Lil' Wayne
Morning Memo: The Jolie-Pitt Motorcade; Barack Obama Gets (Sort Of) Hip; Mary-Kate and Ashley Fight Over Breast Implants
Volkswagen has provided the Jolie-Pitts with 20 vehicles for their stay in Berlin. That's 2.5 cars for every member of their family. [NYDN]
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen may be fighting about the possibility of getting matching breast implants. It seems that Ashley wants to "look more voluptuous" and told Mary-Kate "that she wanted her to get one at the same time so that it wouldn't be glaringly obvious that Ashley had work done." For her part, "horrified' Mary-Kate is "into that flat look and thinks clothes look better with less cleavage, so she'd rather be smaller and more stylish." [Star]
Graydon Carter modestly declined artist Edward Sorel's offer to paint him on the wall of the Waverly Inn alongside Cole Porter, George Gershwin, and Walt Whitman. [R&M, sixth item] read more »
Lil Wayne Apparently Immune to Financial Crisis
With the economy in the can, we’d like to think that rock stars would show a little restraint—that they might think twice before buying their second Bentley or their third McMansion. A little naïve, yes … but still, we can’t help but be a touch disappointed with the behavior of Lil Wayne’s entourage at his ginormous 26th birthday bash this week.
According to Perez Hilton and Young Black & Fabulous, Wayne’s “adopted father,” Birdman, flew the rapper down to Miami on Monday for a poppin’ celebration at hot spot Mansion. The party’s centerpiece was a giant Cash Money Records ice sculpture replete with 30 bottles of Cristal (retail price: $1,000) and a handful of $100 bills frozen in the ice. read more »
Morning Memo: Paris Hilton Defends the Jonas Brothers; The Eldridge on Facebook; Paris Hilton Thinks Virginity is 'Cool'
Paris Hilton is defending the Jonas Brothers' decision to wear promise rings, saying virginity is "a cool thing for a kid to keep." [US Weekly]
Lil' Wayne cancelled his performance at Fashion Rocks rather than endure a mandatory security check. [P6]
The Eldridge is now adding people to its semi-exclusive guest list via Facebook. [Down By The Hipster]
The drama at MSNBC continues, with sources saying that Jeff Immelt, the head of parent-company GE, was directly involved in the decision to demote squabbling anchors Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann. [P6] read more »
