It was a Netflix sisterhood picnic at the TV Academy Thursday night: “House of Cards’” Robin Wright found a friendly lap on “Orange is the New Black’s” Taylor Schilling. “House of Cards” director Jodie Foster signed autographs and “The Square” director Jehane Noujaim helped prove the evening’s title: “Women Ruling TV”.
Bryan Singer (with Mehcad Brooks) made his first public appearance since becoming the target of sexual assault lawsuits at STK’s 6th Anniversary party at the La Cienega homebase on Wednesday night.
Blake Shelton brought his blue solo cup out in to the audience with him.
Jennifer Nettles and John Legend surround the man who brought them together for an unannounced performance at the CMT Awards Wednesday night: senior VP of Music Events & Talent at CMT John Hamlin.
Moms don’t wear sunglasses indoors: Aubrey Evans, Sara Evans and Vince Neil backstage at the CMT Awards.
When Michael Bay does TV, he does it aboard an active Navy destroyer. On Wednesday night his TNT show “The Last Ship” had a D.C. premiere with EVP/head of programming Michael Wright, Turner Broadcasting President David Levy, Captain Dawn Cutler, TBS CEO John Martin, lead Eric Dane, and Captain Brian Quin.
The first two generations of hip-hop in one place: Daryl “DMC” McDaniels and MC Hammer headlined the 4th annual Pedal on the Pier, a spinning and charity fundraiser on the Santa Monica Pier.
Zahi Ashkenazi and CAA’s head of motion picture business affairs Steven Brookman helped spin $562, 000 for the Harold Robinson foundation.
Alyson Stoner ( “Step Up 3D”, “Camp Rock”, “Phineas and Ferb”) with the man who reminds everyone he is “two” legit.Alyson Stoner
with MC Hammer
A year after the super-concert in England, Blake Lively and Beyonce formed a “do not interrupt” circle at the Chime for Change one year anniversary party at Gucci Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Wednesday night.
Back on the NYC party circuit together: Solange and Beyonce joined by jeweler Lorraine Schwartz.
Ahead of Wednesday night’s CMT Awards (the analog to MTV’s VMA’s) John Hamlin (CMT SVP of Music Events & Talent), returning host Kristen Bell, and show EP Michael Dempsey talk it up in Nashville.
Quietly, 1.4 billion people watched China’s equivalent of the People’s Choice Awards (the Huading Awards) which originated from Hollywood for the first time. Here, Lucy Liu gave Hans Zimmer a lifetime achievement award on Sunday night.
Jeffrey Katzenberg also took the stage, as award show essential element Don Mischer executive produced.
Meanwhile, two polo events took over the beginning of June: First, the Royal one outside London. Michelle Rodriguez with Prince William as Clive Owen chats with Prince Harry at the Audi Polo Challenge about 45 minutes outside the city on Sunday.
The royals’ rides.
Jeremy Piven, who plays a Brit in “Mr. Selfridge,” with Tom Hardy at the polo.
Rodriguez and Matt Smith (“Dr. Who”, Ryan Gosling’s “Lost River”) at the Audi Polo Challenge
Clive Owen does not want to marry Harry.
This presents a good time to check in on this. At left, is the 4th in line to the throne.. At right, Fox/Zig Zag/Ryan Seacrest Productions’ fake Harry on the struggling show, Matthew Hicks.
Meanwhile in New Jersey (with NYC relegated to background music) the face of polo Nacho Figueras headlined the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic.
He also decided that in case the “dirty Jersey” slang rings as true as it rhymes, that be better wash down the crowd.
No spraydown for this lineup: “Fifty Shades of Grey’s’” Dakota Johnson, Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyong’o, Aaron Paul, Olivia Munn, model Behati Prinsloo, and Busy Philipps in the VIP at Veuve’s polo party.
Cheri Oteri and Kathy Griffin were just two of the pile of Groundlings celebrating the 40th anniversary of the comedy school on Sunday night.
Cheryl Hines and Rachael Harris at the Groundlings party in the new Hyde Kitchen + Cocktails on Sunset.
Conan O’Brien helped Ricky Gervais launch season 2 of his Netflix series, “Derek” at the TV Academy.
As comfortable (and popular) as he is at Art Basel, the Grammys, or Paris Fashion Week, pop artist Takashi Murakami is now marquee’ing in a new arena: cinema. He made a signature entrance for his directing/producing debut “Jellyfish Eyes” at the Ace Hotel downtown.
At the screening, Murakami had the support of fellow directors McG and Jonas Akerlund (with top-shelf music video and concert costume designer/stylist B. Akerlund).
For two hours before and after the screening, he posed and signed everything from one his collaborations with Louis Vuitton….
…to a fan’s arm. Murakami is on tour with the film at art institutions around the country, and just hit Lincoln Center in NYC.
The Grammys are stumping for Emmys. Host LL Cool J, Ken Ehrlich, Pharrell Williams, NARAS president Neil Portnow, and director Lou Horvitz at the Television Academy.
“You’re right. I did forget my hat.”
Attention musicians with upcoming album release cycles: the woman you need to get to know to land on the Grammys is on the left, Talent Producer Chantel Sausedo.