From the mailbag: A groundbreaking press release for the new November issue of WWDScoop magazine, containing excerpts from an interview with comedian Steve Martin about his new memoir. The highlight:
ON WHY WRITING THE MEMOIR WAS DIFFERENT THAN WRITING ANOTHER NOVEL… "I did not want to write another made-up story."
In which case, mission accomplished!
• Heidi Klum shares the heartwarming story of how she fell in love at first sight…with Seal's tightly spandexed package. Awww, that totally explains why their lovenest is plastered with naked family portraits!
• In light of their new movie's disastrous box office showing, Reese and Jake are officially back "together."
• Steve Martin is writing a book for children. Also of note: "Children" is Martin's all-inclusive word for non-New Yorker subscribers.
• Larry Craig is reportedly using campaign donations to foot his legal bills. Naturally, constituents are outraged! But mainly over the whole "closeted gay" thing.
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of attending a high-end book party toasting the publication of "The Journals of Leo Lerman," the former Vanity Fair editor-in-chief (and Vogue features editor) best known for his dazzling connections, and for rejecting the romantic overtures of Yul Brynner. The fete was held at Lerman's legendary West Side apartment, a sprawling, high-ceilinged ornately decorated duplex located directly across from the Brooklyn Diner.
When we first arrived, we made several quick observations:
• Observation #1: We haven't seen this many old people since our grandmother dragged us to the Golden Girls reunion.
• Observation #2: Leo Lerman had many more media contacts than we have/ever will. And far more glass-encased pieces of art.
• Observation #3: It's easy to flirt with the hired help when you're one of the only people under 65.
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• Nick Lachey & Jessica Simpson sell the pad to the not famous guy from Malcom in the Middle. [ET]
• The biggest news over at Logo is not Rosie O'Donell's show. It's the shirtless bartender ass grabbing goin on in the cafeteria, of course. [Hollywood Reporter, Queerty]
• Rachel Weisz is havin' a baby. Was there like some huge celebrity orgy nine months ago that we weren't invited to? [People]
• A baby grows in Brooklyn — they are seriously the cutest family ever. [A Socialite's Life]
• We didn't know, and now that we do, we really don't care. Actually, we would rather not have known at all, if knowing meant looking at these disgusto pics of Steve Martin. [Sky News]
• You know it's a slow day in the gossip world when a Vogue editor getting knocked up makes Page Six. [Page Six]
• The latest addition to the 'I Hate Paris Hilton' club. (Sorry, we know. We're bored of hating her, too). [The Scoop]
• Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger aren't just fulfilling our guy on guy fantasies—Steve Martin wants in on the love, too. [Fox News]
• Gloria Steinem can say whatever she wants about Hef, but the last thing New York needs right now is to piss off a bunch of Muslims. [Lowdown]
• The f'ed up fashion industry finally admits to Vera Wang that they recognize her potential for talent. Maybe the rejected Ashley Olsen can model her new line. [NYT]
• Dave Chappelle takes payroll tips from Nylon. [MSNBC]
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