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Alex Rodriguez sells Miami Beach manse to a mystery Palm Beach celeb for $30M

TMZ reports that ARod has left the building--that is, his 9 bedroom, 11 bathroom Miami Beach manse, which he just sold for $30 million. Though the Yankee slugger took an $8 million pay cut in the price of the home, originally listed at $38 mil, he bought it in 2010 for $7.4 million, raking in a pretty impressive profit nonetheless. The buyer, TMZ says, is a Palm Beach celeb. Rush Limbaugh? Rod Stewart? G-d forbid Donald Trump?  No one knows--yet. Says our real estate mole, "It's a couple from Palm Beach." The home is not so far from Matt Damon's, which is currently on the market for the bargain basement price of $20 million. True high rollers, however, may want to consider the Versace mansion, which just dropped its asking price today from $100 million to $75 million.

Rapper's Delight at Gaby Union's B-day Party

No sign of good friend Dwyane Wade last night at Delano's birthday bash for actress Gabrielle Union, Michelle Pooch and Mark Tamis, but the Sugarhill Gang was there serenading their births with a rendition of their endless and classic Rapper's Delight. Sing it with me, ho-tel, motel, Holiday Innnnnnnnnnnnnnn...

Party Like a Rock Star (Jones)

After getting his hair conditioned in the steam room at Equinox over the weekend, Al Reynolds and wife Star Jones hit Skybar's Redroom, where they danced on the couch in the back of the house along with friends (?) Delano GM and regional manager for Morgans Hotel Group Mark Tamis and wife Amanda and Heather Boucher. Says a spy, "Star and Al very very happy, enjoying  bottles of champagne."  Happy bottle jobs, indeed.

Dave Barry's Head's Totally In the Toilet

Although it was odd that actress Gina Gershon was sort of dressed up as a sexy nurse at a Books and Books reading of the children's book she co-wrote with her brother Dann, detracting from Gershon's attention was none other than wacky Dave Barry, who was in the audience with his family, sporting a toilet seat around his neck that read "Sen. Craig." Thank god for Dave Barry.

Photos: Manny Hernandez

Sarah Silverman Sighting at Delano

The wacky comedienne is currently filming a skit at the Delano for her  boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel's show. If you're in the area, check it out. It's bound to be more amusing than random Halloween stuff. Turns out Matt Damon was in the skit, too. Says a spy, "they were dancing around the Delano today, filming something."

Cholera Moves to the Sagamore

For unknown reasons--perhaps because their best friend J-Lo is finally admitting she's preggo---the after party for Love in the Time of Cholera, starring Javier Bardem, Benjamin Bratt and John Leguizamo, has been moved from the Ridinger house to Social Miami at Sagamore. Rumors are that Bardem's gal, Penelope Cruz, will also be there, but you know how these things go, so don't hold your breath.

Oops! Roberto Cavalli and His Vodka Out J-Lo!

Designer cum distiller Roberto Cavalli let slip what we've all suspected for months now when People Mag asked him the type of clothing he designs for his celeb clients, to which he accidentally replied, "Well Jennifer Lopez, at this moment requests something very special because she is waiting for the baby. It is so complicated because every week she is getting bigger." Perhaps this slip of the tongue was due to the fact that the designer was celebrating his eponymous vodka at the time of the interview, or maybe "the  baby" just Cavalli's way of signaling the IPhone to dial 1-800-Jenny--as in Craig, not Lopez. Fess up, already, J-Lo!

Calling All Freaks

Auditions are back on for Spiegelworld's Gazillionaire Late Nite Lounge, premiering January 4 at Collins Park. An open call is on for Monday, November 5 from 7pm-11pm at Camposition Studio on the 2nd floor of Little Havana's Edificio Jose Marti Building. Flying in for the auditions are Spiegelworld producer Ross Mollison, the Gazillionaire himself, Voki Kalfayan and his assistant Anais Thomassian, known to her fans as Penny, whose band Fish Circus will be providing the music for the show. Sound wacky enough for you? Keep reading. Sought are a mix of the most "bizarre, despicable, hilarious acts, including but not limited to the following:

Jugglers, clowns, midgets, pinheads, Lilliputians, pregnant sword swallowers or lap dancers, half men, half women, blockheads, washed up former child stars especially from TV, bearded women and children, trannies or post ops, cheerleaders, coneheads, breakdancers, hermaphrodites, drag queens, kings, pyro eaters, strippers, and well, you get the idea.

Fall Out Boy, Uh, Fell

So don't be surprised if you see Pete Wentz hobbling onstage at the Fillmore tomorrow night--that is, if he makes it. The eyeliner loving Fall Out Boy singer revealed on his own personal FriendsorEnemies.com profile that he broke his foot during the band's performance at the Voodoo Festival in New Orleans Sunday night. Wentz even uploaded a vile close up of his swollen foot and included a note, saying, "For anyone who was at the Voodoo Fest in New Orleans, you got to see me jump around. Ended up breaking a bone that connects my shin to my foot. No shows will be cancelled. I am currently trying to get a "rocker" boot so I can have a walking cast. Currently my foot is the size of a small car. If you see me at a show, come sign my cast." Meanwhile, no sign of Ashlee Simpson icing his ankle, just his dog, Hemingway. Arf.

Hide Your Dogs, Michael Vick's Coming to Town

Page Six reported that Michael Vick has purchased an apartment in the Icon building. Then again, they also said that Dwyane Wade lives there and he doesn't. So who knows. And even if he did buy at Icon, he doesn't have much time to spend there. He's being sentenced at the end of the year on dogfighting charges.

Mr. Star Jones Conditions at Equinox

Spotted at Equinox on South Beach Saturday: Star Jones's hubby Al Reynolds, "doing his hair conditioner treatment in the steam room," says our spy.