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In today's episode: Matt Damon; Britney Spears; Drew Barrymore x2; Steven Soderbergh and Jules Asner; Kirsten Dunst; Adam Sandler, Kirsten Dunst, and Jason Schwartzman; Jared Leto; Andy Samberg and Charlie O'Connell; Thomas Haden Church; Jason Bateman; Bradley Whitford; Luke Wilson and Tara Reid; Marisa Tomei and Cuba Gooding Jr; Maria Shriver; Suge Knight; Matthew Perry; Courteney Cox, Nicole Richie, and Geraldo Rivera; Jesse Metcalfe; Alan Cumming; David Spade; Jorge Garcia; Alexis Bledel x2; Jon Lovitz; Steven Weber and Nia Long; Brad Garrett; Scott Caan; Super Dave Osborne; Wil Wheaton; Pat O'Brien; Flavor Flav; Shane West; Gallagher

· Again on my bicycle, I'm riding down Benedict Canyon only to see a car zoom into oncoming traffic (straight towards me) to pass a slow moving limousine. As the brand new blue Porsche Carrera flies by I yell, fucking asshole, only to see that it's Matt Damon (I'm pretty sure). I notice him slow a bit, as if to stop to yell at me, then think the better of it and drive on. Geez, these stars and their driving. First Renee Zellweger, now this.


· k.....some people say when certain events happen that "now they can die in peace"well with this post, if i were never to post again, i'd be happy. i mean, i saw it!!! in the flesh!!! tonight...december 30, 2005.....5 feet away from me and smoking a butt. 'post tabloid split rumors' - 'pre official break-up' britney spears. it was at the bar on the corner of broadway and ocean....was too drunk to remember the name but not too drunk to ask myself the following questions where was k-fed?? where was the baby?? where was the re-possessed re-gifted ferrarri?? pretty disappointed that she is still smoking....especially when she is getting upset with the presence of k-fed's pot slinger....i mean, tobacco or marijuana....a drug is a drug...and i, of course, enjoy both....i'm just not two-faced about it

· Was at Magic Mountain last Wednesday standing in line at the hamburger stand between that annoying Viking ship that just swings back and forth and the bumper cars when I noticed Drew Barrymore standing in the line next to me. She was there with her boyfriend and some other guy. The line took too long so they split

· drew barrymore—-rite aid on fairfax/sunset. barely recognizable...seemed annoyed that i kept looking her way. i hate being stared at too, but i'm not a celebrity. anyway i was only trying to figure out if that was her or not. sorry drew!

· LAX sighting: So I was stumbling around the United terminal early last Sunday and felt myself being drawn by the tractor beam of the smell of the new Cinnabon restaurant (is Cinnabon a restaurant or a kiosk?) anyway...was debating whether to get the iced with nuts or no nuts when I realized the only other people in there were celebhottiedirectorhottie Jules Asner and Steven Soderbergh. they were seated and carefully splitting an iced with no nuts. (I took all of this in in 5 seconds of intense staring) they looked sleepy and carefully cleaned up their table in slo mo as they headed out..I heard her say she wanted to get a Starbucks and he told her 'you don't really need that' whatever that means. They held hands and wandered over to the gate to wait for their flight. A lot of agent/manager types approached him...shook hands...blah blah...it was like a receiving line at a bar mitvah..Jules paid no attention to the asskissing (she's probably used to it by now) She kept her nose in the paper and probably dreamed of that Starbucks she'd wanted. Anyway, they got on the flight to Kona (first class boarding) I was stuck in the back of the bus..they both looked skinny and like they could use some sun.

· 12/27- Spotted Kirsten Dunst peeking out of the fitting room next to me in the Marc by Marc Jacobs store. She was trying on bikinis and while waiting for another color, she and her salesgirl were discussing what she was working on (She’s getting ready to begin Spiderman 3). Another Kiki-related note: I’ve read various places that she drives a Prius. If that was her Prius parked in front of the store, then her hybrid has been pimped with tinted windows, rims and a skull sticker!

· Busy night at Pace in Laurel Canyon tonight (Tuesday 12/20). Jason Schwartzman was there with Kirsten Dunst. After reading all the Dunst bashing online, I have to say I thought she looked surprisingly cute. Schwartzman dressed and acted exactly like every character I've seen him play. Also at Pace was Adam Sandler dining with three other people I couldn't identify. Didn't really catch much of what he was up to, as he was seated behind me for the whole meal. As if that wasn't enough the drummer (?) from Red Hot Chili Peppers (the one who looks like Will Ferrell) was there with a date.

