Will The Bieber Brat Be Prosecuted by L. A. Sherriff?

TMZ is reporting that the the L.A.  Sherriff is recommending  that the pop idol be prosecuted for criminal battery after spitting on a neighbor and threatening to kill him. Turns out that the father of 3, who has lived in the gated community for 10 years,  was not too happy about JB’s dangerous driving habits–namely doing 100 mph inside the gates.

The alleged confrontation took place after Justin’s Ferrari had arrived at his home on a flatbed truck at around 8am in the gated community.

Apparently he said, ‘Get the f**k out of here. I’m gonna f**king kill you,’ at the same time projecting saliva onto his face.

He claims the star was whizzing around at about 100 mph while other dwellers also support that his speed was excessive.

While sources connected to Justin’s security team claim there was no physical contact between the singer and the victim, the neighbor has filed a battery report and apparently wants the teenager prosecuted without backing down.

So This Nerdy Rich Guy Asked Katie Holmes To The Prom…

I can’t help it. I have a thing for pics of Mike Bloomberg glomming on to younger, taller women. Here is his latest ‘wallflower at the orgy’appearance snapped at the New York Observer’s 25th Anniversary Bash.

Plus,  two other billionaire beauties who wouldn’t get any babes at all if they were broke–Ron Perlman and Donald Trump. (Though some of us are old enough to remember when both boys came dangerously close to losing it all.) Their get out of debt strategy back in the day? Being too big to fail.

The Way We Were: Old New York And The Easter Parade

 

It’s probably just as well that the Easter Parade down Fifth Avenue has essentially vanished as few would enjoy seeing hipsters in knit hats and fedoras (who only have eyes for their I-phones)  stroll the avenue on a sunny Sunday in New York.

It wasn’t always thus. Remembering Old New York and The Easter Parade:

Yesterday’s Blonde: The High-Wasp Perfection of C.Z. Guest

With her best-of-breed blonde beauty and debutante goes wild (to a point) past, C. Z. Guest was Daisy Buchanan without the dark side. In later years we knew her as a best-selling garden guru and author, but like Grace Kelly she was born to the life Ralph Lauren creates for the rest of us.

A socialite wouldn’t be sexy without a bit of rebellion. C. Z.posed nude for Diego Rivera. (Her husband’s family bought the painting to absorb the shock. ) Like Gloria Vanderbilt, she had a short,showy fling with Hollywood, hoping “to be just successful enough as an actress  to get thrown out of the social register”. It was not to  be.

A new book, C. Z,Guest, American Style Icon,  by Susanna Salk, chronicles the visually stunning life of this classic American beauty, her Long Island home ,Templeton. (Can a name be any more Wasp-ish? ) and her gardens. Like Babe Paley and chic surviviour Gloria Vanderbilt, Guest had a personal flair that was uniquely her own. From the simple clean Mainbocher clothes to the surprise of leopard-pattern carpet underfoot at home, she did  glamour in a comfortable, born with it, American way.  Ralph wouldn’t be Ralph if C. Z. hadn’t done it first.

Meet My Match: Ooops! Millionaire Matchmaker’s Guy Has Troubled Past

 I guess love is blind to background checks and other precautions you’d expect as part of the  high-end matchmaker’s process, but the news ain’t great for David Kruase. The 41-year old ex baseball player turned mortgage broker has a messy, relationship past that includes a 2007  restraining order filed by an ex-girlfriend and some funny business re: his child support payments from a previous marriage, The National Enquirer broke the story. Sanger, 51 has never been married and the couple are talking about adoption. A little due diligence  before monogamy might have been in order, Patti.

“During his 2002 divorce, the father of two was accused of trying to shortchange his ex-wife of child support – and in 2007, he was hit with a domestic violence charge by his former fiancée

In 2007, David was on the re­ceiving end of a domestic violence restraining order which required him to stay at least 100 yards away from former fiancee Erin Futterer and her then-11-year-old daughter.

In her application for the order, Erin said David was “not stable” and was “verbally and emotionally abusive.” She also provided e-mails in which David admitted he’d been diagnosed with “a mental condi­tion” that required him to take medication to “stabi­lize” his mood swings.

WHILE DAVID DID NOT actually strike Erin, she stated: “I have no idea what he is capable of doing and I am afraid for my daughter and me…Bottom line is: I am scared of him.”

