Mostly because it got horrible reviews, generated a ton of buzz than quickly faded, and because everyone has decided Julia Roberts is better left to the lighting and retakes of Hollywood movies than Broadway plays, Three Days of Rain hasn't been doin' too hot.
This is mostly marked, we would say, by brokers dumping tickets to see Roberts on the big stage at at bargains of 25% off or more. And how, the Daily News wonders, do theater goers feel about this?
"I can say I saw Julia Roberts," said Samantha Vernon, 45, of Wichita, Kan. "This was an experience that we weren't going to miss. We've been excited about it for months."
Others, however, were less than thrilled to learn of the discounted prices for tickets.
"I can't believe I could've saved about $200," said Lincoln Sterling, 45, of the upper West Side as he crowded into the theater lobby with his wife and two children. "This had better be the best play we've ever seen."
Case studies in the bitterness of New Yorkers compared to those from Middle America? There's no better way to start of a Monday.
A dismal play date [Jonathan Lemire, Daily News]
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