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- SPYWITNESS
- Jan 13:
- G'Day USA Throws A Party On The Viceroy Barbie :: Australia Week Does PSIFF
- Jan 7:
- Mariah Carey, Sean Penn, Jeff Bridges, Quentin Tarantino Drink Up The Desert At Palm Springs Film Festival
- Dec 17:
- King Of The Universe :: "Avatar" Premieres in Hollywood
- Dec 15:
- Didja Hear?? Beth Ditto And Gossip Do The W WonderLust Thing In San Diego
- Dec 10:
- Fraggle Rock, Nine, Kilimanjaro :: Party Hopping In Hollywood With Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Fergie, Paris, Nicky, Justin And Jessica
- Dec 9:
- Celebrity Couples Keep The Love Alive At The "Crazy Heart" Premiere
- Dec 8:
- Aint No Party Like A Peter Jackson Party :: "The Lovely Bones" Premiere Shivers Into Los Angeles
- Dec 4:
- Angelina, Brad, Orlando, Matt, Morgan Glitter at the "Invictus" Premiere
- Veni, Vidi, Vici :: Clint Eastwood's 'Invictus' Premieres In Beverly Hills
- Dec 1:
- Tower, This Is George Clooney Requesting A Flyby :: Family Affair At The 'Up In The Air' Premiere
- Nov 23:
- Ewan McGregor And Friends Give A Go Go Gala For Kids In Need
- JLo Hits The Dirt, Whitney Looks Whacked, Lambert Goes Way Out, And Taylor Swift Kicks Ass
- Nov 19:
- When Levi Met La Toya - US Weekly Celebrates 'Hot Hollywood 2009'
- Nov 13:
- Aston Martin 'Rapide' Gets Celeb Hearts Racing At The SLS Hotel
- Nov 12:
- PUMA Presents The African Bazaar With Edward Norton And Friends
- Nov 10:
- A Decadent Day At The 23rd Annual Great Chefs of Los Angeles
- Nov 9:
- Cutting Up For A Cure With Ray Romano, Jack Black, and Friends
- Nov 6:
- Joely Fisher And Friends Celebrate Whale Conservation Efforts
- Nov 5:
- Photo Gallery :: 'The Road' Premieres at AFI Fest 2009
- Nov 4:
- Spywitness :: "Everybody's Fine" AFI World Premiere in Hollywood
- Oct 28:
- Spywitness :: 'This Is It' Blows Into Town - Michael Jackson Movie Makes The Scene In Los Angeles
- Oct 27:
- Spywitness :: The 13th Annual Hollywood Awards
- Oct 26:
- Spywitness :: The Greening of Hollywood
Table 24 was easy to notice -- thanks to the giant spotlight pointed directly at it -- and for good reason. Seated at the Hollywood power table was Jerry
Weintraub, the night's honoree, for his commitment to help save children's lives
around the world through UNICEF.
He, of music and movie-producer fame (think Elvis, Frank Sinatra, "Oceans 11" and many, many more), sat beside his wife, singer Jane Morgan, who belted out a few tunes before sharing company with George Clooney cozied up with his latest, Elisabetta Canalis, Bruce Willis and new wife Emma Heming, Matt Damon escorted by wife Luciana Barroso, and Brad Pitt with Angelina Jolie. Oh, and Larry David. Prettttty, pretttttty pretttty good.
Surprise guest Muhammad Ali did not win a place in the golden circle, but as
Weintraub crowed to the crowd, "I really didn't know he was coming!" Also down on the food chain in the star-studded room were celebrities old and new, from
supermodel Cindy Crawford to musicmakers Joel and Benji Madden, Anthony Kiedis,
and David Foster, and Dustin Hoffman, Suzanne Somers, Joan Collins, Don
Johnson, Jeremy Piven, Ellen Barkin, Selena Gomez and Alyssa Milano.
Dolled up and ready to party, the room also held the likes of Barbara and Nancy Davis, Sumner Redstone, Alan Horn, Bryan Lourd, J.J. Abrams, Candy Spelling, and Carol Stern, UNICEF president and CEO. She also scored a seat at Table 24 and launched the glittery night by saying, "Jerry is an exceptional individual, whose philanthropic commitment to UNICEF is truly inspirational."
His pals
were pretty inspired too, as old homies Frankie Valli, Tony Bennett, and Paul
Anka performed their signature songs -- the songs that made both they, and Weintraub,
richer than Croesus. Anka tweaked his famous ditty 
And while Brangelina and Damon kept a low profile, both Willis and Clooney did mini-roasts from the stage, skewering Weintraub and his foibles; as Willis joked, "we're here to honor an old, tired guy." Clooney handed over the Danny Kaye Humanitarian award to the 72-year-old, and a big wad of cash for the cause, too, saying, "Nobody guilts better when it comes to charities, than Jerry!"
The Baccarat-sponsored night ended in an elegant scrum of hundreds waiting patiently for the valets to deliver their cars. Crowded under the porte cochere of the hotel trying to avoid the rain, Dustin Hoffman got in one last jab. "My overall feeling about this night?" the 72-year-old smiled. "I'm thinking 80 ain't what it used to be! Whew there were some old folks up on the stage tonight!"
