New York media is much more obsessed with A-Rod than we are, but when it comes to what happens in our own backyard, we've no choice but to pay attention. Which brings us to this post. Page Six published a picture of A-Rod's ex wife Cynthia Rodriguez holding hands with a mystery man. Worse than that, they asked women what they thought of the new dude, and one woman bluntly called him, well, "ugly." Not nice! To each his own, and if anyone has any idea who he is, feel free to let us know.
Who is Cynthia Rodriguez's new boyfriend?
New York media is much more obsessed with A-Rod than we are, but when it comes to what happens in our own backyard, we've no choice but to pay attention. Which brings us to this post. Page Six published a picture of A-Rod's ex wife Cynthia Rodriguez holding hands with a mystery man. Worse than that, they asked women what they thought of the new dude, and one woman bluntly called him, well, "ugly." Not nice! To each his own, and if anyone has any idea who he is, feel free to let us know.
Tara Reid and Thomas Kramer walk into a restaurant....
We thought nothing much of the tidbit we reported that party girl Tara Reid, some pals and party man Thomas Kramer had dinner at Meat Market Tuesday night. Like two cogs in a wheel that's about to blow on a speeding train, Reid and Kramer had dinner. On a slow news day. And they didn't even cause a scene or offend anyone. But two nights in one week? That's right, Reid and Kramer were seen together again, this time at Quattro Saturday, with a large posse of, says our spy, "table sycophants." Something's definitely up. And not with Kramer and Reid, either. It's the notion of people sucking up to that table that's somewhat confounding and straight out of a bad reality TV show or something. Kramer has, after all, been shopping his own reality show around, Reid could use a job and South Beach certainly has no shortage of star*uckers, freeloaders and publicity whores, so we guess it all does make some sense after all. And in the We Couldn't Make This Up If We Tried Department: Following the dinner, Reid and Kramer stopped by a private house party on Hibiscus Island. The same party where none other than Vince Shlomi, aka the ShamWow guy, was seen, according to our spy, "Without the ShamWow and without a hooker."
Hulk Hogan's taxing new gig
It's a far cry from cheering on his denim-assless-chaps-sporting daughter on stage at Mansion, but Hulk Hogan, a fellow Floridian taxpayer, has a new job at GuaranteedLowerPropertyTax.com and will embark on a 30-day state wide publicity tour crusade to help property owners save thousands of dollars a year and ensure an ongoing lowered rate. "In the wrestling business, it's not about getting knocked down, it's about how many times you can get back up. This is a way you can get back up and get back on your feet," says Hogan. Translation: my ex wife is going after my $30 million fortune and I need all the help I can get.
Real Housewives stars not getting along so swimmingly as usual
"Real Housewife" of NYC, Kelly Bensimon made a quickie appearance at the Shay Todd 2010 Swim show at the W South Beach Friday night and the weather wasn't the only thing that was inclement. Bensimon, who dashed inside to save her borrowed $5,000 dress from the deluge, refused to pose for pictures with New Jersey's "Real Housewife," Dina Manzo. Meanwhile, not exactly making a splash on the party scene, Tara Reid, who showed up with a new guy and double fisted cocktails while yapping loudly about how much money she has. At least, unlike Reid, the fashion show wasn't a total washout.
Bottom three photos: Seth Browarnik
Paris is burning
After a whirlwind tour of Dubai and the Middle East, Paris Hilton leaves a Miami courthouse Friday, where she is defending herself, like, Your Honor, against an $8.5 million lawsuit that alleges she failed to promote the 2006 film she starred in, National Lampoon’s Pledge This! which was also shot in Miami. Really, though, can you blame her?
Photo: Manny Hernandez: TheSceneMiami.com
Jennifer Lopez on the March of Dimes
Jennifer Lopez served as honorary chairperson of the March of Dimes March for Babies 2009 on Key Biscayne this morning. Lopez is the spokesperson for the organization's new public service announcement campaign on the need for adult pertussis immunization, which is a fancy term for a Whooping Cough shot. Whooping it up on the sidelines was Lopez's BFF, Loren Ridinger.
Photo: TheSceneMiami.com
J-Lo lets loose at Casa Tua
Not so long ago a very notable person Twittered, "Whatever happened to Jennifer Lopez?" No one replied back, but now we know. She has been mothering her twins and, if you believe the rumors, her hubby too, which explains why she cut loose at Casa Tua over the weekend, where she was spotted dancing "like mad" with best gal pal and local, Loren Ridinger. Apparently they were all atwitter--unlike the followers of that notable Twitterer inquiring about her whereabouts in the first place.
If Rosie O' Donnell's art is anything like her blog, we're so there!
Rosie O'Donnell isn't afraid to express herself, as we've seen in her various rantings on her blog. Now we hear that O'Donnell will be at the Wentworth Gallery in Town Center Mall in Boca on April 18 from 6-9 p.m. to showcase her original art works to benefit her Rosie's for All Kids Foundation. According to a press release, her "Mixed media and paintings are created in various abstract styles focused on themes that relate to current events and her introspective feelings. Compared favorably to . . . Jean-Michel Basquiat, O'Donnell combines graffiti with collage and exhibits a similar raw nerve of expression." Emphasis on the raw. Leave the acid at home, you won't need it. Apparently the person who compares O'Donnell's art to Basquiat's already took that acid.
Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson: It's a sickness alright.
Official word from the LiLo SamRo camp regarding their no show at the Hard Rock tonight:
"Due to illness, tonight's appearance by Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan has been rescheduled until March 7th. They are in a NYC hotel and a doctor has deemed them too sick to travel."
Sick, my a** unless you count how sick the rest of us are for having to deal with the childish drama of these two twits.
Celebrity Chex-Mix at Skybar
Skybar was quite the scene for New Year's Eve, hosted by Eugene Remm and Mark Birnbaum. Hottie Gerard Butler, linked to everyone including Paris Hilton, joined Maria Menounos in counting down to 2009 along with Jared Leto, Kristin Cavallari, new school 90210-er Annalynne McCord, old school 90210-er Ian Ziering and McCord's beau, Twilight's Kellan Lutz. Asked one of our savvy spies of McCord and Lutz, "They were together, but is there trouble in paradise already? Was he not faithful?" We have no idea, but apparently lots of people care to know.
Later on, Ron Browz sang Pop Champagne while Pras of Fugees fame sang the band's hit remake of Killing Me Softly and Busta Rhymes ended it all with the appropriately titled Put Your Hands Where Your Eyes Could See. Earlier in the day, Beyonce's sis Solange Knowles was seen laying out at Shore Club, prepping for her hosting duties at Karu & Y tonight with Jamie Foxx.
Photos: Splash News
