Eavesdropping In: "Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’" Russell Armstrong Commits Suicide; Stolen Rembrandt Found; Coco Chanel, Nazi Spy;…

After filing for divorce from him last month with claims of physical abuse, Russell Armstrong, estranged and husband of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’” Taylor Armstrong commits suicide, found hanged in his Mulholland Drive bedroom. [ TMZ ] Authorities recover $250,000 Rembrandt drawing stolen over the weekend from the Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey at an Encino church after a tipster calls in. [ LATimes ] New biography by Hal Vaughan claims Coco Chanel was fiercely anti-Semitic, worked as a spy for the Nazis during German occupation of France.

Salahis Take Beverly Hills: The House + Steps To Wannabe Social Climbing In L.A.

[Michaele Salahi, Tareq Salahi via ] Here in L.A., despite how much we don’t want to admit it, this town tends to not only embrace but actually breed tacky people and their tacky behavior. Of course this doesn’t apply to all Angelenos but if L.A.-based shows like “Million Dollar Listing”, “The World According To Paris”, and anything “Kardashian” were a direct representation, everyone here would have bedazzled cell phone cases, take out second mortgages in order to take two-week vacays to Maui and have personal healers, but the truth is only some of us do. My point is, the move from Virgina to Beverly Hills makes perfect sense for D.C.’s shamed social pariahs, Michaele and Tareq Salahi , also known as those freaks who crashed the White House state dinner and hosted half-assed polo matches on vineyards they pretended to own on “Real Housewives of D.C.”  If any place is willing to tolerate that level of gauche they’ve managed to hone, it’s LaLaLand

Remembering Elizabeth Taylor: Her L.A. Destinations

[Vanity Fair cover 2010 via ] The world lost one of its most famous and prolific leading ladies this morning with the passing of Elizabeth Taylor at age 79. The face of the Hollywood’s Golden Age and an icon of American cinema, Taylor personified Hollywood glamor as much in her career as a screen siren as her personal life, with eight marriages (to seven different men), most outrageous jewelry collection, famous friends including a very special bond with Michael Jackson, charity work, early association with Kabbalah (before Madonna and Demi), and legendary purple eyes

Agent Provocateur Lands On Rodeo Drive

Go HERE for more photos by Steven Meiers and tag yourself and your friends! Lingerie and nipple pasties probably aren’t quite what you envision when you think of Beverly Hills cocktail parties, but that’s exactly what guests found themselves surrounded in Thursday night. This was not the Barbara Davis crowd’s sort of affair but the opening of the new Agent Provocateur store on Rodeo Drive, because the one on Melrose wasn’t enough. Models filled the store wearing its risque designs as guests tried their damnedest not to stare, and mostly failed

Nivea For Men Grammy After Party Sets The Bar For Beverly Hills Mansion Blowouts

Go HERE for more photos by Kenneth Tsi and tag yourself and your friends! We're not sure if the generally quiet residential streets of Beverly Hills were ready for the mega post-Grammy throwdown that overwhelmed a hilltop off of Benedict last night.  We've seen many a mansion

Eavesdropping In: Tiger Blames Infidelity On Golf; Ronni Chasen Murder Case "Wide Open"; Judge OK’s Hollywood Blvd Performers; Bristol…

Tiger Woods blames his infidelity on the sport of golf. He actually wrote it in an essay for Newsweek.

Designer Runway Shows Save Disastrous Beverly Hills Fashion Festival

Go HERE for more photos by Mike Nelson and tag yourself and your friends! Runway shows by Elie Tahari and a few of his designer friends seem to be the only saving graces of the Beverly Hills Fashion Festival that took place on Saturday. But other than that, it was pretty much an

Fashionistas Flock To ThinkThruFashion’s Accessory Swap Soiree

Go HERE for more photos by Jason Thompson and tag yourself and your friends! The crème de la crème of L.A.'s fashion and beauty know-it-alls gathered for a night of style heaven at ThinkThruFashion 's Accessory Swap Soiree with Michael Stars on Monday night. The event celebrated the halfway mark of ThinkThruFashion's year-long Staples Series , which helps women learn how to make the most of their wardrobe, complete with online demos and how-tos for smart accessorizing. The style spectacular was hosted at The Avalon Hotel , where over 100 editors, bloggers and tastemakers  enjoyed shopping at the Michael Stars discounted pop-up boutique, getting glamified with Youngblood makeovers, and trading accessories with fellow fashion mavens.

Inside The Writers Room With The "Modern Family" Creators

Go HERE for more photos by Jason Thompson and tag yourself and your friends! Ever wonder how the writers for those hilarious TV shows we love come up with such clever story lines and witty dialogue? Well, guests of Monday night's Inside The Writers Room event got some answers and a special look into the creation of the hit ” Modern Family “. The show's creators, producers, and directors gathered at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills to share how they become involved with the project and their experiences working on the award-winning program