· December 23. 5:30pm. The Beverly Center. At first I thought, no, this can't be Jared Leto, I mean where was his posse? And which celebrity in their right mind would dress so conspicuously and on one of the busiest shopping days of the year and at the Beverly Center, no less? And sans Hollywood bratback posse? It was surreal - or at least certainly more eventful than the tuna salad wrap I had for lunch. But there he was, Mr. I-tagged-Lindsay-Lohan, dressed so conspicuously in his rather tight-fitting mod pants and grungy denim jacket with bright shiny plastic silver shoes - they were completely sparkly silver, like something out of Captain Eo - and he had black painted nails and his hat pulled so far down i thought he'd bump into a wall. He wandered aimlessly (no shopping bags in hand) around the Beverly Center (alone - perhaps Lindsay was texting him from the Grove?) before he sauntered into the Apple store to inquire about portable speakers for his iPod all the while pretending as if he didn't realize that the salesgirl was fawning all over him. Other than the slightly rotund Apple-sales-girl however, no one else seemed to notice or care. No annoying tenny-boppers with cell-cams or even 'I-love-your-work' passer-bys. Somehow, in some
strange way, that made me feel just a wee bit prettier.

· Saw SNL heartthrob and apparent gay icon Andy Samberg, he of the "Chronicles of Narnia" rap fame, and his Lonely Island comedy troupe on Wednesday night at Father's Office in Santa Monica. He ate fries, not Red Vines and Mr. Pibb, but I assure you they were "crazy delicious" nonetheless. Also, Monday night at the Arclight, saw "Match Point" with former Bachelor Charlie O'Connell (aka Jerry's brother) and whichever girl he chose to win "The Bachelor" (I don't watch the crap, but I recognize Charlie and they were pointed out to me by those more knowledgeable in bad reality TV). Apparently, they're still very much together. Huh.

· Christmas Eve Eve, at Barney's Beverly Hills, saw THOMAS HADEN CHURCH. I was shopping with my sister and nudged her and said, "Look, it's that guy from Wings!" For the longest time, we're like, hmmm, it's not Tim Daly, but the other one. Finally remembered his name. I have to take a moment here to say that not only have I seen SIDEWAYS twice, but my sister WORKS in the wine industry and both of us were like, "Oh, it's that dude from TV. I completely forgot about THC's SIDEWAYS comeback until someone else reminded me. He glared at us when we recognized him. Maybe he was insulted we weren't up on his current acting bio. THC was with an attractive brunette who my sister also claimed looked "famous" but I didn't recognize her. Also looked like he might have had some work done. His face was tight as a drum.

· 12/28: saw Jason Bateman yesterday at a matinee showing of Munich at Century City, sitting alone. poor guy.

· My boyfriend and I were at LA zoo admiring the new lickle baby orangutan in the Red Ape exhibt (more adorable than a puggle by the way - go check it out). Everyone was making noises like they were at a firework display "oooohhh"s and "ahhhhh"s and tons of "so cute" s from the crowd, which consisted mostly of young teenage girls and their parents. I caught the eye of one gentleman, who grinned at me as we laughed at something particularly cute the little orangutan had done and lo and behold it was none other than Bradley Whitford from West Wing. Glad to see one parent in this town doing something suitable with his children.. are you reading this Joe Simpson?

· It was a star filled afternoon at LAX the day after Christmas. While waiting for my flight I saw a lost-looking Tara Reid walking through the corridor with her mouth hanging open. I couldn't decide whether she was high or coming off a high. She looked very small in person and was carrying a large Louis Vutton bag, but did have beautiful eyes. Less than 30 minutes later I saw Luke Wilson with a small group of people, including a blonde with long over processed hair. He looked very casual and like he had gained a few pounds over the holidays.

· Almost literally ran into Cuba Gooding Jr. at the Arclight on 12-31 waiting to see Brokeback Mountain. I think Cuba and I had a real connection, and we'll probably spend the next twenty years living a lie, dreaming of being together. I wish I knew how to quit him. Oh, also saw Marisa Tomei at Jar last night (1-2).

· 12/22, 2:30 pm: Maria Shriver pacing in front of The Farm Bev Hills, barking on her cell phone, sans Ahnold or handlers, wearing a very un-news anchor-esque safari dress with low slung belt, forehead wrinkles working over time. Girl looked on a mission and very unapproachable.

