Angelina Jolie picking up early awards season trophies, The Rock’s new role as Santa, the notorious Paul brothers, and new tourmates Demi Lovato and DJ Khaled topped the Hollywood party circuit this week.
Angelina Jolie
The director, producer and co-writer of “First They Killed My Father” — Cambodia’s Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film — stood in for the film’s lead, Sareum Srey Moch, to pick up an acting award at the Asian World Film Festival.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Sixteeen years after he introduced the original XBox as Bill Gates’ tag-team partner, The Rock has come back. Finally. To help launch the sought-after Xbox One X, he put on a Santa cap and delivered pre-release consoles to three Make-A-Wish children a week before it comes out to the public.
Demi Lovato and DJ Khaled
After announcing that they will tour together in 2018, the two invaded the Grove on Thursday night in a Bentley and behind a 50-person marching band. Lovato performed “Sorry Not Sorry” for the crowd of 1,500.
Jake and Logan Paul
Just a few weeks ago, host Jon Cozart dubbed Jake Paul as “YouTube’s Trump” at the Streamy Awards. The bit killed in a crowd of the top online video creators in the business. No hard feelings here. The Paul brothers turned up for the premiere party for YouTube Red’s “Fight of the Living Dead: Paradise Calls” at Google’s pop-up shop on Melrose on Monday night.
“Fight of the Living Dead: Paradise Calls”
The cast of the YouTube Original includes digital stars Eric Ochoa, Jake Paul, Anthony Trujillo, Juanpa Zurita, De’arra Taylor, Ken Walker, Anwar Jibawi, Miles Jai and Hannah Stocking.
14,589,000 Instagram Followers
Speaking of digital muscle, these five ladies commanding that combined eight-digit social following colonized the Dream Hotel in Hollywood and after party at Avenue for fashion brand Revolve’s first “awards” show on Thursday night. Clockwise from the top left: Janice Joostema, Rocky Barnes, Marianna Hewitt, Camila Coelho and Aimee Song.
Revolve Founder/CEO Mike Mente (right)
Mente (with Mike Karanikolas and Negin Mirsalehi) brought brand ambassadors and collaborators like Elsa Hosk, Teyana Taylor and Nicole Richie to hand out 17 awards in fashion and social categories with Avion Tequila as a sponsor.
Chrissy Teigen and Jen Atkins
At Revolve, the celeb hairstylist touches up one of social media’s savviest.
Anthony Kiedis in a Tux
Remember when the Red Hot Chili Peppers used to play naked except for tube socks? No more. The only thing stripped down was the acoustic set Kiedis played at Whole Child International’s Inaugural Gala at the Beverly Wilshire. It’s a charity run by Princess Diana’s brother, the Earl Spencer (far right).
Shawn Mendes at the Spotify Secret Genius Awards
The streaming service used the day after Halloween to honor the behind-the-scenes talent who write and produce hit music.
Jared Leto
The definitely “not in a Hugh Hefner biopic directed by Brett Ratner” Leto presented the Motion Picture Adaptation Award at the event at the Vibiana Cathedral downtown.
Max Martin and Quincy Jones
If a genie appeared at the Spotify event and offered you the royalties of any person in the room for life, it would be a tough call between these two.
Halsey and G-Eazy
Each of these singers had a massively streamed hit with electronic producers in the past year. Halsey went first with “Closer” with The Chainsmokers. G-Eazy and Dillon Francis’ “Say Less” was a festival banger all summer.
Steve Aoki and Quincy Jones
This is a meeting of two producers who used their ear for music to build global multi-faceted businesses.
Rick Rubin and Frank Ocean
Ocean presented the “Legendary Secret Genius” to Rubin to end the night. These guys kept it short. Ocean reportedly gave a one-sentence introduction followed by Rubin making a gesture of gratitude and walking off without an acceptance speech.
Shawn Mendes and Steve Aoki
When’s the collab coming? There is a place atop New Music Friday just waiting whenever these two can get together.
David Foster, Joanna Krupa and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Cheryl and Haim Saban’s annual fundraiser for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces at the Beverly Hilton raised $53.8 million in a night. That’s heavy artillery.
“The Handmaid’s Tale” author Margaret Atwood (right)
Six weeks after Atwood joined the team behind the Hulu smash on stage at the Emmys, the awards are still coming in. Atwood (seated with Sophia Amoruso) earned the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Pen Center’s evening celebrating the best and brightest writers and activists.
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello
The couple chatted up Monica Phillips, executive director of the Peggy Albrecht Friendly House, at the group’s annual awards luncheon.
Jason Momoa
Aquaman cozied up to one of the best machines available on dry land at this week’s Hollywood premiere of “Justice League.” The actor posed with an AMG Vision Gran Turismo, driven by Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne in the Warner Bros film. Gearheads — the film also features a Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet and a G-Class off-roader.
Jason Strauss
With Lavo Singapore opening soon and the unveiling of the “Magic Hour” rooftop bar at the Moxy in NYC — where Heidi Klum had her Halloween bash — the TAO Group co-founder picked L.A. for Halloween, where Wiz Khalifa performed at Avenue.
Victor Cruz and Olympic fencer Miles Chamley-Watson
The two athletes were among the first to lay eyes on the killer views of NYC from “Magic Hour.” They hit up the opening party last week.
David and Phillipe Blond
That’s a ball pit, not a foam party. The fashion designers behind looks for Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Beyonce joined Malin Akerman and Krysten Ritter at the property that’s aiming to bring a touch of cool to the very un-cool Times Square zone.
Take a look back at The Party Report’s rankings of the Halloween costume winners from earlier this week: