[May Day protest; photo by A.C. Thamer via] Happy May Day , everyone! Well, maybe “happy” is the wrong greeting to attach. After all, for the Occupy crowd (and anyone who cares about worker’s rights), May Day is meant to call attention to the exploitation of the labor force by the privileged elite.
President of Israel Shimon Peres embarks on his four-day stay in Los Angeles today during which he’ll attend a forum in Beverly Hills on Iran’s nuclear program, DreamWorks Animation for a discussion on Hollywood’s role in Israeli eduction, among other events on his agenda. [ KABC ] Porn kingpin Steve Hirsch of Vivid Entertainment is not wasting any time trying to get Hulk Hogan’s blessing to release his newly surfaced sex tape with a random brunette he doesn’t even remember
Anna Dello Russo, Carine Roitfeld, Alek Wek and more sit front row as Gucci kicks off Milan Fashion Week with a dimly lit moody show reminiscent of a funeral of nearly all black clothes against a dark backdrop—could it be a metaphor for Europe’s economy? [ The Cut ] Following the Obama administration’s proposed consumer privacy “bill of rights” to give users more control over their personal data online, Google announces plans to embed a “do-not-track” button in its browser that will protect user data and browsing history.
Both Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin are expected to sing at Whitney Houston’s invite-only funeral in Newark, New Jersey tomorrow which will be streamed live online for all to see.
After days of an aggressive, full-scale manhunt by a five-agency unified task force, it was a reserve deputy, Shervin Lalezary, a real estate attorney, who apprehended the prime suspect in the rampant L.A. arson fires while working well past his shift. Unbelievable..
When life hands you lemons, at least you can still laugh at each of these dreadful individuals to feel better about yourself and whatever misfortunes that may have befallen you. Despite the physical altercation between two of Long Island’s finest, Joey Buttafuoco and Amy Fisher’s husband Lou Bellera , that broke out last night when a motley crew of the worst of the worst got together in Beverly Hills, it was only the press conference to promote a boxing event god’s embarrassed of called “Celebrity Fight Night” . “White Trash Olympics” would have made much more sense considering who’s on the bill, but I guess the term “celebrity” was a misguided attempt to keep it P.C.
Hailee Steinfeld , Sarah Hyland Chord Overstreet and other young stars party with Teen Vogue at the New York City lot at Paramount Studios ; Olivia Wilde , Demi Moore , Annette Bening and several other powerful figures in Hollywood do lunch in Beverly Hills; Aaron Paul , Cindy Crawford , Vanessa Hudgens and more hit the world premiere of the new Cirque Du Soleil show; Jon Hamm , Christina Hendricks and the rest of the “Mad Men” cast host a brunch for The Rape Treatment Center; half of Hollywood steps out for the Hammer Museum’s famous Gala in the Garden; Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer attend the Point Honors Los Angeles Gala hosted by Joel McHale —it was a fully-loaded weekend of high end events we’re getting exhausted just thinking about and we have all the important details on what went down in this edition of Last Night’s Parties. [Gala in the Garden photo via ]
Hailee Steinfeld , Sarah Hyland Chord Overstreet and other young stars party with Teen Vogue at the New York City lot at Paramount Studios ; Olivia Wilde , Demi Moore , Annette Bening and several other powerful figures in Hollywood do lunch in Beverly Hills; Aaron Paul , Cindy Crawford , Vanessa Hudgens and more hit the world premiere of the new Cirque Du Soleil show; Jon Hamm , Christina Hendricks and the rest of the “Mad Men” cast host a brunch for The Rape Treatment Center; half of Hollywood steps out for the Hammer Museum’s famous Gala in the Garden; Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer attend the Point Honors Los Angeles Gala hosted by Joel McHale —it was a fully-loaded weekend of high end events we’re getting exhausted just thinking about and we have all the important details on what went down in this edition of Last Night’s Parties.