Archive for May 1st, 2007
The socialite will campaign against underage drinking next week … or at least a likeness of her will.
A new sculpture by artist Daniel Edwards portrays the “Simple Life” star dead — lying stone cold on an autopsy exam table with her Chihuahua Tinkerbell at her side.
Edwards will unveil “Paris Hilton Autopsy” at a Brooklyn, N.Y., art gallery May 12. Removable innards and a public service announcement will warn prom-goers about the perils of drunk driving, according to a statement from the gallery, Capla Kesting Fine Art.
Hilton was arrested last year for driving under the influence. She pleaded no contest in January to the lesser charge of alcohol-related reckless driving.
Edwards is best known for his sculpture of Britney Spears giving birth on a bear-skin rug.
In addition to the Paris sculpture, a Web site, www.parishiltonautopsy.com, has been launched along with a contest to see who can write the best Paris Hilton obituary. Hot!
May 1st, 2007
Will they? Won’t they? The Kate Moss and Pete Doherty saga’s been going on for ever, but a happy ending finally seems imminent.
Kate’s recently been having the grounds of her 17th-century rambling mansion in the Cotswolds village of Lechlade measured up to see if they’ll fit a marquee, causing speculation that there’s some sort of big event in the planning.
‘I can’t imagine what else it could be for,’ says Kate’s biographer Fred Vermorel. ‘I think it’ll be a big wedding, too. Kate’s gatherings are always large.
‘There’s a 13th-century church next door, but a church wedding may be a bit too romantic for her. And, of course, they won’t want all the attention that the tradition of the posting of the banns might bring.’
May 1st, 2007
Heidi Klum and Seal packed up the family for a day at the beach in LA. The couple sure have their hands full, but seem to be doing a tremendous job.
Klum’s daughter, Helene “Leni” Klum, turns 3-years old on Friday (May 4), which may have been the cause for the festivities. Leni’s paternal father is Heidi’s former boyfriend and Formula One manager, Flavio Briatore.
The other two youngsters, meanwhile, are the offspring of Klum and Seal, who were wed on May 10, 2005. Klum gave birth to their son, Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel, in Los Angeles on September 12, 2005. On November 22, 2006, in Los Angeles, Heidi and Seal’s second son, Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel, was born.
May 1st, 2007
Style queen Kate Moss found her debut as a fashion designer an exhausting task, judging by these photos.
Launching her first collection of clothes for Topshop clearly left the supermodel tired out – even though she posed with her designs at the chain’s flagship store in London’s Oxford Street for just 12 seconds.
She’d been paid ?3million by Topshop boss Philip Green to promote the range.
After the blink-and-you-missed-it appearance, Kate, 33, left with Green and pals Davinia Taylor and Sadie Frost to celebrate at celebrity hangout China Tang.
But just a few hours later, the notorious party girl was snoozing in a car taking her home to bed.
She was dropped off at her London abode, missing her shoes, just before midnight.
Yesterday morning, her rock star boyfriend Pete Doherty turned up at her door with a bunch of flowers.
Green said the launch had been a “huge success” and Vogue hailed the range as the most sought-after high street collection in history. It sparked frenzied scenes across the country when the range of floaty dresses, buttoned jackets, skinny jeans and tiny shorts went on sale.
In Scotland only two stores stocked it – Glasgow’s Argyle Street and Princes Street in Edinburgh.
In Glasgow, around 50 people, some of whom had queued for hours, were waiting for the store to open at 7am. Shoppers were given 20 minutes to look at the range and limited to five purchases each.
And some were disappointed to find only a third of the 90 items were available yesterday.
Three women from Greenock, who had queued since midnight, found the items they were after won’t be available for several weeks.
In Edinburgh, the first shopper, American Johnny Armbruster, 60, bagged a glam dress for his wife.
Despite the rush, Topshop said they had not sold out of items as they ordered a lot of stock in advance.
Some pieces have already turned up on eBay, though, at more than double their original price.
However, a spokesman for the internet auction site said bidding did not seem “massively excitable”.
May 1st, 2007
When he was out clubbing Friday night, Leonardo DiCaprio seemed to be having a really good time. The only problem with that is that he was spotted with a hottie other than his supposed fiancee, Bar Refaeli.
Petra Nemcova, fresh off the James Blunt boat, was observed to be getting a bit close to Leo. “He looked like he was all over her,” says a witness. “They were together from before 12:30 to around 2:30. He was holding her waist and touching her arm. Also, he was smoking up a storm – chain-smoking, almost.”
DiCaprio was celebrating the Tribeca Film Festival launch of “Gardener of Eden,” which he produced. Also there was director Kevin Connolly with his “Entourage” co-star Adrien Grenier, plus brief appearances by Diddy and Andy Roddick.
Leo was alleged to have proposed to Bar, 21, during their recent trip to Israel. It is believed they plan to marry in the Middle-East country this summer. Earlier this month, the 32-year-old hunk dismissed rumors that he and Bar were expecting their first child in autumn as “100 per cent made up”.
May 1st, 2007