And that wasn’t the first time David had relationship troubles. According to court documents ob­tained by The ENQUIRER, David’s ex-wife, Diane, alleged during their 2002 divorce that he “failed to care for” their two young children dur­ing overnight visits and “didn’t have them groomed and ready for school in the morning.”

What’s worse, the documents, which were filed in California’s Or­ange County Superior Court, imply that David was trying to work a lesser-paying job to circumvent a large child support payment. “[David] should not be allowed to change his employment, re­ducing his income from $7,000 per month to an alleged $2,500 to the detriment of the support  of his children,” Diane stated.

A judge eventually cleared him of the allegations, ruling that he had NOT “intentionally depressed income in order to shrink his pa­rental responsibility to support his children.”–National Enquirer

Is This The End Of Civilization As We Know It? : The $91,500 Crocodile T-Shirt At Hermes

A croc t-shirt? It doesn’t exactly seem like it would be as comfortable as your basic cotton Hanes (or Calvin Klein if you want to be upscale about it) . But I guess comfort is not the point of something this ridiculous. Call me madcap, but the shirt  looks hot and sweaty –as if he’s actually wearing faux croc made from vinyl or something else that’s unnatural and  doesn’t breathe.

What Are You Worth? : Storage Wars Star Barry Weiss To Host Own Show On AE

He’s the geriatric heart throb of Storage Wars with his playful wit, Jack Nicholson delivery, silver fox hair and all those boy toys (aka the best and craziest custom cars in L.A) . Now starcasm.com is reporting there are casting notices for a Barry Weiss spin-off on A & E.  No word BTW, re: the lawsuit and departure of the “Yuup!” man, former cast member Dave Hester.

Via: Starcasm

Barry Weiss’ Beverly Hills Home

Storage Wars is taking over reality television! We posted earlier today that the popular A&E series was expanding into New York City and Miami, but those may not be the only new Storage Wars inspired shows coming to the small screen soon. The same casting company that posted the casting call for Storage Wars New York and Storage Wars Miami last April later asked for potential families in need of $5,000 – $15,000 for a show titled “What Are You Worth?” featuring Barry Weiss!

Here’s a Facebook post made by Metal Flowers Media in August of 2011:

FAMILIES: Need 15K???? We want to hear why. We are looking for families who have a compelling need for some extra money: daughters wedding? Son training for the Olympics? Wife wants to open that bakery since Dad is retired? Tell us!

That was followed by this wall post about two-and-a-half weeks later:

Still looking for families to appear in “What Are You Worth”, featuring Barry Weiss from Storage Wars. Why do you need 5k – 15k??!! Apply now…

It appears that they were hoping to keep Barry Weiss’ name a secret, but were having difficulty getting applicants so decided to use his name to attract more folks.

The show is listed as “What are You Worth featuring Barry Weiss” on the Metal Flowers Media website and A&E is listed as the network.

Below The Belt With The Billionaire’s Club: The Bill Gates Condom And Harold Hamm’s Divorce

Two men with bad haircuts and big wallets are in the news for sex-related stories.

One wants to change the world with his $100,000 condom challenge.

“Condoms have been in use for about 400 years yet they have undergone very little technological improvement in the past 50 years.” Gates anti-poverty organization said.

Gates and his foundation hope  developing more pleasurable condoms will encourage safer sex  (Maybe Lena Dunham’s Girls will get the message.)

While Oklahoma oil billionaire Harold Hamm (any relation to Jon?) is looking to save his own financial butt in what could be the largest divorce settlement in history. Turns out ol’ Harold was having an affair and Mrs. Hamm’s lawyers are talking about a 5 bilion dollar payday for his bride of 25 years. An  economist  and corporate lawyer who held top executive posts at Continental, Sue Ann Hamm can make a plausible claim that she  contributed very directly to her husband’s success.

Via Reuters: “Investors swiftly stripped half a billion dollars from the market value of Continental Resources on Thursday following news that founder and 68 percent owner Hamm and his wife are splitting. That may not do the threat justice. Any division of the tycoon’s $11 billion fortune leaves Continental exposed to hefty stock sales or a feud at the top.

Business leaders, even prominent ones, normally escape the scrutiny of their private lives that is reserved for politicians or celebrities. Hamm is an exception. That’s not because he dabbled in politics, as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s energy adviser. Rather, it is because of his stranglehold over the oil company he took public in June 2007. Since then, Continental has surged fivefold in value, making Hamm one of America’s richest men. It has also given minority holders in the $16 billion driller a legitimate interest in his personal affairs.