· (12/20) My sightings are of the most random people, and this one is of no exception, but it certainly takes the cake. First, Bobby Trendy eating a sammich on the patio of Champagne in WeHo. No feather, glitter or gloss, alas, but he was rocking a faux hawk and a navy hoodie. Then, less than five minutes later just down the block, Suge Knight chowing down on some take-out while people very loudly recognized him - i.e., "Oh Suge, you gonna get me? Somebody call the cops!" He just smiled, but it was an evil smile, so there's potential that he either killed them or ate them when he was done with his burger. I don't know because I didn't stick around to find out, but I did notice that the diamond in his ear was large enough to warrant its own zip code.

· I saw Matthew Perry at Sports Club LA on Sepulveda on Tues., Jan. 3, about 5pm. He was all geeked out, running around after his workout, waiting for his buddies (a guy and a girl) to catch up and join him for a smoothy. I see him there a lot. He looks pretty good—healthy and fit and sweaty, not bloated and sullen.

· (12/23) Friday night, II Sole on Sunset, Courteney Cox, on the patio with girlfriends. Saturday, lunch at Café Mauro, Nicole Ritchie, also with girlfriends (no AM in sight) and large white shades, "DJ Tony" from the Ellen show and Geraldo Rivera, none of the three at the same table (thank God).

· Jesse Metcalfe with 3 guy friends at the Ivy, 3pm on Tuesday, 1/03. As he was leaving and getting into his car, a little 9 year old girl was trying to take a picture of him with her camera phone. He got in the car and I asked her "did you get your picture?" She said no and looked sad. As the paparazzi approached, she gave a little wave at the car and blew Jesse a kiss; he waved back enthusiastically as his friend pulled the car away from the curb, and then waved again as they drove off. Made the kid's day; it was really sweet!

· Last night (12/23) at like 2 a.m. or so I went to Fred 62 only to see Alan Cumming sitting at the table directly across from mine with three gentlemen and one gal. He was obviously plastered…really plastered. Our eyes locked at one point and his red eyes were nearly crossed. One of the guys sitting next to him at his table was so drunk that he just kind of fell forward and went to sleep with his head smack down on the table. About an hour or so later I joined a friend outside for a smoke while Alan was leaving. He was poorly attempting to do drunken handstands. He was definitely not looking fresh. Only in Los Angeles can you say, "I already pointed that giant Santa out to you in front of the cute apartments after we saw Alan Cummings do handstands!"

· Driving to work today down La Cienega, I spotted the one and only David Spade. He was wearing the good ole jean jacket and jeans look that only celebs can pull off. Of course he was with a very attractive playmate/stripper/porn star/actress/waitress and they both had bags of goodies in their arms. I'm guessing they were leaving the Beverly Center, but they were crossing the street right in front of that shady looking strip club. Maybe her place of business?

· (12/21) Jorge Garcia (Hurley on Lost) at the Best Buy in WeHo, buying Gameboys or something. He's cute! And surprisingly tall.

· It seems to me that Cabo Cantina on Sunset, full of girls who look like they were birthed from some remote crevasse deep Malibu, from whence all perfectly tanned, totally overblonded silliconically enhanced women come is NOT the place for Jon Lovitz to be slumming, unless he thinks that all the girls watch Las Vegas and actually think he is a sexy billionaire. That's exactly what I had to look at on Sunday night (12/18).

· (12/23) In a mad rush in the home department of Fred Segal WeHo, Christmas (oooooh! I said it!) shopping: Steven Weber, and then Nia Long and kids having a noon time snack (with Weber -crazy!)

· Brad Garrett in the first row, first class seat (tall dude needs it) on morning flight yesterday (01/02) from Kennedy to LAX. As is typical on American Airlines they showed "Raymond" eps, but couldn't they have made an exception and nixed it? 1) I don't understand why peeps think that cloying sitcom is funny; and 2) BG had to sit through about two hours of seeing himself on screen. At least he could make a quick exit upon landing.

· It's not like I saw the madonna and child or anything (which would be particularly interesting, since I'm Jewish), but there was a nice sighting of Gilmore Girl Alexis Bledel at the Los Feliz cafe/restuarant/gourmet shop Alcove around lunchtime today (12/21). She was sitting in plain sight, at an outside table (facing the entry and Hillhurst, not back-to-the-street), with an age-appropriate female companion. They were chatting amiably, unfortunately - no screaming fits or thrown objects. Had I been possessed of more presence of mind, I'd have tried to see what she was eating, but...oh well. Los Felizians, being the jaded
celebrity-in-our-midst gang that they are, were paying her no mind. Final side note: damn, that girl has some seriously blue eyes. They blazed like twin beacons from fifty paces.

