July 26, 2009
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"I OWNED a 1972 Plymouth Valiant that we bought for $125. It was infested with cockroaches and geckos. It was its own little ecosystem" -- Aaron Eckhart, in Outside magazine,...
BENDED KNEE
If Zagat gives the Sea Grill in Rock Center raves for atmosphere it might be an inside job. Zagat p.r. director Tiffany Barbalato was lunching with "Today" show producer Debbie...
THIS BOOK IS A MUSEUM PIECE
THE elite club of trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art considers Michael Gross persona non grata. But the author of "Rogues' Gallery," the recent exposé of the museum and...
STAR JONES HELPS GOV PATERSON RAISE $50,000
THE approval ratings for Gov. Paterson have hit all-time lows -- but he's still got Star Jones in his corner. The former prosecutor and host on "The View" held a...
'TWILIGHT' STAR ELIZABETH REASER RUNS INTO OLD BOSS
IT'S a small world -- even for celebrities. "Twilight" star Elizabeth Reaser (above) hit the Armani Exchange cocktail party at the Thompson Hotel rooftop in LA Wednesday night, and was...
CARL YASTRZEMSKI NASTY TO FANS
A BOSTON Red Sox legend is being feted as one of the world's biggest baseball jerks. Carl Yastrzemski, who grew up in Southampton but gained fame in Beantown, "is the...
CHARLES MANSON'S OVERTURE TO PHIL SPECTOR
CHARLES Manson -- a third-rate musician before he turned homicidal cult leader -- still has twisted delusions about becoming a pop star and wants to consult with fellow jailbird Phil...
LADY TOURISTS WANT RICHARD GERE PICS
RICHARD Gere (above) is having tourist problems at the 18th-century house he and wife Carey Lowell turned into a luxury hotel in Bedford, Westchester. The actor says he recently confronted...
INSECURITY CAMS: AN IRE FOR AN EYE
WE'RE a big country so I guess it's understandable that not only is Big Brother watching -- but now it's Big Sister, Big Uncle, Big Aunt, Big Whoever. It's becom...
NERVOUS GERARD BUTLER GRABBED KATHERINE HEIGL'S BREAST
GERARD Butler's hands tend to wander when he does a love scene. The Scottish hunk, who stars with Katherine Heigl in "The Ugly Truth," which was panned by critics, tells...
CHELSEA'S FAVORITE HAUNT
IF you're looking for ghosts, head to the Chelsea Hotel. "It's definitely haunted. If there's one place that's haunted in Manhattan, it's there," Abel Ferrara, director of the new documentary...
