Gwyneth Paltrow at a country club house party in Hancock Park, Marty with old pals in NYC, and Claire Danes honoring a “Homeland” director top the week’s party circuit.
Kesha opened her residency at Intrigue at the Wynn in Las Vegas on Thursday night, June 23. After the intimate performance, she retreated to a table with Mexican singer/actress Belinda, who is in the new “Baywatch” with Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.
Gwyneth Paltrow checked in to Svedka’s Country Club in Hancock Park. Before synchronized swimmers performed in the pool, guests toasted the new Cucumber Lime flavor with miniature golf and bocce ball.
Claire Danes gave a knowing look to “Homeland” director Leslie Linka Glatter as she presented her with an award at Women In Film’s Crystal + Lucy Awards on Wednesday, June 15 at the Beverly Hilton.
Cate Blanchett smothered her longtime agent Hylda Queally at the same event. They did interviews as a duo on the carpet.
“Black-ish” throttled up their Emmy campaign a few days before nomination voting began with an FYC event at Dave and Buster’s in Hollywood. That cash would go along way towards winning a furry prize, even if it can’t buy a golden statuette.
Martin Scorsese hosted a screening of A24’s “De Palma” in NYC with the man at the middle of the documentary (second from left). Co-directors Jake Paltrow (left) and Noah Baumbach far right) flanked the longtime friends.
That’s amore! “Empire’s” Serayah had an early 21st birthday party with pals like UTA agent Chris Jordan and Sony Music’s Shawn Holiday at Buca di Beppo at the Farmer’s Market in West Hollywood on June 17.
On the eve of NYC Pride week, Marina and the Diamonds performed in a rainbow scarf at the Samsung 837 space at a dinner honoring the founders of the Stonewall Inn.
Mark Badgley and James Mischka showed off their new book, “Badgley Mischka: American Glamour” with co-host Alfre Woodard at the duo’s flagship store in Beverly Hills on Thursday night.
The book party was more low-key than the glam of the duo’s signature pieces: evening dresses.
Hilary Duff partnered with the guys behind the “Alcoholic Architecture” of the “walk-in breathable cocktail exhibit”, Bompas & Parr, for a Stella Artois garden party in NYC on Thursday night, June 23. Her hosting tip: Filling a vintage bathtub with ice to serve as the hipster’s cooler.
Earning an alleged scarlet letter from Beyonce has not kept Rachel Roy at home. She brought her daughter to the premiere of Disney Channel’s reboot of “Adventures in Babysitting.”
When the original feature version of “Adventures in Babysitting” with “Karate Kid” sweetheart Elisabeth Shue debuted in 1987, none of these folks were around:
Nikki Hahn, Madison Horcher, Sofia Carson, John Scultz (Director, “Adventures In Babysitting”), Jet Jurgensmeyer, Keith Googan, Max Gecowets, Mallory James Maohoney, Sabrina Carpenter, Michelle Manning (EP, “Adventures In Babysitting”)
Gilles Marini, often a family-man attendee on the party circuit, points out the wall of previous Disney Channel movies that launched hundreds of careers. “Adventures in Babysitting” was the 100th to come out.
“Friday Night Lights” cast members returned to competition, but not on a football field. Zach Gilford, Minka Kelly, Aimee Teegarden and Taylor Kitsch competed on the Marriott Rewards team at a Spartan Race in Illinois on June 11.
Meanwhile in NYC, hidden behind a secret entrance through a traditional French bakery, buzzy Rufus du Sol performed at Grey Goose’s Boulangerie Bleue summer pop up in Battery Park in lower Manhattan.
It runs in the family for famed music video director Jean-Baptiste Mondino (Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, David Bowie). His daughter, singer Mahout Mandino, performed at the opening of the Renaissance Paris Republique hotel on June 16, nested in the trendy ‘Bobo’ Canal Saint Martin Neighborhood.
Back in LA, “The Legend of Zelda’s” new open world game, coming sometime in 2017, was the talk of the E3 expo. “Pretty Little Liars’” Keegan Allen and pal Brock Davis got an early look at the new Link.
It’s awards season already. On Thursday night, BAFTA presented its US Student Film Awards at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills. Here, winner Clara Roquet (Columbia University) accepts for her short “El Adios”. BAFTA members screened and voted on eight finalists.
Over in New York, Tegan and Sara played “Boyfriend” and “Corden” at the Samsung 837 space. Phantogram followed in their footsteps later in the week.
Turner celebrated the launch of their new comedy video portal “Super Deluxe” with an office party on Tuesday night, June 14. From left, Super Deluxe Founder/President Wolfgang Hammer, comic Tim Heidecker, Turner CCO Kevin Reilly, and SVP Justin Williams.
