Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Selena Gomez, Joel McHale topped the party circuit during the last week of October.
Perry Farrell and wife Etty invited a few pals to dine at Bagatelle on Friday night for their “rulebreaker” dinner, where it was sipping, not shooting, Maestro Dobel Tequila. “There’s a lot of things I do different (from EDC founder Pasquale Rotella and Coachella’s Paul Tollett),” Farrell told me of his exploding Lollapalooza brand. “I’m turning the entire event in to an interactive playing field.”
Matt Bomer, Sarah Paulson, and Emma Roberts furnished one of the many star packed tables at amfAR’s Inspiration Gala at Milk Studios on Thursday night.
Lady Gaga performed 8 songs (and a costume change) at the amfAR Inspiration Gala at Milk Studios on Thursday night. Steve Tisch was not the opening act.
Zendaya was all over the room, testing her arm muscles against designer Dean Caten, one half of DSquared who threw the official after party at 1 OAK, where owners Ronnie Madra and Darren Dzienciol worked the room.
Despite gridlocked 405 rush hour traffic, the Getty Center was hopping on Monday night. Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, and Kate Hudson made a power trio at the InStyle Awards.
Selena Gomez, Kate Young, Dakota Johnson and Michelle Williams attend the InStyle bash.
Lisa Bonet has a type: long hair. That’s former “Game of Thrones” star Jason Momoa.
The man in the middle of the group was the host of InStyle’s fashion bash: Editorial Director Ariel Foxman. Another fashionista got cut out of the same pose…
Two weeks earlier, the same blonde A-listers struck the same pose, but had Nicole Richie in their grasps at a party for La Mer at Siren Studios.
Olivia Munn and Julie Bowen hit the Regent Beverly Wilshire for the International Women’s Media Foundation Courage Awards on Monday night, hours before TheWrap’s similarly themed Power Women’s Breakfast.
Two chefs chow down at the Weinsteins’ NYC premiere of “Burnt”: Bobby Flay and Katie Lee Joel.
PDA is A-OK for J. and J. (Timberlake and Biel) at the GLSEN Respect Awards at the Regent Beverly Wilshire.
Pacific Standard producing partners Bruna Papandrea and Reese Witherspoon are having a good week. On Sunday October 25, Bruna got nods from Australians in Film at their annual gala at the Intercontinental. Five days later, Reese was slated as the honoree for the American Cinematheque Award.
Caitlyn Jenner spent the night before her birthday supporting pal/transgender model Geena Rocero’s trans-themed digital series for Logo, “Beautiful as I Want to Be”. Jenner is in the premiere episode.
Earlier in the week, the Paley Center had a tribute to African American Achievements in Television, including Dick Wolf‘s long track record. The class photo includes: Eamonn Walker, Coco Austin, NBC Chairman Robert Greenblatt, Ice-T, Laroyce Hawkins, Yaya DaCosta, mega-producer Wolf and S. Epatha Merkerson.
The Q (Quincy Jones) with Paley Center President Maureen Reidy at the Tribute to African-American Achievements in TV.
Fresh off “Steve Jobs“, Aaron Sorkin and Helen Mirren kicked off the Israel Film Festival (in L.A.) with festival director Meir Fenigstein.
Michelle Rodriguez and non-dad-bod Vin Diesel hit Mr. Chow’s in Beverly Hills for “Fast and Furious” co-star Mirtha Michelle’s poetry book launch party. Cross hosted the dinner.
Sarah Silverman swapped threads between the Arclight premiere for “I Smile Back” and the after party at Wood & Vine.
Silverman, Shayne Coleman, director Adam Salky, and Broad Green founder Daniel Hammond celebrate.
The GQ Gentlemen’s Fund welcomed Mark Ruffalo in NYC.
The uber-smooth Nick Cannon hosted the event, which champions causes important to “modern men”. These included the Water Defense, the Ian Somerhalder Foundation, Eye to Eye, and the foundation of one very popular NY football Giant…
…Victor Cruz. GQ Publisher Howard Mittman successfully propelled the event for its 9th year.
Michael Pena and Oscar De La Hoya put up their dukes for Mario Lopez’s Casa Mexico Tequila launch party at pal Eva Longoria‘s Beso.
