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AniMayer Strikes A Pose

This just in from our spies at the Marley and Me wrap party: Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer just walked in holding hands and posing for the paps. That's it for now, but thanks, AniMayer, for throwing us the bone. For those who haven't yet seen the money shot from last night, check out Wire Image to see AniMayer all casual, as if they were together forever, arriving at Nikki Coconut Grove last night. For the best shots of the couple canoodling in the Mandarin Oriental pool, click here. In the meantime, while we try to find out if anything exciting happened last night--where Owen Wilson was (allegedly up to no good, says a source, at a restaurant on Lincoln Road late last night, but we're trying to get more on that), etc., we're taking bets on how long you think this AniMayer stuff is going to last. Our bet is it won't even make it to the Marley & Me premiere next February December (unless the date is pushed back, thanks guys). Anyone else?

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Rihanna and Chris Brown: Frien-efits

Rihanna can coo all she wants that she and Chris Brown are just friends (she told Elle Magazine they are friends but "We're very close now," which makes us think they are friends with benefits or Frien-efits), but according to our own friends at the Kanye West spectacle tonight, they could swear they spied Brown in the audience catching Rihanna's performance. If it's him, what's the big deal? David Hasselhoff was in the audience crying over Taylor Hicks a few years back and as far as we know those two never dated. Turns out, it was Brown, who went to Mansion with Rihanna for Lupe Fiasco's after party, where they displayed more close friend behavior, whispering in each other's ears and cuddling until Brown jumped on a stripper pole to sing Kick Push and lead the audience in a dance lesson. Like a dutiful girl friend(note two words), Rihanna just looked on a giggled.

Just Like Animayer, You Read It Here First: Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union Together At Last!

Many months ago we reported a sighting of Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union together, alone, leaving a room at the Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne. Thing is, or was, Wade was a "happlily married man" at the time and his publicist blew a gasket when we called for comment. Long story short, we were right. Wade and Union definitely had something going on, and still do, as seen this past Saturday when the two were dining a deux at Fort Lauderdale's Cafe Martorano. Says a source, "At a different table, Charles Johnson from the Florida Marlins and, at another, Joe Gannascoli from the Sopranos. Wade and Union were dancing with everyone before sneaking out the back door with a bodyguard." Just friends my you know what!

Duff Dating Sopranos Ex

Haylie Duff has hooked up with AJ Discala, ex hubby of Jamie Lynn Sigler of Sopranos fame. Discala, 36, and Duff, 21, will be in town this weekend for the grand opening of the new Cameo Nightclub.

Picture of TomKat at The Forge

Katie, lose the heels and give them to me!

TomKat at The Forge, Saturday, February 3.

Photo credit:John Roca

Johnny Depp to Marry in Miami Saturday?

Rumor has it that Johnny Depp will finally commit to Frenchie Vanessa Paradis in Miami this weekend. Why Miami? No clue. He is from Hollywood Miramar, Florida, though. And why commit when he has such a good thing going on? Again, no clue. But when we find out we'll let you know...

Old Flames

Lance Bass and boyfriend Reichen Lehmukhul were very much together in Skybar's Red Room last night, according to eyewitnesses. Nearby at Nobu, Matt Damon tried to escape the paparazzi flash and get to his car, but it was "hell," says our source. Also at Shore Club, Kristin Cavallari with new beau Nick Zano. The two encountered her ex, Brody Jenner, outside, where Cavallari and Jenner exchanged friendly hellos, "but not warmly," says our spy. And eyes at Mokai tell us that Lindsay Lohan, with Girls Gone Wild-man Joe Francis, was drinking energy drinks and water all night, contrary to reports that say otherwise.

Who's Your Daddy, K-Fed?

Word is that Federline is here with his daddy, who has come to help him through this very difficult time, sniff sniff. Federline's daddy, according to our spy, isn't tattoeed or missing any teeth and is supposedly a very nice, normal looking dude. Clearly the apple falls far from that tree.

The Brit Is Coming, The Brit Is Coming--We Think

One Cheeto if by land, two if by sea, we hear Britney Spears has left the confines of her family's Kentwood, Louisiana home and is en route, according to eager sources, either to Miami, Malibu or Manhattan. Stay tuned if you care.

Fed Ex and Brit in Town?

One of our music industry sources told us last night that Britney Spears will be here this weekend to record her new album with Pharrell Williams. See People Magazine's report on it: http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1557574,00.html

Brit will be staying at the Loews Hotel, which she has loved for years. But good luck getting near her. Armies of paparazzi are en route as this is being written to camp out and snap shots of the newly single, svelte Spears.

Then we were told that  Kevin Federline is hosting Mansion next Friday night as part of his flailing, freeloading efforts to sell CDs. We see he's really trying hard to prove he deserves sole custody of those kids.

The Dissection of a Page Six Blind Item

From today's Page Six in the NY Post:

"Just Asking

WHICH very recently separated Hollywood hunk was recently caught hooking up in the bathroom? He was thrown out of the men's room at Miami's South Beach hot spot The Forge after he was found in a stall with three ladies."

