Scene in the Tropics

Madonna and A-Rod hook up at concert after party

So here you have it. The official word on the Madonna Sticky and Sweet after party on Wednesday night. Hosted by Madge BFF Ingrid Casares and Fontainebleau owner Jeff Soffer at his Indian Creek manse, the party's guest list included Pharrell, Timbaland, A-Rod and his and Madge's manager, Guy Oseary. Food was catered by Fontainebleau restaurant Scarpetta, with sushi from Blade.  Of course we know you don't care who catered the party, but what went on inside, and whether or not Madonna and A-Rod made out or something. Use your imagination on that one. According to our inside (literally) source, "We all danced and partied until 5 a.m. Beyond that I can't divulge any more." No need. We got the picture, although wouldn't it be amusing if, after all the hype, Madonna was really hooking up with Soffer? Hmmm....

Baypoint Gala Rocked South Beach

There was no need to even mention that Paris Hilton may show up at the Bay Point All Stars Gala at the Ritz Carlton South Beach last night---she didn't, so to the commenter who told me she was in Sundance and not South Beach, mea culpa---because she certainly wasn't missed. Pam Anderson was there, with a small entourage including best friends Dan Mathews, Senior VP of Anderson's pet cause PETA, and dragster Elaine Lancaster, without whom we don't think Anderson would have uttered a word. In fact, Lancaster seemed to be running the Anderson show--fielding questions from media, conducting photo ops like the Zubin Mehta of the paparazzi and even telling her what to say and when to say it. Anderson needed no coaching, however, when it came to taking about marriage, telling us that she's done and is in the market for a good divorce lawyer (and asked Lancaster if Bay Point co-host, defense attorney Roy Black was one). Anderson also reiterated that  "My mom wishes I was gay already!" before trying to slap a PETA sticker saying "I'm an a-hole, I wear fur" on fellow journo Michael Cohen, who admitted to wearing a horsehair tie. After Anderson said she was supporting the Bay Point cause because she had a soft spot for bad boys, event co-host and organizer Lea Black made a funny, replying, "And bad boys have a hard spot for you!" Even some of the good ones were guilty as charged, at least last night anyway. Moving away from Anderson, who introduced comedian Tommy Davidson who did a hilarious take on Spanish language TV and Sabado Gigante's Don Francisco, the night was full of stellar live performances---the legendary Patti LaBelle, who was kind enough to invite this blogger on stage to sing backup on the disco classic Lady Marmalade, was in stellar voice, as was Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver rocker Scott Weiland, who told us that we should be on the lookout for an STP reunion in the coming months. But the biggest star of the night, besides the event's co host Alex Rodriguez, had to be 6-year-old prodigy pianist slash genius Ethan Bortnick, who played a little Mozart, Scott Joplin and his own original Ethan Bortnick compositions, before fielding questions and photo ops from the impressed, hard to impress crowd. Bortnick's dad Gene told us that Ethan may be performing at the Grammys. Very impressive, as was the event in general---a motley mix of performers, celebs, socialites, Rush Limbaugh (!), and philanthropists made this event possibly the best thus far. Kudos to Lea Black, Haute Living's Kamal Hotchandani, Antonio Misuraca, Jason Clarke and their team for pulling it off so seamlessly. So again we say, Paris who? Following the gala, Anderson and crew made their way to Mansion and then SET, where Weiland was seen holding court in the Trophy Room. They all stayed until about 3:30 a.m. Anderson took off today, back to Malibu on a private plane. She told us she "had to get back to my boys." As in her kids, not another crop of boyfriends. And over at Sundance . . . Anderson's soon to be ex husband of three weeks, Rick Salomon, was spotted Saturday with a Snow Queen---vodka that is, drinking his sorrows away at the Kenneth Cole Reaction Lounge.

Major Altar-ations for Attorney Jim Ferraro

Sad news. Attorney and Make a Wish honcho Jim Ferraro left his fiancee, his girlfriend of 9 years, Patricia Delinois,at the altar last night before 100 shocked friends and family. Ferraro and Delinois were to say "I do" at a lavish Fisher Island wedding last night, but when it came time for Ferraro to say those words, he just couldn't. "He left her at the altar tonight when it was time for him to say 'I do'," says one shocked guest. When we asked why, our source said, "Long story. But he just didn't go through with it. And of course he should have called it off BEFORE the ceremony." But wait, there's more! Just like in a bad Lifetime movie, when Ferraro said "I changed my mind," the  bride's sister lost it. "The sister was in the front row, screaming 'I'm gonna rip your ***ing head off, you****ing piece of s**t.'" After that outburst, the priest urged everyone to chill, telling them, "Let's calm down, these things happen," as the bridesmaids dragged the dejected bride to the back. "The priest walked over to the sister to try to calm her down," says our source, "And then actually physically put himself between Jim and the sister to prevent her from carrying out the 'I'm going to rip your head off part!'" As for the bride, well, "She was very gracious," said one guest, who was surprised by the abandoned bride's composure.  But no one was more composed than Ferraro, who shocked everyone again when he came back out after all the dust settled to eat dinner! "He literally reappeared and started eating dinner," said our source. "He said, 'I love her, but I just didn't feel like doing it.'" And then, we swear as we write this, Ferraro, the new bachelor, took off and went to SET after the wedding that wasn't! Worst of all, just like the bad Lifetime movie starring a dejected, beleaguered Valerie Bertinelli, rumor has it that Delinois is actually considering getting back together with him. Unbelievable.

