11/30/2009

Alleged Tiger Woods mistress, Rachel Uchitel, denies tabloid tales of affair

Knockout party girl Rachel Uchitel took some hard shots Saturday from the National Enquirer.

The tabloid, answering her denial of a romance with golfing god Tiger Woods, released photos of Uchitel partying with pal Ashley Samson – who detailed the alleged affair to the Enquirer.

The pictures show the barely dressed duo striking lascivious poses on a recent vacation they took to Spain, the Enquirer said.

On Friday, Uchitel told the Daily News she didn’t know Samson – even misstating her last name.

“I’m not friends with Ashley Simpson or whatever her name is,” Uchitel told The News in a Facebook message. She did not answer messages Saturday about their relationship – and hired well-known attorney Gloria Allred.

The Enquirer promised to expose “a slew of contradictions” between Uchitel’s denials and their report. Allred said her client would have no comment on anything involving Woods.

The Enquirer lashed out as a club source told the Daily News Uchitel was spotted rubbing shoulders with Woods at the Griffin Club in the Meatpacking District in June.

“She was acting as a hostess, showing him to a private booth near the DJ booth,” the source said, noting that the pair didn’t appear to be flirting.

For Uchitel, 34, headlines and public romance are nothing new.

The buxom beauty said last year that she’d been romantically linked to a famous baseball player, a Broadway star and a musician.

Other reports recently tied the queen of the velvet ropes to married television star David Boreanaz. Uchitel, in an interview last year, wouldn’t discuss her past: “I will never kiss and tell!”

And there’s plenty to tell.

A grieving fiancée after 9/11, Uchitel found new love and married three years later – only to divorce after four months.

She left New York for the desert, reinventing herself as the VIP hostess at a top Las Vegas hot spot.

Her public saga began when husband-to-be James Andrew O’Grady went missing in the rubble of the World Trade Center.

The 32-year-old managing director at Sandler O’Neil was in the south tower when the second hijacked plane hit.

Her picture ran along with several news accounts, showing her at Ground Zero in the days after the attack.

Uchitel, a Bloomberg television producer at the time, was officially notified of O’Grady’s death in early 2002.

“I was very strong after the night of 9/11,” she told The New York Times in December 2004. But two years later, she suffered a “massive breakdown.”

“I couldn’t get through the day,” she told The Times. Uchitel took a leave from her job in 2003 and sought therapy.

That same year she met Wall Street trader Steven Ehrenkranz, a childhood friend, at a Halloween party. The two hadn’t seen each other since the mid-1990s.

They were soon dating – and married in 2004 in front of 270 people, a fairy-tale wedding at Cipriani in the Flatiron District.

Their dream life ended quickly.

Just four months later, the bombshell sought a divorce and headed for Vegas. “A random career move and a life-changing experience,” she told the Web site blackbookmag.com.

When reached at his Manhattan home, Ehrenkranz said he had no idea if his ex-wife was involved with Woods, a fiery claim reported in the Star and the National Enquirer.

“I couldn’t know, and I couldn’t care,” he said. “The person you’re talking about, I haven’t seen in five years.”

A guest who attended their nuptials said Uchitel had a “history of being with married men” and called her “self-destructive.”

Once in Las Vegas, Uchitel fell into the arms of another man she had known since childhood: powerful nightclub owner Jason Strauss.

She worked there through 2006, manning Tao’s VIP door with a walkie-talkie as guests tried to win her approval and doormen followed her every command.

She became the VIP hostess at Tao, a hot nightspot co-owned by Strauss.

The often-scantily clad Uchitel quickly forged a reputation for her ability to lure A-listers to the club.

“She’s always popping out of her blouse,” a source said. “But she’s very good at bringing in VIPs to clubs. She’s efficient, articulate and nice to hang out with.”

Uchitel returned to New York, where she ran VIP operations for clubs like Marquee and Dune. Last year, she began splitting time between the city and the Hamptons, where she worked at the club Pink Elephant.

Penelope Cruz meeting with designers to create wedding dress

Penelope Cruz is reportedly shopping around for a designer to make her wedding gown.