1. Ryan Philippe isn't exactly hunky, is he? Cute, maybe, but hunky? I dunno.

2. Sources tell us that he was never in town at all and it's all just hype.

3. Since when does The Forge throw a celebrity out for anything? Even OJ hasn't been thrown out.

Ryan Philippe at the Forge?

Wasting no time picking up Reese's pieces, Ryan Philippe was reportedly spotted at the Forge partying with a group of girls and guys last Wednesday night. We knew he was in town, allegedly, after several sightings at MIA, but only recently are his whereabouts coming out. Apparently he's still in town, too, but not necessarily doing the typical star-trip, staying at The Shore Club and visiting Snatch on a nightly basis. At least not yet anyway.

Kevin Federline to Host Mansion Friday Night

In his ongoing, albeit feeble, attempt at proving his own worth or lack thereof, Mr. Britney Spears, aka Kevin Federline, will be at Mansion Friday night to promote his new CD. As for whether or not the Mrs. will be there to support the hubby she claims has a big, er, heart, we're not at liberty to say. We're pretty sure baby Sean will be there, all pimped out, bottle full of formula and Red Bull.

Bon Jovial

Straight off the announcement of his impending divorce from wife Heather Locklear, Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora headed to Lincoln Road's Sushi Samba Monday night and drowned his sorrows in sushi, seviche and sake, of course, on what seemed to be a guy's night out. Sambora was there around 8 pm with a posse of dudes. While he wasn't seen hitting on girls, he was definitely seen hitting the sake bottle, according to our informants. Oh, and he paid the bill, too. Whatta guy!

Matt n Luciana

Congrats go out to Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso--not only did they get married over the weekend, but they also conveniently announced the impending arrival of a baby Damon. Can anyone say shot gun? That aside, although we are very happy for the couple, we can't  help but feel a little sad for Barosso's ex hubby, a nice gent whom we once met in a boiler room Hollywood, Florida office, when Matt first picked up hooked up with the former crobar cocktail waitress and mother of a 7-year-old girl. Anyway..mazel to Matt and Luciana. Perhaps they'll also be godparents to Violet Affleck--the spawn of Ben and Jen Garner. Violet Affleck. Sounds like the name of a band or a disease.

Brangelina in Miami?

Sorry it's been a while since we last posted, but blame the silence on the fact that erroneous reports of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were getting hitched at the Ritz Carlton----Sarasota!! Who came up with that one? Certainly not my good friend Perez Hilton--he never errs. If Brangelina were to unite in holy matrimony in Florida, let's just hope it's not in Clearwater, the headquarters of Scientology.

It's about time

So genius Nick Lachey found his missing watch--in his suitcase. That still doesn't explain why he was rummaging through that mystery chick's purse, though.

The Nick of time

Ok, fine. We'll jump back on the Nick Lachey bandwagon since it's all anyone seems to talk about these days and because we have a little tidbit that hasn't yet been reported in all the celeb rags and their clones.

St. Nick was at the Delano last weekend--yeah, with yet another so-called mystery brunette--when all of a sudden he lost his chunky, $35,000 Jacob the Jeweler watch he either scored for free in some awards show gifting booth or received as a gift from his ex wifey Jessica , who probably herself snagged it free in one of those gifting rackets.

Anyway, when Nick realized his watch was missing, he did what any boy band member would do and threw a prissy fit, enlisting the help of the intrepid Delano staff, who trains for these sort of things. When the staffers told Nick the bad news about the watch, Nick started frantically rummaging through the mystery chick's purse as if he dropped it there during some illicit activity or something.

The watch is still missing and poor  Nick filed a police report so he can collect on the 35 grand. Who cares who the mystery chick is. We want to find that watch!

Gasti-nooooooo!

Why does anyone care that the Gastineau Girls are here in town? Sure, it's amusing that the mom and daughter duo have been spotted everywhere from the bull at Snatch to the Catalina Beach Club, but then again, so what.

Paved Paradise and put up a big ass pink hotel

Kerzner International CEO Butch Kerzner kicked off a weekend of events in honor of his father Sol Kerzner's 70th birthday at the family's Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas last weekend. The weekend began with a tribute to Patti LaBelle and friends including Nelly, Kelly Rowland, (in a short baby doll Armani with legs that rivaled Tina Turner) Ashanti and Michael McDonald.

The highlight of the evening was a rare reunion with original Labelle group members Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash to sing their 70s classic 'Lady Marmalade. Comedian Jimmy Fallon did a great riff on Michael McDonald's "Keep Forgetting We're Not in Love Anymore". Labelle closed the night with a kiss off to Def Jam records, her label that recently dropped her by saying, "they must be deaf if they don't hear me".

Other guests spotted at Atlantis: Ivana Trump, Denise Rich; Evander Holyfield, Denzel Washington and wife Paulette, Emilio Estefan, Chaka Khan, Lionel Ritchie and Gloria Gaynor.

Having a Ball

Even without ex hubby Boris Becker, Barbra Becker was having a ball of her own at Doraku during its Sunday brunch in which diva Maryel Epps sings the gospel. Becker was dancing down the aisles of the small sushi spot as visiting fam from Germany looked on and wondered if that's what Miami does to people after a long enough time in the heat.