Paula Abdul is crazy for fashion. The American Idol judge contacted Miami-based designer Lee Dahlberg to request celebrity-loved fashion accessory Rock Bands to be custom-made for the top 24 contestants on this year’s American Idol. After meeting at this year’s Super Bowl, the pop-star and American Idol judge fell in love with the brand and had to have them on the show. Dahlberg designed individual Rock Bands with the specific Idol contestants in mind, personally signing each band. The cuffs were worn by both finalists Ramiele Malubay (who we think is getting the axe tonight) and Brooke White on last week's show, and are set to appear in the remaining episodes of the season. Even after appearing on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch it seems Rock Bands might be facing their toughest judge yet, Simon Cowell.
Snapple and South Beach to Blame for Sarah Silverman's Behavior
When we reported a few months ago that Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon were filming a special, uh, tribute at the Delano for Silverman's boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel's 40th birthday party, we received a frantic call from an ABC publicist who pleaded with us not to publish it, because it was a surprise for Kimmel. We obliged, but what a surprise it was when the video, titled "I'm F*cking Matt Damon," aired on You Tube and got over 2 million views so far. Even more shocking is that Silverman hints that Snapple may have had something to do with her f*cking Damon. The folks at Snapple feel real bad about their role in the sordid affair and sent the following letter to Kimmel:
Hey Jimmy,
Heard that you found out about Sarah f*cking Matt Damon. Sorry you had to find out that way and that my sublime flavor blinded you to Sarah's philandering ways.
In an attempt to console you, here's a whole lotta me for you to enjoy. Hopefully it will numb the pain. In fact, if your viewers want to share their girlfriend/boyfriend is f*cking someone else story on air , they can have a case of me too…
Anyway, keep your spirits up. It's not like she was f*cking Ben Affleck or anything. Now that would have been embarrassing.
Diet Snapple
And the Coolest Parents Award Goes To....
Some lucky Miamians scored tickets to the Hannah Montana concert at the American Airlines Arena last week with a little help from their famous friends. Among them, Ingrid Casares, who received 9 tickets to the show thanks to a request from Casares' pal Madonna, who put in the request herself. Conveniently we managed to get our hands a mass email sent by Hannah Miley Montana Cyrus' manager listing all celebrity VIP ticket requests. South Florida resident and rocker Scott Stapp and his wife Jaclyn also received tix--but on their own merit, not Madonna's.
SET Loves New York
Celebs packed the house for Tenjune's pre-New Year's Eve party at SET on Sunday night. Adrien Grenier, in head to toe white pants and top, hid from photographers as he snuck in with a mystery blonde, forgoing a bottle of vodka at his table and instead requesting a bucket of Knight's Head beer on ice. But it was "I Love New York's" Tiffany Pollard who really made the night amusing. Pollard arrived with her TV love , "Tailor Made" and, says our source, "Sucked face while drinking Tanqueray and tonics, later swigging directly from a bottle of Dom Perignon which Tiffany moved on to spray on Tailor Made as he shook his booty." The source adds that the couple seem truly in love as they continued to "suck face in the corner all night." Also there acting normal, Sofia Bush, sporting her new cropped hairdo, as was singer Eve, who held court at the table in front of the DJ booth with a gaggle of gal pals dancing to Jay-Z and Bob Sinclar as a single Nick Cannon looked on.
Bee Gee Barry Gibb Kicks Desmond's Tutu for Diabetes Research Institute
The Love and Hope Ball isn't until February, but the kick off party at the Diplomat Country Club on November 15 raised nearly $700,000 for the Diabetes Research Institute. Bee Gee Barry Gibb, who along with his wife Linda is the charity's International Chairman, kicked off the donations with prize money he won from a recent celebrity call in contest on Virgin Radio's The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show. "Virgin Radio was looking for crazy people to call up and leave crazy messages," Gibb said. "I did, and I was one of the five finalists selected. Then people were urged to vote for their favorite contestant. I guess we kno wa lot of people, because my phone call won." The prize, $30,000 pounds (about $62,000 US dollars), was to go to the winner's favorite charity, so Gibb donated it to DRI. He beat out fellow callers Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. Insert Jive Talking joke here.
Shaq Scouts for a Bachelor Pad; Bruckheimer Makes a Production On Ocean Drive
A soon-to-be-single
Shaquille O'Neal was seen scouting some pricey South Beach bachelor pads last week, looking for a new place to hang his head in the wake of his split up with Shaunie. After house hunting high rises, Shaq hit Flamingo Park where he shot hoops with the locals . . . Over on Ocean Drive, producer Jerry Bruckheimer shut down an entire block to traffic, not for a movie, but for his own personal production----a huge crane was installing a new pool in his posh penthouse. We can't even stop traffic to hail a cab. Must be nice.
Chris Paciello Pals Around; Reality Show Chick Thinks She's a Star
Former Miami club kingpin Chris Paciello was cavorting with Miami publicist Nick D'Annunzio last night in LA hot spot Opera along with Charles Barkley and model Erin Naas. When the group bailed, they noticed The Hills' Lauren Conrad leaving, too. Conrad hailed a cab. When D'Annunzio asked Conrad why she was taking a cab, she replied, "'Cause I'm a celeb with a conscience." Wait, what? We must have missed that press release. She's a celeb?
Party Politics: Capponi Goes Both Ways, Streisand Has a Menage a Trois, and Aniston Loves Obama
Here's a fun way to snoop on your neighbors and celebrities. The Miami Herald has a nifty Political Contributions search engine which let users find names and addresses of contributors to the current crop of presidential candidates. You can track everyone from rock stars to local celebrities, and we did just that. Turns out that promoter extraordinaire Michael Capponi has donated $2,300 to Hillary Clinton's campaign and hedged by giving $250 to Rudy Giuliani's, while developer Jorge Perez makes his love of Clinton clearly known, giving $4600 to her campaign, as did Ocean Drive publisher Jerry Powers. South Beach Diet founder Dr. Arthur Agatston also gave Clinton $4600. Collectively, residents at 1000 South Pointe Drive gave a total of $15,300 to Democratic candidates and $2300 to Republican candidates--forget South of Fifth, that 'hood is clearly North of Republican! Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga and former Miami Heat player Rony Seikaly are Mitt Romney fans, each giving $2300. Just for fun we typed in Jennifer Aniston, who gave $2300 to Barack Obama, and Barbra Streisand, who supports a threesome, giving $2300 each to John Edwards, Obama and Clinton. Interesting stuff, but kinda scary considering it also lists the contributors' addresses. Babs, get out the bagels and lox, we're comin' over!
