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Morning Memo: Chloe Sevigny, 'Eco-Nazi'? Angelina Jolie Pregnant With Twins

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Chloë Sevigny has turned into an "Eco-Nazi" with her anti-plastic-bag ways. [The Cut]

Gossip Girl News! The guy who plays Dan's father, Rufus, thinks Dan and Serena make a "a very hot couple" in real and Gossip worlds, which is kind of ew. Meanwhile, GG's lead torturer Michelle Trachtenberg was in fact the torturee in her private Los Angeles high school. [People, Daily Intel]

Arthur Sulzberger Jr. has moved into an apartment on West 66th Street after getting separated from his wife, Gail Gregg, who for now occupies the home they shared together on West 64th Street. [P6]

Eliot Spitzer will be issuing campaign contribution refunds to his top supporters. [P6]  read more »

Nina Garcia Is In at Marie Claire

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Fashion Week Daily has confirmed that Nina Garcia has accepted an offer from Hearst Corporation and will be joining Marie Claire as its new fashion director in the fall. Meanwhile rumors about Marie Claire replacing Elle as Project Runway's sponsor still have not been confirmed, but a source tells FWD that "negotiations are just starting, if even that," and that Ms. Garcia's hire at the magazine is "completely separate from Marie Claire's possible interest in Project Runway."

An official announcement from Hearst is expected by the end of the week.

Morning Memo: Smooch! Happy Birthday, Israel! Meanwhile, Some People Hate on Baba Wawa

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Amanda Peet can't get enough room for herself and her stroller on the Philly-New York Acela train. [P6]

When resourceful socialite Lydia Hearst can't get a little champagne, she simply mixes white wine with club soda. [P6]

Billy Crystal, Kirk and Michael Douglas, Donald Trump, Tom Cruise, and others celebrated Israel's 60th birthday in Times Square yesterday. [NY Daily News]

In an alternate universe that some call the real world, Gossip Girl's Serena (Blake Lively) and Dan (Penn Badgely) are officially dating! [People]

Barbara Walters responds to Star Jones: "Poor woman...I wish her well." Ouch! [US Weekly]

Meanwhile everyone from Christie Brinkley to Marc Dice, spokesperson for conservative media watchdog group The Resistance, are hating on Barbara. [P6]

Morning Memo: Has Keith McNally Found His Beatrice? David Lauren, You Beast!

A night at the Beatrice.
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A night at the Beatrice.

Heatherette boys Richie Rich and Traver Rains may not be breaking up after all. [Fashion Week Daily]

After not being invited to Jenna Bush's wedding over the weekend, Lauren Bush's boyfriend, David Lauren (Raph's son) decided that the best way to spend his weekend would be to flirt with Greenwich magazine staffer Jennifer Danzi and ask for her number. That'll change the Bushes' opinion of him! [P6]

Most important news of the day: Keith McNally might be buying The Beatrice Inn! [Radar]

And worst news of the day: Women who slept with William Shatner liked to say in bed, "So, this is what it's like to be in bed with Captain Kirk!" [P6]

Tory Burch is reportedly dating Warner Music Group C.E.O. Lyor Cohen. [P6]

Sex and The City: The Movie premiered in London yesterday and everyone won't shut up about Sarah Jessica Parker's garden hat. [NY Daily News]

Meanwhile SATC's Cynthia Nixon said that she would wed girlfriend Christine Marinoni if gay marriage were to become legal in New York. [NY Daily News]

Beyonce might be pregnant. [P6]

 

Morning Memo: Leonardo DiCaprio, Bicycle Babe; Jenna Bush's Big Fat Presidential Wedding

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O.K., so we knew that Leonardo DiCaprio was like the first person to buy a Toyota Prius, but last week he even rode up to the opening of Bonhams Flagship Showroom with his mom on bikes, and parked right out front on 57th and Madison. [P6]

David Mamet interviews himself about his new film. [New Yorker]

Sarah Jessica Parker will not be going on the Home Shopping Network to promote her perfume for obvious reasons. [P6]

And in Sex and The City: The Movie, Ms. Parker wears 81 different outfits, and her co-stars 200 outfits on top of that. [The Cut]

Gasp! Rupert Murdoch was overheard talking favorably about Barack Obama. [NY Daily News]

Jenna Bush got married at her family's ranch in Crawford, Texas over the weekend and you can see a handy slide show here. [P6]

 

New York Ladies Have Some Advice for Hillary

Left to right: Domenica Cameron-Scorsese; Ivanka Trump; Alexandra Richards
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Left to right: Domenica Cameron-Scorsese; Ivanka Trump; Alexandra Richards


Last night we ventured out to the opening of the triple-floored Pronovias boutique in midtown that also served as a New Yorkers for Children benefit. There were many daughters of celebrities, and some socialites and models. But given all the women in the room browsing the clothing racks, we thought we'd ask what they thought about the most important woman of the day.

So ladies, given Tuesday's primaries, what should Hillary do now?

