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Tom and Gisele: the Tweet heard 'round the (Boston) Globe

We were at Prime Italian, across the street from Prime 112, before Tom Brady and very pregnant wife Gisele Bündchen made their very flashy exit amidst gawkers, stalkers and assorted drunk folks in Halloween costumes. We Tweeted about it the following day and had no idea how big the news really was. From Boston to Brazil, the news of the couple eating steak on South Beach created quite the buzz. After dinner, the duo headed back to the Ocean Drive penthouse of Ed Razek, Chief Marketing Officer of Victoria's Secret, where they stayed during this brief jaunt to the Beach. They left yesterday and the media storm continues and for that, we thank The Brady family as well as Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein at The Boston Globe for the very nice ink. Come back again soon, y'hear?

Rihanna did not stay with Chris Brown in Miami

We have managed to navigate through the nonsense and uncover an exclusive piece of information surrounding the Rihanna/Chris Brown frenzy in Miami over the weekend. Turns out, Rihanna was staying at The Setai with five gal pals, not with Brown at Diddy's Star Island estate. Rihanna was never seen or heard from at the hotel, as it was meant to be. Arrangements were made very covertly, and wisely so. She was there for five nights following her trip to Mexico. As for an alleged rendez-vous between Brown and Rihanna, we believe very strongly that it did happen one afternoon at the Diddy house. That was it.

Chris Brown Miami incident MIA

Now that Chris Brown is in hot water, everything he's ever done in his short life thus far is coming out of the woodwork, especially those alleged incidents that have been swept under the rug which, to nobody's surprise, are coming up from that rug as fast as a bulimic's lunch. We asked the Miami Police Department if they recall any such incident where they were dispatched to The Shore Club back in 2007 to retrieve an irate Brown off his tantrum tree and, well, they don't. PIO Officer William Moreno told us that, "Unfortunately with such limited information we are unable to locate such incident." And we think we know why. That alleged incident was totally covered up when it happened. Not because Brown was such a big star, because he really wasn't, but more likely to spare the hotel any unnecessary grief after playing host to more than a handful of celebrity related incidents in the past. Who can forget the time when Suge Knight accidentally shot himself in the leg there during a 2005 VMA party? After that,  however, a teenage tantrum a la Brown's would seem rather insignificant. But that was then. This, sadly for him, is now.

Helio Denies Love Connection

Helio Castroneves threw a swingin' party at Sunset Towers in LA last night in celebration of his big Dancing With the Stars win. Of course, a Miami-based sponsor was in on the act in the form of LEBLON, whose own team member Daniella did a samba showcase with Castroneves. But all eyes were on the speed racer and his dance partner, Julianne Hough. When asked if they were officially out as a couple, they denied all. They did, however, bust out with a couple of dance moves. After all the hype, Helio headed back to Miami for some much needed downtime--alone, as far as we know.

Photos: Chad Buchanan, Getty Images Entertainment

Watch Your Back, Tom Brady!

Last night at Prime 112: Bill Clinton dining in the private room with a party of 20. At the same time, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen walked in. Brady was taken to meet Clinton, but we're sure he'd have rather rubbed up against elbows with Gisele, who remained at her table. Clinton introduced Brady to his group as "the best quarterback in the world." Also in the house: Reggie Bush and Fat Joe.

Poor Nick Hogan

First his car blows up, then his bling collection gets nicked and now, Nick Hogan has been involved in a very serious car crash in Clearwater, FL, where he and his fellow Hogans just moved from Miami. Apparently Hogan was speeding in his yellow Toyota Supra, which went out of control and hit a palm tere. The car was destroyed and firefighters had to cut Hogan and another man from the wreckage. Hogan wasn't as badly hurt as his passenger, John Graziano, who is in critical condition. Ironically, Hogan, who was released from the hospital, is a professional driver with a Formula Drift license and is signed with Dodge on the pro circuit. Prayers go out for a speedy recovery.

Photo: Splash News

Listen Up, Lou Dobbs

Global Warming isn't the only subject being covered on the Al Gore-founded news and lifestyle TV network, Current TV. In fact, two former University of Miami alum, Jason Silva and Max Lugavere, relocated to LA to work for the network only to revisit Miami to investigate whether or not, as Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo said, Miami is a third world country. Check out their segment, Jet Set Immigrants, here and decide for yourself. 

Hillary Scarfs It Down and Bowls For Dollars

We're convinced attorney Jim Ferraro and designer Rene Ruiz are trying to work their way on to Hillary Clinton's "Top Friends" list on her MySpace page. During the $2300 per plate luncheon hosted by Ferraro at Randazzo's in Coral Gables, Hillary was one of 40 guests, along with Bernie Kosar, Bob and Jill Zakarin, Jorge Rosenblut and Ruiz, who presented her with a $1200 cashmere and lace scarf. Hillary enjoyed the restaurant's mega-meatballs and was definitely not on the South Beach Diet. Our spy says, "She ate everything with gusto!" This, after she appeared at Lucky Strike for a fundraiser, co-organized by Sari Agatston, wife of South Beach Diet guru Dr. Arthur. At the thousand dollar per person fundraiser, Clinton was given a pair of bowling shoes by Lucky Strike co-owner and Clinton pal Philip Levine. Levine organized the event with the help of Mrs. Agatston, Brian Elias, Jacquelynn Powers and Chris Korge. Although Hil didn't bowl, she did give what attendees have described as "an impassioned speech about health care, education and Iraq--using no notes at all." As for why they didn't give Hil her own bowling ball--well, you could say she's already got a pretty serious set of her own.

Alan Roth's Shaving Grace

Alan Roth has sported many different 'dos in his years as a South Beach player. But what he did over the weekend at the Beach Ball Festival beats even his mullett of some several years ago. According to Roth, Tommy Pooch and Buster dared Roth to shave his head  on stage to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Participating restaurants and clubs started throwing in money, dying to see Roth go bald. After $1500 was raised, Roth said  he'd match the donation to avoid being Britney. No such luck. Several thousand dollars were raised, and Roth's  hair was, well, razed, by Michelle Pooch, who had the shaving honors. When we asked Roth how it felt to be like Britney, he said, "It's really cold out today." Stay tuned for a photo.

Bubba's in Town!

If you happen to run into Bill Clinton tonight at a certain well regarded Coral Gables eatery tonight, please send him our regards and tell him we'll be at Air in case he feels the need to come up for some.