According to In Touch Weekly, the 35-year-old actress, who is reportedly engaged to actor Javier Bardem, has been meeting with her favorite designers in preparation for the couple’s rumored wedding.

“Since she and Javier are from Spain, she’d love to have a Spanish designer create her dream gown,” a friend told the mag.

Cruz is said to be considering the House of Balenciaga, who designed best friend Salma Hayek’s gown for her wedding with billionaire François-Henri Pinault in February.

“Salma’s dress was specifically designed for her by the company’s creative director, Nicolas Ghesquière, and it was just beautiful,” added the source. “I’m sure they would be more than thrilled to create a gown for Penelope.”

Cruz, 35, and Bardem, 40, have yet to officially announce their engagement, but the actress was spotted wearing a sapphire ring on her engagement finger when she recently appeared on the “Late Show with David Letterman.”

So when will the wedding go down?

“They will marry very soon, maybe even over the holidays,” the friend told the mag. “Penelope’s parents are conservative Catholics and are really pushing for her to get married. Javier would like to take things slowly, but Penelope wants to make her parents happy.”

Real Housewives of Orange County Gretchen Rossi and Alexis Bellino at LAVO

Gretchen Rossi with Slade Smiley along with Alexis Bellino and husband Jim took a table right in front of the DJ on the dance floor. Though they didn't arrive until after midnight they wasted no time getting in to the groove. Slade and Gretchen were grinding on each other and dancing sexy all night, and while pal Alexis danced as well, her husband kept a watchful and jealous eye on her.

11/11/2009

Aubrey O’Day Showers for Maxim

Aubrey O’Day took a shower and invited Maxim in to photograph the event.

Bless you, Aubrey and Maxim

Water, soap, tits: Maxim sure as hell knows how to make a guy’s day.

And hey, Aubrey, if you need a hand in the shower (things like soaping your back are hard, you know), then I’m available.

Joanna Krupa (Nearly) Bares Her Girls for Ralph

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This Ralph Magazine photoshoot may be a touch old (2005), but it’s so damn good, I couldn’t resist when I saw the pictures. Joanna Krupa is simply genetically gifted. I need to worship her gifts every chance I get. I think her Playboy photos come out this month. Hell, I may even have to check out Dancing with the Stars to see her moving.

See what I’ve been reduced to?

11/02/2009

Paris might tour


Paris Hilton at a salon in Beverly Hills (10/29)

Can you image Paris Hilton with a bunch of horny groupies following her around the country? It may happen. Yikes. Talk about adding fuel to the fire. She may literally have sex with a million guys. From the New York Daily News:
Paris Hilton, the world tour? The heiress, who is currently in the studio recording her second album, recently talked about how things are going to OK! magazine

If all goes as she says, that performance could lead to Hilton's first ever tour. The socialite-turned-reality TV star has already released one album, "Paris," on her own label Heiress Records, and perhaps surprisingly the critical reception wasn't all bad. Her album even reached the sixth position on the Billboard 200 list.

Wait a minute, Paris' last album reached number six on the charts? What . . . who . . . where . . . why? Am I trapped in The Twilight Zone? Here's a little tip for people actually wanting to listen to a self-absorbed, no-talent, annoying chick wail for hours: don't buy Paris' new CD -- just watch a Tyra Banks Show marathon. And for those planning on actually attending Paris Hilton's concert, I'd imagine it'll be a lot like having surgery: you'll need plenty of antibiotics, and when it's over you'll be scarred for life.

Brooklyn Decker Mugs for Sports Illustrated

Behold that rack. Brooklyn Decker in a wet bikini top with her tits nearly revealed. It doesn’t get much better than this. Unless I was there. If I could’ve been there when she took this picture, I could die a happy man. Oh well. Just behold that rack.

Haruna Ai Is Miss International Queen 2009

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The newly crowned Miss International Queen is from Japan and is proud as punch. Oh yes, he is. The last night of the annual pageant, held since 2005 in the Thai resort of Pattaya, saw 18 contestants from such countries as Thailand, China, the Philippines and the U.S. But for the first time the title went to a Japanese, in the form of popular talento Haruna Ai.