It was the second night in a row for Lopez and Longoria at Eva’s enduring Hollywood Boulevard restaurant and lounge. The night before the Casa Mexico bash, Longoria hosted her Foundation’s annual dinner there. David Tutera and crew shot the event for his We TV show “CELEBrations.”
Over at Terrine on Beverly, former “Oprah” and current female football series producer Ellen Rakieten (top left) booth’ed up next to pal Katharina Harfs (in red) for Harfs’ “Delete Blood Cancer DKMS” dinner. The crowd included Jimmy Choo entertainment marketing director Sara Riff (bottom, 2nd from left) and CAA agent Christian Carino (far right)
Coming soon to a TV near you: Christina Milian (right) slapping co-star John Stamos on “Grandfathered.” Milian let the plot point slip at a celebration for Gran Centenario Tequila at the Sunset Tower this week, before hanging with Tara Ink’s Tayo Otiti inside.
Meanwhile in NYC, the new “Daily Show” waited until taping the final show before their first week-long hiatus to throw a premiere party. About a month after debuting, writer Tavon Free grasps host Trevor Noah during a party at the Ink 48 hotel in midtown.
Whoopi Goldberg and her daughter have a project together, docuseries “According to Alex.” Whoopi, daughter Alex Martin Dean, and Leisa Rachal talked it up at the Paley Center in NYC on Tuesday night.
WWE “Tough Enough” host Chris Jericho flexed his ring muscles roughing up a cage containing one of Tori Spelling‘s kids at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Family event on October 25.
Tony Hale brought costumed offspring to the Glaser event in Culver City. Mark-Paul Gosselaar, James Van Der Beek, and Alyson Hannigan also brought their families.
Joel McHale took “The Soup” to Talladega, a major speedway in Alabama. The guy on the right is the one Hollywood needs to know: Joey Logano. The telegenic 25-year old is on a win streak and leading Nascar’s playoffs, called “The Chase.”
Clint Bowyer, Danica Patrick, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. joined McHale.
Bubbling performers Lionbabe (Jillian Hervey in the foreground and Lucas Goodman making music in the rear) lit up the Mondrian for an intimate set on Tuesday, October 27. They are currently opening for Disclosure.
One state over, Hollywood has invaded Georgia for the Savannah Film Festival. Hosted by SCAD, the events have included premieres, panels, and Alexander Skarsgard.
Olivia Wilde and “Meadowland” director Reed Morano screened their film.
They also had a coffee chat with SCAD students at the Gryphon Tea Room. (SCAD is the Savannah College of Art and Design).
Kristin Davis talked up “Gardners of Eden”.
Alexander Skarsgard, Fox Searchlight President Nancy Utley, and agent Tracy Brennan in Savannah.
Festival VIPs included Kirby Dick, Morgan Neville, and Bobcat Goldthwait.
The late Jackie Collins’ daughters Tiffany Sachs (left) and Rory Green (right) accepted an award from Big Brothers Big Sisters Los Angeles at the group’s 60th anniversary celebration at the Beverly Hilton. Kathy Griffin posed with them backstage.
The UK and US TV Industries huddled together at the London Hotel in West Hollywood. BAFTA LA CEO Chantal Rickards put the summit together, bringing in Rob Lowe, COO Matthew Wiseman, and British Consul General Chris O’Connor.
Shohreh Aghdashloo and “Quantico’s” Anna Khaja embrace at the Asian World Film Festival.
Scott Foley hit the Canine Companions for Independent Haute Dog event.
Giants star Cruz premiered his back-from-injury Showtime doc “I am Giant: Victor Cruz” in NYC with director Gotham Chopra.
MOCA’s Awards To Distinguished Women In The Arts drew guests Erin Foster, Camilla Belle, Aubrey Plaza, and Alison Brie at at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wednesday morning.
Susan Gersh (fifth from right) was one of MOCA’s honorees
Katie Lowes and “Scandal” Exec Producer Betsy Beers at the Four Seasons for the Media Access Awards.
Josh Duhamel attends an exclusive preview of designer Vince Camuto at the Beverly Hills home of The A LIST exec Ashlee Margolis.
Oliver Hudson (left), Joe Jonas and Dave Annable attend an exclusive preview of designer Vince Camuto at the Beverly Hills home of The A LIST exec Ashlee Margolis.
