At the Golden Globes, Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler were spotted drinking Moët backstage and making out in the kitchen. Though some sources say Aniston and Butler aren’t dating, the two posed in underwear together for W magazine. Before the show, however, Butler checked out Kate Hudson’s “bumpin’ backside” while Hudson was being interviewed. Harvey Weinstein threw a Golden Globes after-party at the Beverly Hilton, and Tarantino happily chatted up the guests all night. The cast of Nine, however, seemed more “fractured” by their loss at the Globes, and Nicole Kidman “did not appear to be enjoying herself.” (But when is that not the case?) At HBO’s Golden Globes after-party, True Blood’s Alex Skarsgard planted a long, slow kiss on Kate Bosworth. After flirting with an E! reporter, Jeremy Piven left the Chateau Marmont arm in arm with Mad Men’s January Jones.
Beleaguered NBC exec Jeff Zucker stayed in New York and skipped the awards and the quiet NBC after-party, held elsewhere in the Hilton. Mo’Nique proudly flaunted unshaved legs on the red carpet. Oprah was dining on truffle macaroni and cheese at the Waverly Inn when she found out Mo’Nique won an award for Precious, which Oprah produced. On her way out, Winfrey hugged her waiter and waved good-bye to the other customers, who were “silenced” by her presence.
On NBC’s recent show-shifting, Jay Leno said, “You know this town, you can do almost anything. You get the ratings, they keep you. I wasn’t getting the ratings, this was NBC’s solution.” Lady Gaga helped work on The Portal in the Park, a “multimedia fable” for ages 6 and up. Gaga was signed to the project, which includes seven songs, before she even became Gaga. But the pop star canceled her Atlantic City show on Saturday, and Portal publishers are concerned she won’t be up to promoting the project. John Stamos, Bill Irwin, and the cast of Bye Bye Birdie have been putting on a variety show in between Birdie’s Saturday matinee and evening shows, but the play and the impromptu variety show are closing on Sunday.
Paula Deen turned 63 today, even though Bonnie Fuller’s Hollywood Life website is generously wishing Deen a happy 53rd. Jersey Shore’s Snooki, J-WOWW, and the Situation set off scanners at the Los Angeles airport with all their jewelry and, on the red-eye to JFK, “their speaking voices were never quieter than a yell.” The Kills guitarist Jamie Hince proposed to Kate Moss in Mustique on Moss’s 36th birthday. Mischa Barton celebrated her 23rd birthday at SL, where she sipped Champagne and ate cake with her hands.
Hills star Brody Jenner played poker with record producer Irv Gotti. Reggie Bush told Kim Kardashian that if the New Orleans Saints, the team he plays for, win the Super Bowl, then he’ll propose to her. Odd couple Billy Corgan and Jessica Simpson might not be dating anymore. Teenage singing sensations Selena Gomez and Nick Jonas hung out together in a Chicago park. Whitney Port lounged poolside in a bikini in Miami with a guy. Lil’ Bow Wow’s mom has been tweeting @ him, demanding he spend “QT” with her. Bow Wow tweeted back, “if she dont get off jus, ima delete my shit.”
