Tom Cruise arrived in Manhattan to follow Katie around town and parade Suri in front of the cameras to distract us with her cuteness. Suri really hates the paparazzi, doesn't she? And at such a young age. It's almost unsettling.
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MORE REASONS TO LOVE NY "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is coming to New York. The Cleveland-based museum is opening an annex in SoHo featuring … memorabilia from New York's storied rock history."
New York City's Upright Citizen's Brigade theater hosted a 72-hour improv comedy marathon over the weekend, so it's not surprising that the jokes eventually turned to Heath Ledger, Estelle Getty and Bernie Mac's recent deaths. But guest panelist Brooke Shields was evidently caught off guard:
She was so freaked out, her eyes welled up, and she actually bit her nails at one point. When someone pretended to dump Estelle Getty's ashes on [30 Rock star] Jack McBrayer's head, Brooke got up and walked offstage. She watched the rest of the show from behind a curtain backstage, with a grimace.
We're assuming Brooke had never before attended a UCBT performance — and it's doubtful she'll ever return.
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Both of New York’s finest newspapers, the Daily News and the Post, hit today with items regarding a former senator named John Edwards and a racy love child scandal the mainstream media doesn’t want you to know anything about. Except the News and the Post, um, are the MSM, so this gets confusing! They’re both basically saying the same thing — which is to say they’re reiterating what the Raleigh News & Observer already told you: the Dems want this matter cleared up before the convention, yo. But it’s a moment of significance, because two newspapers the city actually reads are saying this!
Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson, seen here holding their noses in the presence of a homeless man, have been parading their love around New York City recently, but LiLo decided that's simply not enough — so she changed her BlackBerry messenger name to "LL <3s samanhattan - I didn't get hit by a bike!!!" Naturally.
So the bike incident, which allegedly happened Saturday night and sent Lindsay to the hospital, was a cover-up?? A friend says yes: "When we asked her what actually happened, she clammed up. She did go to the hospital, but won't tell anyone why. It's really odd." Even more interesting is the fact that Michael Lohan has gone to the media outlets confirming the accident, so he is either a liar or really knows nothing about his daughter's life. It could go either way.
Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson's tour of New York City wouldn't be complete without a trip to the celeb-infested Waverly Inn, where the girls' fellow diners enjoyed a public spat with their meal. According to witnesses, the couple almost made it through dinner without causing a scene — but no dice:
We really did not pay much attention to them once we were seated, except at the end of their meal when Lindsay stood up and stepped/stumbled on Naeem’s foot. Without looking back or apologizing she headed straight out the door. We guess her exit was spontaneous as Samantha was behind her sputtering: 'Are you leaving? Lindsay are you leaving? … I guess she’s leaving. She just left!'
I can safely say I have never participated in a public spat like most celebrities — are sources making up stories or do famous people just have no manners?
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It seems like only yesterday the Internet was freaking out in response to pictures of Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson blowing kisses to each other in LA. But while we weren't looking, LiLo and that wretched mother of hers turned up in NYC to celebrate Sephora's 10th anniversary. Because that's a good reason to travel across the country. Anyway, the Lohan ladies also dragged along Lindsay's poor brother Michael, who quite obviously hates his life.
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NY DOESN'T HEART YOU One out of 10 women who ride New York City's subways will be fondled.
Last night a dreary and overcast New York City was treated to the premiere of The Dark Knight, which featured a black carpet. The stars of the movie and all the D-listers in attendance followed suit by dressing in the somber hue, except for a select few (Regis, we're looking at you).
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James Franco, on his plans to attend graduate school at NYU:
I love being around people who are interested in what I'm interested in. That is the best way to learn. For me, being able to act in movies is not having it all. I am interested in other things, and I take my interests seriously.
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• A reason to love New York City's subway system. [CityRag]
• Amy Winehouse punched someone for the third time in less than two weeks. At this point, it's just humorous. [Yeeeah]
• Why is Jessica Alba sucking up to Justin Timberlake? [INO]
• More proof Steve Carell is a good guy. [PS]
• Denise Richards' neighbors are trying to force her out due to the media circus brought about by her reality show. Also, because she's a miserable shrew. [ICYDK]
• Always wanted to see Brigitte Nielsen get plastic surgery? No? Well, too bad. [DListed]
Cityfile, a new Web site devoted to detailing the lives of New York's media celebrities, thus allowing people who are already narcissists to catapult their obnoxiousness to heretofore unseen heights, is something a rational person might not believe exists. ("Why?" "For whom?" Who's paying for this?") But this is the bluest state, friends, where undergrad degrees and company rivalries actually matter to people. And where public masturbation can pass as a reasonable business venture.
At right, Cityfile's "Top Lists" list for today. It's the most succinct explanation of New York City we've ever seen.
• Guess who's back — and going to Hollywood. [DListed]
• New York City is aiming to have every resident in the Bronx tested for HIV. Good luck with that. [ABC]
• Someone needs to program the Posh robot to clean up after herself. [INO]
• According to Kimora Lee Simmons, being a fabulous mother demands $480,000 in child support. [ICYDK]
• Poor little Raffaello: Anne Hathaway's ex has to spend his birthday behind bars instead of jetting away to Italy. [Us]
I walked through Union Square on my way to acting class and got offered loose joints. Drug dealing was a great tradition in this city.
There are other traditions people can get involved with in this city. When I was younger, I used to get a bottle of wine and get drunk under the Staten Island Ferry… so there are things like that you can do.
-PETA spokesperson Alec Baldwin on what New York City tourists can do besides ride in cruel horse-drawn carriages
• Watching local news reporters lose their cool never gets old. [DListed]
• Another reason why we love New York: 53 percent of New Yorkers agree with Governor Paterson's support of same-sex marriages. [QT]
• Lindsay Lohan was spotted with a baby bump. Praise Xenu it's fake. [PS]
• More signs of the apocalypse: Britney Spears is being considered for an Emmy nomination. [INO]
• Randy Jackson thinks Clay Aiken is going to be a great father, but we all know Randy has questionable taste. (See: His obsession with David Archuleta) [ICYDK]
Mamma mia! Angry black man Spike Lee is getting a taste of his own opportunistic outrage.
After spending the past couple weeks hectoring fellow director Clint Eastwood with charges of prejudiced casting, Lee is now under fire from the Italic Institute of America, which is as bitter as Campari about Lee's portrayal of Italians.
According to Bill Dal Cerro, president of the Italic Institute of America, Lee may have his own anti-Italian racist tendencies to worry about.
"Spike Lee is very talented, but I sometimes wish he'd practice what he preaches," Dal Cerro said. "His points about African-Americans are well taken, but, ironically, he does the same thing to Italians in his films."
While Dal Cerro doesn't get into specific charges against Lee, we imagine he takes issue with the way a lot of the Italian Americans in Lee's films are fiery, Brooklyn-accented racists who would rather see their daughter's dead than with "some fuggin' moulignan." If you've seen Jungle Fever and Do the Right Thing, you know Dal Cerro has a point, but then again, you won't catch our wide nose in Bensonhurst at night.
After the jump, "Fuck you, fuck your fuckin' pizza and fuck Frank Sinatra."
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