Shannon Elizabeth Sticks It To The Sagamore

When the New York Post reported that actress/activist Shannon Elizabeth was virtually homeless in Miami, saying she didn't have anywhere to stay and was desperately searching for a hotel room despite the fact that she was ringing in the New Year as hostess of the Sagamore 's New Year's Party, Elizabeth wasn't amused. But we had no idea when we talked to her at the Catalina's Happy Zoo Year party on Sunday and we asked her where she was spending the last night of '07, because we were so confused as to who was going where and we hadn't seen the Post article that day. "I'm hosting the Sagamore party," she smiled. We guess she didn't see Page Six that day either, because on New Year's Eve, Elizabeth was a no-show at the New Year's party. Maybe she decided to stay in---at whatever hotel she ended up staying. Turns out, she stayed at the Fontainbleau and wasn't homeless after all.

Janet Jackson Recording New Album in Miami

Janet Jackson and a group of male and female friends--no sign of boyfriend Jermaine Dupri---slipped in the back door of Prive Saturday night for promoter Justin Levine's Empire Events party. Holding court in Prive's hip hop section, Ms. Jackson, clad in head to toe form fitting white pants, shirt and shoes showed off her svelte figure while sipping red wine and grooving to hits by Diddy, Jay-Z and a vintage Jackson 5 remix. Jackson is down here with record exec LA Reid for the next three months recording her new album at Circle House Studios. Boyfriend Dupri is also in on the production.

U2 Mystery Solved!

A major buzz was surrounding Casa Casuarina last Saturday night, when three people reported to Scene that they could swear that U2 was playing a wedding there. Apparently the band sounded exactly like Bono and co., but the real band was busy playing Cannes that night, as we discovered a few days later. So who was the amazing U2 soundalikes? UV, the U2 Tribute (www.u2tributeshow.com), who played the wedding of the band's biggest fans, Nick and Evelyn Molina, who sounded off on our blog, writing, Well, the truth has been spoken. We are local South Beach residents that decided that our wedding needed to be like no other. With Bono previously booked (lol), we went with the next "real thing" -- UV." According to Bono's alter ego, Gabriel, the South Florida based band, "We are die hard U2 fanatics ourselves and we always strive to pay proper and respectful tribute to the BEST BAND IN THE WORLD, U2. We had heard that some passerby were definitely believing that U2 was playing..after all, it's South Beach, Versace mansion...why not, right?" Right! And check out their website. The physical resemblance to the band--especially "Bono"--- is eerie!

Bubba-licious

Thursday night at Prime One Twelve, President Bill Clinton dining in the restaurant's private room with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Star Jones, and UM prez Donna Shalala in a party of 25.

You go, Glo!

A bomb scare on the George Washington Bridge in NYC Saturday morning couldn't stop Gloria Estefan from walking over the bridge to make it on time to her book signing in New Jersey. Traffic was at a complete stand still in both directions  so she left her limo on the bridge, jumped the guard railing and walked across where she was on her way to Bookends  in Ridgewood, NJ for a signing of her new children's book "Noelle's Treasure Tale." On the other end, she hailed a cab and made it to the signing where over 1000 fans applauded her arrival.

Ben 'n' Matt: BFF Again?

Reunited and it feels so good.......Best buds Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were spotted having a power lunch at Gloria Estefan's Larios on the Beach yesterday afternoon. Matt's accessor--er, wife, Luciana, was there with her daughter from the first marriage, but no signs, sadly, of Jennifer Garner. Spies tell us they overheard M 'n' B discussing movies, or as those in the biz call them, films. We wonder if the J-Lo classic Maid in Manhattan was among those discussed.

Happy New Year

While yours truly was busy in Sin City  (where Paris Hilton nearly renegged on her hosting duties at Venetian Hotel hot spot Tao because her 19-year old Greek beau du jour was allegedly in trouble with Vegas police for underage boozing, and where Nicky Hilton's party at Pure in Caesar's Palace usurped sister Paris's as the place to be, attracting a motley crew of stars including Stevie Wonder and his wife; and where an even odder pair--Rob Lowe and Kenny G. were spotted at The Hotel's fabby a go go Mix restaurant and lounge) spying on randomly running into Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston at 4 in the morning, a whored horde of celebs and wanna be's stormed our fair city. Here is the play by play:

At the Delano:

Jamie Foxx's arrival at the Delano was delayed when the private plane that was chartered to take him to Miami wouldn't star and Jamie then refused to board it. Another plane was chartered, but this time, a bird crashed into the window at take off, grounding that plane, too. Finally, another plane was chartered and whisked Jamie and his six friends to Opa Locka airport. According to a very reliable source, "There were strict instructions from the Delano brass to the airport driver, saying 'no stops at the drug store." And they didn't mean CVS, either.