The divorce settlement is set to be a whopper. . A lengthy court battle creates uncertainties” – Via Reuters

Badgley And Mishka Get Hitched After 28 Years ; Glam Evening Shoes Under $300

Mark Badgley and James Mischka got married at City Hall in New York on Friday. The designing duo, now legal partners in life as well as in business, create some of the most glamorous big event clothes and accessories on the planet for weddings and the red carpet. Their evening shoes, most priced under $300, have a ladylike vibe that’s Manolo-ish without the price tag.

They  have been together for 28 years, since  meeting  at the Parsons School of Design in N.Y.C. They launched their iconic brand in 1988 (followed by bridal in 1993).

The Friday wedding was an intimate affair, witnessed only by Mark’s twin sister O’Hara Fottrell. Both men wore silver ties (Mark’s was a bow tie) with blazers and dark denim. They celebrated afterwards with close friends and family at a local restaurant, while mid-’80s music played to celebrate their first years together.

A Sculptor Has Little Need For Jewels: Lollobrigida To Auction Bulgari Baubles For Stem Cell Research

“A sculptor has little need for jewels, and so I have decided the time is right to share them with other collectors,” – Gina Lollobrigida

Nixon had a crush on the Italian bombshell, now

Gina Lollobrigida in 2011 (she was 83)

85, who has consigned 22 of her Bulgari jewels to Soetby’s Geneva. Part of the proceeds will benefit stem cell research. Considered one of the most beautiful women in the world, Lollobrigida said she always bought her own jewels. Lots include:

A pair of natural pearl and diamond pendants, Bulgari, 1964,est.$600,000-$1,000,000 and

A diamond ring set with a cushion-shaped diamond weighing 19.03 carats, Bulgari, 1962, est. $600,000-1,000,000.

Via Soethby’s Press Release:

GINA’S GEMS: A selection of Bulgari jewels belonging to the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s Geneva in May, the auction house said.

The 22 pieces, from the Fifties and Sixties – Lollobrigida’s heyday as an actress in the era of la dolce vita Rome – include a pair of natural pearl and diamond pendant earrings made in 1964, with an estimated price of $600,000-$1 million; a 19.03 carat diamond ring from 1962 with a similar price tag; and a 1954 diamond necklace/bracelet combination in the $300,000 to $500,000 range.

Part of the proceeds from the sale on May 14 will benefit stem cell research, and key pieces from the collection will travel to London, New York, and Rome before returning for exhibition in Geneva in advance of the sale.

“I have been lucky enough to be given many roles in life – as an actor, a mother, a photojournalist, an ambassador for FAO, [the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, based in Rome] and as an artist,” Lollobrigida said in a statement. “I began collecting jewels from Bulgari in the 1950s and 1960s…they accompanied me on many journeys – both professional and personal – and are redolent of those times and the extraordinary people I met along the way.”

The 85-year-old Lollobrigida, who starred alongside leading men including Frank Sinatra, Rock Hudson, and Bob Hope, added that she was now focused on a career as a sculptor.

“A sculptor has little need for jewels, and so I have decided the time is right to share them with other collectors,” she said. “In so doing, I can also help a cause very close to my heart, that of stem cell research – treatment, which I believe should be freely available to every child.”

Via Telegraph.UK:

“She is also selling a pair of emerald and diamond ear clips that she was photographed wearing one evening in 1965 with artist Salvador Dali that are expected to reach up to $250,000.

Lollobrigida, who was a student at Rome’s Academy of Fine Art before being spotted in a beauty contest by Italian film director Vittorio De Sica, said she now focuses her time on sculpture so has little need for jewellery.

In the past 10 years she has exhibited her work in Moscow, Paris and Venice.

“Acting was not my desire but at the end of things it was destiny that I did this,” she said.

“It was a very interesting experience and without the money I could not do what I like in sculpture. To do something in life, not to gain but only to enjoy life, that is the richness in life. I am lucky I can do that.”

Lollobrigida, who was married once and has a son, has been caught up in a bizarre marriage plot tied to her estate that is still being fought over in European courts.

She filed a complaint with police in Rome over ex-boyfriend Javier Rigau y Rafols, 51, a Spanish businessman, who insisted he had legitimately married her even though she says she was not present at the ceremony in November 2010.

“There was no marriage and it was a very ugly story. Fortunately there will be a good ending, a surprise ending,” said Lollobrigida. “I am very glad that this is nearly all over.”