Domenica Cameron-Scorsese: I have to say I have the hardest time following politics without becoming tremendously emotionally invested. There is what one wishes, what one hopes will happen and then what actually happens. My suspicion is, she is going to keep going until all other options are exhausted. I watch it and I find that it is such a tremendously tactical situation. The way we treat it is, who is ahead in the chess game, and I think it makes it very difficult to get the scope of who’s the best candidate, because there is so much news day to day and this one’s personality and this one said this and that. The truth is, what a wonderful time to be alive in American politics. No matter what happens, it will be ground-breaking and fascinating.

Ivanka Trump: I think it’s amazing; Obama will be tough to beat, but I really like Hillary—I think she’s terrific. I don’t know Barack, I find him to be inspiring, but I’ve never met him. People have been telling her to drop out for months, and she has a lot of fortitude and if she thinks she can win, I don’t think she’s delusional. I think someone is telling her that she has a chance, and she does have a chance.

Alexandra Richards: Intense, right? I’m not one to talk. I think I should do some things first.

Dominique Garcia (Andy Garcia's daughter) and Rainey Qualey (Andie MacDowell's daughter): No comment.

 


Morning Memo: Liv and Royston Split; Jeff Zucker's Secret; Paul Giamatti to Play Dick Cheney?

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Page Six meant to report that Katie Couric might be returning to NBC when Jeff Zucker was spotted visiting her Upper East Side apartment, but instead totally outed Mr. Zucker to his wife! The NBC Universal CEO was simply picking up a gift that he asked Katie to buy for his wife for mother's day. [P6]

Nina Garcia might be following the cameras and going over to Marie Claire just as Project Runway chucks Elle to make the magazine its new sponsor. [The Cut]

Alec Baldwin tells 60 Minutes that before he left that sweet voice mail for his daughter, he was thinking of running for office and he still might do it! [P6]

Liv Tyler and husband Royston Langdon have officially announced their separation. [NY Daily News]

Jamie Johnson, the Johnson heir and that guy that made Born Rich, is blogging for Vanity Fair, says Wasps are the hot new thing. [Daily Intel]

Paul Giamatti is being considered for the part of Dick Cheney in Oliver Stone's W biopic about George Bush. [EW]

Harper's Bazaar Does Silda-Inspired Spread


Finally someone is honoring Silda Wall Spitzer's mortifying role in her husband's debacle rather than criticizing her for it. Harper's Bazaarhas done a photo shoot titled "Stand By Your Man" inspired by the Spitzer sex scandal; it will appear in the magazine's June issue. The images, conceived by photographer Peter Lindbergh, portray the narrative of an uptown couple dealing with a very public political sex scandal. They even recreate the Podium Scene in which Ms. Wall stood beside the former governor with that infamous defeated look on her face. And check out the ascots!

Follow the jump for the rest of the "story."  read more »

Morning Memo: Marc Jacobs to 'Pull a Halston'? Star Jones v. Baba Wawa

Kiss kiss, bang bang.
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Kiss kiss, bang bang.

Marc Jacobs' friends tell Page Six that he's out of control with his boy-chasing and partying ways, afraid he'll "pull a Halston." [P6]

Donatella Versace wishes Hillary would give up the pants. [P6]

Beyoncé and Jay-Z went out for some cheeseburgers and fries at Pop Burger after Monday's Costume Institute Gala. Don't tell Anna! [P6]

Meanwhile, the many interpretations of Anna Wintour's extraterrestrial dress are still trickling out of the coverage of the gala. [The Cut]

Lauren Bush's boyfriend of three years, David Lauren--yes, that's Ralph's son--is not invited to her cousin Jenna's wedding in Texas this Saturday. [NY Daily News]

The 13-year-old that Roman Polanski allegedly drugged and took advantage of came to Tuesday's screening of HBO's Polanski: Wanted and Desired because she so over it and wishes he were allowed back into the country. [NY Daily News]

Star Jones fired back at Barbara Walters who's been talking about the former View host while promoting her book. Ms. Jones said, "It is a sad day when an icon like Barbara Walters, in the sunset of her life, is reduced to publicly branding herself as an adulterer, humiliating an innocent family with accounts of her illicit affair and speaking negatively against me all for the sake of selling a book." [NY Daily News]

'Stamboul Letter: Ben Widdicombe Finds It Hard to Really Leave

Inside Jean-Georges' Istanbul outpost.
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Inside Jean-Georges' Istanbul outpost.

Following his departure from the Daily News, former Gatecrasher columnist Ben Widdicombe took off for Istanbul for a much needed gossip-free vacay. But his job followed him!

"Having run away to Istanbul to try and start enjoying life it's funny how NYC comes with you," he writes to The Daily Transom. And:

 

 

Jean-Georges Vongerichten is here to launch a Spice Market—direct from the Meatpacking District—at the new Istanbul W Hotel, which opens Wednesday. Mandy Moore is also here at the hotel for the opening, as is W president Ross Klein. Of course Istanbul is famous for its own Spice Bazaar, although at a pre-opening Tuesday J-G told me the inspiration was his time in south-east Asia. The main difference is that everyone smokes in restaurants here, including at the W Spice Market. The other difference is that with the weak dollar, the Istanbul Spice Market will be a lot more expensive. So waiting outside W. 13th St and breathing in cab fumes looks like it could be a good deal after all ...

 

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