Meanwhile, Lindsey Lohan, also checked into the Delano and, according to our spy, "Is more of a bitch than anyone could ever imagine. But you have to decide if her mother Dina is as much of a bitch." As they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. After checking into 6 rooms,which were accomodating mom and friends, Lindsay then asked to switch two of her rooms for a pool bungalow, where her neighbors were Jamie Foxx and Snoop Dogg.

At the sneak preview party of Glass at the Forge:

Although it's not officially opening until this Wednesday, January 4, Glass had a pre party that hosted the likes of Mickey Rourke, who hung tight with fashion photog Sante D'Orazio. Also in the crowd, producer/director Michael Bay and Sopranos chick, Jamie Lynn Sigler (formerly Discala, the name belonging to ex hubby AJ, whose BFF happens to be Jessica Simpson's ex, Nick Lachey).

At the Shore Club:

Onlookers were gawking at the scene at the Pipino Salon, where Lohan, Sigler and Molly Simms were all getting coiffed simultaneously. The gaggle was all a'giggle at what a fun time they were having here in our fair city. Like Lohan, Simms brought her family down with her while Sigler sported her best friend. Tresser to the stars Pipino also did the 'do on OC star Mischa Barton, who was busy at the Hotel Victor fulfilling hostessing duties and fighting with her boyfriend, Whitestar musician Cisco Adler.

At the Hotel Victor:

So after that Cisco kid did his New Year's rockin' eve thing, performing at midnight for an audience of 800 people (650 of which had never heard of Whitestar until that night), he got into a big blowout with gal pal Barton. According to our spy there, the couple was "Dropping f-bombs, slamming doors and stomping. They then held themselves behind locked doors of their bungalow." Besides screaming, there was a noticeably fragrant smell of herb wafting from the bungalow for much of the night, which may have helped the couple to calm down a bit.

According to our very inside source, "Cisco was mad because Mischa wanted to hang out with us. He yelled at her and said, 'I can't believe you want to hang out with these people instead of me." Like a true starlet, she just screamed back at him, saying "These are my friends and I want to have fun." So there.

Also at the Victor was teen queen Amanda Bynes, who had to fight off horny Whitestar band members who were pawing all over her. Designer Travor Reins of Heatherette partied with his clique of club kid friends around the pool, and WB and MTV star Nick Zano called his new love, VH1 host Rachel Perry, at the stroke of Midnight to wish her a happy new year. Awww.

Moments later, Nicole Richie abandoned her hosting duties--which she fulfilled to many people's surprise with ex fiance DJ AM--and showed up at the Victor fuming over the fact that AM was "Being cold to her and flirting with other girls. She said "F this and went to the Victor to party" with fellow skeleton and new BFF, Barton. The duo hung out for a while and then piled into Nicole's car to head over to the Setai around 1:30.

At the Setai:

All the aforementioned, including Bruce Willis, who we hear is in hot pursuit of supermodel Petra Nemcova, and Leonardo DiCaprio. More on him in a few.

At Mansion and Prive:

Mother and daughter Lohan arrived at Prive at about 11:30pm on New Year's Eve. Linds was spotted hanging in the DJ booth while spin mistress Samantha Ronson did her thing. Linds then left the party for about an hour--from 3am-4am, so she could check out the scene at Mansion. Once there, she said 'hey' to on again, off again, on again beau Wilmer Valderrama, Amanda Bynes, Gabrielle Union and DJ Sky Nellor, who used to date Oscar winner Adrien Brody. Then Linds headed back to Prive, where DiCaprio, Fat Joe and Girls Gone Wild pig mogul Joe Francis were partying. Nicole Richie fled Mansion (see above) and joined Lindsay at her table. Leo held court in the VIP room until 6am "looking very happy to be single and loving the attention he was getting from all the ladies," says our spy.  He spent most of his time at Prive standing on a couch looking out on the crowd sporting a sideways baseball cap and chain smoking cigarettes. According to another onlooker, it sounds like Leo "could benefit from a little Weight Watchers these days." Back at the Manse, Wilmer was hanging in the DJ booth with AM and, at 5 am, was behind the turntables with a mic in hi shands singing the songs being played a la Jamie Foxx and Gold Digger. The only time Wilmer wasn't in the DJ booth was when The Bravery performed, we hear.

Meanwhile at the Mynt party at The Setai:

Mynt threw a huge party in the 10,000 square foot, 44th floor penthouse at the Setai where Vin Diesel, DiCaprio, Bay, and Willis hung out and gawked at the leggy models who were hired invited to make things pretty. The party at the Setai pool And because no party is the same without the requisite Tara Reid sighting, the deposed E! hostess showed up in the wee hours at Mynt--the club, not the penthouse party.

And on Sunday, they all rested. Yeah, right.