· rory gilmore (Alexis Bledel) eating lunch at Alcove in Los Feliz today (wed 12/21) with another younger girl who looked kinda familiar but i dont know who she is

· was at the Grove on Sunday night (12/18) all set to avoid holiday craziness and catch a good flick—i picked the 11:35 pm showing of King Kong. It was completely sold out and I was forced to wait in the cold line outside before we could go into the theater, but I was lucky enough to be behind Scott Caan and his very pretty date...which I hate to admit helped make the wait more interesting. He looked pretty cute with a "faux-hawk" do and a scarf, but he was much shorter than I thought he would be in person. He met up with a friend and another pretty brunette (they both looked like typical skinny model types that make you not want to put that extra butter on your popcorn...). I got seats a couple rows behind him and watched as he then proceeded to make out with his date for the entire 3 hour movie. I think she even gave him a backrub at one point. The other couple they were with were just as PDA. He seemed like a gentleman, though. When I came out of the theater he was outside smoking a cigarette and he offered his jacket to his date.

· I was at the Grove last night (1/1) trying unsuccessfully to enjoy Match Point, because a strange, high pitched yet raspy voice which was doing an impromptu narration the whole time. It was none other than D-level comedy geriatric Super Dave Osborne. SDO talked literally the whole time, no matter how many frantic shushes he was buffeted with, and despite his blonde date's cajoling, would still remark about how characters had "blown that one," in between asking "what did he say?" Bottom line? Do not sit next to Super Dave Osborne at the movies, I promise you. And even if you get a written contract from him stating he won't talk, if he has popcorn you're still screwed, as he has the single loudest chewing mechanism I've ever heard on a human. The horror of this was independently confirmed by a tolerant person with whom I was attending.

· I just saw (12/20) former child star Wil Wheaton at the Lather store in Old Town Pasadena buying candles and body creme for his wife.

· Tuesday December 20th, a beautiful day in Los Angeles. Spotted Pat O'Brien and his sexy blonde girlfriend at the Ivy having a late lunch. She was wearing a thousand dollar outfit and he looked hot and tan and happy to be drinking water. They left the Ivy and spent about an hour in an antique shop. They looked like they were married!!! He got into a huge BMW.

· I was standing in line at the Southwest ticket counter in Burbank on 12/18 when I heard someone talking loudly on a cell phone behind me. I wasn’t sure who it was at first, then I saw the oversized clock hanging around his neck, which of course meant it was none other than Flavor Flav!! He loudly told whoever was on the other end of the phone that he was going to Vegas for the Radio Music Awards, whatever they are, and he was staying at the Alladin. I couldn’t get over he was actually wearing that oversized clock in public at the airport!

· Again, Ralph's in Studio City on Ventura. Groceries are a necessity, but who knew shopping for them could be so star-studded. I swear to god, every week, no matter what time, a celebrity is spotted there. We were certain we wouldn't see anyone yesterday at is was New Year's, and what self-respecting celeb isn't still nursing a hangover. Needless, Shane West (upcoming Darby Crash biopic "What We Do Is A Secret" - also "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", "Walk to Remember") was there in front of us at the check out line — grey hoodie (with hoodie over head, of course), black nail polish, tore up black Chuck Taylors, and buying The Blob on DVD and a lot of packaged meat, cheese, condiments and bread. He was actually very sweet and chatty with the woman who rang up his groceries, and later sped off in a Lexus SUV.

Special Gallagher Bonus Section!

· Wow, I think I had the best, worst-sighting, ever (or evar!!!!)... Friday, 12/16, I saw Gallagher outside of the Coffee Bean at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. Yes.. that's lame, but Gallagher was wearing a Gallagher t-shirt. He's that guy.

· (12/13) Today my paralegal called me from a parking lot in Santa Ana where he just finished up lunch at Sbarro. He could barely get out the news...(sorry, trying for a cliffhanger.) I met him at the office and we promptly left for said parking lot. As we pulled up, the "celebrity" was still there. Gallagher, the melon bashing "comedian", was standing next to his 1983 Mercedes Sedan handing out Gallagher t-shirts as a promotion for his show this Saturday in Costa Mesa. He was posing with the mallet and handed out autographed t-shirts in exchange for word of mouth promotion. He took down my paralegals's phone number so he could hook him up with free tickets. Also, he wanted us to tell all of our friends that he was way funnier than he used to be...I agreed. It was hilarious seeing him next to a sedan looking like Melrose Larry Green handing out t-shirts. I forgot the funniest part. When he was asking for my paralegal's phone number he pulled out a piece of cardboard obviously torn off the side of a box. The sad part was we had to tell our receptionist to hold all calls from Gallagher.